#Cloudpunk first person driving driver#
What is it: A narrative adventure game about a delivery truck driver looking for a mysterious address, and all the strange things that follow
Release date: 28th January | PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One, Switch Have a look at our picks for the best indie games of 2020 so far. Well, at least there’s a whole bunch of terrific indie games to play during these times, right? Right of the gate with January’s release of the Kentucky Route Zero finale, we’ve seen games that have marked the return of classic indie comedians Ben and Dan, and we’ve runned and gunned in Huntdown, and we’ve finally flown through the clouds in Cloudpunk, and we’ve even found a surprise star in Monster Train’s locomotive card battles. What, it’s only a year? And we’re only halfway through it? Good grief. CloudPunk is definitely reasonably priced and well worth the money.ĬloudPunk is available on Steam for £16.99, Switch for £19.99 and Xbox/PS4 for £24.99.25 Jun, 2020 We’ve somehow made it halfway through 2020, and we have a whole bunch of excellent indie games to show for it! Here’s our picks for the best.Ģ020 has certainly been a hell of a decade.
I really enjoyed my playthrough and the story is gripping, mysterious and doesn’t always have a clear-cut ending. It’s not often that an indie game has so many side-missions and subplots. The game is surprisingly large, especially if you were to fully customise your character, HOVA and pick up all the collectables. I’d say that CloudPunk is worth buying for anyone that enjoys exploring and wants to dive into a new world for a while. and the story seems only to be used as an excuse to explore and learn about Nivalis. The real star of the show is definitely the city and its inhabitants. I don’t play lots of indie game, and I’d more likely pick up a competitive first-person shooter or RPG than an exploration-based game.īut I really enjoyed CloudPunk, it was a great change in pace for me, strangely satisfying the same sort of relaxing itch as Animal Crossing, if a lot darker and contemplative. To be honest, at first, I wasn’t sure if this game was for me. What strange encounter’s next on the floating streets of Nivalis? Credit: Ion Lands I mean, not that I’d know what a highly-advanced hover-car engine idling would sound like, but I’d assume it would be something extremely similar. The higher pitch whining as you accelerate and turn corners is perfectly done, and even the low-pitch humming of your idle vehicle just sounds right. The audible feedback of driving a hover-car is so important to the immersion and satisfaction you feel as a player, and Ion Land has really nailed it. The soundtrack and the audio engineering of CloudPunk are brilliant. I hate finding a parking spot in busy towns as it is, and now I’ve got to find a digital one? Eurgh. When delivering a package you’ve first got to park you HOVA, which is probably the only annoying part of the game. Keep an eye on the damage levels of your HOVA and your fuel, and repair, refuel and customise your vehicle at the frequent garages. The controls are smooth but it’s still all too easy to lose control and take some damage from bashing into other cars or even just buildings if you’re as inept as me. Piloting you HOVA takes a bit of getting used to, but you’ll certainly get a lot of practice as it’s the only way of getting around.
Now we get to the most significant feature of CloudPunk: driving. Nivalis has grown upward as space is at a premium.