The retailer acknowledges that older games are becoming increasingly hard to find – in fact, the Video Game History Foundation estimates that 87% of games from before 2010 are now lost. To combat this, the retailer recently started the GOG Preservation Program to safeguard as many games as possible, and is now expanding those efforts to ensure these games remain playable for the future.
Microtopia is a new automation game from Cordyceps Collective and Goblinz Publishing that lets you build and manage a colony of robot ants. The game features a distinct futuristic style and challenges you to design efficient transport systems, explore diverse environments, and grow your settlement. Ultimately, your mission is to reproduce – creating new queen ants to fly off and establish colonies in new areas, continuing the cycle of life.
Here’s the details, directly from the official blog:
The first big expansion for Throne and Liberty, Wilds of Talandre, will be available to all players for free on March 6th. The developers say it will offer exciting new challenges and ways to customize your gameplay. With new areas, dungeons, and an improved weapon system, Talandre is set to significantly enhance the game for everyone!
So, this is technically a second remaster, following the strangely altered port of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 released on PlayStation 3 back in 2009. But let’s ignore that one and talk about Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, which was surprisingly announced during the January Xbox Showcase. Revisiting the game after playing it when it first came out 16 years ago – and pretending Sigma never happened – I realized how bizarre and disconnected the story actually is.
You can watch the new trailer below, and find a complete list of updates on the official blog here: [link].
This game is a funny, fast-paced 2D action game where you play as a clumsy wizard’s apprentice. You’ll join a quirky wizarding group, learn cool spells, battle enemies, and explore ever-changing dungeons all to save the world from falling into chaos.
Rift of the NecroDancer is a rhythm game where you score points by pressing buttons to the beat, but it also has a story mode! You play as Cadence, who gets pulled into another dimension and must defeat monsters using the power of music to survive. She meets other characters – both old friends and former enemies – who are also trapped, and together you need to find a way back home. The story mode is a great way to learn the game, introducing songs in a good order, and while the story isn’t deeply emotional, the cutscenes are pleasant and don’t interrupt the gameplay.
The game will be released on PC through Steam and GOG on February 11th. It will cost €14.99, but will be 10% off for the first two weeks.
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