Tag: Annapurna Interactive
Feature Going Platinum: This PS5 Game Gave Me Something Better Than a Platinum Trophy
Dead good
Platinum Trophy #29: I Am Dead Date Earned: 24th August 2021 Dopamine Index: stars:5 I Am Dead. Joke alert! Not really! That's the name of the game. The look on your face! Nah, I'm very much alive. I'm writing a feature for Push Square dot com right now, and I think I'd probably struggle to do so in any other state. Sorry, I dunno...
Random This Publisher's Promoting Its PS5 Lineup with Retro Box Art
This is neat
Here’s a cool little thing coming out of Summer Game Fest’s press adjacent Play Days event: boutique publisher Annapurna Interactive is promoting its upcoming PS5 lineup with press packs inspired by retro PlayStation box art. As photographed by YouTuber and ex-Nintendo employee Kit Ellis (hi, Kit!), we can see a PS2 version of...
News There's a Dino Crisis in The Lost Wild, Out on PS5 in 2027
Survival horror dinosaur game confirmed for PS5
Indie heavyweight Annapurna Interactive has revealed The Lost Wild, a "first-person survival horror game" that focuses on dinosaurs. Check out the announcement trailer above, with a PS5 version launching next year. Rather than behave like monsters, the idea behind The Lost Wild is the dinosaurs act...
News Mixtape Isn't Going Anywhere, Won't Be Delisted Over Music Licenses
Licenses agreed in perpetuity
Mixtape team Beethoven & Dinosaur and publisher Annapurna Interactive have both confirmed the excellent PS5 game won't face any potential delisting issues over its licensed soundtrack in the future. This is because, rather than only setting up temporary music licenses for the title, agreements in "perpetuity" have been...
News Why Is Everyone Acting So Weird About PS5 Game Mixtape?
Life is strange
Nostalgic 90s story game Mixtape is out now, and it’s generating some of the poorest gaming discourse we’ve witnessed in quite some time. We happened to like the game, awarding it a 9/10 and describing it as a “truly special story experience”, but this type of title is not for everyone – we mentioned as much in our review...
Review Mixtape (PS5) - A Truly Special Story Experience
Follow that tune
For years now, it feels like story games have been stuck in a rut: when was the last time a new title broke into the list of elite recommendations like the first Life Is Strange, Gone Home, and What Remains of Edith Finch? It has been a while, even with some quality titles along the way — nothing has truly challenged the top dogs...
Review People of Note (PS5) - A Catchy Musical RPG That Hits Most of the Right Beats
A catchy number
It doesn’t happen very often, but occasionally a game comes around that’s tailor made for me. People of Note, a musical RPG from indie outfit Iridium Studios, is that kinda release. This one fuses Final Fantasy with K-Pop Demon Hunters, delivering a distinctly dulcet adventure that’s bright and breezy from beginning to end. I...
News Promising PS5 Music Adventure Game Mixtape Gets May 2026 Launch
From the team behind The Artful Escape
The Artful Escape developer Beethoven And Dinosaur has revealed it'll be following up on its debut project with Mixtape on 7th May 2026. Having been announced a few years ago, the final release date was shared during the latest Nintendo Indie World livestream. Check it out above. Footage mostly covers the...
News This Musical Turn-Based RPG Could Be a Breath of Fresh Air on PS5, and It's Out Very Soon
People of Note gets a date
We've been keeping an eye on People of Note for a while now, a turn-based RPG with a musical twist from Annapurna Interactive and Iridium Studios. It's looking quite promising, and very different from most other RPGs on the horizon, in this new trailer: As you can see, the video also reveals a release date for the...
Feature Going Platinum #8: Donut County
The hole experience
Platinum Trophy #8: Donut County Date Earned: 26th August 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Donut County is a game I reviewed here on Push Square, and I was happy to do it. It's perfectly in my wheelhouse; it's a short indie game with a novel premise and a decidedly unserious tone. You can keep your big blockbusters and samey...
Under the lights
There have been a few musical RPGs before. The likes of Stray Gods springs to mind – or, heck, even Eternal Sonata to an extent. But People of Note, the upcoming PS5 adventure from Iridium and Annapurna, has really caught our attention. This isn’t going to be for everyone, and you’ll know within the first 20-seconds of the...
Mini Review Morsels (PS5) - This Gross Little Roguelike Is Tastier Than It Looks
Pet food
Morsels is one of those roguelike action games that feels impenetrable at first, but once you start learning its obscure language, it becomes more and more rewarding. You play as a mouse trying to fight back against the tyranny of feline overlords, and you do so with mysterious cards that transform you into various strange creatures...
