The newly formed publisher, Shueisha Games announced three new titles, Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions, Hatena -The Tower of Children- and SOULVARS, at INDIE Live Expo 2022. The information-filled program for the hottest indie game news was broadcasted on May 21 ~ 22, with more than 1200 games introduced throughout the course of 2 days.
▍Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions
“Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions” is a tactical adventure game, developed by momo-pi Studio. Its gameplay is divided between free-roaming exploration segments and strategic battles with light puzzle & stealth elements.
The story revolves around Damien, a creative and imaginative teenager born into a binational French-Japanese family. Suddenly, his personal world shatters when his parents tell him that they have decided to leave France to go live in Japan, a country he mostly knows about from all the manga he reads.
Damien calls upon his superhero persona, Captain Velvet Meteor, to cope with the anxiety of being in a completely new place. He will face his fears and grow up through the power of his imagination by calling upon his favorite Jump+ characters to help him on his quest to escape a mysterious planet and an unknown monster army.
The game will release in Summer 2022 on Nintendo Switch.
■ Official Trailer
▍Hatena -The Tower of Children-
Up until now, Hatena -The Tower of Children-, was only teased, and information was scarce, other than the fact it is a cross-adventure game developed by DeNA and Clouded Leopard Entertainment.
But now, a new trailer was revealed at the event, detailing elements such as the basics of the world and battles, information about the settlement of boys and girls on the tower, and how players will be faced with a variety of choices to survive in a tower full of hatchet holes.
A release window for Fall 2022 was given on the official website for Android and iOS.
■ Official Trailer
▍SOULVARS
Previously released in January of 2022, SOULVARS was the highest-ranking paid RPG in the App Store and Google Play Store, and the second-highest-ranking game overall. It is a soul deck-building RPG developed by the private indie game studio ginolabo that became an instant hit.
The prequel SOULVARS FATAL ERROR has also been announced by ginolabo, and Shueisha Games announced that they will be partnering with ginolabo to further expand the platform of the original game and bring it to PC and consoles.
The game’s layout and interface have been modified to fit horizontal screens, and the tutorial has been optimized to bring the original experience to players worldwide.
■ Official Trailer