At the recent Future Games Show, it was announced that Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is now available on PC via Steam. A PC release of the game was first mentioned by publisher Thunderful Group last year, following which there were no other mentions of it for quite some time, until a PC launch trailer recently went live prematurely (before promptly being taken down). Now, it’s official.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is, like its predecessor (and most games made by Swery65 and his team) a little rough around the edges, so be prepared for that as you go in. You can read our review of the game through here.

Touted as both a prequel and sequel to the original, Deadly Premonition 2 sees players alternating between Agent Davis, who investigates the Le Carré serial murders in the present day and Agent Francis York Morgan who ventures to the town in 2005. Much like the original, players can explore the town, interact with its various citizens and partake in activities like skateboarding, bowling and more.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise originally launched in 2020 for the Nintendo Switch. The reception, both from fans and critics, was mixed due to the technical issues and performance problems. Check out our review here for more details. Stay tuned for more details on the PC release in the coming hours.

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Thanks to its sheer eccentricity and the large number of technical issues that pervade Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (and its predecessor, for that matter), it is by definition a pretty niche game that won’t appeal to the masses. If, however, it does appeal to you and you don’t have a Switch, you’ve been left waiting on the sidelines for this Switch-exclusive title to make its way to other platforms. Well, that wait might be over soon.

Thunderful Group – the parent company of Rising Star Games, who published Deadly Premonition 2 in the west – recently published their annual report, and interestingly enough, among the games they’ve listed for their 2021 release schedule, a Steam version of Deadly Premonition 2 is also mentioned. No specific release date is mentioned, and a PC version of the game hasn’t yet been formally announced, so this comes as a bit of a surprise. Either way, unless this is a mistake, an official announcement should be coming soon.

Currently, Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is available exclusively on Nintendo Switch. You can read our review of the game through here.

Some new information for Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise, the action adventure sequel from Toybox and writer/director Hidetaka Suehiro, has been revealed. Thanks to the Nintendo.co.uk page being updated, more details on the story have been revealed. The sequel features two protagonists – FBI agent Aaliyah Davis in 2019 and FBI recruit Francis York Morgan in 2005 – and the player alternates between their perspectives.

Davis and her partner Simon Jones are investigating a case that was considered closed. The “red tree” might have something to do with it, which is never a good sign for those who played the first game. Meanwhile, Morgan visits Le Carre in Louisiana and teams up with the sheriff’s daughter to investigate some strange murders. A “darkness” seems to be swelling underneath the town and Morgan needs to find out what’s what.

It wouldn’t be a Deadly Premonition game without some side activities though they seem focused on Morgan. You can go bowling, skip stones on water, ride down the river and shoot alligators, or skateboard around town (which is also useful for traversal). Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise releases on July 10th for Nintendo Switch.

Among other key staff are Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and renowned Pokemon designer aka the “Father of Pikachu” Atsuko Nishida are also working on Hometown Story.

Natsume Inc. President and CEO Hiro Maekawa stated that, “We’re very pleased to have a playable version of our new IP, Hometown Story, at this year’s E3. We’ve been able to see the exciting development process of this game during the past year, and are now extremely happy with the chance to share the game with everyone!”

Hometown Story involves the protagonist returning to their hometown after the passing of his grandmother to inherit the family shop and bring it back to success.