Playdius - Epic line-up for Gamescom 2017

2. “Play Outside the Box”
Gamescom 2017 is a very special event for Playdius.
2017 was a very special year for digital distribution
leader Plug In Digital: in March, we renamed our
publishing branch into Playdius, and recently, we
acquired a fellow game label, The Sidekicks.
This Gamescom will be the first major milestone of
this new era. Merged together, the Playdius and
Sidekicks teams will be delighted to introduce you to
an eclectic line-up, from visually astonishing PC and
Consoles games like Away or Edge of Eternity to
thrilling narrative mobile games.
Gamescom will be the best time for us to announce
new partnerships and new games for next year and
beyond. Get ready for surprises!
With the merger, our line-up has quite an impressive
and exceptional number of upcoming titles. Starting
in 2018, we will focus on releasing up to 5 – 7 high-
quality, handpicked games every year. Our goal is to
explore unexpected gaming experiences and keep
up with our new motto: Play Outside the Box!
See you in Koln!
The Playdius Team

3. New Releases
Coming in 2018

4. FACTSHEET
Developers: Aurélien Regard, Jean-Matthieu Gennisson
Style: “Feel-Good” FPS
Platforms:
Target Release: Q1 2018
Social:
PITCH
Away is a feel good FPS that combines action, negotiation and
slightly roguish elements, presented in an animated style.
Progress through the levels and the story, choose your path,
but above all, recruit allies. All the strange characters you
meet in game can be played in first person, and it’s up to you
to find the right answers to get them to join your team!
KEY INFO
Away is the new game from acknowledged French artist
Aurélien Regard (The Next Penelope).
www.away-the-game.com
presents

5. FACTSHEET
Developers: CCCP
Style: Survival / Management
Platforms:
Target Release: Q1 2018
Social:
PITCH
Dead In Vinland is a survival/management indie game with
RPG and adventure elements, and is the sequel of Dead In
Bermuda.
Exiled on a faraway, unknown land, lead Eirik and his family on
their quest to survive. Manage their physical and mental
health, explore the island, organize your camp and deal with
other human beings. Some will help you, and some will be less
docile… Unveil the esoteric mysteries of Vinland. They could
save your life… or lead you to your demise.
KEY FEATURES
- Challenging and turn based
- Meaningful choices will alter the relationships in your team
and the story. Expect romances, hatred and betrayals!
- Manage your resources wisely to survive!
- A large island to explore: discover the secrets of the island
in a non-linear story.
- Full RPG system: usable objects, skills to upgrade,
characters to level-up, character Traits…
www.deadinvinland.com
presents

6. FACTSHEET
Developer: Midgar Studio
Style: Strategic RPG
Platforms:
Target Release: Q2 2018
Social:
PITCH
Edge of Eternity is a Strategic RPG with dynamic turn based
combats bringing together the Japanese and the Western
traditions.
www.eoegame.com
presents
KEY INFO
Edge of Eternity is currently in a very intensive production
phase. Gamescom demos will be limited, on-demand only and
ruled by a strict NDA.
FEATURES
• Vast Open World – 3 Continents, 3 Major Cities, 15
dungeons game
• Core RPG Gameplay: Exploration / Combat / Loot
• Branch Main Story and multiple sub stories
• Mature Story based on an original World and complex
characters
• Strategic & Dynamic turn based combats
• Massive Battles with the players controlling armies in
addition of their team

7. FACTSHEET
Developer: Robot Wizard
Style: Point n Click Adventure
Platforms:
Target Release: 2018
Social:
PITCH
Doom comes to all who live in the Pixelverse. Closely
Guarded by a faceless menace, a large crack in the sky
slowly consumes the land. In towns like Old Meta, the
inhabitants drink and gamble away their final days
waiting for the end to come. Meanwhile, in a completely
different world, a disgruntled gaming prodigy called Jeff
seeks his own destiny. What he doesn’t know yet is that
two worlds are about to collide... Tonight, Jeff must
postpone the Apocalypse!
www.robot-wizard.com/
presents
KEY INFO
Robot Wizard is a small studio based in South Africa
founded by Louis du Pisani and Graeme Selvan. The
studio is set to point and click its way into history with its
debut title, Jengo.

