All posts tagged in Puzzle Game
Apr 24, 2019
Pode, an adorable cooperative puzzle game, is developed by Henchman & Goon, an independent game studio in Bergen, Norway. Nordic Game have announced the nominees and Pode has appeared in four different categories in the annual Nordic Game Awards of 2019! In addition, check out this link for more about the conference and stay tuned with us for the announcement of the winners!
The annual Nordic Game Awards, a highlight at the Nordic Game 2019 Conference, will take place on Thursday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. in Malmö, Sweden. Pode has been nominated for: Nordic Game of the Year, Best Art, Best Game Design, and Best Fun For Everyone. We at myPotatoGames couldn’t be happier for this adorable little indie game! In fact, Pode is challenging a huge AAA title like Battlefield V (also nominated in four different categories including Nordic Game of the Year)!
Nordic Game Awards 2018 If you haven’t played Pode yet, it’s about a little rock helping a fallen star find its way home. As they travel through the insides of a mysterious and magical mountain, Bulder and Glo discover an ancient sleeping world. Explore the ruins of a long lost civilization with their unique talents and abilities. Only by helping each other can these adventure companions open the secret passageways up the caverns of Mount Fjellheim.
Pode Pode, a game built around “the themes of friendship and cooperation, with a strong emphasis on positive actions, relaxing atmosphere and beautiful art”, is inspired by Norwegian culture. For more information about Pode, check out our article here. Furthermore, you can also purchase it digitally on Nintendo Switch now for $24.99 US.
- Apr 24, 2019
Trüberbrook, a mystery adventure game, is set in rural Germany in the late 1960s. Play as an American physicist, Hans Tannhauser, and discover why your dissertation on quantum physics notes have been stolen! Trüberbrook was released for PC on March 12th, 2019 and now you can buy the game today, as of April 17th, 2019 on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.
Hans Tannhauser happens to win a trip to the tranquil village of Trüberbrook. This place is an old but beautiful health resort somewhere in the densely forested countryside of West Germany. He decides to go in order to work quietly on his PhD thesis. But, something in the town seems odd and now you’re suddenly thrown into a puzzling sci-fi mystery!
While investigating the case of your stolen notes, you run into quirky villagers, travelers, and spa guests. They will give you tasks as you begin to wonder whether you’re truly in Trüberbrook by chance.
The Visual Style
Something rather noteworthy about this game is its unique visual style; the whole scenery and all backdrops were built as real miniature scale models. They were then captured with a 3D scanner, digitally polished and blended with animated characters, visual effects, and set extensions. See more information about it below.
All the locations were designed in advance and built by hand in the workshop. For several months, set designers worked on the dollhouse-like miniature models. These were then individually staged and filmed. Among other things, we use small lamps and many colorful foils to simulate different hours of the day, different seasons and weather conditions. We then use a process called photogrammetry to digitize the models.
By Hannah Kloth – Casting TeamThe Team
Trüberbrook is develeoped by “btf GmbH”, published by “Headup”, and co-funded by the “Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg”. The game is made up of quite an extensive team of talented individuals. See below on what inspired them to create this mystery thriller.
Mood and atmosphere of the game are inspired by TV series like Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Stranger Things. The game mixes German folklore with a gripping sci-fi storyline, covering universal themes like love, friendship, loyalty, rootlessness, self-discovery and monster hunting.
By Hannah Kloth – Casting TeamFor more point-and-click adventure games with mysteries to solve, check out our articles about Deponia and Firewatch, both available to play right now!
- Apr 18, 2019
Pile Up is a 1 to 4 player co-op 3D platformer for friends and families. Jump on your friends, pile together and start exploring colorful cardboard worlds! Coordination and creativity are the key to success in progressing through the joyful levels and meeting the most friendly bosses.
Pile Up is developed by Seed by Seed, an indie studio based in France. The game has won numerous awards such as “Best Indie Game” in L-Games 2019 and “Official competition at Stunfest” in Rennes 2019. Pile Up will be releasing on PC and a potential for consoles which has yet to be announced. As of now, there is no official release date but you can go to their website here for more information.
