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Everything announced at the Annapurna Interactive showcase 2021Stray, Solar Ash, the Outer Wilds expansion, and lots more newness
Stray, Solar Ash, the Outer Wilds expansion, and lots more newness
Tonight, Annapurna Interactive held their very first E3-like showcase, showing off loads of games they’re publishing over the next year or so, as well as revealing new developers they’re working with. We saw new gameplay forStray,Neon White,Skin Deep, and a very special announcement fromOuter Wildsdevelopers Mobius Digital about a cryptic new expansion.
If you missed the stream, read on, because we’ve made a big list of everything that happened at the Annapurna Interactive Showcase.
ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE SHOWCASE 2021 | Livestream VODWatch on YouTube
ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE SHOWCASE 2021 | Livestream VOD
Games
The Artful Escape
THE ARTFUL ESCAPE | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
THE ARTFUL ESCAPE | Release Date Trailer
Neon White
NEON WHITE | Gameplay WalkthroughWatch on YouTube
NEON WHITE | Gameplay Walkthrough
A Memoir Blue
A MEMOIR BLUE | Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
A MEMOIR BLUE | Reveal Trailer
Storyteller
STORYTELLER | Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
STORYTELLER | Reveal Trailer
Solar Ash
Solar Ashhas been in the works from the developers ofHyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine, for a while, andnow it has a release date. On October 26th, we’ll be able to skate and slay bosses in this big, colourful open world. Keep your eyes peeled for it onthe Epic Games Store. It’s also coming to PS4 and PS5.
SOLAR ASH | Release Date TrailerWatch on YouTube
SOLAR ASH | Release Date Trailer
Skin Deep
Perhaps the strangest game of the showcase,Skin Deep is the new first-person shooter from Blendo Games, where you’re tasked with killing space pirates because you need to protect your cat employers. It has roguelike aspects, so if you mess up, you can start again (it reminds me a bit ofVoid Bastards). Skin Deep has no set release date just yet, but it will be comingto Steamat some point.
SKIN DEEP | Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube
SKIN DEEP | Gameplay Trailer
Stray
STRAY | Gameplay WalkthroughWatch on YouTube
STRAY | Gameplay Walkthrough
Outer Wilds: Echoes Of The Eye
Confirminga leak from a couple of months ago, developers Mobius Digital revealed that they are indeed making anexpansion for Outer Wilds. Named Echoes Of The Eye, it’s set to release on September 28th. They say it’s the game’s first and only expansion, and will “weave directly into the existing world and narrative”. The trailer doesn’t reveal much, but hey, it’s still exciting stuff.
OUTER WILDS: ECHOES OF THE EYE | Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
OUTER WILDS: ECHOES OF THE EYE | Reveal Trailer
Developers
Outerloop
Annapurna are publishing the next game from developers Outer Loop, who previously madeFalcon Age, a game about getting bird friends to help you fend off a colonial corporate invasion. While they don’t reveal exactly what their new game will be (though it seems to involve skateboarding), they do say it will deal with themes of “immigrant culture growing up the US, gossiping aunties, overbearing parents and family pressure”. They want it to be something that reflects the experiences of their team.
Jessica Mak
The publisher is also working with Jessica Mak, who’s made games like Everyday Shooter and Sound Shapes. All her games are music-focused and this new one is no exception, she says it’s an action-adventure with musical components, and hopefully we’ll find out more about it soon.
Ivy Road
No Code
No Code are the folks who made the horror gamesObservationandStories Untold, though in their segment of the Annapurna showcase they say they never set out to make such spooky games. This time, however, they are trying to make a horror game. No Code say this will be their biggest project to date. Exciting.
No Code’s last game, Observation, was a sci-fi thriller that was also pretty horror-y.
Extra bits
For some final little titbits, these games are coming to new platforms this year:
I Am Deadis coming to PS4, PS5 and Xbox on August 9th.
What Remains Of Edith Finchis hitting the App Store on August 16th.
The Pathlessarrives on Steam on November 16th.
And bothGorogoaandTelling Liesare coming to Xbox Game Pass.
