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ESDigital Games is thrilled to be participating in next week’s Steam Next Fest with three titles from their roster upcoming games portfolio.

BattleJuice Alchemist, AWAKEN: Astral Blade and Sky of Tides will all have exciting demos available for fans to try during Steam Next Fest, accompanied by exclusive developer Broadcasts to further showcase exciting new gameplay from each title.



Join the Developer Broadcasts:

BattleJuice Alchemist Broadcasts:

Stream 1: February 6th @ 1pm GMT / 2pm CET / 8am EST / 5am PST

Stream 2: February 9th @ 2pm GMT / 3pm CET / 9am EST / 6am PST

Sky of Tides Broadcasts:

Stream 1: February 5th @ 7pm EST / 4pm PST/ (February 6th 12.00am GMT / 1am CET)

Stream 2: February 10th @ 2pm GMT / 3pm CET / 9am EST / 6am PST

AWAKEN: Astral Blade Broadcasts:

Stream 1: February 8th @ 1pm GMT / 2pm CET / 8am EST / 5am PST

Stream 2: February 11th @ 1pm GMT / 2pm CET / 8am EST / 5am PST

ESDigital Games is thrilled to announce a new publishing deal to release Sky of Tides, developed by Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc., on Steam! It’s a story-driven sci-fi adventure with RPG elements set in a technologically advanced universe on the brink of war. Play as Rin, who must search for her missing father and heal the broken planet of Numen. Explore the world while your choices shape your character.

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Sky of Tides will also be participating in the Steam Storyteller’s Festival from 29th Jan - 4th Feb, where fans can celebrate the art of storytelling with a host of exciting visual novel and narrative adventure games. Visual novel content creator Asteyni will be hosting a live Sky of Tides Steam Broadcast during the Storyteller’s Festival on January 30 at 5.00pm PT / 8.00pm ET (January 31st 1.00am UK / 2.00am CET) showing brand new gameplay. Head over to the Sky of Tides Steam page to tune in!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/112..._of_Tides/

More news to follow on Sky of Tide’s exciting participation in Steam Next Fest from 5-12 February!

We are happy to announce a massive update to Memory Lost: Chapter One! You can now play the entire first chapter of the full game by heading to Memory Lost: Chapter One and jumping straight into the fresh, updated gameplay and seeing what’s in store for the full launch next year!

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The Memory Lost: Chapter One was first launched in December 2022 and has delighted shooter fans with its innovative combat mechanics and fast-paced gameplay. Over the past 12 months, we’ve been gathering community and players feedback to support the ongoing development of the full game. As part of the continued development journey of Memory Lost, we will continue to use the valuable feedback gathered from the Memory Lost: Chapter One to enhance the full game experience.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1483190/Memory_Lost/

Try Chapter One for free and wishlist Memory Lost!

We are thrilled to announce the release of the first content update of Act 2 for REMEDIUM!

Today’s content update is the first stage in the full Act 2 release, including a new location, new mutant types, boss and new story content being made available for players to experience. A further two locations, enemy types, bosses and additional story arcs will be released over the coming weeks to complete the full Act 2 launch.

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We also pleased to announce that there will be NO price increase for REMEDIUM following today’s content update. The price will only increase when we are happy with the content and quality of the game in general and Act 2 in particular. For now, the focus is delivering the most polished and content-complete version of the game during its Steam Early Access phase.

Since the launch of Act 1, we’ve been busy gathering your feedback and introducing many quality-of-life improvements and new features, many of which were requested by players already active on the Steam Early Access release. Some of these quality-of-life improvements include the balancing of battles to make weak enemies more dynamic, a reworked dash movement, new enemy spawn mechanics, improved VFX, blood effects and HUD, as well as many other cosmetic enhancements to the game world. We will continue to work with the community on today’s update to improve and polish the upcoming content ahead of the full Act 2 release and extend our thanks for the support and feedback on REMEDIUM’s Early Access launch so far and look forward to further collaboration throughout the development journey.

Following directly on from the devastating boss battle at the end of Act 1, REMEDIUM Act 2 opens a new chapter in the hunt for a cure to the Grey plague and to your very survival in the world ravaged by hordes of mutants and chimeras. Armed only with your journal, you must navigate the snowy mountain paths and survive the onslaught of warring tribes of mutants spread across three village locations. In each new location, the blood thirsty mutants are protected by a terrifying and unique boss, which must be defeated in order to unveil the path to the cure for the disease and the survival of the remaining humans.

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• Act 2 will introduce three new locations with unique mutant types and terrifying bosses.
  
• Today’s update unveils the new Fort location along with new mutants and boss type - Despite their beast-like looks these mutants wear armor and use human weapons like clubs, spears and even mortars. They inhabit a ruined fortress nestled into the mountainside protected by a deadly new boss. Mutant types: Grunt, Pikeman, Gunner. Boss: Huntress. Two more locations (Mine and Abbey), mutant types and bosses, will complete Act 2 and be released soon.
  
• Continuation of the intriguing storyline of the hero’s deadly journey.
  
• Players can craft new parts for their weapons (to further customize them and deal different types of damage) with the new reagents found in Act 2.
  
• Updated visuals and player accessibility for an enhanced gameplay experience.
  
• An improved upgrade system where players can now spend resources to become stronger.
  
• Dash movement and Almalgams use have been split for greater accessibility.
  
• Language support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean, with further enhancements to be added.

Good news everyone!

The cat-tastic playable prologue for Cats on Duty is now available to download for free!

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It’s a purr-fectly hilarious and action-packed blend of real-time strategy, tower defense, and match-3 mechanics, where heavily armed battle-hardened cat veterans of rodent skirmishes and yarn tangles take charge in defending their homeland (and litter boxes) against the forces of great evil!

The Steam Prologue contains the whole first chapter of Cats on Duty spread over 10 captivating levels, each showcasing a unique challenge and certain game feature. There is even a minigame, and a full boss fight to get your claws into, to prepare you for what’s to come in the final game.

Here you can also try out the co-op mode with your friends or family. One player focuses on the tile-matching field of the game screen to win the food needed to recruit and upgrade your battle cats while the other builds an unbreakable line of defense. Co-op mode can be easily activated or deactivated from the start menu or as you play.

With ‘cat’ and ‘kitten’ difficulty levels available, you can adjust game difficulty on the fly should you find the current level too hard or too easy for your skills or mood. You will also be able to carry over your Prologue save files into the main game so you can either continue from where you left off or reset the game progress in the settings menu and start over!

So try the free Prologue and add Cats on Duty to your wishlist!

TRY OUT FOR FREE