You know how the saying goes: When it rains, it pours. Somehow, after decades of Culdcept barely being acknowledged outside of Japan, we’ve now had two releases in as many months. Culdcept Begins has become an instant favourite among my online board game group, displacing even the mighty Wingspan some nights (that’s the game we’ve spent more than 2,000 hours…
During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, LEVEL-5 announced a December release date for its upcoming puzzle game, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. It will be available digitally, with physical copies available only in Japan and only for Switch 2/Switch. The game is set one year after Professor Layton and…
It has been six long years since Fate/EXTRA Record was announced. It’s…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here,…
I mentioned Bye Sweet Carole in passing in my coverage of Guerilla Collective’s Not-E3 showcase this year, but otherwise I actually haven’t written about it at all. And that’s a shame, because it looks extremely promising. It’s a classically-animated horror game about a young girl unwillingly brought to the mysterious…
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Pixel perfect Pixel Cafe is part arcade time manager, part visual novel. The title references both the game’s art style and its red-headed protagonist. Pixel is a small-town barista with big dreams. Last month, I shared a trailer showcasing the game’s narrative and discussing the game’s music. Now it’s nearly…
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Announced last December, Born of Bread is a tasty adventure RPG that’s a throwback to classic cartoony games with fun characters and charming stories for both adults and children. It features “quirky” team-based/real-time hybrid combat. At the time, the game was only announced for PC, but when it launches in…
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My Time at Sandrock is a wholesome sandbox RPG that’s part Wild West adventure, part building/farming sim. In this sequel to My Time in Portia, new people are (almost) always welcome in the charming little community of Sandrock. Today, a new trailer was released that shows off some of the…
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If you haven’t played Coffee Talk or its sequel yet, you’re really missing out. Both games follow the owner/barista of a small coffee shop in an alternate version of Seattle where humans and mythical/paranormal creatures live side by side. They’re really chill games; most of the gameplay follows that of…
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Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue is not the Danganronpa clone it seems to be. It looks the part, but rather than being a “death game,” it’s closer to the first 90% of Lord of the Flies (the part where there’s tension but no murder) than Saw. Or Blue Lagoon were…
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Unfortunately for Crymachina, NieR: Automata exists, and so as a concept “post-apocalyptic world where robots ask existential questions about what it’s like to be human,” is probably a theme that should be scratched from all other developers’ brainstorming sessions. Despite that very prudent advice, the team that took on Crymachina…
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Salt and Sanctuary is already available on multiple platforms, including PC via Epic and PlayStation consoles. Today, the developers announced that the million-selling soulslike platforming RPG would be coming to PC via Steam (expecting Steam Deck Verification) and Nintendo Switch in early November. At the same time, a free update…
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Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files was first released in Japan during October 2022, including the three mainline Touch Detective games, two bonus scenarios, and an extensive in-game gallery. Touch Detective 3 was never even released in the West… until now. Published by Nicalis, the game compilation is…
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Exactly two things got me through the darkest days of the pandemic. One was my family, and a careful consideration of hygiene and risks in equal measure. The other (without exaggeration) were the Jackbox Party Pack games. Related reading: Many years ago we reviewed the very first Party Pack. Our…
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