Dreamside Interactive’s epic open world survival game in a dying world of dragons comes to Steam Early Access in Fall 2022

Georgia – June 13, 2022 //… Yesterday, during the PC Gaming Show, Dreamside Interactive and Ravenage Publishing released a new gameplay trailer for its long-awaited open world survival RPG Frozen Flame, coming to Early Access on Steam in Fall 2022. 

During Steam Next Fest, all players will have access to the Frozen Flame demo version. In it they’ll start their journey through the cursed lands, once ruled by dragons. The demo includes the entirety of the game’s starting location – the Cradle of Keepers. In addition to the starting location, until June 20th, players will be able to try out the “Survival” mode on dedicated servers. There they’ll unite into parties, claim islands as their own, build fortresses… and wage war on each other.

You can download the Frozen Flame Steam Next Fest demo now from here.Watch the Frozen Flame gameplay trailer now:

Frozen Flame invites you to explore the vast, mysterious, and hostile procedurally generated world of dragons made in Unreal Engine. Ridden by the curse it now beckons for souls capable of harnessing the power of the dragons’ magic. Those who seek to govern over these lands will have to amass power and allies to bring the fight to the Ice Citadel, home of the Faceless that spreads rot over the realm.

Tailored for those who love to explore, Frozen Flame offers so much more than just an open world full of beautiful vistas and ancient ruins riddled with pests. With a fully developed progression system, it’s up to you to take the pass you want to go and endure the harsh world full of mystery, threatening enemies, and gigantic creatures guarding the secrets of this world. Play alone or with friends on locally hosted games, join official online realms, or rent a private server and fully customize your playing experience.

You can keep up with all news on Frozen Flame by visiting the official website or following the game on Reddit, Twitter and YouTube.

About Dreamside Interactive
Dreamside Interactive has been registered with experienced developers creating exploration games for PC and consoles. The flagship project of the company Frozen Flame will launch into Steam Early Access in Fall 2022.

About Ravenage Publishing
Ravenage Games was founded by a team united by one trait: substantial developer relations experience. In this industry, decisions have to be clear and lightning fast in order to build trusting relationships with game creators and deliver quality products. https://ravenage.games/

Best deals with limited stock – Insomnia mechanic returns to GOG Summer Sale

All-time high discounts with limited stock changing every 6 hours • Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse giveaway now available for all • Bethesda classics join Summer Sale with deals up to 80% off •

June 13th, 2022 – The second week of GOG Summer Sale is on and it’s going strong with a new mechanic, new giveaway, and new games on sale – grab your seats and enjoy the ride.

It’s time to brew coffee and stretch your fingers – after a few years of absence, the Insomnia mechanic is back on GOG! This Summer Sale is already full of deep discounts, yet we saved the most delicious treats, especially for this. Starting now, once every 6 hours a new great game will appear, bearing an insanely deep discount. Right now, you can already see the first title – the best-selling strategy game Frostpunk 85% off. But you need to hurry – every game appearing during the event will have limited stock and only 6 hours to catch your attention. After that, a new game will appear, while the former one will get back on our Summer Sale with a lower discount.

So, be on the lookout, because cool titles both new and classic, like Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, King’s Quest 4+5+6 and Solasta: Crown of the Magister Supporter Edition, are bound to appear at Insomnia at some point. Take that caffeine shot and be on the lookout for great discounted games!

While you’re waiting for those insanely great deals, why not grab the 3rd (out of 5) free game – Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is available right now on GOG’s front-page till Wednesday June 15th at 1 PM UTC. It is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the very first game in this high octane, hair-whipping, hip shaking action platformer series.

There are also newcomers joining the sale like today’s addition of the whole catalog of Bethesda classics. Here’s a list of just a few new deals that appeared in the last few days:

• DOOM II + Final DOOM (-70%)
• Fallout (-70%)
• Dishonored: Complete Collection (-75%)
• Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (-60%)
• Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (-40%)
• Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (-85%)
• Songs of Conquest (-25%)

There’s still a lot to see, discover and experience during the Summer Sale on GOG, so be sure to check the special hub page often, until we wrap things up on June 27th at 9:59 PM UTC.

