LOVE IS IN THE AIR IN THIS TINSELTOWN INTERACTIVE DRAMA

Los Angeles, California – August 7th, 2025 – Interactive Films LLC today announced The Fame Game: Welcome to Hollywood, a new narrative-driven dating sim launching exclusively on Steam. Set against the glamor and chaos of Hollywood, the game follows an up-and-coming actor as he navigates the complexities of romance, ambition, and the unexpected truths hiding beneath the red carpet in tinseltown.

Players take on the role of Jonathan, a well-meaning but naive actor who lands his first starring role and must now navigate fame, flirting, and the pressures of Hollywood – an industry built on illusion. Through branching dialogue, meaningful choices, and a cast of distinct personalities, players are invited to explore not just romance, but the complicated stories behind the people they meet. From introverted creatives to career-driven dreamers, every relationship offers a different path to explore, each character brings a different lens to the world and challenges the player to rethink what they think they know.

The Fame Game: Welcome to Hollywood is about connection, conflict, and choices that actually matter. With a branching narrative and multiple possible endings, it invites players to replay and rethink the consequences of each decision. Who do you trust? Who do you really know? And how far are you willing to go to find authentic connections in a world built on fantasy?

This one-of-a-kind dating sim features:

• Choose your romance: Meet seven unique women, each with their own personality, backstory, and path to a potential happily-ever-after. Your dialogue and choices determine who falls for you and who walks away.
• Full Motion Video: Enjoy a cinematic experience with hundreds of filmed segments. Every choice is acted out in real time, giving you a movie-like adventure to control.
• Multiple endings: Will you become a Hollywood legend or a has-been? With countless branches and relationship dynamics, no two playthroughs are the same!
• Drama on and off screen: Rivals, producers, paparazzi, fame, flirtation, and fallout as your every decision shapes your public image, career success, and romantic fate.
• Your story, your way: Impress co-stars, win affection points, dodge scandals, and find your voice in a world where fame is fleeting and love can be scripted.

About Interactive Films LLC https://interactive-films.com/

Interactive Films (IF), a film and media subsidiary of Snail, Inc., was founded with the goal of reaching new audiences, engaging enthusiastic viewers, and telling stories across multiple formats. IF is also the catalyst behind SaltyTV, a specialized film application designed to produce and showcase compelling short-form vertical content. The SaltyTV app is available for download from the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store.

Prequel title BOKURA to arrive on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation consoles in November 2025

TOKYO – August 7, 2025 – BOKURA: planet, the collaborative planetary sequel requiring two human players developed by tokoronyori and publisher Kodansha Creators’ Lab, surprise-launches onto Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch today.

Additionally, BOKURA: planet’s prequel title BOKURA, which sold more than 1 million copies worldwide, arrives on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 in November 2025.

To celebrate the surprise launch of BOKURA: planet (which sold 100,000+ copies in its first three months), the puzzle adventure is currently on sale at a 30% discount ($3.84) on PC via Steam until Wednesday, August 13th, 2025.

BOKURA: planet

Guide one of two doomed inmates to freedom after a crash landing on a hostile red planet. Tread carefully, as each character harbors secrets and conflicting motives for returning to Earth. Coordinate verbally through voice chat to solve environmental puzzles together, but stay alert. Trust is fragile, and betrayal may be just one conversation away.

BOKURA

Embark on a two-player escape from home on a shared journey built entirely around collaboration. Explore a dreamlike world torn into two realities; one boy sees a dystopian mechanical realm, while the other encounters a land reclaimed by wild nature. Both worlds exist simultaneously and require careful coordination to survive. Navigate emotional crossroads together and shape the experience through cautious conversation and heated debates.

BOKURA: planet is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

BOKURA is now available on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android, and will arrive on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 in November 2025.

Both titles support 29 languages in total, including English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Korean, Ukrainian, Thai, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Hungarian, Romanian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Greek, Turkish, and Bulgarian.

For more information, follow tokonyori on Twitter and check out the Kodansha Creators’ Lab website.

About tokoronyori

Known for his unusual visual creations, distinctive world-building and deeply emotional stories within his games, tokoronyori first introduced his peculiar style with Farewell Planet, a game filled with mysteries where robots believe they are human. 

