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And it starts with a beautiful triplet available today. Techtonica (in early access) is in line with industry simulators, plunging us into the bowels of an alien world just waiting to taste the joys of Fordism. More poetic, TOEM: A Photo Adventure is a hand-drawn adventure game where problems are solved with clichés – no, not stereotypes, but pretty photographs. In a big gap between the two proposals, we find The Cave, a modern nugget by Ron Gilbert and Double Fine where seven adventurers with very distinct personalities venture into a mysterious cave. It’s fresh, it’s solid, it’s quality, it’s a safe bet.
Indie, 2D, 3D
Next will come Maquette on July 19, puzzle game recursive playing with the notions of perspective. July 20 will see the arrival of two different games: on the one hand Figment 2: Creed Valley, an action-adventure game in a human mind tormented by nightmares, and The Wandering Village, city builder which has the particularity of taking place on the back of a gigantic living creature. Parenthesis bullshit on July 25 with Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem and its Nordic backfires, then return to cozy games with Venba on July 31, which invites us to take part in the daily life of a family of South Asian immigrants. Finally, the icing on the cake on August 1: the month will start very strong with the return of Celeste, arguably the best platformer of the last 10 years (is it really that risky to say it?).
Among the departures on July 31, we will salute Dreamscaper, Expeditions: Rome, Marvel’s Avengers, The Ascent and Two Point Campus.