You are now the property of The Ascent Group… please stand by…

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The Ascent Review

London, United Kingdom – 29 July, 2021 – You belong to The Ascent Group, but can you survive without it? Publisher Curve Digital and Swedish indie studio Neon Giant are excited to invite gamers to make their mark in the brave new world of Veles, as the studio’s highly anticipated debut title The Ascent launches today on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Xbox Game Pass at 6pm BST / 7pm CEST / 10am PDT.

A solo and co-op action-shooter RPG set in a sci-fi cyberpunk world, The Ascent is the first title from Neon Giant, a new 12-person studio composed of games industry veterans who were some of the minds behind iconic AAA titles such as the Gears of War, Bulletstorm and Wolfenstein franchises. 

Check out Gameplay here:

The Ascent sees players dive into ‘The Ascent Group’ arcology, a self-contained corporate-run metropolis, stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. Taking on the role of an indentured worker, the world starts to go haywire when The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons. Life becomes a case of survival, with rival corporations and crime syndicates looking to fill the empty space and players having to take up arms to hold them off. 

“About three years ago we founded Neon Giant; a small game dev studio with the belief that with the right focus and mindset, even just a few people can create grand experiences and high quality games,” said Tor Frick, Creative Director and co-founder of Neon Giant. “We have a passion for creating living worlds and action gameplay – it’s in our DNA from our shared history in the industry and The Ascent is the result of our team’s passion and hard work.”

Fellow co-founder and Creative Director of the studio Arcade Berg added: “In The Ascent you start off at the bottom of the food chain – that’s just the life of an indent – but as you progress, you will get to grow more powerful, find shiny guns, toys and augmentations making you able to live out your twisted power fantasies – if you choose – with robot tentacles coming out of your back. We will take you across the world, wide and high, in a megacity filled with turmoil and introduce you to characters who have found ways to thrive in this environment. We hope our game is as fun and exciting for you playing it as it was for us to make it.”

About The Ascent

The Ascent offers players the chance to step into an action-orientated sci-fi RPG powered by Unreal Engine that takes the genre to new levels, available to play in both single-player and up to four-player co-op. The game will target 60 fps and have full 4K support on the Xbox Series X, offering amazing gameplay performance for new generation console players.

Features:

• A free-roam play style in a cyberpunk inspired dystopian world
• Classic RPG mechanics to enable players to build up their character including cyberware, augmentations and looting
• An unprecedented sense of verticality within its world, with different levels and platforms discernible within play
• Double-aim mechanic enables players to utilise the full screen and choose between multiple targets anywhere in the environment
• A narrative-led adventure playable in single and up to four-player co-op modes

The Ascent is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles and PC and Xbox Game Pass.

Buy today on Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/the-ascent
Buy today on PC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/979690/The_Ascent/

Game price: £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99

Related Links

The Ascent Twitter: @AscentTheGame https://twitter.com/AscentTheGame
Curve Digital YouTube: @CurveDigital https://www.youtube.com/curvedigital
Curve Digital Website: https://www.curve-digital.com/
Neon Giant Twitter: @NeonGiantGames – https://twitter.com/neongiantgames 
More information on Neon Giant can be found at http://www.neongiant.se 

About Curve Digital

Curve Digital 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 and Bomber Crew, critically acclaimed titles like Flame in the Flood and Autonauts, and the multi-million selling smash hit Human Fall Flat, Curve Digital has taken its place as one of the leading games publishers worldwide.

More information on Curve Digital can be found at http://www.curve-digital.com

About Neon Giant

Neon Giant is a small team of experienced games industry veterans with a heritage in some of the world’s biggest action game franchises. With our combined know-how, passion and ambition, we’ve set out to create a new type of studio. Our intention is to draw upon our AAA experience and focus on working efficiently, empowering each individual in order to maximise our creativity and push the boundaries of making really fun videogames. At Neon Giant, every team member is a key player in our bold vision of creating world-class action games that will stand proud and tall with the giants. Small is beautiful, small is Neon Giant.

Take to the neon streets of a violent cyberpunk future and face off against gangs, cults, and shady corporations in Glitchpunk.

Hamburg, Germany – 28th July, 2021 — Enter the chaos-ridden streets of New Baltia! Do you have what it takes to handle the unbridled insanity of a world unhinged? Revealed to be coming to Steam Early Access on Aug. 11th, 2021, Glitchpunk, a cyberpunk-themed game with an old-school GTA 2 feel, will feature New Baltia as the first playable city in the game. Providing approximately eight hours of play at launch, it won’t be long before more content arrives.

