2022 was a landmark year for the emerging indie publisher Yogscast Games, which is building a reputation for signing games that get people talking. This year saw it release PlateUp!, which has sold over 650,000 copies in just over four months since launch, and philosophical narrative game Trolley Problem, Inc, which started fierce debates about awful choices, with almost 500,000 hours watched on Twitch in its first week. Roguelike deckbuilding mini golf game Golfie enjoyed a solid Early Access launch, and Bots Are Stupid let players kill far too many robots with code. But what does 2023 have in store for this game publishing company?
2023 promises even more, including lifting off for adventure in the twin-stick action roguelike Beyond The Long Night, settling in for a deeply compelling, poker-powered fantasy RPG in Aces & Adventures, and playing mini golf with a deckbuilding twist with the full release of Golfie, plus some brand new content for chaotic cooking hit PlateUp!.
But that’s definitely not everything. The publisher has some cool new game announcements planned for 2023, there’s much more on the way to get excited about.
Plate Up! – New Content Coming In 2023
With brand new content and awesome announcements to come for PlateUp! throughout 2023, there’s plenty more for the game’s 650,000+ players to get excited about this year.
Combining chaotic kitchen and restaurant management with strategic planning and development, PlateUp! is a delightful roguelite dish unlike any other. Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. It’s classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression! Plate Up! is available now on PC.
Landlord’s Super – Full 1.0 Launch Coming Soon
Released in April of 2020 on Early Access, Landlord’s Super will be launching as a full 1.0 release later this year. The game is a first-person life-simulation set in the murky midlands of the British Isle during the 1980s. Take a dodgy loan, restore a property, move in the locals, attend to their grievances, then celebrate with a pint in this fully-simulated, open-world 1980s Britain. Check it out on Steam now!
Beyond The Long Night – Coming Q1 2023 [PC]
Explore the Dark Mountain and escape to the Overworld beyond in this charming twin-stick action roguelike puzzle game. Created by former staff from Frontier Developments, in Beyond The Long Night you’ll discover a subterranean world full of monsters, secrets and lovable characters as you puzzle, upgrade and battle your way through three randomly generated areas to outrun a deadly storm.
Uncover a trail of mysteries in an ancient kingdom of demigods and explorers, captured within an endless time loop. Learn more about the world each time you play, solving puzzles and befriending mountain folk on your journey to uncover the true nature of the Storm.
Aces & Adventures – Coming Q1 2023 [PC]
Combining a deckbuilder RPG with poker-powered combat, Aces & Adventures sees players embark on an enchanting fantasy adventure. Draw your own story from the deck of fate and journey through a world inspired by Norse and Middle Eastern mythology in a fully voice-acted story told across 13 campaigns.
Play as 5 characters each with their own library of abilities and use playing cards to activate abilities and throw attacks in fast-paced, kinetic gameplay. Unlock powerful traits and equipment as you progress through each campaign, build your own decks and experience a stunningly-presented, immersive fantasy RPG.
Golfie – Full 1.0 launch coming January 19th [PC]
Roguelike. Deckbuilding. Mini golf. (No, really!) Leaving Steam Early Access and launching as a full 1.0 release on January 19th, Golfie combines chaotic mini golf courses with run-based, roguelike deck building for a brand-new take on the putt-sized sport. The 1.0 launch also introduces multiplayer to the game to really get the par-tee started.
Featuring a fun and tactical deckbuilding system where shot cards are collected and combined with wild results, players must try to beat 18 holes from an unlimited supply of procedurally-generated levels in the single-player roguelike campaign or tee off with friends in the putt-tastic multiplayer mode.
2023 is really looking up for Yogscast Games and we can not wait to see what the can do! Keep your eyes here for more posts and reviews of games from the indie games publisher.
