Ringrun Circus Trailerised!

I briefly played an early version of Ringrun Circus back when I was testing games for the last IGF and was impressed by the elegance of its core mechanic. Interestingly, a few months later, the game seems to be almost ready for release and looks better than ever. It even sports a lovely trailer to show off its colourful self. So, uhm, whatch it, will you?

Gemini Rue released for iPhone & iPad

The iOS release of Gemini Rue by Wadjet Eye Games is important for more than a one reasons. First of all, this is an award winning, indie point-and-click adventure that will finally be made available to an audience that has a thing for mobile contraptions. Secondly, it's a brilliant sci-fi noir game that has to appear on as many platforms as humanly possible and, finally, it is the very first AGS-crafted adventure game ported to iOS, meaning it has just opened the iOS door for dozens of excellent, indie point-and-clickers.

My suggestion? Why, grab it and you won't only be enjoying a fantastic offering, but also supporting indie adventures on the platform. 

Dominique Pamplemousse iPaded

A noir, stop-motion animated musical,  but also a point-and-click adventure? In black-and-white? With characters that spontaneously burst into song? Yes, yes indeed. That is exactly what Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once The Fat Lady Sings!” by indie developer Deirdra Kiai is all about. And it's unique and smart and charming and you should definitely buy it for your iPad. Or at least give the  web-demo a try.

Deathchase remade for Android

The original Deathchase for the ZX Spectrum is a true action classic. A pioneer in 3D gaming and one of the most impressive and addictive games to ever fit in 16k of RAM. What's more, it's a game that has aged gracefully and thus one that has managed to top all sorts of best-of lists. Happily it's also a game that has been masterfully remade/updated for Android and can be finally enjoyed on the go! For free and without those annoying ads.

Download Deathchase here!

XCOM Enemy Unknown coming to iOS

Yes, just a cursory look at the video posted above will convince you that your iThing is about to get its best turn-based strategy game ever. None other than the award winning remake of the award winning XCOM itself!

Cerebral Bundle: Pay What You Want for 9 Great & Clever Indie Games

Bundle In A Box returns for its fourth installment: the Cerebral Bundle. A fine assortment of 9 delightful, properly smart and truly indie offerings everyone can enjoy for the most reasonable price of “pay-what-you-want”.

Paying anything above $1.99 will get you:

• deep, retro-esque and utterly elegant RPG Phantasmaburbia (Windows/Desura) 
• artful, being-stood-up-sim Dinner Date (Windows/Steam) 
• undead infested puzzler Vampires! (Windows/Mac) 
• illustrated interactive fiction exclusive debut Necrotic Drift Deluxe (Windows /Mac/Linux) 
• beautiful puzzler exclusive debut Dédale De Luxe (Windows/Mac/Linux/Desura) 

Beating the average price will allow gamers to enjoy four more cerebral games:

• sci-fi puzzle exploration adventure J.U.L.I.A. (Windows) 
• hilarious boring-job-sim I Get This Call Every Day (Windows/Mac/Desura) 
• Jane Jensen powered point-and-clicker Cognition, Episode 1: The Hangman (Windows/Mac/Desura) 
• just released dystopian adventure Reversion: The Meeting (Windows/Desura) 

As an added bonus, all who purchase the bundle will get access to exclusive content for Droidcape: Basilica; Kyttaro Games’ own upcoming game for iOS and Android. A stop-motion. sci-fi, arcade-puzzler I've worked on quite a bit.

Also: extras! Indie Dev Grant! Charity!

Pan-Galactic iPads get Slamjet Stadium

Having an iPad and having missed downloading your copy of Slamjet Stadium is a pretty silly thing to do.  No, really. Playing an outrageous match of futuristic, cartoony football against a friend on one iPad is, you see, simply brilliant. And possibly violent too. Not that the single player campaign isn't an excellent one mind you, but such offerings really shine on multiplayer. So, uhm, buy it, will you?

Death Ray Manta

Originally released as a Bundle In A Box exclusive for PC and Mac, psychedelically explosive arena shooter Death Ray Manta has finally been ported to iOS, happily supporting both iPhones and iPads everywhere. Glorious visuals, weird humour and wisely designed short levels aside, DRM is one of the very best arena shmups on the App Store and one of the few to support iCade.

Grab it, grab it now!

Cognition Episode 1 appears on iPad

Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, to give it its full title, is easily one of the very best adventure games released during 2012 and, frankly, it had no choice but to be one. Jane Jensen of Gabriel Knight fame worked on its story, whereas experienced indie devs Phoenix Online Studios nailed the design, tech, puzzles and atmosphere. 

Happily, the extremely hefty first episode in this dark, subtly supernatural point-and-click adventure series has just appear on the iPad and feels better than ever. Grab it over at the App Store for $3,99.

Roar Rampage crashes on the App Store

Care for a destructive arcade game? Fancy a wonderful re-imagining of Rampage? Feel like playing a brilliant action game involving dinosaurs and explosions on your iPad or iPhone? Need some quality pixel-art graphics? An excellent '80s soundscape? A fantastic action game? Great! Go grab and play Roar Rampage then. It's simply amazing.