1.0 Version Debuts Plethora of Never Before Seen Content Simultaneously to PlayStation 5|4, Xbox One, Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — June 21, 2022 — Despot’s Game: Dystopian Army Builder, the roguelike tactical auto-battler from developer Konfa Games and publisher tinyBuild where commanders build their squad of puny humans into a legion of wizards, ninjas, and dozens of other heroes while leading them through a strange post-apocalyptic labyrinth, exits Steam Early Access to 1.0 release on PlayStation 5|4, Xbox One, Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC this summer.

The nefarious d’Spot has spoken–Despot’s Game soon leaves Early Access to join the console and PC ranks with revamped mechanics, new quests, enemies, mutations, and an expanded soundtrack. Terrorizing the naked and memory-less humans as they try to escape an endless maze-like complex has never been so fun.

Equip the unarmed masses with one of 50 weapons ranging from conventional swords and guns to ridiculous apparatuses like stale pretzels throwers, magical rabbits-in-a-hat, and damage-soaking refrigerators. Make use of 10 human classes including throwers, mages, and cultists, building up their ranks and diversifying armaments to unlock power-ups that aid in battles.

Keep the ranks well-fed and deploy them strategically for a better chance at survival. While mages and shooters provide support with long-range attacks, fighters sporting Rocky’s iconic boxing gloves and tanks with protective periodic tables should take the front lines for hands-on combat and protection.

Stack mutations to strengthen forces, like invoking “Glory to Satan” to sacrifice a newcomer and summon an eldritch tentacle that deals massive damage to foes. Smash through 60 types of monsters with destructive abilities to survive these chaotic killing games. From man-eating cabbages and killer robots to necromancers joined by vicious giant skeletons ready to drop humans into black portals, many perils await.

Today, players can enjoy Despot’s Game for the first time on consoles via an Xbox demo featuring the first levels of the Early Access dungeons. Alongside the 1.0 release, the game also gains a new mode focused on an enhanced multiplayer experience.

“Over the past months, we really listened to our community to learn what would make Despot’s Game even greater,” said Nikolay Kuznetsov, Game Creator, Konfa Games. “From that came exciting revamped mechanics to better the player experience and a ton of new content that we are proud to release across all consoles and mobile. Now, there’s no more excuse to stay out of Despot’s Game’s chaotic madness!”

Despot’s Game: Dystopian Army Builder is available now on Steam Early Access for Windows PC for USD $14.99 / EUR €14.99. It supports English, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese languages.

For more information, visit the official Despot’s Game website, follow @Despotism_3k and @tinyBuild on Twitter, like the game’s official Facebook page, and join the melees on Discord.

About Konfa Games

Based out of Russia, Konfa Games is an independent studio dedicated to bringing the funniest roguelike experiences to players around the world. Despot’s Game: Dystopian Army comes equipped with the same dark humor and pop culture references as its predecessor and the studio’s first title, Despotism 3k.

About tinyBuild

tinyBuild is a Seattle-based indie label behind the Hello Neighbor franchise and over 30 renowned titles, including Hello Neighbor, Graveyard Keeper, SpeedRunners, Happy Humble’s Burger Farm, 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.

PARIS — June 21, 2022 – Warstride Challenges, the high-octane fast-paced FPS developed by Dream Powered Games and published by Focus Entertainment, gets plenty of new content with its latest Big Fun update, bringing a new chapter with its batch of original levels and two new gears: the Grappling Hook and the Rocket Launcher! Available in Early Access on Steam since April 2022, the game is an intense blend of classical FPS and racing game elements. Discover the fresh new content from this update in the trailer!

‘Big Fun’ Update Trailer:

This new update starts unveiling Chapter 3, bringing 24 new and more open levels, as well as new bonus levels. You’ll find several challenges in two different difficulty modes—normal and hard—and bonus levels to unlock thanks to feats and discoveries. Fire your weapon through The Forge, a hellish new environment. Spill demon blood all over its wide rooms, and face ever more ferocious enemies, and ever difficult goals! Be even faster than before, choose the right weapons and reach the finish line within the time limit.

