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Rock Paper Shotgun Chuchel Feedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feed/tag/video-games/chuchelThe latest Chuchel articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enMon, 14 Jun 2021 20:23:31 +0000Horrific-looking Happy Game from Creaks developers coming this autumnhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrific-looking-happy-game-from-creaks-devs-coming-this-autumnLauren MortonMon, 14 Jun 2021 20:23:31 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrific-looking-happy-game-from-creaks-devs-coming-this-autumnAction AdventureChuchelCreaksAmanita DesignIndieHappy GameE3 2021

Cheekily-named Happy Game is the next puzzle-y adventure romp from the same folks that created point and click 'em ups Creaks and Chuchel. This one is about a little boy having an absolutely messed up nightmare. Here I thought my nightmares were bad. This kid absolutely has me beat. Happy Game is still looking terribly swell, but Amanita Design have announced alongside the trailer that it's being moved back to release in autumn of this year.

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Our PC Games of the Year 2018https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-pc-games-of-2018RPSWed, 02 Jan 2019 17:00:56 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-pc-games-of-2018CelesteYakuza 0SubnauticaAction AdventureRPGJazztronautsHorrorPlatformerFreelancer's favourite games of 2018Hitman 2SportsUnavowedParatopicPuzzleRacingZonesWarhammer: Vermintide 2StrategyAssassin's Creed OdysseyStory RichThe RPS Advent Calendar 2018Q.U.B.E. 2Dragon Ball FighterZThe Red Strings ClubForza Horizon 4Yoku's Island ExpressChuchelBlockbusterShooterReturn of the Obra DinnBestest BestsBattleTechSpyPartyMMOInto the BreachSlay the SpireFeatureMonster Hunter: WorldIndieFar: Lone SailsThe Hex

The doors have been opened, the games inside have been devoured, and now it's time to recycle the cardboard. Below you'll find all of our favourite games from 2018, gathered together in a single post for easy reading.

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We asked developers: what would you gift the games industry?https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-asked-developers-what-would-you-gift-the-games-industryBrendan CaldwellWed, 26 Dec 2018 17:00:11 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-asked-developers-what-would-you-gift-the-games-industryFrostpunkInkle StudiosGrace Bruxner11 Bit StudiosThe Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Gamelo-fi gamesNeo CabUnavowedRobert YangSigilStory RichRomero GamesChuchelChance AgencyAmanita DesignWadjet Eye GamesHeaven's VaultRinse and RepeatDaniel Mullins GamesSuspicious DevelopmentsSlay the SpireFeatureKenshiMega Crit GamesThe Hex

We ask the tough questions here at RPS. We’re like Jeremy Paxman but in a very long bear costume. We once asked 15 developers what they’d do if they were stuck in a room with a clone of themselves. This is important stuff.

Today, we ask another question: What would you gift the games industry for the holidays? We put this query to a bunch of game artists, writers and designers to see how charitable they were feeling. Today, you get to open these presents. Happy holidays!

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Chuchel redesigned to avoid blackface associationhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-redesign-to-avoid-blackface-associationAlice O'ConnorFri, 21 Dec 2018 11:51:59 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-redesign-to-avoid-blackface-associationRacismChuchelAmanita DesignIndieStory Rich

Amanita Design have redesigned Chuchel, the eponymous star of their delightful 2018 adventure game, to avoid associations with blackface. Chuchel is a dust mote but with his black face, curly black hair, thick orange lips, and scampish ways, yeah, I can see the comparison. The Czech studio say they didn't consider this at all when making the game, and they don't want to be "even remotely associated with racism", so they've given him a new look. Chuchel's black body is now orange, and his orange hat is now black - a look that will be patched into the game's various editions across "the upcoming days and weeks."

