After numerous delays, Chucklefish has announced a January 2027 release date for magical life sim Witchbrook in today’s Nintendo Indie Direct showcase. It also added a PlayStation 5 version, so it will launch for PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox. In the game, you enroll in Witchbrook College and immerse yourself in its magical world of friendship and discovery.…
One day prior to its Early Access launch, Cygnus Cross decided to delay ARPG and town/farm sim Emberville. Emberville’s gameplay is described as Diablo-lite meets Stardew Valley. The game goes beyond traditional “farm and fight” games with a simple (yet deep) combat system, an inherited skill levelling system, and challenging…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here,…
People love K-pop idol groups, and this is one of the least controversial things I’ve ever written. Where J-pop has traditionally struggled outside of the domestic market, K-pop has become one of Korea’s most powerful cultural exports. So it’s entirely unsurprising that there would be K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to…
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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)!…
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Cozy creativity and animal management sims collide yet again in Planet Zoo 2, Frontier Developments’ sequel to its popular 2019 game. It focuses more on conservation than its predecessor, and introduces new animals (including aviaries and aquariums!). Construct beautiful habitats where species can interact with their environment. Take your conservation…
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Created by a team including former Fortnite and Fall Guys developers, Papaya Plaza is a relaxing, bite-sized game where you become Mayor and turn a sleepy tourist town into a lively, energetic place. Design your own pixel art paradise, solve the villagers’ problems, and improve your town rank. The laidback…
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During BitSummit Mixtape, a launch date for fantasy adventure game Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle was revealed alongside a new gameplay-focused trailer. The book-style game is in the spirit of The NeverEnding Story and that era of fantasy films. The trailer gives you a taste of the roots…
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During this year’s Six One Indie showcase, publisher FuRyu revealed its upcoming title, ANOMALITH. The new survival action horror game combines the tactical combat of Resident Evil 4 with the anomaly horror worldbuilding that’s become so popular in recent years. Fight through monstrous anomalies and reality-bending zones, become more powerful…
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 picks up right where players left off in its predecessor, taking players to new locations in a branching, single-player campaign. There are more guns, more enemies, and more exploration than before. Today, as part of the Warhammer Skulls Showcase 2026, Auroch Digital and Big Fan Games…
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Monster Couch, the developer behind the digital adaptation of Wingspan and Quilts and Cats of Calico, has announced its newest project for PC: Wyrmspan. Wyrmspan is the digital adaptation of the acclaimed dragon strategy card game of the same name. It’s an engine-building, card-driven strategy game for 1 to 5…
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Developer Maboroshi Artworks and publisher Entalto Publishing have announced Sombras: negative frames, a first-person light-horror narrative game inspired by the Fatal Frame series that features photography-based mechanics. It follows a student who is spirited away and must confront her repressed terrors. The game was announced for PC and “all” consoles,…
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In Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, fans say goodbye to the Lament Configuration puzzle box and say hello to a new box: the Genesis Configuration. This new chapter in the legendary horror series is a first-person action-horror-survival game that follows Aiden, who must use the power of the Genesis Configuration to…
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