News Promising PS5 Story Game Mixtape Is Delayed to 2026
It's just putting the knobs on
The Artful Escape studio Beethoven & Dinosaur has pushed back its next promising PS5 game, Mixtape, to 2026, it was confirmed today. A social media post from the developer shared the following: "While developing Artful Escape, our 3D artist Mikey, made an oven asset. It was a nice oven - the work of a true pro. He...
News The Zelda Vibes Are Strong in Demi and the Fractured Dream, Coming to PS5
A chest? With a key in it?
The Legend of Zelda series has a particular cadence and energy to it that's difficult to replicate, though many games come close — and Demi and the Fractured Dream certainly has a good stab at it. Newly announced by publisher Annapurna Interactive, you can check out the debut trailer here: You play as Demi in this...
News D-topia Is an Intriguing PS5 Puzzle Adventure About an AI-Driven Future
Very topia-cal
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has announced D-topia, a puzzle adventure game heading to PS5. It's all about a futuristic, utopian city in which happiness is curated by artificial intelligence, aiming to ensure every resident is as happy and fulfilled as can be. Check out the announcement trailer: The game has you running about...
News People of Note Makes Pop Music an RPG Combat Mechanic on PS5
Sounds good
Annapurna Interactive has teamed up with Iridium Studios to bring music-themed RPG People of Note to the masses. Due out in 2026, the game will follow pop singer Cadence, who realises going solo may not be enough for her to achieve stardom. Naturally, she’ll fill out her band with a bunch of eclectic musicians, each bringing their...
Mini Review LEGO Voyagers (PS5) - A Short and Very Sweet Co-Op Experience
LEGO on an adventure
LEGO Voyagers might be one of the most adorable co-op games you can play, and it manages that with just a few plastic bricks. Only playable in co-op with a second participant (it has Friend's Pass functionality, by the way), this is a short puzzle platformer in which you play a pair of tiny, living LEGO pieces, on a mission to...
News Mech Action Meets Farming Sim in Bounty Star, Finally Coming to PS5 in October
Mech-ing a living
Publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Dinogod have finally announced a release date for Bounty Star, a game announced back in 2022. Combining mech-based action with serene farming and base building, the game launches 23rd October 2025 for PS5. Playing as ex-soldier Clem, you take charge of a farmstead in a...
News Annapurna's Mad Creature-Collecting Roguelite Morsels Finally Has a Release Date on PS5
Meal time
You may remember that, almost a full year ago, Annapurna Interactive announced Morsels, a trippy, top-down, creature-collecting roguelite. Initially planned for February of 2025, it was indefinitely delayed, but now, the publisher has finally unveiled a proper release date for the game. It's coming to PS5 on 18th November, 2025, as...
News Cute Co-Op Puzzle Platformer LEGO Voyagers Comes to PS5, PS4 in September
It takes two (bits of plastic)
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has announced a release date for its adorable co-op adventure, LEGO Voyagers. Developed by the same team behind LEGO Builder's Journey, this new game emphasises two-player puzzle platforming, and it looks delightful. A new trailer unveils the release date; the game is hitting up PS5...
Review Wheel World (PS5) - Open World Cycling Sim Is a Joy When It Isn't Chugging Along
On yer bike
Wheel World is an open world cycling title with a clear love for all things biking. While it's more of an arcade racer than some sort of bicycle simulator, it manages to capture the joys of pedalling like very few other games have. You play as the comically unbothered Kat, a silent protagonist who sets out on a quest to help Skully —...
News Uber-Promising Ghostly Cycling Sim Wheel World Pedals to PS5 on 23rd July
It looks wheel-y good
Wheel World, the ghostly cycling sim from Messhof, hasn’t exactly taken the fastest path to PS5 – but it’s almost here. Publisher Annapurna Interactive has attached a 23rd July release date to the open world outing this week. “You are Kat, a young cyclist with one mission: save Wheel World from total collapse,” the...
News MIXTAPE Does Coming of Age Storytelling Justice with a Stacked PS5 Soundtrack
Nothing but the hits
Artists like The Cure, Roxy Music, Smashing Pumpkins, and even Stan Bush will all feature on the stacked MIXTAPE soundtrack. The Into the Spider-Verse-style coming of age adventure, about the last night of high school, will feature an array of narrative vignettes, delivering a “greatest hits of teenage friendship, from first...
News Snap & Grab Is a Stylish Photography Heist Adventure Coming to PS5 in 2026
Oh snap
Publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer No Goblin are teaming up on a new game called Snap & Grab, and it looks rather promising. With a colourful art style, this game casts you as a high-flying photographer in the 1980s, but you're not just taking pretty pictures — you're casing each venue for opportunities to steal valuable...
News LEGO Voyagers Looks Like an Adorable Co-Op Puzzle Platformer on PS5, PS4
Plastic pals
From the team behind LEGO Builder's Journey comes another plastic adventure, and this time you'll have company. Published by Annapurna Interactive, LEGO Voyagers is a new co-op puzzle platformer set entirely within the realm of those Danish building blocks. You and a friend play as a pair of small pieces and must tackle cooperative...
