Tag: exploration

What we’ve been playing – noiry crime scenes, clouds above fields, and scary towns

What we’ve been playing…

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve…
“I think this industry is finished”: not quite Disco Elysium spin-off studio Summer Eternal on the chances of things getting better for game devs

“I think this industry…

It’s been a pretty depressing year for the games industry, with more layoffs and cutbacks than anyone can remotely…
Fittingly, Summer Eternal isn’t aiming to “outdo or even match” the original Disco Elysium, because it’s driven more by artistic vision than profit

Fittingly, Summer Eternal isn’t…

How do you follow-up your work on Disco Elysium, without just making something that’s too much like Disco Elysium…
We’re not getting a “Disco Elysium 2 assembled on autopilot, trauma and uppers”, but here’s how one group of ex-ZA/UM devs is building something “familiar but new”

We’re not getting a…

“Disco Elysium shaped me as much as I shaped it, and I am eternally grateful for the experience,” Argo…
Nature-rekindling sandbox Towers of Aghasba gets early access release date

Nature-rekindling sandbox Towers of…

Cast your mind back a month, and you may remember a promising-looking open-world sandbox popping up in Sony’s September…
Incredibly, viral “Stardew Valley meets Skyrim” hit Hawthorn is still looking for funding

Incredibly, viral “Stardew Valley…

The team behind “Stardew Valley meets Skyrim” viral hit Hawthorn are “developing this game from personal pockets”. Read…
The demo for Building Relationships made me horny for a windmill, and you could be next with Steam Next Fest

The demo for Building…

Objectophilia. That’s the closest word I could find that might potentially represent the feeling of being attracted to a…
Cat Clean Ocean is a chilled out cleaning game that reminds us about the state of our seas

Cat Clean Ocean is…

I’m drawn to the ocean, whether it’s watching programmes about the big blue mystery that covers most of our…
Jusant, Lost Records studio Don’t Nod says 69 jobs at risk as part of “reorganisation project”

Jusant, Lost Records studio…

Don’t Nod – the studio behind the likes of Jusant, Life is Strange 1 & 2, and the upcoming…
Bethesda could “have a higher degree of polish”, but bug-free games “impossible”, says Skyrim lead designer

Bethesda could “have a…

Bruce Nesmith, Skyrim lead designer and Fallout quest designer, has discussed the issue of bugs in Bethesda games, admitting…