IGN is pleased to announce that Thymesia, the Souls-like in development at OverBorder Studio, will release this December.

The developer, along with publisher Team17, have revealed that Thymesia will be available on PC via Steam from December 7. Additionally, a brand new trailer shows off protagonist Corvus in action, stealing disease from his enemies and turning them into weapons.

Thymesia features many of the classic hallmarks of a Souls-like game, including challenging combat that demands precise parries and swift dodging to avoid damage. But Taiwanese developer OverBorder Studio has several of its own idea to contribute to the flourishing genre, including the ability to transform into a raven and quickly escape from foes. Fighting through the plague-ridden world will also allow you to regain Corvus' scattered memories and piece together the story.

Announced back in March, Thymesia will come to PC on December 7. No console version has been announced.

For more from this week's big games event, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Goblinz Publishing and Laki Studio have announced Oaken, a turn-based roguelike with deck management and strategy elements.

Oaken takes place in a mystical world where players explore the Great Oak; a tree-like environment where they engage in tactical battles using both a deck of playing cards and 3D figurines on a battle board. On this hexagonal board, positioning and the rotation of your figurines is vital, much like in Into The Breach. Careful use of spells and spirits will lead the path to victory.

The Celtic and tribal influences can be seen in Oaken's beautiful card artwork, which features creatures and spirits with wooden bodies and leafy/floral accessories. They work alongside the randomly generated world map, which provides new levels, bosses, and events with each run.

Deckbuilding is a key part of Oaken, and so managing your card collection and perusing the correct upgrade paths for your playstyle will be a necessary part of its easy to learn, difficult to master gameplay.

Oaken is planned to release on PC and Nintendo Switch in Q2 of 2022.

For more brand new game announcements, be sure to stick with IGN throughout the week of Gamescom. To see what's coming, check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Goblinz Publishing and Laki Studio have announced Oaken, a turn-based roguelike with deck management and strategy elements.

Oaken takes place in a mystical world where players explore the Great Oak; a tree-like environment where they engage in tactical battles using both a deck of playing cards and 3D figurines on a battle board. On this hexagonal board, positioning and the rotation of your figurines is vital, much like in Into The Breach. Careful use of spells and spirits will lead the path to victory.

The Celtic and tribal influences can be seen in Oaken's beautiful card artwork, which features creatures and spirits with wooden bodies and leafy/floral accessories. They work alongside the randomly generated world map, which provides new levels, bosses, and events with each run.

Deckbuilding is a key part of Oaken, and so managing your card collection and perusing the correct upgrade paths for your playstyle will be a necessary part of its easy to learn, difficult to master gameplay.

Oaken is planned to release on PC and Nintendo Switch in Q2 of 2022.

For more brand new game announcements, be sure to stick with IGN throughout the week of Gamescom. To see what's coming, check out our Gamescom 2021 schedule.

Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.

The Waylanders, a party-based RPG drawing its inspirations from Celtic myth and legend, got a release date of November 16, 2021 at today's Awesome Indies showcase at Gamescom.

The Waylanders has been in our consciousnesses for some time now, having gotten a Steam Early Access release last year with about 10-12 hours of content from the planned 40-hour game.

Kickstarter-funded and written by Emily Grace Buck and Gavin Jurgens-Fyrhie, The Waylanders is inspired by games like Dragon Age, Neverwinter Nights, and Baldur's Gate.

The game has you guiding a part of adventurers composed of characters from six base classes as they explore a Celtic-Spanish wilderness ridden with warring factions, monsters, and magic corruptions. You'll build alliances, pursue romances, and follow a story of cultural shift and conflict.

Since the early access launch, we've seen new components added and teased including character origin stories, a photo mode, tons of new locations. and pets.

There are plenty more games to check out in IGN’s Gamescom announcements including news, trailers, new game reveals, and plenty more.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

The Waylanders, a party-based RPG drawing its inspirations from Celtic myth and legend, got a release date of November 16, 2021 at today's Awesome Indies showcase at Gamescom.

The Waylanders has been in our consciousnesses for some time now, having gotten a Steam Early Access release last year with about 10-12 hours of content from the planned 40-hour game.

Kickstarter-funded and written by Emily Grace Buck and Gavin Jurgens-Fyrhie, The Waylanders is inspired by games like Dragon Age, Neverwinter Nights, and Baldur's Gate.

The game has you guiding a part of adventurers composed of characters from six base classes as they explore a Celtic-Spanish wilderness ridden with warring factions, monsters, and magic corruptions. You'll build alliances, pursue romances, and follow a story of cultural shift and conflict.

Since the early access launch, we've seen new components added and teased including character origin stories, a photo mode, tons of new locations. and pets.

