The publisher behind Untitled Goose Game is holding a new indie showcase
No Playdate news, though
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Panic, the publisher who released smash hit indie titles such asUntitled Goose GameandFirewatchis holding an upcoming game showcase on August 29 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET (5 PM GMT).
The publisher is also behind the popular Playdate handheld, a cranked-powered system with a monochrome screen, and a potential contender for one of thebest handheld games consoles. However, asannounced in a post on Twitter, there will be no news regarding this system. Instead, there’s a full 20 minutes of indie game action, with newupcoming gamesto reveal and updates to existing ones.
This also includes a deeper dive intoDespelote, a first-person soccer game set in Ecuador in 2001 that features a unique first-person degraded photographic art style. The title was revealed at Day of the Devs all the way back in 2021 but little has been shared on the game since then.
Hello! We have a lot to share about the video games we are publishing.Please joins us for our Panic Games showcase on August 29th at 10AM PT.🆕 Brand new game announcements!😀 A fun NOUR update + a closer look at Despelote🕒 Around 20 minuteshttps://t.co/vyxg43L4Xd pic.twitter.com/MWyq9seKmAAugust 14, 2023
There will also be an update on the progress ofNour: Play With Your Food. This stylish physics-based title combines cuisine with architecture and art, as the sole objective is to use breakfast, lunch, and dinner items in new and exciting ways. This could be a tower of burgers or a new-age modern art installation forged entirely around toasters, at least if thereveal traileris anything to go by. It’s coming for bothPS5and PC but no concrete release date has been revealed yet.
Panic has published several critically acclaimed titles, so it’s worth keeping track of their releases in case they pop up on our list of thebest indie games. As for the unannounced games, you can never really guess what the Portland, Oregan studio will come out with next.
So far we’ve had an immersive wilderness-based walking simulator inFirewatch, and a game of total utter chaos inUntitled Goose Gamewhere you’re tasked with raising hell from your pond setting. Either way, you’ll want to keep an eye out for the short but (hopefully) sweet reveal to come at the end of this month. You’ll be able to watch the first-ever Panic Games Showcase on theofficial YouTube channel.
Panic’s games are colorful, so they’ll look their best on thebest monitors for PS5or thebest gaming monitorsoverall. We’re also bringing you thebest Xbox controllersfor use onMicrosoft’s systems or PC, too.
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