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NAIRI: Rising Tide 🌊 is coming in 2021

The wait is finally over and we're thrilled to finally be able to tell you that NAIRI: Rising Tide is in development and we're aiming for a 2021 release.

You can wishlist Rising Tide right now! šŸ‘‡

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225200/NAIRI_Rising_Tide/

The story continues in the second chapter of NAIRI!
After the events of NAIRI: Tower of Shirin, Nairi continues on her quest to save her family. While she and her companions try to overcome the many dangers of the corrupt city of Shirin, an apocalyptic prophecy threatens to devour everything.

Announcement Trailer:

Check out the brand new trailer and let us know what you think in the comments below!

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Features:
  • Lively interconnected overworld, complete with mysterious ruins waiting to be discovered!
  • Delve into secluded puzzle-dungeons and solve their many challenging brainteasers!
  • Charming, yet melancholic, story written to captivate players of any age!
  • Unique, lovingly hand-drawn art style reminiscent of Studio Ghibli and Disney!
  • Tons of all-new characters ready to charm you… and ask for your help!
  • Brand new quality-of-life features, such as a map and fast-travel system!
  • A reworked inventory system allows for more creative item combinations!
  • More interesting rewards and treasures to collect!
  • More customizable hint system to better tailor your experience!


NAIRI: Rising Tide Demo

Coming on May 21st this year (that's just two weeks away!) we're releasing a free demo of Rising Tide for you to get a sneak peek of gameplay and sets the scene for what will be an exciting second chapter!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225060/NAIRI_Rising_Tide__Prologue/

Don't forget to wishlist the demo separately to be alerted as soon as it is released šŸ˜

The official NAIRI Chapters Discord:

We're also excited to announce that we've recently launched a brand new Discord community, 100% focused on Nairi, Rex and the adventures that await them in both Tower of Shirin and Rising Tide.

https://discord.gg/nairi

Reasons to join:
  • Be among the first to hear about development news and updates
  • Invites to testing sessions
  • Fanart
  • Developer discussions and AMA sessions
  • Giveaways, competitions and much, much more as we continue development.




Don't worry if you don't use Discord, we'll still be updating Steam with news as it happens!🄰 Just be sure to wishlist Rising Tide for monthly updates.

We look forward to hearing what you all think.

HomeBearStudio🐻

HyperParasite is out now!

What a journey it has been, but today we are thrilled to announce that HyperParasite has left Early Access and 1.0 is available RIGHT NOW here on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/838110/HyperParasite/

We’re also super excited to announce that the game is available globally on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

It’s brand new trailer time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Y7CLiJD60

From everyone here at Hound Picked Games and Troglobytes Games, we want to thank each and every one of you for your support and encouragement throughout development, Early Access and eventual launch.

We’ve been humbled by the critic reviews, the sheer number of streamers and content creators requesting to check out HyperParasite, and the feedback you the players have given us since we launched into EA.

Launch Discounts šŸ’°


HyperParasite has launched with discounts across ALL platforms:

Here on Steam, you can bag yourself a copy of the game with 33% off for a limited time until April 18th.

This discount is also available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 until April 18th.

Our Nintendo Switch publishing partner has set up the following exciting promotions:
  • EU - 24th March - 18th April 33% discount for all pre-orders and purchases
  • EU - 24th March - 18th April 50% discount for all QubicGames customers
  • NA - 24th March - 12th April 33% discount for all pre-orders and purchases
  • NA - 24th March - 18th April 50% discount for all QubicGames customers


HyperParasite Reviews


  • Saving Content - This is the definition of a Steam Early Access success. HyperParasite excites and delights every time you play it.
  • Game Asylum - ...once it gets under your skin it provides an itch that’s satisfying to scratch
  • Switchaboo - HyperParasite is simply an absolute pleasure to play. The gameplay is tight, the concept is marvelously unique and you feel rewarded with each playthrough as you unlock more host bodies to control.
  • JPS SwitchMania - 9/10
  • IndieGameWebsite - 8/10

Guess who's back?😯

We're just going to leave this here...



✨More info coming soon✨

Can't wait?


See you soon 😊



Community Update 🄰 New Project? 🤫 & Steam Sale News

Hello NAIRI fans… and a belated Happy New Year! It’s now 2020.

Since the launch of NAIRI: Tower of Shirin, on Steam and Nintendo Switch, the team has been hard at work on a series of updates for both versions of the game. In particular, the Nintendo Switch version had a handful of bugs that were of the ā€œthis didn’t show up until the game was out into the world in retail consolesā€ variety.

Sneak peak at new artwork

Once that was taken care of, it was time to work on new projects that would take us toward new horizons… And, well, we certainly have been working on something new!

Because of this, we are in need of a handful of testers. Are you interested? Then be sure to join our brand new community Discord, where we’ll soon be sharing some new information and putting out a call for testers. Will it be you?



We're also super thrilled to be part of the Steam Year of the Rat sale. Both Nairi and Rex are super excited as you'll see from the below! So if you haven't yet grabbed Tower of Shirin it's 50% off right now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/802450/NAIRI_Tower_of_Shirin/


Times are a-changin' for Nairi in our Steam Autumn sale!

With Summer now well and truly over, it’s time for Nairi and Rex to enjoy the changing of the seasons as we enter Autumn. To celebrate, NAIRI: Tower of Shirin is 25% off right now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/802450/NAIRI_Tower_of_Shirin/

In addition to this, we've also reduced both the OST and Artbook by 25% too.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/991010/NAIRI_Tower_of_Shirin__OST/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/991011/NAIRI_Tower_of_Shirin__Art_book/

If you haven’t already explored our rich fantasy, Ghibli inspired, world that’s filled with animals and humans living side-by-side, now is the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxQK17o-q7Y

Remember to follow us on Twitter and join our official Discord community for news and announcements regarding the future of the world of NAIRI.