Their car stuck, hanging off a cliff edge; introspective and nature their only companions as the sunsets on a beautiful scene, albeit one dominated by the threat of imminent death.
Mascheinen-Mensch's first outing is one of glorious expeditions and exposition; but for all it's new mechanics, does it manage to maintain the delicate balance of the Rougelike genre?
It's an adventure platformer set across the floating remains of planet Earth; a tough journey requiring clever use of your new abilities along the way.
Take over the town as a mobster and their underlings as you lay pressure on citizens to cough up the dough, that you might expand your business and keep the police and rival gangs at bay.
Set in the distant future, you are a disposable hitman sent in to destabilise and neutralise rival groups through the ruins of cities in a post WWIII setting.
Eight Kingdoms are readying for war, you are a spymaster in one of those kingdoms; whispering in your lord's ears, planting traps for your foreign counterparts, and maintaining your position of power within the court.
Combining mechanics from several classics: Breakout, Space Invaders & Pong, PSIBO manages to create a tough arcade experience that looks extremely fun - albeit challenging.
A 2D Adventure game with vastly more depth; you can take over running a city, build one yourself after mining out the depths, run quests for NPCs, solve the underlying Metroivania game, or simply chill as a farmer or trader. Phew.
Classic SNES RPG gameplay but with the modern conventions of crafting, world-altering and customisation. Build a town? Check. Populate it with NPCs? Double-check.
A tough arcade-style platformer where the inside of the line of a circle serves as your platform, and you dodge various deadly obstacles of increasing difficulty.