Reporting on the games made in Canada and the creators behind them
The developers behind Use Your Words have announced their next game, Mighty Fight Federation will be coming to Early Access later this year - and all platforms by the halfway point of 2020.
Read MoreAnother new game from a Canadian developer was released today, though for some it’s just an update. Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity is out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam and Switch. Lost Orbit originally came to Steam and PlayStation 4 back in 2015, and PixelNAUTS Games have added a slew of updates to the game, including new levels - which are available for previous Playstation 4 owners.
Read MoreWe knew it was happening, and now today is the day. Blazing Bit Games first game Nightmare Reaper is out now on Steam Early Access. IT’s normally $21.79 CAD, and enjoying a 15% launch discount.
Read MoreIt’s been a few years since Axon Interactive Quench was successfully funded on Kickstarter, and now we have a release month as well as upcoming system releases. The storydriven puzzle game will launch next month on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and itch.io. The Switch version will also contain HD rumble, and touch controls.
Read More13AM Games, the Toronto developer behind Runbow and Double Cross have announced their next game Dawn of the Monster and will debut at this weekends G-Fest XXVI event in Chicago. Dawn of the Monsters will be a kaiju-inspired couch co-op brawler - and we’ll get our first trailer, and perhaps a list of platforms this weekend. Until then we have some screenshots to admire.
— 13AM Games 🔜 G-Fest (@13amgames) July 3, 2019
Toronto-based 13AM Games have announced their side-scrolling, kaiju beat-'em-up game will be releasing on pretty much every platformer later this month on March 15th. Limited Run Games also has a physical edition for all platforms you can check out here.
13AM Games to Reveal Third Title Dawn of the Monsters at G-Fest XXVI
TORONTO, CANADA -- July 09, 2019 -- 13AM Games, the award-winning independent studio behind Runbow and Double Cross, is excited to announce the unveiling of their third title, Dawn of the Monsters. The official reveal will take place on July 12th, 2019 during the opening ceremonies of Chicago’s G-Fest XXVI, the world’s largest kaiju convention. Attendees of the opening ceremonies will have the chance to see an exclusive trailer featuring the first publicly-seen footage of the game. More information will follow for the general public in the coming months.
Dawn of the Monsters is a couch co-op, brawling action game that takes up to four players on a worldwide tour of destruction. Players take on roles from an all new cast of kaiju and are tasked with defeating the “Nephilim”, a horde of monsters that are destroying the planet. Conquer four unique worlds and unlock The Maw, an endless onslaught of kaiju brawls. Featuring beautiful 2.5D graphics inspired by the works of Mike Mignola, combat inspired by classics from the action and fighting game genres, and fully destructible environments, couch co-op in Dawn of the Monsters is bigger and badder than ever before. G-Fest will also feature a Dawn of the Monsters panel led by Creative Director and CEO of 13AM Games, Alex Rushdy. Alex is a longtime kaiju fanatic, and will be partnering his toy company, Seismic, LLC with 13AM Games to produce soft vinyl figures of one of the game’s headlining kaiju, Megadon. Attendees of G-Fest can visit the Seismic booth to complete a kaiju-themed survey for the chance to win a figure.
The game is currently expected to release in 2020. Platforms will be announced at a later date.
More information about 13AM Games and their titles can be found on their website or by following them on FaceBook or Twitter. More information about Seismic, LLC can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Press kit available here.
About 13AM Games
13AM Games is an independent video games studio based in Toronto, Canada. In 2015, they released their first title, Runbow, to critical acclaim, followed by their sophomore title, Double Cross in 2019. In the interim, the studio published Pirate Pop Plus from developer Dadako. 13AM Games’ members come from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets, and are always pushing themselves to make something fresh and exciting for gamers everywhere.
About Seismic
Seismic is an independent toy production company focusing on kaiju and pop culture collectibles in classic soft vinyl style. Founded by two lifelong collectors, Seismic aims to bring designer toy quality to unique IP partnerships.
We’re a little late on posting this one, but earlier this year we spoke about Blazing Bit Games upcoming Nightmare Reaper, and now we have a release date. The Montreal-developed retro first person shooter will hit Steam Early Access on July 16th.
