Author: Pickled Sea Cat

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

developed by Sukeban Games  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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“A booze em’ up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life. Its main mechanic consists in preparing drinks using the available ingredients, but rather than just following an order to advance through the story, it’s up to the player to decide what kind of drink to serve.

“In short, this is about serving the right drink, and you achieve this by paying attention to your client’s rants. Rewards include different events, dialogues and endings.”

[Buy on Steam]  |  [Buy on itch.io]  |  [Follow on Tumblr]

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via The Co-optional Podcast

The First Tree

developed by David Wehle  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac

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“A third-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a young couple dealing with a tragedy in theirs.

“Players take control of the fox on a poignant and beautiful journey that crescendos at the source of life, and perhaps results in the understanding of death. Along the way, players can uncover artifacts and stories from the young couple’s life as they too become intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.”

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via /r/gamedev

Alwa’s Awakening

developed by Team Alwa  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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“An adventure game made for modern platforms but with the feel and look of a Nintendo 8-bit game.”

“Travel to the land of Alwa and help the people living there awaken from their nightmare… You are Zoe and you have been sent for to help save the land. Equip your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you’ll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses.”

[Vote on Steam Greenlight]  |  [Visit the Website]  |  [Dev log on TIGForums]

via TIGForums

INSIDE

developed by Playdead  |  Platforms: Windows, Xbox One

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A puzzle platformer developed by the studio that created Limbo.

“Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project.”

[Buy on Steam]  |  [Buy on Xbox Store]  |  [Visit the Website]

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via PlatformerPower

Unsouled

developed by Megusta Games  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac

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A pixel art 2D action game being developed by a one man studio in South Korea.  It’s still really early in development but you can follow the progress on the studio’s Facebook page.   They previously made Pixelo, a logic puzzle game for iOS and Android.

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INSIGHT

developed by InsightFPS |  Platforms: Windows, Linux

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“A casual and competitive arena FPS with a unique gameplay concept and “parkour” based movement system.

“The unique concept is based on sound; Any time a player emits a sound (this includes landing from a jump, shooting weapons and taking damage) they become briefly visible to all players throughout the level, through all walls.

“This means that players must utilize the advanced movement mechanics of the game if they wish to remain silent and do not want to give away their position.”

[Vote on Steam Greenlight]  |  [Visit the Website]

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Moonlighter

developed by Digital Sun Games  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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“An action RPG game with rogue-lite elements about Will, an adventurous shopkeeper, that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.  To earn the daily bread, he needs to venture into the dungeons near his town, defeat strange enemies and obtain loot to be sold at his shop.

“Wisely managing the gold from those sales is the only way he’ll get strong enough to risk into deeper gates and, maybe, open the sealed one. Moonlighter has endless randomly generated dungeons, a myriad of cool and expensive items, many weapons, dozens of weird enemies, five incredibly tough bosses and gold… tonnes of gold!”

[Follow on Steam]  |  [Dev log on TIGForums]  |  [Completed Kickstarter]

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via PixelProspector

Suppressed

developed by Zephyo  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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“You start as a boy in a rural village, looking to escape your nation. Along the way, you face family death, fall into depression, and interact with others. Helping someone with an item lets you discover their unique story. With your and their stories combined, you discover the full extent of propaganda, poverty, and tyranny that dominates your nation.”

“Suppressed’s goal is to entertain while educating. Those who play will hopefully be more aware of what is happening in North Korea.”

[Download on itch.io]  |  [Follow on Tumblr]

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More art by Zephyo on DeviantArt

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Fictorum

developed by Scraping Bottom Games  |  Platform: Windows

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“An action RPG featuring customizable, dynamic spell-casting. You are a powerful wizard of a forbidden magical order, the Fictorum, with the unique ability to shape and master all schools of magic. Stretching the limits of your power, you have survived your own execution at the hands of the Inquisition, a sprawling theocratic empire bent on eradicating all Fictorum. As the last of your kind, you will shatter the Inquisition as vengeance for your exterminated order, as well as anyone else who dares to stand in your path.”

[Back on Kickstarter]  |  [Visit the Website]

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