1000xResist - Uzzy - Out May 9th
The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
I played the demo of this last year and was so impressed I said that when it comes out it's going to be my entire personality. And the various previews have only reinforced that feeling. It's a narrative game with freely changing mechanics to better suit the story being told, switching from first person walking simulator to fixed-camera third person to side-scroller as it explores it's narrative, a coming of age drama mixed with big sci fi issues and cosmic horror and diaspora experiences. This is the debut game from the developers Sunset Visitor, who have more of a background in dance, theatre and visuals arts than traditional programming, and it shows. I've real high hopes for this one. It could be extraordinary.
Abiotic Factor - SolidSnakeUS/Uzzy - Out in Early Access May 2nd
Home to the world's greatest minds, GATE operates a global network of secretive research laboratories, spanning every field of scientific study - and the realms beyond. As a GATE employee you extend the bounds of human knowledge, and seek to explain the unexplainable - including anomalies and paranormal entities: from gravity-distorting artifacts to supernatural creatures with an unbridled instinct for violence. Safety, security, and secrecy are of the utmost importance… usually.
After a catastrophic containment breach, your workplace has become a cosmic battle zone: anomalous entities are on the loose, enemies from other dimensions are invading via portals, and an arcane military sect - known as The Order - is targeting personnel and entities indiscriminately, aiming to seize artifacts and put an end to the chaos. Containment procedures have failed and help isn't on the way. Stranded miles beneath the surface, it's up to you and your fellow scientists to band together, plan your escape, and make this underground complex your new home - for now.
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world's greatest minds must survive against the universe's biggest threats.
Animal Well - Uzzy - Out May 9th
From solo developer Billy Basso comes the 2D adventure/metroidvania Animal Well.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Braid, Anniversary Edition - Uzzy - Out May 14th
So lets just say first that Jonathan Blow is a bit of an ass. He also makes some pretty fantastic puzzle games, including of course Braid, one of the more 'important' games out there, given all it symbolised for the indie games 'movement' at the time of its release way back in 2008. It's a classic for a reason, it's just a real good puzzle game, with the great time manipulation mechanics that really drive the gameplay to intriguing and delightful heights with each new level.
This anniversary edition has a whole host of new additions and things of interest. There's repainted 4k+ art from the original artist, David Hellman, new worlds and puzzles (35 new levels at last sight!), revamped audio and music, as well as 15 hours of developer commentary. If you really want to listen to more of Jonathan Blow.
Capes - Uzzy - Out May 29th
Superheroes clash in this turn based strategy game. Recruit, train, and deploy your team in order to take back the city from the villains that hold it hostage.
Crow Country - Uzzy - Out May 9th
The year is 1990. It's been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you'll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Crown Wars: The Black Prince - Somnia - Out May 23rd
The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.
Dread Delusion - Uzzy - Leaving Early Access May 14th
The world is broken. Its surface seethes with an undead curse, while humanity clings to flying continents in the sky. From mushroom forests to undead mausoleums, strange places and people await you. But will you find a way to heal this world - or seek power and profit for yourself?
Uncover a rich, interactive narrative through the game's quests, or pick a direction and explore by yourself. Carve your own path. Towns offer a needed respite for a weary traveller to sleep through the night, trade goods, accept quests and speak with the locals. A keen mind or charming wit can prove just as useful as a sword; and your decisions will shape how the story unfolds.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami - AvianAviator/Uzzy - Out May 23rd
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open, in a narrative mystery adventure where nothing is quite as it seems.
Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change - Uzzy - Out May 8th
The latest DLC for the now 10 year old Europa Universalis IV, this pack adds in hundreds of new events and missions for over 20 nations, from the Aztecs to Trebizond, the Mughals to Venice. Return the Timurid Empire to a nomadic society, pursue the Glorious Revolution to unite the Dutch and English thrones, or lead an indigenous American invasion of Europe.
F1 24 - Uzzy - Out May 31st
The latest in the long running 'Max Wins Lol' series, this new game features an all new drivers career mode, even allowing you to team up with another player in a two person career.
