Tag: Merge Games
News SunnySide Is a PS5 Life Sim Worth Keeping an Eye On, Out in July
On the side
SunnySide is another farming-based life sim, but its rural Japan setting and fairly realistic appearance makes it stand out in what has become a crowded genre. The game looks promising in its release date trailer, which boasts of an intriguing core story, over 25 characters to forge friendships with, and plenty of optional activities...
News Spirit of the North 2 Announced for PS5, Should Look Foxy in Unreal Engine 5
Fur and feather
Publisher Merge Games and developer Infuse Studio have announced Spirit of the North 2, a sequel to the well-liked original adventure. A debut trailer tells us what to expect from the game, which has you playing as a cute fox with a glowing tail. With a raven companion at your side, your quest is to restore the land's lost...
News Nightmare Simulator Smalland: Survive the Wilds Scuttles onto PS5 in December
Kill it with fire
Likely to fuel many future night terrors, Smalland: Survive the Wilds is a multiplayer open world survival game on a minuscule scale. It supports up to 10 players and could be lurking behind your PS5 from 7th December. Now that the Giants are gone, after centuries of living underground, the Smallfolk have emerged from their...
News Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Coming to PS5, Huge Physical Bundles Revealed
All DLC to date included
The impeccable Dead Cells, alongside its superb Return to Castlevania expansion, is coming natively to PS5. Confirmation comes as publisher Merge Games and developer Motion Twin have announced all-new physical bundles, which will be available on both PS5 and PS4 from 11th August. These retail releases will include all...
News Cyberpunk Delivery Sim Cloudpunk's PS5 Upgrade Is Available Now
Satisfaction guaranteed
The PS5 version of Cloudpunk, a neo-noir delivery simulator set in a cyberpunk world, is available now, and owners of the PS4 version of the game can upgrade for free. Cloudpunk feels like an intriguing mix between Death Stranding and Cyberpunk 2077, a futuristic delivery game in which you must navigate the monolithic...
News Sci-Fi Delivery Game Cloudpunk Hits PS5 Next Month, Free PS4 Upgrade
Digital and physical options available
Publisher Merge Games has announced a native PS5 version of cyberpunk delivery title Cloudpunk will arrive on the PS Store on 19th August 2022, with a physical version coming one week later. There will be a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade for current owners,
News Embark on a Grimdark Fairy Tale in Bramble: The Mountain King, Coming to PS4 in 2023
Drown in your sorrows
Dark fairy tales are ripe for video game adaptation, and Bramble: The Mountain King shows us exactly why. We got a scintillating look at gameplay in a new trailer shown off at the Future Games Fest, which leaves us wanting more. Fans of Little Nightmares definitely need to check this one out. Inspired by Nordic Fables,...
Mini Review Foreclosed (PS5) - Cool Comicbook Framing Can't Mask Careless Gameplay
Shut it down
Foreclosed is a story-driven, third-person shooter set in a cyberpunk world where people are augmented with implants at birth. As a result, inhabitants are essentially corporation property as soon as they leave the womb, and this unsettling thought is at the heart of the game's narrative. You play as Evan Kapnos, a rather generic...
Mini Review Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (PS4) - Who Thought This Game Needed a Remake?
Not a miracle worker
Before there was Sonic the Hedgehog, there was Alex Kidd, SEGA’s defacto Master System mascot. Once the blue blur took the spotlight in the ‘90s, Alex’s franchise was left as a relic of an older time, appearing only in a few compilations over the years. That was until a remake of the original game, Miracle World, was...
News Foreclosed Has Cool Uses for the PS5 DualSense Pad, Out 12th August
Lights, camera, action
Developers keep on finding new ways to take advantage of the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, and Antab Studio is no different. The Italian team is bringing Foreclosed to PS5 and PS4 on 12th August 2021, with the former console enhancing the experience through the use of Haptic Feedback, Adaptive Triggers, and the...
Mini Review Buildings Have Feelings Too (PS4) - A Management Game Lacking Solid Foundations
Bricking it
Buildings Have Feelings Too is essentially a city-building management game without the people. Instead of keeping a growing population happy, you instead have to please personified houses, office blocks, industrial chimneys, and more as you work through Victorian times to the modern age. It's an odd but likeable premise, and certainly...
News Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX Coming to Both PS5 and PS4 This Summer
We kid you not
Retro platformer Alex Kidd is getting the remake treatment, and we now know when to expect his arrival. Announced last year, Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is a reimagining of the SEGA classic, with a complete overhaul to the visuals while keeping the level structure and gameplay much the same. More than that, it's set to feature...
Mini Review Cloudpunk - Sci-Fi Noir Deliver 'Em Up Does Just Enough
UPSo-so
Cloudpunk is the name of a legally ambiguous delivery company that operates in the future city of Nivalis, delivering whatever — or whomever — the job requires and asking zero questions. They're a bit like Yodel, only they've got flying cars and they actually deliver your packages. Anyway, you play the role of Rania, a newcomer to the...
Mini Review Bounty Battle - A Truly Terrible Attempt at Indie Smash Bros
Wanted dead
In concept, Bounty Battle is the Super Smash Bros. of indie games. In reality, Bounty Battle is nothing short of a disaster. It's a terribly made brawler that, at its worst, is borderline unplayable. It's a joyless, almost baffling experience that'll make you wonder how the heck it even managed to secure characters from Owlboy, Darkest...
News Alex Kidd Returns to Miracle World on PS4 in 2021
No kidding
The current generation is rife with retro remakes and remasters, but they don't get much more retro than this. Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX has been announced for PlayStation 4, and it's a full remake of the character's very first game. It dates back to 1986 on SEGA's Master System, and it's now getting a major facelift for a modern...
Mini Review Sparklite - A Sparkling Rogue-Lite Adventure
Shine bright like a diamond
Weaving the charm of 2D Zelda games with rogue-lite mechanics, Sparklite is quite literally a gem to be uncovered. Set in the ever-changing land of Geodia, and the balloon powered hub-ship above, you play as Ada, a sky-refugee turned Titan slayer tasked with collecting all the Sparklite she can. The titular currency...
