All posts tagged in indie game
Apr 15, 2019
Thank you Confused Hamster!!!
We would like to start out by giving a big thanks to Éloïse Laroche for not only creating such a gorgeous and expansive game, but also the kindness of sharing it with some true fans free of charge and making this Alchemy Story giveaway possible! The best response we could think of to this loving display of generosity is to do our best to make sure this game gets in the hands of true cutesy RPG enthusiests (i.e. our followers)! We have much appreciation for what you do, and look forward to all upcoming updates and other possible future titles!
Notification of new arrival!
A recent tweet from @ConfusedHamster tells us that we are also getting a new character in the next update! William appears to be a handsome gentlemen with a rustic attire and a dapper 3 o’clock shadow. He is sure to be a most-welcomed addition to the eclectic group of inhabitants already settled into Alchemy story!
The Alchemy Story giveaway has ended, and the winners are…
After throwing darts at the expansive list of friend-taggers and tater tot earners (then replacing our laptop screens, hehe), we have our winners!
TAG A FRIEND WINNER
@bmueller tagged @jmmuellerTATER TOT EARNER
Rika427Congratulations!!!
Thank you so much for being a part of the Potato family! We are super stoked to have you as a part of this community, and just as pleased as punch to share this amazing game with you!!
A big thanks to all participants!
We would also like thank all of our followers that participated in this wonderful Alchemy Story giveaway! We saw lots of interest in this beautiful game, and we are overjoyed to be able to share it with some fans! Though this giveaway has ended and you may not be a winner this time, you will always be a winner to us. We will continue to do our best to share everything we can about the games we all love! This ever growing adventure is made possible by you, and we are endlessly elated to have you with us!
- Apr 8, 2019
Color the world your own way in Drawdog!
From the creator of the indie smash-hit “Wandersong”, Greg Lobanov, comes an RPG like we’ve never seen before. In Drawdog [working title], you play a doggo on a mission to bring color and art back into the world using only a giant paintbrush. Lobanov’s previous title, Wandersong, received a loving reception and created quite a buzz for it’s beautiful play-style and unique take on an art game. It appears that Drawdog will attempt to do the same, only this time for color instead of sound.
What we know so far…
This game will surely tickle the fancy of not only all canine fanatics, but also capture the heart of any and all art enthusiasts. However, in this title, it is not so much about perfection as it is expression and invigoration. Your primary goal is to breathe life into your surroundings by adding color, which will inherently alter the moods of the characters that inhabit the land.
Your interactions with your environment will be your means by which you achieve progression, i.e. adding colors to items and objects to make them act in a certain way. You will use paint to solve puzzles and help your fellow townsfolk to change their surroundings to their liking. Each character along the way has it’s own unique and quirky additions to the story. This game is still in development, and has not recevied release date, nor has it been determined exactly what platforms the title will be released on.
A little gameplay GIF…
For more information on Drawdogs, follow them on Twitter! For more information about Lobanov’s previous title, Wandersong, check out our tidbit from myPotatoGames!
- Apr 5, 2019
EGX Rezzed 2019 is a gaming event in London taking place at the Tobacco Dock Thursday, April 4th, 2019 to Saturday, April 6th, 2019 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm every day. There’s still time to check it out if you live in the area!
About EGX Rezzed 2019
The event will consist of playable pre-release games on both PC and consoles (with a strong focus on indie titles), developer sessions by well known game designers and the opportunity to chat with developers on the show floor.
Xbox has just announced that their booth will have 30 indie games to play during the entirety of the show! If you can’t make it to this event, we here at myPotatoGames have highlighted a couple of games below that stood out to us that you may be interested in as well.
Atomicrops
Atomicrops is an action rogue-like farming simulator, developed by Danny Wynne, Toby Dixon, and Joonas Turner, and published by Raw Fury. It has a release window for 2019 on PC and consoles.
Features
- Grow mutant crops and reap a bountiful harvest to sustain humanity… and make a huge profit.
- Woo and marry a kindred spirit from the local town to fight and farm alongside you.
- Fight bizarre post-nuclear pests starving for a piece of your crops at night. Hunt and forage in dangerous surrounding biomes for seeds and loot during the day. Turn your enemies into fertilizer to increase your crops quality.
- Explore the far reaches of the biomes to find useful relics of farms long past. Discover rusty farm equipment, antique gardening tools, and tomes of how-to garden guides to increase your farming power. Spend your money in town to upgrade your gun and abilities. Permanently upgrade your farm house for bonuses that persist across playthroughs.
