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PREVIEW
“HURL THINGS INTO
THE BACK OF THE
TRUCK. OR THROUGH
A WINDOW.”
MOVING OUT
A partygamesureto rompall thewayhome
Nothinggetstheworkdonequicker
thana FurnitureArrangementand
RelocationTechnicianfrettingabout
theirjobsecurity;yourprecious
belongingsareirreplaceablebutunfortunately
inthiseconomy,thesamecannotbesaidfor
SmoothMovesInc’semployees.Allthesame,
you’vegotthingsyouneedmovingandthey’re
onlytoohappytohelp.Wejusthopeyouhave
buildingsandcontentsinsurance...
If you’rea fanofOvercookedandCatastronauts
(andsomehowstillhavefriendsafterallthat),you’re
goingtolovethisphysics-basedpartygame.While
entirelyplayablesolo,it losessomethingwithouta
fewextrahelpinghandstolovinglyhurlthingsinto
thebackofthetruck.Orthrougha window.
I LIKETOMOVEIT,MOVEIT
Timeis theenemyofeveryRelocationTechnician.
Onyourown,haulinga sofaora bedis a long,
drawn-outprocessandtheseheavieritemswillmake
theminutescrawlby,snatchingthatgoldmedalaway
fromyou.Butwithanotherpairofhandsyoumight
juststanda snowball’schance.
Withuptothreeotherplayers,you’llbehefting
goodsmarkeddownonyourlistoutofhomesall
acrossthetownofPackmore–whichis apparentlya
hubofeccentricarchitectsand,uh,lonelymediums?
(Allwe’resayingis,we’reprettysureneitherghosts
norpossesseditemsoffurnitureareanoccupational
hazardformostremovalpeople.)
Thatsaid,thehauntedhouseisn’ttheplacethat
reallygivesusthewillies–it’stheopenplanoffice
withthedodgylift.If youtimethings
badly,thewilfulelevatorwillsnatch
precioussecondsfromyouasit cycles
betweenfloors.Anotherunexpected
horrorlurkinginthiseccentric
workspaceis thecolourful,fabricplay
tunnel.Whois thisintendedfor?
Is thisanofficeforants?Fordogs?
Willthisplacesetoffourallergies!?
Allrightteam,let’shurryandget
everythingonthetruckbeforewe
alldissolveintopuffy-eyed,sneezing
globsofsnot.
Officedogsorno,MovingOut
willbemovingtoPS4inlateApril.
Hopefullythelaunchwon’tcause
eitheryouoryourfellowRelocation
Technicianstoloba DualShock 4
(oranythingelseclosetohand)at
yourscreen...butperhapsyoushould
holdoffonrecruitinganyplayers
notalreadybattle-hardenedby
CatastronautsandOvercooked.
FORMATPS4/ETA 28 APR/PUBTEAM17/DEVSMGSTUDIO,DEVM
THE CURIOUS
TALE OF THE
STOLEN PETS
The only clue in this twisted
mystery game is a trail
of #ToeBeans. You’ll be
scrubbing through image
feeds, social media profiles,
and hopefully not the
remains of Tiddles.
FORMAT PS VR ETA 28 FEB
DEAD OR SCHOOL
Who wouldn’t rather spend
afternoons vanquishing
zombies instead of
equations? This unfolds as a
touching visual novel about
a mother trying to get her
daughter to take her studies
- and future – seriously.
FORMAT PS4 ETA 13 MAR
RACE WITH RYAN
Who would’ve thought that
a toddler would turn out to
be such a back seat driver?
This teaches you the basics
but doesn’t actually let you
race. Instead, your sole
input is the ‘Can I have a go
now?’ button.
FORMAT PS4 ETA 28 FEB
on
the
box
judged only by
their covers
Above If there’s no easy path back to the van,
you’re encouraged to make one.
Relocation Technicians
face surprising
challenges. Try not to get
grabbed by the ghoulies!