Reporting on the games made in Canada and the creators behind them
Local Toronto developer Massive Damage Inc releases Halcyon 6 to critical acclaim, and now it looks like they are working on a big update which we'll learn about soon. Check out the below Tweets, and pick up the game on Steam.
We've been quiet lately but we're working hard on a huge update for Halcyon 6 and starting up something new :)#gamedev #pixelart #indiedev pic.twitter.com/YJ5vxICXgO
— Halcyon 6™ (@Halcyon6Game) May 25, 2017
Exciting news is forthcoming.. here's a #screenshotsaturday teaser ;)#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #pixel_dailies #gameart #indiegame pic.twitter.com/IJH3HqPogF
— Halcyon 6™ (@Halcyon6Game) July 8, 2017
Ubisoft Toronto (@UbisoftToronto) has announced that Vivid Foundry (@VividFoundry) has earned the Grand Prize and Kitten Cup Studio (@KittenCupStudio) has won the Special Prize in the 4th Indie Series, with Massive Damage (@massdmginc) getting an honourable distinction.
As announced last month, Will O'Neill's narrative focused game Little Red Lie is out now on Steam. The game will have you navigate conversations and environments recurring you to lie to yours and others.
Living in a common time and place, Little Red Lie alternates you through the perspectives of two individuals who never meet, but who are deeply connected nevertheless. Explore the dynamics of their lives, relationships and decisions as both of them come face-to-face with the consequences of who they are and where they come from.
You can pick up the game on Steam right here, which is currently 15% off.
Learn more at http://www.littleredlie.com
Canadian indie game studio Red Meat Games have released their episodic, narrative-driven audio game Project Dark on Steam and Nintendo Switch.
As part of the Mix Showcase last month, Toronto developer Kitten Cup Studio showed off some gameplay from their 2022 game Pekoe.
Quebec developer Norsfell have announced their 10-player co-op action-RPG Tribes of Midgard will be out on PlayStation, and Steam on July 27th - the game is also available for pre-order on both platforms.
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.
BOMBING!!: A Graffiti Sandbox, the graffiti sandbox simulation game from indie dev (and friend of the site) Devon Wiersma, is out now on Steam, and itch.io.
After launching on Steam last year, St Catharines based Rocketship Park will be porting their puzzle story-driven adventure game LOVE to Nintendo Switch “soon”.
PixelNAUTS Games, who last released Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity on various platforms have released a new trailer for their upcoming space-racing brawler Rocket Rumble. You can wishlist the game on Steam right now which is scheduled for sometime this year.
Mad Devils, the twin-stick shooter from Itzy Interactive got a new gameplay trailer ahead of its May 10th release date. Mad Devils is an arcade co-op shooter set during World War 2 but has Allied special forces hunting down Nazi occultists resurrected as demons
Fos is a 2D endless runner game with a unique twist: you can't move and see at the same time. The world is in darkness, and you must use up battery to provide light. There are three playable characters, each in their own unique part of the world.
This game was created by Terry Katsoulis. Check it out on Steam!
“In the distant future, an apocalyptic event has rendered the world in darkness, where robots seem to be all that survived. Ration your battery and memory to get as far as you can, but you can’t move and see at the same time, so memory use is vital. Mark carefully, as every jump can be fatal. ”
The debut game from a new Western Canada indie dev duo was revealed during Day of the Devs 2024.
Cat couple owner slash game dev studio Max Inferno announced a 2nd DLC pack for their tidy puzzler.
A year after being announced, Compulsion Games has shown some gameplay for their 3rd person, action-adventure game.
After severing ties with recently unionized QA studio Keywords and terminating 50 developers earlier this year, BioWare has rebranded their next game from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to Dragon Age: The Veilguard seemingly ruining years of perfectly good SEO.
Gears of War: E-Day was announced during Xbox’s Game Showcase, marking the second prequel in the Gears of War franchise.