Tokoronyori creates memorable gaming experiences by incorporating specific mechanics only gaming can bring. BOKURA is published as part of the Kodansha Game Creator’s Lab project.

About Kodansha Game Creator’s Lab

Established in 2021, Kodansha Game Creator’s Lab is the fourth department of the prestigious entertainment publishing company Kodansha Ltd., founded in 1909. Its motto is “Everything for the creator,” reflecting the company’s goal to support young talents and introduce indie creators to the wider public.

Strategically Select Weapon Cards; Build Wicked Combos For Devastating Attacks To Survive The Dueling Ring 

Dallas, Texas, August 7, 2025 | Barbaric Games is thrilled to announce that the demo for their debut title, Bearly Brave, is officially out now on Steam! With a backdrop of hand-drawn 2D animation, step into this charmingly deceptive toy shop that comes alive at night. As teddy bears take the stage, they engage in duels in hopes of earning a higher spot on the shelves, increasing their likelihood of being picked and finding a home.

Earn Your Spot On The Shelves

Welcome to Bearly Brave, a roguelike deckbuilder where teddy bears battle for shelf space each night. Play as Toby, a timid plushie with big dreams and even bigger fears, as he fights through a ruthless tournament in a toy store filled with twisted, unhinged competitors, all determined to scatter your stuffing across the store.

Inspired by genre favorites like Balatro and Slay the Spire, Bearly Brave puts a fresh spin on deckbuilding with high-stakes one-turn combos, collectible patches, and tactical strategy. Card placement shapes your entire turn, and matching Brands unlock devastating effects and high-damage payoffs. Begin with a starter deck of 10 cards, pair deadly card combinations, and create synergies in your deck to deal amplified damage. Featuring fast runs, permanent death, and countless synergies, Bearly Brave offers high replayability for everyone.

Master the Combo System & Adapt to Ruthless Enemies 

Players can arrange one combo per round, paying close attention to card energy costs and their total energy limit. Build powerful combos by playing weapon and skill cards together. Match Brands to trigger bonus effects like extra damage, energy, defense, or buttons. Position matters; reorder your cards to maximize their impact, balance their effects, and discard wisely to find that one missing piece. Every turn is a puzzle with explosive potential.

Each boss in Bearly Brave comes with unique mechanics that force you to rethink your strategy. They might add negative cards to your deck, amplify their own attacks, or disrupt your deck in unexpected ways. No two fights feel the same. Stay alert, adjust your build, and fight back with style.

Endless Combos. Absurd Damage. Total Chaos.

With hundreds of synergies and card modifiers to discover, no two runs are ever the same. Bearly Brave offers high replayability—and for those who crave pure madness, Endless Mode lets you chase record-breaking damage and combo chains that spiral completely out of control. As you progress, unlock new cards and upgrades that create fresh synergies for future runs. Between battles, visit Grimble’s Toy Shop to trade buttons from defeated enemies for weapons, patches, and candies. These items can be combined to snowball into massive one-shot damage numbers.

Demo Out Now! 

Those excited for Bearly Brave can now take advantage of an exclusive demo opportunity ahead of the game’s official launch. Play the first 12 stages of the tournament, get a feel for synergy combo cardplay mechanics, and begin creating your own strategies in Bearly Brave’s opening boss stages.

Demo Features:

• Over 35 Skill Cards –  Craft unique strategies
• 45+ Weapon Cards – Powerful effects to build destructive combos
• 70+ Unique Patches – Customize your not-so-cuddly teddy
• 20+ Consumable Candies –  Utilize for powerful, temporary boosts
• 8 Enemies and 8 Bosses –  Experience each foe’s unique abilities and overcome challenges.
• 15 Rewards – Discover as you progress through the demo
• 12 Unlockable Items – Keep gameplay fresh and rewarding 

Make sure to wishlist Bearly Brave on Steam, and experience the free demo. 