Wired Productions Announces its Summer of Indie Gaming with Debut Demos for The Last Worker and Tin Hearts Available Today!

New trailers for The Last Worker and Gori: Cuddly Carnage also revealed during IGN’s Summer of Gaming and the Guerrilla Collective

Watford, UK, 13th June, 2022 – Publisher Wired Productions today announces its ‘Summer of Indie Gaming’ with a line-up of thrilling demos, game launches, trailers, and so much more from specially curated and original indie titles, beginning now through to the end of August. With news to come on the long-awaited release date of the 90’s fuelled retro adventure Arcade Paradise, the first person narrative adventure The Last Worker and the immersive puzzle adventure, Tin Hearts, and the long-awaited launch of the Black Label Collection this season is truly the Summer of Indie Gaming!

Wired’s Summer of Indie Gaming Schedule Includes:

• 3rd – 10th June – Steam Publisher Sale
• 8th June – OTK Festival [Gori: Cuddy Carnage]
• 9th June – Upload VR Showcase [Tin Hearts]
• 10th June – IGN Summer of Gaming [Gori: Cuddly Carnage and The Last Worker]
• 11th June – Guerrilla Collective [The Last Worker]
• 13th June – Steam Next Fest Debut Demos for The Last Worker and Tin Hearts
• 13th June – AVICII VR Meta Quest 2 Daily Deal (ends midnight)
• 15th June – New trailer for Tin Hearts
• 23rd June – Deliver Us The Moon Next-Gen Launch Day
• 29th June – Something special for Arcade Paradise
• Deals, sales and more to be revealed!

Play The Last Worker Demo now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579280/The_Last_Worker/

Play the Tin Hearts Demo now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1831700/Tin_Hearts/

The Summer of Indie Gaming campaign kicks off with debut demos during the Steam Next Fest for The Last Worker and Tin Hearts. Alongside this, brand-new trailers for The Last Worker and the ultra fast-paced ‘skate-and slash’ Gori: Cuddly Carnage (Angry Demon Studio) were unveiled during the IGN Expo, with The Last Worker also featuring during the Guerrilla Collective 3.

The satirical new trailer from The Last Worker, which made its debut during the IGN Expo, follows a typical day at the The Jüngle Fulfilment Centre (JFC-1), where nothing can stop progress, Kurt (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) and Skew (Jason Isaacs) are faced with the predicament of what to do ‘when nature calls’. As is the case for many warehouse employees, when you have packages to ship, sometimes a bottle is your only option. With a sneak peek of the gameplay and the satirical humor found within The Last Worker, day 9,126 is (unfortunately) an average day like any other at Jüngle.

Watch The Last Worker “When Nature Calls” Trailer:

The Last Worker will be dispatched in 2022 on Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Meta Quest 2. The Last Worker demo is available now via Steam.

The Last Worker was the only game in competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (2021), where it introduced the festival’s audience to the game’s opening chapter.

For more information, check out the latest news and Wishlist via Steam, visit the official website

In addition, IGN viewers had the opportunity to meet Gori who isn’t a Stray cat, instead he’s a murder-kitty with a bad cattitude, as he tears through hordes of mutant unicorns on the sentient razor-sharp hoverboard F.R.A.N.K, in this radi-claw new gameplay trailer for Gori: Cuddly Carnage.

Watch the Gori: Cuddly Carnage ‘Bad Cattitude’ Trailer:

The third-person ‘skate ‘n slash’ set in a neon-glowing futuristic world, is filled with intense destruction and fast-paced combat. Join Gori, F.R.A.N.K and CH1-P as they are unwillingly dragged into battle to save their own lives and stop the carnage of the adorable Army and its dark leaders!

