Annapurna Interactive Archives

Annapurna Interactive & Simogo Announce New Multi-Year Partnership
Simogo and Annapurna Interactive announced this week that the two have come together for a new multi-year partnership The basics idea is that the two will work together to develop and publish games across multiple platforms After already having success with Sayonara Wild Hearts, both companies are looking to further that partnership How long the[...]
Annapurna Interactive Reveals New Trailer For "Maquette"
Annapurna Interactive revealed a brand new trailer at PAX East for their upcoming puzzle game Maquette, developed by Graceful Decay The company gave very little information about the game beyond what's in the trailer The best we can glean from it is that the world you explore is based on sketches drawn up between the[...]
"Florence" is Making the Jump From Mobile to Switch and PC
Credit: Annapurna Interactive Looking for a romantic game to play in time for Valentine's Day? Annapurna Interactive announced that developer Mountains' interactive narrative title Florence is making its way to both Nintendo Switch and PC this month. The game, which first debuted on iOS and Android in February 2018, is now expanding to additional platforms It follows[...]
Annapurna Interactive Announces "Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition" Release Date
Annapurna Interactive and Cardboard Computer announced today when we'll finally see Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition be released The game will officially be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on January 28th, 2020 What's more, we got confirmation that the final chapter, Chapter V, will be released on the same date for[...]
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Annapurna Interactive and iam8bit have announced this week that they will be producing a vinyl soundtrack for the upcoming game Wattam Along with it will be three specially designed physical PS4 copies for fans to choose from The pre-orders will be available starting on Thursday, December 12th at 10 a.m PDT Sadly, the soundtracks won't[...]
Annapurna Interactive Announces "The Artful Escape" Coming In 2020
During XO19, we got a couple different announcements from Annapurna Interactive, including one for their game The Artful Escape Just looking at this game feels like a drug trip as it was created by Australian developer Beethoven & Dinosaur You'll jump into the role of performer Francis Vendetti on the eve of his first performance[...]
Annapurna Interactive & Variable State Unveil Last Stop At XO19
During XO19 in London, Annapurna Interactive and Variable State revealed their latest adventure coming to the Xbox One with Last Stop The game explores three different storylines all tied into each other in different ways The game fittingly enough takes place in present-day London as you will experience three different stories from a set of[...]
Annapurna Interactive Announces "Wattam" For PS4 In December
Annapurna Interactive and Funomena announced today that Wattam now has an official release date for both the PS4 and the Epic Games Store The news came out on the PlayStation Blog that it will be released on December 17th, 2019 Along with the news came an interview with the creator Keita Takahashi, as well as[...]
"Outer Wilds" Receives A PS4 Release Date This Month
Annapurna Interactive announced earlier today that they would finally be releasing Outer Wilds on the PS4, and it's coming out this month If you're not familiar with it, the game is an open-world mystery title about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop You launch yourself into space to figure out how to[...]
Annapurna Interactive Announces "Wattam" For PS4 In December
Today during Sony's State Of Play livestream, Annapurna Interactive announced that Wattam would be headed to the PS4 this December Following the news from PAX West that the game would be an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC, we now know the game will be released for the PlayStation 4 this holiday season However, the[...]
Annapurna Interactive Announces "Ashen" Release For Multiple Platforms
This morning, Annapurna Interactive announced that it would officially be releasing Ashen on Steam, PS4, and the Nintendo Switch The game originally came out in December 2018 for Xbox One as well as the Epic Games Store as an exclusive to PC at the time Now it will be hitting all the other platforms for[...]
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The second game we tried out at Annapurna Interactive's booth at PAX West 2019 was a 5-v-5 game known simply as Due Process The game plays a lot like Rainbow Six Siege, in that you have a team of five attackers and five defenders with specific goals around a single location One side is the[...]
Annapurna Interactive Announces "If Found..." an Upcoming Visual Novel
Annapurna Interactive will be publishing a new visual novel, If Found… in 2020 The game was created by Llaura Ash McGee and a small independent studio based in Dublin, called Dreamfeel. If Found… is a compelling and intense exploration of family, community, connection, and isolation The game features beautiful, hand-drawn art by Liadh Young, and an electronic soundtrack[...]
Annapurna Interactive Reveal “Telling Lies” Release Date
Annapurna Interactive released new details over the weekend about the release of Telling Lies, as it's coming out a lot sooner than expected The game will be coming to PC on Steam, as well as iOS and Android on August 23rd, with pre-orders happening right now on App Store The game was developed by Sam[...]
“12 Minutes” is Less “Hitman”, More Escape Room
12 Minutes is an Annapurna Interactive title that requires to player to play the same day over and over in order to solve a mystery It's Groundhog Day in a microcosm As you'd expect of a game with a hard reset timer, the point is to keep playing until you have enough clues to stop[...]