Foundry - Uzzy - Out in Early Access May 2nd
FOUNDRY is a first-person (first-robot?) factory builder with complete creative freedom set in a procedurally generated and infinite voxel world.
Land on an unexplored planet and design a giant automated robot production facility under the watchful direction of your AI friend, Carl.
Build a factory optimized to perfection or an artistic masterpiece in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your ever-growing production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to mechanical mastery in FOUNDRY.
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder - Uzzy - Out May 21st
Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk metroidvania world.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT - Uzzy - Out May 16th
In the late 13th century, the Mongol empire has laid waste to entire nations along their campaign to conquer the East. Tsushima Island is all that stands between mainland Japan and a massive Mongol invasion fleet led by the ruthless and cunning general, Khotun Khan.
As the island burns in the wake of the first wave of the Mongol assault, courageous samurai warrior Jin Sakai stands resolute. As one of the last surviving members of his clan, Jin is resolved to do whatever it takes, at any cost, to protect his people and reclaim his home. He must set aside the traditions that have shaped him as a warrior to forge a new path, the path of the Ghost, and wage an unconventional war for the freedom of Tsushima.
Hauntii - AvianAviator/Uzzy - Out May 23rd
A beguiling adventure in which you uncover the secrets of an expansive and mysterious world - haunting both the environment and its denizens to craft ingenious solutions to the many challenges that await.
Homeworld 3 - Uzzy - Out May 13th
Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.
Strategic freedom is yours. Hulking space derelicts called megaliths bring 3D terrain into the classic Homeworld battlespace. Use the crumbling remains of an ancient civilization to funnel foes into a brilliant ambush or hide your fleet from powerful enemies. Fortresses teem with menacing turrets and invite your strike craft into dangerous trench runs deep behind enemy lines. But not everything is in your control. Dangerous space phenomena like particle storms and asteroid fields will test even senior commanders.
Attack head-on, with a clever flank, or even from above and below your foes. Homeworld 3's fully simulated ballistics make line of sight and cover critical strategic considerations. Your fleet persists from mission to mission. Scars on your ships linger. Strike craft pilots and capital ship captains pass along critical information through battlefield chatter.
INDIKA - Uzzy - Out May 2nd
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Little Kitty, Big City - Oinone - Out May 9th
Stray meets Untiteled Goose Game: Cute, littly kitty gets lost in the big city and tries do find its way home. Well, sooner or later, since there is so much else do to along the way!
The town is an open-world-playground for you to explore and interact with in any cat-way you like. Climb up and down, chase around, leave your cute, little paw-prints everywhere and take a nap on a warm keyboard.
Of course our feline cutie is not alone in the neighbourhood and can befriend other animals. Similar to some goose, you can also be a little devil, unnerving the dumb humans around you and send their flower pots flying. Basically you can just roleplay as your own cat!
And the moment you think, it can't get any cuter, you discover funny accessories for the kitty you can equip. (I wonder, if there is a goose hat.)
Tl, dr.: You play very cute cat. Cats are best. Must buy. Meow~
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - Uzzy - Out May 16th
A woman, summoned by an eccentric man to participate in a project in an old hotel somewhere in central Europe, becomes embroiled in a game of illusions, increasingly dangerous and surreal.
Now you are invited to fall into the same rabbit hole, in a non-linear mystery with an immense amount of handcrafted puzzles, constantly presenting you with new riddles to solve, each leading you closer to deciphering the enigma of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
Morbid: The Lords of Ire - Mentalist/Uzzy - Out May 17th
Risk insanity in the gruesome slash-em-up Morbid: The Lords of Ire, with brutal combat and Sekiro-like elements. Defeat the five Lords of Ire as you fight for your life across tortured landscapes, rending the evil Gahars of their flesh-bound forms.
MULLET MADJACK - Uzzy - Out May 15th
Your HEALTH is TIME
You must KILL to get more TIME
We are in the 90s... 2090 to be precise. MULLET MADJACK is a frantic first-person action game set in a vintage ANIME world:
In this future, MAN and INTERNET have merged into a new being. This being needs DOPAMINE every 10 SECONDS, or else it will DIE!
