Last August, NIS America announced it would publish Starbites in the West during early 2026; today, the publisher confirmed the release window by revealing a May 2026 launch date for the IKINAGAMES-developed sci-fi JRPG. This Western version will be available for PC, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, and Xbox Series. The game originally launched in Japan during October 2025, without…
Devolver Digital and Doinksoft (Gato Roboto, Gunbrella, Demon Throttle) have announced Dark Scrolls, a pixel art dungeon scroller. The game mashes challenging shmup-like chaos and compelling roguelike progression. Players set off on a quest (but for what?) with one of the worthy yet quirky heroes, dodging through hordes of enemies…
Idea Factory International has announced that it will be publishing 9 R.I.P.…
Nintendo’s decision to revive the Famicom Detective Club series seems to have…
Wholesome Games’ annual Wholesome Snack showcase may be roughly half the length of its Whole Directs, but it is still packed with warm fuzzies. Wholesome Snack always brings artistic, uplifting, emotional indie games from developers worldwide. Today’s showcase features 24 announcements — about half are world premieres. As always, seasons/dates/times…
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“They don’t make them like they used to” is such a facetious comment to make at the best of times, but when it comes to simulations, it really is largely true. Over time the genre has evolved from something that aims to challenge players by punishing mistakes that they make…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
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As a rule of thumb, it’s a good thing when developers and publishers bring older games onto modern hardware. We’re used to the bigger budget games being remade and remastered endlessly at this point, but it’s even better when it’s the more obscure games that are saved from disappearing and…
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Fantasian spent so long as an Apple Arcade exclusive that I was worried that Apple had somehow wound up actually owning the game, rather than just licensing it, and it would never make its way off that platform. Not that Apple Arcade is bad, but this kind of deep, rich…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
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Snow Bros. Wonderland is an all-new game in the classic arcade series that we never thought we’d see after the orginial publisher, Toaplan, closed up shop many years ago. And yet here it is. DDNet regular, Alex, and I, have a bit of a difference of opinion about the merits…
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It would be hard to believe that the first title from a small indie developer — one about civilians suffering in a war-torn city — is still going strong ten years post-launch, except that is where This War of Mine finds itself. And it makes sense: I still pick it…
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The Infinity Series are well-known visual novels by Kotaro Uchikoshi that sit firmly in the science fiction, suspense, and adventure game genres. It began in the early 2000s, branching out to three mainline games, one spin-off, and one reboot. Today, Spike Chunsoft announced that remastered versions of the series’ first…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
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