Further information about Gori: Cuddly Carnage will be revealed throughout the coming months.

For more information, visit: https://wiredproductions.com/games/gori-cuddly-carnage/

With more news to be revealed throughout Wired’s Summer of Indie Gaming, 2022 will see the launch of Arcade Paradise, Tin Hearts and The Last Worker. Indie fans can stay up to date with all of Wired’s announcements via the Wired Productions Youtube Channel.

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About Wired Productions

Wired Productions is an independent video games publisher based in Watford, UK. Wired has produced and published award-winning titles across all major platforms and its games are curated to deliver on its mantra: ‘Driven by Passion.’ Bringing games to market in both physical and digital media, notable launches to date include Martha Is Dead, The Falconeer, Those Who Remain, Deliver Us The Moon, Close to the Sun, GRIP: Combat Racing, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and The Town of Light. Recently, Wired Productions announced its upcoming slate of titles during Wired Direct. Upcoming titles include Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles, Arcade Paradise, Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Tin Hearts, Tiny Troopers: Global Ops and The Last Worker.

Deal your own adventure with hereto unseen decksploration mechanics from June 13th-20th

Nantes, France, June 13th, 2022 – Pay heed, for I have a tale for you! Legend has it that indie developer Alkemi, in partnership with Dear Villagers, are releasing a demo for their upcoming narrative card game Foretales. The wise old ones say that this mythical demo can only be accessed from June 13th-20th at 10am PST / 7pm CEST as part of Steam Next Fest. 

In Foretales, narration and experimentation blend with decksploration mechanics to create an all new kind of card game where what happens next is entirely up to you!

Our story begins long ago in the realm, where the avian thief Volepain and his friend were asked to steal a magical lyre. They outwitted the guards with an ace up their sleeve. And by “ace” I mean pocket sand. The point is it worked, and our heroes snagged the lyre undetected. Unfortunately, it was no sooner that they had gotten their hands on the lyre that Volepain began to have terrifying visions of the end of the world!

To combat this catastrophic prophecy, Volepain knew he had to assemble a team of companions. His potential allies included the tiger archer Léo, the gorilla Karst, the elephant Isabeau, and the parrot Pattenbois, among other eccentric allies. He knew each party member came with their own strengths and weaknesses that would have to be deployed strategically if they were to succeed in their quest.

Of course, Volepain and his friends need your helping hand to guide them on their journey. Choose whether to approach a scenario by using stealth, creating a ruse, making a trade, or engaging in good old-fashioned fisticuffs. If you play your cards right, Volepain and his ragtag squad could prevent a terrible fate!

Now it’s up to you to forge your own destiny on this perilous quest, when Foretales comes to Nintendo Switch and PC on Summer 2022.

“We’re thrilled for the general public to get their first taste of actually playing Foretales and seeing how its innovative ‘decksploration’ mechanics work,” said Alain Puget, founder of Alkemi. “We think fans of tabletop RPGs and narrative-based adventures in general will get a kick out of it, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!”

About Alkemi:
Founded in 2011, Alkemi is a small team of craft people making their own games and other visual products. The studio focuses on medium sized, polished games, with an emphasis on making unique titles that are unlike anything else out there. Its previous works include the horizontal-scrolling shmup / RPG hybrid Drifting Lands, as well as the twin-stick shooter / match-3 mashup Transcripted. Alkemi is now working on its most ambitious title yet with the upcoming narrative-based card game Foretales, due in 2022.

About Dear Villagers:
Dear Villagers is a publishing label of Plug In Digital. It’s a place where talented studios can unleash their creativity and focus on bringing unique single player experiences to players on PC and console, experiences that will stay with them long after the credits roll. Dear Villager’s lineup includes the award-winning The Forgotten City, The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk, ScourgeBringer and Edge Of Eternity.

