Tag: Devolver Digital
News Hit PS5 Roguelike Ball X Pit Reaches One Million Sales, Free Content Updates Inbound
More balls please
Ball X Pit, Devolver Digital's addictive roguelike action title, has surpassed one millions copies sold. The publisher made the announcement on its socials today, alongside a teaser promising three major updates coming to the game in 2026: The updates (which will be free of charge) will add new ball types, evolutions,...
Mini Review Ball X Pit (PS5) - A Fiendishly Compelling Mix of Vampire Survivors and Breakout
What a load of balls
Ball X Pit is one of those dangerous games you'll intend to play for 30 minutes, only to lose hours to it instead. A heady combination of Vampire Survivors and Breakout (with some bullet hell sprinkled in), this roguelite arcade action title is incredibly hard to put down. It's a game of two halves. You select a character and...
News Skate Story Looks Like a Real Work of Art, and It's Coming to PS5 in December
You won't get board of it
It’s really hard for indie games to stand out in the current climate. There are just so many exceptional experiences out there already, a project needs a little secret sauce to get the attention it deserves. Skate Story has that – it’s an adventure game where you control a demon made of glass. Your task –...
News Hyper Light Drifter Dev Confirms PS5 Release Date for Stylish Action Game Possessor(s)
Make it a possession of yours soon
Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Heart Machine have announced a release date for Possessor(s), a slick-looking 2D action game. From the team behind Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, this brand new title arrives on PS5 11th November 2025: This new trailer reveals the date, and it also gives us a quick...
Review Baby Steps (PS5) - A Rewarding, Surrealist Odyssey for Those Willing to Fail
Deft standing
Baby Steps would be a very easy game to dislike. On first appearances, it looks like one of those asinine rage-bait games that has nothing valuable to say. It stars a character who's bumbling, nervous, and out of shape. The visuals are, to put it one way, on the ugly side. The truth is that this is one of those rage games, but it's...
News Baby Steps Is the Next Hollow Knight: Silksong Victim, Delayed Two Weeks
Now out on 23rd September
Hollow Knight: Silksong has claimed its fifth victim: it's been revealed Baby Steps will now launch two weeks later than originally intended as a direct result of the Team Cherry sequel's imminent release date. The game's publisher, Devolver Digital, shared the news on social media, confirming a new PS5 release date of...
News Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven Is a Huge New Expansion Coming to PS5, PS4 in 2026
DL-Sheep
Cult of the Lamb has had some great post-launch support with extensive content updates, but it seems developer Massive Monster has something grander in the works. The team has just announced Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven, a "full-length" premium expansion for the cutesy cultist roguelike game. Here's the announce trailer: Woolhaven takes...
News New Baby Steps PS5 Gameplay Trailer Is Just 10 Minutes of Falling Down to Earth
That's gotta hurt
In just under a month's time, on 8th September 2025, Baby Steps will finally stumble onto PS5. Published by Devolver Digital and developed by the minds behind Ape Out and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, the game has been on the horizon for some time now, and we've been excited to see what it's all about. Well, this latest...
News Devolver's Bullet Hell Roguelite Ball X Pit Confirmed for PS5, Launches in October
A load of balls
Publisher Devolver Digital has unveiled a release date for its upcoming bullet hell roguelite game, Ball X Pit — and what's more, it's now confirmed for PS5. The news comes via the recently released trailer: The game looks like a combination of Breakout and Vampire Survivors, in which you fire balls at enemies descending...
Mini Review Anger Foot (PS5) - Chaotic Kick-'Em-Up Satisfies from Head to Toe
Foot you
You may have seen Anger Foot described as a first-person Hotline Miami — and that's probably a good comparison to, er, kick things off. Playing as the titular Anger Foot himself, you'll kick and shoot your way through the superbly named Shit City in search of your beloved sneakers. It's an unapologetically punk setting where just about...
News Devolver's First-Person Hotline Miami-Like Anger Foot Confirmed for July Launch on PS5
Get your foot in the door
If you're a fan of fast-paced, relentless action games, you'll probably want to take a look at Anger Foot, the next Devolver Digital game heading to PS5. Having released on PC last year to strong reviews, an age rating outed the title's PS5 port, and now we finally have a date: 1st July 2025. Here's the PC launch trailer...
News Literal Walking Sim Baby Steps Finally Has a PS5 Release Date for September
One step closer
Publisher Devolver Digital has at long last announced a release date for its wild-looking adventure game, Baby Steps. Announced back in 2023, this curious title will finally walk onto PS5 on 8th September, 2025. A new trailer shows us our intrepid hero Nate as he searches the strange wilderness for a place to pee, which might give...
