{"id":3375,"date":"2026-08-12T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-next-big-indie-game-publisher-is-taking-some-exciting-swings\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:30:00","slug":"the-next-big-indie-game-publisher-is-taking-some-exciting-swings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-next-big-indie-game-publisher-is-taking-some-exciting-swings\/","title":{"rendered":"The next big indie game publisher is taking some exciting swings"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Promotional artwork for Sam Barlow\u2019s Precognition. Looks trippy.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/KP-Pregonition-Keyart-16x9-1920px.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tPromotional artwork for Sam Barlow\u2019s Precognition. Looks trippy.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kinetic Publishing, a new indie publisher from the development team behind the co-op horror game <em>Phasmophobia<\/em>, just hosted its first games showcase, and it includes five ambitious new titles set to release in 2027 and 2028. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the most significant announcement from Kinetic&rsquo;s show is that it&rsquo;s publishing the next game from <em>Telling Lies<\/em> and <em>Immortality<\/em> creator Sam Barlow, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kR78s95FONk?si=g8QJu2_1ak1xVNAG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">titled <em>Precognition<\/em><\/a>. (Barlow previously revealed the game <a href=\"https:\/\/gameinformer.com\/2024\/01\/23\/project-c-and-project-d-are-immortality-developers-newest-games-according-to-mysterious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as \u00ab\u00a0Project C.\u00a0\u00bb<\/a>) Like other Barlow titles, <em>Precognition<\/em> will feature FMV-sequences and nonlinear storytelling. Here&rsquo;s the setup: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players take on the role of Diana, a woman who discovers she can receive vision \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/977985\/kinetic-publishing-showcase-sam-barlow-precognition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Promotional artwork for Sam Barlow\u2019s Precognition. Looks trippy. 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