Call Devolver Digital whatever you want — except a liar. The indie publisher’s inaugural Devolver Delayed showcase delivered on its promise, featuring five games whose release windows have been pushed out of 2023 and into 2024. Which, of course, kind of means Devolver was lying when it initially announced these games, but let’s .
So, here’s the list of Devolver games that are now due out next year, minus the maniacal corporate joy that underpinned the actual showcase: , , , and .
is the hardest delay to swallow, personally speaking. Developed by Sam Eng, is a highly stylized skateboarding game set in a dark, neon-streaked hellscape and starring a demon made of glass. It looks trippy and fast-paced, and I was very much looking forward to playing it this year. is now coming to PC in 2024 and it’s available to wishlist on Steam.
and are both products of Free Lives, the studio behind , and , and a longtime Devolver partner. Both and are coming to PC next year and are available to wishlist right now.
looks to be an extraordinarily cute platforming adventure that swaps between 2D and 3D visuals. This one comes from All Possible Futures and it’s heading to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch (in 2024, of course). Last on the delay list, is a 2D platformer featuring a character with a big drill, and it’s being developed by Oregon-based studio Ahr Ech for PC and Switch.
The Devolver Delayed showcase also provided some relief, in the end. A handful of the publisher’s games have decidedly been delayed and are still targeting 2023 release windows, including , , , and — most notably, in my book — . A sequel to the 2014 award-winning game from Croteam, promises more first-person laser-based puzzles, philosophical pontification and existential dread, and it’s all still coming out in 2023 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
is actually due out on August 16, just over one week from today. It’s the latest game from Deconstructeam, the Spanish studio behind and , and the preview had me happily building tarot decks and flirting with immortal beings.