History is brought to life in this comic book Metroidvania.

MADRID, Spain – May 30th 2024 – The upcoming Metroidvania title, Plus Ultra: Legado, has been successfully funded on Kickstarter and will see a release in 2025 on Steam and Nintendo Switch. With the campaign still ongoing till June 15th, the game’s developer, Póntica, hopes to reach their stretch goals that will enable resources for additional localizations and 4K Ultra HD.

Plus Ultra: Legado has successfully funded its Kickstarter campaign after ten days. Sixteen days remain for prospective backers to buy an early stake in the development cycle and show support for the ambitious title. Kickstarter rewards include digital offerings like the OST and a key to the game, while exclusive physical rewards include a Plus Ultra: Legado comic book, collectors editions, figurines, and recreations of Don Juan’s halberd, shield, and helmet as seen in the game. 

Step Into History

Witness the events that led to Mexico’s inception in the 16th century through the eyes of Don Juan, a Spanish Explorer on the Narvárez expedition set to apprehend the traitor Hernán Cortés. Meet a lush cast of historical figures both friend and foe, and traverse real-world historical sites as players experience the diverse cultural legacies of Mesoamerica and unravel the implications of war, conquest, and rebellion.

Experience the first Comicvania

In the form of a comic book using a vivid ligne claire style, players can traverse from panel to panel in the expansive labyrinthine maps of Plus Ultra: Legado. Engage directly with open storytelling by interacting with speech bubbles to progress conversations and smash through onomatopoeia text. Expressive platforming movement, engaging boss battles, and intricate settings with plenty of secrets to explore are also a must in this “comicvania” title.

Key Features:

• Step into the pages of this comicvania, bringing comic books to life with interactive mechanics that will feel familiar to Metroidvania fans.
• Experience a piece of Mesoamerican history, in this recounting of key historical events and their effects, told through gameplay.
• Encounter a historical cast of real-life figures from the very events that led to the birth of Mexico.
• Discover many key areas, each with their own captivating characteristics and distinctive design, several of which are based on real historical locations.
• Take in vibrant sceneries in the ligne claire style, contrasting the usual dark and moody look for many games in this genre.
• Listen to beautiful original compositions blending Spanish Baroque melodies, and indigenous language and sounds carefully created for each area of this action-exploration title.
• A planned localization into Nahuatl, one of the many native languages of Mexico, along with Spanish, English, and French localizations at launch.

Plus Ultra: Legado’s ongoing Kickstarter campaign will run until June 15th for those interested in backing it now for exciting rewards. More on the developers is available on Póntica’s website. Wishlist the game on Steam to receive an alert when it’s released in 2025.

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About Póntica

Póntica is a Madrid-based independent games studio. With a focus on underrepresented legacies, Póntica uses video games to introduce these stories to younger generations. Combining history, comics, and classic gaming, their first title, Plus Ultra: Legado, is a Metroidvania set in 16th-century Mesoamerica.

Begin your adventure in the game’s Next Fest demo, and prepare to command a kingdom when the full game comes to Steam on July 1st.

Boca Raton, Florida, 30 May 2024 | WarPlan developer Kraken Studios is expanding its reach in the wargame genre with the release of Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero, an upcoming fantasy strategy title for PC. The game’s demo will be featured in June’s Steam Next Fest, and the full title will be released on July 1st. 

Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero is a fantasy strategy title of exploration and conquest. Bringing a board-game feel to PC with the game’s hex-based map, players must manage an economy, grow a military, research, conduct diplomacy, embark on adventures, and battle against the game’s multiple opponent kingdoms. Whether your interests lie in conquest, adventuring, or building, Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero offers many different ways to play.

Build An Empire

With six scenarios to choose from, players will venture around the map in search of resources to increase their kingdom’s power while dealing with their opponent’s agenda. Heroes may be hired for tasks and arranged in parties of six. Capitalize on each hero’s unique abilities to face off against the horrors of the main campaign’s Corruption Curse. These heroes will embark on expeditions to uncover magic items and artifacts, strengthen their attributes, and expand the kingdom’s power. Gold and precious shards can be acquired from these adventures to purchase more resources. With your growing influence, rise from explorer to conqueror to lord as you oversee the well-being of your growing kingdom. 