A Bloody Groundhog Day: We Played "12 Minutes" At E3 2019
Developed by Annapurna Interactive, the game has you playing a husband just coming home from work where your wife has a special surprise for you during dinner The minute you enter the door, you are now caught in a 12-minute loop of time where if you don't stop events from occurring as they play out,[...]
Journey Is Coming To The Epic Games Store in June 2019
Some cool news from That Gaming Company and Annapurna Interactive today as Journey will be making its way over to the Epic Games Store next month The official date for the game is June 6th, but not only will it be released to a new audience, it's getting an overhaul with 4K graphics, haunting music, and what the[...]
Outer Wilds Officially Coming to Xbox One and Epic Games Store in May
Annapurna Interactive and Mobius Digital have announced that Outer Wilds will be coming this month to the Epic Games Store and Xbox One The game will officially launch on May 30th, as you find yourself exploring new regions of space in a rocket ship that looks like it could break at any minute while trying[...]
Finding The Combat Beat in Sayonara Wild Hearts at PAX East 2019
We had a chance to visit the Annapurna Interactive booth at PAX East this year, and the one game we really wanted to try was Sayonara Wild Hearts Ever since the game got a reveal back at The Game Awards in December, we've been interested to see just how it plays The game is essentially[...]
TELLING LIES | Teaser Trailer
This week, Annapurna Interactive and Sam Barlow decided to release a teaser trailer for their upcoming indie sim Telling Lies If you're not familiar with Barlow, he created Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and now he's created this new game described as an "investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling" The cast for the[...]
Heart Machine Releases a New Reveal Trailer for Solar Ash Kingdom
Annapurna Interactive and Heart Machine have revealed their latest game to be in development with a trailer for Solar Ash Kingdom The game is set in a surreal world, as you can see from the trailer below, that is filled with characters and mystery as to how things work, which you will need to navigate[...]
Annapurna Interactive's Ashen is Now Live, Donut County Coming Soon
credit//Annapurna Interactive Annapurna Interactive and A4's Ashen went live during The Game Awards last night, though the announcement was pretty heavily overshadowed by the barrage of game announcements and reveals that came during the award show. Ashen is A4's take on a brutal action RPG in the vein of Dark Souls, though with a very distinct visual flare[...]
Annapurna Interactive Announces Sayonara Wild Hearts
Annapurna Interactive dropped a brand new trailer during The Game Awards in the pre-show this year called Sayonara Wild Hearts By the looks of things, it appears you're going to have an interactive music battle game for the Nintendo Switch, but not a lot was really revealed about how the game will play But damn, does[...]
Bringing Light Back to a Darkened World in Ashen at PAX West
The last game we got to mess with at Annapurna Interactive's booth was a brand new game called Ashen This game has a pretty cool mythology behind the story as it talks about how there used to be three different people who enjoyed the light before it was snuffed out Only recently has it started to[...]
Space and Time Mess With Us in Outer Wilds at PAX West
We got to spend a little time with Annapurna Interactive at PAX West this year, and the first of two games we checked out was Outer Wilds This was a rather interesting title that had a cool concept about it I didn't get much of what was happening storyline wise, but what I got was pretty[...]
Gorogoa is Coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Next Week
Comprised of lavishly illustrated panels that players arrange and combine in imaginative ways to solve puzzles, Gorogoa's gameplay is impeccably simple, yet satisfyingly complex. To commemorate the console launch announcement, publisher Annapurna Interactive released the following trailer. https://youtu.be/O4O8mbJXneYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Gorogoa – Launch Trailer | PS4 (https://youtu.be/O4O8mbJXneY) [...]
Due Process pax east
Annapurna Interactive has officially revealed their latest game after showing it off to press and attendees of PAX East this past weekend Giant Enemy Crab's Due Process is a tactical 5v5 shooter with a focus on planning and teamwork that rewards communication with teammates, allows players to draw a "playbook" directly onto the map during the planning[...]
Donut County
Annapurna Interactive and Ben Esposito's Donut County has been an indie game to watch for quite some time now The concept itself is supremely fascinating — in Donut County you control what is essentially a mobile sinkhole… that grows as it consumes objects Essentially it's a puzzle game, but the gameplay is different than your usual[...]
PAX East 2018: Annapurna's Ashen is Indie Dark Souls Meets Journey
Annapurna Interactive and Aurora44's Ashen was described to me as an indie version of Dark Souls meets Thatgamecompany's co-op indie hit Journey After playing Ashen at PAX East, I fully agree with that assessment The game does allow you to link up with a friend, but otherwise just quietly pairs you with another random player[...]