TOKYO – 28 July, 2022 – LOST EPIC, the 2D Souls-like side-scrolling action RPG with fast-paced battles and hack-and-slash elements from publisher One or Eight and developer Team EARTH WARS, slice its way out Steam Early Access for a full 1.0 release on PC and Playstation 4|5.

Enter Sanctum, the land of gods. Here in this lush world, giant beasts and tyrannical deities rule over mortals. Rise as the God Slayer and free the humans from these shackles. Hunt down the divine rulers and their elite minions in an interconnected, Metroidvania-like 2D world featuring character art by Namie (Fate/Grand Order, Arknights, Azur Lane).

Square off with giant bosses in Souls-like combat where one mistake could spell doom. Earn Anima from each victorious battle to forge new weapons and expand the God Slayer’s powers through an extensive skill tree. Craft helpful consumable items, find weapon and armor upgrades, and go fishing to see what lurks in the depths beneath! 

Tackle giant foes with up to two other God Slayers in online cooperative multiplayer. Communicate with visual-based stamps to breach language barriers: Version 1.0.0 adds localizations for Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, and French, available today on Steam and coming soon to PlayStation. Work together to tackle the fearsome raid bosses in Sky-Reaching Spire, new post-game content debuting today with version 1.0.0.

Acquire defeated gods’ unique skills to explore previously-inaccessible areas, and discover hidden chests and treasures all over Sanctum. Hone the God Slayer’s abilities and use each weapons’ Divine Skill to to unleash beautifully-animated attacks with deadly consequences for those in the way. Still want a new challenge after slaying all the Gods? Conquer New Game+, where deadlier encounters provide new rewards.

Lost Epic’s PlayStation 4|5 debut includes all the content introduced since the start of Early Access on Steam for PC, including all six worlds, and the deadly Abyss, featuring the true final boss. Find The Eyes of God and discover new secrets previously hidden throughout Sanctum, with new challenges, bosses, and Transcended Weapons. Play as an A.N.T.I. Soldier from EARTH’S DAWN, who transforms the game with evasive Boost mechanics and long-range weaponry aiming to show that bullets are more powerful than Gods.

“With the launch now imminent, we are pleased to say that we have been able to include all of our planned elements into the game,” said Team EARTH WARS. “We thank everyone who’s supported us during Early Access. We hope that LOST EPIC will meet your expectations, and welcome to the PS4 and 5 players!!”

LOST EPIC is now available on PlayStation 4 and Playstation 5, and Steam for Windows PC for $19.99. The digital artbook and soundtrack are both available today as part of the Premium Edition on PlayStation and as separate DLC for Steam.

For more information, visit the official LOST EPIC website and the official Discord Server.

About Team EARTH WARS

The production team from EARTH’S DAWN which was released in 2015 and ported to many platforms. EARTH’S DAWN is a stylish fast-paced 2D action RPG. The user friendly interface and the hack and slash style replayability was praised by hardcore gamers resulting in 300,000 downloads.

YES, IT’S ACTUAL GRASS: WATCH IT GROW AND CELEBRATE PHYSICAL LAUNCH OF LAWN MOWING SIMULATOR IN AUSTRALIA

Sydney, Australia – 29^th JULY 2022: Five Star Games has prepared a special, one-of-a-kind marathon livestream event to celebrate today’s physical launch of Lawn Mowing Simulator: Landmark Edition to the Australian market. Beginning at 9.00am AEST on Monday 1^st August and running until Friday 5^th August, lawn care fans can tune into twitch.tv/fivestargamesoz to enjoy a week-long stream of… grass growing.

The turf (and the excitement) is as real as it gets, complete with miniature props and care given to the lawn at special times throughout the week, including watering and “mowing”. Giveaways of the game and other prizes will also be doled out to watchers enjoying the action.

Five Star Games managing director Darren Macbeth says of the occasion: “In a world of constant notifications and fractured attention spans, watching grass grow may not be one of the most exhilarating undertakings in human history. But with human beings bouncing from pillar to post from dusk until dawn and beyond, the slow pace of Lawn Mowing Simulator and this special livestream should come as a welcome change for all who choose to partake.

