Twinworld Game Reviews

19 MARCH 2026 – ​ Dutch indie studio Starbrew Games is flapping with excitement to announce that Duck Side of the Moon, their cozy open-world exploration and crafting adventure about a duck astronaut searching for a new home in a whimsical galaxy, will launch on PC (Steam + Epic Games Store) and Nintendo Switch, on May 7th!

After crash-landing in a strange but charming galaxy, Doug the duck sets out on a journey to gather resources, build gadgets, upgrade his spaceship, and discover that life among the stars might not be as stressful as it was quacked up to be.

The Duck Side of the Moon demo is still available on Steam, where it currently holds a 100% “Very Positive” rating from players. ​ It’s the perfect introducktion to the game!

An introducktion

Duck Side of the Moon is a cozy open-world crafting and exploration adventure where curiosity leads the way and relaxation is part of the mission plan. Players drift through a whimsical galaxy as Doug the duck, gathering materials, crafting gadgets, upgrading their crashed spaceship into a place that finally feels like home again.

Across colorful little planets, the journey unfolds at a gentle pace and while you meet and help the unusual locals, including some surprisingly chatty rocks.

Even in space, a little winging it goes a long way!

Things to Quack About

• Explore a cozy galaxy filled with secrets and rare resources to mine
• Make friends with talking rocks and solve wholesome quests
• Upgrade and customize your spaceship, turning it into a cozy home.
• Discover a heartfelt story about finding a home and the value of rest
• Customize your duck with silly outfits and hats
• And yes, there is a quack button!

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We are excited to announce that we are partnering with IKINAGAMES Co., Ltd. to publish a brand-new RPG, STARBITES, which is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on May 21.

Join Lukida and her allies as they uncover the truth beneath the sands of Bitter!

Hop on your Motorbot and ride toward freedom in the brand-new RPG STARBITES! On Bitter, a desert planet ravaged by the aftermath of an interstellar war, a young salvager named Lukida seeks to escape to the stars, but a sudden attack by a giant robot sets events into motion that will change her life—and the fate of Bitter—forever.

Explore the expansive landscape of Bitter atop your Motorbot, and fight your way to victory in a turn-based battle system that’s easy to learn, and satisfying to master. Build up your party, kit out your Motorbots with powerful equipment, and head out into the deserts of Bitter! Somewhere beneath the dunes, the truth of what happened 45 years ago awaits…

Features:

• Fracture Your Foes: Learn your enemies’ weaknesses, then Fracture their guard and dish out the damage in classic, turn-based RPG gameplay that’s easy to pick up, and hard to put down. Take extra turns with Driver’s High to really turn the tables!
• Ride High on your Motorbot: Every character has a personal Motorbot that’s suited to their own personality and battle style. Lukida rides high in her slingshot-wielding robot, while Gwendoll cruises along in her flashy hoverbike.
• Secrets Beneath the Dunes: The sands of Bitter hide many secrets. Uncover the truth in this gripping story of regret, revenge, and forgiveness.

STARBITES will be releasing on May 21 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 (as a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC! The game is still available to pre-order in both Standard and Limited Edition formats, and a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack will also be available for $4.99 on day one!

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German indie game studio VoodooDuck have lifted the anchor and are inviting players to set sail on their own journey in Collector’s Cove!

The cozy collection adventure where you cultivate a floating farm carried across the seas by your huggable dinosaur companion is out now on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

Collector’s Cove is priced at $19.99 (regional pricing may vary) with a 10% launch discount for two weeks on Steam and a 10% launch discount on Nintendo Switch.

On Steam, players can also be on the lookout for bundles with Growth, The Wandering Village, Flotsam, Aloft and Tiny Book Shop. Each with an additional 10% discount.

It’s just you, your animal friend, and an ocean full of secrets and surprises. Discover new islands, harvest crops and reel in fish to learn about the requirements for their fabled counterparts. Feed them to your cute companion to unlock new interactions and grow together as you venture onwards!

About the Game

All aboard! Collector’s Cove is a cozy farming adventure on the high seas. Sail with your animal companion to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector.