Vancouver-based Company of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has secured funding from UK investment firm Emona Capital after laying off almost 200 staff since May 2023.
Victoria-based indie devs Hololabs have released their mobile AR game Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure for iOS.
NetEase Games has announced the opening of a new game studio in Canada, named Bad Brain Games, to work on an "ambitious new franchise," which will be a story-driven open-world action-adventure game.
Bloom Digital Media have released a demo for their upcoming visual novel game Long Story 2, which is a sequel to the 2017 game.
Halifax-based devs Max Inferno have released Cupboards & Drawers DLC for their 2022 puzzler A Little to the Left.
Cuphead by Studio MDHR now has a release date of September 29, 2017. The developers also confirmed that it will only be available on Xbox One and Windows 10. When discussing the possibility of a Playstation 4 version, the developers shot that down:
“Yes, this Cuphead game is exclusive to Xbox and PC (with Steam and Win10 versions at launch and a GoG release likely shortly after) ... There will likely be a Mac version down the road and possibly a Linux version beyond that”
The all-cartoon Magical Wondergame! Cuphead will be available on September 29th for Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam! Pre-Order now on Xbox One and Windows 10! http://cupheadgame.com
You can preorder Cuphead on the Microsoft store here.
Toronto developer Lightning Rod Games is currently hard at work developing A Fold Apart, which is a platformer based around a long distance relationship. It looks like they are also looking for testers in the Toronto area to come play this game - if interested, you can fill out this survey.
p.s. we're also looking for testers! https://t.co/IfmHoPgWvp #games #videogames #Toronto #puzzlegames #gamers
— Lightning Rod Games (@LRGthunder) July 2, 2017
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.
In a pretty surprising announcement, 13AM Games' Runbow will be making the jump to Xbox One next month. It will also be part of the Games with Gold, so Xbox Live members will get it for free from July 16th - August 15th.
Play together with Xbox Live Gold. July's 2017 Games with Gold lineup for Xbox One includes: GROW UP and Runbow. For Xbox 360 owners (and through Xbox One backward compatibility), July kicks off with Kane & Lynch 2, followed by LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean.
Did you see the news?! Runbow in all its multi-coloured glory is coming to Xbox One this July16 on Games With Gold! #GWG #XBOX #Runbow pic.twitter.com/xmiMCO0TZx
— 13AM Games (@13amgames) June 27, 2017
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
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.
Released last week on Steam, the sci-fi twin stick shooter was delayed for a week on PS4 and was released today. You can pick it up on the PlayStation store right now.
Available June 20th on Steam, June 27th on PS4 Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Two videos for playing Apotheon! Remember that Cryptark comes out on Tuesday for PS4.
More E3 Talk! What did we think of the conference? Meanwhile lets play some battle mode for Apotheon. We go back in time to Ancient Greece to play a little bit of Apotheon, and talk about the developers next game - Cryptark. Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...
Last E3 video! But we're still playing some Apotheon on PS4 (Steve is not good at teh game), and talking some final E3 thoughts. Remember to like and subscribe! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
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.
Our friends over at Torn Banner Studios composed a list of the Toronto developed games that are on sales during the Steam summer sale.
It's a big list, some highlights include Torn Banner Studios own Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, and Mirage so check it out over on their website to see everything.
To celebrate Cryptark coming to PlayStation 4, and Steam this week Chris and I decided to play some Apotheon on PS4. Check it out below and remember to subscribe on Youtube.
We go back in time to Ancient Greece to play a little bit of Apotheon, and talk about the developers next game - Cryptark. Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...
“Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi roguelike shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It’s up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.”
Available June 20th on Steam, June 27th on PS4 Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Crpytark was also scedhuled for release on PlayStation 4, but was delayed until the 27th.
Unfortunately due to a mistake our on end the PS4 version of Cryptark will now be out on the 27th - Steam version still out today at 11am
— Lee Vermeulen (@Alientrap) June 20, 2017
The debut game from a new Western Canada indie dev duo was revealed during Day of the Devs 2024.