If you’re a human being and finding yourself a little stressed out, tune into our grass growing livestream or pick up a copy of Lawn Mowing Simulator and let the good times grow.”

Lawn Mowing Simulator allows you to enjoy the challenge and serenity of mowing the Great British countryside in a variety of modes, while ensuring cash flow of your lawn care empire remains as green as the blades you’re cutting. Until recently Lawn Mowing Simulator has only been available on Steam on PC and Microsoft Xbox Series S|X and Game Pass, but the Landmark Edition coming to PlayStation means the game can now be enjoyed by even more gamers and gardeners around Australia.

With a focus on realistic simulation of all things lawncare, Lawn Mowing Simulator developer Skyhook Games has perfectly recreated real life elements such as the speed and control of cutting decks on mowers from licensed partners, including Toro, STIGA and SCAG Power Equipment. Players can improve their mowing skills and equipment with attachments from stripe rollers, mulching kits, grass collectors, recyclers, flail decks and more.

The aim of Lawn Mowing Simulator is to build your own lawncare business from the ground up, ensuring the money earned on jobs is used effectively. Hire new staff, buy new machines, purchase advertising and balance the books as you grow and expand your business. 

Lawn Mowing Simulator: Landmark Edition includes both DLC expansions currently available for the game: Ancient Britain and Dino Safari, meaning now players can mow the lawns of such vaunted locales as Stonehenge and everyone’s favourite prehistoric dinosaur attraction. It’s available from major game retailers around Australia, RRP $59.95.

Yuoni Plays a Nightmarish, J-Horror Game of Hide-and-Seek Today on Nintendo Switch

FUKUOKA, Japan — July 28, 2022 — Yuoni, the first-person hide-and-seek Japanese horror game developed by Tricore Inc. and published by Chorus Worldwide, haunts the Nintendo Switch today.

In 1990s Japan, a mute, anxious young grade-schooler named Ai faces social hardships. Her joy at finally finding friends to play with quickly sours when they coerce her into playing a scary game. Her performance grants her a meeting with Tsun, the specter of a small sickly child who perished while waiting for their friends to visit. Ai’s surroundings surrender into a never-ending sunset, and terrifying entities keep bleeding into her reality.

Play Tsun’s game of hide and seek or risk losing Ai’s life to an eternity locked in an otherworldly shadow realm. Quietly navigate around denizens of the spirit world as they search for anything living and breathing. Determine each phantom’s weakness, then adapt to their behaviors to survive. Hold Ai’s breath to fool blind ghosts or sprint to hide from deaf specters.

Discover the dark secrets of Ai’s classmates while exploring an environment melding a traditional Japanese house, a dilapidated school, and a sterile hospital. Keep a mental map of escape routes while overcoming environmental hazards like broken glass announcing Ai’s location when trampled. Take Deep Breaths to recover stamina quickly, but beware the whistle that blows, alerting nearby apparitions.

Manually open doors slowly to ensure safety, peek around each corner to assess surroundings, and definitely ignore that computer chair that just wheeled itself into view from just off-camera. Escape a nightmare fueled by a long-lost child’s loneliness on an isolated journey through claustrophobic school corridors and haunted classrooms.

Surviving Ai’s tale unlocks another earnable ending: triumph over challenging foes to see a different outcome. The Nintendo Switch™ version adds a “Deathless” mode for beginners and players hoping to experience Yuoni’s narrative at a lower heart rate.

Yuoni launches today for $15.99/€14.99/£12.99 on Nintendo Switch. The game is also available on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, and Steam for $21.99/€18.99/ £16.99. For more information, follow Yuoni and Chorus Worldwide on Twitter, and visit the official Yuoni page on Chorus Worldwide’s website.

“Chorus aims to highlight games of all genres around the globe, but I personally have a special interest in international horror,” said Shintaro Kanaoya, founder and CEO of Chorus Worldwide. “Yuoni’s nostalgic mix of fear and beauty courtesy of Tricore Inc. is a fantastic example of what indies are capable of when it comes to terror.”

