{"id":486557,"date":"2026-06-06T19:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/486557\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:27:10","slug":"the-first-story-rich-showcase-was-packed-with-narrative-driven-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/486557\/","title":{"rendered":"The first Story-Rich showcase was packed with narrative-driven games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fellow Traveller, the publisher behind games like Titanium Court<\/a> and 1000xResist, just wrapped up its Story-Rich Showcase, which featured a bunch of narrative-driven indie games. With more than 20 games on display, there was a lot to follow, but we\u2019ve pulled together some of the most notable announcements below. You can also catch the full show on Fellow Traveller\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ambrosia Sky is getting its second and final episode<\/p>\n

Ambrosia Sky, a sci-fi game about death where you have to clean up alien fungi, will be getting its second act as a free update on August 6th. The game was originally planned<\/a> to have three acts, but developer Soft Rains announced in March that it would be brought down to two. When Act Two launches, the game\u2019s price will go up from $14.99 to $24.99.<\/p>\n

The Citizen Sleeper games are coming to Nintendo Switch 2<\/p>\n

The sci-fi RPGs Citizen Sleeper and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector<\/a> are getting Switch 2 versions on June 25th<\/a>. If you already own them on the original Switch, you can play the Switch 2 versions at no extra charge. Developer Gareth Damian Martin also says they will be revealing their next game during Sunday\u2019s PC Gaming Show.<\/p>\n

Desktop Explorer, a spooky game about looking through an old computer, launches in July<\/p>\n

This trailer for Desktop Explorer, a horror puzzle game where you click through a creepy version of an old, Windows-like operating system, might be the scariest way to use a computer. It\u2019s launching on July 17th.<\/p>\n

Demonschool is getting DLC and will launch on the Switch 2<\/p>\n

The upcoming paid DLC for Demonschool, a tactical RPG from Necrosoft that channels Buffy and Persona<\/a>, has a focus on \u201cpuzzle battles\u201d where players work to clear out enemies using certain characters in one turn. Both the DLC and the Switch 2 version (which includes mouse support and an improved frame rate) will launch sometime this year.<\/p>\n

The developers of a point-and-click thriller are making a fantasy game<\/p>\n

Powerhoof, the studio behind last year\u2019s retro-styled mystery game The Drifter<\/a>, is now working on The Telwynium, a \u201cfantasy adventure epic.\u201d \u201cBook One\u201d of the game is now available on Steam<\/a>, though you can also grab it from Itch.io if you prefer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Mermaid Mask, a new detective game, is launching in July<\/p>\n

SFB Games, the studio that made games like Tangle Tower and Crow Country<\/a>, is releasing its next game, The Mermaid Mask, on July 16th. It\u2019s a locked-door mystery that\u2019s fully voice-acted and features hand-drawn animations \u2014 looks like a great story to settle into this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fellow Traveller, the publisher behind games like Titanium Court and 1000xResist, just wrapped up its Story-Rich Showcase, which…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[93,213,61,60,43,80],"class_list":["post-486557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-entertainment","tag-gaming","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}