Outpost Texas, originally intended to be included at launch, will arrive in three to four weeks as Glitchpunk’s first major update. Adding another six to eight hours of play, developer Dark Lord decided they wanted to give players their absolute best and chose to spend a small amount of time continuing to develop the second city.

A top-down action game where you shoot, brawl, drive, steal and sneak yourself through a neon-soaked world full of gangs and cults, forging cooperations along the way, Glitchpunk isn’t just about blowing things up – it also tells a compelling story of transhumanism, xenophobia, and religion. You can influence the world around you, make new friends, face off against more enemies than you can count – and perhaps, just perhaps, convert an enemy’s aversion to affection. 

Glitchpunk’s Early Access will launch with New Baltia available on day one and Outpost Texas arriving in three to four weeks. Two more cities — Neo Tokyo and Moscow — will be added during the Early Access journey. Each city has its own gangs and characters while also continuing the protagonist’s gripping story. Keep an eye out for more information on Glitchpunk’s Early Access updates as a detailed road map will be on the way soon after the game’s launch.

In Glitchpunk you play as a glitching android going against your own programming and challenging the tyrannical governments and megacorps of the dystopian near-future. Forge your own path in several cities full of drug-crazed gangs, aggressive police, and irresponsible drivers that make each mission and playthrough unpredictable. Steal cars and lead your enemies on a merry chase, fight them with a variety of melee and long-range weapons, and upgrade your own body with technology that enables you to manipulate your surroundings or improve your capabilities. 

Key features:

• Brutal top-down action with a massive arsenal of weapons to choose from

• Hacking system allowing players to control the minds of pedestrians and affect various devices.
• Many different ways of locomotion, including trains, tanks, motorbikes, buses, trucks, and obviously tons of cars
• Frantic police chases and up to 10 escalations of mayhem-inducing wanted levels
• 12 gangs with their own stories, quests, and culture
• Four different cities, from the desert remains of the USA to cyberpunk Soviet Russia in a post-nuclear winter (New Baltia at Early Access launch, Outpost Texas 3 to 4 weeks post-launch, and two more to come!)
• Mature story with several endings
• Rare art style mix of 2D sprites in a 3D environment
• In-game radio with music by artists from all over the world, together with news stations and absurd commercials

About Dark Lord (Developer)

Dark Lord was founded in 2016 by Maciej Karbownik as a one-man freelance company. It wasn’t until 2019 when Maciej teamed up with Damian Modzelewski and Patrycja Grządziela to work on the prototype of Dark Lord’s debut title: Glitchpunk. In 2020 the team finished the Digital Dragons Incubator programme and grew to 7 people total.

About Daedalic Entertainment (Publisher)

Daedalic Entertainment publishes and develops high-quality games for all platforms. The company has a diverse line-up of high-quality titles, including classic adventures, RPGs, and strategy and multiplayer games. With over 50 employees, Daedalic is currently developing a new line-up of innovative games across consoles, PC and mobile platforms.

Based in Hamburg, Germany, Daedalic is one of Europe’s most acclaimed publishers and developers. With a total of 32 awards in the German Developers Award (including multiple accolades for ‘Studio of the Year’) and 12 German Computer Game Awards for genre-defining games such as Deponia, Edna & Harvey, Silence, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, The Long Journey Home, and State of Mind, Daedalic is a record holder for the two most prestigious game awards in Germany.

Daedalic is currently developing the AAA title The Lord of the Rings – Gollum. The action-adventure that tells the story of Gollum from a perspective never witnessed before in any storytelling media, all the while staying faithful to the legendary books of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Check Out The All-New Trailer Ahead of August 5^th Launch

Watford UK, 29^th July, 2021. Global video games publisher Wired Productions and visionary independent developer Tomas Sala launch The Falconeer: Warrior Edition on August 5^th, expanding the boundaries of the Great Ursee to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, alongside Edge of the World, a significant new DLC expansion for PC and the Xbox family of devices.

The Falconeer: Warrior Edition includes extensive new updates and features every single DLC pack released since its original launch on the Xbox family of devices and Steam. This includes The Kraken, The Hunter and Atun’s Folly, as well as the brand-new expansion, Edge of the World, which adds new mini campaigns, new missions, new locations and more Further additions and updates include the re-recording of significant voice-over work, and a streamlined prologue tutorial. Previously available exclusively to PC and the Xbox family of devices, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch owners can finally begin their journey, taking to the skies of The Great Ursee aboard a giant Warbird.