About Chorus Worldwide

Chorus Worldwide is a global publisher composed of gaming veterans with experience at world-renowned companies including Microsoft, Supermassive Games, and Electronic Arts. Originally created to guide indie developers into the rapidly growing Asian markets, Chorus now works with talented developers across the world, including Argentina, Indonesia, and Malaysia, finding huge success in titles like the acclaimed Coffee Talk, and the Asian releases of The Room and The Room Two.

About Tricore Inc.

Based in Fukuoka, Japan, Tricore was established in May 2017 by CEO Takeru Yui.

Farworld PioneersCrash Lands Onto PC Early Access in 2023

Formerly known as Outworlder, game partners with tinyBuild, receives a complete overhaul, debuts new demo at the Steam Survival Fest

COLUMBUS, Ga. — July 28, 2022 —Farworld Pioneers, the open world 2D side-scrolling survival title following a team of scientists after wrecking on a random planet from developers Igloosoft and publisher tinyBuild, explores PC Early Access via Steam in 2023. A new demo featuring never-before-seen content from the rebranded game will be available at the Steam Survival Fest starting Monday, August 1, 2022.

Awaken on a foreign planet after crash landing on a fobidden planet, gather your senses and prepare for the cruel, unforgiving adventure ahead. Scavenge the land for materials and supplies to craft necessary items for survival including fire pits to ward off the cold and cook meals, weapons to combat extraterrestrial foes, first aid kits to mend battle wounds, and structures to protect from the wildlife. Recruit fellow survivors with specialized skills to aid the growing community, as it’s impossible to start life in a foreign land solo.

Enjoy terraforming a new planet in single player or multiplayer modes. An elaborate yet accessible management system makes for quick inventory checks, while randomly generated terrain and enemies keep players on their toes–from malicious crabs and bloodthirsty bats to hostile survivors, perils await in every corner. Mix and match weapons and tools to face a variety of scenarios, such as revolvers to blast away raiders, knives to cut down game meat to combat hunger, a sickle to cut plants, and more.

A richly detailed 2D aesthetic displays wonderful explorable landscapes punctuated by eye-catching scenic backgrounds. Dark pixelated hues combine with vivid colors to make the world pop and entice explorers to continue their journey even further.

Farworld Pioneers enters Early Access in 2023 with myriad content updates planned for the months to come, including intergalactic travel to increase the scope of the game by being able to commandeer a ship and relocate growing colonies to another planet for more exploration. 

We can’t believe we are so close to the Early Access launch,” said Rho Watson, Founder and Developer, Igloosoft. “Partnering with tinyBuild and going through a major rebrand was an exciting process that brought us closer to the vision we had for the game. We cannot wait for players to be able to join us in the exploration–we promise it will be worth the wait!”

Farworld Pioneers will enter Steam Early Access for Windows PC in 2023. It will support the English language, with more languages to come.

To learn more, visit Igloosoft’s official website and follow @IgloosoftGames and @tinyBuild.

About Igloosoft

Igloosoft is an up and coming indie studio founded by Rho Watson, who previously worked on successful titles such as Starbound, RimWorld, Gnomoria, and are now looking to make their own stamp with Farworld Pioneers.

About tinyBuild

tinyBuild is a Seattle-based indie label behind the Hello Neighbor franchise and over 30 renowned titles, including Graveyard Keeper, SpeedRunners and Party Hard. With additional development offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Riga, Latvia, tinyBuild is rapidly building a portfolio of fun, high-quality games across multiple platforms.

Kokoro Clover Delivers Cartoon-Inspired Platforming to Switch, Steam August 4

Season 1 of Japanese Platformer Series Unveils New Content, English Debut

TOKYO — 28 July, 2022 — Kokoro Clover Season 1, the 2D platformer inspired by Japanese Sunday morning cartoons developed by Hikoteru and published by Phoenixx, gets ready to steal hearts on Steam for PC and Nintendo Switch on Thursday, 4 August, 2022.

Treffy, a young spirit summoner itching to go on adventures, comes across malevolent treasure Hunter Valx Vulcan and his partner in crime Necoco one morning as she picks herbs for her grandfather. Strange phenomena disturb the peaceful forest where she lives since, as she stumbles upon the Kokoro Clover, which lets her use magic and transform into elemental spirits. An incredible adventure unravels where many antagonists seek to claim the “Kokoro Clover for themselves as Treffy tries to understand its secrets.

