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enFri, 14 Aug 2020 19:01:03 +0000Pony Island developer's horror deck-builder Inscryption plays a new trailerhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pony-island-developers-horror-deck-builder-inscryption-plays-a-new-trailerLauren MortonFri, 14 Aug 2020 19:01:03 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pony-island-developers-horror-deck-builder-inscryption-plays-a-new-trailerInscryptionIndieHorrorThe HexDaniel Mullins GamesPony IslandVG247

Spooky deck-builder Inscryption has drawn and played another trailer to tease you into its weird mashup of card, critters, escape rooms, and like five other genres probably. Brewing up a genre stew is apparently something of a thing for developer Daniel Mullins Games who you may know from past games Pony Island and The Hex. A new trailer for Inscryption lets on that it'll be just as wild a ride when it launches in 2021.

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Inscryption is a grim card game from the creator of Pony Island, arriving next yearhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/inscryption-is-a-grim-card-game-from-the-creator-of-pony-island-arriving-next-yearNatalie ClaytonSat, 08 Feb 2020 11:25:35 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/inscryption-is-a-grim-card-game-from-the-creator-of-pony-island-arriving-next-yearInscryptionIndieHorrorThe HexDaniel Mullins GamesPony Island

Looking at that header, Inscryption (official site) seems predictable enough. A decent deck-building dungeon crawler, not too dissimilar to Slay The Spire, eh? It's even got some of that extremely-online black humour going on. But this is developer Daniel Mullins we're talking about, the bloke wot brought us harrowing genre-busters Pony Island and The Hex. Don't expect Incryption's "inky black card-based odyssey" to play nicely.

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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-2018Slay the SpireMonster Hunter: WorldZonesSpyPartyPuzzleParatopicShooterStory RichFreelancer's favourite games of 2018MMOAssassin's Creed OdysseyIndieQ.U.B.E. 2The RPS Advent Calendar 2018The HexFar: Lone SailsYoku's Island ExpressHitman 2SportsBestest BestsThe Red Strings ClubJazztronautsStrategyInto the BreachFeatureBlockbusterCelesteForza Horizon 4RacingRPGHorrorYakuza 0SubnauticaUnavowedAction AdventureChuchelDragon Ball FighterZReturn of the Obra DinnWarhammer: Vermintide 2PlatformerBattleTech

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-industrySlay the SpireSigillo-fi gamesMega Crit GamesFrostpunkSuspicious DevelopmentsStory RichChance AgencyThe HexWadjet Eye GamesKenshiFeatureRomero GamesHeaven's VaultRobert YangUnavowedChuchelRinse and RepeatInkle StudiosThe Haunted Island, a Frog Detective GameAmanita Design11 Bit StudiosDaniel Mullins GamesNeo CabGrace Bruxner

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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Podcast: The year 2018 is sinking and only 3 games can be savedhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-the-year-2018-is-sinking-and-only-3-games-can-be-savedRPSThu, 13 Dec 2018 19:00:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/podcast-the-year-2018-is-sinking-and-only-3-games-can-be-savedStory RichPodcastCelesteDragon Ball FighterZReturn of the Obra DinnAssassin's Creed OdysseyThe HexThe RPS Electronic Wireless showMegaquariumAshen

Look out. The year 2018 is going down in a storm. There are hundreds of games aboard, running, jumping, trying their best to survive the maelstrom. But there’s only one tiny lifeboat, and only enough room for three games. It falls on the sorry shoulders of the RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show, to decide which trio of games clamber onto the life raft and which games drown and become lost to history.

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The Hex's deepest, darkest secret hides in another game entirelyhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-hex-secret-ending-in-another-gameDominic TarasonMon, 26 Nov 2018 18:41:01 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-hex-secret-ending-in-another-gameStory RichPuzzleHorrorThe HexDaniel Mullins GamesBeneath The Surface

If there was ever a tale for Cyber Monday, this is it - the kind of stuff that magazines would spread rumours about, now made real. The Hex, if you missed John's cheery review, is the genre-hopping successor to Daniel Mullins' Pony Island, and a clever little thing you should probably play now. One moment it's a Fallout-parodying tactics game, next it's Hotline Miami. It's also about secrets, and it took a full month for its players to crack its greatest one. As with Pony Island before it, there is a second, hidden ending. In another game.

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Wot I Think: The Hexhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-hex-reviewJohn WalkerTue, 16 Oct 2018 16:30:54 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-hex-reviewFeatureReviewsIndieThe HexDaniel Mullins GamesWot I Think

Pony Island was one of my favourite games of 2016, a Trojan horse of astoundingly clever ideas and arch critique, and incredibly funny. So clearly I was interested to see where developer Daniel Mullins went next. I'm very delighted to report it's the extraordinary The Hex. A game that defies me to tell you anything about it, not that I'm convinced you'd believe me if I did.

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Pony Island creator casts The Hex in Octoberhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pony-island-creator-releasing-the-hex-in-octoberAlice O'ConnorTue, 18 Sep 2018 10:03:38 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pony-island-creator-releasing-the-hex-in-octoberThe HexStory RichDaniel Mullins GamesPony Island

The creator of cult favourite Pony Island has announced that his next surprise 'em up, The Hex, will launch on October 16th. The Hex is a murder mystery trying to discover which of six video game protagonists in a bar is planning a murder and, as you'd expect from the Pony man, it's not straightforward. We'll have to play through some of their memories, see, dancing across their different genres. Here, have a look in this new trailer below.

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The Hex Is Pony Island Dev's Next Gamehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pony-island-dev-announces-the-hexJessica FamularoMon, 11 Jul 2016 14:54:13 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/pony-island-dev-announces-the-hexThe HexDaniel Mullins GamesIndiePony Island

Daniel Mullins, the developer behind Pony Island, has announced his next game - The Hex [official site]. This time around, it's a murder mystery game dabbling in a number of different video game genres.

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