Just Crow Things developer Unbound Creations has announced an April release date for its cozy clutter-cleaning sim, Cleaning Up! Take on the role of an aspiring Cleaning Gig Worker, who sets out on a quest for cleanliness with a broom and a vacuum in hand. Declutter trash-filled spaces and turn environments into clean, comfy places. Cleaning Up! will launch for…
Idea Factory International has announced that a free demo for the upcoming action platformer Ariana and the Elder Codex is now available. The game will launch for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch in March; the demo is available now for PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. The…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here,…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here,…
It’s always a good day when NISA drops a new game announcement, and this is a big one: The publisher is bringing Yx X: Nordics to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5 and PC in Autumn (or Spring for us Aussies) 2024. There’s a neat trailer to go with this…
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Visions of Mana was this close to being on my list of most anticipated games of 2024, but because it’s been 15 years since a mainline series entry I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. We got a glimpse of the game when it was announced The Game Awards, but…
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Touhou Project games lean toward the bullet hell genre, mostly because that’s what Touhou originally was. Since its inception, it’s spawned over a dozen titles by the game’s developer. The original developer places few restrictions on his original content, so the game’s success has also resulted in a lot of…
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Cults and sinning seem to go hand in hand. Sure, some of them claim to follow the bible – but they also tend to make up rules that work for them rather than actually interpret and understand what is obviously in front of them. Cult of the Lamb is freaking…
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For the past few days, PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab has been sharing short videos teasing the free update that dropped today. The videos had people guessing that players would be cleaning Santa’s Workshop, and that’s exactly what we got! Today’s update is rooted in its new map, but there are…
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It seems that developer stillalive studios is on my radar lately. It’s completely accidental: I’m just interested in the games, then notice who developed them. I first wrote about Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator in the November 27th edition of the catch-up coffee; that was about its launch date being…
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty launched earlier this year to critical success; it averages 79-81 on Metacritic (depending on platform). Matt reviewed the game for PlayStation 5 at the time, giving it five of five stars. He described it as “a really majestic epic” and followed up by writing, “it’s a…
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I am downright chuffed to be writing that Square Enix has revealed a new entry in the Mana series! Visions of Mana is the first mainline instalment in over 15 years. It promises to return to the series’ action-RPG roots while taking players on an adventure with a soul guard…
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I spent the final few months of 2015 obsessed with The Legend of Legacy for 3DS. As I noted in my review, I played it every time I had even just a few minutes to spare. The game is often considered to be a spiritual successor to SaGa, though it…
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Level-5 has a lot going on right now, juggling multiple games in development. Two of them were announced at the Nintendo Direct in February 2023, while some of them (there is overlap) were shown off earlier this year at Level-5’s Vision 2023 Tsuzumi event. Four of these titles had a…
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