The Annapurna featured a lot of cool games when it first showcased

Thanks to games like Florence, Gorogoa, and What remains of Edith Finch, Annapurna Interactive has gradually grown into one of the most exciting independent game publishers. And at its first showcase event, the publisher showed there was a lot more in the works. In less than 30 minutes, Annapurna revealed some exciting new partnerships and showcased upcoming games that involve everything from cat to demon hunting in Heaven. Here is all that has been shown.

Wander turns you into a cyberpunk cat

Arguably the highlight of the event was the first gameplay trailer for Wander, a game set in a sort of forgotten cyberpunk town in which you play as a lost cat. It sounds like a great action-adventure game, although you can snuggle up robots and scratch a couch. Its launch on PlayStation and Steam is scheduled for early 2022.

The artistic escape gets a release date and a star-studded cast

Superb musical adventure The artistic escape sends players on a “psychedelic, multidimensional journey” that involves plenty of killer guitar riffs. It also has a killer cast: the game will feature voices from Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers. It will launch on September 9 on Xbox and PC.

Storyteller allows you to build your own story

One of the brand new announcements was Storyteller, which is a bit of a puzzle game where the goal is to create a story. You’re given a theme, characters, locations, and other narrative elements, which you can then mix and match using what looks like a very intuitive drag-and-drop system. It’s listed as coming “soon” on both Switch and Steam.

The Outer Savages gets an extension

The mysterious sci-fi adventure The Outer Savages is about to get even bigger: an extension, called Echoes of the eye, is expected to launch on September 28. The trailer is delightfully cryptic, so it looks like fans will have to wait to see what it really entails.

Let’s take a closer look Neon white

Neon white seems to be quite the start for Donut County creator Ben Esposito. It’s described as a speedrunning first-person shooter “about extermination of demons in paradise,” and the new gameplay trailer gives a better idea of ​​what that really means. It is expected to launch later this year on Switch and PC.

Solar ash arrives in october

The team behind Super light drifter returns with another gorgeous action game, and now we know when it will be released. Solar ash releases October 26 for PC and PlayStation.

A memory blue explore memory

Another new announcement, A memory blue is described as “the poignant story of a mother and daughter, lived through cherished memories and faded memories”. It currently doesn’t have a release date, but it’s coming to a huge range of platforms.

A gameplay trailer for Superficial

The next version of Blendo seeks to make the world of immersive sims a little weirder. The sci-fi game is all about “sneaking, subverting, and sabotaging, while not wearing shoes,” according to the developer. You can get a feel for what this means in the gameplay trailer above.

Many new partnerships

In addition to new games, Annapurna has also announced release deals with a quartet of exciting developers. This includes Jessica Mak, best known for musical games. Sound forms and Everyday shooter, as well as the horror studio No Code and The age of the falcon developer Outerloop Games. The editor is also working with a new team called Ivy Road, led by Stanley’s Parable creator Davey Wreden and Karla Zimonja, formerly of Gone home Fullbright developer.

Old games, new platforms

Some of the publisher’s most popular games will also be arriving on new platforms in the near future. Both Tell lies and Gorogoa are coming to Xbox Game Pass, The pathless arrives on Steam on November 16, I am dead arrives on Xbox and PlayStation on August 9, and Edith Pinson will go mobile with an iOS port on August 16.