About Barbaric Games

Barbaric Games is a South American indie studio passionate about crafting casual strategy games that are easy to jump into yet packed with depth. While headquartered in the U.S., our heart and spirit remain firmly rooted in Latin America, with a team of dedicated gamers from Peru, Argentina, Colombia, and beyond. After years of developing mobile games, we’re now focused on creating the kind of engaging, strategically rich games that we, and our fellow gamers, love to play.

Unreleased RPG from TiMi Studio Group to join Opening Night Live before hosting playable game demos in Hall 9 

SHENZHEN, China (August 7, 2025) — Eastern Fantasy multiplayer action role playing game Honor of Kings: World is set to share its biggest global reveal yet, inviting Gamescom attendees to play all week at the title’s booth in Hall 9 of Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming event, in Cologne, Germany later this month from August 20-24. 

The online RPG from TiMi Studio Group is a fresh perspective on the universe of Honor of Kings, the world’s most played MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) game, offering players a chance to adventure across a massive continent with friends while meeting legendary heroes from the original game’s lore.  

At Gamescom, TiMi will invite players to enjoy a PC demo featuring cooperative boss battles and to play with mouse and keyboard or controller support at Hall 9, Booth B040. The game will ultimately feature both PvP and PvE play with a notable cooperative, social feature set, including:  

• Intense multiplayer combat where players can seamlessly swap between two different fighting styles, allowing for deep, dynamic, emergent gameplay
• Shared world gameplay such as crafting, house building and management
• Lots of lore, including narrative-driven journeys across the in-game land of Primaera, a vast continent to explore 

Honor of Kings: World isn’t just an extension of the IP – it’s an opportunity for players to immerse themselves in a captivating world that redefines the Eastern Fantasy genre with a fresh, cinematic approach. Players will discover a fascinating blend of both fantasy and cutting-edge technology while uncovering about the Wonders and “the Flow,” an energy source that is a part of the land and its story. 

“We’ve been working very hard on Honor of Kings: World and look forward to learning how players who are visiting gamescom react to our game,” said Big Huang, lead combat designer for Honor of Kings: World. “We know fans of Honor of Kings are ready for our game and we hope that newcomers to the franchise will be just as excited after playing this first public presentation in Europe.”  

Players will take on the role of a new student at Jixia Academy, which consists of three schools for talented individuals, where they’ll meet and work with fellow classmates, mentors and instructors. They’ll also meet heroes from the original Honor of Kings and learn more about their stories. 

TiMi is inviting interested players to subscribe for more information at www.honorofkingsworld.com. 

About TiMi Studio Group  

TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, is a leading global video game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with offices in Montreal, Los Angeles, Seattle, Singapore, Shanghai, and Chengdu, TiMi creates high-quality, high-fidelity, and highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms. Founded in 2008, TiMi has developed a string of hit titles including Honor of Kings, Speed Drifters and Delta Force. TiMi is also a trusted partner to some of the biggest gaming brands in the world, creating AAA titles such as Call of Duty: Mobile, the first strategic Pokémon team battle game Pokémon UNITE, Age of Empires Mobile and the upcoming Monster Hunter Outlanders. To learn more about TiMi, follow @timistudios on LinkedIn. 

Enjoy life as a store owner, play exciting minigames and decorate your homestead in this shop sim with a twist

Oberhaching, Germany, August 7, 2025 – SunDust, a label from German publisher Toplitz Productions proudly announces that Wild West Supermarket Simulator is available on PC in Early Access on Steam, GOG and Epic Game Store today.   

The shopkeeping simulation celebrates its grand opening after a successful demo run during Steam Next Fest in June where it was able to collect a positive rating to date. Based on the valuable community feedback collected since, the game has been tweaked, enhanced and improved on every level – from content to quality-of-life additions as well as visuals.

Wild West Supermarket Simulator on Steam

Your business acumen will be put to the test, when you’ll try to balance the sheets and ideally bring in a hefty profit, while reacting to a multitude of events that affect supply and demand of the ever-changing customers’ needs. You want a bigger challenge? Then choose the unforgiving “Realistic Prices” setting, where margins are slim and your reputation is on the line while you try to turn a rundown shop in a ghost town into a profitable business, while bringing the city back to life at the same time.

