Reporting on the games made in Canada and the creators behind them
Valley from Blue Isle Studios, and Alone With You from Benjamin Rivers are out now. You can check out our the review for Alone With You here.
Alone With You on PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita is a fantastic game, hear my thoughts in this video, or read them here: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/reviews/alone-with-you-torontogamedevs-review
Valley just came out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. I'll have the full review in a week or so, but figured I would give my impressions on the first person adventure.
You can get Alone With You on PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. Valley is available on Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
Red Meat Games is bringing Bloxiq, the puzzle game from Blot Interactive, to HTC Vive and PSVR
Read MoreSo we're going to give making videos a try. Given how much I love DrinkBox Studios, I decided to make one on Severed.
Read MoreBack at E3, DrinkBox Studios announced Severed would be making the jump from Vita Island to iOS, 3DS, and Wii U. It looks like the first of those versions has been released, as Severed came out on iOS earlier this week.
Read MoreAlthough initially announced to come out in the Spring, Benjamin Rivers romance adventure game, Alone With You, will be coming out August 23rd on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
Read MoreDrinkBox Studios has announced, and released, the DrinkBox Vita Collection for download. The collection comes with the studios first three titles at a discounted price, Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, Guacamelee!, and the recently released Severed.
The collection is currently going for $24.99 on the Vita, which can be downloaded right here.
One of our favourite studios DrinkBox Studios released their RPG Nobody Saves the World on Xbox and PC earlier this year, and that exclusivity didn’t last long as they have now announced the game is heading to Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation later this month.
Toronto-based DrinkBox Studios have announced a release date for their upcoming action RPG, Nobody Saves the World and we won’t have to wait very long. The game will release on Steam, and Xbox One/Series X/S on January 18th. It will also be part of Xbox Gamepass.
Toronto-based Drinkbox Studios have announced their next game Nobody Saves the World during the ID@Xbox event last week.
Guacamelee! 1 and 2 Toronto-based developer Drinkbox Studios has revealed we’ll know about their next secret project this Friday during ID Xbox Gaming Showcase. All we really know about this game is that they’ve been teasing it with eyes.
I figured I would take this Canada Day (and half-way point of the year) to celebrate the Toronto developed games that have been released so far. They are in no particular order and I've tried to link to a page to buy them. If I'm missing one, make sure to let me know on Twitter.
Runbow: Satura's Space Adventure! from 13AM Games
Cally’s Caves 3 from VDOGames
Kapsul Infinite from Luke O'Connor
Hard Vacuum Lullaby from One More Story Games
Robo’s World: The Zarnok Fortress from Bluish-Green Productions and Throw Away Games
Robo's World: The Darnok Fortress came out on steam earlier this year and was available to patreon's
Severed from DrinkBox Studios
Far Cry Primal from Ubisoft
Fortified from Clapfoot Games
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander from Massive Damage Inc
Real Army Simulator from The Really Serious Game Company
Dashy Square from Kastriot Sulejmani
Forbidden Dessert from Button Mash Games
Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime from Asteroid Base
We Are Doomed was a perfect fit on PlayStation Vita
Ace Academy: Black Flight from Illumination Games
Alto’s Adventure (Android) from Snowman
Cel Damage HD (Xbox) from Finish Line Games
Planktos from Blot Interactive
Sago Mini Trucks and Diggers from Sago Mini
Grumz from Picnic Game Labs
Block Swop from Wooly Walrus Games
Quick Drop from Wooly Walrus Games
pitfall planet won level up in 2015
Fantasy Tales Online from Cold Tea Studio
Shadow Heroes: Vengeance In Flames from Allied Games
AlphaPit from Shane McCafferty
Frank The Spider from Yahman Games
Congrats to all the developers on releasing their games, here's to a great back half of 2016. Happy Canada Day!
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.
Indie developer Benjamin Rivers has been tweeting quite a bit about his upcoming game Alone With You, and it looks like we're going to get a release date soon. Check out some of the tweets below (I promise I didn't stalk anyone...)
Well, hey. Guess what?
— Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) June 3, 2016
Alone With You is done.*
(*Pretty much. 😕)#gamedev #indiegame #AWYgame @PlayStation pic.twitter.com/R26IypMjIo
You ever get the feeling it's going to be a long day? #AWYgame #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart pic.twitter.com/jZccoJkTFf
— Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) June 8, 2016
Well, doesn't that look nice. #AWYgame #indiegame @PlayStation #PSVita pic.twitter.com/uE0NMo3pEh
— Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) June 15, 2016
@Brambmas05 @PlayStation I'll be able to talk after E3 madness dies down!
— Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) June 15, 2016
Alone With You is planned for PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, and from the sounds of it, once E3 has died down a bit, we'll find out more about the sci-fi adventure game. Stay tuned for updates, but in the meantime, maybe check out 9 minutes of the game from late last year.
So Severed didn't stay on Vita Island very long, understandably DrinkBox Studios has announced that Severed will be making its way to 3DS and Wii U as cross-buy title, as well as iOS. You can check out the announcement trailer below for Nintendo consoles:
Take control of a one-armed heroine named Sasha, wielding a living sword on her journey through a nightmare world in search of her family. Swipe-based touch controls will let you solve puzzles, find secrets, and do battle with a host of disturbing monsters.
Meanwhile DrinkBox Studios tweeted confirming the game is coming to iOS.
Extra E3 news! Severed is coming to iOS this summer! https://t.co/u52ZoEpwV9
— DrinkBox Studios (@DrinkBoxStudios) June 14, 2016
Fans of DrinkBox won't have to wait long, all three versions are expected to come out this Summer.
According to Greg Miller from Kinda Funny Games, Severed has been submitted to PlayStation, and will include a Platinum Trophy. I'm assuming this was mentioned on one of his shows, but I can't find a source so we'll go by this tweet. I'll update this story with more information if needed, but I'll take any reason to write about DrinkBox Studios.
Thanks for coming on, guys! Everyone, Severed is about to be submitted to PlayStation and has a Platinum Trophy! https://t.co/juE3rpJD8D
— Greg Miller (@GameOverGreggy) March 16, 2016
Toronto-based Drinkbox Studios (@DrinkboxStudios) has announced DLC for their action-RPG Nobody Saves the World entitled The Frozen Hearth.
One of our favourite studios DrinkBox Studios released their RPG Nobody Saves the World on Xbox and PC earlier this year, and that exclusivity didn’t last long as they have now announced the game is heading to Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation later this month.
Toronto-based DrinkBox Studios have announced a release date for their upcoming action RPG, Nobody Saves the World and we won’t have to wait very long. The game will release on Steam, and Xbox One/Series X/S on January 18th. It will also be part of Xbox Gamepass.
Toronto-based Drinkbox Studios have announced their next game Nobody Saves the World during the ID@Xbox event last week.
Guacamelee! 1 and 2 Toronto-based developer Drinkbox Studios has revealed we’ll know about their next secret project this Friday during ID Xbox Gaming Showcase. All we really know about this game is that they’ve been teasing it with eyes.
Announced earlier this month, we now have a confirmed date for Cel Damage HD on Xbox One. Gamers can go to the Xbox Store to preorder the game at $8.99 and download it ahead of its March 11th release date.
"Take control of the world’s nuttiest cartoon drivers to demolish your friends with insane weapons and wacky arena hazards! Cel Damage HD is the definitive local multiplayer game, so just add a couch and have a blast with your friends and family. Master the single-player mode to get a leg up on the competition!"
The game is also available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita as a cross-buy game. You can follow the developer on Twitter while you're waiting for the game to come out.
This week was a big week for Toronto developed games being released on PlayStation consoles. First, Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime was released on PlayStation 4 and in the same store update, We Are Doomed from Vertex Pop was released on PlayStation Vita.
You can download the game here, which is Cross-Buy with the PlayStation 4 version. Let us know in the comments if you picked up the game!
Kitchener-based indie studio Fluxscopic have released their 2021 puzzle-loaded action adventure game Mayhem in Single Valley on consoles.
Toronto-based Komi Games partnered with Limited Run Games to release a physical edition of their 2021 arena fighter Mighty Fight Federation for PS4 and PS5.
Montréal-based Paper Cult Games have partnered with Limited Run Games to release a physical edition of their “one-hit kill die-retry murderballet” game for PlayStation 4 and 5.
Saskatoon-based Foolish Mortals have released their turn-based strategy game Kaiju Wars on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (playable on PS5 and Xbox Series S|X).
WB Games Montréal has announced that the last-gen (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) versions of their upcoming co-op action game Gotham Knights have been cancelled.
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.
Mighty Fight Federation, the throwback 3D arena fighter from Ontario-based Komi Games is out now on Steam and PlayStation consoles.
Canadian indie dev Dylan Meville (@DMeville) and Everglow Interactive have released their multiplayer party game @PartyPanicGame on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Oakville and Regina-based game developers Studio MDHR (@StudioMDHR) have released the originally Xbox console exclusive Cuphead for PlayStation 4 today, the last major gaming platform it was absent from (besides Ouya).
During today’s PlayStation 5 stream Montréal-based indie studio KO_OP Mode (@KOOPMode) announced Goodbye Volcano High for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Steam.
