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The Alters is a video game developed and published by 11 bit studios. A large part of this team also created the outstanding This War of Mine. That is the extent of what I knew about The Alters, going into my time recently spent in Warsaw with the studio, and it was honestly all I needed to know. From the Anomaly games to This War of Mine and Frostpunk, 11 Bit Studios is a developer I trust (also as a publisher, following titles like Moonlighter, Children of Morta and The Invincible), so my recent hands-on time with The Alters and […]

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The highly successful indie survival game V Rising is exiting early access on May 8, so Swedish developer Stunlock Studios has released new information on what players will find in version 1.0. To begin with, vampire players will have to deal with the ultimate enemies as the game introduces Dracula and its legion. The website says: Dracula has been biding his time and gathering his power in the depths of the Shadow Realm. His servants flood the land, gathering blood to fuel his return, but Vardoran can only have one apex predator! Ride into Mortium, strike into the heart of […]

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Donkey Crew, a small Polish indie studio that started as a Mount and Blade modding community before moving to Of Kings and Men and later Last Oasis, is now about to launch Bellwright on Steam Early Access. This new project is an interesting hybrid of strategy, town-building, action, survival, and RPG elements with online cooperative support. The premise is that you, as the player, have been framed for the accidental death of the Prince years ago. After dodging a recent attempt on your life, you find a contract on the assassin's body that raises many questions - was it just […]

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