On top of other recent updates, which introduced new challenges, a new ability, new content for the Level Editor and various improvements, this update brings the Grappling Hook and the Rocket Launcher! Use your hook on platforms to increase your speed and taste the power of an all-new weapon to blast all enemies standing on your way. Finally, thanks to the implementation of an aim-assist, you may now kill your opponents in style using an impressive 360 noscope of the highest standard!Warstride Challenges is available in Early Access on Steam. To celebrate the new update, enjoy a 25% limited-time discount on Steam!

Classic Cyberpunk RPG Series Arrives on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation

STOCKHOLM – June 21, 2022 – Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of games that do not yet require datajacks, today announced the release of the Shadowrun Trilogy for all console platforms. Available today on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, the Shadowrun Trilogy is a collection of three critically acclaimed role-playing games in the iconic fantasy-cyberpunk Shadowrun setting, originally developed and released on PC by Harebrained Schemes. All three games have been updated for console players with upscaled graphics, improved performance, and controller-optimized gameplay, and are available digitally via the platforms’ online stores.

Prepare for your first Shadowrun in this trailer for the Shadowrun Trilogy:

Originally funded via Kickstarter in just 28 hours, and the first Kickstarter-funded game to launch after raising over $1 million, Shadowrun Returns is a story-rich RPG with turn-based tactical combat set in the celebrated Shadowrun universe. Designed by Jordan Weisman, the creator of the original Shadowrun tabletop RPG, Shadowrun Returns released to critical acclaim for PC and mobile platforms, with two sequels released shortly afterwards. The standalone sequels, Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut and Shadowrun: Hong Kong – Extended Edition, join Shadowrun Returns as the Shadowrun Trilogy, available on all consoles today.

Pick up the Shadowrun Trilogy for your platform of choice:

• Nintendo Switch:
  • Europe – https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Shadowrun-Hong-Kong-Extended-Edition-2201988.html?s=countries
  • America – https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/shadowrun-trilogy-switch/
• Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One – https://www.microsoft.com/store/p/shadowrun-trilogy/9P3RDVHG5XLM
• PlayStation 4:
  • Europe – https://store.playstation.com/product/EP4139-CUSA28614_00-SHADOWRUNTRI00EU
  • America – https://store.playstation.com/product/UP4139-CUSA28615_00-SHADOWRUNTRI00NA
• PlayStation 5:
  • Europe – https://store.playstation.com/product/EP4139-PPSA04120_00-SHADOWRUNTRI00EU
  • America – https://store.playstation.com/product/UP4139-PPSA04121_00-SHADOWRUNTRI00NA

For more information on the Shadowrun Trilogy, please visit https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/shadowrun-trilogy/

About Paradox Interactive
The Paradox Interactive group includes development, publishing, and licensing of games and brands, consisting of a portfolio of more than 100 titles created both internally and by independent studios. Paradox owns an array of award-winning and top-selling brands including Cities: Skylines, Stellaris, Crusader Kings, Victoria, Age of Wonders, and the World of Darkness catalogue.

From the company’s start in 2004, Paradox has published its games worldwide, with top markets including the USA, UK, China, Germany, France, Russia, and Scandinavia. Today, over five million gamers play a Paradox game each month.

Paradox Interactive AB (publ)’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm First North Premier under ticker PDX. FNCA Sweden AB is the company’s Certified Adviser. For more information, please visit www.paradoxinteractive.com.

Comet sighted!

First In-Depth Look at Evil West with an Extended Gameplay Trailer 

PARIS — June 21, 2022 – Evil West, the third-person action game that puts you in the boots of a vampire hunter rescuing a Wild West devoured by darkness, starts unleashing hell with a first Extended Gameplay Trailer ahead of its release on September 20 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Watch 10 minutes of uncut gameplay sequences topped with fresh cinematic glimpses of Evil West’s unearthly narrative.

