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Indie Royale Halloween bundle includes Home, full Sam & Max season
The latest Indie Royale bundle has arrived just in time for Halloween. The Halloween Bundle is on sale now for the next five days, and includes Home by Benjamin Rivers, all five episodes of Telltale's Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Ice-pick Lodge's Pathologic, MacGuffin's Curse by Brawsome, and EvilQuest by Chaosoft Games. Those that pay more than $8 for the bundle will receive a bonus chiptune album by C-jeff called "Preschtale."Additionally, the top bidder for the bundle will win the Home: Old-School Collector's Edition signed by the game's creator. The top bid for the previously sold-out collector's edition bundle is just over $160 as of this writing.
MacGuffin's Curse gets a big free update, goes half-off now
MacGuffin's Curse is a terrific iOS title that you might have missed when it first arrived on the App Store. It's an adventure puzzle game made by some really talented game developers just starting out. And now the game's even better: It's been updated with a big add-on, featuring lots of new quests, puzzles, rooms, and a bunch of other new content. There's also developer commentary, so whether you're just getting into this one now or happen to already be a big fan, you can get behind-the-scenes on how the game was put together. It's $1.99 on iOS right now and definitely worth the purchase if the game sounds fun to you at all. Or, if you'd rather play it on your Mac, you can do that too. The devs are offering the title through the Humble Indie Bundle website, and the desktop version is currently on sale there for half off, or $3.49. The game is also available through Steam if you'd rather set up and install it that way. MacGuffin's Curse is a really great title that probably didn't get the attention it deserved at release. Don't miss out on this one for sure.
Major iOS releases today: Macguffin's Curse, Sketch Nation Studio, more
As is customary Thursdays, a bevy of great iOS releases debuted on the App Store today, including several we've been waiting for. Here's a sampling of what you'll find out there (all prices are USD): If you just pick up one of these, MacGuffin's Curse should be it. It's a very well done puzzle/adventure title that's been in the works for quite a while. It's also destined for the Mac App Store, but at $1.99 on the App Store, you probably shouldn't pass it up now. Sketch Nation Studio is another big release we've been waiting on. I saw it in action at GDC earlier this year, and was impressed that it lets you build a game that can potentially be released to the App Store and earn real money. Sketch Nation Studio is basically a platform inside Apple's platform, and it'll be interesting to see how it plays out going forward. It's a free download. Downhill Xtreme is also free. It's a longboard racing game from veteran devs Distinctive Developments. I can't say I was super impressed with the controls on this one when I played it at GDC, but there is some excellent music in here, and it's free, so it's worth a download for sure. Monster Words is a freemium title that combines two of my favorite things: Monsters and word games. Illusia 2 is also free. It's a sequel to Gamevil's popular RPG platform, with lots of customization options and some really nice 2D graphics. Finally, Sega has released Total War Battles on iOS. This might be the one exception to only picking up MacGuffin's Curse this week. If you're a real-time strategy fan, this is definitely the one to buy. Total War is the acclaimed PC strategy series from developers Creative Assembly, and in bringing the game to iOS, they've made several smart moves that preserve the core of RTS, while simplifying the interface for the touchscreen. Definitely check this one out. It's $6.99 right now and worth that price if you love Total War or real-time strategy, but Sega price drops its games often, too. This is just the cream of the crop out today, too. Stay tuned, as we'll be featuring more big releases every day going forward in our Daily App series.
