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Voyage (Xbox One) Review with stream
A cinematic gameplay experience, Voyage isn’t about high-action, killing things, or saving the world. Instead, the player is treated to a single player or co-op two-hour narrative that feels like you are playing a watercolor painting. With no story, background, UI, or text, the player is just thrown into the game and left to figure […]
Please, Touch The Artwork (Switch) Review
Another unique release by Nakana.io, Please, Touch The Artwork stands out in their library of experience-driven titles. Instead of telling a deep story or providing a different type of gameplay experience, this touchscreen based puzzle game is a casual outing that leans into the modern art aesthetic. It is important to mention that this digital […]
Nakana.io set to release unique game Please, Touch The Artwork on Switch – demo too
Niche publisher Nakana.io have today released a playable demo of Please, Touch The Artwork on Nintendo Switch – entirely designed and developed by one Belgian man, Thomas Waterzooi. Scheduled to release on eShop on September 3rd, 2022, this game already obtained many awards for its innovative blend of modern art, puzzle mechanics and poetic storytelling. […]
The Mooseman (XSX) Review with stream
The Mooseman, now available on XSX and PS5 with visual enhancements over the original release, is a game that is much more focused on the narrative and overall experience than the actual gameplay. It is not bad, just different. Because this game is so far out there, it feels like a Nakana.io title when in […]
StilStand (PS4) Review with stream
Developed by the small team at Niila Games and published by Nakana.io, a publisher who focuses on games that provide a message with experimental experiences, StilStand is a dark interactive novel about a girl struggling with depression, loneliness, and anxiety. This narrative-heavy adventure is bound to hit close to home for some players and definitely […]
Interactive graphic novel Stilstand coming to PS4 and Switch in early November
The award-winning game, Stilstand, is a haunting and darkly comedic interactive graphic novel following the grim yet hopeful journey of one woman trying to stay afloat in Copenhagen through a summer riddled with anxiety and loneliness. Stilstand is a deeply personal project coming directly from Ida Hartmann’s existential crisis as she finished her degree. The […]
Lydia (PS4) Review with Stream (full playthrough with Platinum Trophy)
Nakana.io is a different game publisher because they release games that put a heavy focus on story, narrative, and creating a memorable experience that lasts after the console is powered off. Lydia is another game worthy to be placed in the Nakana.io library as its focuses on a child’s youth, struggling with the alcoholism of […]
Experimental adventure Lydia now available on PS4
How may a resenting and alcoholic household affect a little girl full of imagination? Lydia is an interactive experience with a strong and dark climate set by emotional graphics, music and dialogues. The story is based on real events of some of the developers’ lives. The narrative makes no compromise and gives a lot of […]
A Night At The Races (Switch) Review
Mixing an unconventional narrative with twitch, high-speed gameplay is a unique combo that A Night At The Races fully embraces. This mixture of pacing yields a distinct experience, one that falls in line with Nakana.io’s library of stand-out titles. Developed by Mushy Jukebox, players assume the role of a lone resident living like Neo before […]
A Night at the Races will be released this week on Switch – trailer here
Made by Mushy Jukebox, A Night at the Races is a unique title where you actually play as a player who tries to win a challenging arcade game tournament, grab the prize money and escape their real life struggles. There are online leaderboards, global and for each of the 200+ levels. A Night at the […]
Mythic Ocean (Xbox One) Review with stream
Whenever Nakana.io is set to publish a new title, I get a little excited because I know the experience is going to be different, hand crafted, and one that carries a message larger than the sum of its parts. Developed by Paralune, Mythic Ocean is essentially a multiple choice dialog simulator with minor exploration dispersed […]
Mythic Ocean release date announced, demo now available on Switch – trailer here
Mythic Ocean by Nakana.io is coming to Nintendo Switch (July 02), PS4 & Xbox One (date TBA)! A Free Demo is now available on Nintendo eShop. MAKE CHOICES THAT SHAPE THE COSMOS Narrative Exploration – through deep conversations with gods, your choices influence the fate of the universe. Diverse, peaceful underwater environments. Meet tons of […]
