Hello! Welcome to the latest Geeky Brummie Games Release Roundup!
This week, dinosaurs, cosmic horror and decaying husks.
Ground Zero Hero (PC, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox X/S) is effectively Vampire Survivors set inside a cartoon from the 1990s. You’re in a radioactive wasteland populated by hordes of mutants who you must defeat, absorb and acquire powers from, only to repeat the process as you get stronger. Developed by Rowan Edmondson and published by Acclaim.
Joining a great and proud tradition of chaotic ape games (Donkey Kong, Ape Escape, Ape Out, etc.), Hyper Primate (PC) sees you become monke in a kinetic boomer shooter. You run at high speed through jungle environments, blasting everything with your coconut gun that absolutely does not fire in spurts (and yes, when you shoot someone, it is gonna hurt). It’s over the top nonsense that doesn’t take itself seriously. Developed by Totem Softproducts.
Mexican Ninja (PC, PlayStation, Xbox) is a brawler roguelike which blends Latin and Japanese influences together, as you play a sombrero-wearing ninja slashing his way through gangs of Narkuzas. A completely over the top action game with a bold art style and a cool attitude. Developed by Madbricks and published by Amber Studio.
Mortal Shell II (PC, PS5, Xbox X/S) is another game on the growing list of indie Soulslikes, where the Shells of warriors clutter the land, ready for you to possess as you see fit. It’s your standard Souls gameplay, only now you also have a shotgun. Developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack.
The Sinking City 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox X/S) is the latest game from Ukrainian devs Frogwares, best known for their Sherlock Holmes games. Despite, you know, everything, they’ve put their all into this sequel to spooky detective game The Sinking City. This time, they’ve leaned hard into survival horror as our detective protagonist heads into 1920s Arkham (which should be familiar to anyone remotely aware of H.P. Lovecraft’s works), where horrors beneath the surface threaten the fate of humanity. Some surprisingly high review scores for this one, especially impressive for a studio with a reputation for jank (which I mean in the most affectionate way possible).
Game of the Week is Theropods (PC), a wordless prehistoric point-and-click from Lost Token and publisher Dionous Games.
It’s the time of dinosaurs and cavemen (yes, that time does exist, especially here). Something strange has fallen from the sky and drawn invaders to a young hunter’s village. The hunter heads out to investigate where she finds a spaceman, now crashed and stranded on this prehistoric world. Together they must work together to free her tribe and send him home.
Something has always caught my eye with this one. It’s been in development for a while, and the game has been kicking around on my release list for forever, but the art style has always had my attention. I love a good point-and-click, and this appears to be made by developers with a passion for the classics. But the lack of dialogue adds an extra layer of abstraction too, almost certainly making the puzzles even more obtuse. And I’m here for that.
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