{"id":299999,"date":"2021-12-09T17:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T23:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=299999"},"modified":"2021-12-14T02:38:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T08:38:47","slug":"future-of-play-direct-game-awards-2021-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/future-of-play-direct-game-awards-2021-event-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s everything shown at today’s Future of Play Direct stream"},"content":{"rendered":"

A full lineup of cool new independent games<\/h2>

Today, Future of Play Direct organizer Glitch showcased a bunch of new and previously announced<\/a> independent projects from some neat studios. It was all organized under the Future of Play banner, running just ahead of tonight’s Game Awards 2021.<\/p>

The show featured a bunch of cool trailers, as well as some musical performances and updates. So without further ado, here’s a quick recap of everything that was shown at today’s Future of Play Direct.<\/p>

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The show opened with some music from Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To<\/em><\/strong>, an upcoming chill puzzle game. It’s coming in 2022 and has a Steam page up for wishlisting<\/a>, as well as a demo.<\/p>

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Hidden Variable showcased Umbrella, a character coming to Skullgirls 2nd Encore<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Mobile<\/em><\/strong>. She’s in Early Access now. The developer also showed a little tease of Black Dahlia<\/a>, the next fighter joining the roster in the ever-expanding Skullgirls<\/em> universe.<\/p>

Curses\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is coming in 2022, and looks like a mix of spells, magic, and grunge. It’s definitely giving me\u00a0Daria\u00a0<\/em>vibes.<\/p>

Wander Stars<\/strong><\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>meanwhile, is mixing an Akira Toriyama-inspired art style with a build-your-own-attack\u00a0Mad Libs<\/em>-esque battle system. Definitely not like anything I’ve seen in recent memory. That’s coming soon to Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>

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The gorgeous top-down action-RPG\u00a0Midautumn\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>also made an appearance. This one’s been on my radar for a while, as it’s working with some really cool concepts and influences. Think Hades<\/em>, but about the Asian diaspora and also demons and stuff<\/a>. That’s available to wishlist on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>

One More Multiverse<\/strong><\/em><\/a> brought some tabletop to the Future of Play Direct, with a customizable and modifiable set of tools for organizing your very own tabletop session. It’s got a great style to it, and I imagine for those trying to organize long-distance play sessions, this definitely has some appeal.<\/p>

Virtuoso Neomedia\u00a0<\/strong>took over the stream to invite on some musical guests, showcasing some of the music coming in its upcoming slate of games.<\/p>

Next up was an ominous, foreboding trailer for\u00a0The Wreck<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>which seems like it’s going to be appealing to folks who like story-driven games. That’s coming in Spring 2022, from Bury me, my love <\/em>dev The Pixel Hunt and Kowloon Nights.<\/p>

Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>brings an ominous, foreboding presence to driving alone at night. It’s certainly got a look to it, and looks like it’ll appeal to the folks that liked other taxi-narratives like\u00a0Neo Cab<\/em><\/a>. That’s coming in 2022.<\/p>

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If the thought of\u00a0Max Payne\u00a0<\/em>taking on a horde of demons with a little influence from\u00a0Alan Wake\u00a0<\/em>appeals to you, well, welcome to\u00a0El Paso Elsewhere<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/em>Am I biased just because it’s got a lil’ Texas in the title? Absolutely. But the diving, dodging, and gun-blasting looks good too. That’s available to wishlist on Steam<\/a>.<\/p>

That’s also the first of two Strange Scaffold games shown today, as\u00a0Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>also made an appearance. This management game about buying and trading organs on the interstellar black market is out now for PC and Xbox consoles, and is also a part of Xbox Game Pass. Also, I think it can use the Kinect<\/a>? Kudos to a game using Kinect in 2021.<\/p>

Hyper Gunsport<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a competitive, well, gun sport featuring different teams, stages, and both local competitive gameplay and a single-player or co-op story mode. Blast the puck until it flies into the opponent’s goal. Necrosoft and Hitcents are bringing the action to PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Switch in 2022.<\/p>

The final montage featured a bevy of indies, so here’s the quick rundown if you’re looking for more to add to your Steam wishlist:<\/p>