Extended Gameplay Trailer:

The gameplay footage showcases the mix of exploration, combat and character management that make up your adventure as Jesse Rentier, agent for a secret organization determined to eradicate the vampire threat. The trailer also provides a look at the minimal interface while you play, as well as the menu you’ll access to craft your playstyle, upgrading your deadly arsenal and unlocking new perks to evolve your monster-slaying mastery.

Explore a wide variety of locations, from desert towns to infested demonic forests, gather resources from abandoned crates and corpses before going on your hunt for obnoxious monsters and get firing in a stylish explosion of blood and dismemberment!

Evil West’s exhilarating gameplay comes with a narrative-driven campaign, rooted in a one-of-a-kind, supernatural Wild West lore. Delve further into monster-infested locations, facing hulking abominations, screeching monstrosities and ancient vampires as your mission to destroy the ultimate evil leads you far into the darkness to take on spectacular boss fights.

Evil West releases September 20 on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Pre-orders are open on Steam and the Focus Entertainment Store with an exclusive cover art.

Experience four months of free post-launch content with new deals

Wrocław, Poland — June 21, 2022 — The Steam Summer Sale is just around the corner, but a new promotion from Techland starts a bit earlier and brings the biggest deals so far to Dying Light 2 Stay Human.

Starting today at 10 AM PT, obtain Dying Light 2 Stay Human at an all-time discount of 33% off for the Standard Edition. The Deluxe Edition will receive a 25% discount, and the Ultimate Edition’s price will be lowered by 20%. While these deals are available through the Steam Summer Sale, Xbox gamers can get the same discounts thanks to the Deals Unlocked sale! Hurry to Steam or the Microsoft Store to take advantage—this promotion ends on June 24.

https://dyinglightgame.com/?order=buy

Summer is the perfect time to visit the City, as a horde of free post-launch content has debuted over the last few months. New Game +, Photo Mode, outfit and weapon packs, in-game events, and more await on your summer holiday to Villedor. While you’re in town, check out Chapter 1 – “In the Footsteps of a Nightrunner”, the first significant seasonal content for Dying Light 2 Stay Human.

Techland is highly dedicated to providing the community with awesome content and invites you to join them on this post-launch journey—only the beginning of a 5-year-plan of support for Dying Light 2 Stay Human.

To check all current promotions, visit the official website of our game.

Media and content creators are invited to join the Dying Light 2 Stay Human press center at dl2.dyinglightgame.com/press-center/.

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About Techland

Techland is one of the biggest and best-known Polish game developers with studios in Wroclaw and Warsaw. For over 30 years, we’ve carried a tradition of providing gamers with unforgettable experiences. We’re an international team of over 400 highly-skilled professionals driven by a passion for gaming, always striving for the best quality. 

We’re fueled by the support of our global community built on the foundation of successful AAA franchises such as Call of Juarez, Dead Island, or Dying Light. The gamers’ trust in our games has resulted in our newest project, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, selling more than 5 million copies across all platforms within the first month after release. 

On top of continuously growing the world of Dying Light through a robust post-launch support plan for Dying Light 2 Stay Human, we’re also working on an unannounced AAA Open World Action RPG set in a brand new fantasy universe; our biggest project to date. 

Techland’s mission strictly determines every aspect of our work: we want to create unforgettable experiences.

Dueren, Germany – June 21st, 2022 – Headup and Sluggerfly are pleased to announce a collaboration with Electric Callboy, the award-winning metal band known for their hilarious tracks and music videos, for upcoming 3D platformer Hell Pie. Fusing Hell Pie and Electric Callboy’s shared love of all things metal, the collaboration will see four skins included in the game based on the band’s latest songs.