TEAM17 SIGNS GRITTY DYSTOPIAN ADVENTURE, SUNDAY GOLD

BKOM Studios’ latest title combines stylish turn-based combat, intricate puzzles, and a grungy narrative set against the backdrop of a dystopian futuristic London.

Monday, 13^th June 2022 – Team17 has today announced a partnership with BKOM Studios to publish upcoming dystopian adventure Sunday Gold on PC in 2022. Combining strategic turn-based combat, intricate puzzle solving, and a trio of cunning and cutthroat criminals, Sunday Gold takes place in 2070s London: a bleak and unwelcoming city, rife and riddled with crime, and a corrupt elite who will kill anyone working to uncover their malevolent and illegal secrets.   

Sunday Gold mashes classic point and click adventure mechanics with escape-room-style puzzles, as the three protagonists – Frank (The Vengeful Ex-Con), Sally (The Activist), and Gavin (The Disgruntled Ex-Employee) – unearth and decipher clues in order to escape certain death. Switching between control of the three very different characters, players will engage in stylish turn-based combat, and utilise each of the anti-heroes’ unique skills and attacks, and an arsenal of weapons and consumables, to take down the bad guys.  

Take a butchers at the announcement trailer: 

Against the backdrop of a capital dogged by corruption and dystopian activities the trio attempt to extort a pocket-lining payday from Kenny Hogan, the mysterious and monstrous billionaire CEO of Hogan Industries. Infamous for his involvement in brutal cybernetic dog races with his prize pooch, the eponymous Sunday Gold, the three find themselves embroiled in something more sinister than their typical extortion plans, as they try to keep their cool… and fight for their lives. 

Sunday Gold Key Features:

• Atmospheric action: Immersed in the gritty and unwelcoming world of near-future London, Sunday Gold’s story takes players into the seedy underbelly of the corrupt elite, where secrets are hidden behind every locked door
• Stylish turn-based combat: Comic book inspired sequences, specific skills, attacks, and talent trees, along with as many stolen items the trio can get their thievin’ hands on, makes for a unique turn-based combat experience
• Noggin’ scratching puzzles: Explore each room and solve a combination of observation, deduction, and inventory puzzles; hunt for clues, hack terminals, and even bust down a door (or two)
• Keep your cool: In the face of dead bodies, cybernetic dogs, and psychotic billionaires even the most hardened criminals will start to lose their cool – maintaining the team’s composure with consumables and specific abilities will be key to mission success
• A trio of trouble: Frank, Sally, and Gavin make for unusual comrades, but without each of their unique abilities to lock pick, hack, and rip things open with their bare hands, the mission is doomed to fail.

Sunday Gold is Currently available to Wishlist on Steam, and checking out the Sunday Gold Website.

About BKOM Studios

Founded in 1996, BKOM offers a full range of digital services for state-of-the-art games and interactive experiences for prestigious names in the Games and Entertainment Industry. We also create our own original games and universes, exploring the digital space further and experimenting with cutting-edge technologies. Our headquarters are based in Quebec City but we operate internationally. Our team is made up of more than 120 talented people helping brands develop their presence across multiple platforms including PC /consoles / mobile games, video trailers, social media, marketing campaigns, points of sale, websites, apps, connected toys and AR/VR experiences. 

About Team17 Digital

Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Part of Team17 Group plc, which floated on AIM in 2018, Team17 Digital has an extensive portfolio comprised of over 120 titles, and fully encapsulates the spirit of independent games. Team17 Digital’s portfolio of multi-award-winning and award-nominated in-house brands include Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, The Escapists, and the iconic Worms franchise, alongside its games label partner titles, including the award-winning games Blasphemous, Greak: Memories of Azur, and Overcooked! franchise.

