IGN Expo Recap

A recap for the IGN Expo!

• Arboria*
  Available now in early access, with the full release coming in August, on Steam, this is a dark fantasy roguelite where you play as a warrior descending into the everchanging Durnar to uncover the mysteries of your tribe.
• Arcade1Up
  Arcade1Up is adding other games to make replica arcade machines of: Turtles in Time and Street Fighter 2.
• AudioClash: Battle of the Bands
  A free auto-battle strategy game where you create musical groups from your deck of cards. This take part in 9-player battles where you can unleash your abilities to win and earn rewards. This is coming soon to Steam.
• Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions
  Coming on September 3 to Steam and consoles, this is a boxing game where you start as an underdog and aim to become the champion. Of course, you have to work up by learning moves from boxing legends.
• Black Skylands*
  Coming to early access on Steam, you will build your own skyship to explore the world and discover other floating lands full of secrets and loot. You will also be able to customize your skyship and get into fights with others.
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• Blacktail
  Become the witch of the woods (I’m listening) in this Slavic myth inspired action adventure where you play as Yaga on her path to become the guardian of the forest. Though you can also lead her to be feared and appear in children’s night terrors. This will come to Steam, PS5, and XBox Series.
• Bramble: The Mountain King
  A horror adventure inspired by Nordic folklore where you play as a young boy that awakens to a world filled with horrifying creatures and no sister by his side.
• Broken Pieces
  A phsychological thriller set in a french coastal village that’s stuck in time. You’ll need to figure out what’s causing this time loop by solving enviornmental puzzles by shifting time and facing challenging enemies. This is set to release on Steam.
• Chernobylite
  Coming out of early access in July, which will also mark the release on PS4 and XBox One, this is an RPG survival horror game that mixes free exploration with challenging combat, crafting, and a non-linear sci-fi story. You’ll be playing as a physicist, who also happens to be an ex employee of the power plant, that sets out to investigate the mysterious disappearances of your loved ones. And with the military here as well as another presence, good thing this physicist was smart enough to bring in a team.
• Core Keeper
  Get ready to dive into this mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players as you mine, build, craft, and farm while unraveling the mystery of the ancient Core. Coming to Steam.
• Death’s Gambit: Afterlife
  An expanded edition of Death’s Gambit, a 2D action platformer where you play as an agent of Death challenging the undying guardians, is coming to the Switch later this year.
• Disciples: Liberation
  Coming this fall to Steam, Playstation, and Xbox, this is a dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat that will have you uncover endless stories where every decision has a consequence. And those consequences may be deadly.
• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus
  Well this was unexpected, but funnily enough I remember coming across someone on reddit that commented that this should come to Switch. This is an expanded edition of the free VN where you join a literature club that already has 4 girl members. This will come out for PC and consoles on June 30, featuring side stories, improved visuals, new music, unlockable images, and a way to access the files for consoles since this is a meta game that messes with the game’s files.
• Haunted Space
  Blending sci-fi and horror into a story rich adventure, take on the role of a Raider traversing a treacherous galaxy and taking on quests, getting into fights, exploring, and scavenging for resources and credits that can then be used to craft, trade, or customize your ship. This will release on Steam and Xbox Series.
• Inkulinati
  A turn-based strategy inspired by 700 years old medieval marginalia where you’ll lead your illustrated animal army on various quests, encounters, challenges, and battles against medieval celebrities. This will release on Steam.
• Martha Is Dead
  Set in 1944’s Tuscany when the second world war has just but intensified, you play as a twin sister who found her other half was drowned and desecrated at the side of a lake and must deal with the trauma. She sets out to find the truth, but this may also resurface some things about herself that she would rather keep hidden. This is releasing on Steam, Playstation, and XBox.
• Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle DLC
  Mortal Shell is getting DLC that has been inspired by Bloodborne’s trick weapons and will be coming to PC, Playstation, and XBox. This is also recieving a free upgrade for PS4 and Xbox One players.
• OlliOlli World
  Being the third entry in the OlliOlli series, you’ll be able to grind, trick, and air your way through the vibrant world of Radland where you aim to find the mystical skate gods. Though, you’ll also be coming across new friends, missions, challenges, and multiple paths for every level as you continue on your journey. This is set to release this Winter on Steam and Switch.
• Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One
  A story driven detective thriller where you play a young Sherlock holmes struggling to prove himself as he navigates an exotic and dangerous island to investigate his mother’s death. This will release on Steam.
• Sifu
  From the developers of Absolver, we’ll be getting a martial arts game featuring intense and authentic Kung-Fu combat. This is going to be an immersive adventure game where you take control of a young Kung-Fu student on a quest for vengeance over his family murder. And now, it’s time to get back at the assassins that killed them.
• SkateBird
  Coming to Steam, Switch, and Xbox on August 12, you can play a tiny bird that grinds on straws, kickflips over staplers, and carve lines through cardboard and sticky tape parks.
• Smite X Stranger Things
  Smite is getting a crossover with Stranger Things which will add The Demogorgon, Eleven, The Mind Flayer, Hopper, and the Upside Down arena map on July 13.
• Splitgate
  Coming to Xbox and PS4, this is a f2p multiplayer shooter where you use portals to help you fight and win.
• Steelrising
  Join the Revolution to fight against King Louis XVI’s automata army that has been terrorising the citizens of Paris. This is set to release on Steam.
• Streets of Rage 4 Mr. X Nightmare DLC
  Streets of Rage 4 is getting a new DLC that will add three characters to this beat ‘em up.
• Survival Machine
  A unique co-op survival game where you need to find a way to fight through a zombie apocalypse and build a town that’s constantly on the move that can defend against the horde. This will be coming to Steam.
• The Forgotten City
  Travel 2,000 years into the past to relive the final days of a cursed Roman city where everyone dies if one person commits a sin. You’ll be tasked with unraveling the mystery behind this time loop by questioning locals, exploring around, and solving puzzles. You’ll also come into possession of a bow that turns anything you shoot into gold. This will release on Steam, Playsation, and Xbox on July 28.
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
  This spin off game will take place between Borderlands 2 and 3 that will have fantasy elements inspired by Assault on Dragon Keep. Tiny Tina will act as your Bunkermaster, where she’ll change the narrative on the dime, and will take you on an adventure to take down the Dragon Lord. This will release next year on Xbox, Playstation, and PC.
• Tunic
  An action adventure where you play as a tiny fox exploring a big world, discovering spooky ruins, and fighting terrible creatures. This will release on Steam.
• Two Point Campus
  It’s time to build the university of your dreams where you’ll build, hire staff, and run a university packed with wild courses. And those that loved Two Point Hospital will love this one. This is coming next year on Steam, Playstation, and XBox.
• Unbound: Worlds Apart*
  Coming soon to Steam, EGS, and Switch, this is a metroidvania where you can explore by conjuring different magic portals, which will give you unique abilities to solve puzzles, outsmart creatures, and unravel the mystery on what ravaged this world.
• Unpacking
  Coming to Steam, this is a relaxing game where you go throughout the years unpacking boxes and putting the items up where they go (or loosely go for some items).
• Wild West Dynasty
  Build your own ranch, provide food and wealth, and get settlers to come along in this building sim set in the Wild West. And this all starts with a single abandoned ranch. This is coming next year on Steam.
• World War Z: Aftermath
  An enhanced upgrade of a co-op zombie horde survival game that will add new characters, a new melee system, new undead, and a first person mode. This will also take advantage of next-gen consoles. This is available now on PS4, Xbox, and EGS.