The skins will be based on the mullet-heavy Hypa Hypa, the head-pumping We Got The Moves, the gym-core extravaganza Pump It and the sci-fi-suited song that is Spaceman and will complementHell Pie’s offbeat and spectacularly funny flavour perfectly.

Hell Pie is an old-school-inspired, heavy metal infused 3D platformer that takes bad taste to the next level. You grab the horns of Nate, the ‘Demon of Bad Taste’, tasked with gathering the disgusting ingredients for Satan’s infamous birthday pie. Venture out into the overworld and do whatever it takes to ensure those ingredients are secured in time, or there’ll be hell to pay!

Luckily Nate isn’t alone on this quest, with his ‘pet’ angel Nugget ready and able to offer support. Nugget offers his holy insight when needed but, more importantly, is chained to Nate, so he can be used as a grappling hook or swung around as a weapon. Nate can also equip horns he finds across the world to give him new hellish abilities, from charging through enemies and boulders , to gliding through the air. Together, Nate and Nugget will explore wild environments, meet tons of unsavoury enemies and characters, and witness some truly shocking sights in the seriously twisted take on the classic mascot platformer.

About Electric Callboy
Formed in 2010 under the name Eskimo Callboy, the band has already made plenty of noise and caused a worldwide sensation in the first decade of its existence but judging by what’s been going on in the last two years, that was just the prelude. Since the singer Nico Sallach, who joined the band in 2020, the guys from Castrop-Rauxel are really going for it! The very first single with him became the biggest success in the band’s history so far. “Hypa Hypa” reached over 60 million plays in record time! The two following singles “We Got The Moves” and “Pump It”, which will be featured on the upcoming album “TEKKNO”, are also the talk of the world with their spectacularly funny videos.

Electric Callboy are currently out on their “Hypy Hypa European Tour 2022” that has sold out with more than 60k tickets, followed by a bunch of Summer Festivals till September, a tour through the UK and France till early October and the “Level Up Tour 2022” with numerous shows in the US till the end of 2022. In February 2023 Electric Callboy’s grand arena “TEKKNO Tour” starts with shows through complete Europe. Check out their tour dates here.

About Headup
Headup is a hybrid games publishing and development company providing players worldwide with the best content in the independent gaming sector. Established in 2009, it is active on all major platforms such as consoles, mobile devices and PC, and was awarded as “Best Publisher” at the German Developers Awards in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2019. Since February 2021, Headup is part of the Thunderful Group based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

About Sluggerfly
Sluggerfly is an independent game studio founded in 2015 in Essen, Germany. Their first game, Ben and Ed, was released the same year. Sluggerfly aims to create games with personality and characters that you can remember. They think that dark and funny work well together.

The new open world fishing game from the creators of theHunter: Call of the Wild™ arrives later this year on PC and consoles

STOCKHOLM – June 21, 2022 – Expansive Worlds, a creative division within Avalanche Studios Group and the studio behind the hit immersive hunting game theHunter: Call of the Wild™, has revealed a new open world fishing experience: Call of the Wild: The Angler™. Ride the waters and explore a vast, atmospheric environment in search of the perfect fishing spot. Play on your own or with friends in online co-op for up to 12 players when it hits PC via Steam, the Microsoft Store, and Epic Games Store later this year, with consoles to follow.

Embark on a journey to become a master angler on your own terms in Call of the Wild: The Angler. Explore the captivating outdoor wilderness filled with surprises, go on the hunt for elusive trophy fish, or just unwind and have fun on your own or with friends in co-op. Choose your gear, perfect your fishing know-how, and savor the thrill of hooking that unforgettable catch.

“Call of the Wild: The Angler represents a new vision from our team that goes beyond what you’d expect from a fishing game in a lot of fun ways. Whether you love the thrill of the sport or the quiet joy of exploring the outdoors, this is an experience that’s great to enjoy on your own or shared with friends,” said Paul Rustchynsky, Game Director at Expansive Worlds.