News This Year's Devolver Direct Presentation Is Shining a Spotlight on Just One Game
So the publisher says
Each year, publisher Devolver Digital puts on its very own presentation amid the busy summer season of video game showcases, and 2025 is to be no different. However, Devolver Directs are rarely predictable, and in what seems like a bold move, this year's event will focus on one game. This year's presentation is titled BALL...
News Devolver Will Be 'Leaning Further into' Its Existing IPs as Best-Selling Games Revealed
Expect more sequels and expansions
Publisher Devolver Digital will be focusing more on expanding its existing franchises alongside its brand new games, according to slides from a presentation to investors. Shared by mauronl on Bluesky are a couple of graphics that tell of the company's highest earning games, as well as a trend discovered that...
News Starseeker Is the Follow-Up to Astroneer, Heading to PS5 in 2026
A new frontier
Devolver Digital has announced Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, the next game from the makers of the popular sci-fi survival title, Astroneer. Coming to PS5 in 2026, the follow-up focuses on "discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie". You can watch the teaser trailer above. It looks like the game will allow for many...
News Anger Foot Is a First-Person Hotline Miami-Like That's Kicking Down the Door of PS5
Age rating spotted
Devolver Digital appears to be bringing Anger Foot to PS5, and Hotline Miami fans might want to pay attention. As spotted by the ever-vigilant Gematsu, the game has been rated for release on PS5 by PEGI, Europe's game classification board. Age ratings like this are usually indicative of an imminent release or announcement, so we...
News Baby Steps Previews Describe a Wacky But Engrossing Open World Excursion on PS5
One foot in front of the other
We've finally had some more details on Devolver Digital's upcoming PS5 console exclusive, Baby Steps. This quirky game is literally a walking simulator, in which you control a 35-year-old slacker named Nate who's transported to a strange realm where he has to learn to walk again. Announced back in 2023, it's currently...
News Possessor(s) Is a Slick Action Game from Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash Dev on PS5
Releases this year
Announced in 2024, Possessor(s) is the next game from the makers of Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, and it's now confirmed for PS5. As you can see from last year's trailer, this is a stylish side-scrolling action platformer about a character possessed by a demon. You explore a decrepit city called Sanzu, abandoned after...
News Skateboard Through Hell in Ultra Stylish Action Game Skate Story, Coming to PS5 This Year
Hell is a halfpipe
Publisher Devolver Digital and solo developer Sam Eng have announced their skateboarding game Skate Story is heading to PS5 in summer 2025. Previously only confirmed for release on PC, this game is a skateboarding title in which you play a demon made of glass on a mission to fulfil a contract for the devil. Unlike most skating...
News The Plucky Squire's Heavy-Handed Tutorials Reduced in New Streamlined Mode
Coming soon to consoles
Devolver Digital has announced a new mode for its charming action adventure, The Plucky Squire. Dubbed Streamlined Mode, this new way to play essentially strips out some of the tutorials, hand-holding, and less necessary dialogue, taking control away from players less often. The game is clearly geared towards a family...
News The Talos Principle 1 Returns in a PS5 Remaster with New Content
Pitched as the Definitive Edition
Croteam has announced it's bringing back The Talos Principle with a PS5 definitive edition that remasters the original game and bundles in new content, all rebuilt with Unreal Engine 5. It's called The Talos Principle: Reawakened, and it's expected to arrive in early 2025. Check out the reveal trailer above. The...
News The Wacky But Promising Baby Steps Now Slated for 2025
Few more strides to take
Devolver Digital has announced Baby Steps won't be releasing on PS5 until 2025, as part of its comical Delayed Awards livestream. The game, which is inspired by the recent trend of titles that are purposefully hard to control (think Chained Together and Getting Over It), sees you play as a man baby taking hi
News Devolver's Delayed Awards May or May Not Go Ahead Later Today
Devolver Digital reserves the right to delay the show until the very last moment
Chaotic video game publisher Devolver Digital is allegedly holding its 15th Annual Devolver Delayed Awards 2024 today, 27th November. If the show does go ahead, viewers can look forward to "the only awards show recognizing those heroic developers with the courage and...
News Heavy Metal GOATs Gather for Unholy Cult of the Lamb Tribute Album
Engage the Killswitch
The unholy triumvirate of Massive Monster, Devolver Digital and Laced Records have joined forces, looping in some demons of the heavy metal scene for a six-track Cult of the Lamb tribute album. It's called Cult of the Lamb: Hymns of the Unholy and features the smooth, musical stylings of members, past and present, of the likes...
Mini Review Neva (PS5) - A Stunning Masterwork of Art and Animation
Time to stock up on tissues
GRIS made waves in 2018 for its stunning, painting-like visual style and story, and when it came to PS4 a year later, we thought it was great. Now Nomada Studio is back with Neva, a game that builds upon the strong parts of GRIS and vastly improves the other areas to create a gorgeous, emotional, and captivating tale of...
