Tag: The Game Bakers
Preview Cairn PS5 Proves Much More Impressive Than Just a Realistic Version of Only Up
See that mountain...
When you work as a journalist, you train yourself to not be too effusive about a preview build of a game. We’re not fanboys, we’re not here to hype your product. We’re professionals. We are here to play your game and evaluate it. That said, by the time we finished playing Cairn and left the tiny booth in the French...
A new run
Update: Developer The Game Bakers has also confirmed that Furi is getting a native PS5 version, which will be a free upgrade if you already own the game on PS4. Like the DLC and update, the PS5 edition will release on the 17th May. PS4 players will also be able to transfer their save data to PS5. Original Story: File this one under...
News Free Haven Update Lets You Choose Same-Sex Couples, Out Now on PS5, PS4
Yu and Kay forever
Wow, it's not often that you see offline games get significant updates over a year after their launch, but that's what's happening with Haven. The interesting indie title released in December 2020 for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It's a pretty unique game, following the somewhat sci-fi story of Yu and Kay — a romantically...
News Haven Brings True Love to PS4 in Time for Valentine's Day
Heart maker
PlayStation 5 owners had their first taste of digital love with Haven last month as studio The Game Bakers prioritised its current-gen version, but now it's time for PlayStation 4 players to get in on the action too. This horny RPG has been officially dated for 4th February 2021 on PS4, so couples have lots of time for it to get them in...
News Haven's Superb Soundtrack Has Been Released on YouTube and Music Streaming Services
Dangerously good beats
Haven, the sci-fi adventure game that released on PS5 last week, has an amazing soundtrack. Composed and performed by French electronic artist Danger, we couldn't get enough of the music during our time with the title, heaping praise on its "catchy beats and ethereal melodies" in our Haven PS5 review. And now you can listen...
Review Haven (PS5) - A Refreshingly Romantic and Unique Sci-Fi Adventure
Yu and me forever
Very few games attempt to tell stories about established romantic relationships, but it's this angle that sets Haven apart. It's easily one of the more intriguing indie titles that we've played in some time, telling the tale of two lovers who have essentially ran away from home together. The sci-fi setting sees them stranded on an...
News Haven Glides onto PS5 in December, Details Co-Op, Combat
2021 release on PS4
Haven, the romantically inclined RPG from Furi developer The Game Bakers, has a PS5 release date. It'll launch on Sony's next-gen console before the year is out, on the 3rd December. Interestingly, its PS4 release date is still being decided — all we have to go on is early 2021. To coincide with the launch date announcement,...
News Haven Looks Lovely in Brand New PS5 Gameplay Trailer
Furi devs detail gameplay
We're all rather taken with Haven, the next game from Furi developer, The Game Bakers. Coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4, it's an RPG that focuses on the relationship of a couple as they explore an alien world. It has a unique combination of gameplay elements, and they're all present in this new trailer. You'll explore...
Romeo, Romeo
Haven, the next game from French developer The Game Bakers, caught our eye the moment it was announced. We enjoyed Furi, the team's previous title, quite a bit, but Haven is a curious departure from driving beats and sweat-inducing action. As such, we wanted to know more — and so we set out to ask creative director Emeric Thoa some...
News Haven Will Be Gliding onto PS5 As Well As PS4
Follow your heart
Haven, the dreamy role-playing game from Furi developer The Game Bakers, is coming to PlayStation 5 as well as PlayStation 4. The studio says that the lovely looking title will launch this year on Sony's next-gen system, and that additional details are heading our way soon. In the meantime, you can check out the game's newest...
News Haven Gameplay Shows Fluid Exploration and Turn Based Battles
Still coming 2020
Haven, the lovely looking role-playing exploration game from Furi developer The Game Bakers, has just got five minutes of uncut gameplay. This is pretty much our best look yet at the upcoming title, in which you play as two young lovers stranded on an alien world. The video covers some very fluid looking traversal, turn based...
News Haven's Opening Movie Is a Trippy, Psychedelic Dream
Rave wave
Sometimes a trailer comes along that leaves your mouth agape at the end of it all. And Haven, the upcoming co-op RPG from Furi developer The Game Bakers, has just done exactly that with its opening movie. We presume this two-minute clip will play before you even reach the game's main menu once it launches on PlayStation 4 later this year,...
News Haven Is 'Journey Meets Persona', as Furi Developer's New RPG Gets First Gameplay Trailer
Haven is a place
Hey, Haven's looking pretty interesting isn't it? From The Game Bakers -- the team behind super stylish boss-rush title Furi -- Haven was first announced earlier this year, but its brief teaser trailer left a lot of questions unanswered. Fortunately, the title's just received a great new gameplay video, which we've embedded above...
