Devolver Direct is back for another hilarious showcase. This year we have featured the Volv-E presentation. Volv-E is a company that is completely real, not fake at all, and is committed to building games using “generative algorithms and deep learning techniques.” No real developer needed at all. What could be wrong with it?
But seriously, the 2023 Devolver Direct featured new looks for four exciting games: Baby Steps, Human Fall Flat 2, The Talos Principle 2, and Wizard With a Gun. In this roundup, we share everything you need to know about these new titles along with gameplay trailers so you can see what it looks like for yourself.
Ape Out Creator Announces Baby Steps, A Literal Walking Simulator
Baby Steps is a new game from Gabe Cuzillo, Ape Out’s Maxi Boch, and QWOP’s Bennett Foddy and stars Nate. His 35-year-old “failure” who lives in his parents’ basement and hasn’t done much in life. . Everything changes when one day he finds out that he has been transferred to another world and can walk “one foot in front of the other”.
Players not only have to perform each step for Nate, but also have to deal with the hilarious physics that make this task just a… well… walk in the park.
Baby Steps is a literal walking simulator, featuring a “fully dynamic kigurumi dirt system,” and is slated for release on PS5 and PC in 2024.
Human Fall Flat 2 officially announced as ‘under construction’
Human Fall Flat was first released in 2016, and No Brakes Games announced that Human Fall Flat 2 was officially “in development.” The game promises to be a “bigger, better, clumsier sequel” to the original, featuring new levels, customizable characters, and more. Human Fall Flat also allows players to complete puzzles on their own or with up to seven friends.
We don’t yet know exactly when Human Fall Flat 2 will release, but the new trailer shows improved visuals and how much physics-based fun players can experience at some point in the future. is introduced.
Talos Principle 2 will likely build on the original stellar foundation set from 2014
Talos Principle 2 was first unveiled at the latest PlayStation Showcase, giving fans a fresh look at the sequel to the 2014 original at Summer Game Fest. With the Talos Principle coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S in 2023, the trailer reveals that the new game “has more mind-blowing puzzles to solve, new puzzle mechanics, a richer storyline, more to reveal.” Secrets, and features “the biggest and strangest world Croteam has ever built.”
These new mechanics include Mind Transfer and Gravity Manipulation, and players will discover the history of this world, when humans fell and left robots in their image in their place. increase.
While you wait for the sequel, be sure to check out our 2014 review of The Talos Principle.
Wizard With A Gun is a survival game set in a world “invaded by chaos”
Wizard With a Gun takes place in a world “slowly invaded by chaos”, where you and your friends will have to gather resources, build bases, defeat countless enemies, and more to make the most of them. Must survive. The game is packed with different biomes, tons of powerful loot, a complete crafting system, and a sandbox just waiting to be explored.
Wizard With a Gun has released on PC and a single-player demo is available now.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @Adam Bankhurst and further Twitching.
