News involving the video games developed in Canada, and the people who make them. Indie Games, AAA Games, and in between featured and reported on.
Victoria-based Hololabs Studios (@hololabs) has released The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency on iOS and Android, based on the popular book series by Jordan Stratford (@jordanstratford).
Read MoreM5 Games’ 16-bit mash-em-up platformer is coming to a mobile device near you next month.
Read MoreLocal and indie developer Rob Lehrbass emailed me this week to let me know about his indie game on the Google Play Store Borbudo - which you can pick up for free right here. Sadly I am without a Google device right now, but you can check out the description and screenshots below!
Borbudo is more than a simple shoot-em-up game; it's a collection of worlds to explore, each with diverse characters, challenges, quests, puzzles, missions, and more! Battle your way through abandoned space stations, jungle battlefields, arctic dungeons and puzzling labyrinths.
Your journey through the worlds of Borbudo will never be the same, but it will always be epic!
You can download the game on your Android devices here, and check out Rob's Patreon if you want to help support him and Borbudo.
It's a mobile heavy day today here at TorontoGameDevs as Blot Interactive released Oh No! Ninjas! on iTunes, and Android. The game is a typing action game feature ninja' while you tackle 80+ missions unlocking upgrades along the way.
Are you faster than a ninja? Our new free mobile game Oh No! Ninjas! is now available on Google Play and iTunes! Play it!
— Blot Interactive (@BlotInteractive) November 15, 2017
itunes: https://t.co/Gs31HyRfgJ
google play: https://t.co/XAQgwFBTPS#ohnoninjas #indiegame #MobileGame #ninja #arcade #wordtyping #wordgame #indie #f2p pic.twitter.com/PgCnUDEu09
The new studio founded by ex-BioWare devs Humanoid Origin is looking to fill multiple roles.
Bitr Blok Games, a group of George Brown Game Design students, have released a new trailer for Tram-Panic. The game has you controlling a street car from our beloved* TTC, and you can check out some screenshots and the trailer below:
Welcome to Tram-Panic! Play as a streetcar operator in the city of Toronto, picking up people throughout the day as bringing them to their stations. Use buffs from your fellow operators to protect the passengers and try to get the highest score or reach your objective before time runs out!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and other games.
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
After a (ginormous) hiatus, Steve and Stephan are BACK to discuss some Canadian Games Industry news from the past few months but just catch up and talk about games and big game thoughts, man… and launch our end of 2023 Community Awards Polls! Nominate now!!
KEIGH THREEEEEE! New Compulsion Games’ game, Thunder Lotus goes multiplayer, age-old game development questions pondered and Zelda hierarchy debated.
In Stephan's last recorded and produced episode in Halifax, NS, we dive into a bunch of Canadian games from Fire Station to Super Animal Royale to Project Dark. We also talk new Canadian Nindies announcements and more news!
Big few weeks of releases for Canadian indie studios Behaviour Interactive, Cococucumber Co, Mighty Yell, Red Hook and Red Meat Games! (Red!) We also talk early access, the ideal platform release schedule for your indie game (including the Limited Run Games release) and giving everyone some freakin' menstruation days.
In an interesting way to show off gameplay, Snowman and Agens have been tweeting some footage of their upcoming mobile game, Skate City. I've copied a few below, but check out their Twitter and follow them to stay up to date.
Early bird gets the worm
— Skate City (@skatecitygame) July 5, 2017
Sign up at https://t.co/D0jYyXFk2R to be the first to know when we announce our launch date pic.twitter.com/5NS3DIE2Gd
Real world skate spots.
— Skate City (@skatecitygame) June 30, 2017
Real world skate tricks.#ios #android #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/7BvqjSbRpE
Some more early work on bails ☠️☠️☠️ #fails #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/zXOv6wi9bz
— Skate City (@skatecitygame) June 27, 2017
The game is set to come out for iOS and Android, but we'll have to wait a bit to see when that is. In the meantime, we can look forward to Alto's Odyssey, Where Cards Fall, and Distant.
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and other games.
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
After a (ginormous) hiatus, Steve and Stephan are BACK to discuss some Canadian Games Industry news from the past few months but just catch up and talk about games and big game thoughts, man… and launch our end of 2023 Community Awards Polls! Nominate now!!
KEIGH THREEEEEE! New Compulsion Games’ game, Thunder Lotus goes multiplayer, age-old game development questions pondered and Zelda hierarchy debated.
In Stephan's last recorded and produced episode in Halifax, NS, we dive into a bunch of Canadian games from Fire Station to Super Animal Royale to Project Dark. We also talk new Canadian Nindies announcements and more news!
Big few weeks of releases for Canadian indie studios Behaviour Interactive, Cococucumber Co, Mighty Yell, Red Hook and Red Meat Games! (Red!) We also talk early access, the ideal platform release schedule for your indie game (including the Limited Run Games release) and giving everyone some freakin' menstruation days.