Manage Customers, Cure Their Ailments, and Deal with Mischievous Yokai in Fast-Paced Arcade-Style Gameplay

Erie, Pennsylvania (June 13, 2022) — Today, Whitethorn Games — publisher of cozy indie hits such as APICO, Wytchwood, and Lake — alongside developer Waking Oni Games invite players to let the soothing waters of Izajima wash over them, when their hot spring customer management game, Onsen Master, releases this summer. The game will be available for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. 

The concept for Onsen Master dates back to 2015, when Waking Oni Games founder Derrick Fields was inspired by his regular rewatches of Spirited Away, specifically a section of the film in which the protagonist is working with spirits at a bathhouse. This formed the basis of Onsen Master’s hot spring customer management gameplay, and also the Japanese setting and aesthetic of the game. After five years of development, a successful Kickstarter campaign and beta period, and the partnership with Whitethorn Games, Onsen Master is finally ready to release this month. 

“As a publisher, we always try to find unique games that can appeal to anyone and everyone,” said Dr. Matthew White, CEO of Whitethorn Games. “Onsen Master fits that criteria, and we’re really proud of everyone at Waking Oni Games for the work they’re doing to bring the game to the finish line.”

“Our studio prioritizes lifting up underrepresented voices, and one of the ways we do that is by working with developers of color,” said Derrick Fields, Founder of Waking Oni Games. “It was great to find a publisher that has the same core beliefs that we do, and it helped reaffirm our mission of representation and cultural intersection.”

A dark cloud hangs over the island of Izajima, its effects weighing heavily on the inhabitants. Mischievous spirits called yokai are running amok within the island’s hot springs. And the great Onsen Master, keeper of the hot springs and healer of ailments, has mysteriously vanished. Players will take on the role of his apprentice, Mu, in order to restore balance and uncover what happened to the Onsen Master.

Onsen Master features arcade-style single and two-player co-op, where players must manage the customers of their hot springs, and prepare and put together the correct ingredients to cure their ailments. Running around the hot springs, wrangling wandering customers, and putting the right concoctions into the right baths can be hectic enough already, but troublesome yokai look to impede players’ excellent service as well. Can Mu overcome obstacles to revitalize and reconnect the communities of Izajima? Spring into action and find out!

Key features of Onsen Master include:

• Spring Fling: Experience a short and sweet story for up to two players, and unveil the island of Izajima in a visual novel style narrative with a cute anime aesthetic.
   
• The Customer is Always Right: Skip the story and dive right in with Arcade Mode! Choose one of the six hot spring levels to put your customer service skills to the test.
   
• The Heat is On: Take on others in a competitive couch multiplayer mode where players must each work to manage their customers within the same hot spring.
   
• Spa Music: An original soundtrack full of tunes akin to a Feudal fairytale, composed by Dorrell Ettienne.

Onsen Master will release on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam this summer. 

About Whitethorn Games

We’re an indie game publisher focusing on pleasant, cozy games that can be played in pieces, that require no special skills or knowledge, and that anyone can pick up and play. We’re believers in accessibility, inclusion, and widening the audience that gets to play. We like to consider ourselves the defenders of easy games. While our games might challenge you, they’ll respect your time, they’ll make sure you can play, and most importantly, they’ll never punish you.

About Waking Oni Games

Waking Oni Games is a BIPOC led indie studio, creating experiences that are meant to uplift underrepresented voices while exploring cultural intersections, media, and nostalgia.

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Keep your trigger finger on the pulse in rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT!

Leamington Spa, UK, 13 June 2022, 12:00 BST: 

Leading UK games publisher Kwalee announced on 11 June a publishing deal with the developer of awesome shooter, ‘ROBOBEAT’, Simon Fredholm.

ROBOBEAT –  Shoot – Remix – Repeat 

Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, a rogue-lite rhythm shooter where it’s all about maximising your damage by shooting to the beat. Wall run, grapple hook, slide, and bunny hop your way through the haphazard mansion of a crazed robot-showman. Fast forward through procedurally generated levels, equip an arsenal of finely-tuned weapons, and accompany your arsenal with a symphony of modifications. Your playstyle is on continuous shuffle, so you never know what each new run is going to bring! 