Customize Your Campaign

As you form your armies and parties for battle, summaries are provided detailing activities in the realm, including battles, trade, achievements, and research. In addition, random events and an unpredictable weather system will challenge even the most seasoned adventurers! Accompanying these fantasy and wargame elements, Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero boasts various additional features to create an engaging experience for all players. The game’s editor grants customizable maps, monsters, adventures, heroes, and magic items for a personalized campaign. 

Features:

• Ready-to-Play: Challenge friends in PBEM co-op or test your skills against a computer opponent.
• Risk and Reward: Negotiate with other kingdoms to form allies or force your will with the sword.
• Testing the Waters: Hidden fleets test your skills against piracy, interception, and evasion. 
• Traitorous Acts: Send your heroes on missions to hunt down your kingdom’s greatest enemies.
• Ready Wherever: Invite friends to your campaign with the game’s multiplayer mode, implementing a traditional play via email format to remind players of their turn.

Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero will be released on Steam on July 1st. In anticipation of the game’s full launch, a demo will be available to play during Steam Next Fest from June 10th to June 17th. For updates on Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero, follow Kraken Studios on X and check out their website. 

About Kraken Studios

Our goal is to create strategy games of moderate complexity and high depth in niches that have not been fulfilled. Taking the time to create a good, well-researched game is our priority.

Restore lost trinkets and upcycle them into strange new items!

London, England – May 30th, 2024 – Indie game developer Spilt Milk Studios will be premiering ‘Upcycling’ in this brand new demo for their upcoming wholesome shopkeeping game Trash Goblin on Steam as part of Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration 2024, running from May 30th to June 2nd. Brought to you by rokaplay, Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration 2024 is a hand-picked selection of cosy and family-friendly games.

Trash Goblin is a wholesome & cosy shopkeeping game where you play as a goblin who uncovers and restores trinkets! Find peculiar knickknacks by chipping away at the dirt and cruft they’re embedded inside. Scrub them up nice and clean with your sponge to get them ready for sale. After all, one goblin’s trash is another goblin’s treasure!

Customise your newly replenished goods by combining trinkets together, upcycling them into strange and wonderful new items to meet the eccentric requests of your endless array of colourful customers. Get to know your audience so you can make custom pieces tailored around their likes and dislikes – which will fetch you even more money! 

Grow your business! Invest your savings to upgrade your shop, buy new and better tools that offer additional ways to restore your trinkets – making them even more valuable – and even expand your business to exciting new districts across town!

This demo offers over 90 minutes of gameplay, taking players through the basics of chipping, cleaning and upcycling trinkets, talking to customers, and even combining your restored trash into upcycled gems, with over two dozen trinkets to choose from.

The full game will feature:

• 180+ trinkets, accessories & variations to find, clean, repair and upcycle
• 8 tools to use across 3 trinket-care minigames
• 15+ NPC characters to get to know and sell to
• 25+ quests
• Endless customers
• Endless gameplay

“We’re so excited for people to finally be able to play with Upcycling in this fresh new demo of Trash Goblin,” said Spilt Milk Creative Director Andrew Smith. “We can’t wait to see all the shiny, weird creative combos of trinkets people come up with, and we’re looking forward to hearing player feedback as this will be the first time this build of Trash Goblin, which introduces the upcycling feature, has been publicly playable. This allows players to connect and combine trinkets. There are 48 Trinkets to play with, so with upcycling there are north of 1,000 combinations players can discover!”

About Spilt Milk Studios

Spilt Milk Studios is a multi-award-winning independent game developer. We’re focused on delighting players with wholesome games made with a twinkle in our eye, and are dedicated to fostering a diverse community who values curiosity and empathy. We’re making games for a global audience, and are driven by an inexorable moral imperative around how we build our company and the kinds of games we want to make. These pillars guide us as we grow, nurturing people, processes & talent so that we leave the world a better place than how we found it. It’s literally the least we can do.

Highlights:

• New Sonic Type Striker students Kikyou and Renge shake up the scene as they arrive in Blue Archive
• The thrilling story of Hyakkaryouran Episode Chapter 1 continues as 13 new episodes are unveiled
• Exciting rewards await in new Guide Task, “Hyakkiyako Lantern Festival Tour”

SEOUL – May 30, 2024 – Popular anime-style RPG Blue Archive welcomes two hard-hitting new students, Kikyou and Renge, to the mobile game’s stacked cast of characters. With the addition of these must-have students also comes the second half of Blue Archive’s latest narrative,Main Story Vol. 5 Hyakkaryouran Episode Chapter 1 “Like the Flower That Wishes to Bloom,” and a Guide Task, “Hyakkiyako Lantern Festival Tour,” which grants several new enticing rewards.

