Reporting on the games made in Canada and the creators behind them
Larian Studios, makers of Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Québec-office havers, announced that their latest game Baldur’s Gate 3 is leaving early access and launching on PlayStation 5 at the end of August.
Read MoreVancouver-based indie developer Red Hook Studios has announced that Darkest Dungeon II, the sequel to their crushing 2016 roguelite, will leave early access on the Epic Games Store and launch on Steam in May.
Read MoreLarian Studios, with an office in Québec City, announced a release window for their Early Access RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 at The Game Awards.
Read MoreToronto-based Siege Camp (@SiegeCamp)’s massively multiplayer war game Foxhole has finally left early access on Steam after five years.
Read MorePeglin, the Peggle-inspired roguelike from British Columbia based Red Nexus Games has been released on Steam in Early Access, enjoying a 10% launch discount and currently sitting at 346 “Positive” reviews.
Read MoreToronto-based game studio Cellar Door Games (@CellarDoorGames) have launched the sequel to 2013’s indie darling Rogue Legacy into Steam Early Access.
Read MoreToronto-based Cellar Door Games (@CellarDoorGames) has delayed the Early Access release of Rogue Legacy 2 from July 23 to August 18, 2020.
Read MoreAfter their level design competition last month, Toronto-based Stitch Media (@stitchmedia) announced their game Terrorarium will be leaving Early Access on Steam July 28, 2020.
Read MoreToronto-based indie studio Cellar Door Games has announced the sequel to their critically acclaimed roguelite Rogue Legacy 2 will be coming to Steam and the Epic Game Store in Early Access on July 23rd.
Read MoreAromicrops, the roguelite farming simulator where you own the last farm in the post-apocalypse will be leaving Early Access on May 28th, and release version 1.0, as well as come to consoles for the first time.
Read MoreThe debut game from Ottawa-based solo developer ExiledThunder Productions is now available on Steam Early Access.
Read MoreWe discussed Darwin Project on our latest Podcast - a battle royale game from Montreal developer Scavengers Studios. The twist of which is that, similar to Hunger Games, there is a Dungeon-Master type character that can control various parts of the match.
Read MoreSuper Animal Royale will be hitting Early Access on Steam December 12th. Before that though, British Columbia developer Pixile will be having a few stress tests:
Sat Dec 1st: North America server 12 noon — 9:30pm PST! Click here to see the time in your location.
Sun Dec 2nd: Asia server 2pm — 7pm Singapore time! Click here to see the time in your location.
The final beta test weekend will take place the weekend before launch: December 8th and 9th.
If you’re interested in a Beta Key for Super Animal Royale, Pixile is inviting people to their Discord channel to request one (and make sure to join the CanadianGameDevs Discord channel for unrelated-fun reasons!)
Play the Beta at https://AnimalRoyale.com/ Coming soon to Steam Early Access: https://store.steampowered.com/app/843380/Super_Animal_Royale/ Fight for furvival to be the last of 64 animals standing in this top down battle royale shooter from Pixile!
If you’re unfamiliar with Super Animal Royale, it’s a top-down multiplayer survival shooter for sixtyfour players.
“Engineered to charm and trained to kill, Super Animals are cute enough to make you go “Aww” and deadly enough to make you go “Ahhhh!” Select your favorite from a menu of foxes, pandas, kitty cats, and other bloodthirsty beasts. Parachute into the ruins of an ill-fated safari park and fight off a lethal barrage of bullets, explosives, and silly dancing. Enjoy carefully balanced run and gun gameplay combined with an intuitive fog of war system that restricts a player’s view to line of sight, allowing for sneaky, strategic play. Explore a beautiful 2D world, inspired by classic top-down adventure games. Cut tall grass and loot abandoned structures in search of the guns, explosives and health juice you’ll need to reach the top of the food chain.”
You can add the game to your wishlist on Steam right here.
Chute Apps have released their “Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy” game on Steam as a full release. Version 1.0 of the game comes with new items, guns and improvements and is currently enjoying 20% off at the time of writing.
Windsor based Chute Apps will have their bullet-hell/tower defense game Rogue Star Rescue leave Steam Early Access on February 4th - with a Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One version coming later this year.
