Mental Health Games - #BellLetsTalk

Hey there! Today is January 25th, and it's #BellLetsTalk day today. Al Donato from Hand Eye Society reached out to me and let me know their favourite mental health games developed in Toronto (plus a bonus game). In the spirit of the day, check them out below.

Make sure to also use #BellLetsTalk in your social media messages today.

• Asylum Squad by Sarafin. Made during Mind Games incubator. - Linkhttps:/ - Link-
• Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before by Kait Tremblay. - Link
• Medication Meditation by Kara Stone - Link
• I'm Fine by Rokashi. - Linkhttps:/ - Link
• Actual Sunlight by Will O'Neill - Link
• A PTSD simulator - Stepper by Diana Poulsen - Link
• (Bonus) With Those We Love Alive by Porpentine. - Link  - --

Monumental Failure Now Out On Steam

Last we heard about Monumental Failure, it was up on Steam Greenlight. Now, the physics-based construction simulator from Scary Wizard is out now on Steam for Windows and Mac.  The team let me know that Scary Wizard started out with Spencer and Jessica working out of their apartment, and 8 months later we get Monumental Failure.

Monumental Failure is a historically (in)accurate physics-based monument construction simulator. The game empowers you to recreate some of the world's most impressive architectural feats using incredible, and hard-to-believe, construction techniques. From the great ring at Stonehenge, to the genius of the ancient Roman aqueduct, will you have what it takes to re-create these feats of engineering?

Monumental Failure is available now on Steam, Itch and the Humble store! Monumental Failure is a comedic and historically (in)accurate physics-based monument construction simulator! The game empowers you to recreate some of the world's most impressive architectural feats using incredible, and hard-to-believe, construction techniques.

You can follow the team on Twitter, but make sure to check out the game on Steam.

Tiny Titan Studios Brings 'Tiny Rails' To Steam - Vote On Greenlight

Tiny Rails launched late last year on mobile, and now the London studio is looking to release the game on Steam, but they need our help with Steam Greenlight.  Currnetly the game is going through the Steam Greenlight campaign, where users vote for the games they wish to see on Steam. Friends of the site can vote for the game right here.

"Set out on adventure in Tiny Titan's immersive, world-spanning train game Tiny Rails! Your grandfather has handed down his train company and it's up to you to expand your modest engine into a multi-car masterpiece! Upgrade and customize your train while unlocking new stations, delivering passengers and trading supplies all around the world! Become a railroad tycoon, or sit back and relax while you watch your train travel day and night through unique environments with weather and climate changes! Actively help your railway network grow or let your train travel at its own pace - your train will even make progress when you aren't playing!"

Tiny Titan Studios have stressed that the Steam version will have different design choices, since the mobile game is running on the free-to-play model.  So make sure to check out their Greenlight page and help get this game released!

Vote for #TinyRails on #Steam Greenlight and help us bring the game to PC! #indiedev #gamedev https://t.co/I0IK4zLAVy pic.twitter.com/nLAzt0m3o6

— Tiny Titan Studios (@TinyTitanGames) January 17, 2017

Alone With You Coming To Steam Next Month

Well we now know that Benjamin Rivers is a man of his word. Just like what we thought on the podcast, the sci-fi romance adventure game Alone With You will be getting a Steam release next month, just in time for Valentines Day.

Just in time for #ValentinesDay — Alone With You launches Feb. 9 on @steam_games! #romance #indiegame #pixelart https://t.co/WcnsYHiB19 pic.twitter.com/bakx7bcUQe

— Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) January 17, 2017

Available February 9th - just in time for Valentine's Day! From the creator of Home - A Unique Horror Adventure comes ALONE WITH YOU, the critically-acclaimed sci-fi-romance adventure game - now on Steam! + OFFICIAL Website: http://www.alonewithyougame.com + Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/benjaminrivers + Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alonewithyougame http://www.alonewithyougame.com

If you can't wait until Valentines Day, you can always pick up the game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

Original Video: A Lover Letter To Guacamelee

I've mentioned on the podcast numerous times my love for Guacamelee and DrinkBox Studios. Chris and I decided to play a bit of the coop and discuss my love for it. Check it out below, and subscribe on Youtube!

