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technology1 day ago•4 min saved

Naked Start, Dark Harvest: Crop Teases a Thriller Farming Sim

Crop, a forthcoming farming sim from 11 Bit Studios and Carbonara Games, blends cozy farming play with a thriller edge: you wake up naked in the boot of a car on a run-down farm and must till soil, compost, harvest, and defend crops to feed starving villagers during a looming cosmic storm, while a dark mystery unfolds around a neighbor and unsettling events. Based on a trailer, a fact sheet, and some B-roll, the game appears to emphasize tactile, physics-driven farming and branching storytelling, but its full systems and release date remain unclear.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|

#11-bit-studios #cosmic-storm #crop

games1 month ago•3 min saved

A Mini Zelda-Style Triumph: Ratcheteer DX Delivers Big Adventure in Small Package

Ratcheteer DX is a compact, Zelda-inspired top-down adventure that delivers a classic dungeon-crawler feel in a few hours, featuring item-driven progression, challenging but approachable puzzles, minimal storytelling with optional lore, and a color-upgraded port on Switch, PC, and Mac.

via The Verge|

#action-adventure #games #indie-game

gaming1 month ago•21 min saved

Blue Prince on Switch 2: a masterful, room-shuffling puzzle roguelike

Blue Prince on Switch 2 is a deeply rewarding puzzle roguelike where you explore a shifting Mount Holly Estate to uncover the Room 46 mystery. Its daily step system, optional notebook-driven deductions, and permanent upgrades create a cerebral loop that rewards careful observation and planning. While it runs at 30fps with occasional dips and lacks cross-save, the game’s inventive mechanics, atmospheric visuals and music, and the sense of clever achievement earn it a high 9/10 in this review.

via Nintendo Life|

#blue-prince #gaming #indie-game

technology1 month ago•8 min saved

Lana II on Switch 2 Elevates a Quiet, Puzzle-Driven Adventure

Planet of Lana II on Switch 2 expands the wordless, painterly stealth-puzzle adventure with Mui-powered puzzles and a deeper robot mystery. The Switch 2 Edition runs at 60fps/1080p with a free upgrade, offering sharper visuals and quicker loading, while broadening the world and mechanics. It remains a visually stunning but relatively short journey with a moody score and strong worldbuilding, earning a solid 9/10.

via Nintendo Life|

#indie-game #planet-of-lana-ii #puzzle-platformer

gaming1 month ago•4 min saved

Super Meat Boy 3D Slams Onto Switch 2 in 2026

Sluggerfly and Headup are bringing Super Meat Boy 3D to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, a brutal, old-school platformer that shifts to 3D while preserving wall-jumps, tough levels, boss fights, and Dark World stages, with a soundtrack by Steve Marcois of Despised Icon and extended gameplay footage available.

via Nintendo Life|

#3d-platformer #gaming #indie-game

gaming1 month ago•12 min saved

Mewgenics Eyes Switch 2 for Console Port

Edmund McMillen’s cat-breeding roguelike Mewgenics, a Steam hit with strong sales and top ratings, is in the works for a console release, with Switch 2 currently the frontrunner depending on publisher decisions.

via Nintendo Life|

#console-port #edmund-mcmillen #gaming

technology1 month ago•2 min saved

Mewgenics cat-breeds its way to Steam’s roguelike record

Indie roguelike Mewgenics by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel has set Steam’s roguelike records, reaching a peak of about 115k concurrent players and quickly recouping its development budget in three hours, though it trails Hades and Hades 2 on other metrics like Metacritic scores and review percentages; the game is priced at $26.99 / £22.49.

via PCGamesN|

#edmund-mcmillen #indie-game #mewgenics

gaming1 month ago•9 min saved

GUN NOSE: A 3D Pixel-Art Detective Adventure Hits PC via Kickstarter

Indie developer Addy Valentine unveils GUN NOSE, a 3D pixel-art, top-down action mystery where a robot detective investigates a string of murders in Ironwood. The game is funded on Kickstarter with stretch goals for PS4 and Switch ports; a PC release is planned with no date yet, featuring semi-procedural cases, real-time combat, and an AI companion named Jimini-Drive.

