When I was a bit younger one of the games I remember quite well for one reason or another is Abe’s Oddysee. The gameplay may not have been groundbreaking but the subtle quirks included by the game developers here and there are what had me coming back for more. If you’re like me and enjoy the game, you too will b excited to hear that the game studio Just Add Water will be picking up the title for a full HD remake.

News comes to us from the creator of the franchise, Lorne Lanning, where he says:

“Abe HD is going into production – it’s basically Abe’s Oddysee being redone in a 3D physics engine as a 2D side-scrolling platformer. So the way Just Add Water wants to approach it, we thought was very smart; they are not trying to reinvent any wheels. It’s like, ‘Can we make that experience in a new engine, with new tech, in the old way?”

Sounds pretty damn sweet to me. No word on a release date or price point but we’ll keep you posted.

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Oddworld hasn’t been around for a while — last time we saw anything original in that manner was almost five years ago on the original Xbox, a game called Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath — an FPS of all things. Now developer Oddworld Inhabitants is remaking said title for the PS3, with new visuals and 720p support. The game will also include additional content, and hopefully, they’ve fixed some of the issues from the previous game.

Steam is now offering the PC editions of Oddworld: Abe’s Odyssey and Oddworld: Abe’s Exodus, two bizarre action-adventure titles originally released in the late ’90s.

Each game sells for $9.99, with a two-game combo pack available for $14.99. Both games are being discounted 10% during their first week of availability.