Beat. The. Bot. 

You’ve been trapped in the ever-changing mansion of the eccentric robot-showman Frazzer. If you want to escape this twisted techno-playground, you’ll have to master the art of shooting and moving in sync with the beat! Get ready to dance till you’re dead and then suit up for the remix in rogue-lite rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT. 

Shoot in Sync 

March to the beat of your own drum and choose the track that fits your playstyle. Maximise your damage and shorten your cooldown time by shooting in sync.  

Combo off in time with the rhythm to get different tunes out of the same gun. Master the art of charged shots, damage multipliers, armour piercing rounds, and more! 

Move to the Music 

You’ll want some slick moves to go with those slick new weapons. Your enemies aren’t going to wait around for you to take a dance break, so you’ve got to keep moving if you want to survive. Keep it fluid, keep it funky, and keep it moving.  

Rewind, Remix, Replay 

ROBOBEAT is a rogue-lite remix.  

Fast forward through procedurally generated levels, equip an arsenal of finely-tuned weapons, and accompany your arsenal with a symphony of modifications. Your playstyle is on continuous shuffle, so you never know what each new run is going to bring! 

Will you have what it takes to break the infinite loop and stop Frazzer in his tracks? 

Key Features 

• Make your enemies face the music with an orchestra of guns and melee weapons; 
• Choose from a diverse playlist to find a track that suits your playstyle; 
• Unlock new songs, weapons, and utilities as you progress through the mansion and uncover its secrets; 
• Feel the beat with environments and visuals that adapt to the music; 
• Mix it up with a range of modifications to give you an extra boost; 
• Use your smooth moves to master platforming levels. 

Simon Fredholm, Founder, ROBOBEAT, said: 

“I’m beyond excited to be partnering with Kwalee for ROBOBEAT. From the very beginning, their team has understood the game on a deeper level. It’s clear from their experience that they know what they’re doing and they are not afraid to take chances, to create something fresh and new. They want to create the best games possible, which is what I’m all about too. I’ve been given the ability to create something awesome, and I’m looking forward to the future.” 

MAX EVERINGHAM, Head of PC and Console Publishing at Kwalee added: 

“We welcome Simon to the Kwalee family and share his excitement over this incredibly fun shooter! Gamers are going to love choosing the right tracks and their own weapons buildouts to bring the pain to Frazzer in ROBOBEAT!” 

About Kwalee

Kwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK, which boasts well over 850 million installs on mobile platforms with games such as Traffic Cop 3D, Teacher Simulator, Draw it, Bake it, Rocket Sky! and Object Hunt. The company has also published a growing catalogue of PC and console titles including Eternal Hope, along with the upcoming titles Scathe, Die by the Blade, Wildmender and ROBOBEAT.  

Kwalee was founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder David Darling CBE, who leads a fast-growing team of global gaming experts with studios in the UK, India and China along with remote team members all over the world!

About Simon Fredholm, Developer, ROBOBEAT

Simon Fredholm is a solo video games developer situated in Sweden. His current goal is to blend together a mix of radical guns, momentous moves, and relapsing rewinds in his upcoming title due to release in 2023. Simon has also released previous titles, such as Break the Game and Escape the Game which, were both created in his custom-made game engine.

Curve Games and Triangle Studios bring From Space to planet Earth this Autumn 

London, June 13th, 2022 – Curve Games and Triangle Studios are excited to announce that their pink alien-infested action-shooter, From Space, is coming to Steam, Stadia and Nintendo Switch this Autumn.  Available to wishlist on Steam now, From Space is a family-friendly co-op shooter that tasks players with liberating the world from an alien enemy swarm. The apocalypse has never been so much fun! Check out the trailer here 

From Space is an immensely fun solo and co-op action-shooter for up to four players. Squads of friends must take on the challenge of liberating planet earth from endless hordes of menacing neon pink aliens, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world. Players can choose from a wide range of characters, each with their own unique abilities and weapons to build the ultimate super squad and defeat the pesky extraterrestrials.  