Level up your store, expand the premises and gain access to new product licences through exciting minigames like the shooting range or the bakery. Decorate your shop as well as your homestead overlooking the town to your liking with over 50 unlockable as well as collectable interior design elements from furniture to paintings.

With over 70 products available in Early Access and more planned on the roadmap, it is up to you to satisfy the constantly changing demand, while keeping the premises clean and proper. Word-of-mouth travels fast and happy patrons will return to buy more, while unhappy clients might avoid your shop altogether.

Features

• Your Store, Your Choice
  You have control over every store element from shelves to interior design. Optimize your displays, so your customers have a pleasant and wholesome shopping experience in your general store and find what they are looking for. A happy customer will be a returning customer. Can you bring back life to the deserted ghost town?
• Manage your stock
  Order your stock from over 70 goods from food items to weapons, tools and furniture. Barter with suppliers and wandering traders in an ever changing economic environment, where supply and demand is in constant flow. Adjust your prices to maximize the profits and react to changing markets and base prices. But don’t overdo it – a lost customer might never return.
• Do-It-Yourself
  Unpack goods, stack the shelves and organize your storage space. Work the cash register and make sure that the customer gets the best service possible. Or hire helpers to help with the daily business.
• Expand your store
  More is definitely more. Satisfied customers bring more business and a demand for more varied goods. So expand your property or build a second floor to display everything you have to offer. Who knows? Maybe you can take over a few of the other deserted shops in town and build a commercial district.
• You’ll never know what’cha gonna get
  Increase product variety and attract more patrons.  React to a multitude of events influencing your customers’ needs and shopping behavior.
• Mini Games
  Participate in fun mini-games like the Tomahawk Throwing Contest or the baking challenge. Take on the leaderboards and unlock new licences for your shop.
• Keep Your Poker Face
  From time to time suppliers old and new might offer you a mystery box that can contain a wide variety of items or an extended amount of goods. The contents can bring a tremendous profit – if you are willing to take a risk.
• Make yourself at home
  You are not only responsible for the interior of the shop. Overlooking the town from a hill is your house, just waiting to be personalized and decorated.

Wild West Supermarket Simulator is available today in Early Access for PC on Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store. More information can be found on the official product page.

About SunDust

SunDust, a label of Toplitz Productions, focuses on charming indie games with a lot of heart and soul. The spectrum of casual-oriented titles ranges from user-friendly simulations to exuberant party games as well as other accessible and entertaining game concepts. At SunDust, indie studios with character can find a stage to give free rein to their creative ideas, personal flair and individual style.

Wishlisted over 10,000 times in less than a week, Frostliner puts players aboard a colossal train as it pushes through a frozen Earth in search of fuel, survivors, and safety 

Perth, Australia – August 7, 2025 – Independent developer Nathan Gane has revealed the first details and trailer for Frostliner, a narrative-driven survival city-builder set aboard a colossal train cutting through the frozen ruins of a devastated world. Since its reveal just days ago, Frostliner has already captured the attention of strategy and survival fans worldwide, earning more than 10,000 wishlists on Steam.

In the aftermath of a shattered moon and the wars that followed, temperatures plummeted and civilization fractured into scattered pockets of survivors. You command the Frostliner, a massive locomotive built to endure the killing frost and adapt to the needs of its passengers. Every stop brings hard choices: scavenge for fuel and supplies, recruit survivors, and keep the heaters running before the frost claims your people.

“I’m blown away by the attention and support Frostliner has received. I never imagined I’d reach 10,000 wishlists so quickly! Seeing how much people believe in the game has inspired me to start exploring bringing other developers on board. I want to make Frostliner the best it can possibly be.” – Nathan Gane, Lead Developer

Key Features:

• Roam the Frozen Earth – Explore a handcrafted world and uncover a gripping, linear narrative as you chase warmth, safety, and the faint promise of a future at the end of the line.
• Build a City on Rails – Construct new carriages and fill them with facilities to sustain life, produce resources, and research vital technologies. Maximize productivity with adjacency bonuses as your Frostliner grows.
• Risk Every Stop – Scavenge for fuel, supplies, and survivors at key locations, but beware: when the train stops, the heat dies. Limited batteries make every halt a race against the killing frost.
• Defend What’s Yours – The cold is not your only enemy. Arm your Frostliner with weaponry to repel raiders and other threats, or push the engine to outrun them before they close in.