“I am beyond thrilled to bring The Falconeer to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch players”, said Tomas Sala, Creator of The Falconeer, “I hope they enjoy exploring the world I have created and everything The Great Ursee has to offer.”

“The Falconeer: Warrior Edition is an extraordinary piece of work that Tomas Sala should be incredibly proud of, and we’re pleased that PlayStation and Nintendo Switch players around the world will finally get to experience the wonder of Tomas’ creation” said Leo Zullo, Managing Director at Wired Productions.

The Falconeer: Warrior Edition launches on August 5^th and is available to pre-order now at retail for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, for £24.99 / €29.99 / $29.99, and Nintendo Switch for £29.99 / €34.99 / $34.99 and can be purchased from all good retailers worldwide.

The Edge of the World DLC will be available to purchase for the Xbox family of devices on the Microsoft Store and for PC via Steam for £6.99 / $7.99 / €7.99. The expansion is also available as part of The Falconeer: Warrior Edition on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

Find out where to buy your copy on the Wired Productions store. For Nintendo Switch owners, The Falconeer: Warrior Edition is available to pre-order now on the eShop, priced at £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 while PlayStation owners can wishlist now on the PlayStation Store.

The Falconeer is an extraordinary work of personal expression and left field game design, from maverick solo developer Tomas Sala, featuring intense aerial dogfights aboard a giant warbird, deep exploration of a mysterious oceanic world, a beautifully original art style, epic set pieces, award-winning music, and richly immersive storytelling.

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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 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, Arcade Paradise, Martha Is Dead, Tin Hearts, Tiny Troopers: Global Ops and The Last Worker.

About Tomas Sala Bafta Nominated Tomas Sala is an independent game artist and designer as well as the co-founder of game studio Little Chicken Game Company. known to most gamers for his exotic Skyrim Mod series: Moonpath to Elsweyr, Tomas has developed a unique visual style over the years that have helped turn helped turn games such as Rekt! (iOS/Switch), SXPD (iOS) and TrackLab (PSVR) into unique visual and interactive experiences, before creating the critically acclaimed The Falconeer.

The film noir horror experience goes Nintendo, digitally and physically

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 29 July 2021 – Film noir psychological horror game Dollhouse is coming to Nintendo Switch in October of this year, after being launched on PlayStation®4 and Steam earlier. The game comes to Switch in both physical and digital formats and contains features specific to Nintendo Switch.

Switch specific experience
Dollhouse on Switch makes use of specific features such as touch screen for menu navigation, HD Rumble that simulates the player’s heart beat when ‘it’ is chasing them and a dedicated button to turn around instantly for those unexpected confrontations. Finally, players can also choose make use the console’s gyroscope to control the game’s first-person camera.

Information
Title: Dollhouse
Developer: SOEDESCO
Genre: Horror
Release Date: October 2021
Hashtag: #DollhouseGame

About Dollhouse
This haunting horror game draws you into the mysterious atmosphere of film noir. Delve deep into the mind of Marie, a detective trying to unravel the secrets of her past memory by memory. Use the ‘Focus’ feature to see through the eyes of your pursuer as you try to survive a suspenseful game of cat and mouse.

Features

• Escape your pursuer as you decipher the eerie story of your past
• Customize and upgrade your character with 40+ Abilities and Passives
• Scan the environment and see through the eyes of your pursuer
• Investigate procedurally generated maps, no restart is the same
• Experience the horror with HD Rumble, gyroscope camera and touch screen controls

About SOEDESCO®
SOEDESCO is an independent video game developer, publisher and distributor founded in 2002 with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We create interactive entertainment for a large and diverse community to enjoy. 

At SOEDESCO we strive to bring fun and engaging gaming experiences to a worldwide audience. Our portfolio consists of titles such as Owlboy, Kaze and the Wild Masks, Monster Crown, Among the Sleep, Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Monstrum. We also have our own IPs including Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture® and Real Farm. 

Our products create a fun and safe place for people to be themselves; both in the virtual world as on our social platforms. We believe quality games come from quality people. With our team of specialists in Communications, Creative, Producing and Development we make sure as many people as possible can enjoy our games in the most optimal way.

