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Lost Ember is a recently announced and rather beautiful adventure/exploration game where you play as a spectral wolf with the ability to posses other animals. Rather than simply take them for a joyride, the idea is to use each one's special ability to access new locations or to complete the challenges set before you.
As you can probably guess from the title, Lost Ember has spent the past month going through Kickstarter, and I'm glad to say that it has managed to leave it triumphant! With €326,103 in total, Lost Ember has collected more than triple of its original goal, a rather impressive feat for what was previously a completely unknown indie game.
If you're wondering how it managed to garner so much funding, perhaps a look at the relatively recent teaser trailer would be in order. Let's just say I wan't kidding when I said that Lost Ember is a rather beautiful game. Have a look:
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Book of Demons is a deck building hack & slash adventure with a rather lovely paper-craft aesthetic. It arrived to Steam's Early Access program a couple of months ago, and has since then acquired quite the impressive collection of positive reviews. For a game in Early Access that's still lacking two of its three major classes, that is a rather surprising achievement!
If you would like to learn more about it, and that's why I assume you clicked this in the first place, you're in luck as the developers have recently posted an extended gameplay video showcasing the Warrior class. So if really want an in-depth look at Book of Demons and everything it has to offer, here you go:
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No, you haven't just read that wrong, Owlboy has actually been in development for well over nine years now! While this long of a development cycle would usually unleash an unholy abomination upon the world, I'm delighted to say that Owlboy not only looks amazing, but also appears to be just as good on the gameplay side of things.
But first things first, what in the world is Owlboy anyway? Well, its an open-world adventure game where you get to explore the clouds above, the monster infested ruins below, and fight a whole bunch of sky pirates somewhere in between... because why wouldn't there be sky pirates! In all honesty the concept is about as simple as it gets, but where Owlboy excels is in the execution as its world simply begs to be explored. But rather than simply ramble on, allow me to show you the recently posted launch trailer:
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If you're a fan of Ghosts n' Goblins, or any such action-platformer that prides itself on offering a real challenge, you might want to have a look at the upcoming Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX). Its an arcade action-platformer originally from the Xbox One, and filled to the brim with deadly creatures from Spanish myths and folklore - a settings that you don't really get too see much in games these days... or well, ever.
But first things first, you're probably wondering how similar is Cursed Castilla to the fabled Ghosts n' Goblins? Well, to put this quite bluntly, the answer is pretty damn similar! If you don't believe me, just have a look at the recently posted (and quite heroic) trailer:
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I don't know about you, but I've had plenty of moments throughout my life where brilliant ideas such as "I should totally go make a video game!" sprouted up in my head, only to then be squashed down by the brutal hand of reality. Well, in the case of Cyril Megem, the solo developer behind Warshift, that ending didn't happen as he opted to spent the past five years working on a rather unique game.
So what exactly is Warshift? Its a game built to defy any attempts at classification, i'll tell you that much! On a more serious note, it features RTS base building and unit management, but with the ability to assume direct control and personally shoot your way to glorious victory. And if that wasn't enough, you are also able to customize your main character as if the whole thing was an RPG!
Since all of this is a bit too much to explain in a single paragraph, it would probably be for the best if you give the most recent gameplay trailer a look. It starts off a bit confusing, but just stick with it - things become quite impressive rather quickly. Here's the video:
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After being announced all the way back in the ancient times of 2013, Thumper has now finally become available for both Steam and PS4. "What is Thumper?", you might ask. Well, to put it simply, its an action-rhythm game that's all about ludicrous speeds and violent collisions - and also you play as a metallic space-beetle, but its best you don't think of such things lest your mortal mind shatters.
Since trying to explain a musical rhythm game through words alone is a pretty damn pointless venture, allow me to show you one of Thumper's gameplay trailers. That should give you a pretty good idea of what Thumper is really about, and more importantly, how bizarre the whole thing is. Have a look:
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[Update #2]: The Expedition expansion has now finally arrived, and it's actually quite good!
[Update]: After a 'little' delay, UnderRail's Expedition expansion is coming this July 22nd!
For those of you that haven't heard of UnderRail, its an old school, isometric turn-based CRPG with a frankly ridiculous amount of player customization options. As I've noted in my review, UnderRail is a bit clunky at times and quite hard to get into, but should you survive the first few hours you'll find a wast and complex world to explore - one that's definitely worth the time and effort for RPG fans!
I'd recommend you get on that as soon as possible because Stygian Software just announced a massive new expansion for UnderRail! In Expedition you'll be able to take a break from the dreary metro-crawling and take a boat to the infamous Black Sea, a gigantic underground body of water. Since this is a CRPG we're talking about you won't be going there on a vacation, you'll instead be investigating ruins of an age long past, fighting against hordes of hostile beasts and pirates, and trying to uncover "something far more sinister than all of those".
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After two years in Early Access it appears that Clockwork Empires, a colony management sim from the developers behind Dungeons of Dredmor, is just about ready to be officially released. Since this is Gaslamp Games we're talking about, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Clockwork Empires isn't your standard management sim. Sure, you'll need to actually make certain that your tiny colony survives the harsh winters and scorching summers, but you'll also need to deal with cannibalistic cults, Lovecraftian horrors, and other such spawns of madness - because living in the middle of the wilderness just isn't exciting enough!
I can already imagine the confused looks on some of your faces, so allow me to show you one of the teaser trailers for Clockwork Empires. While it won't give you an amazing idea of what the gameplay is all about, it will help you understand the bizarre world of Clockwork Empires:
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If you're fan of games that don't hold back their punches, but also of copious amounts of pixelated blood and other bodily fluids adorning all of the nearby walls, you might be interested in the recently released Butcher. Its a fast-paced, Doom-inspired 2D shooter that features about as much gore and violence as you could possibly cram into tiny pixelated artwork.
Now I'm sure some of you are thinking I'm exaggerating here, I mean how violent can a 2D shooter truly be, in which case I would like to present you exhibit A - the launch trailer. Have a look:
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If you're a fan of stylish puzzle-platformers, especially those that rely on time manipulation to add an extra edge to their challenges, you might want to keep an eye out for Clockwork - a game about a lonely mechanical boy and his magical, time-bending watch adventuring across a variety of steampunk-inspired levels.
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, and a video probably even more than that, allow me to show you one of the more recent trailers. It should give you the best idea of what Clockwork really is, and more importantly, if its the sort of thing you'd be interested in. Have a look: