It looks like Spore combined with a survival game. The game has actually been around for several years now and its most recent trailer actually looks crazier than the earlier version of the game.
“In The Eternal Cylinder, players control a herd of adorable creatures called Trebhums and must explore a strange alien world filled with exotic lifeforms, surreal environments, and the constant threat of the Cylinder, a gargantuan rolling structure of ancient origin which crushes…”
A developer video explains what this rhythm, third-person action game is all about.
“Take back Vinyl City – with rock! Embark on a music-based action-adventure as indie rock band members Mayday & Zuke and lead a musical revolution against EDM empire No Straight Roads. After being unfairly rejected in their audition to join No Straight Roads, Mayday & Zuke uncover the evil intentions behind the NSR empire. It’s now down to them to save their city from corruption. Enjoy fast & frenetic combat with a musical twist as these two aspiring rock artists fight back with the power of music!”
It’s a cat on a jet board beating the crap out of unicorn monsters and other things. Wow is short of what my initial reactions were.
“Are you ready for a third-person, hoverboarding hack & Slash with lots of blood, toys, glitter and adorable cuteness?Then Gori: Cuddly Carnage is perfect for you!”
This third, fourth? (I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen it pop up now) showed off more of the gameplay with a better explanation of how the rhythm stuff works. You are rewarded for staying in the beat, but it doesn’t seem like you’re punished for not. Also, Troy Baker voices the skull you carry around.
“Strike terror into the hearts of demons and devils as you fight your way through eight Hells. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS, brimming with diabolical enemies, powerful weapons, and metal music. Set out on an infernal journey in order to achieve the purest of goals: Vengeance.”
Another skateboarding game but this one has a slight twist on the twin-sticks control system as it uses the back buttons to control foot placement. The game also takes place in the underworld and you play as a crystal body?
Kevin Smith showed up to talk about how he hasn’t played any games past the 80s and then introduce his new Jay and Bob game which is actually, a very exciting looking beat-em-up with chiptune music. Kickstarters have been waiting years for this one, but it looks like it’ll be releasing in August next year now.
“Hand drawn, arcade style, side-scrolling beat-em-up with tag-team mechanics, ridiculous irreverent humor, and fast-paced action.”
2D action/platformer that’s coming later this year.
“Battle through the longest night as Leila, the last member of The Vigil. Uncover the truth behind the eternal darkness, Leila’s mysterious sister, and the eldritch horrors that stalk her in a world that has forgotten daylight.”
Short developer video on 30XX which is doesn’t have a release date yet.
“Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we’ve lost.”
Lovecraftian rogue-like, coming in 2021 with a great art style.
“Source of Madness is a dark action roguelite, where you use a wide variety of magic against an infinite host of ever-changing monsters. You play as newly initiated acolytes at the tower of knowledge. Humanity barely hangs on by a slim thread.”
This is out already on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. You can grab it for 10% off via Steam as well.
“Years after a boy genius named Evan disappears, a bizarre letter arrives. Evan wants a girl named Dysis to come find him. As Dysis, you’ll need to solve an intricate series of puzzles to unravel the entire mystery—and bring Evan home.”
Cute platforming and puzzler game with adorable art and character design.
“Kick everything: friends, foes, items… chickens? Skeleton Crew is a gothic platformer with a pinball-like twist. Defeat a skeleton archer and kick his skull into a crowd of enemies. Launch your friends around the map to reach secret areas and solve fiendish puzzles in up to 4-player co-op.”
An arcade action game that seems like a John Wick movies on wheels. There’s a demo available now on Steam and the game is coming in 2021.
“A daily train commute gone wrong: Speed Limit is a one take, non-stop arcade experience that never slows down. An old-school shooter boiled down to its core elements: Hard. Fast. Addictive.”
Rebellion announced that composer James Hannigan would be returning to do the music for the game. They also showed off some more of the game.
“A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination!’
Making wine seems like fun. Luckily you can’t get too distracted drinking it all in this video game form. This game is releasing “soon” as well.
“Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.”
It’s a city building game, but on the whole planet.
“Experience city building on a planetary scale as you overcome near-impossible odds to terraform Mars. Explore, gather, prosper whilst you uncover the mystery of the red planet. Hardship awaits.”
This is a deckbuilding game with tactics involved. But also floppy discs, which are about as recognizable and known as VHS these days right? There’s a demo to try out via Steam if you’d like.
“What do you get when you bring a microprocessor to a knight-fight? A deck-building, sword-swinging, tactical adventure! Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks. They’ll help Phoebe and Carlton earn cash and perhaps even save the world in the process.”
A massive free update to the game is out NOW and also the game is on sale via Steam if you’re interested (50 %off!)
“The Four Relics Of Rivellon is our biggest Gift Bag of free content to date. Adding new quests, new loot and new enemies, this content will enable players to adventure throughout the world of Rivellon hunting for four brand new sets of armour. This new content will be available on PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and has been automatically patched into the game.“
The stylish trailer nad art re-minds me of Cowboy Bebop and I’m assuming it’s obvious because even the font of the title seems like it’s Cowboy Bebop inspired. Anyway, it’s a mech-fighting game and you get a better idea of the game by looking at the Steam page and its screenshots.
The cinematic in the trailer for this was fantastic. The game itself looks fun also, but I was most taken back by the style of it all.
“Star Renegades is a strategy RPG about outsmarting AI-driven adversaries, forging friendships, and toppling galactic empires spanning over multiple generations.”
I played the first Read Only Memories game last year on Switch and it’s one of my favourite adventure games of the last couple years, so yes, I’m keen for this.
“Play a psychic detective known as ES88 and chase down a rogue esper who’s hidden themselves in the memories of others. With the help of your psychic abilities and a genetically engineered creature known as a NEURODIVER, you choose the way to take them out, but hurry, these memories are fading fast!”