Chris and I are back! This time talking about Guacamelee and the impact it had on TorontoGameDevs.com - check out the coop gameplay from the first 15 or so minutes from the game. Remember to subscribe and leave a comment! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: designbyhumans.com/shop/TorontoGameDevs/

Ian Campbell's Bleed 2 Out Next Month On Steam

Announced last year, Ian Campbell's Bleed 2 will be avaliable on Steam next month on February 8th.

Bleed 2 is out Feb 8!! Air-dodge, reflect bullets, fight cowgirls on jet birds!
Steam page: https://t.co/TWRpvrYuty pic.twitter.com/4CFgshgPoO

— Ian Campbell (@BootdiskRev) January 9, 2017

Bleed 2 has you playing as Wryn, the last hero as you shoot, dodge, reflect bullets through 7 levels featuring 25 bosses. The game will also feature 2-player local coop. You can add the game to your wishlist right here, but make sure to follow Ian on Twitter.

For Honor Beta Registration Opens Up

For Honor, the action hack-n-slash from Ubisoft, is going to be one  of the first big releases of 2017, and now Ubisoft has opened up registration for the Beta.

Watch the new For Honor™ trailer and learn more about the single-player or co-op experience in the story campaign. Three legendary warrior factions - The noble Knights of the Iron Legion, the deadly Samurai of the Dawn Empire, and ferocious Vikings of the Warborn clans - are under threat from a mysterious and bloodthirsty warlord named Apollyon.

The Beta is set to take place January 26th-29th, and players can register for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC right here. For Honor will be out for everyone February 14th for those platforms. Our good friends at Ubisoft Toronto is assistant developer on the game.

Original Video: Playing Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime

Another Friday, another video. This time we played Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime. Check it out, and make sure to subscribe!

We're back talking about indie games, this time diving in Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime from AsteroidBase. It's a great co-op game, and is avaliable on PS4, Xbox One, and PC! Remember to subscribe and leave a comment! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: designbyhumans.com/shop/TorontoGameDevs/

Original Video: N++ Gameplay - Two Player Racing

Another video of Chris and I playing N++. Check it out below, and remember to subscribe on Youtube!

We're back with another video, this time playing more N++ competitive multiplayer. We also talk about this Kotaku article: http://kotaku.com/nearly-40-of-all-steam-games-were-released-in-2016-1789535450 - where almost 40% of all Steam games were released in 2016. Remember to subscribe and leave a comment! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: designbyhumans.com/shop/TorontoGameDevs/

TorontoGameDevs.com 2nd Annual Game Of The Year Voting - Results!!

Well, it was a solid 2016, and there were a lot of great games that were created in Toronto and Southern Ontario. Just like last year, supporters and fans of local content took part in the 2nd Annual Game of the Year voting, and here are the results!

10) Maize - Finish Line Games

9) Kapsul Infinite - Luke O'Connor

8) Far Cry Primal - Ubisoft Toronto

7) Alone With You -  Benjamin Rivers

6) Watch Dogs 2 - Ubisoft Toronto

5) Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander - Massive Damage Inc

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander had a huge Kickstarter. After a successful funding thank to Square Enix Collective, the game came out in Early Access, followed by a full release later in the year. The developers are still updating the game, so make sure you head over to Steam to pick it up.

4) Runbow: Satura's Space Adventure - 13AM Games

Back-to-back Years of placing 4th in voting, 13AM Games released a healthy chunk of DLC for its party platformer. Satura's Space Adventure gives players more single, and multiplayer content - while also releasing the game on Steam, and 3DS.

