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Date Everything! delayed to a more suitable date
Sandbox dating game Date Everything! was originally set to launch on October 24, but this new date is better (thematically speaking): you can now plan to date every inanimate object in your home on Valentine’s Day! While there is certainly more to it than that, as a player I’d rather experience the game at the most cliché romantic time of year than around Halloween. In the below (new) launch date trailer, Lead Designer Ray Chase gives viewers an update on the past few months of development, the game’s current status, and unexpected development discoveries. There’s also a glimpse at newly-revealed characters.
In Date Everything!, don a pair of “Dateviator” glasses that bring you into another layer of the world, one where ordinary objects might be your perfect romantic match. Chat up everything from a laundry hamper to air. Air! The interactive 3D world changes based on your choices. The game features 100 fully-voiced dateable characters and branching dialogue that leads to multiple endings for each one.
Developed by Sassy Chap Games and published by Team17 Digital, Date Everything! will be released for PC via Steam on February 14, 2025.
Pine: A Story of Loss confirmed for a Q4 2024 launch
In Pine: A Story of Loss, a husband and wife made the forest glade their home. After his spouse passes, the husband struggles to accept what has happened. The game is a personal, poignant, and emotional journey created by professional illustrator and children’s book author Tom Booth and Made Up Games co-founder Najati Imam. It is inspired by Tom’s journey with grief, beginning with Tom’s illustration of a mourning woodworker. Help him keep cherished memories close while he tries to figure out how to care for himself and their/his empty home. The original release window was Q4 2024, and it seems the game will hit that target based on this new trailer:
Desperate to keep his wife’s memory alive, the woodworker tries to capture each moment they were together in wood carvings. They begin as a promise to her memory but become a dangerous obsession. There is a carving mechanic that allows you to move the woodworker’s hands to create the carvings.
The game is designed to be played in one or two sittings and immerses you using environmental storytelling. As the season changes, the woodworker has to prepare for what’s to come: collecting water, repairing the roof, and planting crops. The chores are represented through puzzles and mini-games.
Developed by Made Up Games and published by Fellow Traveller, Pine: A Story of Loss will be released for iOS/Android, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch in late 2024.
Mindcop will be released next month
Non-linear whodunnit detective game Mindcop is about ready to launch. Become the titular character, a detective trying to determine which of a camp’s inhabitants is a murderer. Investigation time management and real-time puzzle mechanics complement the story-driven investigation. A mid-November release date for the title is announced via a new trailer. Mindcop also now has an expanded demo available via Steam.
As Mindcop, you only have five days to solve the murder. Every action costs time so you will decide what might be worth it and what might lead to a dead end. If you choose properly, discover one of two endings. Your Mindcop ability allows you to Mindsurf people’s minds to uncover secrets and seek lies; this then helps you determine a suspect. Sneaking into someone’s mind is a real-time puzzle event with a timed match-three game; if you win, you’ll see doors for Lie, Uncertainty, and Truth. Each one has information regarding the investigation.
Developed by Andre Gareis and published by Dear Villagers, Mindcop will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on November 14.
Analog horror returns when Amanda the Adventurer 2 launches next week
Amanda the Adventurer just came to PlayStation and Xbox last week, but that’s not all for the viral horror hit this month: its new sequel, Amanda the Adventurer 2 will launch for PC before October ends. The next chapter in Riley’s story promises to be equally (if not more) unsettling than its predecessor. To continue investigating the tapes, she heads to the library and meets a masked figure who wants her to find something that Aunt Kate left inside. They also bring a warning: a powerful entity is drawn to the tapes.
This time around, Amanda is aware of Riley and desperately tries to escape. This means that two entities are looking for Riley. You can still talk to Amanda, but your input will have a bigger effect. Get Up and explore the environment to find something Amanda wants… or don’t. She’ll respond either way. The library is larger than Aunt Kate’s house and contains more secrets and history. Riley will have friends by her side.
Developed by MANGLEDmaw Games and published by DreadXP, Amanda the Adventurer 2 will be released for PC via Steam on October 22.
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