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I love being a cultist in Feed the Pit, and not just because I get to throw scummy stock-brokers into a toothy vortex
Feed the Pit offers a cathartic extraction experience where players hunt wealthy individuals to sacrifice to a monstrous entity, blending this core loop with a creepy narrative. The game features a found family of cultists and a unique card-based investigation system to locate targets within its first act, which spans three to four hours and will be followed by free updates.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers revealed as a top-down CRPG
Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers is a new top-down CRPG set in Montreal, building on the Vampire: The Masquerade – Chapters board game. Players awaken with fractured memories to navigate vampire society and uncover a conspiracy tied to the Temple of Eternal Whispers. Flyos co-founder Gary Paitre aims to deliver a mature, atmospheric CRPG blending classic role-playing with modern narrative experiences.
Rumor suggests Star Wars Eclipse has multiple playable characters
A new rumor suggests that Quantic Dream's Star Wars Eclipse will feature multiple playable characters with intersecting storylines. The game, set in the High Republic era, is reportedly in active development, though a release date remains unconfirmed, with some reports indicating it might not launch until 2027 or later.
In Their Shoes
In Their Shoes is a narrative experience game developed and published by We Are Muesli, available on PC. Players navigate the lives of seven distinct characters by making dialogue choices, aiming to understand their concerns and dilemmas rather than achieve a specific ending. The game explores mature themes and is designed to test and improve player empathy, though its reading-heavy gameplay may not appeal to all.
In Trusted Hands – Should You Really Be Looking Through Those Phones?
In Trusted Hands is a repair shop simulator with a narrative twist, available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. Players fix phones while uncovering sensitive customer secrets, forcing difficult moral choices with branching consequences. The game balances simple repair mechanics with a tense personal balancing act of fatigue and stress.
Saros Review Sparks Early Game of the Year Buzz Among PS5 Players
The PlayStation 5 exclusive game Saros is generating significant early buzz, with players and critics discussing it as a potential Game of the Year contender. The game is praised for its rich narrative experience, compelling world-building, and ability to engage players with its story and characters, potentially becoming a defining exclusive for the console.
The horror beneath the ice has a new witness in ORIGAME DIGITAL’s Penguin Colony
Fellow Traveller announced that ORIGAME DIGITAL's new Lovecraftian narrative experience, Penguin Colony, will launch on PC and Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. The game, from the creator of Umurangi Generation, reimagines Lovecraftian stories from the perspective of a penguin in Antarctica, exploring themes of cosmic horror and ancient beings.
Lovecraftian narrative game Penguin Colony announced for Nintendo Switch 2
Fellow Traveller announced that the Lovecraftian narrative game Penguin Colony, developed by Origame Digital, will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. The game reimagines Lovecraftian stories from the perspective of a penguin in Antarctica, featuring exploration, environmental storytelling, and distinct penguin characters with unique abilities.
ARTE and Curvature Games open the gates to narrative VR experience ‘The Amusement’ tomorrow!
ARTE and Curvature Games announced the launch of their narrative VR experience, 'The Amusement,' available on SteamVR and Meta Quest starting April 16, 2026. Players explore an abandoned amusement park, uncovering fragmented memories of a family's past through interactive rides and environmental storytelling.
PULMO Does Things Differently
PULMO, a narrative puzzle experience from Emil Ismaylov and Denis Petrov, published by Sometimes You, is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. The game offers a meditative and subtle journey focused on observation and influencing systems rather than traditional winning conditions. It is the follow-up to ALVEOLE and forms part of a trilogy exploring human existence.
The atmospheric narrative experience, Portrait of a Torn, is out now for the PS5
The atmospheric narrative experience game, Portrait of a Torn, developed by Indigo Studios and published by Firenut Games, is now available for PlayStation 5. The game focuses on its atmospheric and narrative elements.
The atmospheric narrative experience, ‘Portrait of a Torn’, is out now for the PS5
The atmospheric narrative experience 'Portrait of a Torn', developed by Indigo Studios and published by Firenut Games, is set to release on PlayStation 5 on March 5th. The game is described as an atmospheric narrative experience.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - Present Perfect Gaming
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a visually stunning walking simulator that immerses players in a mystery without hand-holding. Developed by The Astronauts, the game challenges players to piece together events through environmental clues and paranormal abilities, offering a narrative experience that prioritizes story over complex gameplay. This review revisits the 2014 title, finding its unique approach to storytelling and interpretation compelling.
