Author: Pickled Sea Cat

MindSeize

“A 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe.  You must explore untamed planets, fight powerful enemies and defeat a mysterious organization that stole the mind of your daughter.”

“You play as the private investigator M.C. Fox, who is chasing a dangerous criminal organization ‘The Ascended’ across the universe.  The first confrontation between M.C. and the leader of The Ascended severely injured M.C. and left him crippled.  They also managed to seize the mind of his daughter Taryn.  This left only one choice for our protagonist: hire a crew, connect his consciousness into a robotic body called MAG and continue the chase!”

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Platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release: January 30, 2020

Helichoppers

A prototype that was made in a few weekends by Cubit Studios that looks quite amazing already but unfortunately has been put on the back burner while they focus on making Infinitesimals. Maybe somebody will get inspired to make something similar as I don’t think there is too much competition around for a modern Zeewolf. 🙃

If you haven’t seen Infinitesimals you can check that out here.

Night in the Woods

“An adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

“College dropout Mae Borowski returns home to the crumbling former mining town of Possum Springs seeking to resume her aimless former life and reconnect with the friends she left behind.  But things aren’t the same. Home seems different now and her friends have grown and changed.  Leaves are falling and the wind is growing colder.  Strange things are happening as the light fades.

“And there’s something in the woods.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: February 21, 2017

Fractured Minds

“An immersive artistic short game.  Embark on a journey through the human psyche and experience six atmospheric and thought-provoking chapters, each symbolising a different aspect or challenge associated with mental health issues; from isolation to anxiety, with everyday situations being distorted beyond recognition.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: November 14, 2019

Aquamarine

“A quiet survival adventure about perception and discovery in an alien ocean.  You play as a lone space traveler known only as The Seeker, whose starcraft is intercepted by a malicious signal while orbiting an uncharted planet covered in water.

“Forced to eject from her malfunctioning starcraft, The Seeker is marooned on a tiny island surrounded by an endless alien ocean, with nothing but her amphibious survival pod.  Throughout her underwater journey to reach her crashed starcraft, she’ll uncover the lost history of this planet reclaimed by the elements, and learn the true nature of why she ended up here.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release: Q4 2020

Rubi: The Wayward Mira

“A 2D action-platformer game based in a lush pixel world where science and magic come together.  Featuring ability-based progression, Rubi is a Metroidvania at its core, but features nonlinear gameplay with multiple playstyles and endings.

“Guide Rubi, a Mira stranded on the alien world of Earth, in her quest to awaken the bridge between worlds, open a portal back to her homeworld of Casimir, and save her people from extinction.”

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Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: December 2020