“If you can dodge a Wrench, you can dodge a Clive!” On Tuesday, Numskull Games announced that the 3D platformer, Clive ‘N’ Wrench, will release in February 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 and Steam PC. Developed by Dinosaur Bytes Studio, is inspired by classic, retro 3D platformers such as Spyro the Dragon and, erm… (not that other one? Really?)
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Publisher Phoenixx recently announced that the twin-stick shoot ’em up NeverAwake is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PS5 on 19 January 2023. The game is already available on Steam PC. Developed by Neotro, NeverAwake is set in the world of a young girl’s nightmares, where hand-drawn representations of her worst fears have come to life. Players take control of
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Publisher Gravity Game Arise has announced that puzzle adventure NecroBoy Path To Evilship is coming to Steam PC just in time for Halloween, 31 October. Developed by a (sort of) one-man creative team at Chillin’ Wolf (aka Ulysse Frediere), NecroBoy Path to Evilship is a described as a “silly, spooky, and logically stupefying puzzle adventure game” starring an ambitious necromancer
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On Friday, Camel Moon launched a crowdfunding campaign for Boots and Heels issues 0-3, the first arc of the 13-issue Boots and Heels Saga maxi-series. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $10 thousand at the time of this writing. All issues of the saga are already drawn, and will be released over the next two years.
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Mad Ruth Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for SOLTAC: Betrayal Volume 1, an all new graphic novel described as a “futuristic Sci-Fi mystery-thriller.” The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1,700 at the time of this writing. Written and created by military veteran by Craig White and featuring artwork by Gonzalo Loyola (line art and colors),
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Over the weekend, Retro Graphic Books launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Prospectres: Sigil of Stolas via Indiegogo. Having failed to achieve its funding goal in 2020, the relaunch of the project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Matthew Fowler (Tyger Blue) and featuring illustrations by Ricardo Jaime
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Independent comic book creator Nick Gibson recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Screecher #1: As The Owl Flies, a book intended for fans of comics from the late 90s and early 2000s. Written by Nick Gibson and featuring illustrations by Brian Quiroga and colors by Goichimonji, Screecher is a superhero story inspired by vigilante-style heroes like Batman. Here’s the official
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Independent comic book creator Brian Christgau recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Six-Gun Gorilla: Long Days of Vengeance Omnibus via Zoop. Having used other crowdfunding platforms in the past, this is the first time that Christgau has launched a campaign on Zoop. At the time of this writing, the SGG Omnibus project has raised more than $4 thousand, nearly half
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On Thursday, game publisher Digerati announced that Terror of Hemasaurus is coming to PC on 17 October, with console versions to follow in early December. Developed by Loren Lemcke (Super Blood Hockey), Terror of Hemasaurus is inspired by the arcade “smash ‘em ups” of the 1980s, especially that one… the one where you rampage through all those US cities… whatever
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Oh, Paul, you blockhead! Publisher PID Games recently released a free demo for their upcoming horror title Lempo on Steam PC. The maiden title by Finnish game studio One Trick Entertainment, Lempo is a psychological horror game inspired by Finnish mythology and based more around exploration and puzzle solving rather than combat. Players must find a way to escape the mystical
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Ironcode Gaming recently announced that their festive puzzle game Halloween Trouble 4 is coming on 8 October to Steam PC, Mac and iOS mobile. Halloween Trouble 4 is a match-3 puzzler with a spooky but family-friendly story and setting. In addition to the main match-3 mode, there are also several mini-games including Jigsaw, Memory, Chain Solitaire and Slider. Here’s a quick
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But is it pronounced “Necro City” or like “atrocity”? Asking for a friend. Gameparic has released a free demo of NecroCity as part of Steam Next Fest. NecroCity is genre-bending horror fantasy game that combines mechanics from city-building, strategy and tower defense. Here’s the official breakdown of NecroCity from Gameparic, followed by a recent trailer: Your main task in NecroCity
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Demo demons? Demon demo? As part of Steam Next Fest, one-man game developer Heathen Software has released a free demo for its upcoming first-person shooter Souldead. Inspired by classic FPS games like DOOM, Quake and Hexen, Souldead is the creation of Tomasz Salacinski, a former member of a metal band who wanted to make the ultimate kind of game that
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Don’t call him “Detective Dead…” Independent comic book creator Tanner Eddleman recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Displacer, a 60+ page self-contained graphic novel. Written by Eddleman (Cardinal: Cult and Punishment) and featuring illustrations by Nicolas Nieto, The Displacer is a detective noir/horror story with a supernatural twist. Here’s the official pitch taken from The Displacer Indiegogo campaign page:
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On 4 October, Microids released the console versions of Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo. Developed by Pendulo Studios, Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo is a narrative adventure game loosely based on the classic Hitchcock movie. The game is described as “a disturbing investigation inside the human mind.” Keen. Here’s the official breakdown of Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo from Microids, followed by the
