Wholesome Souls-lite Slime Heroes Coming to Nintendo Switch in Q1 2025

Text: Slime Heroes | Image: Two adorable slimes, an orange one wearing a witches hat looking scared, and a brave blue slime with a sword held up in triumph, are surrounded by enemies in a land tainted by a mysterious corruption.

We have some exciting news about Pancake Games' upcoming 3D action adventure and approachable “Souls-lite” Slime Heroes — the game will be available on Nintendo Switch at launch! To celebrate this reveal, we’re unveiling a trailer that delves into the story of the unlikely hero of the game — the last remaining slime — and how they became the world’s final hope for survival!

Watch the Trailer!

About Slime Heroes

In Slime Heroes, journey through a whimsical world entrusted to an unlikely hero, a slime, tasked to save it from a mysterious corruption. Explore the expansive 3D world — alone or with a friend — and encounter ferocious enemies, challenging but approachable puzzles, and uncover forgotten treasures. Gain magical gems throughout the world and dynamically combine them to create unique and powerful magical skills that can take down even the most corrupt minions and bosses. Discover a touching story of overcoming expectations, friendship, and forgiveness as you progress because even slimes can be heroes! 

Image: Two slime, swords in hands, sit atop a craggy rock in a sandy desert, and face off against ferocious monsters.

Key Features of Slime Heroes include:

• Gain Abilities and Change Them Up On the Fly: Collect and consume an arsenal of gems obtained from defeating enemies, and dynamically combine skills to craft unique attacks that suit your playstyle at any time.
  

• Play Alone or With a Friend: Venture off solo or jump into a friend’s game at any time for a fun couch and online co-op adventure. With a shared loot system, you’ll both be able to create complimentary abilities to take on the fiercest corrupted enemies.
  

• Travel Across an Expansive World: Explore six distinct regions in a vibrant, vast open world and meet the gods that rule over each region. Discover secret passageways, hidden areas and unique puzzle dungeons each with their own challenges to overcome.
  

• Make Your Slime Your Own: Give your slime some personality as you customize their face and colours to your liking. Find hats throughout the map that not only give your slime that little extra pizazz but also provide helpful stat buffs, keeping you fashionable and ready for battle.

Slime Heroes will be available on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series S|X in Q1 of 2025.

Accessibility features for Slime Heroes can be found on our website.

To keep up to date with Slime Heroes, follow Pancake Games on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, by joining the official Discord, and by visiting the official website.

For the latest from Whitethorn Games, follow the publisher on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch, join the official Discord server, and visit the official website.

New DLC for Calico Brings All the Neat Things to Your Cat Cafe This Winter

Text: Calico: Neat Things | Image: The text appears over a stylized image of a beautiful lush island on a sunny day. A balloon drifts off into the sky.

Fans of the cozy cat cafe sim Calico — we have something really neat to share! Today, we’re thrilled to reveal a new DLC coming to the game on PC and Nintendo Switch this winter! The Neat Things DLC introduces new quests, a new character, new mini-games, and, of course, cuddly new friends to invite to your cafe!

Features coming to the Calico: Neat Things DLC include:

• New Quest — Neat Things Scavenger Hunt: Your beloved aunt has a mission for you that takes you across the whole island in search of some really neat things!

• New Area and NPC — Mermaid’s Cove: Visit Clover Cove to uncover a new area, and meet a mythical new friend — Nahla the Mermaid!  

• New Animal Companions: Become best buds with new cuddly friends, including a mischievous raccoon, a smiley axolotl, a playful elephant, a loveable golden retriever, and, of course, a very familiar cat!

• Two New Mini-Games: The Cutie City arcade has two new activities to enjoy, so be sure to pay it a visit!

• New Café Decorations: Create your dream aquatic-themed cafe with furniture!

• And More to Discover: Have a wander around the island and explore the world around you to uncover some fun new interactions such as playing in piles of fallen leaves, making a wish on dandelions that have gone to seed, and more!

About Calico:

Create the cat café of your dreams with a variety of ways to decorate, new animals to befriend, and delicious dishes to serve patrons! Explore a whimsical open world, express yourself by customizing your avatar with collectible clothing, and experiment with potions that change the way you interact with your furry companions! Calico offers a cute and cozy escape into a world full of wonder, adorable animals, and more!

Key features of Calico include:

• Every Animal is a Friend: You’ll encounter a lot of animals on the island. Befriend them, name them, add them to your party, send them to live at the café, and most importantly, love them forever! Interact with your new friends by dancing, cuddling, petting, carrying, lounging with, and playing with them!

• Mouth Watering Sweets: Each recipe comes with its own series of minigames to perform in the kitchen. Shrink down, navigate your way around the kitchen, and serve your patrons tasty pastries for big rewards!

• Bewitching Good Looks: Express yourself through fashion! Create an avatar and customize them with collectible clothing found throughout the game.

• Design, Decorate, Delight: Decorate the interior and exterior of the café to your liking! Collect and arrange furniture and toys for both your human and animal visitors. Cat trees, scratching posts, and dog beds are definite must-haves!

