Tonight’s Annapurna Interactive Showcase introduced us half-hour of contemporary sport bulletins, placing a beautiful (and hopefully closing) full cease on this 12 months’s notE3 / Summer time Sport Fest interval. Whereas many of the bulletins had been updates on video games we already knew about, there are a few cool new issues in there that I am personally fairly pumped for, together with a brand new Blade Runner sport being developed internally at Annapurna Interactive, a brand new Keita Takahashi joint a couple of child caught in a T-pose of all issues, and a brand new ghostly biking sport from the group behind Nidhogg. I would extremely suggest watching the showcase in full for those who can, however in case you want a fast refresher of what occurred, or are simply quick on time, we have rounded up each announcement so as under.

Lorelei And The Laser Eyes will get one other mysterious trailer

Sayonara Wild Hearts and all-round glorious builders Simogo are again with a mysterious new puzzle sport known as Lorelei And The Laser Eyes, which is essentially the most fabulous title if ever I heard one. Technically first introduced final 12 months, this can be a homicide thriller sport the place you seem like caught in some sort of maze (do you keep in mind it?). It is not clear the place this maze is, or why you are there, but it surely’s associated to occasions in each the previous, current and future. One would assume that you will be spending most of your time making an attempt to get out of mentioned maze by fixing its varied puzzles and deciphering its odd patterns, however you are not alone on this unusual jail. There’s additionally “a world auteur”, “an aristocratic artist” and “a vagabond illusionist” within the combine, and every of them poses a query that wants answering. What do they need? Who killed them? And most significantly, who’re they? No launch date, alas, but it surely’s good to get one other glimpse of it, ? Discover out extra on Steam.

Cocoon will get a launch date

Ed had a beautiful good take a look at Cocoon at this 12 months’s Summer time Geoff Fest, and he got here away impressed, naming it his prime spotlight of the entire present. I have been very intrigued by this recursive, insectoid puzzler from former Inside and Limbo dev Jeppe Carlsen ever because it was introduced at Xbox’s notE3 present final 12 months, and fortunately, as we speak’s Annapurna Showcase gave us a launch date for it. Mark your Steam calendars for September twenty ninth, people.

Lushfoil Pictures Sim is a picture-perfect new digicam snapping sport

A brand new sport by Matt Newell, this aptly named pictures sim seems correct pretty, it does. With a number of beautiful landscapes to discover, you will be pointing your digicam on the glacial mountains of Lago di Braies in Italy, rows of Japanese torii gates in Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari shrine, the sun-drenched seashores of western Australia’s Fort Rock, snowy wildernesses of Iceland’s Mýrdalssandur, and the misty forests of Japan’s Yamagata area. It is not clear from the trailer what you will be taking photos for precisely (your personal pleasure? Nationwide Geographic? Another sort of journey enterprise?), but it surely positive does look very zen (and very ASMR-friendly). I sit up for simply noodling round its landscapes taking good photos, flying my digicam drone over the water, and paddling in its little canoe. No launch date but, however you could find out extra on Steam.

To A T is a joyous new sport from Wattam dev Keita Takahashi

The subsequent sport from the creator of Katamari and Wattam is all a couple of child who’s ceaselessly caught in a T-pose. Some wry commentary on the character of video video games, or only a daft journey during which a T-shaped little one goes on adventures with their charming canine buddy? Who can say at this level, however the jaunty tune within the trailer positive is a little bit of an earworm. “Always remember – you are the right shapeeeeee!”

Flock will get a brand new deep-dive gameplay trailer

A beautiful lengthy gander at Flock right here, the following sport from Wilmot’s Warehouse devs Hole Ponds and Richard Hogg. As this newest trailer explains, Flock is about exploring a giant wild place on the again of a fowl, and right here we learn the way we’ll be charming its vibrant beasts to affix our respective flocks – assume Pokémon, however with singing as a substitute of battling – in addition to get a more in-depth take a look at the luxurious forests and fields we’ll be swooping round both alone or with friends. Creatures will fluctuate relying on the time of day within the sport, and you will additionally be capable of vogue garments in your fowl rider by making pals with some flying sheep. Beautiful stuff. I am additionally very a lot wanting ahead having my very own flotilla of Huge Henrys noodling behind me, sure sirree. Nonetheless no launch date, however you could find out extra on Steam.