Experience a world of gorgeous pixel art world inspired by Sunday morning Japanese cartoons with fun, uplifting music. Run, jump, and shoot mana to beat monsters along the way. Dance with the surrounding creatures to collect moves through 12 exciting chapters. With the help of friendly spirits like Dee the water spirit, Sal the fire dragon spirit, and more, use Treffy’s powers to change her appearance or transform into strong inspirited versions of herself with her spirit friends’ attributes to defeat those that want the Kokoro Clover for themselves.

Initially released in two separate parts on Steam and only available in Japanese, Kokoro Clover Season 1 contains an all-new chapter along with the previously-released content in one package, all localized in English and on Nintendo Switch for the first time. Take in the whole story of Kokoro Clover in Story Mode, or just skip straight to the action in Adventure Mode. Use coins collected during the adventure to unlock new power-ups, cards, dances, and new characters, and tackle Boss Rush and Mini-Game Modes!

“I am astounded by the attention Kokoro Clover has gathered outside of Japan and am glad everyone can enjoy both the previously-released and brand new content in English,” says Hikoteru, solo creator of Kokoro Clover. “In Japan, Sunday morning cartoons are a big part of our upbringing, and we know many western fans know this joy as well!”

Kokoro Clover releases on Nintendo Switch and Steam for PC on Thursday, 4 August, 2022, for $18.99 with support for English and Japanese language text. Pre-orders are available now on the Nintendo eShop, with a 10% launch discount.

For more information, join the official Kokoro Clover Discord server.

About Phoenixx

Established in 2019 by industry veterans, Phoenixx aims to support innovative and creative developers from Japan and worldwide. Its mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one creator, game, and community at a time.

To learn more, visit the Phoenixx official website, Phoenixx Facebook page, and follow @Phoenixx_inc on Twitter.

NETMARBLE’S CASUAL SHOOTING GAME GOLDEN BROS RELEASES TODAY ON IOS, ANDROID, AND PC

Participate in Limited-Time Events and Earn Special Rewards to Celebrate the Grand Launch

LOS ANGELES – JULY 28, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, has announced its casual shooting game Golden Bros is now available on the App Store, Google Play, and PC (via CUBE Launcher).

The game features quick, intense combat that lasts within 3 minutes. Players will experience 3v3 crypto battles that will drive them to team up and defeat their opponents. A team’s momentum can change at any time as Bros will randomly acquire Capsule Abilities during gameplay that can greatly affect the match’s outcome. Players will need to adapt quickly to the abilities they obtain on the battlefield, strategically build their own configurations, and adopt diverse tactics to outwit their opponents.

To celebrate the game’s grand launch, players can enter several limited-time events and obtain special rewards including:

• Bros Pass Event (July 28 – August 26): Upon clearing specific in-game missions, special rewards will be offered: Lady Thunder Gene x 450, Emotes x2, Portraits x2, and Name Tag x2
• Jennifer PvE Event (August 8 – 14): Play as Jennifer and defeat the Boss stage to receive these special rewards: Jennifer Gene x150 and Emote x1
• Mission Event (August 15 – 21): Players will need to complete in-game missions in order to receive the following rewards: Master Kung Gene x 150, Equipment Chest x2, and Equipment Selection Chest x1

While 9 special costumes would draw much attention from the fans, with various ratings for Jennifer, Sugar-Sugar, Lady Thunder, and Margaret to wear into battle, depending on the costume rating, players will obtain various specs in terms of durability, token earning rate and more.

Based on the results from the early access period, the game has made improvements in an effort to provide a more stable, rewarding gaming experience. For those who played during the early access period, their earnings for early access token, ‘eGBP’ will be automatically exchanged to ‘Red Gadget’ (100 eBP -> 1 Red Gadget) upon the Grand Launch. Additionally, maintaining a higher tier will allow for more opportunities to mine GBC and act as a deterrence for intentional defeat in matches, bot activity, and account creation abuse.

