Category: Indie Spotlight
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StellaGale: The Trials of Faith: A Spectacular Hidden Gem – Indie Spotlight
“As it stands, StellaGale is absolutely shaping up to be one of the most entertaining indie games of the year.” Check out our full preview:
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Minami Lane: Creative, Complex & Wholesomely Cozy – Indie Spotlight
“Minami Lane is a startlingly good management sim, one that perfectly balances its complex gameplay with its overall cozy tone.” Check out our full preview:
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#BLUD: A Nostalgic Cartoon Experience – Indie Spotlight
“#BLUD is an incredibly polished experience, one that pays homage to Saturday morning cartoons in the best way possible.” Check out our preview:
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Castillo: The Nine Circles: A Wonderfully Weird Hidden Gem – Indie Spotlight
rewarding gameplay loop, killer soundtrack, gorgeous visuals, and bizarre narrative all coalesce to create something truly unique. Check our preview here.
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RollerGirl: A Masterpiece In The Making – Indie Spotlight
I haven’t done an indie spotlight in a long time. In fact, the last one I did was well over a year ago. It’s not because I couldn’t find an indie worth talking about – one look at itch.io proves there will forever be indie games worth discussing. Rather, I found myself unable to connect…
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Dragon Saddle Melee: Arcade Joust Reimagined With Cool Synths
Miniclip and flash games used to be all the craze when I was growing up. I’d come home from school and play them with my friends, and sometimes I’d even play them at school with friends (sorry mum) as we just couldn’t get enough. Dragon Saddle Melee takes me back to those days, and if…
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Shroomchitect: A Forest Spirit Life Sim
Shroomchitect is a feature-light simulator that strips away any of the stress from the genre. It neither requires a heavy time investment nor masterful micromanagement to complete your vision and take care of your virtual shroomies. Yet it has just enough systems to keep you engaged for hours developing little mushroom homes and taking care…
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Mori Adventures: A Short Visually Stunning Puzzle Platformer
Mori Adventures is a charming 3D puzzle platformer by the solo developer, KantaKerro, where you play a silkworm tasked with finding the ingredients for a potion that will cure their mother’s illness. Playing as the silkworm, you’ll find yourself jumping around and exploring the floating islands that surround their house as you search for the…
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Caster’s Curse: Slo Nod At Their Finest
Caster’s Curse, by Slo Nod, takes the simple premise “less is more” and rolls with it. It delivers a compact, clever and concise title that retains the trademark the Slo Nod genius and charm that they’re known for. In Caster’s Curse, you play the titular Caster who seems to be trapped within a horrifyingly monochromatic…
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Paper Boats: A Smooth Sailing Experience
Paper Boats, by Harry Alisavakis, is an amazing little title that’s all about sending out good vibes and checking out the scenery. “It’s a visual treat, a wondrously vivid experience” When I first started Paper Boats, I felt as if I were in a museum, beholding a painting of a lush, vibrant, autumnal setting. The…
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Anger Foot: A High-Speed Aim Trainer With A Kick-Ass Bass
Anger Foot is a fast, hard-hitting, brutal, run and gun game, released as a 7DFPS entry by Robbie Fraser, Luc Wolthers, and Jason Sutherland. The premise is simple. You have a gun with limited ammo, and when you’re out, you can throw it at the enemy and pick up another one. And you’re also equipped…
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Pocket Watch: A Beautiful Puzzle Game With A Lot Of Charm
Pocket Watch is a beautiful, intricate game that fills me with so much warmth. I can tell you now, this one is a keeper. Pocket Watch is deceptively simple at first. You awaken on an island and spend the first few hours of the day fixing a boat before eventually sailing to Vulcano City. It’s…