Video Games
‘Devil’s Hunt’ Developer Reportedly Shut Down, Abandoning In-Development Console Versions
If you were looking for a console release of Layopi Games’ third-person action hack n’ slasher Devil’s Hunt, you might be out of luck. In fact, according to PPE, a Polish gaming news site, Layopi Games has shut down.
Released last September on PC, Devil’s Hunt was the debut game from the Polish studio. The Warsaw-based team had been working on console ports, but now according to multiple anonymous tips from a number of the team’s developers, they had not been paid in months. Furthermore, according to the report, when staff went to work on Friday, they found their disks empty, with their belongings having been thrown out.
Further indication of trouble comes from the lack of updates over at Layopi Games’ official Twitter, which has been dormant since around the release of the game. Its most recent activity act was a retweet promoting the game on October 1. Conversely, the game’s Steam page last had an update back in January, announcing Trading Cards, Badges, Emoticons and Backgrounds for players.
Based on the novel, Equilibrium, by author Pawel Lesniak, Devil’s Hunt involves a full-fledged war between Angels and Demons, with our world as the proposed battleground. You are Desmond, the sole factor that can tilt the scales in favour of one of the opposing party, be it demons or angels. Currently, the title has a “mixed” rating on Steam, with a score of 47 on Metacritic.
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Explore a Mysterious Island for Lost Riches in Co-Op Horror Adventure ‘Treasure Cove’ [Trailer]
Not to be confused with the 1992 educational sidescroller, Team5 has revealed the Steam page for its upcoming co-op title, Treasure Cove. Launching later this fall, this survival horror title sees you and your friends set out to explore a mysterious island in search of lost treasures. Of course, it’s never than simple, as exploring the island reveals more than you or your friends were expecting.
Details are still to come on the gameplay loop, but the basics for Treasure Cove have you and your squad navigating the island with a map and proximity voice chat in classic treasure-hunting style, with various gadgets to assist you in your search. Once you think you’ve found the spot, you start digging, and if you’ve read the map correctly, you’re rewarded with riches.
But as you might expect, digging up the treasure, extracting it and making it back to your boat isn’t so simple. Creatures are lurking in the darkness, and once they spot you, you’re on the run. Your only way of defense is to use your light, but even then, when you’re lugging around cursed treasure, you’re not safe for long. You and your team will need to keep quiet in order to avoid detection and survive.
If you do make it out alive, you can sell your treasures and buy better equipment for the next hunt.
Currently, the devteam is planning to have a playtest in the future, for which you can head over to the official site to sign up for the mailing list for when it arrives.