The world is now ruled by super rich A.I. robots called "ROBILLIONAIRES", Those who put their 10 SECONDS OF LIFE on the line to kill the robots are called MODERATORS!
You are MULLET MAD JACK, and you must kill enemies to refill your 10 SECONDS OF LIFE!
MultiVersus - Uzzy - Out May 28th
MultiVersus is a free-to-play platform fighter that brings the depth of iconic WB stars to life across the nearly endless possibilities of play.
Nine Sols - Oinone - Out May 29th
Y'all know how the parrying was the best part of Sekiro, right? Well, Red Candle Games thought so too and have you covered!
The taiwanese dev of Devotion and Detention has switched genres and presents with Nine Sols a lore rich 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat.
Foxlike looking Yi is awakened by a human child and starts a vengeful journey to defeat the nine sols. Explore a world full of asian fantasy, where Taoism mixes with cyberpunk. And all of this in a wonderful hand-drawn artstyle with silky smooth animation. Just foxtastic.
While typing this, the demo is still up for a little sneak-peek for everyone interested.
Norland - AvianAviator/Uzzy - Out May 16th
Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people's needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.
Paper Trail - AvianAviator/Uzzy - Out May 21st
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world. You play as Paige, a budding academic, leaving home for the first time to pursue her studies. On the journey, you learn to fold the world, merging two sides to solve puzzles, explore new areas and uncover long-lost secrets.
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER - Uzzy - Out May 16th
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Take on the role of ES88, a young esper employed by MINERVA, a powerful organization specializing in information science, neurotechnology, and extrasensory phenomena. She has been tasked with tracking down Golden Butterfly, a mysterious psychic entity hiding in and fragmenting the memories of Neo-San Francisco's citizens. Who are they? Why are they doing this? And how will you stop them?
Selaco - Uzzy - Out in Early Access May 30th
Selaco is a brand new original shooter running on GZDoom, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart AI and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world. It draws inspiration heavily from F.E.A.R. in terms of action set pieces, while mixing traditional retro-FPS elements from QUAKE and DOOM, along with some more modern features. Together with professional artists who work in the industry, several having worked on successful throwback FPS games in the past, Selaco is a fully fleshed out world full of character, action, and mystery.
The story takes place during a violent invasion of Selaco, the underground facility that's home to the surviving refugees after the fall of Earth. You play as Dawn, an ACE Security Captain who, with her recent promotion and high level security clearances, is digging deep into the truth behind Selaco's murky history. Before she can finish her investigation, Selaco is rocked by explosions and armed invaders. While Selaco may take place in a large-scale conflict, much of it will be the personal story of Dawn, the center-piece of the game.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II - Uzzy - Out May 21st
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Sink deep into the next chapter of Senua's story, a crafted experience told through cinematic immersion, beautifully realised visuals and encapsulating sound.
SKALD: Against the Black Priory - Uzzy - Out May 30th
SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark on a compelling story filled with deadly creatures, branching story and tactical, turn-based combat
Songs of Silence - Uzzy - Out in Early Access May 23rd
Songs of Silence is a strategy game set in a fantasy world threatened by the all-devouring Silence. The game features a mix of turn-based kingdom management, auto battler, and hero development, contrasted with intense real-time battles.
Star Trek: Resurgence - Uzzy - Out on Steam May 23rd
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Stellaris: The Machine Age - karnage10 - Out May 7th
The Machine Age DLC brings Individualistic Non-Gestalt Machine Empires to Stellaris. Create your new empire with three new Origins and Six new Civics. These add new ways to experience your machine or synthetic empires. Two Mid-Game Structures - the Arc Furnace unlocks otherwise inaccessible minerals and improves system-wide mining operations and the Dyson Swarms is designed to improve the output of stellar deposits.
Three new Ascension Paths for Machine Empires:
Modularity - Replace that which is lesser, augment it, upgrade it, perfect it.
