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Oct 9, 2019
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, I’ve got you covered with these wholesome indie games I’ve been rooting for! The developers of the games mentioned below have recently announced that they have released free demos, prologues, or alpha/beta gameplay you can try out now on PC. Furthermore, the full games will be releasing either at the end of this year or early next year and can all be ‘Wishlisted’ on Steam now.
Mythic Ocean
Mythic Ocean: Prologue will give you the chance to explore the ocean with branching dialogue and a cast of delightful fish friends. This free demo filled with hours of fun is out as of October 7th, 2019 which you can play on Steam here or Itch.io here. The full game is now set to release on Windows PC in January 2020. Learn more about influencing and befriending gods in Mythic Ocean from our previous article here.
Chapeau
This quirky party-game lets you and your friends become hats, and to team-up or compete to land on as many heads as possible! The Alpha is out today (October 9th, 2019) and you can get your very own Steam key right now if you go and sign up on their Discord channel right here. To learn more about Chapeau coming to Steam in Early 2020, check out our article here.
Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands will officially be releasing on October 17th, 2019 for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. If you can’t wait until then, tomorrow (October 10th, 2019) you can try out a special stand-alone demo! You only have to either sign up for their newsletter or be a part of their Discord channel here. In the prologue, you will get to play a short story that happens before the events of the main game. Moreover, you’ll get to farm some crops, discover recipes and cook, and craft some structures. You’ll also go on your first exploration of the island and encounter some enemies to battle!
LUNA The Shadow Dust
LUNA, a hand-painted point-and-click adventure game has been pushed to a release date of Winter 2019. That will give us all plenty of time to try out their free demo on Steam right here and right now! The new demo includes “a bunch more puzzles, polished animations and new sections from the original soundtrack, with about 15-30 minutes of gameplay”. To learn more about LUNA and its enchanting story, check out our previous article here.
- Aug 8, 2019
Gamescom is the world’s largest event for tech and video games held in Cologne, Germany. Unlike E3, there typically aren’t that many press announcements with release dates but rather you’re given the opportunity to play game demos and possibly get the chance to speak with the developers. This year, Gamescom opens its doors to trade visitors on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, and to members of the public on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Events and the show floor will be scheduled until Saturday, August 24th, 2019.
Opening Night Live
Anyone who is anyone in the industry has confirmed that they will be there including: Xbox, Nintendo, Square Enix, Google Stadia, Epic Games and many more. Geoff Keighley, host and producer of ‘The Game Awards’, will be producing and live streaming Opening Night Live. Check out his Twitter account below for the game publishers that are making announcements. Opening Night Live will also include Hideo Kojima, as confirmed by the man himself, to premiere an exclusive new look of his game Death Stranding. Opening Night Live will be streaming on all major streaming services when it begins on Monday, August 19th at 11 AM PT/2 PM PT/8 PM CEST. With this new addition of a pre-show, we here at myPotatoGames are looking forward to some amazing new reveals!
The Indie Village and Indie Arena Booth
Another new addition to Gamescom 2019 is that developers of indie games will now have considerably more space in the entertainment area. Indie Village (in hall 10.2) will be showcasing more than 140 independent developers. The central element of Indie Village is the Indie Arena Booth, which has been taking applications from indie developers for a few years now and supplying them with booths. More than 100 games can be seen in the Indie Arena Booth alone. In addition, you can look forward to a stage program coordinated especially for indie fans, the MIX.
As you know, we here at myPotatoGames are huge fans of wholesome indie games so we’ve written a list below, including their links to our previous articles for more information. You can also watch the trailer by Indie Arena Booth for the confirmed indie games for Gamescom 2019.
- A Juggler’s Tale by Dominik Schön, Enzio Probst, Steffen Oberle, Sven Bergmann
- Atomicrops by Bird Bath Games
- Coffee Talk by Toge Productions
- El Hijo by Honig Studios
- Flotsam by Pajama Llama Games
- LUNA The Shadow Dust by Lantern Studio
- Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands by Lemonbomb Entertainment
- TUNIC by Andrew Shouldice
- Röki by Polygon Treehouse
- HEAVE HO by Le Cartel Studio
- Ary and the Secret of Seasons by eXiin, Fishing Cactus and Modus Games
- Weaving Tides by Follow the Feathers
Other games like Cat Quest II by The Gentlebros Games are teasing that the announcement for their release date is coming soon and that they are “saving it for a special event.” We can only hope that they are talking about Gamescom 2019 as that is less than 2 weeks away! If you know of any other indie games or you yourself are an indie developer, please feel free to contact us to be added to our Gamescom 2019 list if you are attending! You can also click here to learn more about the event, the dates, the tickets and more.
- Apr 29, 2019
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a point-and-click adventure and puzzle game developed by Lantern Studio, a small indie game design team of four. Unique features of LUNA include: wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics, and a breathtaking original soundtrack. The game will release this summer of 2019 for PC, Steam, and mobile (iOS and Android).
Play as a young boy with his creature companion and solve puzzles to learn of the mysteries of the ancient tower that stands at the edge of world. Help the character bring back his lost memories and find out the darkest secret beyond the tower.
In addition to solving the puzzles inside the tower, you can also experience the world outside it with approximately 25 different locations. Moreover, players can jump and climb in the environments, and also interact with many different objects.
Key Feature
- Traditional frame by frame character animation
12 frames per second, 3 layers per frame. Over 250 animations and 20 minutes of cinematics. A nostalgic and time-consuming process – but really worth the challenge for a small indie team of four. - Single player mode with dual character control
Solve puzzles from different perspectives. Discover a story of true courage with two playable characters drawn together through an inseparable bond. - Think outside of the box
Spark your imagination and solve a wide variety of puzzles, presented in gorgeous hand-drawn environments. Puzzles work standalone, requiring no ‘hidden items’ or player backtracking. - LESS reading, MORE cinematics
We replaced a dialogue system with a series of beautifully hand-animated cinematics telling a mysterious story. - Engaging Original Soundtrack
Our composer created an original soundtrack, designed to immerse the player in the emotional highs and lows of the story, kindling goose-bumps along the journey.
Furthermore, the developers have announced in their blog of March that there will be a new demo coming soon. For more information you can go to the official website here. Afterward, check out another point-and-click game, Trüberbrook with us here. That game also has a unique visual-style; built by miniatures and then rendered digitally.
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- Traditional frame by frame character animation
