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CRT-themed Super Win the Game recalls the good old days
Modern, retro-tinted platformers have got the whole "classic graphical style" thing down at this point, but emulating the warm glow of CRT TVs is a rarer feat. Minor Key Games has coated Super Win the Game in the softer presentation, pairing with open-ended, exploration-focused platforming to appear as a comprehensive throwback on PC, Mac and Linux. In case you're only willing to endure a particular amount of old-timey blur and pixelation, Super Win the Game lets players tweak the CRT-themed effects to better suit their preference. If you go for Minor Key's adventure before October 8, you can scrounge for gems and keys for $11.69 (regularly $12.99) or snatch a copy bundled with the game's soundtrack for $13.49 (normally $14.99). Super Win the Game is a sequel to Minor Key's You Have to Win the Game, a free download on PC, Mac and Linux that also emulates the screens that have hosted the countless deaths of plumbers, bandicoots and hedgehogs for decades. [Thanks, Kyle!] [Image: Minor Key Games]
Eldritch review: Terrible knowledge
H.P. Lovecraft once wrote, "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far." The quest for knowledge and understanding is a recurring theme in Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. It is also a quest full of darkness, danger, and madness. Eldritch, from Minor Key Games, nails this concept square on its octupus-shaped head. In Eldritch, you play an unnamed customizable character who wakes up in a massive, abandoned library. Three books are displayed more prominently than the others, and each of these three radiates magic. Technically, you don't have to interact with these books in any way. You could just enjoy the library and live a happy life. You know this, but at the same time, don't you want to know why these three books are special? Surely one little peek couldn't hurt.
Eldritch, a Lovecraftian roguelike, comes from ex-BioShock, Borderlands devs
Eldritch is more than Minecraft and monsters – it's a first-person action roguelike and immersive sim, with non-linear, randomly generated levels, permadeath and strange Lovecraftian beasts, due out on October 21 for PC. Eldritch comes from Minor Key Games, founded by David and J. Kyle Pittman, twins who have combined experience developing BioShock 2, Borderlands, Borderlands 2 and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Eldritch could have been a terrifying, stressful romp through dungeons infested with vicious creatures, but Minor Key is taking a more quirky-creepy approach to Lovecraft lore. That blue fish-man creature is downright adorable – but it still has to be slaughtered. Eldritch is available for pre-order now for $15, which includes access to the beta at the end of September and a Steam key if the game makes it through Greenlight.
