Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!
This week, the catch-up will feature select news from the Playism Game Show live stream, which included 13 games from the publisher; it revealed new information about eight titles and five new games it is publishing. You can view the entire two-hour presentation here.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery and The Star Named EOS are getting a combined physical edition in Japan
Playism is compiling two games by Silver Lining Studio onto one physical game cart, launching in Japan for Nintendo Switch this August.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery initially launched in August 2021. The vivid interactive fiction game follows an artist about to finish the final piece in her gallery submission. The artist seeks missing colours that will bring her paintings to life while remembering the importance of self-care. The relaxing experience can be played at any pace as the player is immersed in a world with resplendent colours and beautiful hand-animated visuals.
The Star Named EOS initially launched in July 2024. The first-person narrative puzzle adventure game is about capturing the fleeting moments that shape life. Dei is a young photographer, just like his missing mother. He can only imagine her adventures through photos and letters she sent when he was a child. But everything Dei believes is challenged when he spots something strange in one of the photos. He sets out to seek the truth behind his mother’s disappearance. Like Behind the Frame, The Star Named EOS is a relaxing game that can be played at any pace.
Developed by Silver Lining Studio, the physical edition of Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery and The Star Named EOS will be released in Japan for Nintendo Switch on August 7. Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is available digitally worldwide for iOS/Android, PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. The Star Named EOS is available digitally worldwide for PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series.
Playism will publish murder mystery game Mind Diver
In Mind Diver, players investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted murder mystery. Restore lost memories, listen in on private conversations, and draw your own conclusions. So what’s the hook? The victim is… love. A madly in love couple has broken down. Lina is losing her memories while Sebastien is outright missing. A disturbing party seems to be a cover-up. A tragedy is buried deep in Lina’s mind, in the part named Guilt.
Explore Lina’s Mind Ocean using experimental technology, fixing her memories to solve a missing person’s case. Every memory is missing a key detail, and filling out the correct detail reveals more of the past. Solutions won’t always be obvious, but they are logical. Find the right clues to deduce the truth.
Developed by Indoor Sunglasses and published by Playism, Mind Diver will be released for PC via Steam this year.
Playism will publish puzzle action game MotionRec
Record puzzle action game MotionRec uses the ability to record and replay motion trails to explore a devastated world ruled by machines.
The recording mechanic records the trajectory of walking or jumping. Players can use gimmicks on the stage to record complex movements. Recorded movements are instantly available for playback. The number of times it can be replayed in the air is limited; it recovers when it returns to the ground.
Developed by Handsum and published by Playism, MotionRec will be released for PC via Steam this year.
Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double has launched worldwide
Immersive urban mystery adventure game Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double has been released worldwide, supporting English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese languages. Initially launched in Traditional Chinese in 2022, this is the first time the game is available in English. In the game, players investigate urban legends in a modern city.
Set a few years after Urban Legend Hunters, a hot topic on the internet is the disappearance of a popular internet show host named Chris. You come in as an outsider who is clueless about that incident. You meet three people (Rain, Shou, and Tangtang)who claim to be members of Chris’ channel through a messaging app. They claim that Chris’ disappearance involves the urban legend of the “double” and the Urban Legend Hunters community. You join their search for the missing man.
What is the urban legend of the double? According to the game’s Steam page…
If you meet someone that looks exactly like you, one of you will be entirely replaced by the other. Your “double” will inherit all of your memories and live your life without anyone else noticing… But the world is so wide—how do you know that you’re not actually someone else’s double? Are you really… you?
Developed by toii and published by Playism, Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double is available worldwide for iOS/Android and PC via Steam.
Is this a game, or is it a dream?
This is very brief news, but very curious indeed! Developer lvl374 and publisher Playism announced Nidana for PC, launching this year.
Here is the title’s description, from Playism:
She continues to dream.
This is a first-person dream walking simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.
There is no text whatsoever, only surreal geometrical spaces for you to explore.
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