News Illicit Copies of Hotline Miami 2 Pulled From Aussie PS5s as PlayStation Finally Catches On
Good times never last
In shockingly un-Australian fashion, it appears someone has been talking to the authorities. After initially being refused classification at launch in 2015, Aussie players in the know have been able to enjoy the illicit Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number for the past year or so. Apparently, some genius simply forgot to apply that...
Review The Plucky Squire (PS5) - Joyful, Inventive Adventure on Every Page of PS Plus Gem
Jot what the doctor ordered
The Plucky Squire leapt out at us from the very first moment we saw its debut trailer, teasing the dimension-hopping capabilities of its central storybook hero. We're pleased to say the full game delivers on this core premise handsomely; Jot's journey across the pages of his book and beyond is full of unique moments and...
News Gorgeous Narrative Adventure Neva Releases on PS5 in October
Neva gonna give you up
Devolver Digital has announced a release date for its picturesque action adventure, Neva. Coming from Nomada Studio, the makers of GRIS, the game is set to launch on PS5 on 15th October, 2024. As a refresher, Neva is a side-scrolling narrative game in which player character Alba forms a strong emotional bond with a wolf cub...
News The Plucky Squire Getting Physical PS5 Edition, But Won't Be Ready in Time for Launch
That unbeatable, tactile feel
The Plucky Squire is a promising upcoming action adventure game, a dimension-defying storybook quest with a whole lot of heart. Developer All Possible Futures has revealed that the colourful indie will get a physical release on PS5, which is good news for all you collectors; however, this version won't be ready in time...
News The Plucky Squire Launches on PS5 This September, Day One on PS Plus Extra
Release date confirmed
Publisher Devolver Digital and developer All Possible Futures have finally announced a release date for their upcoming 2D/3D hybrid action platformer, The Plucky Squire. Revealed back in 2022 with a delightful debut trailer, the game is launching at last on 17th September, 2024. What's more, it's also been confirmed that The...
Mini Review Pepper Grinder (PS5) - Sprightly Platformer Is Well-Drilled
Drilling into the detail
What would you do if a load of pirates stole your hard-earned booty and the only tool you could find to get your stuff back was an oversized drill? Well, Pepper Grinder proffers an answer: you'd turn that drill into a sort of weapon-cum-vehicle and chase them down. Over the course of a short runtime, across four worlds that...
News Cult of the Lamb Entices New Converts with Interactive Odyssey The Pilgrim's Pack
We want to believe
Cult of the Lamb is getting a big, free update next week in the form of Unholy Alliance, which, among other things, adds couch co-op to the game. But if you're the sort of deviant who craves even more of the dark arts, then perhaps The Pilgrim's Pack's enticing brand of comic book-style interactive fiction is for you. This p
News Cult of the Lamb's Unholy Alliance Update Adds Local Co-Op, New Follower Traits, Much More
More details provided on huge update
Devolver Digital and developer Massive Monster recently unveiled the next major update to their hit indie title, Cult of the Lamb. Named Unholy Alliance, its headline feature is local co-op, allowing you to play the whole game with a buddy. That would be plenty for a free update, but the team isn't stopping...
News Indie Gem Pepper Grinder Confirmed for PS5 and PS4, Out in August
Grind our gears
Devolver Digital has announced it'll be porting the recently released and well-received Pepper Grinder to PS5 and PS4 in August. An experience all about gaining momentum by drilling through surfaces and then propelling yourself through 2D levels, it comes to Sony consoles after a Nintendo Switch launch in March. Having earned a...
News Cult of the Lamb Summons Goat for Local Co-op in Free Unholy Alliance Expansion
Baaaad to the bone
Excellent Aussie indie Cult of the Lamb has revealed the next blasphemous update intended for the game. It's called Unholy Alliance and adds local co-op into the mix, which has been fully incorporated into the main campaign. We won't have to wait for eternity, either, as the update arrives on 12th August, and it is entirely free...
News The Talos Principle 2 DLC Seemingly Ready for Imminent Reveal
Either at SGF or Devolver's show
The Talos Principle 2 team Croteam appears to be building up to the announcement of new content for the PS5 puzzler, with multiple teases posted to Twitter. They started at the beginning of May with the studio quote tweeting its own post with the classic eyes emoji, and now a new upload teases there's "big news on...
News Publisher Devolver Digital Schedules Another Bonkers Not-E3 Showcase
Three hours after main SGF show
Indie heavyweight Devolver Digital has announced it will be putting on its usual digital showcase for the Summer Game Fest season, once again bringing together its unique brand of comedy and gaming announcements. The show will take place three hours after the main SGF showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley on 7th June 2024...