More information about SOEDESCO® and their products can be found on the company’s website or by following @SOEDESCO on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Speedrun for your life from deadly creatures and traps in exotic locations inspired by Balinese mythology

Cologne, June 29th, 2021 – Headup and Xelo Games are excited to announce that the first-person survival platformer, Escape from Naraka, will be available on Steam today for $ 14.99 / € 14,99 / £ 11.99 including a 10% release discount. Set in a nightmarish Balinese temple, Escape from Naraka will test your platforming and parkour skills through a wide range of challenges, obstacles, enemies, and trials scattered across a wide variety of stages.

To make navigating this hellscape more manageable, the protagonist has access to unique abilities, which curious players can also use to discover a plethora of secrets. While Escape from Naraka was inspired by games like SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell, Dark Deception, and DOOM, the team at Xelo Games decided to give it a special touch by using 3D scan technology to incorporate real life artifacts, various art from Balinese mythology as well as real temples, and also used traditional Balinese instruments for composing the soundtrack.

“We’re really happy that the game is out in the wild and can’t wait for players to jump into the full experience!”, said Irfan Sarwono, Game Director at Xelo Games. “The demo version already attracted a big number of highly skilled players, so it’s going to be really exciting to see how fast they’ll be able to run through the levels and find different routes that will help them achieve better times.”

For more details, check out the official Steam page

You can find more info about the game and its developers on their Twitter page, and feel free to discuss the game with them on Discord.

Also, don’t miss the awesome Escape from Naraka soundtrack – many traditional Balinese instruments were used to create its distinctive style! You can find it at this Bandcamp link from tomorrow at 5PM CET / 8AM PST.

About Escape from Naraka

Escape from Naraka is a first-person survival platformer with rich Balinese world-building. Taking huge inspiration from Balinese legends and local mythology, the game tasks you with platforming your way through a nightmarish temple. Every level will challenge you in a new and exciting way, with several themed stages, each with their own trials to complete. You will have to master the arts of dodging and timing to survive! 
  
FEATURES INCLUDE: 

• Exotic Balinese themed levels full of platforming challenges, traps, and dangerous encounters
• Your path to freedom will be blocked by terrifying enemies that stand your way
• Unique abilities which are essential for your successful escape
• Lots of secrets to uncover for eagle-eyed explorers
• Leaderboards for each level and one for the complete run so you can see how you fare against others
• Unique cultural world-building using real Balinese artifacts and 3D scan technology
• RTX support: Ray-traced shadows and reflections, NVIDIA DLSS, RTX Global Illumination
• Razer Chroma support

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. With over 80 million customers served on mobile and further several million players on the PC and consoles, Headup is always looking to raise awareness and commercial success for developers thinking outside the box. More information can be found at www.headupgames.com and twitter.com/headupgames.

About Xelo Games

Xelo Games is a team of three indie game developers, located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Before it was founded, members of the team worked in European studios on AAA titles like F1 and GRID, among others. Escape from Naraka is the first game to be launched by the independent studio, and there is much more to come. Please find more information on twitter.com/XeloGames and xelodigital.com

Prepare for a fishing trip filled with hapless inhabitants, mysterious far-flung islands, and seas that are brimming with deep, dark secrets

Christchurch, New Zealand, July 29, 2021 – Black Salt Games, a small indie studio from New Zealand driven by a love for video games, is announcing its debut title, Dredge, a game filled with fishing, friends, and foreboding seas that may appear calm, but they’re actually far from it.

Set in a Lovecraft-inspired world, players begin their extraordinary adventure when they take up fishing at their new home in The Marrows islands and strange things begin to occur. The core mechanics of Dredge involve a combination of collecting and selling resources, upgrading your equipment and abilities, and exploration.

Players will come across a number of peculiar inhabitants, both on land and at sea, that will reward you for your help. While some island dwellers will ask players to complete simple tasks, there are some stranger folk that are willing to pay big if you’re willing to retrieve some more exotic artifacts from the ocean floor. What they do with these relics is unknown, but you might want to consider if earning extra cash to upgrade your sea vessel is worth bringing about the end of the world.

By day, the seas can be a quiet oasis filled with plenty of opportunities for a fisherman to become profitable. But when the sun goes down, the waters surrounding The Marrows become less inviting. Dangers may approach from down below, above your head, or within your mind. We recommend getting home in time for supper lest you lose your sanity, or worse.

Game Features

●      Explore multiple different regions within the world of Dredge
●      Improve your boat equipment including rods, engines, lights and cargo space
●      Upgrade your vessel, trading in for bigger and better boats
●      Fish with multiple different rods, trawl nets and crab pots
●      Discover mysterious relics that unlock supernatural powers
●      Endure the lonely nighttime waters
●      Survive what is awaiting you in the depths

Dredge is currently scheduled to release on Nintendo Switch and PC in the first part of 2022.

