You can’t talk about ink in video games without someone bringing up Splatoon. But Realm of Ink is a very different beast. It’s coming to Early Access on PC on May 17, courtesy of dual developers, Leap Studio and Maple Leaf Studio. The publisher is 663 games. Realm of Ink is basically Hades, the inky version, and with a far…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I was away for a few weeks, but it’s back to the normal schedule now! With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with…
Read MoreWhitethorn Games is one of my favourite publishers. Every winter (or summer for those down under), it holds a showcase of games launching in the next year. You can watch this year’s entire showcase here, and I really recommend it; but I’m going to focus on just one title: Botany…
Read MoreI briefly wrote about tactical hack’n’slash game Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior in my Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 highlights. It is developed by Sand Door Studio, beginning as a student project before evolving into the studio’s first title. It features a nifty system that sends players back to the…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. 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)!…
Read MoreThis is a weird one, folks, and I’m already obsessed. The debut title from Little Bat Games, Vampire Therapist allows players to deconstruct vampire psyches from different historical periods across several thousand years. They are immortal, after all. And an immortal life of bloodlust caries a high emotional tariff. The…
Read MoreDeveloped by Introversion Software, prison architect is a management game about construction and maintaining a maximum security prison. It won a BAFTA in the Persistent Game category and sold over two million copies. In 2019, Paradox Interactive acquired the rights for the Prison Architect franchise for an undisclosed amount of…
Read MoreThere seems to be a Tarot trend brewing in video games. The phenomenal Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood by Deconstructeam launched last year, telling the story of an exiled witch making her own divination deck. Cherrymochi is currently developing Exit Veil, which features a unique Tarot deck that allows players to unlock…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. 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)!…
Read MoreWhen I look at Chronique des Silencieux, I automatically start going through a checklist of things I like in video games. Mystery? Investigation? Neat visuals? Alluring soundtrack? Those things are all there in the cozy historical narrative game that is the first from French developer Pierre Feuille Studio. Chronique des…
Read MoreTouhou 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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