News Here's Your Best Look Yet at The Plucky Squire's Dimension-Hopping Gameplay
Page turner
The Plucky Squire captured our attention the moment we laid eyes on its debut trailer, and we can't wait to see what it has in store for us when it launches later this year on PS5. The action adventure game presents itself as a gorgeous storybook quest, but the real hook is that the main character, Jot, can hop into the third dimension...
News Cult of the Lamb's Sins of the Flesh Update Is Its Biggest Yet, Launches 16th January
Birds and bees
Devolver Digital has just put out a new trailer for Cult of the Lamb: Sins of the Flesh, the game's largest post-launch DLC update so far. Amid a brief preview of gameplay, we get a release date, and it's not far off, arriving on 16th January, 2024. The game made waves on social media at the end of last year when it began teasing...
News Devolver Digital's Holiday Special Provides an Unhinged Look at Its Future Games
Tis the season
Devolver Digital marches to the beat of its own drum, and we're here for it. The indie label has just published a holiday special video, as it's done the last couple of years, and while it's patently ridiculous, it does at least offer a new glimpse at some upcoming PlayStation games. Once you get past the musical number, if you can...
News Cult of the Lamb Looks Like It'll Embrace Animal Instincts in Sins of the Flesh Update
Coming soon
Cult of the Lamb is a cracking mix of roguelike and life sim/management that walks a dangerously thin tonal tightrope. The art style makes it look like a Saturday morning cartoon, with adorable animal characters and cute, colourful environments. However, it has a more mature edge — sacrifice, death, the dark arts, and more are happily...
Mini Review KarmaZoo (PS5) - Co-Op Is Key in This Novel Multiplayer Platformer
Going loopy
KarmaZoo from Pastagames says that online co-op with strangers needn't be the painful exercise it usually is. A co-op platformer you play online with random players (or friends if you like), groups of up to 10 must work together to get through a short series of levels, and it works a treat. The design is pretty ingenious. After grouping...
Review The Talos Principle 2 (PS5) - An Excellent Philosophical Puzzler
What is a human?
Ever wondered what it's like to be human? Ever wondered what makes us human and a toaster a machine? Ever wondered what makes us more than just biological goop wearing clothes? Neither have we, but The Talos Principle 2 is making us think about some of these philosophical questions with its excellent writing and complex conundrums,...
News Portal's GLaDOS Rips into The Talos Principle 2 in Genius Promo Video
"This reminds me of something..."
The Talos Principle probably wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the Portal series. Valve's first-person puzzlers have been massively influential on the genre and Devolver Digital isn't shying away from that fact. Actually, the publisher is leaning into it with this brilliant promotional video for the just-released The...
News Hotline Miami Collection Brings Both Games to PS5, Available Now
Are you chicken?
Surprise! Hotline Miami Collection has just dropped onto the PS Store, making both titles natively available on PS5. It launches a week before Halloween, letting you don the mask of a mass murderer in a sort-of reverse horror experience. If you're unaware, Hotline Miami and its sequel, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, are intensely...
Mini Review Wizard with a Gun (PS5) - This Co-Op Survival Adventure Is Worth a Shot
Machine gun Merlin
Wizard with a Gun is a one-or-two-player, twin-stick shooter, survival game from Galvanic Games and Devolver Digital. You play as a time-travelling wizard who's been tasked with preventing the Collapse, a cataclysmic event that split the world into pieces scattered throughout time. By exploring various procedurally generated...
News Take Advantage of Magical Co-Opportunities in Wizard with a Gun on PS5
Bullets, my only weakness, how did you know?
Wizard with a Gun is a game about practitioners of the arcane arts who also acknowledge the usefulness of firearms, and it's coming to PS5 fairly imminently. We got a gameplay trailer that highlights some of the magical co-opportunities players can look forward to on 17th October. Developed by Galvanic...
News Hold the Phone, Hotline Miami's Getting a PS5 Version
Hotline Miami 2, too
All-timer indie Hotline Miami is getting a PS5 version, it seems. Trophies for the currently unannounced port have surfaced on trinket-tracking sites like Exophase, meaning that they're live on PlayStation servers. And it's the same with the somewhat divisive sequel, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. When Trophy sets appear online...
News KarmaZoo, a Co-Op Platformer with 50 Playable Characters, Hops to PS5 in November
All about building good karma
Now here's a tricky game to explain. From publisher Devolver Digital and developer Pastagames, KarmaZoo is a co-op multiplayer platformer that's all about helping your fellow teammates, no matter what. It contains more than 50 playable characters, each with a unique ability that can help the team in some way, and you...
News Brain-Bending Puzzler The Talos Principle 2 Will Test Your Mind This November on PS5
What's past is prologue
It's almost time to get all philosophical — or maybe just solve some laser puzzles — as a release date for The Talos Principle 2 has just been announced. Devolver Digital and Croteam have released the above new trailer for the upcoming sequel, revealing a launch date of 2nd November, 2023. Following on from the events of...