Story Update Trailer:

From NEXON Korea Corp., Blue Archive features tactical combat and a unique lineup of characters as players take on the role of Sensei and recruit skilled students to tackle the threats looming over the academy city of Kivotos. With strategic gameplay and an ever-growing bunch of powerful students, Blue Archive players will enjoy heartfelt storylines filled with engaging combat and plentiful rewards.

Two formidable students packing brutal blows join the ranks:

• Kikyou – Operations officer of the Hykkaryouran Resolution Council, Kikyou is a Sonic Type Striker who values logic and reason. Her EX Skill decreases her enemies’ DEF within a cross-shaped area for 30 seconds and then deals powerful damage proportional to her ATK.
• Renge – As assault squad captain in the Hyakaryouran Resolution Council, Renge is devoted to her training in pursuit of justice and duty. She is a Sonic Type Striker who hits enemies with continuous burn damage within a fan-shaped area for 20 seconds, and also deals damage proportional to her ATK.

New Character Trailer:

Players also can jump into 13 engaging new episodes of Main Story Vol. 5 Hyakkaryouran Episode Chapter 1 “Like the Flower That Wishes to Bloom,” as the second half of Blue Archive’s latest narrative arrives. In this story, Sensei encounters a new student amidst their search for Yukari, who mysteriously vanished in the first half of the narrative.

Additionally, the Guide Task “Hyakkiyako Lantern Festival Tour” is available to players until Tuesday, June 25 at 1:59 a.m. UTC. Completing daily tasks grants players various growth items and rewards, such as Renge’s Interactive Furniture “Antique Countertop,” Kikyou’s Interactive Furniture “Relaxation Chair,” and the event item, Charcoal Chicken Skewers. Users can collect 100 Charcoal Chicken Skewers and exchange them for a 10-Recruitment Ticket.

Players can download Blue Archive for free on Google Play, App Store and Galaxy Store. For more information about Blue Archive, players can visit the official communities and the links below:

Blue Archive Official Webpage: [LINK]

About NEXON Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1994, NEXON Co., Ltd. (Nexon) (3659.TO) is a company engaged in the production, development and operation of online games. First listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2011, Nexon was placed on JPX400 in 2015 and added to the Nikkei Stock Index 300 in 2017. In 2020, Nexon was added to the Nikkei 225. Nexon currently has more than 45 live games in more than 190 countries on PC, console, and mobile. Major game franchises include MapleStory, KartRider and Dungeon&Fighter. In 2021, Nexon completed the acquisition of Embark Studios AB, a company based in Stockholm, Sweden, developing multiple projects for global release.

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Season 4 makes its debut looking as stunning as a sunset on the beach

Amsterdam, The Netherlands — May 30, 2024 | Kakao Games and Nimble Neuron are delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new season of Eternal Return. Teeming with a wealth of new content including skins, augments, unpredictable weather variables and more, there’s plenty to keep players refreshed this summer. 

Be prepared to pack for every type of weather when visiting Lumia Island, for who knows what mother nature has in store. From beautiful sunny skies and lighting, to dusty sandstorms, each match will throw a new challenge at players, with a random assignment of one of four new main weather conditions, as well as an extra sub weather to boot. What’s more, each weather condition has its own set of exciting effects that can either help or hinder players in battle, so they’ll need to think on their feet and adapt in order to walk away with a win.

Players can now also embrace their dark side with the newest augment joining the roster of abilities: Chaos. Consisting of 3 Core Augments and 6 Secondary Augments, Chaos deals damage longer and harder, especially to opponents boasting higher HP. Alongside this new addition comes some exciting tweaks to the augment selection process, Season 4 sees players limited to one Secondary Augment from each side of the Augment tree, making each decision crucial.

The newest Season Pack is a sight for sore eyes. All dressed up for an exciting beach holiday, the Summer Bliss Eva skin will see players destroying their enemies in style. And that’s not all, as the latest ER Pass is also sporting 6 new Season 4 exclusive skins, 4 priceless special items, as well as 2 new — and extremely well-dressed — test subjects, Darko and Lenore, that join the roster ready to be played and mastered.

