2D Action Platformer TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity Ascends from Early Access on PC, Nintendo Switch June 3

New level elements, final boss, ending, and modding features added to version 1.0

TOKYO – 23 May, 2022 – TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity, the 2D roguelike action-platformer set in a regenerating tower developed by //commentout and published by PLAYISM, ascends from Steam Early Access into version 1.0 on PC and welcomes Nintendo Switch to the climb on Tuesday, June 3, 2022.

Lead one of five heroes through their trials and tribulations as they seek escape from a shifting tower constructed from the broken remains of a forgotten world. Learn each playable character’s backstory as they climb, why the structure compelled them to enter it, and what it takes to truly escape from their repeating fate.

Each hero can only protect themselves from the tower’s many foes with screen-clearing magic skills that deal significant damage to enemies for a short time but take up to 30 seconds to recharge. Find items to reduce cooldown times, grant different effects to attacks, and help provide protection. Climb up high enough, and choose to pray to an angel or a devil capable of granting branching paths toward the tower’s apex.

Sprint through a collection of unpredictable rooms filled with chaotic traps and enemy attacks reminiscent of a bullet hell shooter. Use powerful abilities to clear out the screen and deftly dodge foes with precision platforming while the cooldown timer replenishes! Defeat bosses by mastering the ebb and flow of spellcasting and dodging, and stay alive long enough to discover the next powerful artifact. Don’t dawdle, as a karma meter begins to tick down further up the tower, with its depletion meaning certain doom. 

Clear each floor with fury and finesse to earn points and soar up the daily leaderboards. Wander by gravemarkers of fellow travelers who failed their escalade and read their parting words. Perish before reaching the pinnacle and leave a helpful message for others on their attempts, or express frustration to the world from beyond the grave. Don’t get too familiar with the fortress’ surroundings; for every 24 hours a brand new tower arises, with fresh challenges within.

Veterans of the Early Access version and those entering the tower on Nintendo Switch can play the practice mode to fight bosses and earn achievements. Each day brings unseen trials, with new level elements added to the game and additional auto-generated variations for more unpredictable challenges each day. Fight a new final boss and discover the true ending to these travelers’ stories. 

Steam version 1.0 also introduces an expansive new set of character customization options. Add custom skins to each of the five heroes, as well as their own dialogue, intro, and endings. PLAYISM and //commentout are collaborating with a variety of illustrators, game designers, and streamers to introduce official custom characters in a future update.

“Early Access was important for the development of TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity as player feedback influenced many of our design decisions,” said saebashi, Founder, //commentout. “I know Nintendo Switch players are ready to climb the tower alongside their Steam brethren and threaten some of our regulars atop the leaderboards!”

TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity will be availablefor $11.99 on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2022, on Steam for PC and Nintendo Switch with support for English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese text. The Early Access version is available now for $9.99 on Steam, and Nintendo Switch players can preorder the game at a 20% discount.

For more information, please visit thePLAYISM website, follow PLAYISM on Facebook and Twitter, visit the //commentout website, join the official TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity Discord server, and follow //commentout’s saebashi on Twitter.

About //commentout

Founded by artist and game developer saebashi, //commentout serves as the home for both his digital paintings and video game releases. Known for previous mobile titles Magic Frontier! and Nagami!, //commentout brings its work to PC and consoles for the first time with TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity, which earned pre-release recognition from Tokyo Game Show and Xiamen International Game Festival.

For more information, visit the //commentout website, join the official TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity Discord server, and follow //commentout’s saebashi on Twitter.

About PLAYISM

Japan’s oldest indie publisher, PLAYISM, is known in the West for supporting popular indie games such as Gnosia, Idol Manager, Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight, Touhou Luna Nights, Fight Crab, Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-, the La-Mulana series, Bright Memory, Bright Memory: Infinite, and DEEEER Simulator among other titles. 

PLAYISM’s motto is “Bringing a Different Breed of Indie Game to the World”.

To learn more, visit the PLAYISM official website and follow @PlayismEN on Twitter.

Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open Haunts PC, Consoles Early 2023

Predecessor Paper Ghost Stories: 7PM Free on Steam for the Next Two Weeks

VANCOUVER, Canada — May 23, 2022 — Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open, the next installment and first full-sized game in an award-winning anthology of creepy tales inspired by Malaysian and Chinese myths and culture from publisher Chorus Worldwide and developer Cellar Vault Games, possesses PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC early next year.

Ting, a young Chinese-Malaysian girl, unknowingly breaches the spirit world. Everywhere she goes, the apparition of a child named Xiu follows, visible only to her. Despite her efforts to keep Xiu a secret, other children notice, quickly earning Ting notoriety as a “weird” kid. Follow Ting through pre-school and primary school as she navigates the perils of home life and the mysterious spirit world.

Third Eye Open’s gripping narrative unfolds across multiple years at locations including Ting’s troubled home, creepy campgrounds, haunted houses, and even nightmares. Speak with friends and family through a timed dialogue system simulating heated arguments and hard questions. Interact with the world through a collection of minigames ranging from assembling a barbecue platter during a camping trip to hiding from malevolent phantoms.

Rendered in a living “paper theatre” style inspired by the paper puppetry – the shadow plays – of Southeast Asia, Third Eye Open haunts and charms in equal measure. The beautiful, childlike aesthetic belies a darker story of a family falling apart, Ting’s role in its salvation, and the haunted house at the heart of it all. For added authenticity, all in-game sounds were recorded on location in Malaysia, in places such as the Taman neighborhood, local Ko Pi Tiam (coffee shops), and the Pasar Malam (night markets).

For those too excited to wait, explore the shared Paper Ghost Stories universe via 7PM. In addition to being available free on Steam until June 2nd, the game has been updated to include full controller support.43 Please note that 7PM is a short story to Third Eye Open’s novel: the former takes about one hour to complete, while Cellar Vault Games aims to make the latter approximately five to six hours long. Third Eye Open’s console release will also include 7PM.

“When we saw Cellar Vault Games’ 7PM, we knew we’d played something special,” said Shintaro Kanaoya, founder and CEO of Chorus Worldwide. “Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open takes many of the concepts that were in a fledgling form in 7PM and hugely expands upon them. We can’t wait to bring this mix of Malaysian culture, coming-of-age drama, and spine-tingling story and gameplay to fans of original adventures everywhere.”

“To bring our stories to PC and console players around the world is a dream come true,” said Benny Chan, CEO and Co-Founder of Cellar Vault Games. “We hope to be telling Paper Ghost Stories for a long time to come, sharing tales of Malaysian folklore with as many people as possible. We can’t wait for everyone to experience Ting’s adventure! “

Third Eye Open will be available on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC early next year. Courtesy of a partnership with Serenity Forge, a physical edition will be available at launch. For more information, join Cellar Vault Games’ Discord, follow Cellar Vault Games and Chorus Worldwide on Twitter, and visit the official Third Eye Open page on Chorus Worldwide’s website.

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 Cellar Vault Games

In 2015, Benny Chan Beng Lee and Eshan Jayatilaka, two students in their final year of game dev studies, played Hideo Kojima’s infamous P.T. with the rest of their team. So inspired were they by the experience, they applied those principles to their graduation project, The Plight, and then set up their own studio in Malaysia.

Continuing to be inspired by their formative experience, Cellar Vault Games makes horror and mystery titles infused with a local flavour. The team hopes to continue broadening its scope, embrace the burgeoning talent of the Malaysian game dev scene, strive for the highest quality, and unlock the next hidden gem in the vault.

LOST EPIC Slays Gods on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Graduates From Steam Early Access July 28

New content available now on Steam Early Access, more debuts at launch

TOKYO – May 23, 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, embarks on its quest to slay gods on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 starting Thursday, July 28, simultaneously alongside releasing PC 1.0 via Steam. 

As revealed during INDIE Live Expo 2022, LOST EPIC graduates from Steam Early Access, with the final pre-launch major content update available now as a thank you to supporters.

