Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. 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)!
Watch a five-minute overview trailer for The Sinking City 2
Frogwares has released a game overview trailer for its upcoming survival horror game The Sinking City 2. It also announced two of the game’s voice actors: Andrew Wheildon-Dennis and Gemma Elizabeth Whelan. Wheildon-Dennis (Baldur’s Gate III, The Invincible, 007 First Light) plays Calvin Rafferty, who finds himself drawn into Arkham’s mysteries as the city descends into chaos. Whelan (Game of Thrones, Elden Ring, Mass Effect: Andromeda) takes on the role of a gutsy and highly intelligent character named Faye Bennett. Both characters are central to the story.
The new trailer features a narrated tour through the game’s world. It introduces the Lovecraftian setting and the horrors that lurk beneath the surface. Arkham is a flooded and decaying city overrun by monsters. The trailer also showcases the sequel’s survival horror genre, showing how it combines with investigation. Combat is also highlighted.
Developed and published by Frogwares, The Sinking City 2 will be released for PC via Steam/Epic/GOG, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series on August 18. (Yep, tomorrow!)
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea delayed to October
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea’s release date was originally set for September 24, but that has been delayed until mid-October. The game brings you into the enchanting world of Teradea, where farm life meets adventure. You were raised in Bloomfield Village, which was quiet and comfortable until a mysterious mist starts creeping from the forest, beasts roam at night, and strange disasters threaten numerous villages.
Farming, friendship, and maybe even love await in the vast landscape filled with hidden caves, remote islands, and lively towns. Travel with your animals, who have special abilities to help you cross difficult terrain, break through obstacles, or find treasure.
Developed by IMAGICA GEEQ and published by Natsume, Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea will be released digitally for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and Xbox Series on October 15. Physical versions will also be available for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Switch.
Kinetic Publishing to publish Aether Wizard Life
Kinetic Publishing had quite a week, announcing a few games it would be working on—including Sam Barlow’s Precognition. Another announcement is its collaboration with Vonder Games to publish the cozy wizard life-simulation game Aether Wizard Life. The game will launch for PC and consoles in 2028.
Here is a brief description of the game, via Kinetic Publishing:
In Aether Wizard Life, players take on the role of a young apprentice mage in the haunted town of Starfall. Waking up each morning in a customizable walking castle, players are free to choose what tasks to take on each day, whether that’s growing magical crops, caring for exotic creatures, venturing into deep and twisting dungeons to fight monsters, or talking with the townsfolk to discover new side quests and problems to solve.
Developed by Vonder Games and published by Kinetic Publishing, Aether Wizard Life will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series in fall 2028.
Songs of Glimmerwick launches this September
Eastshade Studios has announced that its musical fantasy RPG Songs of Glimmerwick will launch in late September. In the game, you’re enrolled in Glimmerwick’s university of magic. Music is the secret to casting spells. Attend classes, join clubs, make friends, and uncover the land’s many mysteries.
Here are the game’s key features, via Eastshade Studios:
- RPG Style Quests – Unfolding narrative quests with a focus on unique characters and story.
- Tend the University Garden – Plant the mundane! Grow the arcane! Summon up clouds to bring forth the rain!
- Every Song a Spell – Use the power of music to speak with the trees, enchant tools to work all by themselves, raise the earth to surmount natural impasses, and more!
- Character Progression – As you gain experience in your adventures, choose from skills which will help you garden, trade, or acquire special abilities, like speaking to frogs!
- A Lively World – Classes to attend, mysterious rumours, local drama, and bustling festivals. The students, staff, townsfolk, and spritely creatures of Glimmerwick have rich stories and lives.
- Fully Voiced – Dialogue is brought to life with fantastic performances for every character major and minor.
- Customizable Appearance – Choose how you look.
- Extracurricular Activities – There’s lots to do in Glimmerwick outside of classes—explore the island, dive for seashells, grab your dice and play “Forests and Fairies” with your friends, or join the Green Sprites on forest expeditions.
Developed and published by Eastshade Studios, Songs of Glimmerwick will be released for PC via Steam on September 30. It will launch for consoles at a later date.
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