Cat couple owner slash game dev studio Max Inferno announced a 2nd DLC pack for their tidy puzzler.
A year after being announced, Compulsion Games has shown some gameplay for their 3rd person, action-adventure game.
After severing ties with recently unionized QA studio Keywords and terminating 50 developers earlier this year, BioWare has rebranded their next game from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to Dragon Age: The Veilguard seemingly ruining years of perfectly good SEO.
Gears of War: E-Day was announced during Xbox’s Game Showcase, marking the second prequel in the Gears of War franchise.
Vancouver-based Company of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has secured funding from UK investment firm Emona Capital after laying off almost 200 staff since May 2023.
Victoria-based indie devs Hololabs have released their mobile AR game Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure for iOS.
NetEase Games has announced the opening of a new game studio in Canada, named Bad Brain Games, to work on an "ambitious new franchise," which will be a story-driven open-world action-adventure game.
Bloom Digital Media have released a demo for their upcoming visual novel game Long Story 2, which is a sequel to the 2017 game.
Halifax-based devs Max Inferno have released Cupboards & Drawers DLC for their 2022 puzzler A Little to the Left.
Our friends over at Tiny Titan Studios is looking for play testers for Tiny Rails on Steam - if you recall, it got Greenlight on Steam earlier this year. You can check out the trailer for the Steam version below - and if you're interested in play testing it, you can email them at support@tinytitanstudios.com, or hit them up on Twitter.
Tiny Rails is coming to Steam! Check out our Greenlight trailer here and please vote for us!
In other news the studio did a Ask the Titans video talking about some of the updates coming to Tiny Rails, and other Tiny Titan games. A tease on their next game was "multiplayer".
Play Our Games Today!! https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8964723379402809738&hl=en https://itunes.apple.com/ca/developer/tiny-titan-studios/id892108904
Along with getting a release date, Studio MDHR announced Cuphead will be getting a Deluxe Vinyl Soundtrack. Teaming up with iam8bit the soundtrack includes over 3 hours of 1930's style music. You can preorder the Vinyl soundtrack right here for a cool $100 dollars.
Iam8bit is proud to collaborate with Studio MDHR to bring you this period-specific thrill ride of jazz jollies and big band boisterousness - an outrageously rare treat comprised of four jam-packed records featuring some of the coolest and smoothest tunes you’ve ever grooved along to.
This is a spectacular sensation of a vinyl set, comprised of so much delicious, fully-orchestral decadence that we couldn’t resist creating a ridiculously complex custom companion package, stripped straight from the 1930s. Designer Jango Snow spared no detail in collaborating with the maniacally brilliant Studio MDHR to create this beautiful folio design, affectionately inspired by record sets almost a century old.
E3 is upon us! Xbox stated things off for us this evening (well technically EA was on Saturday, but nothing regarding Toronto was announced) by announcing Studio MDHR's long awaited 2D Platformer Cuphead was given a release date of September 29th. The game will be available on Xbox One, and PC. We'll have more throughout the week as we get some updated trailers and impressions from E3, but for now you can check out the announcement trailer below.
The all-cartoon Magical Wondergame! Cuphead will be available on September 29th for Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam! Pre-Order now on Xbox One and Windows 10! http://cupheadgame.com
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.
Fall Guys have announced the game will be getting Cuphead specific skins.
Tis the season of delays, and Studio MDHR is up next - announcing today that the DLC follow up to Cuphead is delayed.
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).
Indie darling Cuphead has shipped 5 million copies across PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and is on sale to celebrate!
It's the week before E3! What do we think EA, Ubisoft, and Bethesda will announce? What are we excited about, and what are we not excited about? All while playing some Binding of Issac coop on PlayStation 4.
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
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.
Toronto-based indie studio Massive Damage (@Massive_Damage) announced their upcoming tactical squad-based rogue-lite RPG Star Renegades (@starrenegades) is releasing on PC September 8, 2020.