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Exophobia
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Exophobia – retro-inspired FPS heading to consoles and PCs this month

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Exophobia is a new retro-inspired FPS from Zarc Attack heading to PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation on the 23rd July 2024. It pays homage to the classic by mixing old-school FPS action with Metroidvania elements with modern twists. It has power-ups and weapons to unlock as you progress and hordes of aliens to blast through. There is currently a PC demo to play on Steam that gives a flavour of
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GRAAMASEVA
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GRAAMASEVA – initial impressions on Steam retro title

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GRAAMASEVA is a new retro-inspired overhead action title from developer VITAMIN A. The game is due to be released soon but a demo is available throughout the Next Fest on the Steam page. We had a quick go and have to say it's a lot of fun. The premise of the game is to continue through the world fighting enemies and avoiding the various traps. During our preview playthrough, we
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Maximum Apocalypse
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Maximum Apocalypse: The Video Game – Tabletop Adaptation Hits Crowdfunding goal

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Maximum Apocalypse is a popular cooperative tabletop game and Mega Cat Studios and Manor Rock Games thought it would make a great video game adaptation. We couldn't agree more and are delighted to see the crowdfunding campaign hit its target within 48 hours. Maximum Apocalypse: The Video Game invites you to navigate a post-apocalyptic world filled with perils such as zombies, mutants, and catastrophic environmental events. Stepping into the shoes
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UFO 50 Beaming Down to Steam this September

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https://youtu.be/5wqZi1smZOg The spirit of Cascade’s infamous Cassette 50 home computer compilation lives on in UFO 50, a forthcoming collection of 50 retro games from Spelunky developer Mossmouth (AKA Derek Yu).Coming to Steam on 18th September 2024, UFO 50 promises 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs, each offering an 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas
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Hot Blood Spilling onto Consoles & Steam Next Month

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https://youtu.be/QSQJxB3_zuQ Hot Blood is a Zombie-bashing brawler coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Steam on 2nd July 2024, via indie publisher Eastasiasoft.Hot Blood is a 3D beat ’em up that puts players in the role of Roxy, an accidental heroine who’s caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse while she’s out shopping with her boyfriend.The game is in the increasingly popular “low-poly” 3D graphical style, which
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Patti Hattu! Cosmic Revolt
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Patti Hattu! Cosmic Revolt – first impressions

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With the release of Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble imminent, we've caught wind of another ball-rolling title heading to Steam on 17th June 2024. Patti Hattu! Cosmic Revolt, from developer BandanaKid, promises a mix of action, puzzles, racing and platforming across 70 levels. We've been sent a code of the full game that we are trying out in this preview but there is a demo available on the Steam store
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Mother Hub – new retro-inspired FPS demo out now

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Mother Hub is an upcoming FPS that focuses on horror and provides a retro-style experience. Due for release in 2025, there is a Steam demo available and the game will be highlighted in June's Next Fest. We haven't tried the demo ourselves but from the videos, this really does have an early 2000s FPS vibe. The story centres on finding a cure for sickness while humanity is trapped in a
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slam and roll
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Slam and Roll – new retro-inspired platformer now out on Steam

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Developer KaleidoGames explains that the new retro-inspired indie game Slam and Roll "pays homage to 90s arcade 'stage clear' games, blending inspired mechanics and a distinctive art style with modern gameplay standards." The game centres around defeating enemies by throwing balls at them, ala Bubble Bobble. It includes over 200 stages and four game modes spread across eight different worlds. It also features some great-looking pixel art. A demo is
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Humble Bundle Brutal Beat ‘Em Ups on the Streets Now

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Here at Fusion R Ganer, there are few things we enjoy more than stalking the streets at night time looking for nogoodniks to whom we can deliver a good old-fashioned beating (in video games, of course!)And the latest Humble Bundle gives Steam gamers the chance to do just that!We looked at some of the best modern-day side-scrolling beat ‘em ups in our feature on the renaissance of the genre in
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