Golden Bros, developed by Netmarble F&C, is the latest release from Netmarble to apply blockchain technology, and related updates to be revealed progressively. Players can utilize a range of game features including an easy control system, intuitive combat rules and multiple maps to create different strategies during their battles. Loaded with a number of unique and fun ‘Bros,’ new experiences await players in each match thanks to short battle periods and the ability to construct their own growth tree through various skill configurations. The game supports multiple languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Indonesian, Thai, French, and German.

Visit the Discord, Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest information on Golden Bros. The official website can be found here: https://goldenbros.netmarble.com.

About Netmarble Corporation

Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Marvel Future Revolution, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and Marvel Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.

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RimWorld Console Edition Launches Tomorrow, Putting The Fate Of The Colony In Your Hands

Experience your own dramatic rise and fall in RimWorld Console Edition

Middlesborough, UK. (July 28, 2022) — The next critically-acclaimed console port from developer and publisher Double Eleven (Rust Console Edition, Prison Architect Console Edition) is finally here.

Launching tomorrow for $39.99, RimWorld Console Edition has received rave reviews (10/10 Windows Central, 80/100 Common Sense Media, 85/100 God Is A Geek) and promises to bring PlayStation and Xbox players one of the most engaging and enthralling sim experiences available. Preorders are available now at rimworld.double11.com/preorder. 

One of PC gaming’s most popular sim titles since its official release in 2018, RimWorld offers an organic storytelling experience like no other. From the beginning of a game, players will pick a starting location for their three randomly generated colonists on a randomly generated planet. From there, the lives of those colonists are in the hands of the player and whichever AI storyteller they’ve chosen. 

Check out the RimWorld Console Edition launch trailer:

As players navigate these characters through each trial and tribulation thrown their way – whether a sudden bout of plague hits their colony or a horde of man-eating monkeys invade – a story will slowly unfold. Heroes will rise among the colonists, those who perform acts of daring seemingly on a whim. Tensions will rise as colonists interact with one another, building their own social relationships or romances. And inevitably, a challenge will arise that takes some kind of toll, leaving players to pick up the pieces for those who survive. 

Driving these stories forward are RimWorld’s three intelligent AI storytellers: Phoebe Chillax, Cassandra Classic, and Randy Random. With each throwing their own unique blend of challenges at players, no two games of RimWorld Console Edition are ever the same. To ensure that players can comfortably navigate RimWorld’s litany of menus and complex UI during even the most intense situations, Double Eleven has worked closely with RimWorld developer Ludeon Studios to expertly translate the game’s PC controls to gamepad. Console players will feel right at home as they fend off invasions of mechs or decide the fate of a berserking colonist. 

With a mountain of content already available, players can further bolster RimWorld Console Edition by purchasing its Digital Deluxe version, which comes with the Royalty DLC. Adding a brand-new faction to the game, The Empire, players will be able to antagonize the highly advanced civilization for a chance to steal their weapons and armor or ally themselves and join The Empire’s court. Doing so brings all the benefits that befit a noble in RimWorld’s universe, including amazing psionic powers. New threats, advanced prosthetics and modifications, and more are brought to RimWorld Console Edition’s bustling world with the addition of the Royalty DLC.

Build your colony, guide them best you can, and create unique stories that can’t be experienced anywhere else when RimWorld Console Edition launches on PlayStation and Xbox consoles tomorrow.

For more information about RimWorld Console Edition please visit rimworld.double11.com 

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About Double Eleven Double Eleven Limited are a full-service games publisher and developer based in Teesside. Since becoming an independent publisher, they have focused on bringing great games like Minecraft Dungeons, Prison Architect, Goat Simulator and Rust to new platforms and audiences. Double Eleven has also developed a strong reputation for technical skill, working on games such as the Lego Harry Potter series (PS4/XB1/Switch), Crackdown 3 (Windows 10), and has just announced that they are working with Bethesda to bring new adventures to The Wasteland in Fallout 76.

Watch the 25-minute gameplay video and listen to the Kuklam Studios developer commentary to get a glimpse of the horror you’re about to face onboard the Ascendancy spaceship. 

Add the game to your Steam Wishlist (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1460010/Cryospace/) to prepare for your mission once the game launches.

