PAX WEST 2021: OUR RAVEN FAVS

Aron's Gift is an action-adventure role-playing game created by Joe and Kristin Shiraef of Inktale Studios. Aron’s Gift is a beautiful world filled with great character designs and fully hand-painted backgrounds. Aron’s Gift is coming soon to Steam and PlayStation 4.

Blacksmith Bay is an indie action RPG and dungeon-crawling crafting simulator published and developed by 562 Interactive. Build your own shop, craft weapons, and gain rapport to fight for the town of Port Pleasant. Blacksmith Bay is set to release in 2022 on Steam.

Cursed to Golf is a “golf-like” rogue-like adventure developed by Chuhai Labs and published by Thunderful Publishing. Escape from golf purgatory, bring yourself back to life, and become a Golfing Legend by playing eighteen holes of golf with obstacles and traps. Cursed to Golf is coming soon to PC and Switch in 2022.

Dwerve is a dungeon-crawling tower defense RPG published by Half Human Games and Electronic Sheep Games. Dwerve is a story about a young dwarf tinkerer who must reclaim the ancient dwarf ruins from trolls and Queen Vandra The Wicked with quirky turrets and traps. Dwerve is set to release in 2022 on Nintendo Switch and Steam.

The Great Gaias is a Final Fantasy-like adventure RPG influenced by Dungeons & Dragons and developed and published by Horizon’s End, Inc. Play through over 60+ hours of gameplay with seventeen playable characters, 200 abilities to learn, and multiple endings. The Great Gaias is available now on PC and Mac.

Republic of Jungle is an online formatted social deduction game developed and published by Gerdoo Games. In a party of 5-10 players, you must either tear down the political establishment or keep it strong. Choose a political bent--are you a Loyalist or a Leaker? Republic of Jungle is aimed at a full release in Spring 2022 on Steam.

Human Apocalypse is an adventure horror game developed and published by Euphoric Brothers. In a post-post-apocalyptic world, a zombie outbreak has been stomped out by humanity and a cure for zombieism has been found. The only problem: the ex-zombies are still green. Experience the social horrors of what it means to be an ex-zombie in life after the apocalypse. A free demo is already out and Human Apocalypse is set to release in 2021 on Steam.

Lake is a story-rich adventure game developed by Gamious and published by Whitethorn Digital. Set in 1986, our protagonist, Meredith Weiss, sets off for her hometown of Providence Oaks to take a break from the big city. Helping her father, the local mailman, she interacts with acquaintances new and old. It’s up to you to decide what she does on her two-week vacation. Lake is available now on Steam, Epic Games, and Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

My Time at Sandrock is a building and life sim, and the sequel to My Time at Portia published by P&M Studios. My Time at Sandrock has a more western feel than its predecessor but includes many nods to the past game. The game focuses on creating furniture items, rebuilding the town of Sandrock, building relationships with characters, mining, fighting, and the cutest Critter Creature mini-game. The alpha for My Time at Sandrock is set to release in late 2021.

Spirit of Midnight is a point-and-click adventure mystery game published and developed by Good Badger. Play as a house cat who encounters a peculiar spirit and must set off on an adventure full of mystery and bizarre and intelligent creatures. Spirit of Midnight is set to release on Steam in 2022.

Squish is a local multiplayer platformer developed by Grave Rave Games and published by PM Studios, Inc. With an unlikely blend of party brawling and falling-block puzzling, up to four players must use falling debris to crush the competition and be the last one standing. Squish is set to release in 2022 on Steam and Nintendo Switch.

The Wild at Heart is a story-rich puzzle-solving strategy RPG published by Humble Games and developed by Moonlight Kids. Play as two precocious kids fleeing from a difficult situation in a mystifying and concealed domain. Trek through deep woods full of bizarre creatures and evil guardians. The Wild at Heart is available now on Steam and Xbox One.

Drinks with Frenemies is a social card game and the first release from Be Game LLC. It is reminiscent of classic drinking games and games like Cards Against Humanity. Created as a party game that can be played with or without drinking, Drinks with Frenemies aims to sabotage your friends with embarrassing, difficult, or flat-out silly tasks. Drinks with Frenemies is already released, with different base game and booster packs to customize your gameplay to be more family-friendly, explicit, or not safe for work.

SnaileeYo! is a kawaii-influenced 3D platformer with inspirations from Super Mario and Dragon Quest. Created by BeZenYo!, SnaileeYo! is currently available as a mobile game in alpha, but the two-person team is working on both an update set for September 2021 and a console version of SnaileeYo for the future. The mobile version features just the platformer levels, with hidden crystals and future capabilities for character customization. The console version is reminiscent of Dragon Quest, more open world-focused, with gated areas that unlock new platform levels as mini-games. BeZenYo!’s mission is to create non-violent yet challenging games, and their readily available mobile game SnaileeYo! does just that.