Indie Asylum’s First Direct Digital Showcase Recap

Last night the indie gaming collective Indie Asylum showed off nine new, weird, and wonderful games on their Indie Asylum Direct.

In a digital showcase like no other, you saw cult-inspired roguelikes, chessboxing, and post-Ragnarok city-building to name just a few. There was also wine tasting, cult recruitment, and fireside seances in a series of comedy skits between reveals.

Video game collective Indie Asylum’s first Asylum Direct blended world exclusive reveals with lively comedic skits, new studio announcements, and an eclectic line-up of indie games.

Included in the Asylum Direct were highly anticipated favorites Metroidvania BIOMORPH, and Forward: Escape the Fold which was announced to be released on mobile. Viewers were also treated to new game teasers from B Df’rent Games, who revealed their first title based on the Charlie Chaplin IP, and BadRez Games who showed a first look at their new ‘chessboxing’ game.

Unreliable Narrators showcased their first game Two Falls, a narrative exploration game told from the views of a First Nations person and a French colonizer Fille du Roy, in 17th-century Canada. Finally, the Indie Asylum showed off Chasing Rats Games upcoming title Worship, and This Bed We Made from Lowbirth Games, highlighting the games with comedic-themed skits to accompany the exciting fresh gameplay.

Worship

Studio: Chasing Rats Games
Platforms: PC and Consoles
Release Date: 2024

Worship is an open-world, cult-inspired take on the roguelike genre with an engaging multiplayer aspect. Players become cult leaders in the grim universe of Worship, serving their chosen god by recruiting other villagers and participating in powerful rituals. Expect strategic combat, puzzle-solving, and world-building, as well as endless exploration and mysteries to discover in this gritty dark adventure.

This Bed We Made

Studio: Lowbirth Games
Platforms: PC and consoles
Release Date: 2023

This Bed We Made is a neo-noir mystery game in which players take on the role of a maid in a 1950s hotel seeking to uncover a sinister mystery that binds the guests. Players can interact with objects in 360°, form intimate bonds with hotel employees and guests, and uncover the outcome of the story.

Broken Edge

Studio: TREBUCHET
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Steam VR
Release Date: Out Now

Trébuchet showed off Broken Edge, a VR multiplayer duelling game where players embody historical swordfighters. Set in a dream-like, surreal setting, fighters must use their unique powers combined with cutting-edge fencing mechanics to claim victory against online opponents.

FORWARD: Escape the Fold

Studio: Tiny Two Dice
Platforms: Steam, Mobile
Release Date: Out Now

In roguelike dungeon crawler FORWARD: Escape the Fold, players face a relentless crawl through card-based dungeons in which they must collect items to power abilities and battle gruesome monsters. Starting today FORWARD: Escape the Fold is now available as a bite-sized mobile game too, making it Indie Asylum’s first self-published title on both Steam and Mobile.

BIOMORPH

Studio: Lucid Dreams Studio
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch
Release Date: Late 2023

BIOMORPH is a dark and mysterious soulslike metroidvania title set in a sprawling cityscape. Explore the desolate underbelly of Blightmoor, solve puzzles, fight deadly monsters, and use their own powers to defeat them. Through exploration, players can level up their abilities and collect mementos and blueprints while uncovering the city’s secrets.

Two Falls

Studio: Unreliable Narrators
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5
Release Date: Fall 2023

Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) is a narrative-driven game intertwining the two tales of French Fille du Roy Jeanne, and Innu native Maikan driven west by a strange sickness affecting his people. Set in the beautiful 17th-century Canadian wilderness and shaped by a soundtrack created by indigenous musicians, Two Falls is an unmissable gaming experience.

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