Intragames has just announced that their first indie title, Survive! Mr. Cube, is set to be released on April 26th for the PlayStation 4.

The game is a quarterview rogue-lite RPG where your character, Mr. Cube, is thrust into an unfamiliar world infested with monsters after being compelled by a stranger in a pub to consume a peculiar pill. Remember kids, stranger danger.

The game is a mixture of box and pixel graphics that deliver a cartoony look which contrasts with the dark and ominous atmosphere. The soundtrack works well in emphasizing the atmosphere as a slow piano and cello play in the background, making me feel like I'm in very dire circumstances.

Spanning about 25 levels, each one has a sealed escape portal that leads you away from the many scary things looking to eat you. In order to make your escape, you'll have to take down defensive towers surrounding these portals. Throughout the levels, there are chests containing powerful items that can help you on your journey and gold you can use to trade with the merchant you meet in The Lonely Camp.

The rogue-lite aspect of the game comes from the permanent death of your character, after which you will be given a different Cube character with varying looks, weapons and skills with no way of retaining any sort of progress from your previous Cube. Which I found out after being swarmed by monsters and killed. Lost a pretty sweet staff too... Though I shouldn't be surprised since the game is described as rogue-lite. Entire levels are randomly generated as well with each playthrough and death. That goes for monsters and boss spawns.

Luck will come into play here and it’s up to you on how well you handle your situation with the hand you’re dealt. This is especially so after a death. You'll be lucky to find good gear or a decent amount of gold at the beginning.

Finally, the game director had this to say about the release:

“I am very excited to achieve a goal of developing indie games on console even though it was not easy to get here with a small scale manpower… Survive Mr. Cube is just our first attempt. Our ultimate goal is to make a well-known domestic console game that’s being played all over the world... The next one will be more detailed in the storyline with the gameplay and the quality so we ask you for your continuous interest and to support us”

If you're into something that's slightly peculiar yet intuitive in gameplay, do consider Survive! Mr. Cube, which is due to release this 26th April on PlayStation 4.

Jian Wei is an intern at IGN SEA and is looking forward to winning the game with as few Cube deaths as possible.