There are plenty more games to check out in IGN’s Gamescom coverage including news, trailers, new game reveals, and plenty more.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Terror of Hemasaurus is stomping its way to console next year, indie publisher Digerati announced today.

Sporting lovely pixel graphics and a particularly huge sloth, Terror of Hemasaurus is a co-op "smash 'em up" that supports local play for up to four players. Its characters include two dinosaur-like lizards, the aforementioned sloth, and a robotic beast called the "Autonomous Hemasaurus."

Arcade aficionados will note the similarity that Terror of Hemasaurus bears to Rampage — the smash 'em up stalwart that was later turned into a summer movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. While not especially deep, Rampage does elicit plenty of fond memories of summers spent at the local pizza place smashing up buildings with friends.

Terror of Hemasaurus has been making the rounds since at least 2019 with a beta on PC. It's being developed by solo developer Loren Lemcke, who previously worked on Super Blood Hockey.

Terror of Hemasaurus is slated for release on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch in early 2022. This announcement is part of IGN's coverage of Gamescom. For lots more info about this week's show, head to our Gamescom 2021 hub.

Terror of Hemasaurus is stomping its way to console next year, indie publisher Digerati announced today.

Sporting lovely pixel graphics and a particularly huge sloth, Terror of Hemasaurus is a co-op "smash 'em up" that supports local play for up to four players. Its characters include two dinosaur-like lizards, the aforementioned sloth, and a robotic beast called the "Autonomous Hemasaurus."

Arcade aficionados will note the similarity that Terror of Hemasaurus bears to Rampage — the smash 'em up stalwart that was later turned into a summer movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. While not especially deep, Rampage does elicit plenty of fond memories of summers spent at the local pizza place smashing up buildings with friends.

Terror of Hemasaurus has been making the rounds since at least 2019 with a beta on PC. It's being developed by solo developer Loren Lemcke, who previously worked on Super Blood Hockey.

Terror of Hemasaurus is slated for release on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch in early 2022. This announcement is part of IGN's coverage of Gamescom. For lots more info about this week's show, head to our Gamescom 2021 hub.

If you're not familiar with the steampunk subgenre of 'brinepunk,' just imagine steampunk but with a cool aquatic aesthetic. Or, alternatively, just take a good look at Abyssus, a new roguelike FPS just announced at Gamescom's Awesome Indies showcase.

Abyssus puts you in the diving boots of a 19th-century mercenary, hired to explore some subaquatic ruins inhabited by rather hostile locals. You'll use increasingly absurd watery guns and weaponry to fend them off, as well as gain mysterious new powers and skills as you try, over and over, to gain more ground into the ruins.

Developed by Swedish studio DoubleMoose (made up of veterans from Coffee Stain and Ubisoft) and published by Big Sugar, Abyssus is planned for release on PC sometime in 2023.

In the meantime, there are plenty more games to check out in IGN’s full Awesome Indies showcase, as well as the rest of our Gamescom coverage including news, trailers, new game reveals, and plenty more.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

If you're not familiar with the steampunk subgenre of 'brinepunk,' just imagine steampunk but with a cool aquatic aesthetic. Or, alternatively, just take a good look at Abyssus, a new roguelike FPS just announced at Gamescom's Awesome Indies showcase.

Abyssus puts you in the diving boots of a 19th-century mercenary, hired to explore some subaquatic ruins inhabited by rather hostile locals. You'll use increasingly absurd watery guns and weaponry to fend them off, as well as gain mysterious new powers and skills as you try, over and over, to gain more ground into the ruins.

Developed by Swedish studio DoubleMoose (made up of veterans from Coffee Stain and Ubisoft) and published by Big Sugar, Abyssus is planned for release on PC sometime in 2023.

In the meantime, there are plenty more games to check out in IGN’s full Awesome Indies showcase, as well as the rest of our Gamescom coverage including news, trailers, new game reveals, and plenty more.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Townscaper, a pleasant game where you build up a small island town, is available now on Nintendo Switch and PC.

During IGN’s Gamescom Awesome Indies showcase, Raw Fury and developer Oskar Stålberg announced that Townscaper is ready to play right now on select consoles. You can check out the lovely new trailer below.

Townscaper is being described as a town-building toy and it’s clear why. Drag-and-drag-and-drop idyllic, Nordic-inspired buildings to form your own personal little haven on the sea.

There is no story, no levels, just the ability to build a beautiful town however you want. This is meant to be a tranquil experience, so pick up some building blocks and start crafting away until you build your perfect sea village.

Stålberg developed Townscaper as a follow-up to this Viking RTS Bad North. Quite the change of pace from pillaging rival islands to building them.

Townscaper was originally released on PC but will take advantage of the Switch’s touchscreen for more ways to play.

For more, check out our full Gamescom coverage for news, trailers, reveals, and more.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.