Key Features

• Farm: Cultivate your own farm on the deck of a ship, surrounded by the open sea!
• Discover: Sail across uncharted waters and forage on unseen islands!
• Collect: Find rare crops and fish on your quest to fill in every page of the Collector’s Compendium!
• Befriend: Forge a bond and customise your trusty dinosaur friend who can lend a fin whenever needed!
• Personalise: Craft useful items from foraged materials and transform your boat into your own home!

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Hertfordshire, 12th of March, 2026 – Numskull Games and indie developer Smitner Studio announced that their dystopian pixel-art block-pushing puzzle game ‘Hazard Pay’ will launch on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in June 2026. Step inside the nightmare today with a playable demo now available on Steam.

It’s 1982 and you’ve been beckoned to a secretive research facility in an authoritarian Cold War-era state. Hazard Pay puts you in the shoes of a government cleanup specialist dispatched after a catastrophic containment breach. The mission seems simple: destroy evidence, restore order, and collect your hazard pay. But inside the facility, the truth behind the experiments quickly begins to surface, and reality is far more sinister.

The officials want silence, not survivors

Inside the Institut für Proteintherapie (IPT), a government program intended to solve a national food crisis has spiralled into a biological horror. Resident scientists who were attempting to synthesise artificial proteins have created horrific ███████████████ that now ████ ██████ around the facility. Navigate laboratories, dormitories, and experimental chambers while encountering the terrifying results of these experiments.

You’ll cross paths with PRS-86, a blind predator that tracks blood with lethal precision, and The Collector, an evolving organism that has grown beyond the control of its creators.

As the clean-up specialist, you are only one of many expendable workers sent in to contain the situation. If you die, another will replace you.

Choose your own nightmare

Hazard Pay blends stealth, survival horror, and narrative choice in a tense facility-wide clean-up operation.

Players must:

• Navigate across sectors of the research facility
• Avoid deadly bio-organisms that hunt through scent and sound
• Decide the fate of trapped scientists

Will you become just another disposable tool of the system, or be the one to finally expose the crimes hidden inside the facility?

Key Features

• Ingenious, compact, handcrafted push/pull puzzle levels
• Unique clean-up mechanics – erase blood trails, destroy evidence, and hide the truth
• Branching narrative choices that affect alliances, trust, and endings
• Environmental storytelling, uncovering the secrets of the facility

Hazard Pay launches on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in June 2026.

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Gothenburg, Sweden – March 5th, 2026 – Wishfully Studios and Thunderful invite players to visit a stunning world and experience a heartfelt story of companionship in Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf,  available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation 5 PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch for $19.99 / €19.99 / £16.99.

A Supporter Pack for the game is also available for PC and PlayStation 5, which includes a digital art book, the Novo Language Companion – a guide to the game’s language – and, for PC, stunning wallpapers and backgrounds. A demo for the game launched today on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch and remains available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms.

As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home. Perfect for new players and returning fans, Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf features unique companion gameplay, clever puzzling, challenging action sequences and stealth, all set in a stunning and captivating world.

“We’ve learned so much from the production of the first installment of Planet of Lana, and there were also so many ideas we didn’t have time to realize in the first game,” says Adam Stjärnljus, Creative Director and Co-Game Director at Wishfully studios. Now, for Planet of Lana II, we wanted to push all aspects of the game, creating more engaging puzzles, more memorable scenes and elevating the story and universe to new heights! We can´t wait for players to team up with Lana and Mui again!”

This anticipated sequel almost doubles the size of the first game, taking us to never before seen areas of the planet Novo on a journey that will see you conquer snowy mountains, dive into dangerous waters, encounter majestic creatures, meet friendly forest communities and more. Planet of Lana II builds on the original title in every way, offering deeper exploration, a wider array of collaborative physics-based puzzles, spectacular new creatures, thrilling action sequences, new factions and a more expansive story that remains rooted in Lana and Mui’s evolving bond.

Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish, Czech and Thai.