Calico: Neat Things will be available on PC and Nintendo Switch this winter for $4.99 USD and requires the base game to access. Calico is available on PC — via Steam, Epic Games, Humble Bundle Store, itch.io, and Game Jolt; Xbox One and Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Nintendo Switch for $11.99 USD.

Accessibility features for Calico can be found in the accessibility section of our website. 

Keep up to date with all things Calico by following the game on Twitter, and by following Whitethorn Games on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch, join the official Discord server, and visit the official website.

Slime Heroes Release Window Announced! Boss Battles & Couch Co-op in Updated Demo at Steam Next Fest

Text: Slime Heroes | Image: Two adorable slimes, an orange one wearing a witches hat looking scared, and a brave blue slime with a sword held up in triumph, are surrounded by enemies in a land tainted by a mysterious corruption.

Are you ready to save the world from a mysterious corruption during Steam Next Fest? If so, then check out the updated demo for the upcoming 3D-action-adventure and approachable “souls-lite” Slime Heroes, live now on Steam from October 14 through 21! 

And to add to the exciting news, we’re thrilled to reveal that Slime Heroes is coming to PC and Xbox in Q1 2025!

Check out the trailer below!

The updated demo showcases some new things to check out, including a first look at couch co-op play and challenging boss, the Corrupted Silva (but don’t worry — accessibility features available in the demo will help you tackle this beast at your level, regardless of ability!)

Check out the Slime Heroes demo on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1511880/Slime_Heroes 

During the demo, you’ll get a look at the first area of the game, get a chance to collect several skills that you can combine to create entirely new skills, and get some cool hats with bonus buffs! You’ll get a chance to explore the region and uncover a puzzle room, fend off corrupted enemies and save the hapless wigals, try your hand at a mini-boss, and then test your skills against the powerful boss, the Corrupted Silva! 

About Slime Heroes

In Slime Heroes, journey through a whimsical world entrusted to an unlikely hero, a slime, tasked to save it from a mysterious corruption. Explore the expansive 3D world — alone or with a friend — and encounter ferocious enemies, challenging but approachable puzzles, and uncover forgotten treasures. Gain magical gems throughout the world and dynamically combine them to create unique and powerful magical skills that can take down even the most corrupt minions and bosses. Discover a touching story of overcoming expectations, friendship, and forgiveness as you progress because even slimes can be heroes! 

Key Features of Slime Heroes include:

• Gain Abilities and Change Them Up On the Fly: Collect and consume an arsenal of gems obtained from defeating enemies, and dynamically combine skills to craft unique attacks that suit your playstyle at any time.
  

• Play Alone or With a Friend: Venture off solo or jump into a friend’s game at any time for a fun couch and online co-op adventure. With a shared loot system, you’ll both be able to create complimentary abilities to take on the fiercest corrupted enemies.
  

• Travel Across an Expansive World: Explore six distinct regions in a vibrant, vast open world and meet the gods that rule over each region. Discover secret passageways, hidden areas and unique puzzle dungeons each with their own challenges to overcome.
  

• Make Your Slime Your Own: Give your slime some personality as you customize their face and colours to your liking. Find hats throughout the map that not only give your slime that little extra pizazz but also provide helpful stat buffs, keeping you fashionable and ready for battle.

Slime Heroes will be available on PC via Steam, and on Xbox Series S|X in Q1 of 2025.

To keep up to date with Slime Heroes follow Pancake Games on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, by joining the official Discord, and by visiting the official website.

For the latest from Whitethorn Games, follow the publisher on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch, join the official Discord server, and visit the official website.

Pulse-Pounding Co-Op Multiplayer Roguelike - Kernel Hearts - Revealed by Whitethorn Games and EPHEMERA

Text: Kernel Hearts | Image: Four brave women with pink, red, brown, and blond hair race across an expansive desert, under a pink sky, streaked with clouds. An ominous demonic being with white feathered wings rises in the distance.

If the only way to bring a world back from the edge of the apocalypse was to destroy its god, would you have the power to do it? Today, Whitethorn Games — publisher of inclusive, accessible, approachable games — and developer EPHEMERA are thrilled to introduce a brand-new title — the action-packed multiplayer roguelike Kernel Hearts. Combining challenging hack-’n-slash gameplay, role-playing, and roguelike elements with stunning anime aesthetics, you will battle your way up a deadly celestial tower, building your arsenal of skills with each mortal demise to eradicate monstrous angelic enemies and dethrone a god to save the world.

Watch the Kernel Hearts announcement trailer:

As a member of M.A.H.O.U Unit — an elite fighting force of super-powered android magical girls — you and up to three allies are tasked with one thing: destroy a god to save the world from the brink of extinction. Starting from the base of the mythical Tower of Babel, you’ll fight your way through an array of powerful enemies from all sides, as you climb each level, gaining crucial skills and magical powers to help you surmount its pinnacle — and the new threats each floor brings with it. Defeat is no excuse; only the most resolute soldiers will reach the heavenly heights in order to dethrone their god — are you up for the task?