Mini Review to a T (PS5) - The Most Joyful Game in the World
You're the perfect shape
It is borderline impossible to play to a T without a beaming smile plastered across your face the entire time. This is one of the most joyous, feel-good games on PS5, and all it takes is a teenager stuck in a permanent T-pose. From the Katamari creator Keita Takahashi and his team at Uvula, the quirky adventure is a bit...
Mini Review Lushfoil Photography Sim (PS5) - Deeply Relaxing Exploration Game Is a Sight to Behold
Oh snap
Sporting a fantastic sense of space and a clear appreciation for all things photographical, Lushfoil Photography Sim is a gorgeous indie escapade that's well worth checking out if you're looking to sit back and relax. The game's split up into a number of explorable locations based on real places of the world. There's no definitive...
Mini Review Wanderstop (PS5) - A Meditative Musing on Mental Health
Turning over a loose leaf
On first appearance, Wanderstop looks like your average wholesome, low-stakes indie game with easy-going objectives and enjoyable, soothing tasks to perform. While the game is exactly that, it layers on top a story that hones in on the central character's mental state, and it's an effective combination. Alta is a fighter...
News Open World PS5 Cycling Sim Wheel World Is One to Watch
On yer bike
We’ve known about open world cycling sim Wheel World for a while now, but it looks so good we’re never going to tire of writing about it. Get it? Tire. Anyway, developer Messhof didn’t reveal much during the latest Annapurna Interactive livestream, although a demo is available now on Steam if you’re eager to take it for a spin...
News Katamari Damacy's Keita Takahashi Returns to PS5 with to a T
Tee total
PlayStation fans will be all too familiar with the work of Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy, Noby Noby Boy, Wattam, and many others. Well, now he’s back on PS5 with a new game published by Annapurna Interactive: the irritatingly stylised to a T. Due out on 28th May, this is described as a 3D narrative adventure with a...
News Free PS5 Upgrade for Indie Hit Sayonara Wild Hearts' Newest Version
Already included with PS Plus Extra
Annapurna Interactive’s hit rhythm arcade game Sayonara Wild Hearts is available now on the PS5, and it’s a free upgrade if you’ve purchased the title on the PS4 before. It costs $12.99 otherwise. The game’s currently included in PS Plus Extra, so you should be able to grab the new-gen version as part of...
News Not-So Cosy Tea Shop Sim Wanderstop Brews Up a PS5 Release Date
Can't beat a cup of Rosy Lee
Wanderstop is not your normal cosy game. At least that appears to be the message dev Ivy Road is trying to get across. While the gameplay will feature tea shop simulation elements, this is a narrative experience which focuses on protagonist Alta and her ability to adapt to change. As the press materials reveal:...
News Lushfoil Photography Sim Is a Stunning Exploration Game, Coming to PS5 in April
Snap
If you're a big fan of photo modes — and photography in general — then you may want to keep a close eye on Lushfoil Photography Sim, which was just announced for PS5. The name gives this one away. It's a relaxing photography simulator built on Unreal Engine 5, in which you get to explore gorgeous looking landscapes and snap some shots. It...
News Annapurna Interactive Showcase Will Reveal What's Next Following Mass Staff Walkout
Airs next week
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has announced the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2025, a video broadcast set to take place in a few days. It's scheduled to go live on 24th February at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT. The publisher has mentioned updates for several upcoming games during the presentation. These include Wanderstop, Wheel...
News Katamari, Wattam Dev's Next Game To a T Seems Set for PS5, PS4
New ESRB rating spills the beans
To a T, the next game from Katamari Damacy and Wattam creator Keita Takahashi appears to also be releasing on PS5 and PS4, if a new ESRB age rating is to be believed. The game was first confirmed a year ago for Xbox consoles and PC, but a new listing from the ratings board also notes PS5 and PS4. Another weird but...
News Trophy List Confirms PS Plus Game Sayonara Wild Hearts Is Heading to PS5
Something's changed
Sayonara Wild Hearts, the musical arcade game from Annapurna Interactive and Simogo, appears to be coming to PS5. The game is already playable on the current-gen system via backwards compatibility, but it looks as though a native version will be announced and released soon. Over on PSNProfiles, a PS5 Trophy list has recently...
News Ex-Annapurna Staff Reportedly Snap Up Private Division's Portfolio
After Take-Two sold label to investment firm
Following its exodus last year, the former staff of Annapurna Interactive have reportedly reassembled as a new company and taken control of indie label Private Division’s entire portfolio. The latter was itself sold by Take-Two last year. If true, the complicated corporate story would effectively see...
