


With the Philippines as a hotbed of creative and technical talent, we look forward to what the country can debut in 2021 and beyond! Despite this, the Philippine indie game scene continues to grow and there are more game designers, developers, visual and sound artists eager to work together to create their own titles. In 2020, we’ve seen some of the studios above re-evaluate and improve their projects through the pandemic lockdown, and some development timelines have been affected. This game is a special mention on our list, given that the game got a new, refreshed demo in Halloween 2020, but has an expected release date in 2022. The pixel sprites, backgrounds, and illustrated character portraits point to a high-quality product that is gaining excitement as the game is being developed. This is Verinius’ first video game and is being developed with RPG Maker – where a number of hit independent games have come from.

You get to explore your school, Magusgaia, and delve into a number of activities within the campus with a focus on narrative choices and experience. What do you get when you put together the fantastical story of Harry Potter and the RPG favorites Mana Khemia and Octopath Traveler? Lawmage Academy aims to deliver a high fantasy RPG with character development and turn-based combat elements. It claims to be the first orbital-arena shooter, made even more unique with Filipino mythology and a heavy metal soundtrack to complete the aesthetic. The game marries the most iconic and beloved parts of favorites like the puzzle-action of Super Hexagon and the bullet hell antics of Touhou Project. Good Knight reimagines Dante’s Inferno blended with Philippine horror, a grim place where you find yourself among horrific demons and their swarms of bullets. and Ranida Games and is scheduled for an early 2021 free-to-download release on mobile platforms. The game is being co-developed by OMG Inc. The storyline, featuring Pacquiao’s rise from poverty onto the world stage, is a product of in-depth interviews with the international sports star.Īside from the campaign, players can also engage in Historical Mode, which highlights the biggest fights of Pacquiao’s career, and Online PvP Mode, where players can challenge friends using various versions of Pacquiao in his boxing journey. Starring the Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, fans and gamers alike will have the chance to play through his life and career in the game’s Story Mode. Fighting Pride isn’t your regular fighting game – it’s also a biography and a time machine, among others, set in a stylish 2.5D beat ‘em up style.
