Episodic sci-fi adventure game Elea to enter Steam Early Access on 24 April 2018

Video game publisher SOEDESCO announced that they are publishing the first game from Bulgarian developer Kyodai, called 'Elea'. Elea is an episodic sci-fi storytelling adventure called and will launch this summer for PC and Xbox One. But before that the game will be available in early access on Steam on the 24th of April at a reduced price.

Elea game story

The game tells the story of the titular character Elea, a space scientist on a mission to find her husband Ethan. In 2073, earth was struck by a horrid childhood mutation disease that also affected Elea’s youngest son. Ethan left on the interstellar spaceship Pilgrimage in order to colonize an earth-like exoplanet and save humanity from extinction. When Pilgrimage reached the planet, the vessel went radio silent. Thirteen years later, Elea ventures out on research starship RSS Recovery to find out what happened to Ethan. Along her journey, she encounters phenomena beyond human grasp.

The game is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and looks gorgeous in the screens we have seen thus far. The exotic space setting is sure to provide the developers with some interesting visuals to present to the player. You can find the Steam page of the game here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/812020/Elea__Episode_1/

Another thing that particularly clung with us is the background score which almost has the quality of a big budget Hollywood movie. So kudos to the composer Simeon "Zimone" Hristov! In case, just like us you also develop a fondness for the soundtrack then that will also be available on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/837910/Elea_Episode_1__Soundtrack/

Freeride Mode added in free update to Descenders

Extreme downhill racing game, 'Descenders', received its first major update and it is free to download. The update adds the highly requested Freeride Mode and more gear to the game.

The Freeride mode will allow players to build a track of their own liking and even share it with other players. This can be a nice departure from the regular procedurally generated maps that the game throws at you. Along with this, the update offers bug fixes, adds new kits and support for two languages - Portuguese & Estonian.

Developed by Dutch studio Rage Squid and published by No More Robots (but why?), the game was launched on February 9, 2018 as an Early Access title on Steam. The game has been priced at Rs 569 ($24.99/£19.49) and according to the developer, the price will not change even after the game is completed, which itself would take 6-8 months. Descenders will soon be making it to Xbox One via Game Preview and to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch later on.

Independent video game publisher Graffiti Games to launch three new title in 2018

Graffiti Games, a newly formed independent video game publisher, has announced that it will fund and publish three games for 2018. Though the publisher is new, it consists of people with years and years of experience in the video game industry.

The three games that the publisher is trying to push out into the market this year are:

• The King’s Bird from Serenity Forge - Developed by Colorado based developer, Serenity Forge, The King's Bird is a momentum-driven, precision-platforming game that has players seamlessly dash, glide, and flow through a mysterious world with precision and grace.

• Joggernauts from Space Mace Games - Joggernauts is a co-op auto-runner party game where 2-4 players take turns switching to lead the team through deceptively difficult color-coded platforming levels.

• Unannounced Title From 13AM Games – Lastly there is also an unannounced game that is being developed by 13AM Games, the studio behind the fun co-op game, Runbow. While there is no information about the game as of now, knowing that it is in good hands is somewhat reassuring.

“We're extremely excited to partner with amazing studios like 13AM, Serenity Forge and Space Mace as part of our first-year lineup,” said Alex Josef, CEO of Graffiti Games. “They are making quality games that people will love to play for years to come, and we’re thrilled that we can help them launch their titles. Additionally, we’re looking to partner with more talented developers in the coming years to help bring their games to market and help them get the recognition they deserve.”

Fast paced platformer, Mike Dies, launched with a 15% discount till March 2, 2018

'Mike Dies' has been launched and you can get the game for a 15% discount till March 2, 2018. While the original price of the game is Rs 479, it is available for Rs 407 with the discount.



Developed by Psydra Games, Mike Dies is a survival platformer where your protagonist Mike has to traverse various levels and dodge a lot of aliens on the way. The game offers more than 300 challenging levels and gets a Happy Wheels style death in which the characters limbs generally fly off in all directions upon death. There are also a ton of hidden levels for players to find and explore and many fun boss encounters.

The game is also accompanied by some great pieces of music and in case you want to grab the soundtrack, then you can get it for Rs 169 which is also the discounted price (it costs Rs 199 without discount).

Wild West themed indie first-person shooter, Sky Noon to enter Early Access in Q2 2018

"It's high noon...i mean, Sky Noon!"

Independent game developer Lunar Rooster and indie games partner Reverb Triple XP have officially announced that 'Sky Noon' will be launching into Steam’s Early Access program in Q2 2018. This first person shooter has been set in a quirky Wild West set high in the sky.




Taking place in a reinvented Wild West universe where the frontier floats among the clouds, powerful cartels crave to control the most precious resource in the west: water. Players take the role of hired gunslingers that battle opposing fighters across floating islands in the sky.
There are no health meters in Sky Noon; instead, to eliminate enemies, players use various super-power compressed air weapons to send them flying over the bounds of land and into the abyssal sky. The game gets a host of equipment like:

• Grappling hooks
• Lassos
• Steam-powered jetpacks
• Jump pads
• Teleporters

Sky Noon is the two year long adventure started by lead designer Craig Taylor who, along with the other “core four” of Lunar Rooster, began creation of the game while studying game development at Auckland’s Media Design School in New Zealand.

“The feeling of bringing your first video game project to life is absolutely surreal and amazing,” states Craig Taylor, lead developer of Lunar Rooster. “The idea was really simple – let’s make a first person shooter that felt familiar, yet different. We’re delighted that there’s gamers that wanted this type of experience and the team is really looking forward to the feedback from players to improve Sky Noon during the Early Access development.”

Female Dwarves added to HammeHelm, game to be out of Alpha testing soon

Recently the developer of 'HammerHelm', posted an update with regards to the inclusion of female Dwarves in the game. The update replaces the existing placeholders and adds more depth to the town building mechanism as you can assign Dwarves with different traits to different works and buildings.

Each Dwarf will have traits that determine how good s/he is at certain jobs and activities. Lazy Dwarves work slow, strong Dwarves can carry more resources, meticulous Dwarves will craft better items, and sleepy Dwarves might take a nap while on the job. Every time you place a home, you'll be presented with three Dwarves and you can choose two of them to join your town. The female Dwarves will also get a range of hairstyles to make them look different from each other.

The new male Dwarf is not forgotten and is almost done too. The male Dwarves get a nice selection of beard to choose from as well!

HammerHelm is an action RPG game for PC and also has town building elements. The game is still in the Alpha state but is available to play through the Early Access program on Steam. You can get HammerHelm right now for Rs 479 (USD $ 14.99) but the prices will increase once the game is finished.

You can get the game from Steam here - http://store.steampowered.com/app/664000/HammerHelm/

According to the developer, SuperSix Studios, the game will take anywhere from 6 months to a full year to complete.

These features are just a small part of the Big Update, which will include more buildings, more jobs, a totally redesigned town economy (including allowing you to get resources like gold and ore from the town) and a ton more. The developer plans for the Big Update to bring HammerHelm out of Alpha and into Beta.