Tag: Tinybuild
News Surgeon Simulator Series Acquired By the Recently Revived Infogrames
It lives
You may recall that, earlier this year, Atari brought Infogrames back from the dead. The old school brand has been revived as a new publishing label, and while it's yet to release its first game, the company has been busy doing deals behind the scenes. Today, Infogrames has announced its acquisition of the Surgeon Simulator IP. Previously...
News How Time Flies! Asterigos: Curse of the Stars Gets Free Aniversary Update on PS5, PS4
They grow up up so fast
Where does the time go? Asterigos: Curse of the Stars was released a year ago, and, fittingly enough, just got a meaty patch in the form of a free Anniversary Update, and we've got the trailer to prove it. Included in the update are a swathe of bug fixes and tweaks, but the big-ticket item here is the new Gauntlet of the...
News Pilot Your Own Airship in Steampunk Adventure Black Skylands on PS5, PS4
Balthier, eat your heart out
Ever wanted to live the carefree life of a sky pirate? We did, ever since playing Final Fantasy XII, although that game is less about sky piracy than it is about epic, world-spanning melodrama. Black Skylands, which is currently in Early Access on Steam but is coming to PS5 and PS4 in the summer, looks like it might do a...
News Splat Spiders Like Never Before When Kill It with Fire Crawls onto PSVR2, PSVR
Overkill
Arachnophobes, you might want to skip this article. Kill It with Fire, a game about hunting down and squishing spiders with ridiculous weapons, is already available on PS4 — but it'll soon be taken to a new dimension. Yes, developer Casey Donnellan Games has announced it's bringing the arachnid-eradicating title to virtual reality, and...
News Potion Craft Brews Up a PS5, PS4 Port in 2023
Super tonic warrior
Dust off your mortar and pestle and pick some fresh herbs out of your imaginary allotment, because Potion Craft is coming to PS5 and PS4. If you’re anything like this author, you’ll be sick to the stomach of crafting mechanics in tentpole AAA games, but this critically acclaimed Medieval mix-‘-em-up makes alchemy its main...
News Asymmetric Survival Horror Game Level Zero Stalks Its Prey on PS5, PS4
Are you afraid of the dark?
Asymmetric survival horror game Level Zero is a multiplayer title in which a team of scientists must attempt to repair various electrical sub-systems in order to survive, all the while being hunted down and devoured by hideous sci-fi monstrosities. Four players put on the scrubs of the scientists, whose main defence...
News Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue Is Another PSVR2 Launch Game
Joins three other titles so far
Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue has been confirmed as a PSVR2 launch game, releasing 22nd February 2023 along with versions for PSVR and PC platforms. First revealed in a Play
News Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue Brings Kid-Friendly Horror to PSVR2, PSVR
Explore the house in virtual reality
The Hello Neighbor series has been surprisingly successful, partly thanks to popular YouTubers turning it into some sort of viral hit. Essentially, it revolves around sneaking into the nefarious neighbour's house to discover what secrets he holds, but you need to be careful, as he'll be tracking you down. The...
News Soulslike Asterigos: Curse of the Stars Looks Fantastic in Gameplay Overview Trailer
The adventure is about to begin
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars is an excellent-looking Soulslike action RPG, and its release on PS5 and PS4 is imminent, with the adventure set to begin on 11th October. In this lengthy gameplay overview trailer, we learn a little of what lies in wait for plucky protagonist Hilda in the cursed city of Aphes. Combat...
News Engage in Tactical Vacuum Action in Justice Sucks, Available Now on PS5, PS4
Sucking up crime, one crook at a time
Justice Sucks casts players in the vengeful treads of a sassy robotic vacuum cleaner, one who isn't afraid to get their metaphorical hands dirty when it comes to cleaning up crime, and it's available now on PS5 and PS4. Justice Sucks is basically Home Alone, except swap out Macauley Culkin for a distressingly...
News Spiders Wield Laser Swords and Battle to the Death in SpiderHeck, Hatching 22nd September
My arachnaphoia is tingling
SpiderHeck is a fast-paced co-op brawler in which spiders battle to the death and the floor is literally lava. It crawls its way onto PS5 and PS4 on 22nd September. Duel your eight-legged friends in a competitive deathmatch, or team up to hold savage swarms of enemies back in co-op, the choice is yours. Swing...
News Asterigos: Curse of the Stars Will Ascend to PS5, PS4 on 11th October
Rise above
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars is a third-person action RPG set in a world inspired by Greek and Roman mythology, and it's been announced for release on PS5 and PS4 on 11th October. You play as Hilda, a brave young warrior on a quest to unravel the mystery of Aphes, a cursed city whose inhabitants have been transformed into horrifying...
