Fishbowl is a title that I’ve seen in many game showcases, including but not limited to the Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2024 and Wholesome Snack 2025. Because of this, I am so happy to share that an early April release date has been announced for the heartfelt coming-of-age adventure game about isolation, friendship, and grief. It will be released for PC…
Curve Games and Patattie Games have announced that Wax Heads will be released this May. In the game, players head behind the counter of a struggling record shop. Here, they discover new music, connect with the local community, and help shape the store’s future. Wax Heads will launch for PC,…
Just Crow Things developer Unbound Creations has announced an April release date…
Hakoniwa Electric is a cute, relaxing puzzle exploration game about fixing electronics…
Whispers of the Luminaries is an Aussie-developed idol-themed murder mystery game inspired by the Famicom Detective Club and Ace Attorney series. It is about finding hope in the darkest of times. Following the release of the game’s demo via Steam, its Kickstarter page gained hundreds of followers waiting for the…
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Once upon a time… oh, you have heard that one? That’ll be because it’s an absolute standard fantasy trope, setting for a countless number of simple children’s stories told for centuries now. The Plucky Squire absolutely revels in tropes, not only relating…
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Not to be that person, but I’m a trained photographer who can no longer do much of it due to chronic illnesses. Because of this, photo-based games have a special place in my heart. Fomography is a story-driven game about an aging man reliving his life through the lens of…
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Developer/publisher Kitfox Games has already worked with many indie developers to publish their games, including Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind, Dwarf Fortress, and Pupperazzi. Today, the Canadian company announced a new partnership with Blue Bottle Games for noir space sim Ostranauts. It is already available in Early Access for…
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Solo developer Andre Gareis and publisher Dear Villagers have partnered together to launch narrative, non-linear detective game Mindcop. Set to launch later this year for PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, Mindcop puts you in the shoes of the titular detective, trying to determine which of a camp’s inhabitants is a…
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It’s been a while since I’ve thought about Popcap’s classic Peggle – and that’s not helped by the series being dormant since 2013 – but I’m willing to bet that back when I did, I never once considered that what Peggle, that classic and relaxing mix of Pachinko and bagatelle…
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I would be excellent at Survivor. I’m fully convinced of that. The people that go on that show are idiots. I’d go on there, get a little clique “alliance” together, play them off one another like they’re chess pieces, own that I was a total sociopath about it at that…
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The first trilogy of Pixel Pulps from LCB Game Studio had phenomenally pulpy narratives and retro graphics. Each game (Mothmen 1966, Varney Lake, Bahnsen Knights) stood solidly on its own, but if you play all three you also follow the story of a paranormal investigator attached to each. I deeply…
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What do you get when you combine an Assassin’s Creed designer and a bestselling author known for his Warhammer storytelling? An emotional indie walking simulator, of course! The combination seems to be cooking up something special in Tales from the Mabinogion: it is a narrative-rich, third-person adventure game that travels…
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I don’t think I’ve played a lot of games developed in Indonesia, but the ones that I have remain with me: Coffee Talk, its sequel, and A Space for the Unbound are great examples. While more horror than cozy, Let Me Out can teach its players about Indonesian mythology. Fascinating!…
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