Twinworld Game Reviews

Stuttgart, Germany – 12 January 2023 – Strictly Limited Games, in partnership with Blowfish Studios and Emilie Coyo are delighted to announce the pre-order start for exclusive and highly limited boxed editions of Infinite-Beyond the Mind. This exciting release of the 2020 indie platformer is scheduled to launch in spring 2023 and eager collectors can already pre-order their exclusive Limited Edition Edition, starting on Sunday the 15th of January!

These editions will only be available at Strictly Limited Games and will be the only physical version of the game.

About Infinite-Beyond the Mind:

Raised on battlefields in a world devastated by war, two women who share a bond over their special powers fall under the watchful eye of the tyrannical Beljantaur Kingdom. When one is abducted by Queen Evangelyn and her heavily armed forces, the other must spring into action and rescue her friend from captivity by any means necessary.

Battle as Tanya or Olga through 16 side-scrolling stages rife with enemy troops, platforming challenges, and intense boss fights, overcoming waves of enemy soldiers and environmental challenges while you clear your way across the Beljantaur Kingdom.

Features:

• 16 Side-Scrolling Stages – Make your way across the Beljantaur Kingdom and explore its beautiful countryside.
• Cute Chibi-Styly Pixel art – Stunning Chibi-Style pixel art with impressively detailed environments.
• Take on a literal army! – Take down the Beljantaur Kingdom’s army in a whole host of unique and memorable boss fights.
• Co-Op Gameplay – Play single player as either Tanya or Olga or play as both characters in local co-op!

Limited Editions:

Infinite Beyond the Mind gets physical, powered by Strictly Limited Games. The Limited Editions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 (PS4) can only be found there.

The Limited Edition is limited to 3,000 individually numbered copies for Nintendo Switch and 1,000 for PS4, at a price of 29.99€ / $29.99. Customers have the option between two cover variations, which feature either Olga or Tanya respectively.

Both editions will be available for pre-order on Sunday the 15th of January, at 8 AM PDT / 11 AM EDT / 5 PM CEST and shipping is expected for spring 2023, alongside the launch of the game.

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Hamburg, Germany, January 11th, 2023 – Children of Silentown lets you uncover the unsettling secrets surrounding the hushed village – starting today. Publisher Daedalic Entertainment, along with developers Elf Games and Luna2 Studio are delighted to announce that their dark, beautifully hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure is now available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

The story follows Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters, as she slowly begins unraveling the mysteries that surround her. During the day, Lucy spends her time with her friends or helping her mother. But at night she is haunted by terrible nightmares, listening to the horrible growling coming from beyond the town limits. One thing is clear to her: the dark brings terrible danger and she must never set foot in the forest. But when tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to delve into the forbidden woods and face her fears.

Children of Silentown is a dark point-and-click adventure with a unique hand-drawn and eerie art style, combined with atmospheric music to create a hauntingly beautiful world. Players have to find notes, collect items and combine them to solve puzzles and play minigames to discover the secrets of Silentown and the forest. Additionally, learning songs is paramount to communicating with others and progressing in the game. This tool even allows players to shape Lucy’s story and experience multiple endings.

Children of Silentown is now available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

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11 JANUARY, 2023 – An update for Severed Steel, the intense movement shooter developed by Greylock Studios, has now been rolled out for all console versions – Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series.

The ‘Rogue Steel’ update, which first launched for the PC version in October last year, brings various new features, including a new game mode, new levels, and new weapons. In addition, the Switch, PS4, and PS5 versions have also been updated to support gyro controls.

The full list of new features included with the Rogue Steel update:

• New game mode, Rogue Steel
• Gyro controls (Switch, PS4, PS5)
• 23 new Firefight mutators unlocked through Rogue Steel
• 6 new weapons
• 5 new modified enemy types
• 8 new exclusive Rogue Steel levels
• New Cannon Mode: Cutting Beam
• 10 Character skins to unlock in Rogue Mode
• 15 Cannon skins to unlock in Rogue Mode

The new Rogue Steel mode features rogue-lite elements and challenges players to complete a run across a number of randomly chosen levels. At the end of each level, players choose a card, which applies an upgrade or effect for the rest of their run. While most cards provide a buff, some increase the score multiplier but at the expense of a negative status effect.