The game offers players an array of weapons to choose from, such as Rocket Launchers, Miniguns, Flamethrowers and more! Build your ideal spec and use tactical items, namely grenades and mines, or slow down the hordes with barbed wire and machinegun turrets to annihilate the alien enemy. It’s essential to level up throughout the game and attach special perks to your character which will help you to master the art of destroying the aliens. Find ways to combat increasingly more powerful enemies to accomplish all of your alien squashing dreams.  

This Autumn, blast multiple aliens and save the planet with From Space on Steam, Stadia and Nintendo Switch!

For the latest Curve Games updates, join the Discord server here and follow @curvegames on all socials here. 

About Curve Games 

Curve Games (part of the Catalis Group) is an award-winning independent label working with developers across the world to deliver the best in interactive entertainment. With a uniquely diverse games catalogue that includes renowned indie hits such as For the King, Bomber Crew, The Ascent, Lawn Mowing Simulator, and the multi-million selling smash hit Human Fall Flat, Curve Games has taken its place as one of the leading games publishers worldwide. 

Demo available from today on Steam, full game steps out of the shadows later this year on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

13 JUNE, 2022 – Indie publisher Digerati is happy to announce it’s bringing UNDETECTED, a top-down stealth action game with a classic feel, to PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S later this year (Q4 2022).

A demo will be available from today as part of the Steam Next Fest, and can be downloaded from the game’s Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715350

Created by Mexican developer Merlino Games, UNDETECTED is the studio’s second stealth-focused project, following its 2021 debut, The Chameleon. UNDETECTED offers classic, top-down stealth action against the backdrop of corporate conspiracy in a turbulent near-future divided by social and political unrest.

Watch the UNDETECTED announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/UztFgilMN7w

Players take the role of Tenoch Kaan, an expert in non-lethal infiltration and agent for the revolutionary group, Los Desplazados. Players must use stealth tactics to sneak past guards and avoid detection. Kaan’s cybernetic eye enhancement allows players to survey their surroundings, while a selection of non-lethal bullet types and explosives can be used to help Kaan stay one step ahead of the enemy. 

Retro textures and models give an authentic, old-school visual style to complement the classic gameplay, while a dynamic ‘sneak camera’ perspective ensures moments of wall-hugging sneakery feel extra tense and dramatic.

ABOUT THE GAME

Yucatan, Mexico – June 07, 2063. A cell of the revolutionary group ‘Los Desplazados’, including their leader Gloria, has gone missing while on operations around the site of the Chicxulub Perpetual Energy Station. 

Tenoch Kaan, a Desplazados rebel and reformed agent of the shadowy CIMACORP group, is deployed to find Gloria and her team. Fitted with the latest in biotechnological enhancements, Kaan’s mission is to find the missing Desplazados without alerting CIMACORP to his presence.

UNDETECTED is a top-down stealth game with a non-lethal-only approach.

Key Features

• Stay hidden: Avoid detection by hiding in the shadows and staying out of sight. Turn off lights and create dark areas to sneak through. Be careful not to leave footprints. 
• Use sound wisely: Every footstep, surface, weapon and item can make a noise that will attract enemy attention. Stay as silent as possible, or use sound tactically to gain an advantage. 
• Scout mode: Slow the action and assess the lay out of an area with an augmented top-down view of your surroundings. Observe enemy positions and plan your next move.
• Non-lethal action: Deadly force is not permitted. Instead, use stealth to avoid enemies, or melee attacks and an array of weapons to incapacitate and immobilize them.
• Tactical tools: Use a variety of non-lethal bullets and explosives. Includes rubber bullets that can be fired at light switches, and a slime explosive used to mute the sound of footsteps.
• Rescue captives: Find Desplazados members captured by CIMACORP to increase your max health, max batteries (used for armor and to restore health), and to gain key cards (used to access more areas).