- Recruit an entourage of pig pals, chicken chums and cow colleagues to automate farming tasks. Cultivating atomicrops is a tough job, you’ll need all the help you can get.
Etherborn
Etherborn is a relaxing environmental puzzle and platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures, developed by Altered Matter. The game will be releasing in spring of 2019 for PC (Steam and Humble Bundle Store), Switch, PS4, and Xbox One.
Features
- Gravity-shifting platforming and exploration.
- Navigation puzzles based on your unique sense of gravity.
- Surreal levels in an atmosphere inspired by artists of the 20th-21st centuries.
- Dynamic and captivating original soundtrack tailored to each level.
Regarding other gaming events across the world, we’ll have you covered for the PAX East 2019 with highlights of the Animal Crossing panel coming here soon.
- Apr 5, 2019
Great news for all Littlewood followers!
Sean Young, developer of Littlewood, announced yesterday that he has obtained approval to release his wonderful title on the Nintendo Switch! This comes as great news considering how excited we all are here at myPotatoGames for this upcoming life simulator. Arrival on the Switch will certainly ensure a more grand reception and wider reach to all the frantic followers awaiting the imminent release.
In case missed out, Littlewood is the story of a hero who has already completed his quest for glory, and now must help the community by rebuilding it! With many unique features to bring to the table, Littewood has already created quite the following, and is not likely to disappoint when the game releases next month.
For more information about Littlewood, they have their very own Steam page! For as much information as possible, you may also back them on Kickstarter.
- Apr 4, 2019
A title to pry for…
Given the excitement that we’ve seen over the currently-in-development title “Sunvale“, the myPotatoGames team has once again reached out to steal the priceless time of a developer, with the sole purpose of learning everything we can and sharing it with fans!
Martin Klocker, developer of Sunvale, has agreed to answer a few questions from the crew, and our followers, to aid in our grief of not having a thing as soon as we know about it (aka having to wait). While this game certainly appears to be worth waiting for, we couldn’t help but at least try to get a taste of what’s in store with this colorful title.
Q&A with Martin Klocker
Q: What would you say are some key features that help Sunvale stand out above other titles in the farming SIM genre?
A: Sunvale is all about freedom, I’ve always liked the sandbox aspect of games like Terraria, and hated some of the restrictions that have become the standard for games inspired by harvest moon; some of this restrictions would be days and seasons, I’ve never liked the fact that you have to stop doing what you are doing to go back home, sleep and go back to what you were doing, same with seasons, I’ve never liked the fact that you are sometimes obligated to do certain things on certain days (for example, you have to schedule your crops so that you won’t end up loosing them when the season changes).
I’m all for the “do what you want whenever you want” kind of game design; so everything in Sunvale is made from that mentality. Other big differences would be; there’s no combat in Sunvale, there is no marriage in Sunvale and there’s exploration in Sunvale (maps are procedurally generated with biomes).
Q: What sort of things can we expect when it comes to our characters relationship to the NPC’s in the game?
A: As I said in the previous question, there will be no marriage system in Sunvale, instead we have sort of a mix between the friendship system from Animal Crossing and a unique Reputation System. Basically you are “in charge” of your town, if the folks from your town are not happy their services/products will change.. if you build up a bad reputation (I won’t go into details but for example you can lower your reputation by selling rotten food or overcharging when you sell stuff) some NPCs will stop offering their services to you or will stop selling some products to you. I can’t confirm too much more about this side of the game yet, as some ideas are not final.
Q: What is your favorite part about creating such an enormously immersive game like Sunvale?
A: To me the best part of making a game is that it’s basically exactly what you want to play, everything I add to Sunvale is what I would like to see on a game, everything that I don’t add is what I don’t like in games, so in the end I not only feel accomplished for making something that others find cool, but I also get the game that I always wanted to play.
Q: Do you have any ideas as to an approximate release?
A: This is a hard one, right now the only thing I could say is 2020.
Q: Will there be co-op or online multiplayer available?
A: There won’t be multiplayer at first, but I would like to add co-op in some way (either the full game experience or some sort of “Come see my town” mode) in the future.
Q: We noticed that you mentioned having put another project on the backburner to focus your time on Sunvale, any chance we could get a hint as to what that might be like?
A: I’ve canceled 2 projects in the past, both of which were strategy games, I can only show you some pics of this online TCG I worked for a couple months. Just to clarify Sunvale is way past that phase, the game is in no risk of being canceled.
(Images from trading card game [TCG])
Another big thanks to Martin Klocker for taking the time with myPotatoGames!!!