3) Severed - DrinkBox Studios

The first-person hack-n-slash found eventual homes on 3DS, iOS, and Wii U, but it was made from the ground up for the little Sony portable that could. Probably one of the last "exclusive" Vita games, Severed has you playing as a daughter trying to find out what happened to her family. Now I'll be praying for a Guacamelee 2.

2) Hard Vacuum Lullaby - One More Story Games

Friends of the site, One More Story Games claims our top two spots in this years Game of the Year voting, first with Hard Vacuum Lullaby. "After a savage battle in deep space, the 2nd Yagoshan Expeditionary Fleet Battlecruiser #6 retreats to the orbit of a gas giant with other damaged vessels to undergo repairs by the fleets logistics and repair corvettes."

1) Mandatory Upgrade X Marks The Spot - One More Story Games

Joining the ranks of N++, this years winner is Mandatory Upgrade: X Marks The Spot from One More Story Games. The story based game was written by Chris Tihor from Ironic Iconic Studios, and tells the tale of Special Agent Rachel Varley who has to investigate the death of a runaway cybernetic exosuit on her first day back to work. You can pick it up here for $3.99, which includes a demo as well.

Thanks to everyone for voting, and congratulations to everyone who released a game in 2016. Onwards to 2017!

Original Video: N++ Gameplay - Nintendo Switch Talk

Continuing the tradition of original content, Chris and myself sat down to play some N++ and talk about Metanet Software (in the first video), Nintendo Switch, Mario Run (in the second video). Check it out below and subscribe on Youtube!

We're back with another episode! This time, we talk about N++ and a little bit about the history, and our thoughts on the gameplay. Remember to subscribe and leave a comment! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: designbyhumans.com/shop/TorontoGameDevs/

We're back with another episode! We continue playing N++, this time diving into the 2-player coop. While doing that, we also talk about Nintendo Switch, our general thoughts on it, and my review on Mario Run. Remember to subscribe and leave a comment!

2nd Annual TorontoGameDevs.com Game of the Year Voting!

Poll Closed! Results are in!

Last year, N++ won the Game of the Year voting. Who will be the winner this year? Vote below, and in the new year I'll post the winners!

Only one vote per person, but you can vote for as many games as you want. If I missed any there is a Write In feature at the bottom, or let me know on Twitter. 

Note: Ports didn't count (sorry Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, and N++), but DLC, and extra episodes do. Feel free to use the search on the right hand side to find out more about that game.

Metanet Software Announces N++ Ultimate Edition

Toronto developer Metanet Software have announced N++ Ultimate Edition, which is described as so large or an update "it might as well be a sequel."

We’ve been working on this since the PS4 version of N++ shipped in mid-2015, and the great news is that we’re almost done. N++ Ultimate Edition will be a HUGE addition to the game — roughly doubling the size of the original version, with new levels as well as new colour schemes to funlock — *and* N++ Ultimate Edition will feature a new singleplayer game mode designed for veteran players!

N++ is set to release early 2017 for both PlayStation 4 and Steam, though we'll have to wait a little bit longer on the finer details. On a possible Xbox One version, Metanet Software said "We’re trying to make that work"

Snowman and Slingshot & Satchel Announce DISTANT

Alto's Adventure's developer Snowman have announced another partnership (readers may remember they have Where Cards Fall in the works).  They've announced a new partnership with Slingshot & Satchel and released a trailer for their first game: DISTANT.

A wondrous voyage through pastel dreamscapes. www.builtbysnowman.com/distant

DISTANT takes you on a wondrous voyage through pastel dreamscapes, to prevent a calamity from consuming the world you once knew. Along the way, you’ll confront an inescapable past, and learn how much you're willing to sacrifice in your search for solace.

DISTANT will be coming to PC, Mac, Consoles, and Apple TV, though we'll have to wait a little longer for a release timeframe, and price.  In the meantime, you can check out the official Alto's Adventure Store and pick up some swag for the holidays.