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  • Time-Loop Horror Meets Town Management: Curse of Resthaven Releases First Playable Demo on Steam

    Time-Loop Horror Meets Town Management: Curse of Resthaven Releases First Playable Demo on Steam

    Indie game fans, put this on your radar immediately. Rising indie publisher Digital Bandidos and Toronto-based developer Hilltop Studios (the team behind the critically acclaimed, award-winning 2024 hit Lil’ Guardsman) have officially unleashed the first playable demo for their next title, Curse of Resthaven.

    Headlining the official Six One Indie Demo Days line-up on Steam, this release marks the very first time the public can get hands-on with the gothic narrative roguelite since its reveal earlier this year.

    Here is everything you need to know about this intriguing new title and why you should download the demo today.

    What is Curse of Resthaven?

    Curse of Resthaven is a unique genre mashup that blends narrative mystery, time-loop roguelite progression, card-driven deckbuilding, and town management.

    You play as Ambrose, the newly appointed governor of a struggling island colony. You arrive at Resthaven to investigate the mysterious disappearance of your niece, Amalia, on the eve of a catastrophic event. However, there’s a catch: the island is doomed to be destroyed at the end of every cycle.

    When catastrophe strikes, a fading local goddess intervenes, casting you back in time to the moment of your arrival. With your memories intact, you must repeatedly live through the loop, using knowledge gained from past lives to break the curse.

    Core Gameplay Mechanics:

    • Interrogation & Mystery: Interrogate over 25 fully voiced, secrets-keeping NPCs, trade with merchants, and restore the colony’s failing businesses.
    • Card-Driven Expeditions: Venture past the town walls into the island’s wild interior. Build a custom deck of companion and resource cards to tackle unpredictable encounters and eldritch horrors.
    • Time-Loop Progression: Retain your knowledge between loops. Invest in permanent skill trees (Tradecraft and Fieldcraft) and take on powerful goddess boons to tailor your strategy.
    • Gothic Comic Art Style: Features hand-drawn visual novel-style artwork backed by an atmospheric, dynamic soundtrack.

    What to Expect in the Steam Demo

    While the full game will feature a 6-day cataclysmic time loop, the newly released Steam demo offers a focused, 2-day hands-on slice of the action (roughly 1 to 2 hours of playtime).

    The demo gives players a complete test run of:

    • The initial town-management economic loop.
    • The early narrative leads and character interrogations.
    • Card-based wilderness expeditions.
    • The roguelite skill progression and boon system between resets.

    Bonus Incentive: Players who complete the demo will unlock a head start in the full game, carrying over starting currency and extra skill points when Curse of Resthaven officially launches!

    How to Play

    The Curse of Resthaven demo is available to download right now on PC and Mac via Steam.

    If you’re a fan of narrative-heavy mysteries (Overboard!, In Stars and Time) mixed with deckbuilding and roguelite progression (Slay the Spire, Hades), this is definitely one to add to your Steam Wishlist.

    Find out more here

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  • “Let Them Come: Onslaught” is Here: Your New Bullet Heaven Obsession!

    “Let Them Come: Onslaught” is Here: Your New Bullet Heaven Obsession!

    Hello, survivors! If you’re a fan of heart-pounding action, endless upgrades, and that gritty, retro sci-fi vibe, buckle up. Let Them Come: Onslaught has crashed onto the scene, bringing a fresh, explosive take on the “bullet heaven” roguelite genre.

    Forget just one lane of combat—this is a full-scale, top-down alien war, and the only mission that matters is simple: survive the Onslaught until the nuclear strike wipes the slate clean.


    A Bullet Heaven with a Retro Sci-Fi Twist

    Let Them Come: Onslaught, developed by Tuatara Games and published by Digital Bandidos, takes the core survival premise of its predecessor (the original Let Them Come side-on shooter) and blasts it into a new, chaotic dimension.

    It’s a “survivors-like” game, meaning your weapons fire automatically, allowing you to focus purely on movement, positioning, and strategic upgrade choices. But what truly sets it apart is its unique flavour:

    • Gritty, Retro Aesthetics: The game perfectly blends a 3D, top-down perspective with 2D sprite enemies and a PSX-era art style, creating a distinctly ’80s and ’90s sci-fi action movie atmosphere.
    • Synthwave Soundtrack: Driving all the chaos is a pulse-pounding, original synth soundtrack by Cartridge 87, ensuring every alien swarm is battled to an absolutely banging beat.

    Crafting the Perfect, Devastating Build

    Survival in Onslaught isn’t about raw skill alone; it’s about crafting the ultimate loadout and making clever choices under pressure.

    As you obliterate the relentless alien hordes, you’ll level up and gain access to an ever-expanding arsenal of over-the-top, classic sci-fi weaponry:

    • Weapons of Mass Destruction: Unleash flamethrowers, orbital strikes, photon sabres, military drones, and more. You can stack up to five active weapons, and each can be upgraded multiple times, creating devastating synergies.
    • Deep Roguelite Progression: Between runs, you invest your hard-earned rewards into an Armoury upgrade system, permanently boosting your power, unlocking new perks, and refining your strategy for the next desperate fight.
    • Choose Your Survivor: Start as the Soldier with a tactical dash ability, or unlock the Psychic for a powerful area-of-effect Mind Blast. Each survivor forces a unique approach to the fight.

    The Planet Itself Wants You Dead

    The alien swarm is only part of the problem. Your 20-minute struggle for survival takes place across procedurally generated stages in four distinct worlds, each featuring dynamic environmental hazards.

    Keep an eye out for more than just the horde! You’ll need to dodge:

    • Lightning Strikes
    • Volcanic Eruptions
    • Hull Breaches (in the space environments)

    Savvy players can even lure enemies into these environmental traps to turn the deadly world to their advantage. Add to that optional random missions for vital rewards and colossal towering bosses that appear just before the final countdown, and no two runs will ever truly be the same.

    Let Them Come: Onslaught is a high-octane, challenging, and stylish take on the bullet heaven formula. If you’re looking for an intense, deeply replayable action roguelite with a stellar aesthetic and a soundtrack to slay to, your new obsession has arrived.

    Let Them Come: Onslaught is available now on PC (Steam) and consoles (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S).

    Let Them Come: Onslaught – https://tuataragames.com

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  • Soulstone Survivors launching on PC and consoles

    Soulstone Survivors launching on PC and consoles

    Rise up from the ashes of a battle to take up the fight with thousands of enemies in the Soulstone Survivors game. This game already has millions of players and it is coming to consoles and PC for everyone to get excited about. This game features 22 playable characters, become a god, conquer the void king, increase the risk and then reap the rewards. Unleash the chaos now!

    To find out more about the Soulstone Survivors game, go to the official game website here http://www.soulstonesurvivors.com or go to the games page on Steam here https://shorturl.at/GhGGB

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  • Soulstone Survivors demo game out now

    Soulstone Survivors demo game out now

    The battle to end all battles awaits players in the Soulstone Survivors game, where monsters are ravishing the world and only a god can stop them in their tracks. Battling the hordes is not the only thing here, there is, of course, the Lords of the Void to take on too. Only then will you be honoured with the god like status. There is a demo available for the Soulstone Survivors and the game will be launching on consoles and PC on the 17th of June.

    To find out more about the Soulstone Survivors game, go to the official game website here http://www.soulstonesurvivors.com or go to the game’s page on Steam here https://shorturl.at/HznqH

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