VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Japanese solo game developer Nono has released the demo version of After He Was Gone on Steam. The game is a tactical RPG that has no level-up system and instead focuses on the use of items and skills.
When playing in Japanese, Genshin Impact contains numerous hard-to-read location names such as 瓊璣野 (Qiongji Estuary) —an issue that’s been rectified with Ver.2.7.
Animator Hanabushi’s Piggy One is being turned into a video game in collaboration with Unreal Life developer hako life. The game is scheduled to release in 2023.
Colorful Party Wars is an RTS game that features the group Colorful Party who are active on the VR platform VRChat. The game currently only supports Japanese, but there are plans to implement support for English, Korean, and Simplified Chinese in the future.
Playable Mockup is a 3D deck-building horror game about exploring an infinitely looping corridor. As the name suggests, Playable Mockup is a playable prototype of a game still in development.
Magical girl Soulslike action game Little Witch Nobeta launches on September 29 for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). Little Witch Nobeta is currently in Steam Early Access.
The latest title in the “fault” series called fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE is coming to Steam on May 28. It takes place in a peaceful Rughzenhaide before it falls.
Visual Arts’ post-apocalyptic visual novel Stella of the End coming to Japan on September 30. The game tells a story of a realist trafficker and an android girl that wishes to become a human.
The developer behind The House in Fata Morgana has announced their new mystery adventure game called Project Code Name M (working title) for PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, and PS4. It tells a story from the perspectives of both a detective character and a serial killer.
miHoYo’s interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse has officially revealed their new fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero. Registration for the game’s first closed beta test (referred to as The Turning Test) is now open.
Indie game publisher PLAYISM has announced that Idol Manager is coming to the Nintendo Switch on August 25. The Switch port will contain the same content as the PC version. [Update] Idol Manager is coming to PS4/PS5 on the same day as well
ElecHead, an indie puzzle game by Japanese solo dev, is coming to Switch this summer. ElecHead is a 2D puzzle game where you control an electrically charged robot named Elec and use electricity-related gimmicks to solve puzzles.