Showing results for "Design" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

At a shadowy company (Karoli Robotics Corporation) owned by a Sillicon Valley billionaire, a scientist named Jim creates an AI that can fool the Turing test at the same time as his colleague, Daniel, successfully synthesizes DNA in a test tube. Daniel's attempts to reanimate dead chimps using his discovery have been unsuccessful, but when his friend Laura Bocelli is killed by being trapped inside a lab freezer, Daniel is presented with the perfect specimen. However, Laura is irreparably brain dead.

When Conrad learns his father has perfected a way to create demonic clones of living people, he realizes it's only a matter of time before the Overworld falls once again to Victus. The Arcane Council is already in flux, and Max's father, Xander, is running for primus. If he wins, it will give Victus another solid rung to climb to the top. Several ministers already seem in favor, and with a little push, the entire council could belong to Victus.

Across distant realms and storm-lashed seas, The Tides That Reign chronicles an epic tale of rebellion, prophecy, and the dark price of power. The shadow of the great usurper, King Fogosombre, has kept the East in darkness for twelve long years. Made paranoid by a foretelling of his downfall, the king’s indiscriminate violence reaches a new zenith, leaving twins Arsenio and Mariana orphaned and homeless, their village burnt to the ground.

She has the city brought to its knees, a single death stroke away from victory, but in the same breath, she struggles with her own wavering loyalty. Haunted by the fate of her predecessors, who all turned against the Pale Lady—and nearly succeeded. Time is her enemy. Her elder brother, To'Aacar, has set his plans in motion. The city must be taken, and her treasonous thoughts must be handled soon, or else.

Garralosh is on the surface, and she has bad intentions toward Anthony and his Colony. The first generation of super-intelligent ants hatches, and our "antrepid" protagonist has his mandibles full teaching them what it means to be a member of the family! It's a race against time to strengthen the Colony before disaster strikes. Big-momma croca is here, and she is hungry!

Emily had hoped for some peace in the wake of the war. A chance to sit down, relax, and come to terms with everything that happened over the last year. But it was not to be. The post-war world is in chaos, with mundane revolutionary factions clashing with magical supremacists, kings fighting to maintain what remains of their power, magitech changing the world, and shadowy forces preparing themselves to take advantage of the coming conflict… all unaware of a growing threat rising from the long-forgotten past.

Kelley has been lost to the world for over a year, declared dead, his past buried beneath the waves. But in truth, he sails on, living a dangerous lie as Captain Jones, the ruthless master of the infamous pirate ship The Crimson Cutlass. To survive, he must become someone else entirely, commanding fear, masking his heart, and never letting his true identity slip.

The veil to the underworld has been torn. Damned creatures stalk the land, seeking to consume all life. The world teeters on the edge of disaster. The first wizard rises in power, with each day birthing new discoveries that expand his abilities. Will his magic prove sufficient when the fate of the world is at stake?

A thrilling Regency romance, perfect for fans of Bridgerton. In high society England, gossip and scandal are traded over afternoon tea and the country is awash with rumour. In Lady Hester's opinion, it's just typical that the wickedest gossip of all focuses on her beautiful, impossible husband...

Some towns vanish from maps. Burrington vanished from time itself. Beck Escarra, an ambitious young filmmaker searching for her breakthrough, stumbles across the story of a forgotten town—a town that doesn’t appear on any GPS, that nobody remembers visiting, and that seems frozen in another century. Determined to uncover the truth, Beck ventures into Burrington and finds herself trapped in a nightmare she cannot escape. The town is alive at night, its residents cursed to relive the same day from 1827.

Seb Calloway isn't interested in shifters. After his best friend bonded with one, he avoids getting involved with them - no matter how hot they are - to prevent the same thing from happening to him. Why take the risk for a few hours of fun? Tim Walters is the pack doctor. Considered to be mild-mannered and non-threatening by pack standards, he prides himself on being able to stay calm and maintain his control at all times. Desperate for a bond of his own, he knows his interest in Seb is an exercise in futility, but he can't seem to help himself. 

When S.H.I.E.L.D. discovers that Cap is harboring an extinction-level pathogen hidden in his cells for decades, Cap's greatest fear is realized: Until the virus can be cured, he'll have to go into deep freeze. But he won't be alone. Years ago, Cap's greatest enemy managed the biggest coup of his career when he implanted his mind into a clone of Steve Rogers' body - virus and all. And Red Skull isn't the sacrificial type. Cap will have to put his archnemesis on ice - without exposing the virus. 

The crown called her queen. Now the magical world wants her dead. Bree Holloway thought touching an ancient crown was the end of her story. Turns out, it was just the beginning of her nightmare. The Council of Five has ruled the magical realm for centuries—and they didn’t survive this long by sharing power. When shockwaves ripple through their carefully balanced world, they dispatch their most expendable weapon to investigate: Thane, a Feeder who’s spent his entire life being treated as disposable. His mission? Assess the threat. Eliminate if necessary.

After years of dodging her abusive father and predatory landlords, Bree has perfected the art of disappearing. She works double shifts, keeps her head down, and ignores the silver mist that swirls around her like a storm cloud with abandonment issues.

Following the thrills and spills of Dangerous Remedy, the Battalion of the Dead return in a dazzling new adventure, set amid the opulence and squalour of 18th-century London and Paris. 1794, London: Camille and Al are desperately hunting Olympe's kidnapper. From the glamorous excesses of the...

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A woman transformed by the blood of demons. Deadly beyond reckoning. Raven was once a member of the Grim Hand, a group of demonically altered assassins - until she staged her own death and began a new life free from brutality and murder. But some secrets refuse to stay buried, and the past is reluctant to loosen its grip on those who hide from it.

Clara thought surviving meant escape. She was wrong. Beneath everything she thought she understood, there is another world. One that does not shout, does not chase, does not need to be seen to exist. A world built on silence so complete it begins to erase the people trapped inside it.

On the podcast Overworld: How Design Connects Great Games, we are exploring the games whose designs changed the way we play. Our roadmap for this exploration is the 2025 Polaris List, which ranks the 100 most influential games according to a cohort of 167 professional game designers.

A podcast exploring the worst and the best of character design in the silly little games we're obsessed with, including Mahjong Soul, Limbus Company, Arknights, Food Fantasy, and more!