Cosmic Top Secret (Xbox One) Review
Nakana.io has made a name for themselves by releasing odd games, usually focusing on a story with an emotional theme. Inifini and Arrog, in comparison, are bizarre experiences but the newly released Cosmic Top Secret might just be their strangest release yet. Ok, are you ready for this? This is going to sound made up […]
Nakana.io will release Cosmic Top Secret on Switch, PS4, and Xbox One in May 2021
Nakana.io is going to release Cosmic Top Secret on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One on May 21. This game is based on real world Cold War events. Was your Dad an actual spy during the Cold War? Just how close did we get from nuclear war? Winner at A MAZE. & IndieCade, this autobiographical […]
Journey of the Broken Circle (Xbox One) Review
Originally released in Fall 2020 on the Switch eShop, Journey of the Broken Circle is an emotional puzzle platformer that should be put in the same category of atmospheric games like Journey, Flower, or Limbo. At its heart, the player simply needs to reach to the other side of the screen but the story and […]
Journey of the Broken Circle coming to PS4 and Xbox One soon
Nakana.io announced that Journey of the Broken Circle will be available on PS4 and Xbox One starting March 12, 2021. You can check out my review of the Switch version of Journey of the Broken Circle here. Not only has this game been acknowledged as a hit indie game by receiving awards, I also enjoyed […]
Arrog (PS4/PS5) Review
Nakana.io has made a name for themselves by publishing unconventional games. Their library of stand-out titles focus on the experience, telling stories through an artistic presentation while introducing experimental gameplay. In other words, their games are super weird and they are better for it. Check out Journey of the Broken Circle as another example. Arrog […]
Developer insights on Arrog (PS4)
Releasing on February 5, 2021, Arrog is Nakana.io’s first PS4 (also playable on PS5) release. This brief narrative features hand drawn art and a few puzzle segments without a user interface. The developers released some details about this upcoming experimental game. “Visuals: The places with the black background are the Peruvian Jungle (Amazonian rainforest). The […]
Arrog explores the dreams of a dying person – PS4/PS5 trailer here
Made by Peruvian developers LEAP Game Studios and Hermanos Magia, Arrog is going to be published by Warsaw-based Nakana.io on Sony PlayStation 4 & 5 on Friday, the 5th of February and will cost $3. The meaningful dreams of a dying person… Explore and decipher the enigmatic subconscious of someone who must learn to accept […]
Journey of the Broken Circle (Switch) Review
Although Journey of the Broken Circle has simple but compelling gameplay, a soft color palette that is always pleasing, and a memorable bitter-sweet emotional story, its main focus is on its message that is bigger than the sum of its parts. Even though the player is controlling a Pac-Man shaped circle through physics-based platforming challenges, […]
Journey of the Broken Circle on Switch will be free for previous nakana.io purchasers
Lovable Hat Cults whimsical puzzle platformer Journey of the Broken Circle launches on September 18th on Steam for €8 / $9.99 / £7.20 and on Nintendo Switch for €8 / $8 / £7.20 via the eShop. As an added bonus, for 3 days after launch, owners of any games published by nakana.io can claim the Switch version […]
Journey of the Broken Circle coming to Switch September 18, 2020
In this narrative platformer about life, love, fulfillment and existentialism, you play an incomplete Circle that will gain new powers by entering into relationships with special characters met along the way. Journey of the Broken Circle is a game about falling in love and falling out of love. This is a game by Nakana.io. It […]
nakana.io’s next game is Journey of the Broken Circle and will be available in September 2020
Nakana.io announced Journey of the Broken Circle will launch this September on Switch, PC, and iOS. It’s a story-driven platformer about relationships and feelings in general, where forming a couple with a new character gives the player new abilities to progress.
Infini (Switch) Review
A surreal perspective driven puzzler, Infini is easily one of the trippiest games you can ever play. Caught somewhere between a fever dream and a toxin induced coma, this is an original puzzler that will tease your brain as much as it will creep you out. This is going to sound really dumb but you […]