Forever Entertainment: Smashroom and Project Aether: First Contact releasing this week

Forever Entertainment have announced that they will release not one, but two games this week: Smashroom and Project Aether: First Contact.

Smashroom is an adventure platformer originally developed by Jonathan Calsolaro. Here’s a trailer, some details, and some screenshots:

The faith of the forest is threatened by evil forces. A mysterious curse has turned your human body into a small mushroom and your world is invaded by molds, but not all is lost! Your new form comes with new abilities. It’s up to you to break this spell and save the forest, maybe you’ll even get your humanity back!

The main character is a small mushroom with the ability to explode at will, making his way through the levels of the game. The explosive-skill can also be used as a “mid-air jump” and part of the level design revolves around this characteristic.

Another important feature is the simple “level-up” system the player can use to improve specific skills, such as the attack rate, the defense and the special elemental damage. New skill-levels can be reached by collecting points which are obtained from enemies, boxes and destructible rocks.

As for Project AETHER: First Contact, it’s a rhythmic tactical space shooter.

Here’s a trailer, some details, and some screenshots:

As a threat from beyond looms over the solar system, Project AETHER is ready to deploy! Take control of the powerful AETHER mech in this rhythmic and tactical space shooter which combines classic arcade-style twin-stick action with stunning 3D environments and an engaging sci-fi story!

Fight the alien threat across 9 unique levels, each with a powerful boss to defeat. Customize your mech’s loadout with an assortment of powerful weapons, including the rapid fire assault rifle, high impact railgun, concentrated particle beam, and more. Choose your own approach to combat. Pick your foes off with ranged weapons, or get in close with devastating sword strikes. Adapt your tactics to the scenario at hand.

Use the enemy forces to your advantage! As you damage foes they become primed for a powerful EMP blast, which will destroy them and any ships caught in the blast. Prove your prowess with boss rush and survival modes, and get your name on the leaderboard! Build and upload custom missions to the Steam Workshop, and play community levels! A range of difficulty modes allow hardcore players to experience the ultimate challenge, while providing a more forgiving experience for genre newcomers.

Source: Forever Entertainment (Twitter) / Forever Entertainment (Twitter) / Jonathan Calsolaro (Steam)