via Gematsu|

#3d-pixel-art #gaming #gun-nose

gaming2 months ago•3 min saved

Warhammer-Inspired Void War Reappears on Steam After DMCA Shoulder-Pad Dispute

Void War, a Warhammer 40K–inspired FTL-style indie game by Tundra Interactive, was briefly pulled from Steam after Games Workshop issued a DMCA over shoulder-pad visuals. The claim was confirmed by the developer after consulting with Games Workshop, who criticized the trailer design; to move forward, the team removed the trailer to avoid further DMCA friction and plans to re-upload an updated version once changes and translations are ready.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|

#dmca #gaming #indie-game

gaming2 months ago•2 min saved

Wicked Seed: Indie ARPG Echoes Resident Evil Gets Free Steam Demo

Indie title Wicked Seed from Dead Right Games, inspired by Resident Evil and Parasite Eve, is getting a free Steam demo that covers about the first hour and lets progress transfer to the full game; the ARPG survival-horror blends exploration of abandoned locales with enemy-pattern based combat and includes outfits nodding to Capcom characters; Wicked Seed currently holds a 91% positive rating on Steam.

via GAMINGbible|

#gaming #indie-game #parasite-eve

technology2 months ago•4 min saved

Indie RPG Escape From Ever After Brings Paper Mario Vibe to Switch

Escape From Ever After, Sleepy Castle Studios and Wing It! Creative’s indie turn-based RPG inspired by Paper Mario, launched on Nintendo Switch on January 23. You guide Flynt Buckler, teaming with former nemesis Tinder to topple Ever After Inc. through a fast-paced, strategy-driven combat system, party customization, and office-themed humor in a charming paper-art world. Early buzz is strong with an 82 Metacritic score and an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam from 500+ reviews.

via Nintendo Life|

#escape-from-ever-after #indie-game #nintendo-switch

gaming2 months ago•2 min saved

Cairn climbs into the spotlight as The Game Bakers chart a new alpine adventure

Cairn, The Game Bakers’ new climbing sim, puts a female climber and a robo buddy on a mysterious mountain with inventory management and pitons guiding your ascent; the game is on Steam, with a demo praised for its demanding wall-as-boss pacing, signaling a stylistic shift from Haven and Furi.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|

#cairn #climbing #gaming

gaming2 months ago•6 min saved

Nightin Cage Dev Tweaks Climbing Animations After Fan Feedback for Immersive Fanservice

The Nightin Cage developer shared updated climbing and ledge-crawl animations in response to fan feedback, adding weighty sound effects and smoother transitions to make the fanservice and movements feel more immersive. While the game has no release date yet, fans can wishlist it on Steam and watch for further animation tweaks that aim to balance sex appeal with immersion.

via Niche Gamer|

#animation #fanservice #gaming

gaming2 months ago•6 min saved

TR-49 Turns Deep Research Into an Immersive Interactive Puzzle

TR-49 is a dense, non-linear interactive fiction from Inkle that simulates scholarly research: you operate a steampunk computer, entering two-letter-two-number codes to reveal cross-referenced library entries and researcher notes, gradually uncovering a sci-fi mystery and a metaphysical quest within four to five hours of play.

via Ars Technica|

#gaming #indie-game #inkle

gaming2 months ago•2 min saved

Indie Turn-Based RPG Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Sets Unmatched GOTY Record

Clair Obscur Expedition 33, an indie turn-based RPG, has reportedly surpassed Elden Ring as the most awarded Game of the Year title, with 436 GOTY awards so far and more possible in 2025, signaling mainstream attention for the niche genre.

via PCGamesN|

#clair-obscur-expedition-33 #elden-ring #gaming