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No Netflix. Just chill… …No, not the fun kind. As part of Steam Next Fest, publisher Feardemic has released a free demo for Terror: Endless Night. Developed by Unseen Silence, Terror: Endless Night is a horror strategy game inspired by Dan Simmons’s novel, The Terror, which is itself inspired by true events. In Terror: Endless Night, you will witness the
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Publisher LINE Games recently announced that UNDECEMBER is scheduled to launch on 12 October for Steam PC and mobile platforms. Developed by Needs Games, UNDECEMBER is a multiplatform hack & slash, action RPG featuring a classless combat and character building system that “allows players to build one’s own character by experimenting with thousands of skill combinations from Skill and Link
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Game publisher Focus Entertainment is all set to release A Plague Tale: Requiem, the sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence, for both PC and consoles on 18 October. Developed by Asobo Studio, A Plague Tale: Requiem is a supernatural adventure that follows a young woman and her little brother as they survive the Black Plague in 14th Century France. Here’s
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Put a fetching visage of Death on your shelf. Crusade Fine Arts and Executive Replicas have teamed up to create a 6” Shi action figure based on the celebrated comic book by Billy Tucci. The figure is currently available to preorder via the Executive Replicas website. Crusade and Executive Replicas have previously collaborated to create 12” Shi action figures, but
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2Awesome Studio recently announced that their upcoming title Smoothcade will be participating in Steam Next Fest from 3-10 October. That means players will get a chance to try out the classic arcade-inspired game for themselves, including Endless Island mode, which unlocks once you clear the main demo. This mode challenging mode features procedurally generated levels that increase in difficulty as
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Publisher Big Sugar recently announced that Vulpine adventure Trifox arrives next month on Switch, Xbox, and PC with PlayStation versions to follow. The maiden game by Belgian developer Glowfish Interactive, Trifox is described as a “fun-filled, action-packed adventure” inspired by classic 3D platformers such as Crash Bandicoot and Ratchet & Clank. Players take control of the titular Trifox, who is
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Publisher No Gravity Games recently announced that fantasy adventure One True Hero is coming to Nintendo Switch, Playstation, and XBOX consoles on 20 October. Developed by Rat Cliff Games, One True Hero is described as a “quirky, epic action-adventure” starring a very unlikely hero. Here’s the official breakdown of One True Hero from the creators, followed by the latest trailer:
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Illogic Games recently announced that their upcoming shoot’em up game Flightpath will get a free demo as part of Steam Next Fest in October. Flightpath is a story-based shoot’em up (or as we called them back in the old days: “shooters”) with an anime-inspired visual aesthetic where your choices affect the progression of the game. Here’s the official breakdown of
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On Sunday, independent comic book creator Jon Malin launched a crowdfunding campaign for Graveyard Shift: Omega Storm, a girthy, 140+ page superhero graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $40 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Jon Malin and featuring pencil illustrations by Tommy Patterson, inks by Jimmy Reyes and letters by the
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Game publisher astragon Entertaiment recently announced that Police Simulator: Patrol Officers is now available to digitally preorder on PS4, PS5, Xbone and SeXbox, with a full release on 10 November. Developed by Aesir Interactive, Police Simulator: Patrol Officers puts players in control of a rookie police officer who starts off writing parking tickets and increasingly takes on more challenging law
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Overnight, the crowdfunding campaign for Crimson Rhen of the True North ended successfully, raising a total of more than $80 thousand in the final hours. Bummed that you missed out on the crowdfunding campaign? Buck up! Like many other Indiegogo campaigns, the Crimson Rhen page has temporarily transitioned to an in-demand store, so you can still buy into the project
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Coatsink and Over The Moon recently announced that their satirical Souls-like, The Last Hero of Nostalgaia, will be coming to SeXbox Series X|S, Xbone and PC on 19 October. Set in a bizarre world built around the love of video games, The Last Hero of Nostalgaia (Nostal-GAIA, get it?) is described by the Over the Moon CEO as a game
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Publisher 3D Realms recently announced a new first-person shooter Phantom Fury is coming to PS5, SeXbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime in 2023. Developed by Slipgate Ironworks, Phantom Fury is a follow-up to 2020’s Ion Fury, starring that game’s heroine, Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison. This new game is still an “action-packed adventure” in a sci-fi setting, but this time with a
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On Thursday, KEMCO announced that their retro-inspired RPG Dragon Prana is set to release on Xbone, SeXbox and the Microsoft Store on 7 October. A Steam PC release is also coming soon at an undisclosed date. Developed by EXE Create, Dragon Prana was originally developed and released for mobile platforms. Here’s the official breakdown of Dragon Prana from KEMCO: An
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Publisher Iceberg Interactive recently announced that a free demo of deck-building strategy game Mahokenshi will be available on Steam PC starting on 22 September. Developed by Game Source Studio, Mahokenshi is inspired by Japanese history and culture. Yabai! The free demo will be available until September 29, and the full release is currently expected sometime this coming January. Here’s the
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