Key Features of Kernel Hearts include:

• Ascend to the Ultimate Being of Destruction: In every run, hunt for temporary skills that enhance your attacks, spells, and movement, empowering you to unleash devastating strikes and combos. Use these abilities to conquer the relentless enemies on each floor and exterminate the fearsome boss guardians that rule each domain.
  

• The End is Just the Beginning: Facing enemies of biblical proportions requires persistence and grit, but a sudden demise isn’t the end. After each run, your unit returns to the lab, where you can use the rewards from previous missions to unlock and equip up to 256KB of skill chips. Customize your unit with these chips to match your unique playstyle.
  

• Magical Transformations: The curse of the Tower is ever-present, and spending too much time in one area draws out even more powerful enemies. Harness the Tower’s energy to dispel the curses, briefly transform into your ultimate magical form and unleash annihilating attacks on any foes standing in your way.
  

• Squad Up: Play alone or with up to three friends, honing and synergizing your skills to become the ultimate fighting force to get you to the top.

• Friends in High Places: Each celestial domain hosts unique allies to help you on your journey. Befriend them to deepen your bond and maybe find love along the way!

Kernel Hearts will be available on PC via Steam. Accessibility features for the game will be announced in the coming months.

Key art, logos, screenshots, and a downloadable announcement trailer can be found in the press kit.

To keep up to date with the latest news about Kernel Hearts, follow the game on Twitter and YouTube, visit the game’s official website, and follow the studio on Twitter and their official website.

For the latest from Whitethorn Games, follow the publisher on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch, join the official Discord server, and visit the official website.

About EPHEMERA

Based in Argentina, the team of talented new and veteran developers joined together to create video games that leave a lasting impact on players. Since its formation in 2022, the diverse team of creators aims to tell rich and engaging stories through a South American lens.

EPHEMERA is working on its first title as a studio, Kernel Hearts — an action-packed co-op multiplayer roguelike that draws heavily on the team's specialization in deep-rooted anime aesthetics. To learn more about the studio, visit https://ephemeragames.com.

Paint the Town all the Colors of the Rainbow in Spray Paint Simulator

Exercise Your Creativity in a New Title That Merges Creativity with an Approachable, Relaxing Gameplay Experience

Text: Spray Paint Simulator | Image: A dilapidated fence gets a bright, fresh coat of spray paint on a beautiful sunny day.

Today, Whitethorn Games, along with developers North Star Video Games, is delighted to announce the studio’s first major title, Spray Paint Simulator, which merges creativity, ease of play, and a relaxing gameplay experience. Pick up your spray tool, paint, masking tools, and scaffolding, and let your imagination soar and the paint fly as you give a fresh coat of paint to rooms, buildings, and so much more! There are no mistakes, just happy little accidents waiting to happen. There’s no pressure, no rush — just you and your creativity — the world is your canvas. Happy painting, friends!

Watch the Spray Paint Simulator Reveal Trailer on YouTube:

The town of Splatterville is in dire need of a makeover, and they need you to help them! Spray Paint Simulator is a relaxing and totally satisfying painting simulator that invites you to start your own painting business, starting from the ground up! Embark on a whimsical adventure in Story Mode as you meet with an eclectic group of clients, each in dire need of your painting expertise. Take on each job right from the start by prepping your space to ensure you deliver the best results, selecting the right colors for the task, and unleashing your creativity as you paint to perfection and keep your customers happy! Upgrade your tools, vehicles, and equipment, and use an assortment of ladders and scaffolding to help you get to those hard-to-reach spots. Fill the world with rainbow hues, painting everything from rooms and homes, to cars and bridges, and even giant robots! Unlock Free Spray mode to make the entire town your canvas and unlock the unlimited potential of your creative freedom!

Wishlist Spray Paint Simulator on Steam!

Key Features of Spray Paint Simulator include:

• Tap into your inner Bob Ross in this easy, relaxing gameplay experience without time limits or complex gameplay mechanics. Gain access to an assortment of colors to paint; the final result is up to your artistic eye.

• Grow your business and keep your clients happy in Story Mode by meeting the “unique” community of Splatterville, taking on tasks, and working to become the top painter in town!

• Unlock Free Spray Mode, giving you access to the entire town to let your creativity run wild.

• Get the full painting experience starting with prep work, such as fixing and removing objects, masking the area, selecting your paint, and painting each object to meet your customer’s expectations.

• Manage your consumables, tools, and equipment by acquiring new items to suit each task, including spray tools, battery power, vehicles, paints, scaffolding, and more, and upgrade them to make your jobs run smoothly.

Spray Paint Simulator will be available on PC via Steam in 2025.

Accessibility features for Spray Paint Simulator will be announced in the coming months.

To keep up to date with the latest news about Spray Paint Simulator, follow North Star Video Games on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and visit the official website.

For the latest from Whitethorn Games, follow the publisher on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch, join the official Discord server, and visit the official website.