Japanese indie games have a way of making the strangest and most macabre things look cute. Released on September 10 on Steam, The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body falls right under this category. The 3D exploration game puts you in the shoes of Kofun, a young boy whose peculiar key-hole shape leads him to believe he is, in fact, an ancient Japanese tomb (as is the literal translation of his name). With his self-appointed identity, Kofun is on the lookout for a bod...| AUTOMATON WEST
Wonder Potion have announced two free side-story DLCs for their hit action platformer Sanabi, focusing on Major Song and Mari respectively.| AUTOMATON WEST
One of the best tactics games on PC foregoes massive armies in favor of tiny mech squads, and it's available free now on Amazon Prime.| Inverse
A surreal, sensational detective game turns five years old, just after its idiosyncratic developer's next bizarre adventure game was released.| Inverse
After a long wait, 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' is finally ready to launch. Here's when and where you can dive in for the anticipated sequel.| Inverse
After a brief step into Bye Sweet Carole, I'm definitely intrigued. The visuals are definitely unique, and they look incredibly handcrafted. But it’s not without its flaws. The post Preview | Bye Sweet Carole: ‘A nightmare picture book’ appeared first on Quest Daily.| Quest Daily
Hirogami delivers a world as fragile and creative as origami itself, with combat, exploration, and puzzles woven into a story of corruption and renewal. The post Review | Hirogami: ‘A dimensional and enjoyable platformer’ (PC) appeared first on Quest Daily.| Quest Daily
Twinkleby is an upcoming decorating and designing cosy game from Swedish devs Might and Delight. The post Yeet neighbours and furniture into the void in Twinkleby appeared first on Quest Daily.| Quest Daily
In our preview of MAFATE, we explore a cosy sim full of postal deliveries, ghost cameras, animal possession which left us grinning.| Quest Daily
Making games can be a very fun and expressive experience. While many people decide to...| The Geekiary
Japanese game artist proposes theory that the recent boom in popularity of indie games is linked to the rise of short-form content culture.| AUTOMATON WEST
Is This Seat Taken? turns seating plans into hilarious shape-based drama in this charming, cosy puzzler, out now.| Quest Daily
Now that I've reached my version of "credits" in Balatro, it's time for my review!| Adventure Rules
Possibly my most blatantly fanboyish and promotional post of all time.| Adventure Rules
Catto’s Post Office is a brilliant little mail delivery game that's the perfect palate cleanser between heavier games.| Quest Daily
August is tail-heavy, with many of the 'big-hitters' like Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and Lost Soul Aside releasing within days of each other.| Quest Daily
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This week it would mean a lot to me if you could support the GoFundMe for Roberta Vaughan. She is going through a horrific medical crisis right now and any support, no matter the size, would help her family. She’s done so much for many other folks in the adventure game community and it’s time for all of us to do what we can to help.| The Virtual Moose
In zen city building game, Islanders: New Shores, you create adorable little civilisations and help them grow across numerous islands.| Quest Daily
Developer: Cosmic Void| The Virtual Moose
Developer: Infinite State Games| The Virtual Moose
It turns out, Toby Fox invented Deltarune's Tenna right after Undertale came out, but the first prototype got abandoned.| AUTOMATON WEST
Ruffy and the Riverside is a charming 3D platformer with clever puzzles, retro vibes, and a unique texture-swapping mechanic.| Quest Daily
Compensation Not Guaranteed is a Southeast Asian bureaucratic sim where you approve land claims and question your morality.| Quest Daily
Baby Steps turns a bizarre walking mechanic into frustratingly fun chaos. Read our thoughts on the Steam Next Fest demo.| Quest Daily
Deliver mail, solve mysteries, and be a juicy turnip in Letters to Arralla — a wholesome Aussie-made game — demo available now.| Quest Daily
Date Everything takes a ridiculous idea and commits to it fully, allowing you to romance 100 different household items! It's a must play.| Quest Daily
Egging On returns with a punishingly tricky demo in Steam Next Fest. It's not for the faint of heart — or the easily frustrated.| Quest Daily
The Future Games Show highlights some of the next big gaming hits coming our way — one of the strongest showcases of the season.| Quest Daily
SGF was a mixed bag this year, with some mega gaming titles unveiled and some that made us all look twice and say "wtf was that?".| Quest Daily
A brand-new metroidvania is on the horizon from French developer Douze-Dixièmes, Mio: Memories in Orbit. Here's what we know.| Quest Daily
Imagine if Peggle and Vampire Survivors had a chaotic, ball-launching baby — that’s BALL x PIT. Here's our thoughts on the new game and demo.| Quest Daily