For more information, please visit https://www.blacksaltgames.com/ Or check out the Steam page at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562430/Dredge/

About Black Salt Games

Black Salt Games is an indie studio venture by three game development veterans with over 25 years of collective experience in designing, developing, and releasing games for some of the biggest entertainment brands in the world. Previous games designed and developed by this team include Ninja Tobu with over 5m downloads worldwide. Their debut title, Dredge, is a premium 3D fishing RPG developed over the course of 2021 for release in early 2022.

 In this new venture, Black Salt Games will be delivering premium experiences to PC and console that deeply immerse players and tell interesting stories.

Explore Olive Town with New Yukata Outfits

London, United Kingdom – 29th July 2021 – Marvelous Europe is today excited to announce that the fourth piece of downloadable content from the STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive TownExpansion Pass is now available for the Nintendo Switch. The Expansion Pass for STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town is priced at £17.99 / €19.99 / $29.95 AUD and can be purchased directly from the Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch console.

This fourth batch of content from the STORY OF SEASONS Expansion Pass adds The Legendary Sprite Dance sub-scenario and the Yukata Set costumes to STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town. The Legendary Sprite Dance sub-scenario will allow players to explore a new quest in Olive Town, while the Yukata Set will add a Yukata costume for both the player and marriage candidates.

As part of The Legendary Sprite Dance sub-scenario players will interact with the Sprites who plan on hosting a festival within the Earth Sprite Village. Will you be able to help the Sprites in their quest to host a Legendary Sprite Dance? Only you can decide with this latest piece of content for STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town.

The Legendary Sprite Dance sub-scenario and Yukata Set is included as part of the STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town Expansion Pass. A roadmap of what to expect from the Expansion Pass can be found below:

Expansion Pass Details:

Part 1 – NOW AVAILABLE
● ‘Animal Attire’ costumes for the protagonists and marriage candidates.
● ‘Olive Town Mystery Files’ sub-scenario – Join Mikey and Cindy to discover the cause of strange incidents occurring across Olive Town in the very first mystery scenario in the STORY OF SEASONS series!

Part 2 – NOW AVAILABLE

● ‘Windswept Falls Expansion Pack’ – Explore a refreshing, brand-new area home to four characters from a past entry on the Nintendo 3DS™ system (includes two marriage candidates).
● School Uniforms’ costume set for the protagonists and marriage candidates.

Part 3 – NOW AVAILABLE

● ‘Terracotta Oasis Expansion Pack’ – Discover an exotic oasis home to four characters from STORY OF SEASONS for Nintendo 3DS (includes two marriage candidates).

Part 4 – NOW AVAILABLE

● ‘Yukata Set’ costumes for the protagonists and marriage candidates.
● ‘The Legendary Sprite Dance’ sub-scenario – The Earth Sprite Village is livelier than ever, and the sprites are determined to revive their legendary dance and hold a feast…with or without Boss Sprite’s permission!

Part 5 – August 2021

● ‘Twilight Isle Expansion Pack’ – Sail to an island bathed in twilight and meet the four characters from STORY OF SEASONS: Trio of Towns that have made it their new home (includes two marriage candidates).

Those who purchase the Expansion Pass for STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town will also receive immediate access to the following costumes:

● ‘Pete and Claire’s Overalls’ costumes from STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
● ‘Yuto and Naomi’s Hoodies’ costumes from STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town
● ‘Henry and Holly’s Western Attire’ costumes from STORY OF SEASONS: Trio of Towns Further details relating to STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town and the Expansion Pass can also be found on the official STORY OF SEASONS website.

About Marvelous Europe
Founded in April 2012, Marvelous Europe Limited is the European arm of Marvelous Inc. a publicly listed entertainment company based in Tokyo. Marvelous is both a game developer and publisher with our popular PC and console titles including Story of Seasons and Rune Factory, in addition to third-party acquisitions such as Granblue Fantasy Versus and Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.

Baltimore, MD – July 29th, 2021 – Independent developer Room C Games in co-production with Croteam and in partnership with indie publisher Versus Evil have revealed 3 new heroes for their rogue-lite RPG game The Hand of Merlin.