Vancouver-based independent game studios Redstone Interactive (@redstoneio) and Offworld Industries (@OffworldInd) have announced their upcoming large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter Beyond The Wire (@play_BTW) launches in Early Access on Steam next week.
Toronto-based game studio Cellar Door Games (@CellarDoorGames) have launched the sequel to 2013’s indie darling Rogue Legacy into Steam Early Access.
Music-maker, bullet hell Beat Blast from Toronto-based two-person team Woolly Walrus (@WoollyWalrusInc) is launching on Steam Early Access soon with music from Toronto musician Harrison (@prodbyharrison).
British Columbia-based two-man indie studio MinMaxGames has released their golf course building sim-strategy game GolfTopia on Steam Early Access.
Nova Scotia-based indie game studio Cosmocat Games (@cosmocatgames) has announced their rogue-lite survival horror game TOXICANT will be launching in Steam Early Access later this month.
Edmonton-based indie studio Only By Midnight (@OnlyByMidnight) is hosting an open beta for their third-person arcadey twin-stick shooter Curved Space which can you get access to through the studio’s official Discord.
A major update titled Minerals and Craftmanship has released for Early Access grid-less, sprawling medieval city building sim Foundation (@foundationgame) which is being developed Québec-based Polymorph Games (@polymorph_games).
System Siege, the turn-based strategy game from Waterloo based 56 Gaem Studios hit Early Access on Steam last week. You can get the game here, which looks like a little love letter to Advanced Wars.
Negotiations have failed. We tried to destroy the technology we'd spent so long building. Now is the time for action. The ultimate battle for survival rages on between humans and androids. Use your strategies to dominate and destroy in System Siege. Who will be left when the smoke clears, commander?
System Siege is a top-down turn-based strategy game set in the distant future. An homage to the classics, System Siege showcases a diverse range of units and commanders to choose from - know their strengths and dominate.
According to the Steam page, the game will be up for Early Access for 10 months to gather feedback, while also adding different difficulties, a full singleplayer, and a map editor.
Wishlist now on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/683910 It's all out war and it's either us or them. Humans or Androids. Battle as different commanders in System Siege, a tactical turn-based strategy to defeat the androids and win not only the planet back, but the entire solar system.
Groover Gunner, the rhythm VR game from BitCutter Studios will be leaving Steam Early Access on February 10th, there have been various updates since the game was first released in 2020. You can check out the full details below, and luckily the game is currently 25% off.
Chute Apps have released their “Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy” game on Steam as a full release. Version 1.0 of the game comes with new items, guns and improvements and is currently enjoying 20% off at the time of writing.
Windsor based Chute Apps will have their bullet-hell/tower defense game Rogue Star Rescue leave Steam Early Access on February 4th - with a Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One version coming later this year.
Vancouver-based independent game studios Redstone Interactive (@redstoneio) and Offworld Industries (@OffworldInd) have announced their upcoming large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter Beyond The Wire (@play_BTW) launches in Early Access on Steam next week.
Toronto-based game studio Cellar Door Games (@CellarDoorGames) have launched the sequel to 2013’s indie darling Rogue Legacy into Steam Early Access.
Music-maker, bullet hell Beat Blast from Toronto-based two-person team Woolly Walrus (@WoollyWalrusInc) is launching on Steam Early Access soon with music from Toronto musician Harrison (@prodbyharrison).
British Columbia-based two-man indie studio MinMaxGames has released their golf course building sim-strategy game GolfTopia on Steam Early Access.
Nova Scotia-based indie game studio Cosmocat Games (@cosmocatgames) has announced their rogue-lite survival horror game TOXICANT will be launching in Steam Early Access later this month.
Edmonton-based indie studio Only By Midnight (@OnlyByMidnight) is hosting an open beta for their third-person arcadey twin-stick shooter Curved Space which can you get access to through the studio’s official Discord.
A major update titled Minerals and Craftmanship has released for Early Access grid-less, sprawling medieval city building sim Foundation (@foundationgame) which is being developed Québec-based Polymorph Games (@polymorph_games).
Groover Gunner, the rhythm VR game from BitCutter Studios will be leaving Steam Early Access on February 10th, there have been various updates since the game was first released in 2020. You can check out the full details below, and luckily the game is currently 25% off.