Explore the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding powerful weapons and improving your abilities in this retro first person shooter that breaches the wall between the classics and modern sensibilities.
Announcing our upcoming game, Nightmare Reaper! Explore the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding powerful weapons and improving your abilities in this retro first person shooter that breaches the wall between the classics and modern sensibilities. Episode 1 available summer 2019 in Early Access.
Enjoy uncut gameplay of an early section of our retro fps, Nightmare Reaper. Explore the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding powerful weapons and improving your abilities in this retro first person shooter that breaches the wall between the classics and modern sensibilities. Episode 1 available July 16th 2019 in Steam Early Access.
Nightmare Reaper by Blazing Bit Games gets Early Access release date and uncut gameplay trailer
The game will be available for purchase in Early Access on July 16th 2019.
Montreal, Canada -- June 17th, 2019 -- Blazing Bit Games reveals today the release date for their new retro first person shooter game, Nightmare Reaper, launching in Steam Early Access for Windows July 16th 2019. Explore the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding powerful weapons and improving your abilities in this new indie game that breaches the wall between the classics and modern sensibilities.
The early-game seven and a half minutes uncut gameplay trailer: https://youtu.be/eZ2BGaZj4TU
"We really worked hard to make the combat in Nightmare Reaper satisfying and addictive and we feel like seeing it in action is the only way to better appreciate it, without playing it yourself, obviously." - said Bruno Beaudoin, Founder.
The polished Early Access release of the game, titled "Episode One", will feature over 32 weapons and will be crammed with variety and surprises. Mysterious non-intrusive story elements will guide players through nightmare after nightmare to eradicate evil while they collect treasures that they'll use to improve their abilities through a fun minigame.
Wishlist the game on Steam and come join us on Discord!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051690
Discord: https://discord.gg/u2pdcGY
About Blazing Bit Games
A small studio dedicated to making great indie games, founded by Bruno Beaudoin, programmer by trade, former Ubisoft Montreal Network Programmer and passionate gamer, since the Atari 2600. Nightmare Reaper is our most ambitious project yet and we've recruited the help of amazing people to deliver our vision.
Announced at E3 2018, Cuphead is getting DLC titled ‘The Delicious Last Course’ which was originally planned for Spring 2019. Similar to the base game though, the DLC has been delayed to 2020.
Studio MDHR wants to make sure the new game “meets the meticulous level of care and quality we always strive for. It's also important to use that we make things in a way that's healthy and sustainable for our team.” and thus opted to push the DLC. Considering the first game is regarded as one of the best games on Xbox One the originals often delayed status worked out in the end. Check out the trailer below!
More imaginative, screen-filling bosses. Entirely new weapons & charms. And of course, another playable character - the lovely Ms. Chalice! A cornuCUPia of fantastic action awaits in Studio MDHR's Cuphead DLC pack, The Delicious Last Course. Originally announced for release in 2019, DLC will now be coming in 2020 to ensure it's cooked to perfection!
Bon Appetit!! Here is your first-ever peek at gameplay from Cuphead's DLC expansion, The Delicious Last Course!https://t.co/l4xDx33EIX
— Studio MDHR (@StudioMDHR) July 2, 2019
We'll be taking a page out of Chef Saltbaker's book and spending time to get this recipe just right, so expect the full meal in 2020! pic.twitter.com/kW0Ctc21oY
Benjamin Rivers, the indie developer behind Home and Alone With You announced Worse Than Death earlier this year, and now, in a celebration of Canada Day you can play the game on iOS right now.
😱🇨🇦 HAPPY #CANADADAY! 🇨🇦😱#WorseThanDeath is now available worldwide in the @AppStore! It's an action-adventure #horror mystery that you can play at the cottage — or anywhere!https://t.co/At08N4qVmy
— Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) July 1, 2019
Try not to jump — we dare you! pic.twitter.com/55fHZKoxBZ
WORSE THAN DEATH is a scary, emotional thriller about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong. As Holly runs for her life, desperate to rescue her best friend Flynn from a terrible force that's hunting them both, she must survive unexpected truths about her home town, her friends, and even herself.
