While Instagram is replete with unicorns and mermaids, videogames seem intent on sticking with cute foxes as their go-to adorable animals. Foxes have been having a “moment” for YEARS! All of which is my way of saying that Tunic [official site] is an adorable-looking adventure starring a fox which has a new trailer.

I believe I first saw Tunic at GDC but it was during an evening mixer which was so packed that I couldn’t actually elbow my way over to the game. Seriously. It was like being a kid on a commuter train. FYI I have been designing a prototype commuter snorkel over on Twitter for exactly this sort of scenario. The game itself has been kicking around far longer but under its previous name, Secret Legend. John loved the hands-on time he had with it a couple of years ago. Now there is a Tunic trailer which we can all watch to see more of the game’s current state: Read the rest of this entry »

In a shocking turn of events, the colourful homecoming adventure Night in the Woods [official site] did not get delayed this week, causing it to become available on your PC mere hours ago. This is bad news for me. We’ve had our ‘Night in the Woods has been delayed again’ article ready to go for weeks, based on all the other times it’s been postponed, and now we’ve been totally blind-sided. That’s why this news piece is so late. I’ve had to re-write the whole thing from scratch.
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I know you’re still upset that indie adventure Night In The Woods [official site] was delayed that one time. And then that other one time. And then that third one time. But the colourful homecoming tale is definitely, DEFINITELY coming out on February 21, the developers say. They made a tweet about it with a poster that has the date on it and everything.
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So sure, Night in the Woods [official site] is delayed once more but, y’know, stuff happens. At least this latest delay is only a few weeks. Besides, given the state everything will be in after New Year, I probably wouldn’t have time for it on its original date of January 10th. The cute explore-o-adventure about a college dropout cat returning to her home town, where something strange is happening in the woods, is now expected in early February. Read the rest of this entry »

The launch of Night in the Woods [official site] on may be an entire year away, on January 10th in 2017, but- oh god, that’s really soon. Everything that seemed a year away is now almost tomorrow. I can’t handle a feline dropout’s problems now – I’ve barely started on this dropout’s. But life, as I’m told it often will, keeps on rolling. So fine, let’s get into it, let’s enjoy a delightful new trailer looking at the explore-o-adventure game’s beautiful cartoon world, knife fights, and mystery of what might be in the trees. Read the rest of this entry »

Night in the Woods [official site] – a narrative-driven platform-ish game about a cat who goes back to her hometown and no longer feels like she fits in – finally has a release date! It’s 10 January 2017. Read the rest of this entry »

Our Alec was quite taken with post-apocalyptic road trip Overland [official site] when he played the first early access version in April. You might have been out of luck if you fancied a go yourself, though. At the time, developers Finji were only selling keys in limited quantities, a new wave every now and then. Well, now everyone’s welcome. If you want into early access, $20 will see you right.

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Oooh! Night in the Woods [official site] will be coming out this fall. I’m not sure how much of a “thing” Night in the Woods was – we talked about it a fair bit in the hivemind secret chat palace but, in case you’ve forgotten, here are the basics:

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Otherworldly walking sim Proteus [official site] is very much an RPS favourite: a dreamy, good-natured, no-pressure place many of us retreat to when the shooting and the jumping and the icon-collecting gets too much. Half the reason for Proteus’ joyfully calming effect is David Kanaga’s prettily ambient soundtrack, and how perfectly it fits the evocative, wooly-edged art. In PANORAMICAL, which occupies a place between game and music tool, Kanaga’s compositions move front and centre.
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I know what you’re thinking: “Shadowy forest, spiky monsters, swinging log trap, silhouettes a-go go – this’ll be one of those there Limbo ’em ups!” Pal, you’re a chump. Feist [official site] lets you fight back, for starters, flinging pointy sticks through their faces. Feist may have a touch of Limbo look (with lovely colourful backgrounds!) but it’s a fighty platformer, not a puzzly one.

Feist is out now, released last night for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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