These new heroes include the deadly mercenary Tariq al-Ash’ab,a berber mercenary. Tariq embodies fancy footwork, and with his Bladedancer passive, he becomes stronger for each nearby enemy. Second is hermetical survivalist Isabel of Orreaga, this tough hermit carries heavier defensive attributes than most of her class and utilizes the new Blight ability, an alternative way of healing. Last but not least, mysterious illusionist Alain the White, geared to be a more utility-oriented ranger, with his Fey passive punishing enemies that miss, and the new Decoy skill, that summons an inanimate target to draw enemy fire. The new hero characters have unique skills and abilities that will offer creative new strategies and more variety to The Hand of Merlin.

The Hand of Merlin features in the latest Steam Daily deal from 10AM PST July 28th – 10AM PST July 30th at 40% off. The game is also a part of the Award Winning RPG bundle with up to 70% off.

For more information regarding the latest updates and patch notes check out the games dev blog on Steam here.

The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend clashes with sci-fi horror. Players recruit three mortal heroes on a desperate journey from Albion to Jerusalem to explore richly-imagined medieval lands on the brink of apocalypse assaulted by an otherworldly evil. Written by Jonas Kyratzes (The Talos Principle, Serious Sam 4) and Verena Kyratzes (The Lands of Dream, Serious Sam 4) The Hand of Merlin is a story inspired by Arthurian legend but with an unusual twist that introduces a wholly unique sci fi element to its storytelling.

Utilizing squad-based and turn-based combat, players can employ tactical cunning to use cover, set up ambushes and coordinate attacks with ranged,melee and spellcasting combat to conquer both human and demonic foes looking to do them harm. Additionally, players can utilise relics they purchase or are rewarded with, some of which are imbued with magical power.These abilities will be important as players weigh the risk and reward for the paths they choose.

In The Hand of Merlin choices are permanent depending on the decisions players make as they carve a path across the lands of Albion, Marca Hispanica and Al-Andalus. Combat is inevitable and mastering the tactics of squad-based and turn-based combat is essential to survive in a world where evil never rests. Players can seek out towns to improve their arms and armor, or trade with hermit artisans in the wild. Renown is the backbone of progression and can be used to level up party Heroes, and players can choose between a randomized set of new skills or improved attributes to balance out the combat prowess of their party to improve their chances.

About Versus Evil

Founded in 2013, Versus Evil, LLC is the US based video game publisher behind critically acclaimed video games Fist Class Trouble, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and The Banner Saga trilogy. Publishing games on all major mobile, PC and console platforms, Versus Evil works with independent development studios from around the world. The corporate philosophy is to champion for the independent game developer. For more information visit versusevil.com 

About Room C Games 

Room-C Games is a spin-off studio started by some of Croteam’s most talented game engineers and core team members (The Talos Principle, Serious Sam). They are a small 9-person dev-team based in Zagreb, Croatia, composed of an (almost) equal number of industry veterans and passionate young blood with a simple, but challenging mission – to enrich players’ lives with memorable gaming experiences.

Featuring vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges

Bucharest, Romania, July 28, 2021 – Today, Alien Pixel Studios are proud to release their portal-hopping platformer adventure game, Unbound: Worlds Apart, on Nintendo Switch and PC (available from Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store).

A dark fantasy game with Metroidvania elements, Unbound: Worlds Apart lets you wield the power of portals at the press of a button! Players must harness the world-altering abilities of different portals to overcome malevolent monsters, mind-boggling puzzles and stop a perilous evil from tearing reality apart.

Get Unbound: Worlds Apart on Switch, Steam, GOG or the Epic Games Store now!

Teleport in as Soli, a young mage with the power to open portals and control the properties of each world – such as inverse gravity, time manipulation, super strength and more. There are 10 different portals with unique mechanics to discover.

On the journey to master Soli’s ever-growing powers, players will traverse ethereal hand-drawn environments, complete quests, collect ancient lore, outmaneuver enemies and meet a cast of otherworldly characters – all while unraveling the mysterious story of Unbound: Worlds Apart.  

Exploring further will open up new lands, new gameplay possibilities… and a calamitous secret just waiting to be uncovered by those who search hard enough.

After a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign and much excitement at the recent IGN Expo, the wait is finally over for Unbound: World’s Apart. 

Check out Unbound: Worlds Apart on Twitter and Discord for regular game updates.

About Alien Pixel Studios
Launched in 2016, indie studio Alien Pixel began as a three-person, part-time team. Today, the company has grown to eight dedicated developers and is backed by thousands of gamers, as they look to release their biggest game to date, Unbound: Worlds Apart. https://unboundthegame.com/