Goodbye World is a game about two friends trying to create the world’s most successful indie game. Players experience their highs and lows through the complexities of development. It’s like the infamous Game Dev Story but with more of an actual story, ironically. Up until now, Goodbye World has only been available for PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch… but…
Odencat isn’t exactly a household name, but this Japanese studio, behind the likes of Fishing Paradiso and Bear’s Restaurant, has been steadily building up a reputation for interesting ideas, executed well. The team’s next game is called Meg’s Monster, and it’s got a lot of promise. The game’s concept is…
Brave’s Rage is fine. It’s a new entry in a very over-saturated…
There are so many games based on the classic Chinese novel, Journey…
If you love mystery RPGs and heartwarming stories, Fall of Porcupine may be for you. Described by its developer and publisher as “a true love letter to wholesome indie adventures and the hardships faced by healthcare workers,” the game explores difficult subject matters while also focusing on the importance of…
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“Princess Maker-likes,” like Lair Land Story, are a niche within a niche, but it’s a genre that can be oddly compelling. They’re spreadsheet simulators, in which 90 per cent of the game involves carefully managing a girl’s development by carefully selecting her daily activities. But while that might sound dull,…
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I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows you to be transgressive,…
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As a terrible cacophony of stormy rains and marauding waves thrashes your hometown, you, and your plucky crew onboard the rickety ‘Stormrider,’ investigate and solve what is causing the corruption and malice that is plaguing the seas. Welcome to Ship of Fools! Fika Productions, the developer responsible for this soon-to-be-released…
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I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows you to be transgressive,…
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A lot of people, especially a bunch of the DDNet team, have long and winding roots of fond memories of the golden age of Flash browser games, so it is quite pleasing to see Armor Games Studio still publishing games that look like they were from that era. Games like…
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That’s right! The original Spark the Electric Jester action-platformer is getting a threequel! Feperd Games, an indie-development “team” (it’s really just comprised of a single developer) is responsible for the quite excellent series over the past five years. With the third instalment landing in under a week on August 15…
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Religion is one of those topics you’re never meant to discuss in polite society. When it comes to video games, it’s one that’s historically either been airbrushed out of games to avoid offence, or dealt with in very broad brush strokes to define it away from existing real-world religious groups.…
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While Game Freak continues to try and innovate within the Pokémon property, and find its next hit evolution (sorry for the pun, I couldn’t resist), there is still a loud demand for the “classical” monster-collecting formula. I feel that myself – I often find myself booting up my 3DS for…
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I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows you to be transgressive,…
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