A fairly new video game collective known as Indie Asylum has held their first ever Asylum Direct recently. In this direct they showed blended world exclusive reveals with lively comedic skits, new studio announcements, and an eclectic line-up of indie games set to wow. Let’s take a look at the handful of reveals they shared during their event.
Worship by Chasing Rats Games
Worship is an open-world, cult-inspired take on the rogue-like genre with an engaging multiplayer aspect. Players become a cult leader 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.
Worship is planned to launch in 2024 on PC via Steam and consoles.
This Bed We Made by Lowbirth Games
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, form intimate bonds with hotel employees and guests, and uncover the outcome of the story.
This Bed We Made is planned to launch in 2023 on PC via Steam and consoles.
Broken Edge by TREBUCHET
Broken Edge is a VR multiplayer dueling 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.
Broken Edge is out now on PC via Steam and Meta Quest 2.
Roots of Yggdrasil by ManaVoid Entertainment
Roots of Yggdrasil is a narrative roguelike city-building game set after Ragnarök. The World Tree Yggdrasil is dying and must be nurtured back to life to break the cycle and restore the Nine Realms to their former glory. Take charge of the handful of Vikings who survived Ragnarök, lead expeditions, build settlements, and explore remnants of Midgard all while gathering resources to save the clan from oblivion as protagonist Sunna.
Roots of Yggdrasil launched their Kickstarter, which is already fully funded, and is planned to release in 2024 on PC via Steam.
FORWARD: Escape the Fold by Tiny Two Dice
In rogue-like 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 PC and Mobile.
FORWARD: Escape the Fold is now available on PC via Steam and Mobile via Android and iOS.
BIOMORPH by Lucid Dreams Studio
BIOMORPH is a dark and mysterious souls-like 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.
BIOMORPH is planned to launch in 2023 on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch.
Two Falls by Unreliable Narrators
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.
Two Falls is planned to launch in 2023 on PC via Steam and PlayStation 5.