Step into the land of Sanctum as the God Slayer and defend humanity from divine tormentors. Unleash mystical powers alongside stalwart allies, including NPCs and summoning other heroes playing LOST EPIC in the quest to defeat the Pantheon of Six. Engage in fierce 2D combat using weapons and their Divine Skills. Level up deeply-customizable characters through an expansive skill tree. Craft items and enchantments to strike fear into the hearts of the devilish deities.

Available starting today in Steam Early Access, explore the most dangerous world to date: the dark Abyss. Defeat new bosses Cecilia and The Ruling King to obtain the Eyes of God. Use them to peer through the mists to discover previously unseen paths in pre-existing areas and find the final world of LOST EPIC. These mysterious depths host three difficult new foes: the God of Everlasting Darkness, the Twin Gods, and the Ancient God itself.

Use the Eyes of God to witness the world’s creation and speak with old Gods in the new Black Cat event. Wield the mighty Regalia, the chosen blade of The Ruling King. Revisit Altu after defeating Cecilia for a new quest and receive new missions from other familiar NPCs.

New features arriving at launch on all platforms include the Sky Spire, a new world with a mighty raid boss. Work together with other players, using new stamps to help communicate even across different languages to tackle this fearsome foe together — or find a way to solo her. Begin using the Staff, capable of materializing anima to aid in battle, or take up the Shield to bash through enemies or throw it at foes. Earn a new material to enhance weapons and items. Play as new characters from EARTH’s DAWN, and utilize new items to slay gods with powers from another world.

“As we prepare for the launch, it felt like the perfect time to introduce elements from our original game that put us on the map,” said Team EARTH WARS. “We thank everyone who’s supported us during Early Access and look forward to a new legion of fans on PlayStation 4 and 5 and those who waited until 1.0 to begin slaying gods for themselves.”

LOST EPIC and its final major pre-launch content update are now available on Steam for Windows PC for $19.99, with a price hike planned when the game graduates from Early Access and releases on PlayStation 5|4 on Thursday, July 28. 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.

Sword in Hand, Battle through Spacetime in New XEL Demo – Now on Steam

Surviving a spaceship crash is only the beginning in this epic sci-fi adventure

Wiesbaden, Germany – 23rd May, 2022. It’s time to embark on an adventure where uncovering your memories is as wondrous and exciting as exploring the alien world on which you’ve crash landed. From publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Tiny Roar, the 3D sci-fi fantasy XEL is now on Steam with its very first demo. Jump into the action and get a taste of the adventure awaiting players on PC and Nintendo Switch this summer. 

In XEL, you’ll take the leading role as Reid, an amnesiac traveller stranded in a mysterious world where only a painfully deep dive into her subconscious will unlock the knowledge needed to find her way out. The ability to jump through space and time doesn’t hurt, either! A love letter to classic Zelda titles, XEL melds sci-fi fantasy with the familiarity of old-school dungeon exploration, creating a marvellously enigmatic world full of challenging puzzles, fiendish boss battles, and brimming with witty characters.

Presented during Steam’s Indie Live Expo 2022, the newly released demo showcases the first 30 minutes of the highly anticipated adventure, including an exciting look into the first mini boss fight against the menacing “Overseer.” Paired with Chap, her spunky and spirited sentient mechanical companion, Reid confronts armies of robotic enemies, as well as her own cryptic past. What is her connection to this perplexing world, and how can she regain the memories she’s lost?

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 is available summer 2022 on Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam and GOG. The verdant 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 #3 ‘Gadgets, Concepts and Inspiration’ on Steam.

Stay tuned on XEL’s development by following developer Tiny Roar on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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.

The neon noir RPG was funded in 3 minutes and has crowdfunded close to 1.5 million USD and unlocked 24 stretchgoals with three days remaining on the crowdfunding campaign

Los Angeles, CA (May 23, 2022) – Get your badges and blasters ready! Only three days remain on the Kickstarter campaign for BLADE RUNNER: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME – a neon-noir wonderland that’ll take your breath away. One way or another.