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Halloween 2018 Special: Some lovely games!https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/halloween-2018-special-some-lovely-gamesJohn WalkerWed, 31 Oct 2018 15:00:20 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/halloween-2018-special-some-lovely-gamesAlphabear: Hardcover EditionHidden FolksGNOGChuchelPuzzleFeatureBlockbusterDay Of The Tentacle RemasteredRimeIndieMinitAerHalloween 2018ProteusOneShot

Video games, you may have noticed, are often a little bit horrid. All sorts of naughtiness, and a distinct lack of people just being kind to one another. What are we like?! But fortunately there are games that make an exception to the potty-mouthed meanies that dominate, and today I celebrate them and their cuteness with a collection of lovely screenshots.

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The bestest and most top PC games of 2018 so farhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-bestest-and-most-top-pc-games-of-2018-so-farRPSWed, 18 Jul 2018 16:28:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-bestest-and-most-top-pc-games-of-2018-so-farFrostpunkCelesteSubnauticaHaemimont GamesLegendary Gary11 Bit StudiosFinal Fantasy XVSimulationArc System WorksParatopicPuzzleNi No Kuni II: Revenant KingdomOctahedronStrategyHarebrained SchemesDragon Ball FighterZThe Red Strings ClubYoku's Island ExpressUnknown WorldsMaddy Makes Games IncChuchelAmanita DesignBlockbusterShooterThe CouncilFar Cry 5Level-5Big Bad WolfBattleTechEvan RogersDeconstructeamInto the BreachSlay the SpireFeatureArcadeDemimondeIndieMega Crit GamesSubset GamesSurviving Mars

We're just about halfway through 2018 (which has somehow taken both too long and no time at all). As is tradition, we've shaken our our brains around to see which games from the last six months still make our neurons fizzle with delight. Then we wrote about them here, in this big list feature that you're reading right now this second.

And what games they are! 2018 has been a great year so far, and our top picks run the whole range, from hand drawn oddities made by one person, to big mega-studio blockbusters that took the work of hundreds. And each of them is special to us in some way. Just like you are too. Click through the arrows to see the full spread of our faves so far. Better luck next year to the games that didn't make the cut this time.

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Video: Great adventures for the time poorhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/video-great-adventures-for-the-time-poorMatthew CastleThu, 05 Jul 2018 19:00:07 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/video-great-adventures-for-the-time-poorStories UntoldAbzuVVVVVVAction AdventureA Case of DistrustHer StoryChuchelInsidePuzzleStory RichFeatureVideoArcadeIndieFar: Lone SailsCaliforniumHorrorPony Island

I’ve been playing the endless Assassin's Creed Origins, a game so gargantuan that the time on my save file lasts longer than Ancient Egyptian civilization did. This is a revenge mission stripped of all urgency by the simple fact of being five million hours long. Whatever big bad awaits at the end can rest easy knowing there are 800 fortresses to clear out before I reach him. Fearing a loss of sanity, I needed to remind myself of what progress actually felt like, so here are ten games you can see from start to finish in a more reasonable three hours.

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The games of the year, according to GDC's award winnershttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gdc-igf-winners-interviewsBrendan CaldwellWed, 04 Apr 2018 16:00:38 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gdc-igf-winners-interviewsCupheadCelesteGetting Over ItGiant SparrowBuried SignalSUPERHOT TeamIGF 2018Maddy Makes Games IncChuchelBennett FoddyWhat Remains of Edith FinchAmanita DesignGorogoaIGF AwardsGDC 2018SUPERHOT VRRami IsmailStudio MDHR

The awards ceremony at this year’s GDC was fun. At least, that’s what John told me from his seat in the crowd, where he saw the winners mount a stage some would consider too colourful for this planet. The Independent Games Festival Awards and subsequent Game Developer’s Choice Awards saw a range of trophy-grabbers, from indie students to adventure game veterans. Unfortunately for them, I was hiding backstage, skulking behind a black curtain and holding a voice recorder like a cudgel. I had one question to ask them all: If they had to give their award away, who would get it?

It’s like re-gifting, except you worked really hard for the gift and now you have to hand it over three minutes after your acceptance speech. Life is pain.

