Tag: Indie Game
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A Day: Time Well Spent – PC Review
I love games that try something different. A while ago, I wrote an indie spotlight on Pocket Watch. It was a game that creatively used the time to create emergent gameplay. That game kept drawing me back because its simple-to-grasp yet complex game mechanics allowed its gameplay to be continually evolving. A Day is very…
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You Need To Play: Tenderfoot Tactics
I have an insane backlog of games that grows bigger and bigger every day. Surprisingly for a games journalist, I play very few games, and when I do, I play for reviews. So, I figured I’d make up a fancily named series, so I’d finally have a work-related excuse to play all those PS4, Switch,…
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Unique Strategy Game, Guild Of Ascension, Launches On PC This Summer
Guild of Ascension is a brand-new strategy game developed by WhileOne Productions and published by PID Publishing, launching on PC this summer. Guild of Ascension seeks to switch up the strategy genre with its real-time action combo system. As you proceed up the tower, battling monsters, befriending critters, learning skills, crafting weapons, and ultimately coming…
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Persona-Esque Roguelite, Revita, Is Coming To Steam This Year
Solo developer BenStar and publisher Dear Villagers hope to revitalise the roguelite genre with Revita sometime this year! In Revita players must ascend a mysterious clock tower in an attempt to reclaim their lost memories. Fight through a nearly endlessly unique amount of procedurally generated combat encounters, explore gorgeously realised environments, and defeat creatively designed…
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LGBTQ+ Game, A Long Journey To An Uncertain End, Lands On Kickstarter
Radically inclusive, LGBTQ+ space opera game A Long Journey To An Uncertain End, by developers Crispy Creative, seeks your support over on Kickstarter! The folks over at Crispy Creative, a development team made up of brand-new game devs as well as some veterans from Obsidian and Telltale, are looking for your support to help fund…
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Beautiful And Ambitious Winds & Leaves Launches On PSVR This Spring
Winds & Leaves by developer Trebuchet is a stunning and heart-warming VR game all about the rebirth of a dying climate launching exclusively for PSVR this Spring. In Winds & Leaves, players will journey across a barren wasteland named the Steppe in an attempt to regrow the nature that has been lost to time. You’ll…
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Fragments: A Mind-Bending Exploration Of Guilt – PC Review
I’m often looking for interesting games with captivating narratives. Games like What Remains of Edith Finch and Dear Esther have always fascinated me. Their movie-like narratives interweaved cleverly with the interactivity that video games allow. Fragments is no exception, offering the player a short, but incredibly enticing and gripping narrative that’ll make you question everything.…
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Beyond Mankind: The Awakening Explores The Apocalypse This May
Beyond Mankind: The Awakening, by Brytenwalda Studios, is a brand-new post-apocalyptic game that launches on Steam this May. Beyond Mankind: The Awakening takes inspiration from some of the best post-apocalyptic games out there, Fallout, Metro: 2033, and STALKER, and combines them to create a unique experience unlike any other! Explore a ruined world that has…
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Hauntingly Beautiful Voyage Melts Our Hearts This February
Voyage, a brand-new beautifully hand-painted cinematic adventure, by Venturous, launches this February for Steam. In Voyage up to two players will guide two lost souls who are searching for answers in a mysterious world. You’ll embark on a non-violent adventure, explore sprawling landscapes that have been lovingly hand-painted, all while unravelling an enthralling mystery in…
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Trippy Musical RPG, Everhood, Launches On Switch And PC This March
Everhood, a trippy, mind-bending rhythm-based RPG, by Foreign Gnomes, is releasing on Steam and the Nintendo Switch this March. You’ll play as Red, a wooden doll who awakens from their slumber to find that a thief has stolen their arm! Explore the psychedelic world of Everhood, a realm unlike any other, meet the intriguing individuals…
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Easy Red 2 Marches Out Of Early Access This Summer
New features are available for Easy Red 2, the sequel to the highly-popular large-scale WW2 FPS Easy Red, have been announced, alongside the upcoming full-release date. Easy Red 2 is an early access title by solo developer Marco Amadei (Corvostudio). It puts the player in the role of a soldier during some of the bloodiest…
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Magellania: Clownishly Brilliant – PC Review
It used to be that every so often while scrolling through Steam’s “New Releases” tab, I’d happen across a new game that piques my interest. Unfortunately, it has become so rare these days that I had all but given up on finding something unique. Just as I was ready to abandon all hope of finding…