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Replaced is Coming to Android on December 8th
Atari and Sad Cat Studios announced that Replaced will be available on Android starting December 8th, developed by The Knights of U as part of the Google Play Games program. This port will allow cross-platform play and feature tailored touch controls. The game, which received a 7 out of 10 in our review for its visuals and combat, explores a dystopian cyberpunk world.
Alien: Isolation 2 artist says Creative Assembly has to 'recontextualize' things from the film that would 'be believable' in the game's outdoor setting, and it makes sense 'through the lens of someone from the 1970s'
Creative Assembly is developing Alien: Isolation 2 with a new outdoor colony setting, which requires recontextualizing elements from the original film and game to fit a 1970s-inspired retro-futuristic aesthetic. The team is focusing on adapting iconic designs to be believable in an outdoor environment, ensuring manufacturing techniques and materials align with the era.
Brazilian Point-and-Click Narrative Game Au Revoir Announced for Consoles
The point-and-click narrative adventure game Au Revoir, developed by Invisible Studio, is set to launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on September 17th, 2026. The game, which previously released on PC, features a neon-noir retrofuturistic setting in 2071, exploring themes of immortality, consciousness transfer, and artificial intelligence.
FZ Play trotsar rymdstormen i Orbitals
The article previews Orbitals, a two-player cooperative puzzle platformer set on a decaying space station during a cosmic storm. The game emphasizes collaboration with puzzles and challenges requiring both players to succeed, featuring a distinct retro-futuristic art style inspired by 80s and 90s Japanese anime.
Nocturne for Cyl-Hestia coming to Nintendo Switch
Spore and Sorcery announced that Nocturne for Cyl-Hestia, a narrative investigation adventure game set in a retrofuturistic city, will be released on Nintendo Switch on September 24, 2026. The game features 3D exploration, branching dialogue, investigations, and hacking puzzles, allowing players to uncover truths obscured by a controlling regime.
Deck & Conn brings Cold War corvettes to retro space in September
Deck & Conn, a retro-futuristic space tactics game, is set to launch on PC via Steam on September 1, 2026. The game features a deliberately low-tech vision of space warfare inspired by 1989 technology, where players command a nuclear-powered corvette and must manage ship systems and resources in turn-based combat. The campaign involves war patrols and distress calls, with player decisions impacting the ship's history and crew.
MoonStreet: The Playable Movie – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
MoonStreet: The Playable Movie, a 2.5D pixel narrative adventure, is opening beta sign-ups. Players control scientist Keith Klipper and his robot companion M.A.X. simultaneously to investigate a collapsing retrofuturistic city plagued by civil unrest and mysterious power outages. The game features detailed pixel art, environmental storytelling, and a jazz soundtrack.