About the game

Severed Steel is a single-player FPS featuring a fluid stunt system, destructible voxel environments, loads of bullet time, and a unique one-armed protagonist. It’s you, your trigger finger, and a steel-toed boot against a superstructure full of bad guys. Chain together wall runs, dives, flips, and slides to take every last enemy down

Key features

• A unique fighter: Play as Steel, a nimble, one-armed sharpshooter on a mission. There is no reloading – pick your shots well and be ready to pry a loaded weapon from your enemies’ cold dead hands
• Stylish combat: Dodge bullets, leap off walls, slide kick, throw weapons – do whatever it takes to come out on top in intense and frenzied firefights
• Fully destructible environment: Pepper through plaster with sharp 4.7 mm rounds, punch through thick concrete with .50 cal slugs, or make big holes in things with your arm cannon
• Dynamic AI: No two battles are the same thanks to dynamic, unscripted, squad-based AI
• Firefight Mode: Chase high scores and fast times for leaderboard acclaim in this arcade-styled mode. Features 42 levels, each with their own sub-challenges, and over 20 unlockable, game modifying ‘Mutators’
• Campaign Mode: Blast through six compact story chapters as you battle against the forces of nefarious mega-corporation, EdenSys. Finish the campaign and want more? Try New Game + mode which mixes up the campaign for a fresh playthrough
• Rogue Mode: Severed Steel with Rogue-lite elements. Click the Rogue Steel button on the main menu to start a short, randomly generated, 10 level campaign. Features unlockable perks, skins, and more.
• Accessibility: A range of adjustable settings for features such as difficulty, visuals, audio, controls, navigation, and more
• Level Editor (with Steam Workshop support): Build levels and share them with the community

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Paris – January 9, 2023 – Microids Indie is delighted to celebrate the launch of Scrap Riders on the Nintendo eShop and Steam (PC and Mac). Prepare for a unique gameplay combination of classic Point’n Click adventure and Beat’em up action, by checking out the game’s launch trailer!

“We are very excited and proud that our game is finally coming to life, we can’t wait for players to discover it and we hope they will enjoy playing it as much as we do. The development of Scrap Riders has been a fantastic journey in which we have put all our love, expertise and the best of ourselves.”– Raúl Díaz – Game Designer / Programmer at Games For Tutti

About Scrap Riders

Scrap Riders is a pixel art beat’em up adventure game set in a cyberpunk future, developed by Spanish studio Games for Tutti. You play as Rast, a member of the outlaw bikers gang Scrap Riders, and make your way through the wastelands as well as a big metropolis controlled by corporations. Act as a smuggler with caustic humor to survive in this post-apocalyptic world.

Fight your way through this 2D beat them up using your fists and guns, but beware: the wastelands are not for the faint of heart. There, violence is always the answer, but it won’t be enough! Without your wits you won’t last long. Talk to the right people, gather clues, and kick bad guys’ butts!

Key features:

• A unique gameplay mix: Scrap Riders offers an original combination of Beat ’em up gameplay and old-school Point’n Click adventure puzzles & dialogs. Fight, point & click your way through the story!

• A retro art style: Embrace a unique retro vibe with lovely pixel art visuals and a 16-bit soundtrack!

• Crazy humor and references: Have some laughs with zany dialogs from quirky characters and try to identify all the meta jokes and pop culture references hidden throughout the game!

• A fascinating cyberpunk world to explore: Wander through the diverse environments of this post-apocalyptic universe, from wastelands to a big neo-punk metropolis controlled by corporations.

Scrap Riders is the latest game from the Microids Indie label, after Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands, Fallback, Murder Mystery Machine, Lornsword Winter Chronicle and the Kingdom Majestic compilation. Microids Indie is a publishing label aimed at providing support to indie studios and developers with the creation and launch of their games.

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GrimGrimoire OnceMore is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5 on April 4, 2023!
(April 7, 2023 and April 14, 2023 in Europe and Oceania)

Preorder your Limited Edition which includes enchanting exclusive items from the NISA Online Store today!

It’s aspiring mage Lillet Blan’s first week at the prestigious Silver Star Tower, where magic and wonders abound! Watch the academy trailer to take a peek at the students and faculty you’ll meet along the way!

Prepare for your first day at the Silver Star Tower by joining the retweet contest going on now through December 23, 2022 for your chance to win a Deluxe Edition for you and a fellow magician-in-training!

Discover the magic of GrimGrimoire OnceMore by checking out the NISA Blog detailing the fantasic features and mechanics it has to offer!

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I’ve got exciting news about our beautiful sailing adventure game, Sail Forth! Our quirky, breathtaking sailing adventure game Sail Forth just released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, Steam, and Epic Games Store!