Nanotech - Operating in unison, the tiniest things can topple the greatest of empires.
Virtuality - Only through the sanctified clarity of data can we attain the zenith of fundamental knowledge.
13 Cybernetic portraits that change based on advancement through cyberization. 9 Synthetic portraits with 9 corresponding Machine portraits that change based on synthetization. Two new Shipsets, Diplomatic Rooms, and City Sets. 7 new music tracks synthetic and cybernetic inspired music tracks
A new Become the Crisis Path: Cosmogenesis. Bend the very laws of reality. Lastly a new End-Game Crisis: Cetana, The Synthetic Queen. Prepare to simp for your new queen as she dominates the galaxy!
The Rogue Prince of Persia - Uzzy - Out in Early Access May 14th
Jump into this action roguelite installment in the Prince of Persia from the developers of Dead Cells DLC, Evil Empire. Flow between death-defying platforming and acrobatic combat as the Prince himself. Battle through the capital city again and again with one goal – find a way to save Persia from a Hun invasion wielding dark magic.
Until Then - Somnia - Out May 23rd
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
V Rising - Uzzy - Leaving Early Access May 8th
Awaken as a weakened Vampire after centuries of slumber. Hunt for blood to regain your strength while hiding from the scorching sun to survive. Rebuild your castle and convert humans into your loyal servants in a quest to raise your Vampire empire. Make allies or enemies online or play solo locally, fend off holy soldiers, and wage war in a world of conflict. Seize your destiny! Defy Dracula! Rule the night!
Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns - Uzzy - Out May 9th
Are you a bad enough Vampire Survivor to save the President's cousin's sister's dog from the traitor squadrons of Red Falcon? Join Contra Force and stride into a doomsday extravaganza in Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns.
Zet Zillions - AvianAviator/Uzzy - Out May 23rd
Zet Zillions is a story-driven roguelike deckbuilder where you will navigate through vast space maps with Foam Gun and her planet-ship Baby Violence, in search of a new home for humanity. Create chaos with the unique fusion system, with more than 100 possible combinations to discover. Overpopulate planets (by throwing your own crew at them) and blow them into smithereens!
Wolfenstein: The New Order - Uzzy
HEAVY METAL INTENSIFIES
View: https://youtu.be/2kur41flzdQ?si=vAJdS1FFvVKUJuLv
Wolfenstein and B.J. Blazkowicz have had a long and storied history, stretching back decades. Wolfenstein 3D was one of the first FPS games, and B.J Blazkowicz has become synonymous with punching Nazis in the face, always a good thing to do, and fun to boot. But by the 2010s Wolfenstein had grown rather tired, especially after the weak response to the 2009 Wolfenstein game. So when Sweden's MachineGames pitched the idea of a new Wolfenstein game to Bethesda in 2010, they got the gig.
But I don't think anyone could have expected the end product. Wolfenstein had been dumb fun at best, schlocky settings and stock characters. 'Nazis win WW2' is the entire plot for countless games and other media, and B.J. Blazkowicz is just a dumb meathead jock. The New Order wasn't just going to be schlocky, dumb fun though. MachineGames were a new studio, with Starbreeze Studios veterans amongst them, developers of games like The Darkness and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, both praised for their narrative work, and they brought that skill to The New Order. Sure, it still had the absurdity of 'Nazi super science', robot dogs, giant megastructures and Nazi mechs to fight, but the writing and narrative made you believe in that world and the struggle the main character goes through, internal and external. They made B.J. Blazkowicz one of the most interesting characters in gaming while also nailing the feeling of him shooting supershotguns into Nazis. It's really quite good. You're invested in him and his struggle to make the world a better place, one dead Nazi at a time.
It's well worth revisiting I feel. I'll be going through the Wyatt path this time round myself, see how much is different.
Players revisiting the big shoes of B.J. Blazkowicz this month:
Fallout 4 - Uzzy
Look I know you're all excited about that recent excellent TV series that no one sensible has any reason to dislike at all, buuuuuuuuuuut I'm afraid that Another Settlement Needs Our Help.
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