Key gameplay features that await players in Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf include:

• A Cinematic Puzzle-Platformer Adventure: A story-driven experience blending exploration, gentle puzzles and cinematic atmosphere.
• A Companion-Driven Journey: A heartfelt adventure built around the bond between Lana and her loyal companion, Mui.
• A Hand-Painted World in Transition: Explore a beautifully crafted planet where nature and technology collide, and different tribes respond to progress in their own ways.
• Fluid Exploration & Movement: Guide an older, more agile Lana with wall jumps, smooth traversal, and dynamic movement across diverse environments.
• Thoughtful & Varied Puzzles: Puzzles are woven naturally into the world, focusing on observation, timing, and cooperation rather than complex logic.
• Storytelling Without Words: No spoken dialogue, meaning emerges through visuals, music, and your interactions with the world.
• An Emotional, Carefully Paced Sci-Fi Tale: Uncover new truths about the planet and Mui’s past in a 6-8 hour cinematic journey, accompanied by a moving orchestral score.

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Belgium, 5th March 2026 – Indie developer Rogueside is bringing its hell-forged action roguelite Devil Jam to PlayStation 4 and 5, Microsoft Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch, on 26th March 2026. Get ready for non-stop escapades in a chaotic underworld, where players take on the role of a doomed musician bound by a demonic contract and forced to survive an infernal performance that never ends. As the cursed guitarist battles through swarms of demonic enemies in tightly designed combat spaces, dodging incoming threats while attacks fire automatically, you can focus on positioning, movement and wise decision-making in the hope of surviving until the encore.

Hell Bells – Save me

Each run throws new powers into the mix, courtesy of the who’s who of the underworld. Brace yourself for wild upgrades that transform your build on the fly: think screen-clearing attacks and unpredictable experimental abilities. The grid-based system lets players rewire how attacks activate and combine, in hopes of surviving the relentless madness.

Turn up the volume to infernal!

The killer soundtrack plays a central role in Devil Jam, with award-winning composer Deon van Heerden returning to collaborate with Rogueside following his work on Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef. His high-energy compositions thrash along with the dynamic gameplay pacing, giving each challenge its own sonic personality.

For those about to rock…

• Smart Loadouts
  ​Use the 12-slot gear system to build clever combinations and unlock powerful killer combos.
• Hand-Drawn Hell
  ​Bold, fully hand-animated characters and effects bring the underworld roaring to life.
• Bosses Worth the Hype
  ​Battle towering foes, including Death himself – it doesn’t get more metal than that.
• Run For The Hills, Run For Your Life
  ​Fast, intense encounters reward quick thinking, sharp reflexes and smart decision-making.

It’s time to fear the reaper.

Devil Jam became a cult classic when it rocked onto PC last year, and the console release includes a hefty upgrade based on fan feedback. One brand-new story and 4 new challenges which offer players more profound insight into the cursed world and its larger-than-life cast, and you’ll find two new battlegrounds to endure: The Overgrowth, a claustrophobic arena filled with twisting paths and looming fungal growths, and Thorns of Crimson Death, a sprawling combat space built around relentless enemy pressure and wide-open encounters.

Find out what happens when the gig of your life goes very, very wrong!

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STOCKHOLM – March 4, 2026 – Everhood Hunters, the first roguelike in the Everhood franchise (over 700k units sold), takes the series’ musical combat in a new direction with co-op and endlessly replayable runs. Developed by Chris Nordgren and Jordi Roca at Foreign Gnomes, Everhood Hunters hallucinates itself into existence with today’s reveal and will launch on PC and Nintendo Switch in 2027.

So, there are those who think they have what it takes to be a hunter? No matter. The truth will come out soon enough. Pick from four different characters, each bringing bespoke playstyles to the table, and engage in musical battles and offensive beat-downs set to an electric soundtrack comprised of 70 new compositions as well as fan-favorites from Everhood and Everhood 2.

Think things sound a little too familiar? Oh, ho, ho — how naive, little hunter!

Team up with a friend to embark on a roguelite adventure set in the Everhood universe to seal the root of all evil by solving riddles. Navigate winding paths filled with battles, rewards, shops, rest points, elite encounters, and other mysterious events unknown to even the PR firm writing this press release. Go toe-to-toe with surreal adversaries and work together side-by-side to climb to the top of weekly leaderboards.

Jump to the beat of life’s rhythmic river and dodge a stream of musical energy flying in the face of existence. Gather enough energy uninterrupted to unleash a powerful counterattack, increasing in damage with each note stored. Collect enemy souls to unlock new items and equipment, and transform every run into its own nugget of reality nestled in the Everhood world forever.