Toronto Indie developer Finish Line Games has announced they'll be bringing their HD rerelease of Cel Damage to Xbox One. The game is currently on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita.
Fourteen years after the crazed cartoon car combat extravaganza blazed a trail of mayhem across the Microsoft Xbox, Finish Line Games is proud to announce that Cel Damage HD is heading to the Xbox One!
Carve a path of cel-shaded destruction with Fowl Mouth, Violet, Sinder, and the rest of the Cel Damage cast, with updated graphics, enhanced gameplay and classic tried-and-true couch-based multiplayer action!
No release date was given yet, but you can follow the developer on FaceBook and Twitter to stay up to date. If you have any PlayStation console, you can pick the game up on the store as the game is cross-play.
Kitchener-based indie studio Fluxscopic have released their 2021 puzzle-loaded action adventure game Mayhem in Single Valley on consoles.
Saskatoon-based Foolish Mortals have released their turn-based strategy game Kaiju Wars on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 (playable on PS5 and Xbox Series S|X).
Cuphead is celebrating its initial launch on PC and Xbox One 5 years ago today, September 29, with the announcement of a physical copy of the game coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Switch.
WB Games Montréal has announced that the last-gen (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) versions of their upcoming co-op action game Gotham Knights have been cancelled.
Toronto-based indie studio Bloom Digital (@Bloom_Digital_) are releasing their charming dating sim set in an old folks’ home Later Daters onto Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
Canadian indie dev Dylan Meville (@DMeville) and Everglow Interactive have released their multiplayer party game @PartyPanicGame on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Lightning Rod Games (@LRGThunder) is bringing their heartfelt paper folding puzzle game A Fold Apart to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next week on May 19.
London-based indie studio Big Blue Bubble (@BigBlueBubble) announced that their 2D action-platformer Foregone is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One on October 5, 2020.
Vancouver-based The Coalition, along with England’s Splash Damage, will be releasing Gears Tactics on April 28th on PC, with an Xbox One version to come at a later date.
Sky Rogue, a “fwooshy rogue-lite action flight simulator” from development studio Fractal Phase, is now available on Xbox One.
Indie developer Vertex Pop announced that their twin-stick shooter We Are Doomed will be releasing on PlayStation Vita on February 9th. The game was previously released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam last year. The game is also cross-buy with the PS4 version, so if you already own that one, then you own the Vita version.
Above all, We Are Doomed is a skill based game. There is no levelling and no upgrades, just your skills improving over time. If you want to get better, you need to get better! And that takes practice. So it’s a good thing you’ll have your PS Vita on you all the time, eh?
You can check out the full details and tips for playing over at the PlayStation blog, and make sure to follow the developer on Twitter. Let us know in the comments if you plan on picking up We Are Doomed.
PlayStation Vita exclusive Severed from DrinkBox Studios is close to being done, according to the developer. On the blog post, Lead Designer Gary Corriveau, explained some of the final touches they are doing:
The final touches of the game are falling into place. We’re tuning numbers, tidying up animations, mixing the last of the sound effects and music; Polishing the game to it’s full potential. Make no mistake, it’s hard work! Not because of the hours put in or the nature of the work, but because you know you will have to stop at some point. Most of us have enough ‘final touch’ ideas to work on the game for an eternity. But we’re also anxious to get Severed in front of an audience with the hopes they will enjoy playing the game as much as we’ve enjoyed making it. That cognitive dissonance can be difficult at times, but the rewards are well worth it.
Severed was delayed late last year to sometime this year, and it sounds like soon we'll get our chance to play it. You can check out the full blog post here, and we'll have everything on the game as we get closer to release.
Toronto-based Drinkbox Studios (@DrinkboxStudios) has announced DLC for their action-RPG Nobody Saves the World entitled The Frozen Hearth.
One of our favourite studios DrinkBox Studios released their RPG Nobody Saves the World on Xbox and PC earlier this year, and that exclusivity didn’t last long as they have now announced the game is heading to Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation later this month.
Toronto-based DrinkBox Studios have announced a release date for their upcoming action RPG, Nobody Saves the World and we won’t have to wait very long. The game will release on Steam, and Xbox One/Series X/S on January 18th. It will also be part of Xbox Gamepass.
Toronto-based Drinkbox Studios have announced their next game Nobody Saves the World during the ID@Xbox event last week.
Guacamelee! 1 and 2 Toronto-based developer Drinkbox Studios has revealed we’ll know about their next secret project this Friday during ID Xbox Gaming Showcase. All we really know about this game is that they’ve been teasing it with eyes.
Toronto-based Drinkbox Studios (@DrinkboxStudios) has announced DLC for their action-RPG Nobody Saves the World entitled The Frozen Hearth.