“With the incredible success of theHunter: Call of the Wild, we’ve mastered the art of creating a world-class experience that captures the authenticity and natural beauty of the outdoors. Call of the Wild: The Angler lets us build even further on our expertise, providing our genre-defying take on fishing and continuing our long-term strategy to be leaders in the outdoor genre. We couldn’t be more excited to bring it to players around the world later this year,” said Expansive Worlds Managing Director Samuel Peterson.

Key Features:

• Explore an Atmospheric Open World: Discover breathtaking fishing spots across sprawling waterways by foot, boat, or off-road vehicle. Traverse a living world at your own pace, discovering winding rivers, soaring peaks, hidden ponds and springs, and epic hiking trails.
• Feel the Genuine Thrill of Freshwater Fishing: Battle fierce Largemouth Bass, Mountain Whitefish and more in an engaging, accessible fishing experience. Each species has its own unique behavior, requiring you to carefully counter their movements to reel them in.
• Become a Master Angler: Learn expert techniques and adapt your strategy to land the most challenging catches. Build out your collection of gear and use a wide range of rods, fully customizable with a growing selection of reels, lines, floats, hooks, lures, and bait.
• Play Solo or With Friends: Ride the open waters on your own or share the journey with friends in online drop-in/drop-out co-op multiplayer for up to 12 players. Team up with fellow anglers and go on unforgettable journeys together!
• Enjoy an Evolving Stream of New Content: Call of the Wild: The Angler will continue to deliver memorable new fishing experiences with regular post-launch content updates.

For the latest updates from Call of the Wild: The Angler follow the game on Twitter at @COTWTheAngler. Join the team on Wednesday, June 22 at 4 p.m. CEST/10 a.m. EDT for a Q&A about the game on twitch.tv/expansiveworlds.

About Expansive Worlds

Expansive Worlds is a creative division within Avalanche Studios Group and a leading developer and publisher of outdoor games. Since 2009, Expansive Worlds has been devoted to delivering highly immersive outdoor gaming experiences for millions of players. It is best known for the long-standing and successful theHunter franchise, as well as the recently announced Call of the Wild: The Angler. Expansive Worlds develops games using the proprietary Apex engine, enabling vast open worlds with endless creative possibilities. Learn more at www.avalanchestudios.com/divisions/expansive-worlds.

About Avalanche Studios Group

Avalanche Studios Group is a leading interactive entertainment company offering a wide range of games and live services from creative divisions Avalanche Studios, Expansive Worlds, and Systemic Reaction. Its portfolio includes the Just Cause franchise, theHunter: Call of the Wild, Generation Zero, Rage 2, Call of the Wild: The Angler, and the upcoming Contraband. Founded in 2003, Avalanche Studios Group draws from nearly two decades of open-world experience. All its games are developed using the proprietary Apex engine, enabling vast and dynamic worlds, full of emergent gameplay and endless creative possibilities. Learn more at www.avalanchestudios.com.

The 1.0 release adds a complete campaign, co-op, and more to Chasing Carrots’ factory-management simulator

STUTTGART, GERMANY – June 21, 2022 – The Irregular Corporation and Chasing Carrots are proud to announce that business sim Good Company is out now on PC. Following its Early Access release, version 1.0 adds a full campaign, co-op multiplayer, rebalancing, and more to the in-depth management game.

Watch the launch trailer here:

Players will need to keep their business afloat in Good Company, but they’ll be able to achieve financial success however they choose. Do they run small and lean, focusing on dependable revenue over the long term? Or perhaps explosive growth is more appealing, expanding the operation whenever possible in an attempt to overwhelm the competition?

Regardless of the route they take, virtual executives will need to consider a host of factors including personnel and employee logistics, managing supply lines, and optimizing operations to become the best tech company in the county – or go broke trying.

Good Company is available on Epic Games Store, Steam, and GOG for $24.99 / €22.99 / £19.99.

For more information, please visit goodcompanygame.com.