“In so many ways, this is the game we always wanted to make,” said Chris Nordgren, co-founder of Foreign Gnomes. “Jordi and I learned so much about ourselves while working together over the years, and all our mechanical ideas formed into something bigger than either of us could imagine. It’s not just the battles we’ve refined; the whole spirit of Everhood’s surreal storytelling thrives in Everhood Hunters. We can’t wait to see you all take on the universe together.”

Everhood Hunters will launch on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch.

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Toulouse (France), March 3, 2026 – The 2-person French studio SoulGame and French publisher Seaven Studio are proud to announce that their classic Zelda-inspired metroidvania bullet-hell Minishoot’ Adventures is Out Today on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Series S/X. The title received great reception on its original launch on Steam with more than 3500 reviews, 98% of them positive from players and also a metascore of 87.

Minishoot’ Adventures takes the straightforward frantic joy and game feel of shoot em ups and combines them with the exciting feeling of going on an adventure, like in the first Legend of Zelda. Fly into a charming handcrafted world and live an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons’ bosses to rescue your friends!

In the developers own words: “We designed a map that would be enticing to discover, similar to a Metroidvania, with lots of connections, shortcuts, secrets, and skills that when unlocked, allow to unfold more paths to explore. All the while facing challenging bullet hell style combat with clean and polished visuals. The ability to drive around the world using a mini spaceship as a living character, allows for fluid navigation overall, making the exploration and backtracking a pleasure instead of a chore. We put all our love for Zelda 1 and shoot’em ups into Minishoot’, we hope you’ll find it interesting!”

About the Story

The Unchosen has returned… Minions have emerged from the underworld, your village has been destroyed, and all your friends are now trapped in corrupted crystal… Embark on a journey to save the world in this bullet-filled adventure, born from our desire to mix the joy of open-ended exploration with a top-down shooter’s juicy game feel.

MAIN FEATURES

ENGAGE WITH TIGHT COMBAT: Take control of a swift and responsive spaceship, and shoot your way through handcrafted encounters supported by a crystal clear esthetic and crispy game feel. Overcome bosses in intense Bullet Hell battles, with difficulty options for both newcomers and veterans.

VENTURE ON YOUR OWN: Plunge into an entirely handcrafted world built with many interconnections to explore on your own. Lush caverns, ancient temples and sunken cities await you with their unique treasures, challenges and secrets.

RECLAIM THE STOLEN POWERS: Finding the Primordial Powers will improve your combat and exploration abilities while also opening up the map bit by bit as you unlock new paths and reveal shortcuts.

IMPROVE YOUR SHIP: Upgrade your ship by leveling up, finding various items and buying equipment. Don’t forget to rescue your adorable friends; each of them will help you in their own way!

DIFFICULTY ADAPTABLE FOR ALL PLAYERS: Whether you like chill exploration or hardcore Bullet Hell, we got you covered with 3 difficulty modes, aiming assistance, auto fire and more accessibility options.

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Tokyo, Japan. Bliss Brain Corporation proudly announces the worldwide release of 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X Hi-Res Remastered Edition, launching July 16, 2026, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Microsoft Store, and Steam.

Originally released exclusively in Japan in 1999, Geppy-X became one of the most outrageous and ambitious anime shooters of the CD-ROM era.

Built at the height of the late-90s CD-ROM boom, the original PlayStation release spanned four discs and featured over 8,000 hand-drawn animation frames, truly an unprecedented production scale for a 2D shooter.

This wasn’t just a game inspired by anime – it was a full-blown 70s super robot TV series you could play!

For this Hi-Res Remastered Edition:

• Original Betacam master tapes have been re-digitized
• Modern upscaling enhances visual clarity
• Animation has been fully restored to its original 24 frames per second

This is not a simple upscale; it’s a full restoration of a lost anime-era production.

Geppy-X recreates the structure of a classic anime broadcast:

• Time signal → Opening → Episode → Eyecatch → Commercial break → Ending → Next episode preview.
• You don’t just watch a super robot show, you actually control it.
• Three young pilots combine their powers to command the transforming super robot Geppy-X, defending Earth from the invading Space Demon Empire.
• Mid-season mech upgrade? Of course. because this is a super robot anime — and when the upgrade hits, it hits hard.