Walk the mean streets of Los Angeles 2037 in a new game from the award-winning team behind the hit ALIEN RPG. The BLADE RUNNER RPG invites you into an evocative world of conflicts and contrasts that dares to ask the hard questions and investigate the powers of empathy, the poisons of fear, and the burdens of being human during inhumane times.

Voted the #1 Most Anticipated RPG of 2022 at EN World, the BLADE RUNNER RPG campaign blew through its initial funding goal within three minutes. Now, with three days remaining, the campaign has crowdfunded  close to 1.5 million USD and unlocked 24 stretchgoals.

The BLADE RUNNER RPG on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/blade-runner-the-roleplaying-game
The Kickstarter campaign will wrap up on Thursday, May 26 at 9:00 PM CEST.

Set in the year 2037, the adventures begin shortly after the Wallace Corporation debuts the new Nexus-9 Replicants on Earth, giving players the choice to play as either human or Replicant Blade Runners with different specialties, personalities, and memories.

Beyond the core casework, the game will both in setting and mechanics showcase key themes of Blade Runner – sci-fi action, corporate intrigue, existential character drama, and moral conflict.

As a member of the LAPD’s Rep-Detect Unit, you’ll face impossible choices and find beauty and humanity in the stubborn resilience to keep fighting. To persevere through pain. To agonize over itches you can’t scratch. To do questionable and extraordinary things.

Other than that, it’s just a normal day on the force, so get to work and grab some noodles on the way. That stack of cases won’t crack itself. It’s a shame you won’t live long enough to solve them all. But then again, who does?

The rules of the game are based on the acclaimed Year Zero Engine, used in award-winning games such as the official ALIEN RPG, Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Tales From the Loop and Forbidden Lands, but further developed and uniquely tailored for BLADE RUNNER.

Tomas Härenstam, Free League co-founder and lead game designer of the ALIEN RPG, fills the same role for the BLADE RUNNER RPG. Original artwork comes from lead ALIEN RPG artist Martin Grip, with Joe LeFavi of Genuine Entertainment is serving as the lead setting writer, brand manager, and producer on the game series.

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ABOUT ALCON ENTERTAINMENT
Co-founders and co-CEO’s Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson founded Alcon Entertainment in 1997 with partner Frederick W. Smith, the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx. Alcon has financed and produced or co-financed and co-produced 35 films to date including the Academy Award Best Picture nominee The Blind Side; the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford which won 2 Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects and received an additional 3 nominations; The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman; and many others. Alcon is currently in post-production on Lullaby, the horror feature from director John R. Leonetti (Annabelle).

Alcon Television Group’s latest projects include season six of the critically acclaimed epic space series The Expanse which airs on Amazon Prime Video and boasts a 100% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes; the animated children’s series Pete the Cat, a co-production with Amazon Studios based on the best-selling children’s book series currently available on the streaming service; and Blade Runner – Black Lotus, an anime series developed in partnership with Adult Swim and Crunchyroll inspired by Alcon’s Oscar-winning feature Blade Runner 2049.

Past projects for Alcon Television Group include the Grammy award-winning and 5-time Emmy-nominated HBO documentary series The Defiant Ones which chronicled the divergent roots and unlikely partnership of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. The Company’s first co-production was the Emmy-nominated documentary Sinatra: All or Nothing at All for HBO from Oscar winning director Alex Gibney. The intimate portrait of Sinatra as a singer, actor, father, husband, and philanthropist remains one of HBO’s most successful shows in the 50+ demographic.

ABOUT GENUINE ENTERTAINMENT
Genuine is a leading producer and brand manager of best-selling, award-winning stories, games, and geekery for beloved genre entertainment brands. An expert in authentic adaptations and premium licensing programs across all corners of pop culture, we specialize in growing franchises and fandoms in strategic markets and media alongside best-in-class partners.

