Hero of Many tells the tale of a hero who fights to survive in a world where few are on its side. Created by Trickster Arts and available on Android, iOS, and Steam, Hero of Many follows a small orb as it gathers allies and defends itself from enemies, all the while solving different puzzles to get to the end of each of the 26 levels. The allies you gain along the way follow and fight for you, as you lead them to safety.
Downwell, a vertical shooter by Japanese developer Ojiro Fumoto, is due to release on iOS, Android and PC in 2015. Downwell, which is being published by Devolver Digital, follows a young boy’s journey to the bottom of a well. During his venture, the boy has to avoid enemies and obstacles. Apparently the game differs ever time you make your way down the well.
Devolver Digital are responsible for publishing games such as Hotline Miami and The Talos Principle.
CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski has announced that a new Lords of the Fallen game will be coming to mobile platforms. This cleared up earlier rumours that a port of the original game would come to iOS and Android.
“…A Lords of the Fallen sequel is currently in development for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The reaction from fans to the news has been tremendous so far, and we’re eager to take on the challenge of improving upon the solid experience that has been created with Lords of The Fallen.
I’d also like to offer some new information — we’re currently working on a mobile game that takes place in the Lords of the Fallen universe, which we’re aiming to launch on iOS and Android in 2015. It will not be a straight port of the game though, but rather a brand new Lords of the Fallen experience. More details on that are still to come.”
Lords of the Fallen was released on PS4, Xbox One and PC back in October. It received mixed reviews from multiple publications. A sequel to the game was confirmed earlier today by executive producer Tomasz Gop.
Football Manager has pretty much got the handheld manager genre wrapped up. Championship Manager has recently tried to enter the fray, but its effort just wasn’t quite as polished and refined, making it too unwieldy to really enjoy. I make no secret of how much I love these games, and I appreciate both the depth of the PC version as much as I appreciate the lighter touch of its handheld counterpart. This does however create a bit of a problem for anyone new entering the market; how do you compete with something that’s already mastered the art? It would appear that the answer according Actoz Soft, is to come at the problem from a different angle, and I’m delighted to say that their game One For Eleven brings a new and fresh approach to a genre that was pretty much locked down.
Tower Defense games are the hot dogs of the video game world. And by that I mean that they are readily availible from nearly any source because of their cheapness in both material and preparation. There’s a good reason that the early days of Battle.net were flooded with thousands of variations of Tower Defense games, few of which were very good. But the genre did start to evolve and remained popular with players on Battle.net until DOTA came along and killed all fun. Tower Defense now lives on thanks to its simplicity and easy nature. Its a fun, time consuming genre that translates wonderfully to cell phones meaning its enjoyed by normal people as well as inert gastropods such as myself. This weeks game is actually a port of a cell phone game that was given a slight make over to make it palatable for PC. Defense Technica is its name and towers shooting at aliens is its game.
I recently acquired an Ouya, the £99 kickstarted indie console. So far, the tiny square has received mixed reviews, and the fact that every game is free to play for a trial period has resulted in people not actually buying the games. Personally, I love my little Ouya and I’ve been buying many of its indie delights. Admittedly it’s a mixed bag, but that’s the beauty of having such a vast collection of games available (356 at time of writing). I wanted to report back on the games I’ve enjoyed so far, but many are not substantial enough to warrant a full article, so instead here’s my punchy report of five games I’ve been playing recently. Read more …