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  • Enter the Basement If You Dare: Kingsway Creator Unveils ‘Bad House’

    Enter the Basement If You Dare: Kingsway Creator Unveils ‘Bad House’

    If you spent hours organising mock Windows OS windows to slay monsters in Kingsway, get ready for another delightfully twisted spin on PC gaming formats. Solo developer Andrew Morrish, the creative mind behind Kingsway and Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe, has officially partnered with indie publisher The Arcade Crew (Drop Duchy, Abyssus) to reveal Bad House—a genre-blending, auto-battling dungeon crawler coming to PC.

    The premise sounds simple enough: you’ve just moved into a brand-new home. The previous tenant left behind a few personal belongings, and management says they’re all yours to claim. There is, however, one catch… stay out of the basement.

    Naturally, you’re going to go down there anyway.

    What Lurks Beneath?

    Bad House pairs auto-battler mechanics with classic roguelike risk-and-reward extraction. Underneath your seemingly cosy new abode lies an ever-shifting, ever-expanding basement populated by demons, skeletons, bats, and other hostile entities.

    Here is what you can expect when you step into your new fixer-upper:

    • Strategic Auto-Battles: Combat happens automatically once you enter a room. Success depends entirely on your setup. You will combine character skills with weapons, spells, traps, bombs, and summons that you’ve strategically hidden around the environment to wipe out waves of enemies.
    • Diverse Playstyles: Choose from unique character builds suited to your preferred combat style. Swap between melee strikes and elemental magic with Blake, harness high-crit blood magic with Rory, or stalk through the shadows to poison targets with Lou.
    • High-Stakes Extraction: As you clear rooms and descend deeper into the basement, you’ll earn upgrades and unlock powerful abilities. But beware: the further you push, the deadlier the residents become. You can choose to gamble it all for legendary loot or extract early to safely bank your treasures in your upstairs storage box.
    • A Treasure Trove of Leftovers: From swords, shields, and body armour to amulets, rings, and magic wands, the previous tenant left an entire arsenal behind. Just don’t expect management to reimburse you if you lose your gear deep in the subterranean abyss.

    A Proven Indie Lineup

    With Andrew Morrish’s signature knack for innovative, systems-driven game design and The Arcade Crew’s stellar track record of publishing standout indie hits, Bad House is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing strategy titles on the horizon.

    PC players can look forward to exploring the mysteries of the basement when Bad House launches on Steam. Be sure to add it to your Steam wishlist and keep an eye out for an upcoming playable demo!

    Find out more here

    #BadHouse #AndrewMorrish #TheArcadeCrew #IndieGames #GamingNews #PCGaming #AutoBattler #Steam #IndieDev #TechMash

  • Dark Camelot Awaits: Wardens of Avalon Drops Fresh Gameplay Trailer

    Dark Camelot Awaits: Wardens of Avalon Drops Fresh Gameplay Trailer

    Developer Runes Studio and publisher The Arcade Crew (Drop Duchy, Abyssus) have officially unveiled brand-new footage for Wardens of Avalon, offering gamers a deeper look at its dark Arthurian setting, tactical action RPG combat, and co-op survival mechanics.

    The newly released gameplay footage highlights what players can expect from this top-down, 1–4 player ARPG ahead of its upcoming PC release next year.

    A Fallen Legend and Corrupted Knights

    Set in a grim reimagining of Arthurian lore, Wardens of Avalon thrusts players into a world where the legendary Knights of the Round Table have fallen to corruption, leaving King Arthur’s legacy in ruins. Chosen by Morgan Pendragon herself, you step into the boots of the newly formed Twilight Knights.

    Your mission is simple yet formidable: venture out from the remnants of your keep, purge the land of dark forces, and rebuild Camelot from the ashes.

    Key Features & Gameplay Highlights

    • Classless Combat & Customisation: Ditch rigid character classes. Wardens of Avalon features a flexible progression system that lets you swap oaths, adjust builds, and alter gear on the fly. Equip specialised armour, wield heavy warhammers, and imbue weapons with elemental seals to match your combat style.
    • Intense Tactical Battles: Combat heavily emphasises stamina management, precise parries, and dodges. You will need to learn enemy patterns to survive multi-phase encounters against corrupted legendary bosses.
    • Base-Building & Settlement Management: As you return from perilous dungeon runs with valuable loot, you can expand your fiefdom. Unlocking new districts brings blacksmiths, druids, apothecaries, and herbalists to your settlement, unlocking vital upgrades and new quests.
    • 1–4 Player Co-Op: Reclaim Avalon alone or team up with up to three friends. You can build settlements together, coordinate tactical strategies against boss encounters, and defend your keep from incoming enemy raids.

    Whether you prefer diving into handcrafted dungeons solo or tackling corrupted horrors with a full party of knights, Wardens of Avalon is shaping up to be an exciting entry for action RPG and survival-crafting fans alike.

    Wardens of Avalon is scheduled to launch on PC next year.

    Find out more here

    #WardensOfAvalon #RunesStudio #TheArcadeCrew #IndieGames #ARPG #PCGaming #GamingNews #CoOpGaming #techmash

  • MainFrames Out Today on PC and Nintendo Switch

    MainFrames Out Today on PC and Nintendo Switch

    These days there are some people who have little idea of what early computing was like such as sitting in front of a keyboard, computer and portable television screen! So here is a chance to see what computers used to be like with the MainFrames game. Follow the software journey of the floppy disc and a computer program as they try to find out the history of its origins. This is one of those that presents puzzles and challenges for the players to solve and it is available right now on PC from Steam and on the Nintendo Switch.

    To find out more about the MainFrames game go to the official game website here https://shorturl.at/KYdpE or to the games page on Steam here https://shorturl.at/BE8RX

    #MainFrames #PC #NintendoSwitch #Computers #PCGames #TheArcadeCrew #Assoupi #Games #Gaming #Hardware #Software #Steam #PlatformGames #Programming #OS

  • MainFrames Inside The Computer

    MainFrames Inside The Computer

    Ever wondered what it is like inside the computer? Well, this is MainFrames and you get to see what goes on around the screen and inside the box of a classic computer. This is a fun game that puts a humourous side to what we now take for granted. PCs in the past were a bit slow and could be temperamental too. Yet those early days of computing were lying the foundations of what we know today. It’s a bit of fun thinking that computers have a life of their own and possibly are watching us while we are watching the screen.

    To find out more about the MainFrames game go to the official game website here https://www.thearcadecrew.com/games/mainframes/ or head on over to the games page on Steam here https://store.steampowered.com/app/1521360/MainFrames/

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