Afterparty
- Developer: Night School Studio
- Publisher: Night School Studio
- Platforms: PC
- Release: 2019
Night School Studio is gearing up for their next video game release, Afterparty. You may be familiar with their past video game release, Oxenfree which follows a group of teenagers who find themselves stuck on an abandoned island cursed by a supernatural entity.
However, within Afterparty, players take on the role of two young adults who have recently become deceased. With hopes of returning back to their normal lives, the duo is forced to explore the depths of hell and prepare to out drink Satan. Currently, the video game doesn’t have a specific release date attached quite yet, but gamers can expect a release at some point in 2019.
Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace
- Developer: LuckyHammers
- Publisher: Asmodee Digital
- Platforms: PC
- Release: 2019
If you enjoy Lovecraft-inspired video games and board games then you’ll want to take a look at Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace. This is a video game title that is being developed after the Lovecraft-based board game. Within Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace, players take the role of an investigator during the late 1920s.
Set to uncover the mystery of an old mansion, players must explore and uncover the past horrors of the mansion along with solving a series of puzzles. Unfortunately, the video game doesn’t seem to offer a multiplayer option so this is a single-play experience.
Tunche
- Developer: Leap Game Studios
- Publisher: Leap Game Studios
- Platforms: PC, PS4, NS
- Release: 2019
From developers, Leap Game Studios comes the upcoming title release, Tunche. The video game is a 2D beat ‘em up that follows the Peruvian legend of the same name. Apparently, within the legend, a mystical spirit lurks deep within the jungles, enchanting prey to come in with a whistling noise.
Luckily, players won’t have to go through the jungles alone as Tunche features a co-op experience. However, the game does have roguelike elements which means, if you die at any point during the game, you’ll be forced to restart the game completely. If you and a friend want to enjoy a challenge then you’ll likely want to pick this game up.
Resident Evil 2
- Developer: Capcom
- Publisher: Capcom
- Platforms: PC, XBO, PS4
- Release: January 25, 2019
Capcom is going back and giving Resident Evil 2 a proper facelift. The video game remake was announced a ways back but it wasn’t until E3 2018 that the development studio showcased the game with a trailer along with gameplay footage. The development team is retaining the storyline and key plot points from the original PlayStation release. However, besides the visual improvements, it seems that the fixed camera point of views has been scrapped for an over-the-should camera. The game will still follow storylines revolving around Leon and Claire as they make their way through a heavily infected Raccoon City.
Trials Rising
- Developer: RedLynx
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO, NS
- Release: February 2019
If you haven’t already played a Trials game then you’ll definitely want to pick up Trials Rising when it launches in 2019. The game was unveiled during Ubisoft’s E3 2018 press conference where developers promise much more chaotic and insane courses for players to complete.
As always, you’ll be controlling a motorcycle across several courses all while avoiding outlandish obstacles. Thanks to the motorcycle physics, players will make some over-the-top crashes. But with some practice, gamers can soon master each course after learning from past mistakes.