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Last year’s Gamescom was a muted affair.
The first since the height of the pandemic, many publishers opted either for smaller events or absence entirely.
Other publishers, such as Sony and Nintendo, didn’t appear at all.
A lot can change in a year, though.
Quick tour of the Xbox Gamescom experience.
I got to check out dozens of games from publishers of all shapes and sizes throughout the event.
Some I can talk about now, others are under embargo until a later date.
Towerborne
I’d heard aboutTowerbornea few years ago, under its codename Project Belfry.
If that sounds enticing, wait until our full preview coming up in the next couple of weeks.
Where Towerborne excited me the most was in its combat, although its gorgeous side-scrolling Ori-esque art certainly helped.
Towerborne was fantastic, and Stoic could be on to a big win here.
Well, this is one instance where Frostpunk couldn’t be ignored.
Behind closed doors at Gamescom, I was treated to a lengthy demo of this upcoming sequel Frostpunk 2.
Frostpunk fans, just stay tuned.
Cities Skylines 2
Cities Skylines II was announced a short while ago, perhaps somewhat unexpectedly.
Fans of 11 Bit survivalism titles will want to keep an eye out for this one.
Endless Dungeonis a tower defence action RPG, with roguelike elements and a hero-based class design structure.
Watch Dogs and The Division are two historical culprits, for example.
I don’t think Pearl Abyss will mind me saying that the above trailer isvery muchreal.
So, so many more
Gamescom 2023 was an absolute blast.