Three Forms. No Mercy.

At its core, Geppy-X delivers fast-paced arcade-style side-scrolling shooter action.

Switch between three combat types in real time:

X1 – Balanced Precision.

Reliable, versatile firepower.

X2 – Speed Unleashed.

High mobility and the screen-clearing X Seeker.

X3 – High-risk Power.

Crushing close combat with X Slap and the devastating X Cannon.

​Strategic form switching is essential to survive intense stages and towering boss encounters.

Midway through the story, the machine evolves into Geppy-XX, unlocking new weapons and a new level of firepower — a classic super robot turning point.

The original arcade-style difficulty remains intact, but now supported by modern quality-of-life enhancements:

• Rewind Function
• Rapid Fire Option
• Quick Save
• CRT Filter Mode
• Achievement

Whether you’re a retro shooter veteran or discovering super robot anime for the first time, Geppy-X adapts to your playstyle.

Voices That Defined an Era!

Geppy-X features the original 1999 voice performances from some of Japan’s most respected and influential anime actors, including:

Akira Kamiya, Shō Hayami, Shūichi Ikeda, Ichirō Nagai, Gorō Naya, and more.

This was not a casual casting choice, it was a rare gathering of top-tier talent at the height of the CD-ROM era, captured and preserved in its original form.

The soundtrack also includes legendary anime theme artists:

Isao Sasaki, Akira Kushida, and Hironobu Kageyama, performers whose powerful songs helped define the spirit of classic super robot anime. These are the original recordings, fully intact and presented alongside the newly remastered visuals.

Geppy-X doesn’t just recreate the golden age of super robot anime, it brings back the voices and music that gave it life.

The Series Doesn’t End!

Completing the main campaign is only the beginning.

Unlock six additional modes, including:

• Movie-style boss rush
• Alternate timeline scenarios
• Experimental episode variations

More than a remaster — this is the definitive broadcast edition.

Key Features:

• 70s-style super robot anime experience
• Arcade-style 2D side-scrolling shooter
• Real-time transforming mech system
• Three distinct combat styles
• Mid-game mech evolution
• Over 8,000 hand-drawn animation frames
• Fully restored 24fps animation
• HD remaster from original master tapes
• Originally Japan-exclusive 1999 cult classic
• Now launching worldwide!

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We are excited to announce Disgaea Mayhem, coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam this summer. Magichange into action; it’s time to fight your own battles with responsive, action-packed combat!

The princess needs her flan in this brand new take on the venerated Disgaea franchise. Take direct control of the action as N.A., a mercenary with a discerning sweet tooth, as you mow down monsters in the name of money.

Equip weapons from seven different classes to play in seven different ways! Whether you want to use the tried-and-true sword or the ranged bow, you can always switch your weapon to switch up the way you play!

The more things Magichange, the more they stay the same. Grind levels, improve your equipment, and pass new bills at the Dark Chocolate Assembly to make the numbers go up until you’re dealing millions of damage with every hit! You can even recruit classic demons like the Prinny to bring along with you!

It’s time to experience Disgaea in a whole new way!

Features:

• Magichange into Action: Take direct control of the combat in this action RPG spinoff of the Disgaea series! Beat down hundreds of enemies with classic Disgaea weapons, including the sword, gun, fist, and axe!

• Grind Up to Get Down: It wouldn’t be Disgaea without the ability to get stronger. Head to the Item World to power up your equipment, reincarnate for higher base stats, or grind out levels to make sure you’re at the top of the food chain!

• Satisfy Her Cravings: It takes a demon to feed a princess! Princess Tichelle loves her flan, and N.A. loves a paycheck. By working together, they can both get what they want! Dessert brings people (and demons) together in this light-hearted tale.

We’re also excited to announce that we’ll be selling a Limited Edition! In addition to including a copy of the base game, the Limited Edition also includes:

• Collector’s Box
• “The Art of Mayhem” Artbook
• Hellscape Original Soundtrack
• N.A. and Tichelle Acrylic Stand
• The Flan Fanatic Acrylic Keychain

The Limited Edition is available now to preorder for $99.99 while supplies last.

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