Annapurna Interactive

is many things. It's the new title from Simogo and Annapurna Interactive, the developer and publisher behind the neon rhythm action game. It's 1847 and 1963 and 2014. It's the tale of Lorelei and Renzo, and Renate and Lorenzo, and maybe even Lorentz and Resnik. It's a puzzle box of glancing hints and shuffled solutions. It's virtually designed to be hit with accusations of pretension. It can't, at any rate, be accused of sticking to convention.

The Switch edition of Outer Wilds has received a new update that adds performance improvements, visual upgrades, and bug fixes. This is Outer Wilds' second update on the Switch since the game launched.

The surreal puzzle game Lorelei and the Laser Eyes hits the Nintendo Switch and PC on May 16, as revealed at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase event. This is a big deal, as the game’s being developed by Simogo, the company behind the mind-blowing adventure Sayonara Wild Hearts, which was one of our favorite titles of 2019. It’s also being published by Annapurna Interactive, who helped steward games like Stray, Open Roads and Cocoon to digital store shelves.

Puzzle game Lorelei and the Laser Eyes will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on May 16, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Simogo announced.

Nintendo has broadcast its latest Indie World presentation, giving players a look at 17 upcoming indie games.

Simogo of Year Walk and Sayonara Wild Hearts fame has announced that its next title, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, launches on May 16th for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The latest trailer showcases even more of the title and some of the trials that players will face. Check it out below.

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Baldur's Gate 3 has been nominated across five categories at the Gayming Awards.

Publisher Annapurna Interactive has announced a delay to the release of narrative adventure game Open Roads.

Flock, the next game from the developers behind Hohokum, now has a free demo available on Steam.

Spare a thought for any game attempting to compete with GTA 6 today. It can't be easy when big hitters like that inevitably suck all the air out the room, but bless the folks at Hollow Ponds for poking their heads above the 4K flamingo parapet anyway by releasing a lovely new demo for their upcoming critter collect 'em up Flock today. I've just been giving it a go over lunch, and it is truly a very relaxing way to decompress after a morning of poring over GTA gubbins.

Annapurna, a maker of independent games and entertainment, has taken a strategic leap forward by acquiring 24 Bit Games, one of South Africa’s most successful game companies.

Annapurna Interactive has acquired South Africa-based 24 Bit Games, the company announced. It is the first ever acquisition by the publisher.

The Switch version of Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition will launch via Nintendo eShop on December 7, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Mobius Digital announced. A physical edition will launch in 2024.

Given the fact that Outer Wilds’ Nintendo Switch version was announced back in February 2021, and that there have been no updates on it since then, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that the game was ever supposed to come to Nintendo’s platform. Developer Mobius Digital and publisher Annapurna Interactive certainly did not, however.

Mobius Digital’s Outer Wilds remains an incredible journey over four years since its release, presenting a star system full of mystery and a grand design governed by a time loop. It’s available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC, but what about the Nintendo Switch version slated for mid-summer 2021?

iam8bit and Annapurna Interactive have announced Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection for Switch, which includes 12 titles on a single cartridge for $199.99. It is limited to 2,500 copies. Pre-orders are available now at the iam8bit online store.

Geometric Interactive’s Cocoon, a puzzle adventure title where players venture into different worlds via orbs carried on their backs, is now available on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch, along with Game Pass. Check out the launch trailer below to see it in action.

Stray, the smash-hit feline simulator platformer, is getting an animated film adaptation. As per Entertainment Weekly, Annapurna Animation is kickstarting its next lineup of movies, starting with 2022's award-winning title from BlueTwelve, wherein you play as a drone-equipped ginger cat lost in the neon-lit alleys of a forgotten cyber city, trying to get back home while dodging machines and robots. Robert Baird, who co-leads the division with Andrew Millstein, described the film's style as having a ‘hopepunk' vibe that relies on optimism as a weapon, with the latter adding that Stray was the first pick simply because it was ‘wildly popular.'

Publisher Annapurna has announced that cat-based adventure game Stray is being adapted into an animated movie. According to IGN, production on the movie will be headed up by Annapurna’s own new animation division, which is being headed up by Robert Baird and Andrew Millstein, both of whom previously served as executives at Disney Animation.

Solar Ash was announced as part of wave 1 of Microsoft’s Game Pass releases in September, launching on September 14th for Xbox, PC and the cloud. However, Heart Machine’s 3D action-adventure title is also coming to Nintendo Switch on the same day (as foreshadowed by a PEGI rating earlier this year). Check out the latest trailer below.

Annapurna Animation is developing an adaptation of the video game STRAY, the company announced.