About Chasing Carrots

Supporting Germany’s southern developer scene, Stuttgart is where our ideas grow to life. Its good infrastructure and sunny weather is a top environment. The soil in which we grow our games is 100% self-funded, so we always can ensure our visions are what we want them to be. We draw our inspiration from all kinds of sources and experiences. Colorful, funny, engaging, and smart blends for tasty game creations.

About The Irregular Corporation

Founded in 2015, we’re an experienced group of development and publishing professionals. As a team, we’ve previously worked across more than 100 games and with a huge range of different publishers. As such, we’re a very developer-focused publisher. The teams we work with and their needs are as important to us as the game itself. We understand the development process (which is rarely smooth!) and are committed to working closely with our partners to provide them with the support they need.

Huge amount of content, low price tag: The Farming Simulator 19: Ambassador Edition has arrived, inspiring even more people to farm. Including all expansions and DLCs, publisher and developer GIANTS Software self-publishes the re-release of the global hit-simulation in a comprehensive boxed version. The 2-disc-package is now available at retail stores for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, this video trailer summarizes the extensive content.

Agricultural Emissary in the Form of a Packed Videogame
Price-conscious gamers with a tempting interest for farming get a stuffed package of agricultural experiences with Farming Simulator 19: Ambassador Edition. The main game, both the Platinum and Alpine Farming expansions, as well as six DLCs to extend the game further. That adds up to more than 475 authentically digitized machines from Case IH, CLAAS, DEUTZ-FAHR, Fendt, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Valtra and many other world-famous manufacturers – to be operated on three distinct European and American maps. 

• Farming Simulator 19 – Base Game
• Farming Simulator 19 – Platinum Expansion
• Farming Simulator 19 – Alpine Farming Expansion
• Farming Simulator 19 – Anderson Group Equipment Pack
• Farming Simulator 19 – Kverneland & Vicon Equipment Pack
• Farming Simulator 19 – GRIMME Equipment Pack
• Farming Simulator 19 – John Deere Cotton DLC
• Farming Simulator 19 – Bourgault DLC
• Farming Simulator 19 – Rottne Pack

Self-Published Re-Release is the Perfect Entry to the Series
“Considering the massive amount of content, Farming Simulator 19: Ambassador Edition makes for the perfect starting point to enter our universe”, comments Boris Stefan, Head of Publishing. “Globally re-releasing one of our most successful games in the history of GIANTS Software is also a satisfying achievement that reinforces the path of self-publishing we have taken.”

Farming Simulator 19: Ambassador Edition offers even more content through user-generated mods. Thousands of GIANTS Software-tested and free mods from an enormous pool of user modifications are available to download via the official in-game ModHub. The PC version is also the base for competitive multiplayer, introducing farming in the exciting world of esports – currently with a prize pool worth 100.000 Euros in Season 4 of the Farming Simulator League (FSL). Watch the highlights from the previous FSL event and tune in to the live-stream of the tournament on the weekend of July 9^th to July 10^th on official GIANTS Software channels.

For further information visit the Farming Simulator website.

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AboutGIANTS Software
GIANTS Software is an international video game developer and publisher from Switzerland established in 2004 and known worldwide for creating the popular Farming Simulator series. The team with offices in Switzerland (Zurich), Germany (Erlangen), USA (Chicago) and Czech Republic (Brno) is very committed to maintain close contact to the agricultural industry and to engage with the community. For more information, please visit giants-software.com

About Farming Simulator
Since 2008, over 30 million units of Farming Simulator have been sold worldwide. The game series has been released on all popular platforms including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs since then. From the start, the team enabled users to create mods with the company’s own GIANTS Engine. With the Farming Simulator League (FSL), the series introduced a competitive esports mode in 2019 – with teams competing in professional tournaments and many acclaimed brands and sponsors on board. More information available at farming-simulator.com

