Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2023 Roundup - Hardcore Gamer

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Having spent the last few years building up a reputation as the publisher of some of the indie game world’s most acclaimed titles, and just being a publisher of extremely interesting games overall, Annapurna Interactive has more than earned the right to have their own Direct-style showcase as well, which for the last couple of years has played host to some enticing game announcements and news. The 2023 Annapurna Interactive Showcase was no exception, and in order of reveals, we have all the various announcements from the show collected here for you to check out (with links to each trailer available), so let’s get started…

First up was an update on Simogo’s next title, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, coming to PC and Switch. A new “Maze” trailer appeared, giving us a bit more insight into the game’s premise, involving some sort of mysterious project involving events that span nearly two hundred years. And while we don’t see any gameplay, the emphasis on pattern recognition, puzzles, mazes, and the overall surreal atmosphere suggests a return to something more akin to an adventure game like Device 6 for the developer. The trailer ends with a mysterious cipher which when decoded, says “release date revealed at a later date.” Gamescom, maybe? PAX West? We’ll find out sometime later, so stay tuned.

Next up came the release date trailer for Cocoon, which already wowed us with a sneak peak during Day of the Devs this month, and then proceeded to wow everyone else at Summer Game Fest by winning the award for Most Anticipated Independent Game. Geometric Interactive’s adventure game where players leap in and out of worlds within worlds showed off a bit more gameplay and impressive visuals before ending with a rather imposing sight,