Good news for those who like their science-fiction adventures: indie action platformer CALX just got a new trailer announcing its release date for June 4, 2026, as well as showcasing new art, music and swashbuckling action.
The new trailer was revealed as part of the Future Games Show's Spring Showcase Powered by HyperX, a dialogue-free video teaser that shows off the planet Syro and the mixture of extreme tones and moods that it has to offer. It looks to me a bit like a hybrid of Journey and Furi - two cracking games, but certainly not ones I was expecting to see merged together.
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This definitely looks like one of the games that's more about feeling than thinking, not that that's a a bad thing. We get to witness atmospheric music both gentle and dynamic, gorgeous cel-shaded art presenting a melancholically serene alien world with both rustling wilderness and ancient ruins...
... And then suddenly we're battling back robots with lasers, axes and swords. Hey, I'm a man of diverse tastes, I can handle both. As mentioned, the bullet hell elements and driving synth remind me of Furi, but our cloaked bean of a protagonist and tranquil wilderness remind me of Journey, and speaking personally, I'm fascinated to see how those two elements intersect in the final game.
Speaking of which, CALX is planned to release on PC on June 4, 2026, as mentioned, but the trailer also tells us that releases on all the major consoles are planned for later on in the year at an as-yet unspecified point.
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