CRYOSPACE – MAIN FEATURES

• Explore the shipwreck. Scout for resources, including oxygen, weapons, and anything else that will increase your chances of survival.
• Team up with your crew members. Find survivors on this almost-destroyed derelict, arm them, and prepare them to fight.
• Use your wits to stay alive. Solve puzzles, avoid traps, or set them against whatever is hunting you. Remember, only the smartest ones will stay alive.
• Load, shoot, repeat. Dangerous alien life forms, never in your scariest dreams imagined existed, are playing at home. You’re a guest, or rather, an invader. As such, you’re not welcome – be assured they will let you know that.

CRYOSPACE – THE PLOT

Whether you call it a stroke of luck or a bad omen, the fact remains that you’re the only person awakened from cryo-sleep on a massive starship navigating through space, far from other planets, vessels, or celestial bodies. You’re not alone, however – the ship is filled with deeply sleeping workers, soldiers, and other colonizers sent to populate the far corners of the universe. The plan was simple. Arrive at your destiny, start a colony, and become a legend. However, something went horribly wrong, and here you are. Here, forced to remember at all times not to breathe too deeply, to save oxygen, forced to scout for resources for distribution to the crew members you were forced to awaken. You must decide whose skills are essential for survival, and worst of all, who should get back in the freezer. Besides your troops, there is clearly someone or something else here, something you were not prepared to face. Now the choice is yours – you can lay low and eventually die, as you won’t last long without exploring the ship and hunting for resources. Or, you can get out there and at least give it a shot, literally and figuratively. Whatever you do, remember to keep quiet. Space might be silent, but on a spaceship, your enemies can always hear your scream.

Cryospace is being developed by Kuklam Studios and will be published on PC by Games Operators.

More information about the game can be found on Steam.

About Kuklam Studios

Kuklam Studios is a small team of passionate game developers who worked, among others, at CD Projekt RED. The studio has launched a few titles thus far, the best known being Cartonfall. https://www.facebook.com/Kuklam-studios-162018707749220/

About Games Operators

Games Operators is a publishing company that invests in, releases, and promotes video games. The company helps develop innovative and unique video games like 911 Operator, Radio Commander, 112 Operator, BE-A Walker, and Transport INC. by getting involved in projects at various levels of progress – from the conceptual phase to nearly-finished products. http://www.gameops.pl/

Ryu Games, creators of Flame, reveal distribution partnership with chain gamemaker HitBox Games
 
SAN FRANCISCO, California – July 28, 2022 – First AAA-quality fast-paced hack and slash RPG in the blockchain Swords of Blood is coming to Flame, a growing Web3 games store and marketplace currently in beta. Ryu Games announced the new distribution partnership with HitBox Games on the heels of announcing several other partnerships for its Flame platform with top chain gaming developers, Ulti Arena, Mirai Labs and Steem Monsters. Starting today, early access players can download Swords of Blood through the Flame platform, which offers a seamless onboarding and playing experience for Web3 games.

Ross Krasner, CEO of Ryu Games, said: “Building player trust in Web3 gaming is critical, and to achieve this, we need an infrastructure that is frictionless, connected and consistent. Flame is our answer to building that player trust with a multi-chain wallet, store and launcher of PC games that users onboard through a simple social login. We’re now building scale with key partnerships like HitBox Games and we’re excited to be helping bring the widely popular Swords of Blood game to millions of players interested in Web3 games worldwide.”

Mariusz Szynalik, Game Development Director at HitBox Games, said: “There’s a tremendous amount of untapped potential for Web3 games in the market today, and in part due to player access, friction with wallets and more. Flame is helping us reach audiences with a better onboarding experience, and we’re thrilled to be bringing Swords of Blood to the platform today.”

Flame continues to add highly popular Web3 titles to its platform, most recently, with the additions of Ultimate Battle Arena, Minionverse, Splinterlands and Pegaxy.

For more information about Ryu Games and Flame, please join the beta waitlist and join the Flame channels on Telegram and Discord.

About Ryu Games
Based in San Francisco, Ryu Games is the creator of Flame — a launcher for Web3 games. Ryu Games is changing the way people play Web3 games by making onboarding and playing as seamless as any Web2 game. For more information about the Flame platform and its growing catalog of titles, visit https://flamestore.xyz.