And Nimble Neuron is not stopping there. Players should get excited for the upcoming 1 year anniversary of Eternal Return. With fantastic celebrations and exciting reveals guaranteed, July is definitely a month to look forward to!

For those eager to try their hand at becoming Lumia Island’s ultimate survivor, in June Eternal Return will be hosting various coaching sessions via Twitch with popular content creators and ER Partners: Doublelift, IKeepItTaco, Bustin. Practice sessions will take place on the 1st and 2nd of June, and players will get to put their learnings to the test during an exhibition match in the upcoming Creator’s Clash tournament on June 8th. For more information, please refer to the official Eternal Return website. 

About Eternal Return

On the deserted Lumia Island, the seedy organization known as AGLAIA is conducting secret experiments on human subjects in a bid to perfect a new race of extraordinary humans. Scour the island for materials to craft armor and weapons and be the last one standing in this thrilling, challenging multiplayer online survival arena.

About Kakao Games

Founded in 2016, Kakao Games is a leading publisher of online and mobile games, responsible for releasing titles including Pearl Abyss’ Black Desert Online (serviced in North America and Europe until early 2021), KRAFTON’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (serviced in Korea), ArcheAge, Survival MOBA Eternal Return (service in North America, Europe and Oceania), Kong Studios’ Guardian Tales (serviced in North America, Europe, Latin America and Oceania), and Nineark’s Eversoul (serviced in North America and Europe).

About Nimble Neuron

Founded in 2013, Nimble Neuron, mostly known for its PC Game Eternal Return. Nimble Neuron is made of passionate game players who have the common goal of creating high quality games for the enjoyment of players all across the globe.

Try the new demo for this cozy nature-building game ahead of the upcoming Steam Next Fest. 

Košice, Slovak Republic – May 30 2024. Global publisher Grindstone and developer Bitmap Galaxy have added new content to the free playable demo for Preserve, the nature-building puzzle game, on Steam today ahead of its participation in the upcoming Steam Next Fest from 10 – 17 June. 

Check out the updated demo trailer for Preserve below: 

Preserve is a relaxing gameplay experience, in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking. Create diverse biome habitats with different natural environments, from alpine forests and arid deserts to stunning Caribbean reefs, each with its own animals and plants and, of course, challenges. 

The original Preserve demo introduced the Continental biome. Players had access to the Harmony (high score) mode, which allows them to play short and medium maps. The demo also included the first five puzzles in Puzzle Mode and a limited Creative Mode, which allows players to freely build their own landscapes. 

Today’s update adds the following new content and features: 

• An unlocked new biome – Savanna (Small map)
• 5 new puzzles in the puzzle mode for the Continental biome
• 5 new puzzles in the puzzle mode for the Savanna biome
• Creative mode with Savanna assets 

Watch the previously released announcement trailer below: 

About Preserve

Preserve is a puzzle nature-building game that takes players on a journey into a harmonious ecosystem. The objective is to foster and sustain a thriving and diverse biome, where each component coexists in symbiotic harmony. By utilizing strategic thinking and a keen eye for balance, players are granted the power to position a wide array of plants and animals, curating an environment that caters to their preferences and aspirations.

• Vertical map expansion – In Preserve, you can expand the map not only horizontally, but you also possess the ability to stack layers of nature, forming a vertical network of interconnected habitats.
• Diverse biome habitats – From forests and savannas to Caribbean reefs, each biome will have its own unique set of plants, animals, and environmental challenges to discover and overcome.
• Multiple Game Modes – Besides regular harmony and puzzle game modes, creative mode lets you build the land without limitations, and photo mode allows you to capture and share your creations at the end of each session.
• Natural Wonders – Nothing can beautify your map more than natural wonders like the snowy Alps, lavender fields or redwood forests, which you can acquire thanks to a unique card upcycle system. 

Preserve will be released for PC in summer 2024. Fans can wishlist the game on Steam now.

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About Bitmap Galaxy 

Bitmap Galaxy is a small game development studio based in Bratislava, Slovakia. They strive to make meaningful and amusing games that avoid any unnecessary realistic violence.

