What You Need to Know:
- Humble Bundle has been making a name for itself over the past few years, allowing players around the world can donate to show support to charities while grabbing their favorite bundles as a trade off. The celebrated company will now be attending two of the biggest gaming events, Gamescom (August 23 - August 26, 2017) and Pax West 2017 ( September 1 and 2, 2017), where they'll showing off some cool indie titles for everyone.
- Humble Bundle plans to showcase five upcoming indie games, four of which we have for you with the fifth one currently unannounced. The four games are: A Hat in Time, No Truce With The Furies, Staxel and Keyboard Sports - Saving QWERTY.
- To know more details about each of the four announced titles, be sure to scroll down below!
Source: Official Press Release
Game Information
A Hat in Time
Developer: Gears for Breakfast
Platforms: PC, Mac, XBox One and PlayStation 4
Genre: 3D Platformer
Release Date: Fall 2017
Website: http://hatintime.com
Holding the honor of being one of the largest Kickstarter-funded projects of its kind, A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D collect-a-thon platformer in the spirit of beloved genre-based games such as Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie and Psychonauts. As Hat Kid, a little girl with a lot of heart, travel through five incredibly diverse and giant open worlds, smack around baddies and unlock sweet new hats with all-new abilities. Enjoy your trip through space and time, and protect the world from the evil Mustache Girl when A Hat in Time releases on PC, Mac and as recently announced on XBox One and PlayStation 4 as well!
No Truce With The Furies
Developer: ZA/UM
Platforms: PC
Genre: Isometric RPG
Release Date: TBD 2017
Website: http://zaumstudio.com
No Truce With The Furies is an isometric police procedural role playing game set within a genre-bent setting where literary fiction meets sci-fi/fantasy. Inspired by titles Planescape: Torment and Kentucky Route Zero, an emergent story is the primary focus. Expect absurd new heights of non-combat as action is handled through quick-witted dialogue which can steer your moral compass in any direction. As a disgraced detective lieutenant, explore a gorgeous seaside city and solve the crimes which lay at its core. Alternatively, peer inside of your mind to examine your own doubts, conflicts and memories. No Truce With The Furies features twenty-four uniquely realistic skills that represent the real human psyche and physique to shape any type of law enforcer — good or bad — that you want.
Staxel
Developer: Plukit
Platforms: PC
Genre: Sandbox
Release Date: January 2018
Website: http://playstaxel.com
Staxel is a voxel-based sandbox farming game where, as the newest resident of a rustic village, players put down roots into a new life as a farmer. Carefully tend to your farm to make it grow, improve your property’s looks and take care of your animals — the more work you put in, the more rewards you’ll receive! Villages are filled with colorful characters with whom you can socialize between online multiplayer sessions with your friends, unlocking rewards to help develop your land into a thriving farmstead. When not farming, enjoy fun hobbies like fishing, catching bugs and cooking! In Staxel, you shape the vast world around you how you see fit, with your creativity being the number one tool for the job!
Keyboard Sports - Saving QWERTY
Developer: Triband
Platforms: PC, Mac and Linux
Genre: Keyboard Action Adventure
Release Date: Early 2018
Website: http://keyboardsports.com
Use every single key and fall in love with your least sexy controller. Keyboard Sports - Saving QWERTY is a humor-filled adventure with very little actual sports in it, but it's filled with challenges that only ramp up once started. You play as the young apprentice to Master QWERTY, who sets you off on a visually and audibly stunning adventure to find your inner key — your entire keyboard is your controller! Keyboard Sports - Saving QWERTY is a significantly expanded version of Keyboard Sports which premiered in the Humble Monthly November 2016 bundle — this new game uses even more keys!
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