The game is still expected to come to PlayStation 4, Switch, and Steam and considering the game is obviously finished, hopefully we don’t have to long to wait. You can download Worse Than Death on iOS right here for $5.49 CAD.
Released back in 2016, Lost Orbit from Pixelnaut Games is getting a rerelease on Playstation 4, Xbox One, Steam and for the first time, Nintendo Switch. However this won’t be just a simple port job, the gang at Pixelnaut has gone back and added new levels and challenges, added a cinematic retelling of the original story, as well as other tweaks and changes to the gameplay.
Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity features a new epilogue to continue the story. After the events of Harrisons journey across the universe our hero is reunited with his sister only to find out that things are much worse than he thought possible. Space pirates roam the system salvaging whatever they can all the while Ferro Corp is rounding up refugees and forcing them into labor contracts. Harrison sets off on a mission of escaping the chaos that was once his home world in hopes of finding more survivors and a place to call his own.
Launching July 16th on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam (PC, Mac, Linux) Prepare to once again embark on a perilous journey filled with deadly asteroids, orbital boosts and the emptiness of space, but this time escape space pirates and more in LOST ORBIT: Terminal Velocity, the definitive version of the fast-paced, dodge 'em up game from PixelNAUTS Games.
The game will be a free update to people who already own the game, and for the first time can be picked up on Nintendo Switch, as well as Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Steam on July 16th.
Chivalry 2, the hotly anticipated sequel which is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S has gone gold ahead of its June 8th release date. The game, which will feature crossplay across the board, is also currently having an open Beta from May 27th to June 1st, the Beta is also cross-play enabled.
Triversal, the puzzle game from Toronto developer Phantom Compass has a release date, and thankfully we won’t have to wait that long. The game comes out on July 13th, and you can wishlist it on Steam here.
Toronto-based developer Snowman will be releasing their currently Apple-Arcade-only Skate City to Steam, Epic Game Store, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox on May 6th.
Having just released Mighty Fight Federation on PlayStation/Steam late last month, Komi Games is not done and have released their 3D brawler on Switch - and have included Cross-Play with all versions. you can pick up the game on Switch right here for $39.89.
Massive Damages Star Renegades, the rogue-lite RPG that is available on Xbox, and Steam, is out now on PlayStation. Currently going for $24.74 CAD with a PlayStation Plus discount, you can pick it up here.
Sokodice is a puzzle game where you must navigate dice through mind boggling levels to match the number of the dice with the number on a designated tile.
Toronto developer MegaPhemeral announced their upcoming Japanese inspired RPG Emergent Fates will be coming to iOS on July 7th. Offered as a “free-to-start”, and then a 5.99 USD price tag to unlock the game is currently up for preorder on the App Store.
P.A.M.E.L.A the Bioshock-inspired first-person shooter from Toronto based NVYVE Studios gets a full release on PC.
Our friends over at Torn Banner Studios have announced the sequel to their big indie hit, Chivalry 2. Announced at E3 today, the multiplayer medieval game will be out on Epic Game Store in 2020, and be on other PC platforms 12 months later. You can check out the trailer below!
Chivalry 2 is coming in 2020. Prepare to return to the ultimate medieval battlefield. https://t.co/krnxSKYAfy pic.twitter.com/D01aRfu2VQ
— Chivalry 2 (@ChivalryGame) June 10, 2019
Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles. Players are thrust into the action of every iconic moment of the era - from the thunder of cavalry charges, to storms of flaming arrows, to sprawling castle sieges and more. Dominate massive, 64-player battlefields. Catapults tear the earth apart as you lay siege to castles, set fire to villages and slaughter filthy peasants in the return of Team Objective maps. Ride to war on horseback and claim glory by your blade!
Coming 2020. Return to the ultimate medieval battlefield! http://www.chivalry2.com Epic Games Store: http://www.epicgames.com/store/product/chivalry-2/home Discord: https://discord.gg/5cr2cMp Twitter: http://twitter.com/chivalrygame Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Chivalrythegame/ Forums: https://forums.tornbanner.com/ Prepare to return to the ultimate medieval battlefield. Torn Banner Studios are excited to announce Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to 2012's critically acclaimed hit title.
