Sayonara Wild Hearts Sayonara Wild Hearts was dropped in our lap about a week ago and I had personally never heard of it. While trying to get another review out of the way, I was mildly intrigued by what I had seen in the trailer for Sayonara. It looked unique, artsy, and somewhat melancholy. It relied on a mixture of Tempest graphics while sporting a Subway Surfer type of feel. The latter of that...[Read More]
This looks interesting, especially after playing Erica (review forthcoming). Telling Lies, an investigative thriller game that revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations is now available on PC, Mac, and iOS devices. Developed by Sam Barlow, creator of the award-winning title Her Story, Telling Lies explores the extent to which we can ever truly know those we love. In Telling ...[Read More]
The first time I blasted off my home planet of Timber Hearth, my ramshackle rocket ship smashed into a nearby cliff before skidding off into outer space. It needed to be repaired—an action I had actually practiced back home—so I put on my space suit and dropped out the exit hatch. I spun around to face my ship and found it whizzing away into the abyss of the unknown. Confusion turned into understa...[Read More]
Check out those details and trailer below. Outer Wilds, an open world exploration title surrounding a solar system stuck in an endless time loop, will be coming to Xbox One and Epic Games Store on Thursday, May 30. The alpha version of the project won the Seamus McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design awards at the 2015 Independent Games Festival. Now, the final game will launch in partnershi...[Read More]
It’s exciting to witness Dark Souls’ influence spread across contemporary games. Watching Necropolis apply Souls’ ideals to a modern roguelike and seeing Salt and Sanctuary’s reproduce Souls in two dimensions have been two of the better surprises in a growing field. Ashen, the long-in-development Souls-like from A44, is both an unabashed clone and a defiant newcomer. Throug...[Read More]
Time to give the new phone a go. Check out the details of the launch below. Published by Annapurna Interactive, Gone Home, the BAFTA award-winning first-person adventure exploration game from the Fullbright Company, is now available in the App Store for $4.99. In celebration of its 5th anniversary, Gone Home recently launched on Nintendo Switch and is also playable on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac,...[Read More]
Gorogoa, an ingenious, handcrafted puzzle game designed, developed and illustrated by Jason Roberts, will be coming soon to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Published by Annapurna Interactive, the game is currently available on the App Store ($4.99), Nintendo Switch ($14.99), Steam ($14.99) and GOG ($14.99). Gorogoa | PlayStation 4 and Xbox One An elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, Gorogoa is told ...[Read More]
This makes me want to own an Android device. Check out the details and trailer below. Florence, an emotive and unique interactive storybook created by Mountains and published by Annapurna Interactive, is now available on the Google Play store for $2.99. Considered by critics to be among the top apps of 2018 so far, Florence tells the story of a young woman’s journey through both the spectacular an...[Read More]
That is a cool and odd looking game, but what would you expect from Katamari Damacy’s creator? Check out the new trailer below. Annapurna Interactive is adding another game to its publishing portfolio with Wattam. Developed by Funomena, Wattam is a delightfully explosive, exploratory game from the creator of Katamari Damacy, Keita Takahashi. The game will be available on console and PC in 20...[Read More]
In the words of Liz Lemon, “I want to go to there.” I could die happy in Donut County. Anyway, check out the official new trailer below and enjoy the cuteness factor.
Check out the details below for What Remains of Edith Finch! Now available on Xbox One! Giant Sparrow’s critically acclaimed title What Remains of Edith Finch is now available on Xbox One. Players can purchase the game, which is published by Annapurna Interactive, from the Xbox store here for $19.99. What Remains of Edith Finch is a playable collection of short stories, each with different art sty...[Read More]