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[Update]: Haven has now added alternative and fully voiced same-sex partners as a part of a free update.
After focusing pretty much entirely on fast-paced combat with Furi, The Game Bakers studio is taking things in a bit of a different direction with the upcoming Haven. Instead of tackling a series of challenging boss fights one after another, Haven will have you control two characters at the same time as they explore the world, fight against an assortment of monsters, and occasionally even argue against each other.
Since this is one of those concepts you really need to see to fully grasp, allow me to share with you one of gameplay trailers. Have a gander, the atmosphere is really lovely:
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[Update]: Raji: An Ancient Epic has now been released alongside some fairly positive reviews.
If you're looking for a bit of a departure from the usual Western or Japanese settings, you might want to check out the upcoming Raji: An Ancient Epic. To put it simply, it is an action-adventure set in ancient India and heavily flavored by Hindu mythology.
As for the actual gameplay, Raji will feature a combination of environmental platforming and puzzle-solving, along with plenty of god-empowered action. Depending on which gods you choose to favor you will be granted a variety of new abilities and weapons, which when combined should be more than enough to even the odds with your demonic foes.
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[Update #2]: Dark Souls inspired Mortal Shell has added a bunch of new cosmetics and death metal boss music.
[Update]: Mortal Shell will be making its way to PC and consoles this August 18th.
The upcoming Mortal Shell is a Dark Souls inspired action RPG with a focus on challenging and strategic combat. As you might imagine given its inspiration, this means that Mortal Shell is all about exploring a massive, broken-down world in search of answers, facing off against an assortment of overly angry bosses, and naturally, dying over and over again until you master each fight.
If that sounds like a lovely time, you might be glad to hear that Mortal Shell has now opened up its beta for everyone to enjoy. Simply head on over to the Epic Games Store, download the beta, and you'll be sprawled on the floor in no time!
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[Update]: Dead Cells' second DLC, Fatal Falls, is set to launch this January 26th.
In an effort to improve its replayability even further, as well as make things a bit easier for beginners, Dead Cells developers have now released a rather extensive balance update. The definitive highlight is the smoothed out difficulty progression that should make it so new players don't just hit a wall at 2BC (two Boss Cells) and then proceed to die over and over and over again until they quit.
Under the new system, 0BC has been made slightly more challenging in order to teach new players the ropes, while the difficulty curve between 0-5BC has been adjusted to remove any massive spikes in difficulty. So while these changes make things more reasonable and approachable for beginners, veteran players should still find plenty of challenging content to mess around with.
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After spending about a year in Steam Early Access, the dungeon-crawling roguelite Undermine is now slowly getting ready for its full release. You can expect to see arrive on August 6th, 2020 for PC (Linux and Mac included), Xbox One, as well as the Game Pass.
Unsurprisingly, version 1.0 will be Undermine's biggest update yet. It'll add the final boss fight with numerous phases and cutscenes, a variety of new dialogue and items, better performance and visual improvements, and perhaps most importantly of all, a new challenge system that lets you customize exactly how hard you want your adventure to be.
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[Update #2]: Biomutant has now finally been unleashed, though it arrives alongside a fairly mixed reception.
[Update]: Biomutant has now been pinned for a May 25, 2021 release date!
The open-world, post-apocalyptic kung-Fu RPG Biomutant instantly caught my attention when it was first revealed a few years ago. Unfortunately, despite starting off strong with some lengthy trailers, news about Biomutant quickly started slowing down, until eventually there was almost nothing new to even talk about.
Why exactly that was the case, I'm afraid I have no idea, but I am very happy to say that the silence has now been broken as THQ Nordic has released a rather lengthy gameplay preview. Have a gander, it's quite an interesting one:
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[Update #2]: Cris Tales has now landed onto PC and consoles alongside a somewhat divisive reception.
[Update]: Cris Tales has been delayed until 2021.
If you're looking to sink your teeth into a bit of an oldschool RPG, you might want to keep an eye on the upcoming Cris Tales. To put it simply, Cris Tales is a rather faithful homage to classic JRPGs like Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy VI, all spiced up with some downright lovely hand-drawn visuals.
As you might expect, Cris Tales will have you recruit and befriend a variety of characters as you journey across the map, fight against a whole host of enemies in turn-based combat with plenty of group-based combos, and in a bit of a strange twist, do a little bit of time-traveling in order to ensure your decisions don't accidentally end the whole world!
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[Update #2]: After a brief delay, Rogue Legacy 2 has now made its way to Steam Early Access!
[Update]: Rogue Legacy 2's Early Access release date has been pushed back to August.
It may have taken seven years, but the sequel to the roguelike action game Rogue Legacy is now nearly upon us. You can expect to see Rogue Legacy 2 hit Steam Early Access this July 23rd and remain there for approximately one year, or at least until all of the planned content has been polished up and ready to launch. If that sounds like a long time, it is worth mentioning that Rogue Legacy 2 is aiming to be twice as large as the original.
When it comes to the actual gameplay, however, things will be fairly similar. In other words, there will be a large and randomly generated world for you to explore with a variety of randomly generated characters, each of which will have something a little bit unique about them. Maybe one character will perceive sound as colors, another will be a staunch pacifist, while your third might just up being the most magnificent hero that has ever lived... all the way until he falls face-first into a spike trap and gets replaced by someone who's just kinda on the fat side!
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[Update]: Stray has now been unleashed, and I'm happy to say it's quite good!
I hope you're not sick and tired of hearing about cyberpunk games lately, because the newly announced Stray is certainly well worth keeping an eye on. Instead of starring the usual assortment of badass protagonists with metal limbs, Stray will have you take control of an adorable little cat and its drone companion!
Since I'm aware that sounds like complete nonsense, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It'll give you a pretty good idea of just what kind of atmosphere Stray is going for. Have a peek:
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After spending a fair bit of time being exclusive to the Epic Games Store, the Outer Wilds (not to be confused with Obsidian's The Outer Worlds) has now made its way to Steam as well. So if you're in the mood for an exploration-focused adventure about being stuck in a time loop, this would be a pretty good time to check it out.
As for what exactly you can expect to see from the Outer Wilds, that you can find out through the original launch trailer. Have a gander: