Monthly Archives: September 2019

WarpThrough To Launch from Roofkat in Late 2019

Independent developer Roofkat announced today that their debut title, a 2D arcade platformer, WarpThrough hits Steam and itch.io in late 2019. Players will leap from portal to portal in arena-style levels, traveling through dimensions and doing battle with challenging monsters. These need to be bested before they overwhelm you. There’s a catch though. You can only charge your attack while standing still.

You begin the game playing as Charlotte, who wakes up one morning only to find that monsters from other dimensions are invading her world. Luckily, her dad Manor has invented an interdimensional warp machine. Unluckily, it has swallowed up her best friends Three and Ebbie, along with Ebbie’s dog Ball. Each character will have their own powers, so it’s up to you to figure out who to use when.

WarpThrough will have a story campaign and an arcade mode, which are both playable in local co-op. The weekly challenge mode will also test players’ skills. But choosing between parkouring to a portal or doing battle will offer a unique tactical feel to Roofkat’s game.

Ramon Huiskamp, founder of Roofkat talked about their first game:

“I’m so excited to formally announce WarpThrough and reveal that it’s launching in late 2019. The stop to attack mechanic really subverts the kind of gameplay you would expect from an arcade platformer. In WarpThrough staying still and surveying the level is just as important as navigating around it as quickly as possible!”

Pacer Reveals New ‘Ajura’ Track

Pacer revealed a new track that will offer a new look and feel for the 4K anti-gravity racer, set in a land down under. A rollercoaster-style experience awaits as players race through the canyons and tunnels of Australia, which can also be played in both day and night like the other tracks in the game. When Pacer launches, it will have 14 tracks, and five customizable cars to race with.

The Misfits

The Misfits is a competitive multiplayer third-person-shooter featuring a stylized cel-shaded look.

Business Model: Free-to-Play

Microtransactions: Yes, there’s a wide variety of optional in-game purchases available including gear, skins, and emotes.

Key Features:

Queue’d and Ready: Establish dominance in the 10v10, 5v5v5v5, Smash & Grab, Turf War, and Cash Grab game modes.

Global Warfare: Fight to pay off your debts in proxy wars across the globe in locations like an outdoor mall, boggy swamp, city plaza, or a scorching desert.

Suit Up Soldier: Customize your character with fun cosmetics and deadly weapons ranging from rapid-firing assault rifles and SMGs, to pinpoint accurate snipers and pistols.

Classes:
Take your pick from the heavy, medium, and light classes – each offers a unique set of weapons and gameplay tactics.

Atomicrops

Atomicrops is an action roguelite farming simulation which takes place in the apocalypse. It’s up to you to keep the local town fed using ultra-GMO (read MUTANT) foods while fighting off the new denizens of the countryside.

Business Model: Retail Early Access (Epic Game Store $14.99)

Microtransactions: No

Key Features:

Farm: Sow, so that you may reap. Harvest crops to save the town, and turn a tidy profit.

Kill: The countryside is full of strange mutant beasts intent on eating your crops. Exterminate with extreme prejudice.

Marry: Your kindred spirit will not only keep you warm at night, they’ll have your back as you fight!

El Hijo Teaser Trailer

In a setting inspired by the films of Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone, El Hijo tells the story of a young boy on a journey to find his mother after she leaves him in a monastery for an education. Guide El Hijo stealthily through the monastery, a punishing desert, and a treacherous frontier town, armed only with his trusty slingshot (which he uses more as a distraction than a weapon).

El Hijo

Drawing heavily up the films of Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone for inspiration, El Hijo is a stealth/puzzle adventure game in which you must guide a 6 year old boy on a quest to be reunited with his mother.

Business Model: Retail, Price TBD

Microtransactions: No

Key Features:

Non-Violent Stealth: Distract foes with your slingshot, hide in tubs and baskets, move obstacles to act as cover. Do whatever it takes to avoid being found out.

Engaging Story: Do whatever it takes to reunite El Hijo with his madre.