After waking in the middle of the ocean with no memories, tie together debris to create a makeshift sailboat and figure out what the heck happened. Master semi-realistic wind sailing physics to chart unknown waters, welcome aboard stat-enhancing crewmates, and grow your flimsy dingy into a fully-fledged fleet throughout a charming heartfelt journey to save the world. Discover island environments and challenge landlubbers to a variety of minigames including boat racing, target shooting, card games, fishing, and photo collecting.

Features:

• Semi-realistic sailing physics designed to excite naval enthusiasts while also remaining deeply accessible to everyone.
• A world of exploration with six unique biomes bursting with their own flora, fauna, friendly folk, and fearsome foes.
• Full fleet management and modification to face off against the toughest privateers this side of the Eclipside.
• A multitude of minigames, from fishing to photo collecting, a “Blowfish” card game, target shooting, racing, and more.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is coming to PC, Nintendo Switch™, PS4™, and now PS5™ on July 7, 2023 in North America and Europe!
(July 14, 2023 in Oceania)

Limited Edition and merchandise preorders are available now at the NISA Online Store.

What destinies await these three fateful figures? Watch the story trailer to take a look at the fates of Rean Schwarzer, Lloyd Bannings, and the mysterious “C” in this climactic chapter of The Legend of Heroes series!

Be sure to join the retweet contest going on now through December 26, 2022 for your chance to win a Deluxe Edition!

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London, UK – Dec. 19th, 2022 — If there were ever a game that was fitting for a shadow drop, it has to be Playstack and Cold Symmetry’s dark and unrelenting action RPG, Mortal Shell. Fresh off an appearance as part of Nintendo’s Inside the House of Indies Holiday Event today, Playstack is pleased to reveal the surprise launch of Mortal Shell: Complete Edition on Nintendo Switch. This marks the first time Mortal Shell, alongside the game’s spectacularly well-received DLC—The Virtuous Cycle and Rotten Autumn—is available in one convenient package.

Originally released on Aug. 18, 2020, for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, Mortal Shell took the soulslike scene by storm as players and critics alike sang its praises in universal acclaim. Now, players who have been patiently waiting for the challenging masterpiece to make its way to Nintendo Switch can test their mettle against Mortal Shell’s fearsome adversaries for themselves.

Included in the Mortal Shell: Complete Edition, Nintendo Switch players will also gain access to the game’s two previous DLC entries, The Virtuous Cycle and Rotten Autumn.

The Virtuous Cycle, released exactly one year after launch on Aug. 18, 2021, reinvented the players’ journey through Fallgrim and beyond as adversaries cycle and shuffle upon each death in this roguelike expansion. Demanding and brutal as ever, players can never be sure what lies ahead.

Scattered across the land are pillars that will bestow new talents to inherit. With more than 100 new abilities to discover and combine together—from exotic weapon enhancements to entirely new combat maneuvers—players are free to create and develop their very own combat style.

Offering a new mini-quest, ten new skins, an alternative soundtrack, and a powerful new photo editor, Rotten Autumn was a free addition to the base game that wowed players when it was added in October 2020. Centered on Gorf, the humongous verbose amphibian whose enigmatic dialogue and mysterious intentions stirred imagination within the Mortal Shell community, players will be rewarded handsomely with up to ten new Shell shades should they satisfy his desires. From Solomon’s Dracula-inspired war paint to Eredrim’s regal yellow trim, these new skins let players demonstrate their combat mastery in a style that suits.

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Today sees the release of Ratalaika Games published and Ninja Rabbit Studio’s Panda Punch on all major platforms. Priced at just $4.99 / €4.99, this puzzle platform game is one not to be missed!

Jump, punch and puzzle solve Zeep through levels

Control Zeep and have them traverse the levels, whilst using his fist to punch enemies, move obstacles and even as a platform to access new areas! Sounds simple but this is a platformer with hazards and combat aplenty; so you’ll need to upgrade your Zeep’s abilities to progress through the various environments and levels.

Features:

• 58 levels with traps, secrets, enemies
• Platform jumping and combat
• Classic pixel-art graphics and chiptune sound
• Defeat bosses and gain new abilities

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Process of Elimination is coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 on April 11, 2023!
(April 14, 2023 in Europe and Oceania.)

Gear up for your investigation adventures by preordering the Limited Edition from the NISA Online Store today!

Hapless student Wato finds himself amidst a bewildering investigation headed by 13 skilled detectives! Who are these other detectives and what are their ultimate goals?

Prep yourself for the mysteries that lie ahead by joining the retweet contest going on now through December 21, 2022 for your chance to win a Deluxe Edition for you and a fellow detective!

Process of Elimination boast 14 unique detectives each with their own specialized skill set! See what detective you’re most like by taking the Which Detective Are You personality quiz!

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