8-player party game where all the mini-games are designed to be played with one-button ease. You can try out a demo for the game right now via Steam.
“Use the power of the wind to compete in the various games of the Storm Championship in this charmingly chaotic 8-player action party game. Aeolis Tournament features physics-based gameplay, a tournament mode and local and online multiplayer play.”
Cats. Cats to pet. Cats to hug. Cat to love. Oh, look, a giant cat.
“Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!”
This game looks like it’ll take you through an extra sensual crisis, but maybe in a good way?
“Lost At Sea is a game about life. A game about every one of us and the incredible adventure we all take part in. Love, friendship, family, career, freedom. No matter who we are or where we come from, these are the things that make life worth living for all of us. And we are all afraid that something will take these things away or take us away, before we have experienced every single bit of it. But death is inevitable, to be afraid of it doesn’t make sense. And the more we experience, the more we know and remember – the more the fear of death loses its power.”
There was a stage where I was pretty sure I had the same bird crashing into my window on purpose and set up a camera to record it so this game about recording squirrels in secret to find out theirs secres is completely sane.
“A single-player surveillance mystery set in a remote forest – record the squirrels, report your findings… and uncover the secret that the curious creatures are hiding.”
A walkthrough of some gameplay for Almighty: Kill Your Gods. The game was unveiled the previous day.
“Hunt demons, monsters, and gods solo or online with friends in this action RPG. Run, leap and fly across islands, ripping your foes to pieces, and rebuilding your home with their remains. Bring low the oppressive false gods, protect your kindred and become Almighty.”
A vibrant action/RPG thats all about trying to save the multiverse. There’s a demo for this one avaliable via Steam.
“Undungeon is a gorgeous action/RPG driven by intense real-time combat and an immensely rich science fiction story. Travel between dimensions and change the world around you in an attempt to reconstruct the shattered Multiverse.”
This was a deeper dive into the gameplay of Haven, a game we’ve seen show up in the Guerrilla Collective already and then during the PC Gaming Show as well.
“They escaped to a lost planet to be together. A RPG adventure about love and freedom. To play solo or co-op with a special someone.”
We’ve seen this trailer show up the day prior during the PC Gaming Show, but it still looked as cool.
“Trash Sailors is a hand-drawn sailing action with local and online co-op up to 4 players. Discover the world flooded by trash tsunami, fight for the last piece of trash, and trash your friendship! Trash Sailors is coming out on PC in 2020!”
This adventure game has a gorgeous art style with a dark underbelly.
“Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface…”
This has shown up the day prior as well, but that’s okay, you may have missed it and this game is one to keep your eyes on. I’ve played the demo and I enjoyed it very much. This is for fans of Danganronpa, particularly the second game.
“Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only “investigation freak” Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial to convict. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.”
It’s got rather charming Cyanide & Happiness art that’ll instantly remind you of the cartoons. Looks like an interesting adventure game full of comedy.
“From the creators of Cyanide & Happiness and I-Mockery, comes an all new point-an-click adventure game filled with dark humor, drama, and all the weirdness you’ve grown to love and/or dread over the years!”
This deck-building game released in March to positive reviews. It’s on PC and Nintendo Switch.
“Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.”
Some really cool games in this montage. I could only find the full video cut-out in HQ on IGN’s website.
Princess Farmer
A match-four farming game with pixel art.
“Princess Farmer, blessed by Mother Gaia, can hoist up whole rows of veggies with ease to make matches and smash obstacles by herself, in co-op, or even against a friend! A charming story meets Match-3 Gameplay. Smash rocks! Make combos! Win hearts!”
This one was announced last year at X019 and during this event we got an in-depth developer walkthrough to explain more about the game and its drakes. You can watch that on IGN, but I couldn’t find it anywhere else.
“Team up with friends to build and defend villages of vegetable folk from deadly feral beasts in the blighted world of The Hollow. Explore, gather, and fight! Can you craft the perfect village?”
I’ve played a demo of Suzerain already and it’s really intriguing. It’s a political thriller, with tactics that let you play either the worst or best president of ever. The demo for this is still available as well via Steam.
“As President Rayne, lead Sordland into ruin or repair during your first term in this text-based role-playing game. Navigate a political drama driven by conversations with your cabinet members and other significant figures. Beware or embrace corruption; shirk or uphold ideals. How will you lead?”
Honestly, just watch the trailer. I can’t even describe of whacky this is. There is also a demo on Steam!
“Pull Stay is a wacky Beat ’em up game with Tower Defense mechanics. Use your fists or set crazy traps to repel enemies from rushing into your house! Defend your buddy Susumu, who goes out of his house only once in every two months for his haircut!”
I’ve played a demo for this game already and it’s about to release on the 16th of June. It’s an old-school 3D adventure game mixed with farming and you can pet lots of animals.
“Take care of your own island and explore the ocean in this farming adventure. Summer in Mara mix farming, crafting and exploring mechanic in a tropical archipelago with a colorful style and strong narrative.”
The final game for the show was an isometric adventure game set in ancient India. If that sounds like something you haven’t played before, great – there’s a demo on Steam to try out!
“Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion of the human realm. Her destiny? To rescue her younger brother and face the demon lord Mahabalasura.”
If you’d like to just sit back, relax and watch the show in its entierty, you can do that with the video below. Be sure to let me know what your favoutite game or trailer was from day 2 of the Guerrilla Collective.
[He/Him] Dylan Blight is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Explosion Network, an independent Australian publication covering video games, film, television and pop culture.
Since founding Explosion Network in 2017, Dylan has written and produced reviews, news, interviews, features and podcasts across the entertainment industry, while overseeing the publication's editorial direction and content.
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