Boat Rocker Media have made an turn-based adventure game based on the popular TV show Orphan Black. Players guide clones through puzzles set in the Orphan Black universe, and reliving elements of the TV Show. The game is available right now on Android, and iOS. Make sure to check out the trailer and screenshots below.
Orphan Black The Game now available on iOS for iPhone and iPad. iOS download link: http://lickst.at/OBGameiOS Download and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/clonecast-itunes Stitcher: http://bit.ly/clonecast-stitcher TuneIn: http://bit.ly/clonecast-tunein Feedburner: http://bit.ly/clonecast-feed Libsyn: http://bit.ly/clonecast-libsyn Follow us on: Twitter: http://twitter.com/clonecast Instagram: http://instagram.com/orphanblack YouTube: http://youtube.com/orphanblack
Thanks to Twitter (and Instagram), we found out about a new Toronto developer - enter: Mega Power Games. The studio of one is committed to "making simple, yet fun games that reflect the older days of video gaming with a modern twist."
The first game coming out of new studio is Shift, a free to play puzzle game where you tap coloured blocks to clear them out before time expires. The game also allows the player to change the gravity in order to set up combos. The game is on Android, so make sure to check out the screenshots, and trailer below and give it a download.
It's here. Shift, the newest puzzle game for Android is out now on the Google Play store. Download now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MegaPowerGames.Shift ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to like and subscribe! Also check out: Website: http://megapower.games/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/megapower_games Instagram: https://instagram.com/megapower_games
As the great Bruce Buffer would say: WE ARE LIVE! DOWNLOAD SHIFT NOW! https://t.co/ZOcwUmj9Nu #gamedev #indiedev #shift #finally #nojoke
— Mega Power Games (@megapower_games) April 1, 2017
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and other games.
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
After a (ginormous) hiatus, Steve and Stephan are BACK to discuss some Canadian Games Industry news from the past few months but just catch up and talk about games and big game thoughts, man… and launch our end of 2023 Community Awards Polls! Nominate now!!
KEIGH THREEEEEE! New Compulsion Games’ game, Thunder Lotus goes multiplayer, age-old game development questions pondered and Zelda hierarchy debated.
In Stephan's last recorded and produced episode in Halifax, NS, we dive into a bunch of Canadian games from Fire Station to Super Animal Royale to Project Dark. We also talk new Canadian Nindies announcements and more news!
Big few weeks of releases for Canadian indie studios Behaviour Interactive, Cococucumber Co, Mighty Yell, Red Hook and Red Meat Games! (Red!) We also talk early access, the ideal platform release schedule for your indie game (including the Limited Run Games release) and giving everyone some freakin' menstruation days.
Dashy Square, the endless rhythm-runner from Toronto developer Kas is officially out on iOS, Android, and Steam. The full version (2.0) now includes a level editor, which lets you create, and share levels.
Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay! Create, share and play custom levels with a wide variety of music soundtracks.
Simple one click gameplay, easy to pick up but hard to master!'
You can check out the trailer below, and download the game on iOS, Android, and Steam.
After 2 years! The full version with the Level Editor is out on iOS and Android! Play iOS ➡ https://goo.gl/W5D2mh Play Android ➡ https://goo.gl/zzk4fX Play Steam (PC) ➡ https://goo.gl/8oVFKy Thank-you so much for all the support, thank-you so much for playing! Much, much to come! Only the beginning of something truly amazing!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and other games.
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
After a (ginormous) hiatus, Steve and Stephan are BACK to discuss some Canadian Games Industry news from the past few months but just catch up and talk about games and big game thoughts, man… and launch our end of 2023 Community Awards Polls! Nominate now!!
KEIGH THREEEEEE! New Compulsion Games’ game, Thunder Lotus goes multiplayer, age-old game development questions pondered and Zelda hierarchy debated.
In Stephan's last recorded and produced episode in Halifax, NS, we dive into a bunch of Canadian games from Fire Station to Super Animal Royale to Project Dark. We also talk new Canadian Nindies announcements and more news!
Big few weeks of releases for Canadian indie studios Behaviour Interactive, Cococucumber Co, Mighty Yell, Red Hook and Red Meat Games! (Red!) We also talk early access, the ideal platform release schedule for your indie game (including the Limited Run Games release) and giving everyone some freakin' menstruation days.
A game that has pretty much taken over most of my evenings was released on iOS and Android a few weeks back. Kings of Pool from our friends at Uken Games is a free to play billiard game that lets players create their own club and battle others online (make sure to join the TorontoGameDevs group!). You can download the game for free on iOS here, and Android here. Follow them on FaceBook is stay up to date on everything involving the game.
Canadian indie game studio Red Meat Games have released their episodic, narrative-driven audio game Project Dark on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
Montréal-based indie studio KO_OP (@KOOPMode) has released Winding Worlds today on Apple Arcade, a “finger-wiggling puzzle-adventure about a girl, a worm, and goodbyes.”
M5 Games’ 16-bit mash-em-up platformer is coming to a mobile device near you next month.
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