A Handy Weekend Game-Flavoured Wrap Up From Next Fest

This game haunted Sophie’s dreams after playing it. It’s a great friend slop experience where you break into someone’s house and have a series of missions to complete like: steal 5 things from the hallway or cause an explosion. It’s janky intense chaos (in the best way).

A roguelike built around the scientific phenomenon where everything eventually evolves into a crab. In a single run your starting blob could evolve over 100 times, growing tentacles or turning your saliva poisonous. You just really have to try your best to not turn into a crab.

This game has been on our collective radar for a while and is finally launching 14th April and we cannot wait. A cyberpunk thriller where you’re trying to uncover the truth behind the evil corporation that created you. The atmosphere is incredible and it’s backdropped by a beautiful 2.5D post-apocalyptic America.

What did you say? What if medieval castles had wheels and what if you could strap as many guns and canons to it as humanly possible? Ah yes, we have that. The gameplay is slick and well made, we’d definitely recommend checking it out.

The Steam short description promises a spicy narrative turn-based RPG against an evil fast food empire. It’s pretty spot on and like the studio’s previous game, Thirsty Suitors, it delivers on mixing compelling gameplay with a narrative that will have you laughing, thinking, and entirely engrossed.

Being published by friends of the newsletter, Fireshine, Denshattack is an in-your-face train drifting, tricking, and flipping game that channels the very best of old-school Tony Hawk titles and SSX Tricky style point scoring. Combine all that with the roguelite system and boy do you have a satisfying game.

Remember when Dredge asked you, what if fishing but something weird is going on? Well we see that and raise you, what if delivery driver but something weird is going on? The art style helped this pop off when it was announced, and the new demo shows plenty of eery promise.

Crabs? So hot right now. The second game that heavily features crabs, this could not be more different. The demo is a wild time, and the full game promises a ridiculous time as you chase the dream of financial freedom, as a mud crab.

We love a solid Balatro-inspired title here in the Weekend Games towers, and Gambonanza offers you a twist on chess, where you’ll build a set of mixed pieces, level up the board, and embark on multiple runs. Whilst it's replayable, it feels like an experience that won’t outstay it's welcome, and offer as much gameplay as you want.

Puzzle Fans we got you. In Phonopolis you'll solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end an oppressive reign in a cardboard city inspired by avant-garde art. The puzzles scratch your brain in the right way, the final experience could be something really special when it launches later this year.