UK developer and publisher Team17 had a pretty fantastic year in 2018 with a number of great titles arriving across Nintendo Switch and other platforms; Overcooked 2 actually jumped straight into second place in our list of the Best Switch Couch Co-Op Games, remaining a firm favourite ever since. It seems like 2019 will be no different, as the studio outlines its plans for the months to come.
First up is a little more news on the upcoming My Time at Portia; the game is currently in Early Access on Steam but has already started to generate a fair bit of interest from players. The development team has been working on several large content updates in response to fan requests, and the game is targetting a 2019 release across all platforms.
Next up is Overcooked 2. You might think that having the base game, the recently-added New Game+ mode, the Surf 'N' Turf DLC package, and the free festive content update would be more than enough to get your knives and forks stuck into, but there's still more to come. Team17 says that it has nothing specific to reveal right now, but that "there will be plenty more" Overcooked 2 in 2019.
The studio has also reminded players about Genesis Alpha One, a sci-fi FPS coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, as well as multiplayer World War II shooter Hell Let Loose, before noting that these games only "scratch the surface" of what's on the horizon.
"The year has only just begun and the handful of games we’ve listed above only scratch the surface of what’s in store for Team17 fans in 2019. There are some amazing games in the works both at the Team17 studio and with our Games Label partners as well as further updates and additions for previously released titles."
Are you a fan of Team17's work? Are you excited for the games listed above, or more so at the prospect of new titles in the works? Share your thoughts with us below.
[source team17.com]
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Good stuff. Looking forward to all the new titles.
Uh oh... Portia looks like pure minecraft-esque, ever oasis-esque, stardew valley-esque awesomness with graphics that remind me of wind waker... I can feel my credit card warming up already!
Also: backlog
I know its a pipe dream but dare i ask for Superfrog 2
@bones Ah Superfrog, I remember playing that on my friend's Amiga when I was a kid.
My Time at PORTIA !!
My Time At Portia was supposed to come out of early access back in October. The devs said in January 2018, when it was released as early access, that they wanted to give it 9 months in early access to iron out the wrinkles and add a few things in that the players wanted. Since then they've been adding content and tweaking a bit here and a bit there, and us poor saps who backed the console version are getting very little news. Meanwhile, people playing on Steam have been playing for over a year, and those are the people who get to suggest more content - for a game they've been playing for months - and the devs are happy to continue to develop the game, instead of calling it done, finishing it and getting it onto consoles.
I paid for this game nearly a year and a half ago. I'm losing faith that this game will ever be finished. It's looking to be a great game, the reviews are mostly very positive, the devs are responsive to what the players say they want, but I want my money back. I can see the game being added to, tweaked, added to some more, until the end of time, without ever being actually finished and a console version becoming available.
@DizziParadise Hey there. I'm really sorry that you're disappointed about this. Please be assured though, Portia will release from Early Access in 2019 and will come to consoles this year too.
We can't say more than that just yet but it is happening. Development is nearly complete - and we want to make sure that console owners get a version that's just as complete and well made - so it won't go on in development forever.
More to come soon!
My Time at Portia will definitely scratch anyone's 3D Fantasy Life/Stardew Valley itch.
"My Time at Portia" is another Yonder look alike to me. And needs to come as Physical as well no eShop.
@Jellyscare Thank you so much for responding. Perhaps it would be a good idea to update all the other people who backed the console version? I know I'm not the only one frustrated by lack of news and what seems like a much longer wait than anyone expected. But it is good to hear that the end is in sight.
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