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Night In The Woods wins IGF Grand Prizehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/night-in-the-woods-wins-igf-grand-prizeAlice O'ConnorThu, 22 Mar 2018 11:44:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/night-in-the-woods-wins-igf-grand-prizeUurnog UurnlimitedCelesteGetting Over ItIGF 2018ChuchelBaba Is YouIGF AwardsGDC 2018IndieNight in the Woods

Rad trash mammal simulator Night In The Woods scooped this year's Grand Prize during the 2018 Independent Games Festival Awards at the Game Developers Conference last night, also lifting the award for Excellence In Narrative. Baba Is You, an upcoming puzzle game about shifting words to change how parts of the levels and game work, also picked up two awards. Looking across all the winners, ah yes, there certainly are good video games going around.

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Podcast: Who are our best friends?https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-who-are-our-best-friendsRPSThu, 08 Mar 2018 15:00:48 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-who-are-our-best-friendsOxenfreeDragon Age: OriginsDark SoulsPodcastIon MaidenChuchelStory RichStardew ValleyFeatureThe RPS Electronic Wireless showPyreThe Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimElse Heart BreakNight in the Woods

Hello chum! Sit down and have a nice glass of water and a pack of Bombay mix. That's how we greet our closest friends on the RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show. This week, best pals John and Brendan discuss how friendship is handled in videogames, and what characters felt most like close buddies. John felt a kinship with Alistair from Dragon Age: Origins, and sees Lydia from Skyrim as Wilson the football from Castaway. Whereas Brendan felt a habitual closeness to the undead woman in Dark Souls who sold him poisonous arrows. Takes all sorts, really.

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Crack on: Amanita's Chuchel is out nowhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-releasedAlice O'ConnorWed, 07 Mar 2018 15:38:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-releasedDVAChuchelPuzzleAmanita DesignStory Rich

The wonderfully colourful and funny Chuchel, the new adventure game from Samorost and Botanicula makers Amanita Design, is now out. Our John gushed praise in his Chuchel review but who can remember as far back as yesterday? "A tour de force of animation", he said. "Daft happiness at its purest, titrated into gaming", he said. For a game this great, a reminder is warranted. Ah, I laugh just seeing this angry little squiggle. Look:

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Wot I Think: Chuchelhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-reviewJohn WalkerTue, 06 Mar 2018 15:00:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-reviewChuchelReviewsPuzzleFeatureAmanita DesignWot I ThinkRPS Recommended

Chuchel is a tour de force of animation, every scene so vibrant and hilarious, colourful and manic, the slightest tweaks in character facial expressions eliciting guffaws. Every new scene is a glorious delight just to look at, before you even start playing with it. And then, as you click on every element on the screen, delightful, silly and gorgeous things happen. This is a game where I find myself trying to work out what is the correct solution to any given puzzle, just so I can avoid clicking on it before I've clicked on everything else. I exhaust every repeated joke until it loops, don't mind when they do, and call people in from other rooms to see the funniest moments. Chuchel is, beyond belief, wonderful.

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Botanicula dev's Chuchel bouncing out in Marchhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/botanicula-devs-chuchel-bouncing-out-in-marchAlice O'ConnorThu, 01 Feb 2018 16:00:50 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/botanicula-devs-chuchel-bouncing-out-in-marchAmanita DesignDVAChuchel

Chuchel, the next adorable adventure game from Samorost and Botanicula folks Amanita Design, is almost here. The eponymous tetchy fuzzball Chuchel will arrive on March 7, Amanita announced today, with a mission to simply get a cherry. He seems a wrong'un to me but I can't help smiling every time I see his defeated little face. Bless. Here, point your peepers and lugholes at this new trailer:

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Chuchel looks like more loveliness from Samorost studiohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-trailer-from-samorost-devsAlice O'ConnorThu, 05 Oct 2017 17:03:48 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-trailer-from-samorost-devsAmanita DesignChuchelPuzzleStory Rich

