Episode 155 - Canadian Nindies Galore

CanadianGameDevs.com Podcast

Overview:

On this week's episode, the Steve's discuss all the Canadian games showcased in Nintendo's Nindies Direct including some surprise 'Available Now!' moments. We congratulate some awesome developers for finally flipping the Switch, look at Canuck Play's awesome free next-gen upgrade for Maximum Football 2020 as well as a few games leaving and entering Steam Early Access.

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Events:

- Women Game Jam Canada (Friday, August 21 @ 4:00 PM - Sunday, August 30 @ 5:30 PM)

- Game Dev Atlantic (September 18 from 8 AM - 8 PM EST)

- Game Devs of Color Expo (September 19)

Game Dev Jobs:

- Canuck Play (Peterborough, ON): https://canadiangamedevs.com/jobs/game-developer-jobs-canuck-play-unity-game-developer-unity-technical-animator-qa-tester

News:

- Parkasaurus Leaves Early Access on Steam

- Sea of Stars Steam Demo Coming Soon

- Rogue Legacy 2 Enters Early Access on PC

- Maximum Football 2020 Owners Get Free Xbox Series X Upgrade

- Spiritfarer Out Now Everywhere and Game Pass

- A Short Hike Out Now on Switch

- Grindstone Coming to Switch This Autumn

Wishlist This:

1 - Tidal Shock by Moonray Studios (@moonraystudios) in Hamilton, ON. In Early Access on Steam, Releasing 2021. “An underwater arena shooter with a shocking twist. 8 players battle in a classic respawn arena to capture the reactor and boil the competition!”

2 - Goodbye Volcano High by (@KOOPMode) in Montréal, QC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of an era. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.”

3 - INSCRYPTION by Daniel Mullins (@DMullinsGames) in Vancouver, BC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards…”