News Wanderstop Looks Set to Subvert the Cosy Game, Brews Up a PS5 Launch in March 2025
Time to unwind
Wanderstop has just received a PS5 release date of 11th March, 2025, thanks to this new trailer. The game comes from Ivy Road, a studio headed up by Davey Wreden — best known for The Stanley Parable and PC title The Beginner's Guide. Wreden talks over this new trailer for the game, which is by-and-large a cosy sim-style game about...
Mini Review Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (PS5) - Bring a Notebook for This Dense, Compelling Puzzler
Eye caramba
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is one of those games you shouldn't read too much about before playing it. By design, it's packed to the rafters with layers upon layers of puzzles, and discussing this web of head-scratchers — or even its story — would be to undo a little bit of its magic. Initially, all you know is that you've arrived by...
News Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Hands TGA Nominated Puzzles to PS5, PS4
Launching on 3rd December
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes has been nominated in the Best Indie Game category at The Game Awards, and between now and then, PS5 and PS4 players will get the opportunity to play it for themselves. Swedish developer Simogo has announced ports of the unique puzzler will arrive on 3rd
News Unique Puzzler Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Seems Set for PS5, PS4
New age ratings from PEGI spotted
It appears Lorelei and the Laser Eyes will be making its way to PS5 and PS4 following an initial Nintendo Switch launch earlier this year, with PEGI now providing age ratings for PlayStation versions. The updated PEGI page was spotted by Gematsu, which suggests a PS5, PS4 release date of today, 14th November 2024...
News Open World Cycling Sim Wheel World Pedals to PS5, PS4 in 2025
Wheel good
Cycling sims have suddenly become all the rage, and Wheel World – formerly known as Ghost Bike – looks like one to watch. It’s coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2025, although it was previously pegged for 2024. Perhaps all that drama with publisher Annapurna Interactive has pushed it back. This is an open world game where the “fate of the...
News Annapurna Says Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth Still Happening Despite Entire Dev Team's Departure
"P.S. We're hiring"
When the negotiations to spin off into an independent entity broke down, the entire staff of publisher Annapurna Interactive, known for quirky titles like Stray, resigned en masse. This leaves the powers-that-be at billionaire Megan Ellison's larger Annapurna empire in a precarious situation. Still, it appears the entity will...
News Annapurna Interactive Exodus Sees Entire Staff Resign
After a failed spin-off attempt
Update: A spokesperson for Annapurna has reached out to us to point out that Hector Sanchez is the President of Interactive and New Media at Annapurna, and has not replaced Nathan Gary as the president of Annapurna Interactive, as previously reported. Original Article: The entire staff of video game publisher...
News Annapurna Will Reprint Wonky Outer Wilds: Archeologist Edition on PS5
The "glitch in the time loop" will be closed
Last week, we brought you word of an unfortunate publishing mishap in which the PS5 physical edition of Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition shipped with the wrong version of the game on the disc. Well, it seems Annapurna Interactive is doing the right thing and will be reprinting the game after all...
News Outer Wilds PS5 Physical Edition Ships with Wrong Version on Disc
Score one for digital fans
In an unfortunate snafu, publisher Annapurna Interactive has revealed that physical copies of the PS5 Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition have shipped with the wrong game version on the disc, lacking the Echoes of the Eye expansion. Annapurna is still investigating the situation, but players who can provide proof of...
News Annapurna Interactive Reveals Morsels, a Creature-Collecting Roguelite Coming to PS5
Cheesy does it
The next game from publisher Annapurna Interactive is Morsels, a strange roguelite action game heading to PS5 in February 2025. Developed by Furcula, you can take a look at the game in action with the above trailer. Playing as a small mouse trying to fight back against those menacing cats, things quickly go awry; by collecting...
News As Hohokum Turns 10, the Game's Developers Celebrate with Special Anniversary Livestream
Tune in today
Update: The stream is over, but you can watch the VOD on YouTube, embedded above. Original story: Somehow, Hohokum is now 10 years old. This artsy, zen-like game released for PS3, PS4, and PS Vita back in 2014, and though it isn't everyone's cup of tea, its laid-back design and timeless art direction mean there's little else like it...
Mini Review Flock (PS5) - Hohokum Meets Pokémon in Relaxing Collect-'Em-Up
Ready and woollen
If you're looking for a game to just chill out to, Flock will definitely meet that criteria. From the minds behind Hohokum, I Am Dead, and Wilmot's Warehouse, to name a few, this laidback adventure is all about finding and documenting dozens of unusual creatures, and that's more or less it. The open world expands as you progress...
News Mixtape, the Promising Coming of Age Outing, Is Heading to PS5
Nothing but the hits
Annapurna Interactive has confirmed, after a short period of uncertainty in the aftermath of its announcement at the Xbox Showcase, that, yes, promising coming of age outing Mixtape will release on PS5 in 2025. The game, developed by The Artful Escape maker Beethoven & Dinosaur, is being pi
