Deer & Boy is a narrative focused 2.5D puzzle platformer and the debut game from small indie studio Lifeline Games. You play as a young boy who runs away from home and stumbles across a small, defenceless fawn - in a story that's often a poetic and emotional rumination on loss, grief, the unexpected bonds, shared experiences, and the manifestations of emotions that bind us.

During my childhood, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Theme Park World and Theme Hospital were my go to simulator games. Only in the last decade has Two Point Studios taken the genre by storm with their comedic games that keep improving with each release. But when I first saw the unique concept of Copa City, I saw a gap in the genre for developer Triple Espresso to fill.

Coming from Business Goose Studios, Swan Song is a cosy puzzle game with a heartfelt and melancholic story about family illness and grief. The entire game takes place from a fixed perspective, overlooking a music box.

Following the success of the Shovel Knight series, developer Yacht Club Games returns with Mina the Hollower - a top down action adventure game inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Bloodborne, and Castlevania, in the 8-bit style of the Game Boy Colour.

Bubsy 4D releases seven years after the anthropomorphic bobcat's last appearance in Bubsy Paws on Fire! Now, publisher Atari have made the wise decision to entrust the platforming mascot to Fabraz, the experienced hands behind this year's fantastic 3D platformer, Demon Tides.