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Geek Vibes Nation
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Vibes Nation
Maximum Apocalypse: The Video Game Demo Now Available
Mega Cat Studios and Rock Manor Games are thrilled to announce that the demo for Maximum Apocalypse: The Video Game is now available for players to experience. This exciting demo offers a hands-on opportunity to dive into the first three chapters of the video game adaptation of Mike Gnade's critically acclaimed tabletop roguelike. Players will fight for survival against relentless hordes of zombies invading the city in this thrilling, post-apocalyptic adventure. The demo provides a taste of the intense survival gameplay that has made Maximum Apocalypse a hit among tabletop fans, now reimagined as a dynamic video game experience. New Gameplay Overview Released In addition to the demo, Mega Cat Studios and Rock Manor Games have released a comprehensive, hour-long gameplay overview video. This video guides players through the fundamentals of surviving in the Maximum Apocalypse universe while offering insights into the game's journey from its tabletop roots to its upcoming release on Steam. Join the Apocalypse Geek Vibes Nation readers, now is your chance to jump into the action! The demo is available now, and preview keys are also up for grabs for those eager to explore the game further. Additionally, interview opportunities with the game's creator, Mike Gnade, are available for those interested in learning more about the development process and the vision behind this adaptation. For preview keys or to schedule an interview, please contact the Mega Cat Studios and Rock Manor Games team. Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience Maximum Apocalypse: The Video Game and share your thoughts with the Geek Vibes Nation community! Stay tuned for more updates as the game approaches its full release on Steam! PITTSBURGH, PA — February 25, 2025 — Pittsburgh-based publisher and developer Mega Cat Studios and indie game studio Rock Manor Games are thrilled to announce that the highly anticipated Steam Next Fest demo for Maximum Apocalypse: The Video Game is now live, offering players a chance to experience the tense survival action of this roguelike adventure, now available to wishlist on Steam. To celebrate the demo's launch, Rock Manor Games has released a new gameplay overview video featuring the game's creator, Mike Gnade, along with Mega Cat Studios' Associate Producer and Visual Identity Lead T.J. Tague, showcasing an exclusive hour-long gameplay session that dives deep into the development process and the challenges of adapting the hit tabletop game into an engaging digital experience.
Forbes
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Echoes Of The Unread Is A New NES Platformer Hitting The Right Notes
Echoes of the Unread Hobbyist game designers and retro tinkerers have been making homebrew retro games for vintage game consoles forever, that's not new. But nowadays, it seems like just about every day a new retro game is revealed to be in development that actually looks fantastic and like it could have been a bestseller in the 80s or 90s since it runs on actual hardware. That's the case here with Echoes of the Unread, an innovative indie NES platformer currently in development. The game is currently live on Kickstarter via Mega Cat Studios with just over a week to go as of the time of this writing, but it was already fully-funded in its opening 24-hours on the platform. To learn more about the game and its origins, check out the dev diary series from creator Matt Tuttle below: I tried out the demo of the NES game for myself and came away very impressed. I'm a sucker for charming, original takes on retro platforming and Echoes of the Unread has tons of personality and charm. Rather than just asking you to run from left to right, squashing enemies and collecting things along the way, there's a bit more going on here. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder For starters, it's both a story-driven and music-focused puzzle platformer. The main character, Rhapsody, is a girl who falls asleep while studying at the library and awakes to a world where books burst into life. Singing has magical powers in this world and she must use her talents to find a way back home. She'll have to venture across a variety of worlds featuring themes from westerns and horror, to fantasy and even sci-fi. There's a huge variety on display and the pixel artists really put in a lot of work to make sure you rarely see the same thing twice. Echoes of the Unread The demo I tried (check it out for yourself on the Kickstarter page for free) featured a few levels, but I mostly just explored, enjoyed the music, and appreciated the quality of the pixel art. Every enemy is expertly animated and the soundtrack is immediately catchy in the same way all of the best games from decades ago were for our brains as kids. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on Echoes of the Unread, especially since it's an authentic retro game that runs on original NES hardware.