Cococucumber did a stealth release on us! Their co-op voxel dungeon crawlers Riverbond is out now on Steam, Xbox One, and Playstation 4. Better yet, if you’re a member of Xbox Game Pass you can download the game as part of the pass. Happy E3 everyone, it’s a magical time.
💚 Surprise DROP!!! 💚
— RIVERBOND ⚔️ OUT NOW (@cococucumberco) June 9, 2019
Riverbond is AVAILABLE NOW on Xbox One, Xbox and PC Game Pass! 😎🔥💯
https://t.co/dkArZjhDTA#Riverbond #E32019 #XboxE3 #xbox #NotMinecraft #StealthDrop🔥🌈 @XboxGamepass @ID_Xbox @XboxWire pic.twitter.com/AzXzHI9S0L
Riverbond voxel shoot-and-slash with couch co-op. Coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC this Summer! Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/459370/Riverbond/ Featuring Crossover Skins from indie games: * Bullet Kin - Enter the Gungeon * Demelza - Knights and Bikes * Juan Aguacate - Guacamelee!
Vancouver (and southern-California) based studio Phoenix Labs have released Dauntless across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Epic Game Store). The free-to-play game has the art style of Fortnite, while containing the gameplay of a quicker more fast paced Monster Hunter.
Play for free now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Epic Games store | www.playdauntless.com Join millions of players in the fastest growing online action-RPG: Dauntless. As a Slayer, you are all that stands between your world and the Behemoths that seek to devour it.
Powerful, wild, and ravenous for the aether that holds the Shattered Isles aloft, Behemoths are a threat to our very existence. Team up with other Slayers to confront these massive beasts before they consume what's left of our world.
As part of the launch, Phoenix Labs has announced One Dauntless - a way of saying that the game has cross-play and cross-progression across all three platforms, provided you’ve linked your accounts.
With One Dauntless, we’re thrilled to offer a true cross-play experience on every system. That means that you can play with your friends no matter which platform they choose. Have one friend on PC, another on Xbox, and a third on PlayStation? With cross-play, you can all hunt together, chat together, or even join up with the same guild!
We also have some great news for those of you who started your journey on PC: You can take your progress with you. By linking your Dauntless account to Epic Games, you’ll be able to pick up and play from any system – including Xbox One and PlayStation 4. And yes, your hard-earned gear, cosmetics, quest progress, and more will travel with you.
I’ve played a few hours and enjoyed my time immensely - and will be streaming a lot more of the game on Twitch.
Well if you have a PlayStation 4 then you can’t play Studio MDHR’s hit Cuphead - however if you have an Xbox One, PC, Switch and now…a Tesla car, then you can. Announced by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on their weekly podcast, and posted by IGN - the gang at Tesla has gotten Cuphead working on their cars and will be available on Tesla's Model 3, Model S, and Model X by the end of the year.
“"Cuphead, we've got working," Musk said. "[The developers] have been helping us make it work. It's a cool game. It's insanely difficult. It's sadistically difficult. It's a twisted plot. It's dark. It looks like some cute little Disney thing and you're like, 'This plot is very dark'," he added with a laugh.”
Cuphead came out in 2017 and was a smash hit. DLC titled “The Delicious Last Course” was announced at last year’s E3 and we’re hoping to hear about it more…perhaps at this years E3.
In Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, Cuphead and Mugman are joined by Ms. Chalice for a DLC add-on adventure on a brand new island! With new weapons, new charms, and Ms. Chalice's brand new abilities, take on a new cast of multi-faceted, screen-filling bosses to assist Chef Saltbaker in Cuphead's final challenging quest.
Slender: The Arrival, Blue Isle Studios indie hit from 2013 is heading to the Nintendo Switch next month on June 20th.
“You're on your own. No one to come for you. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Slender: The Arrival is the official video game adaptation of Slender Man, re-created from Mark Hadley's original nerve-shattering sensation. Developed by Blue Isle Studios, The Arrival features a brand new storyline, improved visuals, great replay value, and most importantly, survival horror at its best.”
Uploaded by Blue Isle Studios on 2015-03-25.
Toronto-based 13AM Games have announced a new paid expansion for their 2022 co-operative kaiju beat ‘em up Dawn of Monsters releasing in 2023.