Key Features
- A very simple yet deep mechanic : piling!
- An adventure you can share with up to four players!
- Explore a cardoard world!
- Enjoy original mini-games
The developers latest update this April on their Twitter account is that of a very serene environment for our Boxlings to hang out in.
Who knew that boxes could look so adorable? Want more relaxing puzzle-based games with boxes? Check out our most recent news on Box Boy! + Box Girl! here and Unpacking here.
- Apr 16, 2019
Adorable games are always a great addition to video games and KeyWe is no exception. It doesn’t get much cuter then jumping into the role of two kiwi birds, each controlled by a real player and cooperatively solving puzzles together. If this sounds strange, funny and extremely cute to you, then this upcoming indie title might be your next new Co-op Puzzle addiction.
KeyWe is a Co-op experience designed to be enjoyed with friends and family, come together and play together. As the name suggest each player jumps into the role of a cute kiwi bird. Players are tasked to work together inside an old fashioned post office. According to the developers you will need to “Jump, flap, peck and but-slam your way across interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons…” in order to get mail (messages) delivered on time.
It is up to the player to deliver the message to citizens of Bungalow Basin, we all know how packages can’t arrive soon enough, let alone if they get miss delivered.
The first KeyWe gameplay trailer reveals the first three of four seasons the game will feature. Each season will present the player with a variety of challenges. The summer chapter for example can surprise our kiwi bird friends with a powerful monsoon, you will then have to make sure to quickly send out an emergency signal to the beloved people of Bungalow Basin to keep everyone safe and sound. Check out the super cute KeyWe trailer below.
KeyWe is coming out on PC and Mac in the near future. Indie developer Stonewheat and sons hope to bring it to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Playstation 4 as well.
For more adorable games, check out our top 15 cute games for Nintendo 3DS, as well as the award winning Ary and the Secret of Seasons in which you have to take control of the weather and seasons in order to make progress on your journey.
- Apr 15, 2019
Ary and the Secret of Seasons is an action/adventure game developed by eXiin & Fishing Cactus and published by Modus Games. It will be releasing during the third quarter of 2019 on PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4. The game won Best Unity award at gamescom 2017, was a finalist for Indie Prize at Casual Connect 2017, and was nominated at several other award shows. It opens a range of possibilities for amazing environmental puzzles as you manipulate and navigate between all of the seasons.
Story
Valdi, a world divided into four regions, has one specific climate for each region related to the four seasons. Balance and peace of Valdi was threatened by an evil mage 1,000 years ago. The mage was eventually defeated by the Legendary Warrior. The Legendary Warrior then sealed the mage inside the tomb placed in the very heart of the Dome of Seasons. The Guardians of Seasons were then formed to protect the Dome. Each Guardian owns a medallion that provides them with the power to control one season. For generations, Guardians of Seasons passed their knowledge from father to son.
Gameplay
You play as Ary, the impulsive daughter of Gwenn, the Guardian of Winter. A tragic accident befalls Ary’s brother and prevents his succession to her father’s role as Guardian of Winter. Ary then finds herself stepping up and, for the first time in centuries, a girl has become the new guardian. The Season Spheres are local zones where another season appears inside. Ary can now open up to 3 of them at the same time. For example, within the same area, Ary can jump from winter to summer.
Key Features
- Rewarding exploration – Harnessing the power of the seasons, Ary can traverse sweeping landscapes in search of new destinations, solving amazing environmental puzzles to progress.
- Captivating storytelling – You are recruited to help the Guardians of Seasons, an old organization caught up by rigid traditions. As you venture through uncharted locations across Valdi, you will discover secrets and hidden meanings behind the Guardian of Seasons.
- Dynamic environments – Manipulate the world around Ary with her environmental powers. Leap between ecosystems to bend the world and seasons to her needs.
- Fluid combat – Your skills will be put to the test as you encounter foes looking to thwart your progress – from local inhabitants to hulking behemoths, you will use all the tools at your disposal to overcome monumental obstacles.
- Alluring 3D world –A beautiful visual style combined with an enchanting soundtrack creates a lingering atmosphere that will surely become a memorable gameplay experience.