Amanita Design have made some of the prettiest (and best-sounding) video games, from Samorost through Machinarium to Botanicula, and their next looks delightful too. Amanita today shared a look at Chuchel [official site], their comedy adventure game due in early 2018, and I'm well up for all this. Crank your sound and have a look:

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The PC games of 2017 mega-previewhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-games-of-2017RPSSat, 31 Dec 2016 15:00:21 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pc-games-of-2017ToeJam and Earl: Back in the GrooveLords of the Fallen 2Battalion 1944Hand of Fate 2Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3A Hat in TimeHorrorOxygen Not IncludedImpact WinterThe Signal From TölvaBerserk and the Band of the HawkGorogoaFrozen Synapse 2ScaleboundSonic ManiaStar CitizenELEXOverkill's The Walking DeadUrban EmpireNights of AzureTetherFull Throttle RemasteredShenmue IIIOutlast 2LEGO City UndercoverSniper Elite 4Phantom DustTokyo 42Constructor HDFor HonorSonic ForcesOutcast - Second ContactFeatureNieR: AutomataShadowhandSpellForce 3LEGO WorldsSniper Ghost Warrior 3Resident Evil 7: BiohazardOverlandStar Trek: Bridge CrewBulletstorm: Full Clip EditionAtelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious BookThe Guild 3Them's Fighting HerdsCrackdown 3Aven ColonyRoutineShooterNine ParchmentsStar Control: OriginsMemorandaWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IIIStar Wars: Battlefront IISunderedSudden Strike 4Finding ParadiseMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale SeriesA House of Many DoorsNidhogg 2The Sexy BrutaleXenonauts 2Little NightmaresAgonyState of Decay 2Action AdventureYonder: The Cloud Catcher ChroniclesPyreBulletstormSea of ThievesTacomaSnake PassThe Wild EIghtStyx: Shards of DarknessSportsThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rdMetal Gear SurviveDeath's GambitEchoYooka-LayleeAgents of MayhemTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: WildlandsOctogeddonTorment: Tides of NumeneraThe Bard's Tale IVFuture UnfoldingChuchelMass Effect AndromedaMarvel vs. Capcom InfiniteDivinity: Original Sin 2VampyrExpeditions: VikingStrafeAbsolverMosaicOverloadDisgaea 2Loot RascalsNight in the WoodsFrostpunkKnights and BikesHalo Wars 2Kingdoms and CastlesConan ExilesKingdom Come: DeliveranceRPGDauntlessZero Escape: The Nonary GamesThimbleweed ParkThe Pillars of the EarthSimulationPreySenua's Saga: Hellblade IIWhat Remains of Edith FinchSouth Park: The Fractured but WholeThe Escapists 2Call of CthulhuBirthdays the BeginningCupheadMegaton RainfallBlockbusterHello Neighbor!Tekken 7Iron HarvestTales of BerseriaHiveswapDreadnoughtGet Even

As Old Father Time grabs his sickle and prepares to take ailing 2016 around the back of the barn for a big sleep, we're looking to the future. The mewling pup that goes by the name 2017 will come into the world soon and we must prepare ourselves for its arrival. Here at RPS, our preparations come in the form of this enormous preview feature, which contains details on more than a hundred of the exciting games that are coming our way over the next twelve months. 2016 was a good one - in the world of games at least - but, ever the optimists, we're hoping next year will be even better.

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Chuchel revealed by creators of Botanicula and Samorosthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-revealed-by-creators-of-botanicula-and-samorostBrendan CaldwellTue, 15 Nov 2016 20:44:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/chuchel-revealed-by-creators-of-botanicula-and-samorostMachinariumDVAChuchelPuzzleAmanita DesignSamorostIndieBotanicula

The makers of Samorost, Botanicula and Machinarium have announced a new game. It’s called Chuchel [official site] and judging by these two teasers it looks in keeping with the studio's tradition of odd games with even odder names. We don’t have much else to go on yet, however, just a couple of short trailers showing off what I’m guessing is the grumpy protagonist. Come and enjoy his garbled ranting.

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