Mini Review Tinykin (PS5) - A Cute Adventure Bubbling with Charm
You'll float too
If you've an itch to play some Pikmin without borrowing your buddy’s Nintendo Switch, Tinykin is more than the right remedy to scratch it. Developer Splashteam combines eye-catching 2D art in a 3D environment, delivering a captivating fusion of Paper Mario and the aforementioned strategy series. Despite the game’s tiny nature,...
News Despot's Game Tasks You, Puny Human, with Building a Dystopian Army
Autobattle anarchy
Despot's Game: Dystopian Army Builder is a roguelike with automatic battles, procedurally generated levels and a cool pixel art style. It's coming to PS5 and PS4 on 15th September. Tactics and strategy are at the core of Despot's Game's combat. The placement of each unit, and which classes to take, will be the deciding factor in...
News Blue Sun DLC, PS5 Upgrade Are Now Available for Sci-Fi Soulslike Hellpoint
That’s getting to the point
Hellpoint is a Sci-Fi Soulslike action RPG, and its first DLC, Blue Sun, is now available. In addition, a native PS5 version of the title is finally here. In Blue Sun, players will explore three new massive and interconnected zones as they venture into the realm of the elder god, Asmodeus. Arm yourself with fearsome...
News Channel Your Inner Kingpin and Create a Narco Empire in Cartel Tycoon, Coming to PS4 in 2023
Everything, and everyone, has a price
Cartel Tycoon is described as a "survival business sim", a strategy game in which you must grow, expand, and ultimately reign over your very own narco empire. Leaving early access on PC later this month, Cartel Tycoon is coming to PS4 in 2023, and we got an admittedly hokey live-action trailer (that eventually...
News Tinykin Will Scratch Your Pikmin Itch on PS5, PS4
Olimarvelous
Pikmin’s pretty good, isn’t it? Like, it’s not an elite Nintendo series – but it probably scrapes the top ten. It’s surprising, then, that more publishers haven’t attempted to ape the strategy series’ formula. Enter: Tinykin, a title coming to the PS5 and PS4 on 30th August, which has clearly been inspired by Captain...
News Souls-Like RPG Hellpoint Grabs PS5 Version and DLC This July
Free PS4 to PS5 upgrade available
Developer Cradle Games is treating its Souls-like RPG Hellpoint to a native PlayStation 5 version and the Blue Sun DLC on 12th July 2022. A free PS4 to PS5 upgrade will be offered to current owners, granting access to a 4K resolution, 60 frames-per-second, and reduced load times on Sony's latest system. A press...
News Rhythm Sprout Combines Music and Vegetables on PS5, PS4 Soon
Oh, and you fight against sweets
How many rhythm action games featuring talking veggies can you name? Soon, you'll be able to add Rhythm Sprout to that overcrowded sub-genre, coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4 sometime this year. Published by tinyBuild, this game looks to be a very simple rhythm game, simultaneously telling a story about a...
News Tinykin Is a Pikmin-Inspired Puzzle Platformer Coming to PS5, PS4 Next Year
Check out the gameplay trailer
We'll be honest, we didn't have high expectations before we watched the above video, but Tinykin looks rather promising indeed. The game stars Milo, a scientist who searches for Earth and finds it, but the planet is trapped in 1991, and he's shrunk down to a diminutive size. With the help of the titular creatures,...
Mini Review Kill It with Fire (PS4) - Enjoyable Chaos, But Not Much Bang for Your Bug
Spider-Manslaughter
Kill It with Fire channels your inner arachnophobe and tasks you with exterminating the world’s spiders. You’re armed with everything from a strimmer to a flamethrower in your quest to commit arachnid genocide. You’re also given a selection of non-lethal tools to attract the little blighters or slow them down with a fire...
News Kill It With Fire Lets You Murder Spiders with Rocket Launchers, Flamethrowers, and Frying Pans
Bug-hunting game coming to PS4
Spiders, eh? They get a bit of a raw deal; a lot of people are afraid of them or just plain don't like them, and that means they're often killed rather than dealt with humanely. If you've ever smashed an arachnid with fear or bloodlust, there's a game for that: Kill It With Fire. This daft little game has been...
News Hellpoint Brings Sci-Fi Souls to PS4 in 2019
You asked for it
It's the mishmash that fans have been clamouring for for years now, and it looks like developer Cradle Games is finally set to deliver on that potential. Hellpoint is a Souls-like that takes place in a sci-fi setting aboard a supposedly deserted space station, and it's due for release on PlayStation 4 in 2019. The experience is set...
News Party Pooping Murder-'Em-Up Party Hard Is Butchering PS4 This Spring
Killer tunes
Best make like Sammy and get Sophie Ellis-Bextor on YouTube, because brutal indie Party Hard is bringing murder to the dancefloor that is your PlayStation 4 in the near future. The game sees you take control of a disgruntled neighbour who can't sleep due to bass-thumping house parties. Obviously, the only way to get a good night's kip...
