Looking back at a year of 1UP news and launches
Over 25 games in 2024, and more to come in 2025…
Hertfordshire, England - November 20, 2024 | From AAA, GOTY contenders to globally successful indie gems, gaming PR specialist 1UP PR has represented a wide array of titles over the past year. With a flood of new and exciting games having recently been released, it’s all too easy to forget the incredible work of publishers and developers earlier in the year. This round-up will help to shine the spotlight on 1UP PR’s game announcements from 2024, and also provide a taste of what’s to come next year!
Without further ado, here are the games that launched or had major updates this year:Â
Yogscast Games:
Hexguardian (PC) - A cosy hex-based tower defence game that combines Dorframantik with city defence.
Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers (PC) - A Blackjack-style roguelike set in a seedy tavern.Â
The Holy Gosh Darn (PC and Console) - A comic narrative adventure about the end of Heaven, Hell and everything in between.
PlateUp! (Console Launch) - A roguelike cooking sim - Yogscast Games biggest PC launch - that moved to console this year.
Startenders: Intergalactic Bartending (VR)- A cosmic VR bartending simulator that has players whipping up cocktails in space.
Time to Morp (PC - Early Access) - A farming sim with adorable morps in a colourful world that launched into early access, with a full launch planned in the first half of 2025.
Tales & Tactics (PC)Â - A chaotic roguelike, squad-based autobattler set on a tabletop.
Kakao Games:
Guardian Tales (Mobile) - A retro Action-Adventure RPG with complex puzzles & reactive action combat.
Goddess Order (Mobile) - A mobile 2D side-scrolling action RPG with beautiful pixel graphics.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch (PC) - A turn-based RPG/roguelike set on a remote, mystical island.
XD Games:
Torchlight: Infinite (PC and Mobile) - An ever-evolving aRPG in a beloved franchise, with regular updates and announcements.
Go Go Muffin (Mobile) Â - Creature-collecting, dungeon-crawling, cozy MMORPG.
Maximum Entertainment (including Merge Games):
Selfloss (PC and Console) - A mythological journey about grief, loss, and healing.Â
Smalland & Smalland VR (PC and Console) - An open world survival game featuring gigantic adventures in a tiny world.
SunnySide (PC and Console) - The modern day farming sim of your dreams.Â
Morbid: The Lords of Ire (PC and Console)- A dark and twisted Soulslike ARPG.
Squirrel With A Gun (PC and Console) - A nutty sandbox shooter featuring… a squirrel with a gun.
Maximum Football (PC and Console) - An American Football MMO that launched into early access, with a full launch planned in the first half of 2025.
Other titles:
Black Myth: Wukong (PC and Console) - A mythological action RPG, GOTY nominee and one of China’s biggest AAA titles.Â
Vampire Therapist (PC) - Sink your teeth into the woes of the undead in this vampiric virtual novel.
Valley Peaks (PC) - Climb to new heights in a froggy adventure.
Earl vs. the Mutants (PC) - Vampire Survivors with a car and a whole lotta bullets.
Reptilian Rising (PC) - If Churchill fought dinosaurs with Cleopatra and Einstein.
Plus, there’s lots more to expect going forward, including:
Yogscast Games:
Monster Mop Up (PC) - A monstrous creature collecting cleaning sim.
Kaya’s Prophecy (PC) - A tribal deckbuilding colony with a touch of divine intervention.
Stray Path (PC)Â - A roguelike deck builder with a feline flavour.
Border Pioneer (PC) - A pixel-art city builder and fortress defender.
Kakao Games:
God Save Birmingham (PC) - An open-world zombie survival game set in the most terrifying place on Earth - Birmingham, UK. Â
Section 13 (PC) - A thrilling twin-stick sci-fi roguelike with a mystery to unravel.
XD Games:
Etheria Restart (PC and Mobile) - An upcoming aRPG set in a dystopian post-Earth world.
Maximum Entertainment:
Spirit of the North 2 (PC and Console) - Use your foxy wits to save the spirit guardians.
Overthrown (PC and Console) - Overthrowing city builders everywhere.
Bye Sweet Carole (PC and Console - A chilling narrative-horror game putting a sinister twist on a classic tale.
ProjektZ (PC and Console) - Atmospheric First-Person Zombie Co-Op-Shooter set in WW2.Â
Pixelshire (PC and Console) - A pixel farming sim with magic, heart and RPG mechanics.
Other titles:
Project Timi: Sasha’s Curse (PC and Switch) - Jump, hop, and skip your way to saving Lucity Town.Â
No Stone Unturned (PC)Â - What really made the chicken cross the road? A murder mystery adventure.
Legacy: Steel and Sorcery (PC) - A PvPvE epic fantasy adventure.
The Light, the Dark, the Beating Heart (PC) - Psychological, music-infused platformer.
For more information on games past and present, please feel free to reach us using the following contacts:
Yogscast Games - yogscastgames@1uppr.net
Kakao Games - kakao@1uppr.net
XD Games - xd@1uppr.netÂ
Maximum Entertainment / Merge Games - maxent@1uppr.netÂ
For any other titles, queries or requests, please contact hello@1uppr.net.Â
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