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Throwback Lovecraftian Shooter ‘Forgive Me Father’, Surreal ‘A Wake Inn: Rebooked’ Unveiling Demos Next Month During Steam Next Fest
With Steam Next Fest right around the corner, genre fans will no doubt be in heaven. Among the titles releasing demos, the Lovecraftian-tinged Forgive Me Father and the surreal A Wake Inn: Rebooked will be exhibiting their wares during the event, which kicks off on October 1.
1C Entertainment’s Forgive Me Father is a stylized shooter that will actually release in Early Access via Steam on October 26, so you won’t have to wait much longer after the demo. The story goes that you take on the role of a priest or a journalist, and must try to keep your sanity about you as you make your way through a mad world filled with nightmarish creatures, trying to make sense of it all.
1C Entertainment also dropped a new trailer ahead of time to get fans psyched for the demo.
Meanwhile, a port of the original A Wake Inn, A Wake Inn: Rebooked is a redesigned version of the original without the VR enhancements, but still holding onto those creepy visuals. The VR Bros team is still hard at work on getting the game ready for release, so no trailer for this one.
However, the devs will have a special livestream of of their demo walkthrough on October 1, complete with commentary from the team. You can keep tabs on their official Twitter for the start time.
In A Wake Inn: Rebooked, you assume the role of a wheelchair-bound mannequin that’s trapped in the art deco Silver Inn Hotel that’s filled with an army of living dolls. You’ve got to find out who you are, why you ended up in the hotel, and just who the mysterious voice is that’s guiding you.
Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year.
Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date TBA.
Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the characters from the 1991 cartoon “Toxic Crusaders” back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players.
In the game, “When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest and ugliest hope for survival! Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four-players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!
“Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!”
Considering this is set in Tromaville, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see more Troma characters beyond the Crusaders here. Toxic Crusaders will also feature fully voice-acted motion comic cutscenes, featuring voice acting by TeamFourStar, industry veterans, and of course, Troma actors.
Check out the gameplay demo below for a closer look at the Toxic Crusaders in action.
Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to Xbox Series X + S, Playstation 4 + 5, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store. But you can wishlist on Steam in the meantime.
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