Mouse: P.I. For Hire has revealed the casting of renowned voice actor Troy Baker as lead character, Jack Pepper.| Quest Daily
We took control of this devillish demo for Possessor(s), the upcoming game from the developers of Hyper Light Drifter.| Quest Daily
A new Game of Thrones video game is in development by Aussies PlaySide Studios. Revealed during Summer Game Fest, Game of Thrones: War for Westeros is real-time strategy game set in the world of, you guessed it, Game of Thrones. Players will take control of one of the Great Houses and set out to conquer...| Quest Daily
Botany Manor is a short, relaxing point-and-click game set in the 1800s, in which you play an elderly female botanist named Arabella Green. While you explore a charming Victorian mansion, sit in every chair possible, and cultivate plants, you learn a bit about how disrespected female scientists were in this time period and the struggles […]| History Will Say This Was Just a Book Blog
Act 1: Character Creation – The Dream Build I always thought working in the gaming industry would be my dream job. And for a while, it was. To me, a dream job meant creatively problem-solving, working with awesome people in teams where everyone was pushing boundaries, telling stories, making art, and integrating technology in ways [...]| Sugar Gamers
That’s right. No VCs, no seed rounds, no flashy LinkedIn flex. Just hard work, creativity, and a relentless belief that building something meaningful is still| Sugar Gamers
Many traditional game developers, particularly in AAA studios, have dismissed blockchain-based gaming as a cash-grab, often associating it with pay-to-earn mechanics, NFT scams, and speculative markets rather than genuine gameplay innovation. But while big-name developers are steering clear, indie studios might be the ones to truly benefit from this emerging space.| Sugar Gamers
DSM Arcade is shipping out their third arcade game, Perfect Pour. They also are prepping a fourth title, Soda Slam!, working with Alan-1| Arcade Heroes
Wings Interactive, the indie game funding group linked to Sweet Baby Inc. has started deleting its social media presence and website pages.| That Park Place
Late last month, our artist was contacted by Rail Slave Games–a developer we have discussed in the past–with a job offer. It has been one year since the company’s last game, את; and, at last, a new release is on the horizon. The game is Ohr, a bizarre side-scroller that somehow involves cows, cassette tapes, evil businessmen and an anthropomorphic giraffe. Our artist has been occupied entirely with The Garden of Galahadsince September, after dropping all side-projects for the final pu...| still eating oranges
In mid-July, our artist was hired to create the cover for SCREW YOU, BEAR DAD, an upcoming interactive fiction game by the great Xalavier Nelson, Jr. (@WritNelson). Nelson is most famous as a games journalist; but, beginning with All Hail the Spider God earlier this year, he has changed his focus to development. By Nelson’s own account, SCREW YOU, BEAR DAD is “a short, weird (and people tell me, funny) thing about choosing to enjoy life despite not knowing your immediate future.” It als...| still eating oranges
DSM Arcade has begun taking orders for their 2025 release of Perfect Pour, an innovative arcade game made for bar arcades.| Arcade Heroes
Everholm is an open-ended farming game shrouded in mystery. Play as Lily, discover the town secrets and search for your missing sister.| Quest Daily
Castaway is like playing a Zelda game in speedrun mode. The adventure is disappointingly short, but the endgame more than makes up for it.| Quest Daily
ZOMBEEZ is a spin-off of Killer Queen Arcade, both designed by BumbleBear Games. Here are the details on this 2025 arcade release.| Arcade Heroes
Need tips for the cozy indie game Cozy Caravan? We've got a full walkthrough to answer all of your questions about this adorable game.| Bonus Action
Aussie developers 5 Lives Studios has come up with the ultimate comfy adventure with Cozy Caravan, which entered early access this week.| Quest Daily
Just when we thought Daniel Mullins couldn’t top the wonderfully clever Pony Island, in waltzes his genre-blending, fourth-wall-breaking adventure known as The Hex. Prefer to watch? Check out our two-tone take by clicking the image above, or visit 2 Headed Hero on YouTube! The Hex: Not What I Hexpected The premise on The Hex‘s Steam page […] The post The Hex: Great Hexpectations | BACKLOG.TXT appeared first on Topless Robot.| Topless Robot
I first encountered the cloning-obsessed 2D platform-puzzler Overloop in spring 2017 when it was called Infinity Inc. George Kobyakov, the solo indie developer behind the game, was trying to get it…| caffeinated pixels
VirtuaVerse is a retro-styled point & clicker set in a cyberpunk future. As you might expect, it’s absolutely drenched in early 90s nostalgia, particularly for old school adventure games but al…| caffeinated pixels
Vampire Survivors-like games are blowing up lately. We breakdown what these games are, why they're successful, & where the genre is headed.| Sugar Gamers