Frostliner is in development for PC, Linux, and Steam Deck and is estimated to launch on Steam in 2026. Players can wishlist now to join the journey and be notified when the train departs.

About the Developer

Nathan Gane is a solo developer from Western Australia who has been working toward his lifelong dream of creating and releasing a game. His journey began in childhood, making simple projects in GameMaker, and eventually led him to earn a degree in computer science with a focus on game technologies. After graduating, Nathan honed his skills by simulating heavy mining machinery and building his project management expertise before moving into the games industry. When the studio he worked for closed in 2024, he committed to developing Frostliner full time, a passion project he had been creating in his spare time for years.

A Brand-new Trailer Lands Today as the Wobbly’s Prepare to Leave Wobbly Island and Launch Into Orbit

London, England – August 7, 2025 –  After five years of hilarious hijinks and sandbox mayhem on Wobbly Island, Wobbly Life is lifting off into Space for its full launch, doubling the size of the game with more missions, mini-games, and jobs waiting for players among the stars. RubberBandGames is proud to announce that Wobbly Life will officially launch out of Early Access with version 1.0 on September 18, featuring an all-new Space Update for PlayStation 5, Xbox X, Nintendo Switch and Steam PC. It’s time for the Wobblies to go beyond the island…way beyond!

A new trailer dropped today giving fans a peek at what’s coming when the Wobbly Life Space Update touches down. 

With more than 2 million copies sold, an “Overwhelmingly Positive” user review score on Steam, and a thriving community of Wobblies across PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch, Wobbly Life has become a global favorite for sandbox lovers of all ages. Players can explore a vibrant open world solo or with friends in local or online co-op, picking up odd jobs, unlocking wacky vehicles, collecting outfits, and uncovering secrets on Wobbly Island.

Welcome to the Wobbly Space Programme
The Space Update will blast players to a whole new world map with brand-new missions, vehicles, and locations to explore. But before becoming a full-fledged Wobbly Astronaut, players will need to earn their Space Licence by completing a series of training challenges at the all-new Wobbly Space Centre – a fully upgraded facility packed with everything a recruit needs to prepare for a zero-gravity adventure. Once licensed, it’s time to board the mysterious rocket on Wobbly Island and launch into space. What awaits? Suit up and see for yourself.

Also launching September 18 are physical editions of Wobbly Life for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5. Pre-orders are available now at your local retailer with each copy coming with an exclusive sticker sheet and a map of Wobbly Island – perfect for planning your next adventure.

Key Gameplay Features (v1.0)

• 1 – 4 player local & online co-op
• Open-world sandbox full of toys, mini-games, and secrets
• 50+ unique jobs and missions
• 90+ vehicles to drive (or crash)
• 250+ clothing items to unlock
• Space Update with new missions, vehicles, and areas
• Fully interactive world – if you can see it, you can probably wobble it 

About RubberBandGames

RubberBandGames is a small independent studio based in the UK. Founded in 2020 by Thomas Dunn, the team is dedicated to creating fun, interactive games that bring people together. Wobbly Life is their first title and continues to grow thanks to a passionate community of players around the world.

Farm big and race hard! GIANTS Software embraces a motto as the publisher and developer rolls into gamescom with two powerhouse vehicles that represent the extremes of agriculture and motorsport, totalling 1,500 units of horsepower. Between Farming Simulator 25 and Project Motor Racing, visitors are able to examine two machines of pure engineering ambition – and they’ll definitely have no trouble finding the booth in hall 6. 

Audi & John Deere Mark the Spot

As is tradition, GIANTS Software will showcase a massive tractor, in collaboration with one of its esteemed brand partners: this year, global leading agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere, represented by the mighty 9RX 830. With a staggering 913 horsepower, an 18-liter six-cylinder engine, and a length of 8.83 meters, this High-Tec machine is guaranteed to turn heads from afar.