To keep a close eye on this wonderful title, follow Sunvale on Discord, Facebook and Twitter. If you would like to become a supporter of Sunvale, they also have a Patreon.
- Feb 8, 2019
A Reddit user has shared the exciting response he got from Kan Gao, who is the designer, writer, composer, and director of popular game To The Moon.
In the exchange between the user and the developer, the user enthusiastically asks whether there are any plans for the game to come to Nintendo Switch. Although rather cryptic, the developer appears to confirm a Switch release (or at least plans for one) in his reply.
A screen capture of messages exchanged between the Reddit user and game developer Kan Gao However, it’s important to bear in mind that an official announcement confirming the port has not yet been made.
About the game:
To The Moon is a Story-Rich indie Adventure game with a plot somewhat reminiscent of popular sci-fi thriller series Black Mirror. Although the game was released for Windows back in 2011, it is still highly regarded. This is evident with ‘overwhelmingly Positive’ reviews on Steam (where the game is often praised for its emotive narrative), and in the fact that the game was also released for MacOS and Linux in 2014, and for Android and iOS in 2017.
Story: (Contains some spoilers)
To The Moon features two doctors who are capable of giving patients on their deathbeds another chance to live, right from the beginning. The only catch is that the experience is only in the patient’s head, and that they will die once they reach the end of that life.
The game focuses on an elderly patient named Johnny, and the two doctors’ attempt to fulfill his lifelong dream. As they uncover fragments of his past, it becomes as ‘clear as day’ that Johnny only ever had one real wish; To go ‘To The Moon’.
- Dec 2, 2018
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he critically acclaimed story-rich 2016 game Firewatch, is making its way to Switch later this month. Set to be released on the eShop on the 17th December 2018 in America, Europe, Australia and Japan, the game will cost $19.99 to purchase. It is unknown whether Firewatch will get a physical release.
Firewatch is an atmospheric walking simulation adventure game developed by Campo Santo. Set in 1989, you play as a man who is a fire lookout in the Wyoming wilderness. Something strange leads you to explore the nearby forest, forcing you to make decisions that can both build and destroy relationships.
Features:
- A breathtaking wilderness environment which expands as you explore.
- A customized story: the choices you make sculpt the narrative and build/affect relationships.
- An exciting mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
- An abundance of secrets and discoveries to be made.
Firewatch is an award-winning game with ‘very positive’ reviews on Steam. The game is often praised for its narrative, atmosphere, and its interactivity, therefore making it a worthy addition to any Switch owner’s game collection.
Will you be getting Firewatch on Nintendo Switch? Let us know in the comments.
- Oct 23, 2018
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s no secret that pixel-art-stylized games are popular right now (we even recently wrote an article about our favourites). Pixel-art-stylized video game fans will be pleased to hear that there is another game in development. Developer’s Aloft Studios are currently working on a Zelda-inspired game entitled Hazelnut Bastille, which they hope will bring some retro vibes and SNES magic to the Nintendo Switch console.
Hazelnut Bastille is an upcoming Zelda-esque 16-bit JRPG Metroidvania game that has been confirmed for PC, Mac, Linux, and more recently, Nintendo Switch. The game has been compared to Chrono Trigger and Golden Sun. It currently has a tentative mid to late 2020 release window.
Aloft Studios is a small indie game studio who have emphasised that quality is of utmost importance to them.
Additionally, composer Horoki Kikuta (who is known for his work on Secret of Mana) has joined the Hazelnut Bastille team as a celebrity guest composer.
Aloft Studios have given the following information about the game in a previous interview with Nintendo Life:
“The timescale for this release will either be simultaneous with our PC / Mac / Linux release, or following some months after, as funding and development time ultimately allows, but we would very much like to see a release across all four of our starter platforms if it proves possible!”
“Hazelnut Bastille, for PC, Mac, and Linux, and now Nintendo Switch, is a lush, topdown Metroidvania in a 16bit JRPG style, which seeks to continue the great lineage of superior design from the mid 90’s- the moment in time when mainstream 2D titles reached arguably their greatest level of refinement, in titles such as Super Metroid and Link to the Past. We seek to emulate this period in most ways, from graphic presentation to audio production, to general level design philosophy. Hazelnut Bastille tells the story of a young woman who travels to a foreign shore on the outskirts of her world, in order to seek out the promised gifts of mythological ancients, in hopes of retrieving something which was lost to her. On the way, her story becomes irrevocably intertwined with the lives of those living in this far off land.”
A Kickstarter for the game launches today (23/10/18).