News Boss Rush Action Game Furi Updated on PS4, Adds Invincible Mode and New Control Scheme
Freedom
Furi is secretly one of PS4's best indie titles. It was on PS Plus back in 2016, and we really liked the mash up of bullet hell and hack and slash in its various boss fights. Having said that, it's hard as nails, which can be off-putting for some players. Luckily, today sees the arrival of the Freedom update. This free update to the game...
News Haven Is a Stylish Co-Op-Enabled PS4 RPG From the Developers of Furi
Love is in the air
It may not have been perfect, but Furi is an indie game that's certainly stuck with us. The unique visual style and the amazing soundtrack created a memorable experience, and now, developer The Game Bakers is back with its next project. Haven immediately hits with a strong pitch accompanied by a the lovely little trailer that...
News Intense PS4 Slash-'Em-Up Furi Returns For One Last Fight
DLC out today
Furi, the pulse-pounding boss rush title that launched on PlayStation 4 last year, has returned to the fray for one final fight thanks to its first and only downloadable content pack. The suitably titled 'One More Fight' is available now on the PlayStation Store priced at $3.99/€3.99. Naturally, the add-on features an extra madcap...
News Furi's Feverishly Brilliant Soundtrack Is Now on Spotify and YouTube
Boss bass
Furi's out now on PlayStation 4 and it's free for PlayStation Plus subscribers. If you've given it a go, then the chances are that you've heard at least some of the game's superb electronic soundtrack, which features artists such as Carpenter Brut, Danger, and The Toxic Avenger. Granted, the musical style may not be your sort of thing,...
Die by the sword
Furi has a lot of great things going for it. Intriguing character designs from famed Afro Samurai creator Takashi Okazaki, licensed electronic music from the likes of Carpenter Brut, and a super responsive, intense combat system combine to create something unique and sometimes brilliant – but as a whole, the game doesn't quite...
News Superb Sounding PS4 Boss-'Em-Up Furi Finally Flashes onto PS4 Early Next Month
Summer sizzler
We've been looking forward to Furi for ages, and now it's finally within reach. The PlayStation 4 action title, which puts you up against a series of stylish bosses, certainly looks and sounds the part, so here's hoping that the finished product lives up to the project's potential. Furi launches on the 5th July for $24.99 on the...
News Sink Your Blade into Furi's Explosive Electronic Soundtrack This Summer
There's a vinyl edition, too
Furi's soundtrack is starting to seem like a real stunner. If you've been keeping up to date with this great looking PlayStation 4 action title, then you'll already know that it combines licensed electronic beats with a gauntlet of deadly boss fights, and now, the full track listing's been revealed. Don't have a clue...
First Impressions Furi Is a PS4 Indie You Shouldn't Ignore
Hell hath no Furi like a prisoner scorned
It's disappointing, but it's become a dirty word, "indie". Take a cursory glance at the PlayStation Blog or even this very website, and you'll find readers ragging on forays that have been developed on slimmer budgets than a Whopper meal. Curation plays a part in that: there's some real tosh on the...
Interview A Chat About Furi, One of PS4's Most Promising Action Games
The fast and the Furious
Regular readers will know that we've got high hopes for Furi, an upcoming PlayStation 4 action title from independent developer The Game Bakers. Featuring an eye-catching visual style, blistering combat, and one hell of a soundtrack, the release is set to get your pulse pounding when it launches later this year. We caught up...
News Can You Handle 10 Intense Minutes of Unedited Furi Gameplay?
Sweat it out
Furi is, without a doubt, going to be one of those games that makes you sweat uncontrollably from your palms. Featuring a gauntlet of non-stop boss battles, the upcoming release promises to be an intense experience, and you can get a taste of it via the title's latest gameplay video. Stretching on for around ten minutes, this...
News PS4's Furi Continues to Sweat Out Some Great Looking Gameplay
What a soundtrack, too
There's something about the combination of hectic gameplay and thumping electronic beats that never fails to get our blood pumping. Upcoming PlayStation 4 title Furi looks to follow in the footsteps of games such as WipEout, trying to capture that same sweat-on-brow adrenaline rush, and judging by its latest trailer, it could...
News Furi Is a PS4 Beat-'Em-Up That You Really Need to See and Hear
Carpenter Brutal
It's no secret that this particular author gets a bit sick of seeing the same old indie stuff being chucked onto the PlayStation Store. Every week it seems as though a slew of 2D platformers, puzzlers, and roguelikes are thrown out into the wild with next to no warning, and it all just gets a bit monotonous. Just when you think...