On the other side of the spectrum, Audi Tradition rolls in with a true motorsport icon: the Audi R8 that claimed victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2002, proudly bearing the starting number 1. Packing 610 horsepower from its roaring V8 engine, this legendary race car adds a high-octane touch to the booth, and a nod to racing history that players can experience with Project Motor Racing.

Stage Show & Gaming Stations

GIANTS Software will present both the upcoming Highlands Fishing expansion for Farming Simulator 25 and Project Motor Racing, developed by Straight4 Studios. Visitors can look forward to engaging stage shows, frequent giveaways, and more surprises throughout the event. With a bit of luck, fans might even walk away sporting one of the ever-popular straw hats – or other exclusive merchandise.

GIANTS Software is exhibiting at gamescom in Cologne from 20th – 24th August in the entertainment area in hall 6 and in the business area in hall 4.2 stand B42. Visit GIANTS Software.com, FarmingSimulator.com, Straight4.com, ProjectMotorRacing.com.

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About GIANTS Software

GIANTS Software is an international game developer and publisher from Switzerland, established in 2004 and known worldwide for creating the popular Farming Simulator franchise. Self-sufficient with offices in Switzerland (Zurich), Germany (Erlangen), USA (Chicago) and the Czech Republic (Brno), the team is committed to position itself as a leading publisher in the simulation genre, with Project Motor Racing to be introduced to the racing scene soon. The company maintains a global network of partners and close ties with respective industries.

About Farming Simulator

With more than 40 million copies of the main series sold worldwide since 2008, the Farming Simulator franchise is leading in its genre. Available on all major platforms, the games feature hundreds of authentic machines from renowned brands and offer compelling agricultural simulation with relaxing, family-friendly gameplay. It’s based on the powerful GIANTS Engine – built in-house to provide realistic physics, high-fidelity graphics, dynamic systems and extensive modding support. .

About Straight4 Studios

Straight4 Studios features many of the key talents that have shaped sim racing’s heritage for over two decades. With over 20 years’ worth of remote work experience and working from three continents, Straight4 Studios’ veteran staff have earned dozens of industry awards. Merging the passion for motorsport and values derived from the sim racing community with the precision of a new, AI-driven physics engine and cutting-edge graphics, Straight4 Studios is hard at work developing the next generation of AAA-racing simulation.

About Project Motor Racing

Replicating the challenge and sensory overload of professional-level race cars with all the uncompromising passion of big-time motorsport, Project Motor Racing blends 20 years’ worth of racing simulator know-how into one undiluted and unforgettable racing experience.

© 2025 Published and developed by GIANTS Software GmbH. Farming Simulator, GIANTS Software and its logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GIANTS Software GmbH. All manufacturers, vehicles, machines, equipment, names, brands, and associated imagery featured in this game in some cases include trademarks and/or copyrighted materials of their respective owners. The vehicles, machines, and equipment in this game may be different from the actual ones in shapes, colors, and performance. © 2025 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. “PlayStation“, “PS5“ and “PS5 logo“ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Steam and the Steam logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other names, trademarks and logos are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

© 2025 Published by GIANTS Software GmbH and developed by Straight4 Studios. Project Motor Racing, GIANTS Software and their logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GIANTS Software GmbH and/or Straight4 Studios. All manufacturers, names, brands and associated imagery are trademarks and logos and property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Battle For King and Country in a World Where Death is Permanent

Bristol, UK – August 7, 2025 – Yogscast Games and Save Sloth Studios today invite players to the battlefield as The Royal Writ, the outlandish lane-based deckbuilder with real consequences, launches today on PC via Steam Store. In a game where death is permanent, players must deploy a mix of strategy, sacrifice, and good fortune to defeat the town-looting Bandit Leader and restore order to the medieval realm of Aranfold. Staring death squarely in the face, players encounter two distinctly different campaigns, from toe-to-toe combat to the introduction of gunpowder warfare, experimental weapons, and new strategic hazards and cards. With death all but guaranteed, no two runs will ever be the same.

Set against the backdrop of charming picturebook-esque visuals, The Royal Writ begins with King Mikolt the Second — ruler of Aranfold, raging war on anyone opposing His rule. Armed with a deck of battle cards featuring ants, bats, lizards, and other weird creatures, players deploy their troops across one to three lanes, balancing power and multipliers, advancing after every turn. Reaching the enemy gates or succumbing to perils randomly placed across the grid will result in the permanent removal of the card. 

