If you think Google Stadia was the only important thing at GDC 2019, have we got some surprises for you.There`s never a shortage of interesting games at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, but with the big announcement of Google`s game streaming service, Stadia, it was all too easy to get drawn into conversations about the future of gaming at this year`s show. As in year`s past, we`ve gathered up a selection of our favorite games from GDC and compiled them into a handy guide so that you don`t miss out on some of the best-looking, creative, and innovative games on the horizon.If you`d like to hear from the developers behind some of the games on this list, be sure to revisit our livestream in partnership with the Indie MIX, where we played games live and got to the bottom of their conception and ongoing creation. And to catch up on everything related to GDC, including our impressions of playing with Google Stadia, head over to our GDC 2019 hub for every bit of news and video that came out of the show.Now, for the good stuff: a bunch of exciting games coming soon to PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One in 2019 and beyond. Metamorphosis | PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Switch | Ovidworks | Release: Fall 2019As a reimagining of Franz Kafka`s short story, The Metamorphosis, Ovidworks` homage is a narrative-focused puzzle-platformer with a decidedly surrealist atmosphere. Focusing on the story of Gregor, who suddenly finds himself transformed into an insect, you`ll use your newfound abilities to explore environments and solve some unusual puzzles, all of which lead to strange events that reveal more about Gregor`s present circumstances.This emphasis on surrealism was demonstrated to us in one level set within an office that has floating sheets of paper and office supplies serving as platforms. These strange environments set up some particularly clever platforming challenges, which can take of put many of Gregor`s insect abilities to use--such as acquiring liquid ...
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