Survive an Ultra-Brutal Reality Game Show from a Future Dystopian Hellscape in Homicidal All-Stars

Good Shepherd Entertainment and Artificer’s original turn-based strategy IP debuts on Steam and GOG.com later this year

AMSTERDAM — July 28, 2022 — Good Shepherd Entertainment and developer Artificer have revealed Homicidal All-Stars, a single-player, turn-based strategy game set in a dystopian future where citizens and convicts alike compete to survive on a brutal reality game show. This deep tactical experience featuring unique heroes and villains in an over-the-top bloodsport of guts and gore will launch on PC via Steam and GOG.com later this year.

Homicidal All-Stars is a hugely popular sensation for a future society torn apart by extreme income inequality, rapacious corporations, climate change, civil unrest and war. As a contestant, you must survive deadly urban arenas packed with lethal traps, confounding puzzles, and heavily armed killers. Defeat your enemies, become a star, and you could win it all!

Every episode of Homicidal All-Stars delivers a hellish new obstacle course with a distinct theme and challenges. Evade and disarm traps, overcome ambushes, explore for helpful sponsorship packages, and be on guard for especially nasty surprises from the show’s director. When the mayhem is over, you’ll head backstage to rest and recuperate: record a confessional, chat with your fellow challengers and the show’s crew, then level up and customize your loadout for the next night of lethal dangers for the audience’s amusement.

KEY FEATURES:

• Challenging Strategy Gameplay: Dive into a full campaign featuring deep tactical combat mechanics that will test your skills across a variety of hand-crafted levels.
• Create Your Perfect Squad: Build your team from a range of classes with their own skill trees, and customize their loadouts with powerful weapons, implants and utilities to take on each episode’s challenges. Level up your characters and discover unique strategic synergies to survive.
• Face Ruthless Enemy Rivals: An array of vicious killers outfitted with heavy weapons and cutting-edge cyborg augments will force you to adapt your tactics to emerge victorious.
• Survive a Spectacle of Gore & Violence: The heartless, bloodthirsty masses love watching players get dismembered by sadistic traps, environments and ambushes. Unleash bloody finishing moves and fiery explosions to dazzle the audience as they cheer on, but watch out for special surprises from the director, who delights in breaking the rules to keep the crowd hooked.
• Become a Legend: Defying death through skillful play will make you a star. Grow your fame, gain new fans, and sign sponsorship deals to unlock bonus rewards to help you win the show.
• A Classic Revenge Story: Experience over-the-top, American Gladiators-style action and attitude inspired by sci-fi epics like RoboCop, Escape from New York and The Running Man.
• Twitch Audience Integration: Twitch streamers can invite their viewers to join the carnage, voting in real time on events they’d like to see in game. Will their beloved fans help them out in a pinch and keep the hype train rolling? Or will they choose violence and send the streamer to their doom?

Homicidal All-Stars is available to wishlist now on Steam and GOG.com. For more on the game, visit www.HomicidalAllStars.com, and keep up with the latest updates on Discord.

About Good Shepherd Entertainment

Good Shepherd Entertainment is an award-winning independent game publisher based in the Netherlands. The company has built a robust global footprint, shepherding talented and innovative development teams to create games that delight, surprise, challenge, and – most importantly – entertain. We’ve done this by pairing creators with writers, musicians and IP powerhouses and through strategic partnerships with some of the industry’s most notable names, including Devolver Digital, Croteam and Perfect World. In addition to the critically acclaimed John Wick: Hex, GSE’s selection of titles include Monster Train, Phantom Doctrine, the Transport Fever series, Hard West, and the upcoming Hard West II. www.GoodShepherd.games

About Artificer

Artificer is a Warsaw-based studio founded by the team responsible for Hard West and Phantom Doctrine. Artificer is equipped to punch above its weight class: the studio consists of over 40 talented developers, including many award-winning veterans who have previously worked on numerous acclaimed titles, including Call of Juarez, Outriders, The Witcher, Dying Light, Shadow Warrior 3 and the Dead Island series.

Led by the “measure twice, cut once” philosophy, with immense devotion to hand-crafted work and strongly established turn-based experience, Artificer are ready to present you with their new upcoming turn-based title: Homicidal All-Stars.