Remaining Grace is an intimate, non-linear ghost story from ambedo studios, the debut project from Quintin Pan, Lead Designer of Dreamfall Chapters. The narrative adventure explores chosen family, human connection, and the seemingly insignificant moments that can ultimately define a life. The game is coming to PC and Mac via Steam and will make its first public appearance at PAX West 2026.

Players will uncover Grace’s story through the interconnected lives of those she left behind. Spanning three different time periods, Remaining Grace presents a fragmented narrative that players must piece together as they explore the relationships surrounding Grace and the circumstances of her death.

Grace’s spirit has an unusual ability: she can shift between bodies through physical contact. This allows players to experience the world from the perspectives of the people closest to her, including her Chinese immigrant parents, her adopted sister, the father of her child, her father’s new wife, and the childhood best friend who never managed to move on from Grace.

As Grace’s spirit moves between these relationships, players will explore locations including parks, tea houses, and her childhood home. Each new perspective reveals another part of the complicated web of connections, memories, and emotions that make up Grace’s life.

The game takes place on Turtle Island, an alternate-history version of North America that was never colonized. In this timeline, Christopher Columbus failed in his attempt to sail west, creating a very different cultural landscape where Indigenous communities and diaspora populations developed under an entirely different set of social and cultural norms.

This alternate history is presented through a distinctive pencil-sketch art style, giving the world an intimate and handcrafted appearance that complements the game’s deeply personal storytelling.

“Our goal is to create an intimate, raw, and honest exploration of complex lived experiences, and use an alternate-history setting to ask pointed and provocative questions,” said Quintin Pan, Creative Director at ambedo studios. “Remaining Grace is the culmination of our immigrant stories, our Indigenous stories, our wrestlings with faith, race, gender, and culture all into a complex non-linear narrative tapestry for the player to unfold.”

Remaining Grace will launch on PC and Mac via Steam. Players attending PAX West 2026 will also have the opportunity to experience the game firsthand through a playable demo at the PAX Rising booth.

What to Expect in NAIRI: Rising Tide
Following the events of NAIRI: Tower of Shirin, this new installment promises an even deeper adventure. Nairi’s journey to save her family takes a darker turn as she faces the threats of a corrupt city and a looming apocalyptic prophecy. Players will explore the city of Shirin, encountering a host of new characters alongside returning favorites.

The game’s world has been expanded, with richer hand-drawn artwork and a larger, more interconnected setting that fans of the series will love. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the series, NAIRI: Rising Tide offers a captivating story full of charming animal and human characters, puzzle-filled dungeons, and a vibrant, colorful world.

New Features and Mechanics
Here’s a quick rundown of the standout features:

• Toolbelt Crafting: Combine items using the new Toolbelt to solve puzzles in unique ways.
• Expanded World and Dungeons: Explore larger, more complex areas with tougher challenges.
• Skip Option: For players more focused on the narrative, dungeons can be skipped.
• Fast-Travel: Avoid tedious backtracking with a fast-travel system that makes navigation easier.
• Improved Hint System: Get hints ranging from small nudges to full puzzle solutions.
• Collectibles and Lore: A revamped Journal keeps track of lore, hints, and a collection of cute figurines and hidden concept art.

Will Nairi Succeed?
As Nairi and her companions brave the dangers of Shirin, they’ll need your wits to navigate intricate puzzle-dungeons and craft solutions using the new mechanics. The stakes are high as they confront the corruption of the city and the apocalyptic prophecy that threatens to destroy everything.

“We were fortunate to be able to work with fewer restraints this time around and are proud of how Rising Tide turned out.” “HomeBearStudio is beyond excited for NAIRI fans – and any fan of the genre – to finally get their hands on the sequel!” – Joshua van Kuilenburg, HomeBearStudio.

About Hound Picked Games
Hound Picked Games, a subsidiary of global consultancy agency PR Hound, is a company set on helping indie studios realise their full potential releases. It specialises in hand-picking indie games that can benefit from the work of industry experts with over 50 years of experience in the business.

