High-flying tactical mecha, virtual art spaces, monkey kings, flowing geometry, and monsters that are keen on drowning folks round out this week’s Trailer Tuesday.
Necken
“Explore, collect resources and craft your way through the roguelite forest. Battle mystical creatures from Swedish folk lore, and reach Necken, the creature known for drowning everyone who meets him.”
Necken is available now on Steam Early Access.
Warborn
“Warborn is a turn-based strategy game in which players take command of a mecha strike force and deploy them in tense tactical battles as war grips the solar system.”
Warborn is slated for release in 2019, but in the meantime, you can follow its creation on the game’s site.
JackQuest: The Tale of the Sword
“In JackQuest, players will explore the cavernous depths of Korg’s slime-ridden, labyrinthine lair. There, they will solve environmental puzzles, discover power-ups, collect weapons, and challenge subterranean foes, including massive bosses.”
JackQuest: The Tale of the Sword is available now on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam.
Odd Island
“Odd Island is a small hold & gun, boss rush mini-game of casual difficulty.”
Odd Island is available now on Steam.
Vectronom
“A hypnotic video game about music, geometry and flow.”
Vectronom is slated for release in Spring 2019, but you can add it to your Steam Wishlist in the meantime.
Unruly Heroes
“Only four totally opposed, implausible heroes can turn back the tide: Sanzang the wise, Wukong the fearless monkey, Kihong the greedy pig, and Sandmonk the sensitive brute.”
Unruly Heroes is available now on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam.
Arken
“In this procedurally generated action-adventure game you explore a world that will always be different. You need to solve puzzles, collect valuable items, fight dangerous enemies and regain the piece of the world by collecting the four ancient relics.”
An alpha build of Arken is available now on Itch.io.
Incompatible Species
“Incompatible Species is a story about the progression of a specialized (read: self-important) pest control unit. Despite the mismatched nature of each member and the world around them, what keeps them all together runs deeper than the surface.”
The first six chapters of Incompatible Species are available for free on Itch.io. The developers are currently Kickstarting the development of the seventh and final chapter.
The Saving Light
“Sometimes I get scared by thunder. It’s not the roar, but the light that comes with it. In that I briefly see strange shadows dancing around my bed, too fast to understand what they are.”
An alpha for The Saving Light is available now on Itch.io.
LIGHTNESS
“LIGHTNESS IS A VIRTUAL ART SPACE WITH AN ORIGINAL COLLECTION OF ABSTRACT LIVING PAINTINGS.”
LIGHTNESS is available now on Itch.io.
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