Difficulty modes: Choose from four scaling levels of challenge. From a forgiving and relaxed stealth experience, all the way to ‘Mexican Extreme’, which wipes your save if an alert is triggered!

About Digerati
As a publisher, Digerati is dedicated to helping independent developers bring their creations to market and into the hands of gamers. We take care of funding, distribution, marketing and production, leaving developers to focus on what they love – making incredible games and unique experiences.
https://www.digerati.games/

About Merlino Games
Merlino Games is a Mexican game development company, founded by Antonio Freyre in Guadalajara Jalisco in 2020. Our purpose is to create games with Mexican characters. We want people like us to feel represented and hope to deliver unique products with a strong creative voice that overflows with tone and personality. https://www.merlinogames.com/

Brand-new Trailer Makes Debut at Future Games Show

Check out the brand-new Lost in Play trailer here!

Rekindle the past and relive your childhood; a time when every pathway was your playground and adventure lay around every corner, if only in your mind. Lost in Play is your ticket to times long gone – a living cartoon where imagination and a sense of curiosity are the tools of your trade. Get ready to take a step back in time on the road to wonder.

Tel Aviv, Israel – Monday 13th June 2022 Having lifted the lid on the game’s latest trailer at the Future Games Show over the weekend, Happy Juice Games can today confirm its forthcoming point-and-click puzzle adventure Lost in Play will launch on both Nintendo Switch and Steam on Wednesday 10th August, 2022.

Lost in Play is designed to take us all back to those sunny afternoons after school, when adventuring in the backyard or gallivanting around the local park dangerously encroached upon our allotted homework time. Likewise, the game’s visuals are unashamedly inspired by a mixture of modern-day cartoons kids watch today and the Saturday morning cartoons the rest of us grew up with.

The brand-new trailer showcased at the Future Games Show showcases the madcap nature of the world brother and sister Toto and Gal are thrust into, also casting an eye on the aforementioned graphical style that serves as Lost In Play’s superlative signature.

Altogether, Lost in Play is a feel-good adventure in which a brother and sister explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Wrapped up in the magic of their imagination, Toto and Gal must work together to solve puzzles and make their way back home. It’s an entirely unique retro-inspired, family-friendly 2D adventure designed to rekindle a spirit of nostalgia amongst players. 

“This is a game you and I can play in front of our kids to show them a little slice of our collective childhoods,” says Yuval Markovich, co-founder at Happy Juice Games. “That’s why we were so inspired by the spirit of the cartoons we all grew up watching, using the sense of adventure they convey to connect with the younger generation. Recapturing that magic that we tend to lose when we get older is what we set out to achieve, and we think people will enjoy finding the charm, the nostalgia, and the feel-good factor whilst they’re Lost in Play.”

Lost in Play features:

• A mysterious animated puzzle adventure with amazing, cartoon-style visuals.
• Magical and magnificent creatures throughout.
• No text or dialogue – everything is communicated visually in an endearingly universal way.
• Inspiration from TV shows such as Gravity Falls, Hilda, and Over the Garden Wall.
• A variety of uniquely creative activities to take part in; play cards with goblins, create a dragon, and teach a sheep how to fly.
• More than 30 unique puzzles and mini-games.

Lost in Play will launch on both Nintendo Switch and Steam on Wednesday 10th August, 2022 for $19.99/€17.99/£15.49.

About Happy Juice Games

Happy Juice is a newly-formed studio based in Tel Aviv, focusing on quests and adventure games with high-quality graphics, animation, and game design. The studio’s debut title, Lost in Play, is an uplifting epic adventure about a brother and sister trying to find their way home as they traverse through imaginary and surreal landscapes. The studio has previously collaborated with 11Sheep on The Office Quest.

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