Disclosure: Pip Warr, previously of this parish, has carried out some narrative and sport design work on Flock. We at all times knew she was destined for excellent issues, our Pip.

Ghostbike is the following sport from the Nidhogg devs

One other feast for the eyeballs, Ghostbike is a brand new biking sport from Messhof, the studio behind Nidhogg. I guess Alice0 will likely be delighted – and never simply since you get to pedal round lovely cel-shaded landscapes, both. There’s additionally a cute ghosty pal you will be ferrying round in your bike basket, and you will be racing to win again energy for them so you may journey to the afterlife. Your final purpose is to revive the final of the titular Ghost Bikes, you see, who’re magical couriers who can trip between the land of the residing and the land of the lifeless – and it is solely by journeying to the latter that you can revive them. So limber up, pals. Ghostbike is coming in 2024.

Mundaun is getting a free replace (and launching on new consoles)

Monochrome horror thriller Mundaun is being up to date with some fancily enhanced visuals to coincide with its launch on PS5, Xbox Collection X and the Nintendo Swap. Its pencil-drawn visuals already appeared fairly beautiful on PC, however this replace will present a “clearer presentation” at larger body charges, I am informed. The right time to leap into this unusual Alpine village, in different phrases, or a only a return journey to expertise this gem from 2021 afresh.

A contemporary take a look at motion mech life sim Bounty Star

First introduced at final 12 months’s Annapurna Interactive Showcase, we obtained a deeper take a look at mech journey Bounty Star tonight. You play a “damaged however highly effective ex-soldier”, the developer tells us, in a post-post apocalyptic American desert. That is possibly one too many posts for my liking, however what are you gonna do? In any case, Bounty Star will likely be a sport of two halves – third-person motion mech combating out on this planet, and a crafting-based life sim nearer to house. And yep, you may betcha backside greenback that all the pieces you battle out within the wastelands will likely be of some use to you again at your run-down gasoline station homestead. It ticks all of the acquainted bins you’d count on from a sport like this. There’s crop planting, sustaining your mech, constructing new machines, and making pals with the locals available, whereas even be “relearning what it is prefer to be a pressure for good,” say the devs. It is coming to Steam in early 2024.

Stray is coming to Xbox

However not Sport Move, alas. Nonetheless, an excellent trailer. Traditional cat behaviour with the controller there. Effectively performed. Keep in mind, it is also been on Steam since final 12 months.

Thirsty Suitors will get a November launch date

A number of us within the RPS Treehouse have been wanting ahead to Outer Loop’s rhythm motion RPG about outrageous exes for a very long time now, and fortunately, we have lastly obtained a Steam launch date: November 2nd! Very clever, getting all that household trauma out of the way in which earlier than Christmas hits. Very clever certainly.

Storyteller is coming to Netflix, together with new situations

When make-your-own-drama sport Storyteller got here out again in March, our Alice Bee known as it a beautiful, charming puzzler that was a bit on the novella facet of being a full novel. Clearly, developer Daniel Benmergui heard her plea and set to work on extra of it. As a result of that is precisely what’s taking place. New situations and challenges are headed to Storyteller without cost on September twenty sixth on PC, in addition to a devilish new character. Spoiler. It is the literal satan. It is also coming to Netflix that day, too. Coincidence? Shuffle its plot gadgets round to search out out.

Blade Runner 2033 Labyrinth is Annapurna’s first sport they’re making themselves

After years spent publishing a number of glorious video games made by different individuals, Annapurna Interactive have introduced the primary sport they’ve made internally, and it is an all-new Blade Runner sport. Fancy that! Directed by Chelsea Hash, who was the lead technical artist for What Stays Of Edith Finch and the sport director for Photo voltaic Ash, this announcement trailer would not give away a lot about precisely what sort of sport Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth will likely be, however from the seems of belongings you’ll be taking part in a former LAPD cop whose ex-colleagues wish to deliver again on the pressure for ‘one final job’. You will be choosing by means of previous archive and CCTV footage for locations that now not exist, the trailer suggests, which places me within the thoughts of Her Story and Immortality considerably. Hopefully we’ll discover out extra about it very quickly.