A Space For The Unbound surprises with new mysterious trailer

The unusual and delightfully good-looking pixel adventure A Space For The Unbound is to be released later this year. As part of the MIX Showcase, publisher PQube has shown a new trailer for the Indonesian slice-of-life narrative adventure, which offers more gameplay but raises more story questions than answers.

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‘When The Past Was Around’ is the game we desperately needed in these stressful pandemic times

Sometimes it’s only short moments that have a big impact: When The Past Is Around is just a short game, but rarely has the experience been so impressive and emotional. This point ‘n click adventure by Mojiken Studio from Indonesia tells a story about love, loss, pain, and moving on, which doesn’t get lost in depression but also manages to remember and celebrate the beautiful things in life.

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A Masterful Tale of Nature and Indonesian Mythology: She & The Light Bearer

If you have been playing videogames for a while, you will undoubtedly encounter a certain fatigue either of recurring gameplay or – as in the author’s case – of uninspired recycling of settings, topics or locations. Is seems like the videogames industry is repeatedly offering the same experiences inspired by either North American or Japanese cultures and regions. Here at Virtual SEA, we strongly believe that game developers from under-represented areas of world such as Southeast Asia can offer new and refreshing ideas to videogames. Can She & The LightBearer from Indonesian studio Mojiken satisfy this expectation?

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