8. New Releases
Coming Q3/Q4 2017

9. FACTSHEET
Developer: Accidental Queens
Style: Interactive Fiction
Platforms:
Target Release: Q3 2017
Social:
PITCH
Another Lost Phone is a game about exploring the social life of
a young woman whose phone you have just found.
This game is shaped as a narrative investigation: you have to
link elements from the different applications, messages and
pictures to progress. Scrolling through the phone’s content,
you will find out about Laura’s life: her friendships, her
professional life and the events that led to her mysterious
disappearance and the loss of this phone.
FEATURES
▪ Combine your findings from the phone’s apps, messages
and photo galleries to uncover the mystery surrounding
Laura’s disappearance.
▪ Delve into the professional life, relationships & social habits
of a young adult in the digital age. Experience a relatable
story which helps build empathy with the characters,
allowing to explore difficult topics and social issues.
▪ Act as yourself in a game that bridges the gap between
reality and fiction. If you close the app but still think about
the game, have you truly stopped playing?
presents
www.accidentalqueens.com

10. FACTSHEET
Developer: The Pixel Hunt
Style: Reality-inspired, interactive fiction
Platforms:
Target Release: Q3 2017
Social:
PITCH
Bury me, my Love is a text-message-based game
designed for handheld devices. It tells the story of
Nour, a young Syrian woman who is leaving her
homeland to find refuge in Europe. Majd, her
husband, stayed back in Syria; through a messaging
app, he is going to do his best to give her some
directions so she can reach her destination safely.
Bury me, my Love is a “reality-inspired game,” a
documented fiction which draws inspiration directly
from real-world events. The original idea stems from
an article written by Le Monde.fr journalist Lucie
Soullier that tells the story of Dana, a young Syrian
woman who fled her country and is now living in
Germany.
presents
www.burymemylove.com

11. FACTSHEET
Developer: Oudidon
Style: Top Down Hectic Racing Game
Platforms:
Target Release: Q3 2017
Social:
PITCH
BAFL - Brakes Are For Losers is a top-down, single-screen
racing game created as a tribute to good old games such as
Super Sprint, Indy Heat or Super Off Road.
Compete in 10+ unique tracks, full of funny details and
surprising events. Each one takes you to a different setting,
from peaceful Caribbean island to hellish underground, from
fabulous Las Vegas all the way to the Moon!
FEATURES
▪ Old-School Top-Down Action
▪ 10+ Unique Interactive Tracks
▪ 8 Funky Cars
▪ Local Multiplayer, up to 8 Players
▪ Solo and Multiplayer Championships with Car Upgrades
▪ In-Race Events and Dirty Tricks
▪ Time Attack with World Ladders and Ghosts
▪ Badass Soundtrack
▪ No. Brakes.
presents
www.bafl-game.com

12. FACTSHEET
Developer: Persistant Studio
Style: Shoot’em up
Platforms:
Target Release: Q4 2017
Social:
PITCH
Boiling Bolt is an immersive and explosive 2.5D twin stick
shooter with breath-taking 3D graphics and stunning effects.
You play as June, a young rebel battling the slavers that took
over the world decades ago.
FEATURES
- Use your arsenal to cut through enemies (Plasma Whip,
Thunder Lock, Warp Launcher...)
- Master the bullet time to achieve the highest score
- Different play modes (Arcade, Free run, One Shot One Kill)
- 30 Challenges to accomplish
- Play solo or in coop mode
- Customize your ship's characteristics at the shop
- Enjoy dazzling 3D graphics, impressive special effects and 2D
manga animation
presents
www.boilingbolt.com

13. FACTSHEET
Developer: La Moutarde
Style: Retro Rythm
Platforms:
Target Release: Q4 2017
Social:
PITCH
Old School Musical is a retro rhythm game that will make you
fall back in your childhood. Tib and Rob are the heroes of an
epic and completely crazy adventure that will make them cross
numerous worlds searching for the source of all bugs. With
more than 20 original levels, a story mode, some hidden mini-
games and much more, Old School Musical offers a richer
experience than most rhythm games.
www.osmgame.com
presents
KEY INFO
OSM is back with a full new vision of the game, the core
gameplay and the UI have been totally renewed since we last
showed it.
FEATURES
• Multiple game modes: story, arcade, scoring
• Solo or two players in “coopetitive mode”
• Soundtrack by world famous Chiptune artists (to be
announced soon)

14. FACTSHEET
Developer: Fun Punch Games
Style: Dodgebrawl
Platforms:
Target Release: Q4 2017
Social:
PITCH
When medieval fantasy meets dodgeball! Strikers Edge is a
ranged combat game where you play as ancient warriors
battling on the fray. Hurl your spears and daggers and master
your special powers to headshot your opponent down. Fight
online or local.
FEATURES
▪ 8 unique strikers, each with his own play style .
▪ Play 1vs1 and 2vs2 matches online or local
▪ 4 different arenas
▪ Competitive mode with ranked online ladder
▪ Armory: Customize your character, weapon, banner and
even crowd with unlockable items.
▪ Twitch Integration: Streamers will be able to interact with
their audience in specific ways when playing. Shootout
from the crowd, choose a game mod... more info to come.
www.strikersedgegame.com
presents

