Exclusive announcement and exciting news about Daedalic’s current and future lineup in Cologne, Germany
At this year’s gamescom, Daedalic thus presents its largest lineup ever. Never before has Daedalic presented so many games in the course of one fair.
At gamescom 2016 in Cologne, you can find Daedalic Entertainment in the Business Area (hall 3.2, booth #A30 and #B31) and in the Entertainment Area (hall 5.2, booth #D074).
At this year’s gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Daedalic Entertainment and Daylight Studios from Singapore present their joint project Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!, a roguelike space adventure. Furthermore, Daedalic presents news about its current and future lineup.
Furthermore, Silence and Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun can be played by consumers in the Entertainment Area:
Silence will be featured at the Nordic Games booth (hall 8.1, booth #020)
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun can be found at the TeamSpeak booth (hall 10.1, booth #B030)
Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!
The latest project of Daedalic Entertainment is the roguelike space adventure Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!, which is being developed by Daylight Studios from Singapore. Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is set in a spud filled universe. Players explore hundreds of different planets and thereby get to meet different alien potato races to fight and to negotiate with and engage in epic battles with space pirates and intergalactic veggies.
Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! will be released in Q4 2016 for PC, Mac and Linux.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, the tactical game with stealth elements from Daedalic Entertainment and Mimimi Productions, will be exclusively playable for the first time at gamescom in Cologne.
The game is a special take on the genre: it takes place during the Edo-Era of Japan in 1615. Within a playtime of roughly 25 hours, 5 characters will face challenging missions, each protagonist with their own special field of expertise. Only if you know the positive and negative qualities of your characters and play tactically and with finesse, will you master the challenges ahead.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is scheduled for release in Q4 2016 for PC, Mac, Linux as well as PlayStation4 and Xbox One.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun can be found at the TeamSpeak booth (hall 10.1, booth #B030).
Silence
Silence is a modern adventure that takes players into the fantastic world of Silence, a picturesque world between life and death. In about 12 playable hours, elaborately designed 3D characters meet opulent 2D backgrounds. Three playable characters guide the players through the mystical world. In addition to new characters, there will also be a reunion with old friends.
Silence will be released in Q4 2016 for PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One and Playstation 4.
Silence will be featured by Eurovideo at the Nordic Games booth (hall 8.1, booth #020).
Crazy Machines 3
Crazy Machines 3 is the newest installment of the award winning Physics-Puzzle series and is presented by Daedalic Entertainment and FAKT Software. The game is based on the successful concept of Crazy Machines, with brand new gameplay and community features and hyper-realistic simulation elements, making it the most progressive and extensive puzzle-and-physics game of all time.
Crazy Machines 3 is scheduled for release for PC, Mac and Linux. The official release date will be announced tomorrow.
State of Mind
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller written by Martin Ganteföhr, who’s already established as a writer of outstanding games. The dystopian 3D adventure combines two diverse explorable worlds. Various playable characters as well as realistic low poly visuals let players submerge in a gritty but realistic vision of the future.
State of Mind is scheduled for release in Q1 2017 for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The Long Journey Home
The space exploration RPG is the first project of Daedalic Entertainment Studio West and under the creative direction of Andreas Suika. In a completely procedural generated galaxy, built with the Unreal 4 Engine, players have to find their way home. Friendly – and not so friendly – aliens will aid or hinder the journey while the players have to use scarce resources and their wits as good as they can on The Long Journey Home.
The Long Journey Home is due for release in the second half of 2016 for PC and in the first half of 2017 for Xbox One and Playstation 4.
Bounty Train
Bounty Train is a historical rogue-like train simulation game from Daedalic Entertainment und Corbie Games. Players need to control a steam train in frontier America (1860 to 1870), follow trade routes between towns, fend off attackers and manage the train. Players will furthermore hire and manage personnel (including drivers, armed guards and other crew), modify their trains with various engines and wagons, and keep those trains humming by purchasing fuel.
Bounty Train is currently available in Steam’s Early Access program and will be released in Q3 2016 for PC, Mac and Linux.
AER
Daedalic Entertainment and the Swedish developer will let PAX visitors soar sky high with their mystic 3rd-Person Exploration Adventure AER. The game’s protagonist, Auk, can shapeshift into a bird at will and freely explore her world of floating islands on her quest to give new life to her home. The surreal adventure is complemented by a colorful low-poly visual style matching the serene atmosphere of the game’s world.
AER will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux in Q4 2016.
Candle
In cooperation with Teku Studios, Daedalic Entertainment publishes Candle, a Puzzle Adventure. Candle challenges players with sophisticated puzzles and traps. The special thing about this adventure, though, is not only its difficulty level but also its stunning visual style: all characters and backgrounds haven’t been created with digital media, but instead, they are hand-painted watercolor pieces, giving the game a unique character.
Candle is scheduled for release in Q3 2016 for PC, Mac and Linux.
Caravan
Daedalic Entertainment extends their portfolio and publishes another indie game. This game is Caravan, developed by it Matters Games from Berlin, who are a part of the remote control productions family.
Caravan is scheduled for worldwide digital release in Q3 2016 for PC, Mac, Linux and will be available in retail stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
About Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment, based in Hamburg, publishes and develops computer and video games for all platforms. The studio focuses on interactive literature and character and narrative-driven games like adventures and RPGs. Daedalic Entertainment has a staff of more than 160 employees, including the Writer’s Room, a team of writers unique to the German media industry.
Since May 2014, Daedalic Entertainment is part of the Bastei Lübbe group of companies. In July 2014, the publisher opend a new studio, Daedalic Entertainment West, in Düsseldorf. The studio’s first project is the Space Exploration RPG The Long Journey Home.
Daedalic won the German Developer Award 21 times („Studio of the Year“ 2009 and 2013, among others). In 2013, the studio won the prestigious German Games Award for “Best German Game” with “Chaos on Deponia”. Daedalic Entertainment is also the six-time winner of the German Video Game Award and the European Games Award.
With titles like State of Mind, Silence, The Devil’s Men and Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, Daedalic will raise the bar for the whole adventure genre. With Blackguards they also gained a reputation for creation of high quality RPG games. As a publisher, the studio is also known for releasing unique and outstanding titles like Shadow Tactics, Crazy Machines 3, Valhalla Hills and Bounty Train.
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