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Elsewhere, the character-driven RPG ‘Wildermyth’ is available on Steam.
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Action Sports Game SkateBIRD Heading to Consoles and PC in August
From Seattle-based developer Glass Bottom Games, sports game SkateBIRD invites players to drop into micro skateparks that turn everyday objects into bird-sized obstacles.
Players can choose from over 30 species of birds, such as a pigmy parrot or a tiny hawk, and customize characters with different wardrobes.
“SkateBIRD is a game about doing your best,” said Megan Fox, founder of Glass Bottom Games, in a statement. “Since launching the SkateBIRD Kickstarter in 2019, we’ve worked to make the best game about skateboarding birds that the world has ever seen. We can’t wait to share it with everyone this August.”
The game launches Aug. 12 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Game Pass, PC via Steam and Itch.io and Amazon Luna.
Action-RPG Garden Story Releasing This Summer
Portland-based publisher Rose City Games and developer Picogram debuted the trailer for action-RPG Garden Story during Summer Game Fest’s Day of the Devs.
The game, which releases on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam this summer, follows a young grape who takes on a guardian role and protects the four realms of The Grove. In the pixel-art filled world, players can harvest tools for combat, solve puzzles and conquer dragons.
“Garden Story’s emphasis on fostering community perfectly aligns with everything Rose City Games stands for,” said Will Lewis, co-founder and director, Rose City Games, in a statement. “Thanks to Picogram’s imaginative world, we believe Garden Story will provide both a relaxing escape and a lasting positive message for players when the game launches later this year.”
Character Driven RPG Wildermyth Launches on Steam
From husband and wife duo Nate and Anne Austin at Texas-based studio Worldwalker Games, Wildermyth is a character-driven RPG with a procedural-style storytelling system.
The game’s narrative allows players to create hero characters and follow them over their whole careers, “from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes,” making choices to affect the story. There is strategic, turn-based tactical combat, varied story campaigns and mystical elements.
Wildermyth is now available on Steam.
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