Aksys Games goes all-out at Anime Expo with 7 new game announcements

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There may have been way too many people trying to get into this year’s Anime Expo in Los Angeles this year, but I can sympathize with them. After all, two straight years of online-only events has a lot of us jonesing to get back out there and be around those who share our interest in Japanese entertainment. Not only is the expo the place to see all the upcoming toys you’ll be buying and shows you’ll be watching, but it’s also a great source of game announcements. Case in point: Aksys Games and its Anime Expo reveals.

The specialty publisher announced seven games it’s localizing in the west in 2023. Most of the games will release exclusively for Nintendo Switch, but a few will also make appearances on other hardware.

Of the games announced, the one I’m most interested in is Inescapable from Dreamloop Games. This social survival game casts players as a contestant on a reality television show where 11 strangers are dropped on an island with absolutely no rules. Anybody who makes it to the end of the show walks away with $500,000. The game is said to explore the depths of human desire and what pushes people to lust after clout, wealth, and their desires.

In other words, it’s Westworld!

That one is going on my radar, but the six other games are worth keeping an eye on as well if you’ve enjoyed  Aksys’s past output. Those titles include:

The English title is pending on this one, but ErroR: Salvation covers a country possessed by the god of death where people are cursed to die by the age of 23. A young woman named Ceres, who has a knack for hastening the deaths of those she meets, puts a pause on her plans to commit suicide when she meets a stranger named the “Watchman of Death.” ErroR: Salvation will release next year