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A new demo invites you to marvel at a mysterious and alarming alien world in The Invincible, a video game adaptation of the 1964 sci-fi novel by Stanisław Lem (the Polish author also known for Solaris). It’s basically Firewatch in space. I’ve not read the book but I did have a pleasant time strolling around shiny 3D space spaces while taking part in a BBC Radio 4 drama.
Developers Fireplace Games have announced that their stylish action game En Garde! is releasing on August 16th. The game’s mixture of improvisational melee combat and swashbuckling humour made it a standout at this year’s Summer Game Fest, and you can (and should) see the graceful action in action below.
In Viewfinder, you solve puzzles by figuring out the right way of looking at things, and you do that here by both physically moving around its abstract 3D spaces, and by mentally wrapping your brain around its mind-bending rule set. Perspective is key because here’s the thing: this is a world where you can bring photos to life, the 2D image becoming a 3D reality when you place it within the puzzle world.
It’s an incredible hook and one which I’ve never seen in a puzzle game before. There are echoes of The Witness, Gorogoa, and Superliminal here, but Viewfinder’s dizzyingly mind-melting puzzles are still very much its own. It impresses from the get-go and continues to pull tricks out of its silky tophat right until the end of its four hour run time. It’s compact, brilliant, and one of the best puzzle games of 2023.
Dragon Quest Treasures, a prequel to the excellent Dragon Quest XI: Echoes Of An Elusive Age, is out now on PC. The game launched last year as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, carrying the series’ iconic slimes, and music over to a brand new setting. Dragon Quest Treasures is also Steam Deck verified, should you want to complete its bite-sized treasure hunts on the go (or in the comfort of your bed.)
Dominions 6 is in development and is expected to release “at the end of the year.” The low-key announcement was made on Steam’s Dominions 5 discussion forum, with designer Kristoffer Osterman saying that the next iteration of the fantasy 4X would have “more changes than any previous version, both mechanics-wise and UI/QoL-wise.”
Clock Tower is a survival horror point-and-click adventure released in 1995, but only in Japan. Its availability is going to expand next year. WayForward, the studio responsible for the Shantae series and remastering the likes of DuckTales, are bringing the game westward in 2024 with an English translation and new animations.
Payday 3 looked pretty similar to its predecessors when shown during last month’s Xbox Games Showcase. Almir Listo, global brand director at developers Starbreeze, confirmed one way the heist ’em up sequel would differ during a recent livestream: it’s ‘always online’ and so will require an internet connection even when you’re playing solo.
Want some fancy DDR5 RAM? 6000MT/s? CL30 timings? Some (optional) RGB in the bargain? EXPO support for AMD Ryzen 7000 processors? This Corsair Vengeance 32GB kit has it all and is down to £105 at Corsair’s UK store, some £25 cheaper than it is on Amazon and a great price for this spec – which offers a tangible performance advantage over base-spec DDR5-4800 based on my testing.
Dell make some cracking monitors, from titanic OLED ultrawides to more pedestrian models suitable for office work and slower-paced gaming. We normally focus on the upper end of the spectrum, but today we’re featuring an entry-level 27-inch 1440p model that’s able to deliver excellent image quality, wide viewing angles, a higher-than-normal 75Hz refresh rate and superior ergonomics thanks to a nice stand. All that for £175 – not bad, right?
To get this price, you’ll need to sign up for Dell’s newsletter to get a 5% off code, then use it with another code – TELEGRAPH5MON – at the checkout. That brings this £259 monitor down to £175, complete with a three-year warranty and free delivery.
Fun as it is to pose as an expert on everything, I am not the best judge when it comes to the old psychojalimical horror. Which may be why I don’t quite know how I feel about Decarnation.
There’s a big content warning needed here for sexual assault, something that I assumed would turn out to be the whole point of the game. An unfair judgement, it turns out, as one of its strengths is the intriguing mystery of what’s actually going on, not the more common “what traumatic thing is everything a metaphor for”.
Protagonist Gloria has a lot going on, see. She’s a talented cabaret dancer who recently modelled for a statue, for an artist who immediately makes some creepy remarks about how she’s an ugly old hag at 29. Misogyny and self image are at the heart of this, but they’re wrapped up in Gloria’s worries about getting older, chasing intimacy with a new lover, and her deep love for dance, an art form that games so rarely do much with. It’s not an ugly or blunt game, despite its distressing themes, and I think that’s why it works for me overall.