“The Royal Writ calls for emotional investment in your card strategy, striking a great balance between winning and sacrifice,” said Simon Byron, Managing Director, Yogscast Games. “Save Sloth Studios has created a roguelike deckbuilding masterpiece where players will feel the full range of emotions, from the heartbreak of losing trusty warriors to the exhilaration of creating the perfect strategic run.”

Between battles, players can earn items through events that can enhance the chances of victory. Upgrade your armies by visiting the shoppe, earn a relic with a trip to the dentist, or win cards by betting on the horses. These events offer a risk and reward element that can significantly boost strength and morale when heading into the later battles. With trial and error a considerable part of The Royal Writ, sacrifice for the greater good is essential as players formulate the perfect plan of attack.

Keep up-to-date with the latest news and information, visit the Yogscast Games website.

About Yogscast Games

Yogscast Games was established in 2017, with a simple goal: to work with independent teams to develop and publish games which are as fun to watch as they are to play. Responsible for a string of hits such as PlateUp!, which has sold over two million copies on Steam, and Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, which grossed over $1m in its first month on sale, it prides itself in working with tiny teams doing brilliant things.

Solo-developed over four years by Malaysian artist Mas, this post-apocalyptic RPG blends heartfelt storytelling, expressive pixel art, and turn-based combat.

August 7, 2025. After four years of solo development, Artis Impact brings pixel heart to Steam. This beautifully hand-drawn adventure by Malaysian artist Mas, reimagines the end of the world as something more human and a little more hopeful.  Pick up Artis Impact today for $18.99, £14.99, €16.99 on Steam, and don’t miss the limited-time 10% launch discount.

Crafted one pixel at a time, this cozy post-apocalyptic adventure blends turn-based combat, offbeat humour, and a deeply personal story about connection, memory, and resilience. Players step into the shoes of Akane, a sharp-tongued wanderer with a mysterious past, accompanied by her AI companion Bot, as they explore the rusted remains of a post-apocalyptic world, filled with deep secrets.

What makes Artis Impact truly stand out?

Hand-Drawn with Heart
Each environment, character, and creature was lovingly illustrated by Mas using Asperite, and brought together in RPG Maker MV. The result? A pixel art world bursting with personality.

The end of the world, or is it?
Yes, the world as you know it has ended, but humanity lives on, making their homes among the debris. You’ll join them as you cook meals, work part-time jobs, and find connections with one another. People always find a way.

Turn-Based Battles
Streamlined, turn-based combat allows players to meet and overcome challenges without requiring overwhelming, complex strategies. Improve Akane’s strength through continued training and upgrade your weapons to take on powerful bosses and master elegantly simple retro-inspired combat mechanics.

A Future Held Together by the Stories of those who remain
Filled to the brim with character-driven dialogue, delivering a lighthearted and humorous experience within this dark, futuristic world. Explore as Akane, and uncover a compelling narrative, unique art and animations, and heartwarming moments.

Even more content! The Artis Impact: Meiji Spa demo, originally released as a small, cozy feature for the Steam Summer Festival, received an outpouring of love from players. Thanks to the overwhelming feedback, Mas has also decided to include Meiji Spa as a full part of today’s full game launch! 

Artis Impact offers a uniquely soulful adventure, one that doesn’t rush you, pressure you, or punish you for taking a break. 

Curious about how it plays? The free demo on Steam lets you jump into the turn-based combat, explore the hand-drawn world, and test out the post-apocalyptic world before diving in. Whether you’re here for the story, the strategy, or the potato croquettes, the Demo is the perfect place to start.

Artis Impact is out today for PC via Steam. Grab your copy now, settle in, and embark on a journey through a beautifully hand-drawn world where the end of humanity still has heart and a good sense of humour.

About Mas

Mas is an independent developer from Malaysia and is behind the creation of Artis Impact. In 2019, he began to explore deeper themes through art and game development, bringing the two mediums together in his own, beautiful way.