Cultivating a dream portfolio of top media companies and intellectual properties, our credits and collabs include the ALIEN RPG with Free League; the Altered CarbonRPG with Hunters; The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 art book with Alcon; the Batman game series with Portal Games; the Blade Runner RPG with Free League; the Blade Runner video game with Nightdive Studios; The Dragon Prince master tabletop gaming program, including Battlecharged from Brotherwise Games and Fandom’s Tales of Xadia RPG; the Dune master tabletop gaming program, including GF9’s Dune, Dire Wolf’s Dune: Imperium, and the Dune RPG from Modiphius; the Hello Neighbor party game from Arcane Wonders; the Vampire: The Masquerade – Rivals card game from Renegade Game Studios; and the World of Darkness comic book program from Vault. Come play at genuineent.com

World Turtles, a wholesome colony builder on the back of a giant space turtle, is soon available for PC

Help us shape the destiny of the World Turtles – be a part of the journey until its full launch in August – Please, help us save our turtle. It means the world to us…

Pretoria, South Africa, 23/05/2022 – World Turtles is a wholesome colony builder made by a solo developer Gideon Griebenow from South Africa as the main ingredient of the nerdiest mid-life crises he’s aware of. It is the game he’s always wanted to make. He had a clear vision in his mind – create a world on a giant space turtle.

“It still feels ‘Unreal’ to me, although it was ‘Made with Unity’, that the passion project I started out of nerdy interest has actually become such a reality, with enough support and appeal, to warrant pursuing it full-time in exchange for my career of two decades!”, says Gideon Griebenow, All-Round Tinkerer of Re: cOg Mission.

“I am happy to invite you all to follow my game’s journey to the upcoming launch and help save the turtle! Today, May 23rd also happens to be World Turtle Day, which is about encouraging human action to protect and help endangered turtles to survive and thrive in their ecosystems. Therefore, I would like to invite everyone to be mindful and help save the turtles in real life as well.” – encourages Gideon

World Turtles is a wholesome strategy game which includes working with the AI realms to interact with the World, the Turtle and Space itself in a way that ensures the Turtle’s, and the Meeps’, survival. Will you find peaceful, sustainable means of existing in harmony with your world and neighboring Meeps, rather than heartlessly exploiting or conquering one and all? Will you navigate the forces of nature, learn how they work and harness their power to affect progress without destruction? Will you be a part of the journey?

Key Game Features:

• Set on, and actually involving, a huge turtle floating through space.
• The Turtle’s position in space impacts life on the Turtle, including climate and water levels.
• Separate technology trees per building type, coupled with an overall technology tree.
• Meeps require balanced experience to progress.
• The need to plan ahead and be willing to wait for your decisions to bear fruit.
• Conquer land, water, air and space… together… for good.

The game beat out around 5400 other games to win the #PitchYaGame Industry Pick in June of 2021, and support in terms of wishlists and community feedback has been steadily growing.

World Turtles will be available on Steam in August – be sure to put it on your wishlist today to keep up with the progress and soon coming release.

For more information, please visit: https://www.worldturtles.com

About Re: cOg Mission:
Gideon Griebenow, Re: cOg Mission’s solo developer, joined the game development party quite late in life after obtaining a PhD in Credit Risk Analysis, spending 10 years in that arena and subsequently founding his own consultancy business. And then, three years later, he watched a Unity tutorial, and World Turtles slowly but surely took center stage, until taking over completely. What he finds most appealing about game development is also one of the hardest things about it: the extensive variety of skills, knowledge, experience and involvement required to bring everything together into a meaningful, enjoyable whole that can teleport you to somewhere else for a while. There’s certainly no room for being disinterested!

Visit a new trail and unlock new gear in the next free update for acclaimed mountain biking title

Gothenburg, Sweden – May 23rd, 2022 – Thunderful & MegagonIndustries are pleased to announce the next big free update to Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Misty Peak, rides its way onto PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch today. Explore a new trail, beat new challenges and unlock new customisation sets in this latest DLC as the Graterhorn Mountain gets even bigger.

Misty Peak shows you a new side of the Graterhorn Mountain, confronting you with a treacherous new trail to overcome. Built with the flair that’s won Lonely Mountains: Downhill universal acclaim, expect a thrilling challenge balanced by an idyllic natural setting that ticks all the boxes for picturesque pitstops, and casual exploration.

