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30.04.2026

Australian visual novel Ashes launches in Early Access next week

Plot Twist, a Melbourne-based games studio, has announced that the visual novel Ashes will launch in Early Access this May, with a full launch planned for December. This period of time will be used to finish the story, refine the existing minigames/add new ones, and provide new narrative content. The game blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles.…

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Australian visual novel Ashes launches in Early Access next week

April 30, 2026

Indie/News

Plot Twist, a Melbourne-based games studio, has announced that the visual novel Ashes will launch in Early Access this May, with a full launch planned for December. This period of time will be used to finish the story, refine the existing minigames/add new ones, and provide new narrative content. The…

Some key art from The Blood of Dawnwalker.

The Blood of Dawnwalker launches this September for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox

April 30, 2026

Bandai Namco/News

Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco have announced an early September release date for the open-world dark-fantasy action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. They also released a new story trailer that introduces the game’s cast of characters and showcases new locations across Vale Sangora, a mysterious region in the Carpathian Mountains.…

Review: Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth Review (PC)

April 29, 2026

Indie/PC/PC Review/Reviews

Tove Jansson’s Moomin characters long ago stepped outside the pure world of just their books; even when Jansson was alive she was experimenting with different forms such as comic strips and limited merchandise. That has extended into video games in the past with very mixed results, though I did rather…

Gadget Review: AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini x B.Duck Limited Edition

April 29, 2026

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Squint hard enough, and the AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini x B.Duck Limited Edition looks like a Chocobo limited edition. That was a good enough reason for me to buy one. It’s actually my first AYANEO device, and I can certainly see the appeal of them, sitting in the growing pool…

Review: Under Par: Golf Architect (Nintendo Switch 2)

April 28, 2026

Nintendo Switch 2/Reviews/simulation

The Two Point series has a lot to answer for. Yes, SEGA’s brand of casual business simulations is silly and charming, and it’s fun to see what whacky schools, hospitals and museums you can cobble together. But in their desperate effort to be feel-good fun times, the Two Point series…

The new key art for There Are No Ghosts at the Grand.

A new trailer for There Are No Ghosts at the Grand dropped during the ID@Xbox Indie Showcase

April 28, 2026

Indie/News

If you happen to be looking for a musical, Lovecraftian renovation game (and who isn’t?!), There Are No Ghosts at the Grand might scratch that itch! A new gameplay trailer for the game was featured in the latest ID@Xbox Indie Showcase, showcasing open-world renovation, nighttime clue hunting, supernatural secrets, and…

FuRyu has announced the next entry in its dark bishoujou action CRY series, CRYMELIGHT

April 28, 2026

Furyu/News

Over the weekend, Japanese developer/publisher FuRyu announced CRYMELIGHT, the latest installment in its CRY series. Adventures in Wonderland inspired the dark world, and the gameplay features a new action roguelike format. The series follows young female heroines navigating dark fantasy worlds, while CRYMELIGHT in particular explores themes of confronting sins,…

A newly-cropped version of Dee Dee in the DDNet news studio.

The catch-up coffee: April 27, 2026

April 27, 2026

catch-up coffee/News

Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…

The discourse around Pragmata reminds us, YET AGAIN, that too few actually treat games as an art form

April 22, 2026

Features/Major Feature/Opinion

(Many thanks to Ray N. for letting me use his art of Pragmata’s Diana for this piece. It was too cute and funny not to share to balance out how miserable the material this article deals with is) Pragmata is a very good, intelligent, emotional and meaningful game. Unfortunately, you…

Review: Minos (PC)

April 21, 2026

Devolver Digital/Indie/PC/Reviews/Roguelike

Did you know that, while mazes are designed to confuse and confound you by messing with your sense of direction and location, there’s actually a very simple way to escape from any of them? Put your hand on the left side wall and don’t take it off. Eventually, you’re going…

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Reviews

Review: Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth Review (PC)

April 29, 2026

Tove Jansson’s Moomin characters long ago stepped outside the pure world of just their books; even when Jansson was alive she was…

Review: Under Par: Golf Architect (Nintendo Switch 2)

April 28, 2026

The Two Point series has a lot to answer for. Yes, SEGA’s brand of casual business simulations is silly and charming, and…

Review: Minos (PC)

April 21, 2026

Did you know that, while mazes are designed to confuse and confound you by messing with your sense of direction and location,…

Review: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream (Nintendo Switch)

April 15, 2026

I went into Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream, having not played the original, and not really followed it. That is to say,…

Videos

Podcast-in-Video: Getting nostalgic for Xenogears

December 6, 2023

Xenogears is an all-time classic, but the question is… could something like that even be made again today? That’s what we discuss…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we loved through 2023

December 5, 2023

As it is the last month of the year, it’s time to look back at all the games that were released this…

Interview with the producer and director of Dragon Quest Monsters Dark Prince by DigitallyDownloaded.net

Podcast-in-Video: The big game releases in December

December 5, 2023

Apologies that we’ve been absent from uploading these videos. Various technical issues prevented us from doing a video version of the podcast,…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we wouldn’t play on the train

September 7, 2023

Got a Nintendo Switch? At some stage you’ve probably taken it out in public. After all, gaming on the go is very…

Interviews

Haunted by Lost Futures: Cherrymochi’s Jen Williams on Dusk Index: Gion

February 16, 2026

Jen Williams has seen the future, and like many of us, she’s worried about it. The studio lead at Cherrymochi, the Japan-based…

The key art for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, cropped to a 16:9 ratio.

On reimagining the beginning with Dragon Quest I & II

November 9, 2025

When Square Enix revealed the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, there was always the sense that they weren’t going to be done…

Q & A with the developer of Minos, where you get to be the minotaur

October 9, 2025

You can always trust Devolver Digital to back interesting, quirky and different projects. One recent example of this is Minos, which is…

TGS 2025 Interview: Carrying the Somnium Torch: Kazuya Yamada on Making No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

October 7, 2025

The AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES series is inseparable from the creative identity of Kotaro Uchikoshi. Known beyond AI for the cult-classic Zero…

Gadgets

by Matt

April 29, 2026

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Gadget Review: AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini x B.Duck Limited Edition

Squint hard enough, and the AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini x B.Duck Limited Edition looks like a Chocobo limited edition. That was a good enough reason for me to buy one. It’s actually my first AYANEO device, and I can certainly see the appeal of them, sitting in the growing pool of “Anbernic/Retroid Pocket but premium” category for emulation consoles. I…

Corsair/Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/keyboard

Gadget Review: Corsair Vanguard Air 99 Wireless Keyboard

Tradespeople have their power tools, and become very attached to the equipment that supports their livelihood. Athletes have their preferred racquet, shoe and clothing brand, for the comfort and competitive advantage the right gear can provide. As a writer, I am always on the lookout for a keyboard that is…