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05.09.2025

Australian-themed 2D metroidvania Aussie Bogan Hero announced for PC

Australian indie developer Snag Swag Studios has announced an Australian-themed 2D metroidvania, Aussie Bogan Hero, set to launch for PC next year. Follow a mullet-wearing, beer-loving legend named Davo as he battles corporate goons and freaky creatures to reopen his pub and save Dusty Springs. A demo will be released via Steam on October 2.…

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Australian-themed 2D metroidvania Aussie Bogan Hero announced for PC

September 5, 2025

Indie/News

Australian indie developer Snag Swag Studios has announced an Australian-themed 2D metroidvania, Aussie Bogan Hero, set to launch for PC next year. Follow a mullet-wearing, beer-loving legend named Davo as he battles corporate goons and freaky creatures to reopen his pub and save Dusty Springs. A demo will be released…

Ancient Chinese roguelike deck-builder Zodiac Mountain launches for PC in 2026

September 4, 2025

Indie/News

Australian indie developer Mystic Road has announced that its Ancient Chinese roguelike deck-builder Zodiac Mountain will be coming to PC in 2026. The game is packed with lore and folktales dating back millennia, blending strategic gameplay with storytelling inspired by rich Asian cultural narratives. It follows a Panda on their…

Social VR game Hello Kitty Skyland launches later in Early Access late this year

September 4, 2025

News/Sanrio

It may seem as though the gaming world is being saturated with Hello Kitty lately — because it is. But Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends are so happy and uplifting in a space drowning in violence, so it’s not a bad thing. Sanrio’s next collaboration is with Thirdverse Co.,…

Akupara Games revives punk rock feminist adventure game Dead Pets Unleashed

September 4, 2025

Akupara Games/News

After Akupara Games acquired bankrupt indie developer Triple Topping, the future of punk rock feminist adventure Dead Pets Unleashed was uncertain. Today, the publisher announced that it has been working behind the scenes to complete what Triple Topping started, with the help of former Triple Topping teammates to maintain their…

September 2025 Podcast: What an intense month – your wallets will weep

September 3, 2025

podbean/podcast/Podcasts/The games of September

This month we discuss a massive wave of censorship that is affecting the entire games industry and even forcing us to re-write chunks of our own game, The Last Waltz. Then we go on to discuss older games – particularly JRPGs – and some of the mechanics that we’re glad…

The key art for Chuck Another Game On The Barbie: The 2025 Pixel Expo Showcase. It runs from September 13 to 15, 2025.

Chuck Another Game On The Barbie with Pixel Expo’s first Steam showcase

September 3, 2025

Indie/News

Pixel Expo, Western Australia’s largest (and non-profit) entertainment event, is collaborating with Steam for its first showcase that puts Aussie games front and centre. The showcase spotlights Australian indie titles, giving fans worldwide a chance to discover and support Aussie talent. This gives developers a much farther reach than they…

Review: Submansion (PC)

September 1, 2025

PC/Reviews/visual novel

Last year, a humble Ukranian developer released Light de Deux, a sweet little romance visual novel about ballet dancers that I absolutely loved. The dance theme got to me, of course, but it was also well-written, well-drawn, and the characters inspired me so much I arranged with the developer to…

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

The catch up coffee: September 1, 2025

September 1, 2025

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 Lonesome Guild launches this October

August 29, 2025

Don't Nod/News

Only friendship can save the day in top-town action RPG The Lonesome Guild. It’s set in a world consumed by loneliness, and only heart, battles, and bonds can make you less lonely. Today, publisher Don’t Nod announced an October release date for the game.…

The key visual for Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta.

Marvelous Europe/XSEED Games will publish Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta in the West for Nintendo Switch

August 29, 2025

Marvelous Europe/News/XSEED Games

Ys Memoire: Revelations is considered a pioneering action-RPG classic, and it’s making a return with Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta. The “renewed” take on the title launches physically and digitally in the West for Nintendo Switch in early 2026. The game takes place immediately following the story of Ys X…

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Reviews

Review: Submansion (PC)

September 1, 2025

Last year, a humble Ukranian developer released Light de Deux, a sweet little romance visual novel about ballet dancers that I absolutely…

Review: Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (Nintendo Switch)

August 27, 2025

I love it when a lost project is dusted off and finished. It happens, rarely, and often it is attached to a…

Review: Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater (Sony PlayStation 5)

August 26, 2025

When it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And in the case of Hideo Kojima games, they’re never broke. Konami’s new Metal Gear…

Review: Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Nintendo Switch 2)

August 25, 2025

Of all the examples of comfort food gaming that are out there, I’d have to say that Story of Seasons is my…

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

On the making of the SaGa Frontier 2 remaster

June 16, 2025

Earlier this year Square Enix released a remaster of SaGa Frontier 2 (read our review here). It is one of the better…

DigitallyDownloaded.net reviews Fantasian Neo Dimension

We got to Q & A the JRPG legend, Hironobu Sakaguchi, about Fantasian

January 30, 2025

It’s not every day that you get to interview one of your heroes, but that was certainly the case when I got…

A screenshot of the three leaders in Romance of the Three Kingdom 8 Remake.

Launch interview: On remaking Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII

October 24, 2024

The remake of Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII is now out in the wild, and it is a very good game.…

A 4X game about… a failing empire? An interview with JG Games

October 3, 2024

Most 4X and empire-building strategy games are focused on building an empire up. Starting from humble roots and then carefully managing the…

Gadgets

by Lindsay

July 17, 2025

Hardware/News

The Rubik’s WOWCube combines the traditional Rubik’s Cube shape with the power of a contemporary smart device

It’s not very often I share the news of a new console from a company other than the big three (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo), but this new take on a classic toy has caught my eye. The Rubik’s WOWCube — today I learned that WOWCube is a thing! — takes everything nostalgic about the Rubik’s Cube and adds what’s needed to…

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/SteelSeries

Gadget Review: Arctis Nova 3 Wireless Headset

SteelSeries’ latest headset, the Arctis Nova 3 Wireless Headset, is a super lightweight mid-range headset that’ll set you back just AUS$200, while delivering many of the same features that are available in SteelSeries’ more premium options. It’s a good and versatile headset, though the step down from those premium devices…

Gadget review: SteelSeries Rival 3 Wireless Gen 2 wireless mouse

How do you “guarantee” 60 million clicks on a mouse? I get…

A photo of the Nintendo Switch 2 and associated peripherals

Hardware Review: Nintendo Switch 2

To put this review very simply: The Nintendo Switch is my favourite…