“Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
“And remember: what kills you only makes you stronger.”
Platforms: Windows
Release: 2020
“A videogame developer’s love letter to his son; an immersive narrative driven experience to memorialize Joel Green and, through his story, honor the many he represents. That Dragon, Cancer is a poetic and playful interactive retelling of Joel’s 4-year fight against cancer.
“Using a mix of first-person and third-person perspective, and point-and-click interaction, this two-hour narrative experience invites the player to slow down and immerse themselves in a deeply personal memoir featuring audio taken from home videos, spoken word poetry, and themes of faith, hope, despair, helplessness and love…”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
Release: January 12, 2016
“A game about listening to people’s problems and helping them by serving up a warm drink out of the ingredients you have in stock. It is a game that depicts lives as humanly as possible, while having a cast that is more than just humans.
“Immerse yourself in the stories of alternative-Seattle inhabitants, ranging from a dramatic love story between an elf and a succubus, an alien trying to understand humans’ lives, and many others modern readers will find strongly echo the world around them.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: January 29, 2020
“A multi-dimensional puzzle platform game in which you explore by painting. Solve environmental conundrums by using each world’s physical properties to your advantage, and use your own creativity to craft original solutions to the game’s puzzles.”
Platforms: Windows
Release: February 20, 2020
“Betrayed and left for dead, Mr. Wolf is hell-bent on finding his killer and enacting revenge – alone, and vastly outnumbered. Thankfully for Mr. Wolf, the world is your weapon- a relentless action game that unfolds across the sprawling Weird West.
“You’ll choreograph spectacular, ultra-violent combos by making use of everything around you, from hatchets, to ladders, to…carrots? It’s improvise or die, as Mr. Wolf fights his way to the center of the mystery: why was he betrayed?”
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Nintendo Switch
Release: February 28, 2020
“A first-person open world vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
“Roam a tiny island stuck on a sludge covered planet as upcoming tagger GHOST, a breezy bandit set on staking their claim amongst the graffiti elite. Traverse the corporately branded landscape, link up with other taggers, and steal junk and hearts along the way. Will you become the king of the island and tag every open inch, infiltrate sludge-pumping corporation GLUG, or just take it all down in flames with you?”
Platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2020
“An 2D isometric adventure game set in the distant future. Explore a post-apocalyptic landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the world around you.
“Mark, a man out of time, searches for his lost brother Don, in a far-flung futuristic era ruled by highly advanced technologies which are both revered and reviled. Your surroundings hold echoes of a desolate past, and glimpses of a dark future that has yet to be written by your actions. Be prepared to face many tough choices that will shape this land long after you complete your journey.”
Platforms: Windows
Release: early 2020
“A co-op survival game with randomly generated worlds and many RPG elements. In Mists of Noyah, you start in an abandoned fort that has been attacked and destroyed by corruption, and you’ll have to explore the world to find the inhabitants who have managed to escape the attack, to rebuild the fort and return to war!
“During the day, you’ll have to collect resources such as wood, iron, gold, special ores, plants, food, and search for lost inhabitants of the ancient fort! During the night, you’ll have to build defensive gates, regroup with the found inhabitants and protect yourself. Every full moon, the demons lash out at your fort and get stronger with each attack.”
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Release: February 25, 2020
“Lovable, cat-eared Annika sets off on a grand quest on the Island of Spica! 3D adventure & rhythm action genres mesh in the lush, pastoral and beautiful manga-inspired world of Giraffe and Annika!
“Annika awoke from a strange dream to find herself stranded on the mysterious “Spica Island”! Upon exploring, she meets a boy named Giraffe, who seems to know her yet she can’t remember him at all. Giraffe tasks Annika with finding three special star fragments on the island – Only then will she be able to unravel the mystery!”
Platforms: Windows (also coming to Switch & PS4)
Release: February 18, 2020
“Play as an adorable turnip who just so happens to be an absolute menace to society that just got evicted from his house! Garden the tools you need to find your way through plantastic puzzles and treacherous fights! Pay back your insurmountable debt to Mayor Onion, and tear down the corrupt vegetable government!”
Platforms: Windows
Release: TBA