About Grindstone 

Grindstone is a videogame production and publishing company with a strong background in game development based in Slovakia. It was founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the well-established Slovakian development studio Games Farm to create new opportunities and support game developers in delivering creatively and commercially viable games that can compete on global markets.

Embark in Helix, an adventure into the depths of a forgotten world. Progress in a nonlinear fashion, combining your powers to solve puzzles and unveil secrets.

Courcelles, Belgium May 30th, 2024: Badass Mongoose announces Helix: Descent N Ascent, an atmospheric adventure game set to release in 2025 on PC and Nintendo Switch. In addition, the studio also unveiled the first trailer of the game.

Watch the reveal trailer now.

Set off on a journey with Helix: Descent N Ascent, delving into the forgotten depths of an ancient world. Explore at your own pace in a non-linear adventure, merging your abilities to unlock puzzles and reveal hidden secrets. Immerse yourself in a visually stunning story that challenges your intellect and envelops you in its atmospheric soundtrack.

• Venture in search for the truth – Awakening in a world of contrasts, you dive into a cryptic adventure, unearth secrets, investigate the fate of a lost civilization, collect artifacts, and respond to the haunting call that beckons. This is a tale interwoven with threads of melancholy and the undying spirit of the past.
• Unravel the mysteries – Your exploration reveals a world responsive to your unique abilities, allowing you to interact meaningfully with your surroundings. Meticulously observe and experiment to decode the numerous puzzles that stand before you, each one a step closer to uncovering the world’s truths and realizing your destiny.
• Combine your powers – Traverse a melancholic, soul-stirring realm with a unique system empowering you to progressively combine your 5 abilities in 25 distinctive ways, and through multiple layers of complexity. Discover how to use them to solve puzzles and progress with thoughtful and non-violent gameplay. Even though you’re the last remnant of your own kind, you are not alone.
• A deep emotional odyssey – Beyond adventure, Helix invites you to confront your perspectives on identity, solitude and emotions, weaving each mystery and reminiscence of a past existence with personal, cultural, and spiritual threads. Uncover overlooked details in a story worth revisiting.
• An artistic journey – Live a tale not told through words but through an immersive adventure, enriched by a stunning 4K black and white artistic style, 2D living scenery, evocative paintings, and powerful atmospheric music. Influenced by 80’s black and white indie comics and 90’s mangas, as well as the Franco-Belgian comics of the 70’s, the monochrome imagery is also symbolic, representing the duality of light and darkness. This is a story whose artistic style invites you to explore and reflect.

Cedric De Muelenaere, co-founder of Badass Mongoose commented: “Helix is a story we’ve wanted to tell for a long time, one that offers a rich narrative enveloped in an original art style dear to our hearts. With our game, our purpose is to surprise players with deeper meaning and thoughtful story layers.”

Gillian Sampont, co-founder of Badass Mongoose added “Helix: Descent N Ascent provides innovative and varied ways of solving mysteries and puzzles. We aim to reward players’ observational skills and creativity through the gameplay.”

Players can wishlist the game on Steam and join our community on Discord.

ABOUT BADASS MONGOOSE

Badass Mongoose is a studio based in Belgium, founded in 2022. Led by veterans in graphic design and game conception, the experienced team aims to distinguish itself by offering original games with innovative gameplay and captivating visuals.

Badass Mongoose is currently working on its new game, ‘Helix: Descent N Ascent’ an atmospheric puzzle-adventure game.

State of Play is back! Tune in live for updates on PS5 and PS VR2 titles, plus a look at PlayStation Studios games arriving later this year. State of Play is PlayStation’s video program, showcasing all the latest updates, announcements and new trailers from the world of PlayStation in a livestream format.

The 30+ minute show features 14 titles, and begins Friday, May 31 at 8am AEST on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok. See you then!

For the latest PlayStation news, follow PlayStation Australia on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. 

Dive into That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles with the reveal of its opening movie, featuring fan favourite characters and new ones added exclusively for the game! Based on the That I Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime animated series, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles will launch on 8 August 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC, and is also now available for pre-orders on Steam.

Watch the opening movie here:

This action RPG offers two complementary phases. Playing as Rimuru Tempest, players will join forces with his companion to build and develop the Jura Tempest Federation. Helping his friends with their needs around town will improve their relationship, unlock building upgrades and skills useful for combat.

