Publisher Assemble Entertainment and indie studio BUNTSPECHT.GAMES announced that Fall of Porcupine, the recently-announced cosy adventure game that deals with the hardships faced in the healthcare industry, will be available — for free — for 1,000 healthcare professionals when the game launches in 2023. This special offer is limited solely to healthcare professionals using the Steam platform in the US, UK, and Canada.
Fall of Porcupine follows Finley, a freshly graduated med school student preparing for his first residency in a brand new small town that seems warm and inviting…at first. Finley must lean on his friends for advice and support as he navigates an “unhealthy” healthcare industry rooting for his demise, all while prioritizing his mental health and self-care. The game is a heartfelt, important tale about the hardships endured by healthcare workers, while also delivering itself as a love letter to the human journey of self-discovery, self-love, and the joys that come with life’s small (and big) accomplishments.
Honouring the announcement, the development team has released an all-new devlog video discussing the inspirations and themes behind their first-ever published title. Lets take a look.
This initiative hosted by the developer and Assemble Entertainment couldn’t be more spot-on, given the publisher’s company slogan, “Saving the World. Game by Game.” Fall of Porcupine’s poignant premise is based upon over 20 interviews conducted by the dev team with healthcare professionals from varying sectors. As a “thank you” to those who participated, and every other individual that makes sacrifices to serve others, the teams conjured the idea to literally give back.
Fall of Porcupine is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, Playstation 4/5, Nintendo Switch and Steam in 2023. The free prologue, called The Last Days of Summer, is currently available on all platforms, and has already enjoyed over 100,000 downloads.
Publisher Modus Games and developer Aurogon Shanghai revealed that 2D action-adventure title Afterimageis coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC on April 25, 2023. Watch the brand-new trailer showcasing the world of Engardin and the array of fantastical creatures that inhabit it!
Years after the cataclysm called “The Razing” nearly brought an end to human civilization, mystic forces suddenly assaulted mankind’s remaining settlements. Seeking to investigate these attacks, an amnesiac girl named Renee bid farewell to her destroyed village and embarked on her journey to discover the truth, inexplicably setting into motion a series of events that will determine the fate of the new world.
Afterimage combines its unique, hand-drawn aesthetic with deep RPG elements and a Metroidvania-like world to challenge its players to explore and traverse the land of Engardin. Explore treacherous environments, defeat challenging bosses, and uncover the secrets holding Engardin and its various inhabitants together.
The non-linear world of Engardin allows players to explore at their own pace. With over 200 pieces of equipment to collect, 6 different weapon classes to master and talent points to invest in multiple diverse skills, Afterimage allows players to take control of their own journey.
Afterimage will be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC on April 25, 2023.
Publisher Serenity Forge and developer LimboLane announced during Nintendo’s Inside the House of Indies: Holiday Event that Smile For Mewill be launching across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4/5 and Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023, with Physical & Collector’s Editions coming to Switch, PS4 and PS5!
In this offbeat point-and-click adventure, you don’t speak a single word. Instead, you nod and shake your head through various situations. Make friends, help them solve their problems to make them happy and… prepare for “The Big Event?”
Not all is as it seems in this abstract world called the Habitat. If you hope to make it in this mysterious place, you must de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit before all is lost…
Originally released on Steam in 2019, Smile For Me’s 2023 release will be accompanied by new features including a remastered soundtrack, controller support, motion controls on Switch and PlayStation consoles, easter eggs, UI updates and new languages. Smile For Me’s Steam release has now been updated to include the above features save for new languages, which will launch in tandem with the console release.
Splashteam and tinyBuild confirmed that a free Challenge Update for massive-yet-miniature platform adventure game Tinykin is available now.
Tinykin is an innovative 3D puzzle platformer where you play as an intergalactic astronaut named Milo. Milo arrives on Earth only to find out that he becomes a tiny figure in a huge house where not a day has passed since 1991! Explore the massive, miniature environments of the house as Milo, with each room populated by its own strange cultures and presenting fresh problems to pick through.
The Challenge Update is our gift to players who've seen everything in Tinykin, but are still hungry for more. After completing a room's main quest, you'll find a pair of new Hornet characters. Don't worry, they don't sting - they're far more interested in racing. Challenge them on the courses they've set up in Transidor, Sanctar, Foliana, Balnea, Ambrose, and Celerion (one short and one long course per zone), beat their gold medal times and celebrate with fashion! Plus, maybe some extra surprises for those going the extra mile and 100% completing Tinykin.