For More Information
To learn more about Ary and the Secret of Seasons, you can go to the official website here. For another adventure game with summer in mind, check out our article about the upcoming game Summer in Mara.
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- Rewarding exploration – Harnessing the power of the seasons, Ary can traverse sweeping landscapes in search of new destinations, solving amazing environmental puzzles to progress.
- Oct 9, 2018
The Soujorn is an upcoming indie adventure puzzle game developed by Shifting Tides and to be published by Iceberg Interactive. The game is set to be released at some point in 2019 and has been confirmed for PS4, Xbox One, and Steam.
About:
Described as a “thought-provoking first-person puzzle game”, The Sojourn has players travel through a variety of parallel worlds of light and darkness in order to search for answers to the nature of reality.
Your player is born into a beautiful and pure land, but things are not what they seem. In the cracks and crevices lie s darkness. Open your eyes and discover the hidden truths of the shadows of the world.
Explore the beautiful world of The Sojourn and solve a myriad of interesting puzzles to overcome obstacles. With enchanting environments, delve into the game’s four chapters, which each have their own unique atmosphere and style.
Key features:
- Plenty of perplexing puzzles
- Delve into four different charming chapters which each have their own distinct domain and style.
- Banish the darkness that enshrouds the world to reveal the obstacles that the Sojourn has prepared for you
- Uncover a spellbinding story of light, darkness, and the nature of reality.
The game can be added to your Steam wishlist here.
- Sep 27, 2018
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rofessor Layton And The Curious Village was initially released by Level-5 for Nintendo DS in Japan in 2007. Fast forward to 11 years later, and Layton fans can play a remastered HD version of the enigmatic game on either iOS or Android.
The game features the gentlemanly Professor Hershel Layton, a puzzle-loving archaeologist, and his young assistant Luke Triton, an easily nettled boy with a huge appetite and an ability to talk to animals.
The first game has the duo searching on behalf of a wealthy widow for an elusive artefact supposedly hidden by her late husband, the Baron. Whoever finds the artefact will inherit the Baron’s immense wealth.
With a beautiful animation style synonymous of Level-5, captivating music and plenty of suspense and emotion, the game remains entertaining despite its age, hence why a remake was made.
The trailer for the polished puzzle game can be watched below.
- May 17, 2018
Professor Layton fans rejoice! Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy is making its way to Switch.
Many fans of the Professor Layton series have been ‘puzzling’ over whether the popular franchise would be excluded from the Switch. But recently, Level 5 announced that last year’s popular puzzle game Layton’s Mystery Journey will also be released on Nintendo Switch.
The game is set to be released in Japan on August 9th.
Whilst there is no confirmation of a release for the West, it’s likely there will be one, and that it will be soon. Layton’s Mystery Journey was released for 3DS in Japan on July 20th 2017. Shortly after, on the October 6th 2017, the game was released worldwide.
About
The notorious Professor Layton is absent in this game. Layton’s Mystery Journey stars the Professor’s previously unmentioned daughter Katrielle as the Protagonist. Katrielle has undoubtedly inherited her father’s intelligence, but sometimes has people dubious due to her ‘gut feelings’. She is also a little more outspoken and disorganised than her gentlemanly father.
The Professor has been missing for quite some time, and Katrielle is starting to become worried. Nevertheless, she decides continue her father’s legacy and sets up the Layton Detective Agency. Alongside her talking dog (Sherl), her infatuated assistant (Ernest Greeves), and her rival (Emiliana Perfetti) she tackles various difficult cases presented to her by fellow Londoners. The mysteries are often odd, with unexpected culprits, which makes the game unpredictable and interesting.
The game is similar to previous games in the series due to the ability to find and solve puzzles, explore surroundings, collect items, and play minigames. It differs in that instead of having one main storyline with chapters, the game is split into 12 different cases with an overarching theme. Despite scoring slightly lower on Metacritic than other Layton games, the game still holds a respectable rating of 72/100. Having played the 3DS version myself, I would definitely recommend it to Layton fans, Puzzle game fans and Level-5 fans.
You can read more about the game here.
