Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
When it comes to showing off unique games, no showcase can top Day of the Devs. There are three showcases annually, with this being the last of the year. (See you next June!) As always, this edition of Day of the Devs features world premieres, first looks, and deep dives…
Wholesome Games’ annual Wholesome Snack showcase may be roughly half the length…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I…
If you’re looking for exploration, crafting, and friendship, look no further than cute and cozy Terra Memoria. But it is more than just that: it features story-rich exploration, turn-based combat, puzzles, and side quests such as cooking and crafting. I initially took a shining to the game during the Guerrilla…
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Critical Hit Games, in partnership with PLAION, has formally announced Nobody Wants to Die, a futuristic noir mystery game coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC via Steam this year. To put it bluntly: Hell yes. If there’s one thing that I will always be down for, it’s the…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
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Monster catching? Been there. Monster battling? Done that. Monster saving? That’s not quite as popular. Announced today at the Xbox Partner Preview, Creatures of Ava is an action-adventure game about taming creatures to save them from an all-consuming life-threatening infection. After that, simply let them exist. The game is set…
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It’s rare for a game about cards to be super innovative (though The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood does come to mind), but RiffRaff Games’ Sleight of Hand may do just that. Debuting at the Xbox Partner Preview today, Sleight of Hand is described as a third-person card-slinging occult noir stealth sim.…
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Based on Welsh folklore, Maid of Sker is best described as first-person survival horror. According to Matt’s review, it is subtle and nuanced. Sker Ritual is a spin-off that changes up the genre a little bit: it is an intense round-based zombie survival first-person shooter. That sounds significantly less subtle/nuanced…
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Visions of Mana was this close to being on my list of most anticipated games of 2024, but because it’s been 15 years since a mainline series entry I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. We got a glimpse of the game when it was announced The Game Awards, but…
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Developed by Introversion Software, prison architect is a management game about construction and maintaining a maximum security prison. It won a BAFTA in the Persistent Game category and sold over two million copies. In 2019, Paradox Interactive acquired the rights for the Prison Architect franchise for an undisclosed amount of…
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Cults and sinning seem to go hand in hand. Sure, some of them claim to follow the bible – but they also tend to make up rules that work for them rather than actually interpret and understand what is obviously in front of them. Cult of the Lamb is freaking…
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Xbox has been pushing action RPG (with social sim elements) Dungeons of Hinterberg pretty hard in the second half of 2023. First, it was featured in June’s Xbox Games Showcase. In October, the game’s social elements were shown off in an Xbox Partner Preview. Today, the developer streamed a video…
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