For those new to the wild world of Tinykin, it's the tale of Milodane (Milo to his friends), an interstellar explorer who has just stumbled upon the long-lost planet Earth. The surface is nothing like he expected; he's barely an inch high, and trapped in a very '90s home. So begins a weird, wacky platforming adventure, filled with strange new sights and unexpected new friends.
Every room holds surprises, secrets and highly evolved (and mostly friendly) insect civilizations. Befriend bugs, and recruit the Tinykin; mysterious and powerful creatures that swarm to Milo's aid fresh from their eggs. Lead them and they'll move mountains, or at least some (comparatively) colossal objects. Different breeds can blast open sealed passages, build ladders to unreachable ledges and bridge electrical current between devices too!
The Tinykin are helpful, but not the solution to every problem. To really explore the house, you'll have to master Milo's upgradable Bubble Glider and speed around the house on a soap-bar surfboard. Grind spider-web rails and table-edges like the next Tiny Hawk! With all these options at your disposal, you'll crack the mystery of this strange world in no time. Just don't forget about the locals - they're fun to hang out with too.
MONOPOLY MadnessDino City DLC is now available alongside a new demo on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, as well as Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games Store. Dinosaurs are on the loose in Dino City DLC!
In the new Dino City DLC, madness erupts in the jungle as players must battle each other to collect Money, Lava, and Bones to buy and upgrade properties. Players can open Community Chests to discover new power-ups, wreck mayhem by riding an Ankylosaurus to crash into buildings, hurl carnivorous plants at their opponents, and more. Money hungry moguls will need to keep an eye out, though! A Raptor or T-Rex could appear at any moment. Players can enjoy the Dino City streets either offline or online with their friends in all game modes.
In addition to the new arenas, Dino City introduces two new characters including the sweet Cave Kid and the adventurous Dodo. Two new exclusive hats for players to wear also come in the Dino City DLC.
Starting today, the MONOPOLY Madness demo offers new players a chance to prowl the streets of Monopoly City. Demo players will be able to play as one of ten playable characters (20 in the full version) and play the tutorial and story mode offline alongside other local or AI players in two of the full game’s four different environments.
MONOPOLY Madness is available on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC.
Sloclap announced that Kung-Fu revenge brawler SIFU(@sifugame) will be releasing for Xbox and Steam this March along with a colossal free update that includes a challenging new Arenas mode and more. Check out the sizzling new trailer!
The new Arenas mode will sport nine stylish new maps, each featuring exclusive new challenges of varying difficulty levels, adding multiple hours of the classic Sifu gameplay fans have come to love. Successfully completing the arenas will progressively unlock a massive new modifiers batch, which doubles the current game's amount and notably brings alternative moves to the Kung-Fu palette of our main character. Completing the new Arenas challenges will also unlock new cheats and exclusive new outfits.
Sifu is one of 2022’s most successful games both commercially and critically, with 1.5 million copies sold to date and several Game of the Year nominations across respected international media outlets. Lauded for its attention to detail and fast-paced, precise animation, Sifu is a game like no other, and now students and masters can enjoy one of the year’s best games on the platform of their choice: Xbox One/X|S, PlayStation (4/5), Nintendo Switch and PC (Epic and Steam).
Earlier this month, Sloclap revealed the fall update, providing fans looking to share their coolest moves with a Replay Editor - a complete set of recording tools that allows fans the ability to create cinematic replays from within the game. The fall update also rolled out several new challenges, cheats and modifiers, including coveted new outfits for players looking to deck themselves out in stylish new duds.
Xbox and Steam fans can look forward to a story of revenge and redemption when they get their hands on Sifu early next year. Set to the backdrop of a fictional Chinese city, players uncover an ancient mystery via a series of difficult confrontations that test the limit of their skills. To overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, fighters need to rely on their mastery of Kung-Fu and a magical pendant that revives them after death. The cost of magic is dear, however, and drastically ages a fighter with each revival: time is the price paid for revenge.
SIFU will be available for $39.99 USD for Xbox and Steam when it launches in March. The Steam Deluxe Edition will be available for $49.99 USD. It is currently available on PC (Epic Game Store), PlayStation (4/5) and Nintendo Switch.
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