Devolver Digital: Last News

Children of the Sun developer René Rother, major publisher Devolver Digital liked his game, even if it didn’t like his “shit” pitch.“I didn’t plan any of this at all,” Rother told NME. “When I realised, ‘Oh, I maybe have a game,’ I just sent an email to Devolver.

Children of the Sun, an upcoming puzzle game where players are tasked with shooting numerous targets with one supernatural bullet, has set a launch date of April 9 for PC.Published by Devolver Digital, this supernatural third-person shooter sees a protagonist known only as The Girl on a revenge mission to kill members of a cult who ruined her life. Players will guide the bullet once it’s been shot, carefully steering it from head to head as it kills all the cultists in each level with deadly precision.Developer René Rother explains the gameplay: “Guide [the bullet] through increasingly complex and challenging levels to kill cultists, trigger traps, and reshape the environment.

Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital have revealed that The Talos Principle 2 is available as a free demo for players to try out ahead of its release.The Steam demo contains a selection of puzzles from the start of the game and then jumps to the halfway point to show off how its mechanics and world has changed over the course of the story. Check out the trailer for the demo below:As a “specially tailored” slice of the game, players’ progress in it will not transfer to the full game should they purchase and play it.At the moment, there is a 10 per cent discount on the game for pre-orders and another discount on top of this one if the customer already owns the original The Talos Principle.Writers Jonas Kyratzes and Tom Jubert have returned to pen the story of the sequel along with Verena Kyratzes.

Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert has said he doesn’t “owe anybody” anything ahead of the release of Return To Monkey Island.Gilbert created the first two games in the series (1990’s The Secret Of Monkey Island and 1991’s Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge) before leaving LucasArts. Three more games were made without his involvement but the recently announced Return To Monkey Island sees Gilbert returning to the franchise.The upcoming title will pick up where LeChuck’s Revenge left off.However, in a new blog post, Gilbert has hit back at so-called fans who have already criticised Return without playing it.“It’s ironic that the people who don’t want me to make the game I want to make are some of the hard core fans.

Weird West, and publisher Devolver Digital has outlined a roadmap in a brief trailer.Available now to play for a limited time, players can currently partake in a plague community event in Weird West. “Reports are rolling in from across the Weird West of a plague of undead rising from the grave,” reads the description of the announcement trailer.

Devolver Digital co-founder Mike Wilson has announced an annual game jam that focuses on mental health.Global Game Jam (GGJ) and DeepWell Digital Therapeutics announced that they are launching a new annual jam that will challenge entrants with creating a game that uses themes and mechanics that can be utilised in mental wellness treatment (via IGN).The jam will take place from May 1 to May 22. Those interested can register at the DeepWell website and submit their games.In a press release posted to their website, DeepWell explained that the game submitted must meet the following criteria:DeepWell DTx’s First Annual Mental Health Game Jam is committed to challenging our community to use their skills to create games that demonstrate how video game themes and mechanics can be utilized as treatment.For more details, see our press release: https://t.co/RphYHp8Bqc— DeepWell DTx (@deepwelldtx) March 23, 2022“The environment of a game jam is the perfect place for exploring and experimenting with new ideas and approaches to problem solving.

Devolver Digital became a publicly-traded company this morning (November 4) as it entered the London Stock Exchange valued at $950 million.According to GIBiz, this value makes the video game publisher the largest American company to ever be traded on the London Stock Exchange. The company is most famous for publishing indie games such as; Hotline Miami, The Talos Principle, The Messenger and Death’s Door.When the exchange opened at 8 am, Devolver Digital made $261million on its admission.

Humble Bundle has revealed its selection of games for its October Humble Choice, with acclaimed indies Katana Zero, John Wick Hex, and Amnesia: Rebirth among the highlights.Previously known as Humble Monthly, the digital storefront’s Humble Choice is a monthly subscription that offers users a curated selection of PC games they can choose to keep forever.There are also multiple plans, with the Basic Plan at US$14.99 / £11.99 letting players choose from three of the offered games to keep, while the Premium Plan for US$19.99 / £15.99 lets them keep nine.

Loop Hero will be coming to Nintendo Switch later this year.Loop Hero was originally released on PC in March this year. Players use cards to build looping dungeons to challenge AI heroes.

My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge, a new free-to-play mobile adventure game, officially launches on Android and iOS devices today.From Devolver Digital, My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge follows Pedro on a quest for revenge after being left for dead while on a search for his kidnapped wife and kids in a shoot ’em up platforming experience featuring 37 levels.“Plan your high caliber choreography for the best scores and, if your skin is tough enough, test your skills in Blood Rush mode,” Devolver Digital describes.You can check out the release trailer below:My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge was announced last month (July 5) and is a sequel to My Friend Pedro which launched in June 2019.

WolfEye Studios has released a gameplay trailer for Weird West, an action-adventure sim where players will need to contend with the “freakish” to survive their time in the Wild West.The brand-new title received a gameplay reveal yesterday (July 15), displaying how each of the five playable characters will offer different playstyles based on the skills they have available.While the trailer starts off fairly tame – the first character shown is a classic western bounty hunter – it quickly gets weirder.Players will get to choose far more supernatural characters, including the deformed Pig Man, a werewolf-warging cowboy and Future Seers who rely on a mix of magic and gunpowder.As a Devolver Digital published game, Weird West looks to be about as

Devolver Digital‘s Phantom Abyss is now available to download in early access on Steam.Phantom Abyss was announced during Devolver Digital’s E3 2021 showcase alongside a plethora of other indie titles.The game is a first-person dungeon crawler where the player must race through procedurally generated temple’s filled with deadly traps and, according to its  Steam page, “is a massive asynchronous multiplayer game”.If the player dies, they will never have a chance to attempt the same temple again.You can watch the Phantom Abyss trailer below:The player will be tasked with recovering keys from chests that will unlocker the deadlier sections of the temple filled with hidden relics.

Devolver Digital revealed several new titles during its E3 conference this year.As ever, Devolver seeded its announcements through a video segment that had plenty of weird humour, irreverent references, and even a musical number.

Devolver Digital has confirmed its E3 attendance, promising a return of host Nina Struthers.The indie game publisher has confirmed its attendance at E3 with a tweet saying “The future begins again on June 12” with an attached picture of the show’s long-term host Nina Struthers (actress Mahria Zook).The future begins again on June 12.