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Play unique alt controller delights at EGX 2023 in London this weekRub, crank, wind and yell
Rub, crank, wind and yell
Image credit:RPS/Ed Saperia
Image credit:RPS/Ed Saperia
The custom controller space returns to EGX next week, offering a variety of strange, wonderful and one-of-a-kind ways of playing games - including cranks, wheels, a firelighter, a morse code tapper, and dozens of big, glowing buttons. Many of these games and controllers are only available to play at the show, sograb your ticket for EGX now.
If you need more convincing, hop below for a list of the controllers and games we’re featuring this year.
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Playdate
The Playdate is a tiny handheld gaming device that has brought alt controller games to the masses over the past year, thanks to the crank on its side and its accessible developer tools. We’ll have one playable at the booth with six fun games, including a preview version of Mars After Midnight, a new game from Papers, Please and Return Of The Obra Dinn developerLucas Pope.
Karting Khaos
A topdown racing game for 2-4 players that’s played on a board with 24 buttons. Player inputs are randomised at the start of each round, which means every player is battling over the buttons to work out how to accelerate, brake and steer.
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Morse
Morse was one of the most striking games at last year’s EGX: an action game about sinking battleships played using a real morse code tapper. It returns in a new, minimalist format at EGX 2023, but the tapper remains.
Rexy Wheelsare controllers based upon the geared heads that are used in the film industry to operate cameras. They were developed as a training aid for operators, but they are also a really fun and engaging way of gaming.
Dead Meat
Interrogating a murder suspect is already one of my favourite things in videogames, but Dead Meat is entirely voice-controlled which means you get the extra fun of asking your questions and shouting your accusations out loud. Follow its developer onTwitterandInstagram.
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EGX runs from Thursday, October 12th until Sunday, October 15th at the ExCel in London. You’ll find more information of what’s at the showover at the EGX site.
