At GDC 2024, Larian Studios founder and Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke announced that it wasn’t planning any DLC or expansions for the critically acclaimed RPG. It even ruled out a potential Baldur’s Gate 4 in favor of something new.
05.03.2024 - 15:09 / digitaltrends.com / Giovanni Colantonio
If you’re looking for a new Switch game to play with your kids following titles like Bluey: The Videogame and Disney Illusion Island, get ready to meet the Moonmins. Snufkin: Melody of Moonminvalley comes to Switch and PC this week, giving the cartoon vagabond his own game. Developed by Hyper Games, the adventure title aims to capture the cartoon joy of Moomin, a Swedish children’s series, with some musical twists.
Though it’s not the most inventive adaptation, Snufkin: Melody of Moonminvalley gets the job done as a good-natured game that parents can enjoy with their kids. Its a bedtime story come to life in suitably endearing fashion.
Snufkin: Melody of Moonminvalley is a straightforward top-down adventure game that plays with the delightful series it’s based on. Players take on the role of Snufkin, the iconic wanderer, who sets off on a journey to save an adorable Moonmin critter. It’s all presented with a cute storybook aesthetic that emphasizes the whimsical joys of its source material.
Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming Check your inbox! Privacy PolicyNothing is terribly complex here, which is good news for young kids — even if it may bore parents a bit. Players are dropped into a small open world where they can wander around and complete tasks for an eclectic cast of characters. Exploration is the sole focus here, with light platforming hooks, a bit of environmental puzzling, and a little bit of stealth to sneak by some dastardly guards. There’s no combat; quests mostly revolve around simple fetch quests that offer a good excuse to pepper in some personality-filled characters.
Its one unique twist is that Snufkin gets three instruments during his travels that help open up the world. It’s a fun musical twist on paper but one that ultimately feels underutilized. Using an instrument is as simple as holding down or tapping a button near an obstacle to clear it. A flute can be aimed at bees to shoo them away, and a late-game drum helps break some branches in a forest escape scene, but that aspect is kept mechanically light in the four-hour adventure. If you want a similar game with a bit more meat, the excellent Wandersong checks a lot of its boxes in thicker ink.
Its music is a bit of a missed opportunity in general. One big selling point of the project is that it was set to feature music from Sigur Rós. While the Icelandic band delivers some great opening and closing tracks, the rest of the soundtrack opts for some mostly forgettable — and occasionally cloying — kids’ fare. It’s a small disappointment for an adventure with music at its forefront.
Complexity isn’t the goal here, though. Snufkin seems to be going for more of a light and kid-friendly adventure that plays more like
At GDC 2024, Larian Studios founder and Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke announced that it wasn’t planning any DLC or expansions for the critically acclaimed RPG. It even ruled out a potential Baldur’s Gate 4 in favor of something new.
Harold Halibut, a game that’s been in the works for 14 years, is finally coming out. The handcrafted narrative adventure is set to launch on April 16 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Ahead of its release date announcement, Digital Trends got a closer look at the project, going hands-on with the first five hours of the ambitious project and getting insight into its unusual development from its creators.
Handmade stop motion-inspired adventure game Harold Halibut will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on April 16, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at a later date, developer Slow Bros. announced. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass.
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is coming to Android. It’s a relaxing adventure like Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley. An exact release date hasn’t been announced yet, but developer Hyper Games says the Android version is coming “later.”
Microsoft have confirmed the waves of games coming to Game Pass in late March and early April, headlined by the expected addition of Diablo IV. This is the first Activision Blizzard game coming to Game Pass since Microsoft's ridiculous $69 billion acquisition, with more due to follow. Beyond that, look forward to games including mech-riding farming game Lightyear Frontier and the colossal alien invasion strategy game from the XCOM Long War team, Terra Invicta.
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