© 2022 Published and developed by GIANTS Software GmbH. GIANTS Software and its logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GIANTS Software GmbH. All manufacturers, agricultural machinery, agricultural equipment, names, brands and associated imagery featured in this game in some cases include trademarks and/or copyrighted materials of their respective owners. The agricultural machines and equipment in this game may be different from the actual machines in shapes, colours and performance. ©2022 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. “PlayStation”, “PS5” and “PS4”, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, the Xbox Sphere mark, the Series X logo, Series S logo, Series X|S logo, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X|S are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Stadia, the S logo, and related marks and logos are trademarks of Google LLC. “Mac” is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. All rights reserved. All other names, trademarks and logos are property of their respective owners.

 A love letter to old-school Zelda titles, XEL arrives summer 2022

Wiesbaden, Germany – 21st June, 2022. Time may not be linear, but we can confirm this news is hot off the press as you’re reading this!  Today, Assemble Entertainment and developer Tiny Roar are delighted to reveal the release date of the highly anticipated 3D action-adventure RPG, XEL, along with a new cinematic trailer previewing the game’s plot. Crash landing on Windows PC via Steam and GOG on 12th July and Nintendo Switch on July 14th, 2022, XEL tells the epic sci-fi journey of Reid, a young woman who becomes stranded on a strange and exotic alien world. Together with her spirited sidekick Chap, Reid must utilise her ability to jump through space and time to discover the dark secrets of the planet on which she’s landed, and what her connection is to it. Too excited to wait until July? Luckily, the first 30 minutes of this space odyssey can be played on Steam as a demo now.

Check out XEL in the new “Downfall” trailer:

Spaceship-wrecked on the striking, alien world of XEL, Reid must venture out and begin to piece together her broken memories. A callback to old-school top-down RPGs, XEL evokes the nostalgic spirit of classic Zelda titles. A true passion project from the devs, the world of XEL merges familiar ideas with updated mechanics, all woven together in an intense sci-fi mystery. The planet XEL holds a sinister secret, with darkness lurking across space and time. Aid Reid in solving the mystery of her history, lest both her and the world she’s somehow connected to be doomed.

Key Features of XEL Include: 

• Old School Meets New School: Retro meets modern in a classic top-down RPG gameplay style, and a well-crafted combat system comprised of different attacks, dodging, parrying, and clever gadgets
• Adventure Through Space and Time: Explore the mysterious world of XEL and uncover its dark past, utilizing mind-bending time travel to unlock the secrets of the mysterious land
• A Timeless Audiovisual Experience: Composed by Gidon Wolff, XEL offers a timeless soundtrack complemented by vibrant visuals, handcrafted by a passionate indie team

XEL launches on Windows PC via Steam and GOG on 12th July and on Nintendo Switch on 14th July, 2022. The grandiose adventure will launch on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Playstation 4/5 later this year. Want to learn more about XEL? Find more in-depth details in the latest Devlog #4 ‘Level Design Philosophy’ on Steam.

Thank you in advance for sharing this news with your audience. If you’d like to speak to the team at Tiny Roar about XEL’s development and its inspirations, please let us know and we’ll set up a chat for you!

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About Assemble Entertainment

Founded in 2016 and based in Wiesbaden, Germany, Assemble Entertainment is an independent games developer best known for the survival city-builder Endzone – A World Apart, that challenges players to survive and thrive following an environmental apocalypse, and the modernized Leisure Suit Larry series, featuring two new entries in the iconic decades-spanning saga. 

Despite the company’s short history, Assemble Entertainment has won the German Developer Award twice — in 2020 and 2021— in the category “Best Publisher.” Assemble Entertainment organizes GermanDevDays, an annual conference held in Frankfurt, Germany since 2016 that attracts more than 1,100 attendees from across the German-speaking video game development industry. The event also includes the GermanDevDays Indie Award, where indie development teams across Germany can participate in varying categories to win a cash prize for their projects. The event is hosted by Stefan Marcinek, CEO and Founder of Assemble.