15. FACTSHEET
Developer: Guillaume Bouckaert
Style: Puzzle / Platformer
Platforms:
Target Release: Q4 2017
Social:
PITCH
sU and the Quest for meaning is a hardcore platformer where
the score is a puzzle.
The experience itself is divided into two distinct parts.
On one hand, it offers a gameplay that focuses on quick
reflexes and analysis of the environment. It scratches that
satisfying itch by offering an experience that is always
different: the levels are generated as you move around in
them, changing in rhythm with the player. The game simply
tasks the player with collecting as many gems as possible, thus
reaching a high score that will allow him to unlock new levels.
The other part of the game offers a different experience that is
completely opposite: each score of the player is a puzzle in
itself. Solving those puzzles is tantamount to reaching the
actual end of the game and making sense of the overall
experience.
www.su-game.com
presents

16. Consoles Releases
New Content
& Early Access
Coming Q3/Q4 2017

17. FACTSHEET
Developer: Midgar Studio / Fusty Game
Style: Sandbox Parkour Open World
Now Available on:
Target Release: Q4 2017 on
Social:
PITCH
Experience the thrills of a fast-paced single and multiplayer
Parkour game. Join the Rebellion and deride the security forces
of an anti-leisure tyranny. Rise up to the many challenges of a
futuristic Open World. Assemble your team, enhance your gear
and perform incredible tricks and combos.
FEATURES
• Full Open World / Amazing City - Huge futuristic colorful
city, breathtaking vertical playgrounds
• Build Your Team - 10 playable characters to unlock
• Various Gameplays - Core action based on nervous races
and amazing tricks but many alternative ways to play from
stealth missions to sport matches
• Solo or Online - Instantly switch from single to multiplayer
• Create Your Own Challenges wit a simple ingame editor
• Crazy Movements, Tricks and Combos
• Experience, Skill Grid and Chips
• Epic Soundtrack by Hideki Naganuma & Cedric Menendez
www.hover-rog.com
presents

18. FACTSHEET
Developer: Too Kind Studio
Style: Platformer
Platforms:
Target Release: Q3 2017
Social:
PITCH
Pankapu is a colorful action platformer in which you can
transform freely from Warrior to Archer or Mage. Switch wisely
between your three Aegis and master them in order to fulfill
your destiny and defeat Gangreyn, the Prince of Nightmares.
www.pankapu.com
presents
KEY INFO
After the release of its Prologue in September 2016, Pankapu
is back with its last opus: The Last Aegis.
The full game will be released on Consoles and Steam in
September 2017 with a new Aegis to switch to: the Mage.
Release date and more info to be unveiled at the booth.
FEATURES
• Action / Platformer in 2D, told like a tale
• Two parallel stories, between dreams and reality
• 3 Aegis, acting like classes, switchable in real time
• Infuse your weapons with the power of Dream
• Poetic soundtrack composed by Ganaé and Hiroki Kikuta
(Secret Of Mana)

19. FACTSHEET
Developer: Splashteam
Style: Splatformer
Now Available on:
Target Release: Q3 2017 on
Social:
PITCH
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with
humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face
the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your
companions, the Splashers.
Use different paint colors to stick to walls and roofs, bounce
high in the air, trick your opponents and put an end to the
despicable projects of the evil boss !
FEATURES
• FISTFUL OF INK - Use different paint colors to stick to walls
and roofs, bounce high in the air, and trick your opponents.
• MASTER CHALLENGING LEVELS - Brave the traps and beat
the gigantic factory's security devices. Learn from your
mistakes to find the best path and get the best time in
order to perfect the level.
• TIME ATTACK & SPEEDRUN - Challenge gamers from
around the globe with your best times, and share your
scores on the leaderboards.
www.splasher-game.com
presents

20. FACTSHEET
Developer: Studio Chahut
Style: Strategy / Tactical
Platforms:
Target Release: Q3 2017
Social:
PITCH
Post Human W.A.R is a turn-based, tactical and psychological
strategy game set in an absurd and original post-apocalyptic
world.
www.posthumanwar.com
presents
KEY INFO
Post Human W.A.R is currently in Early Access.
FEATURES
• An unforgiving gameplay with nothing left to chance and
no seniority-induced imbalance: may the best strategist
win!
• Unmask your opponent’s champion: a psychological
mind game mixing bluff and tactics
• An absurd and completely original post-apocalyptic
background
• Various ways to play: solo campaign, local or online
multiplayer, friendly or competitive
• Rich content, with 3 different factions and 36 playable
units!

21. presents
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