Exploring the world of the Jura Tempest Federation, the game turns into a 2D side scrolling view where players lead their party into new territories, progressing the story and defending the Jura Tempest Federation against powerful enemies and bosses.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles is set to release on 8 August 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC. 

For more information about That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles and other titles from Bandai Namco Europe please visit: https://www.bandainamcoent.eu. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok or join the conversation on X.

LAS VEGAS, NV — May 29th, 2024 — Quest Master, the dungeon-designing sandbox adventure from publisher and development studio Apogee Entertainment, developer Julian Creutz, and co-developer Skydevilpalm, paves a puzzling path on PC via Steam Early Access today! 

Raise a sword, don a shield, and become the ultimate Quest Master. Set off on an everlasting adventure alongside Lanze, Javelynn, and Shiv, fearless friends protecting the land of Aetheria. Construct imaginative dungeons across a kingdom crawling with chaos. Join up to two daring explorers to discover the dangers lurking below, and mastermind mazes to challenge friends and fellow community members across the globe. 

Create custom layouts and transform desolate dungeons into sprawling multi-level labyrinths across different locales, from foggy forests to newly-added sand-swept deserts. Drag and drop objects with intuitive creator tools to fabricate chambers full of skill-testing obstacles, wretched enemies, and bountiful baubles. Trip, trick and trap travelers with clever contraptions including retracting ground spikes, blade traps, timed explosives, and other heart-pounding hazards.

Descend the depths with like-minded heroes in local couch co-op. Cut down dungeon-dwelling snakes, skeletons, and bats, or throw a boomerang for long-ranged attacks. Practice combat and movement skills in the Dojo, then speedrun through community-created levels to etch a world-record time into the online leaderboards. 

Questing alone? Solo-conquer multiplayer maps by swapping between characters in Puppet mode. Or, take a break from dungeon-crawling and explore the charming Castle Town overworld filled with a plethora of mini-games.

“The reception of Quest Master‘s demo has been incredible. 260 dungeons have been created since the demo launched 3 weeks ago. Now that the Early Access launch has landed, we’re diving deep into new features for 1.0,” said Julian Creutz, Lead Developer of Quest Master. “This is just the beginning for our fans, new and returning. We’re crafting an experience that we believe will inspire dungeon designers for years to come.”

Quest Master is now available in Early Access on PC via Steam, with English language options. To learn more and stay up to date follow @PlayQuestMaster and @Apogee_Ent on Twitter, subscribe to the Apogee Entertainment YouTube channel, and join the Discord servers of both Quest Master and Apogee Entertainment.

About Julian Creutz

Julian Creutz, a passionate and talented game developer from Germany, has been captivated by video games since childhood, with The Legend of Zelda series igniting his enduring love for the medium. With over a decade of game development experience, Julian has meticulously honed his skills, leading to the creation of his first commercially available game, Quest Master. Partnering with Apogee Entertainment has enabled Julian to bring his vision for Quest Master to life, allowing the game to reach unanticipated heights. Julian’s ultimate desire is to deliver an engaging and immersive experience that gamers worldwide can enjoy for years to come.

About Skydevilpalm

Skydevilpalm is a small development team based in Las Vegas, known for their work on various projects including mobile games like Trigger Heroes and the reimagining of the classic arcade title Q*bert. They have also contributed as guest artists on the handcrafted platformer Super One More Jump for the Switch. In Quest Master, Skydevilpalm joins the team at Apogee Entertainment as a co-developer, providing valuable support to lead developer Julian Creutz in bringing his vision to life.

About Apogee Entertainment

Apogee Software’s legendary journey began in 1987, when Scott Miller decided to split his new game, Kingdom of Kroz, into three episodes, with the first episode available as free shareware. The “Apogee model” of distribution would revolutionize PC gaming and catapult Apogee Software to global renown. As a publisher, Apogee (and its later incarnation, 3D Realms) would introduce the world to id Software, Remedy Entertainment, Parallax Software, and other video game superstars in the making. As a developer, Apogee would innovate and inspire in equal measure, creating treasured characters and franchises like Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior, and Prey en route to earning over a billion dollars in commercial revenue.

The new Apogee Entertainment, with founder Scott Miller at the helm, will empower today’s incredibly talented indie developers, paving the way for their global success with innovative ideas, cutting-edge marketing, and the same fearlessness that changed the industry.