You will discover two new rest stops on Misty Peak’s new trail and can unlock the new air elemental customisation set by taking on the new challenges included in the DLC while also battling your way to the top of the leaderboards.

To celebrate the release of the Misty Peak DLC, players can now get 40% off the Eldfjall Island DLC and the LMD Soundtrack on Steam. Eldfjall Island adds a completely new volcanic mountain to Lonely Mountains: Downhill, delivering four new trails to explore and lots of new challenges and rewards.

“Misty Peak is maybe our best trail yet and we’re already looking to seeing how our speedrunning community will surprise us and do everything they can to break it!” said Daniel Helbig, co-founder of Megagon. “Following on from Riley’s Return – our last free update – Lonely Mountain: Downhill continues to get bigger and better!”

Lonely Mountains: Downhill was initially released on October 23rd in 2019. During its first year, the game has been a hit amongst players and critics alike; resulting in more than one million players (3 million as of December 2021). The game won awards such as “Best Indie Game” at the German Developer Awards and “Best International Indie Game” at Poznan Game Arena.

Lonely Mountains: Downhill and the free Misty Peak DLC is available today for PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch. A demo for Lonely Mountains: Downhill is available on Nintendo Switch and Steam, so if you are on the fence, download it and head down the first trail of the Sierra Rivera mountain.

For more information about Lonely Mountains: Downhill please visit the official website: https://lonelymountains.com/

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About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organization with eight development studios and over 300 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

About Megagon Industries
Founded in 2013, Megagon Industries is an award winning independent game developer based in Berlin, Germany. The studio is best known as the developer behind the critical and commercial hit Lonely Mountains: Downhill.

Set Sail on an Open-world Tropical Adventure Coming Early 2023

[London, 23 May, 2022] – Independent game studio, Awaceb (Fossil Echo), and Kepler Interactive, today shared a new gameplay mini-feature showcasing ocean exploration in the upcoming tropical adventure, Tchia, releasing in early 2023 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and EPIC Games Store.

The genuine love the Awaceb team have for New Caledonia, homeland of Awaceb’s co-founders, is overflowing in this gameplay snippet with its emphasis on cruising the glistening blue waters that surround the island, exploring the ocean depths and traversing the waterway of a beautiful archipelago . The art style, colour palettes and music come together to create something incredibly heartwarming and welcoming.

Away from the water, Tchia also draws inspiration from the flora and fauna of New Caledonia to create a charming open-world to explore – take control of almost any animal or object you can find, or jam on your fully playable Ukulele!

Tchia will be moving to an early 2023 release to give the development team more time to realise their creative vision. See HERE for a message from the Awaceb team. 

Tchia will launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and EPIC Games Store. For more information please visit https://www.awaceb.com/tchia.

About Awaceb
Awaceb is an independent video game development studio based in Bordeaux, France. Founded by Phil Crifo and Thierry Boura who both grew up in New Caledonia, Awaceb is made up of a group of creators with diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. The team aims to produce high quality, engaging, visually stunning gaming experiences and the studio’s debut, Fossil Echo, reflected that commitment. Their sophomore title, Tchia, is positioned to multiply those efforts ten-fold and realise the dreams of this growing studio.

About Kepler Interactive
Kepler Interactive is a global game developer and publisher built on a unique co-ownership model. Led by the founders of Kowloon Nights – an award-winning fund that redefined videogame financing, deploying over $100M to support independent developers under fair and sustainable terms–– Kepler gives studios a stake in the business and a leadership role in strategic decision-making, whilst preserving their creative independence, enabling them to make fun and commercially successful games appealing to a wide audience. Kepler’s partner studios are found worldwide: A44 Games in New Zealand, Alpha Channel and Timberline in North America, Awaceb, Ebb Software and Sloclap in Europe, and Shapefarm in Asia. Kepler’s support and leadership team, headquartered in London, has vast gaming industry experience along with a proven track record of financing, marketing, and working with developers to bring great games to market at scale.