More information: https://www.houndpicked.com

]]> 31366 https://www.yogomi.com/2021/09/de-exit/ https://www.yogomi.com/2021/09/de-exit/#respond Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:59:12 +0000 https://www.yogomi.com/?p=28100 You Are Dead – What’s up Next? Death is no longer the end in DE-EXIT – eternal matters. Publisher HandyGames announces an epic, cinematic voxel adventure!

About SandBloom Studio:
SandBloom Studio is a small game developer team from Sabadell, just north of Barcelona, Spain. Consisting of only six people they had to adapt to all roles and work needed in game design. After 4 years of working intensely, they are taking their place in the game industry and want to leave a mark.

De-Exit will be that mark, for sure. SandBloom Studio creates games that combine entertainment with a message that accompanies the player for years to come. The Spaniards want to create fun games that bring something more to the table.

SWERY and Yukio Futatsugi are set to deliver a highly engaging, funny, and bizarre experience that will keep players hooked until the very end. The Good Life is releasing on Steam, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch on October 15th, 2021. Don’t forget to wishlist the game on your favorite store.
About White Owls Inc.

Operating out of Osaka, Japan, White Owls Inc. is led by Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro, best known as the creator of Deadly Premonition, D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, and The Missing. Under the slogan of “From Osaka to all of YOU around the World,” White Owls Inc. strives to provide unforgettable gaming experiences through SWERY’s unique take on game creation.
To learn more, visit White Owls Inc.’s official website here.

About Grounding Inc.
Headed by CEO Yukio Futatsugi, creator of Panzer Dragoon and Phantom Dust, Grounding Inc. is a Japanese game development company with four development studios located in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Kochi. In addition to game creation for smartphones and consoles, Grounding Inc. is also involved in the development of VR content.
To learn more, visit Grounding Inc.’s official website here.

About Playism
Japan’s oldest indie publisher, PLAYISM is known in the West for supporting popular indie games such as Gnosia, Idol Manager, Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight, Touhou Luna Nights, Fight Crab, Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-, the La-Mulana series, Bright Memory, and DEEEER Simulator among other titles.
PLAYISM’s motto is “Bringing a Different Breed of Indie Game to the World”.

To learn more, visit the PLAYISM official website and follow @PlayismEN on Twitter.

In this first-person puzzle adventure game set in the 1930s, you play as Norah,  a woman on the trail of her missing husband’s expedition. Journey to a strange but beautiful island in the South Pacific, full of secrets waiting to be discovered. Explore stunning environments as you solve complex and enjoyable puzzles to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. Call of the Sea launches Dec. 8.

Follow @cotsgame for the latest updates.

Check out more from the Call of the Sea official site.

Omensight: Definitive Edition includes the acclaimed Omensight plus all the content and polish that have been added since its launch on PC and Playstation 4 back in May. The developers have made sure Nintendo Switch™ owners get the best Omensight experience… wherever they want to play!

When the world of Urralia nears its end, that’s when your work as The Harbinger begins. You take on the impartial, and crucial, role of both warrior and judge to rewrite the destruction of your war-sieged world by identifying characters that may have played a part in the apocalypse. By understanding the events that pushed Urralia to its tragic end, you can manipulate time and circumstance to prevent the catastrophe.

• Use the power of Omensight to weave a new narrative, pave the way to a brighter future,
• and give the world of Urralia a second chance.
• Upgrade The Harbinger’s “warp flow combat” and time-slowing spells, then unleash
• them against enemies to devastating effect.
• Recruit a colorful cast of characters in your mission to unravel the events that brought
• about Urralia’s end – Ally with a song-slinging bard, martial-expert army captain, or a
• beer-swilling bear, all with varying accounts of how the world met its demise.

About Spearhead Games

Spearhead Games is a Montreal-based independent developer. The studio’s first title, cooperative action puzzler Tiny Brains, followed the antics of four super-powered lab animals in their quest to escape a mad scientist’s nefarious tests. In 2016, Spearhead released Stories: The Path of Destinies, which saw ex-pirate fox Reynardo come up with last-minute schemes to stop an emperor gone mad.

For more information, please visit: https://www.spearheadgames.ca

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