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Indie Roundup: Myst and Riven Remakes Spark Retro Revival, Bubsy 4D Arrives, and a Wave of New Indies
gaming3 days ago

Indie Roundup: Myst and Riven Remakes Spark Retro Revival, Bubsy 4D Arrives, and a Wave of New Indies

Indie roundup highlights Myst and Riven’s PS5/PS VR2 remakes, Bubsy 4D’s cross‑platform return, and a batch of new indie titles: Fail Fail Succeed (a puzzle-platformer turning failure into progress, inspired by mental health experiences), Ferra (stylish future‑Japan FPS with morphing kitsune form), Thick as Thieves (co‑op/solo stealth heist from Thief and System Shock veterans), and Phonopolis (Amanita Design’s cardboard‑stop‑motion puzzle adventure). It also covers upcoming drops like Dark Scrolls (June 22 release), Warhammer Survivors demo and Boltgun 2 news, Kidbash: Super Legend trailer (early 2027 release), plus festival glimpses (Six One Indie, BitSummit), and Mina the Hollower’s May 29 launch date, with Mouseward teased by Finite Reflection Studios.

via Engadget|
#gaming#indie-games#puzzle-platformer
Turn-Based RPG Roundup: Mechs, Magic, and Survival This Week
technology9 days ago

Turn-Based RPG Roundup: Mechs, Magic, and Survival This Week

A May 12–15, 2026 release wave showcases new turn-based RPGs, roguelites, and strategy titles: NITRO GEN OMEGA exits Early Access with big-mech battles; Instruments of Power offers a demo with a custom spell system; Psychic Kung Fu Master explores wuxia martial-arts progression; Down with the Ship (EA) and other indie titles push auto-battler, submarine ark, survival horror, retro creature-collecting, and dungeon crawling across PC and consoles, with several demos and betas highlighting the week’s diverse lineup.

via Turn Based Lovers|
#early-access#indie#roguelite
Forest-Fire Deathgames and Buddhist Starships Lead This Week's PC Releases
technology21 days ago

Forest-Fire Deathgames and Buddhist Starships Lead This Week's PC Releases

Rock Paper Shotgun’s May 5–8 PC release roundup highlights a mix of music-themed titles (Wax Heads, Dead as Disco), space dogfighting spin-offs (The Black) and curious strategy titles (Amberspire, Rainbow Legends, Plentiful, Mixtape), along with Arsonate’s forest-fire “deathgame,” Dread Neighbor, Wardrum, and the Buddhist spaceship puzzler U.V.S. Nirmana. The piece blends humor and philosophy while inviting readers to vote on their favorite sim genre and notes a few ongoing in-jokes about editors and colleagues.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|
#deckbuilder#early-access#indie-games
Saros Strives for Depth, But Its Run-Based Rhythm Outstays Its Welcome
technology23 days ago

Saros Strives for Depth, But Its Run-Based Rhythm Outstays Its Welcome

Saros retools Housemarque's run‑and‑gun roguelite with a sharper energy-management system and a more accessible structure, featuring Arjun Devraj's strong combat and slick visuals, but its expanded upgrades and friendlier design dilute the core challenge, making many runs feel similar and leaving the late game less memorable than its Returnal predecessor.

via Giant Bomb|
#housemarque#returnal#roguelite
Math-Driven Roguelite Sol Cesto Turns Odds Into Action
technology1 month ago

Math-Driven Roguelite Sol Cesto Turns Odds Into Action

The Playfield spotlights Sol Cesto, a roguelite where each 4×4 dungeon floor hinges on probability: choose a row, land on a random tile, and clear five tiles to advance, with items and upgrades nudging odds away from traps and toward chests. The column also covers Big Hops’ breezy frog-platformer and Pragmata’s real-time hacking action on a lunar base, all part of a weekly roundup of what the writers are playing and a nudge for readers to share their picks.

via AV Club|
#dungeon-crawler#probability#roguelite
Vampire Crawlers Roars Onto Steam With 98% Positive Reviews
gaming1 month ago

Vampire Crawlers Roars Onto Steam With 98% Positive Reviews

Vampire Crawlers, a spin-off of Vampire Survivors, launched on Steam two days ago and has already racked up over 4,600 user reviews with 98% positive, earning the platform’s “Overwhelmingly Positive” badge. The title also saw strong player activity, peaking at about 40,802 concurrent players today, as it blends turn-based combat with roguelite deck-building across dungeon-like explorations and evolving card-based power-ups.

via Notebookcheck|
#deckbuilding#gaming#roguelite
Vampire Crawlers: A Slower, Card-Based Take on Vampire Survivors
video-games1 month ago

Vampire Crawlers: A Slower, Card-Based Take on Vampire Survivors

Vampire Crawlers shifts Vampire Survivors’ chaos into a slower, deck-building dungeon crawler where you spend mana on cards, build combos by the order you play them, and earn permanent upgrades between runs. It preserves the core hook while enabling more strategic pacing, though some may find the grind and repetition increasing as difficulty ramps up.

via Aftermath|
#deck-building#roguelite#strategy
Vampire Crawlers Reimagines Vampire Survivors as a Turn‑Based Deckbuilder
gaming1 month ago

Vampire Crawlers Reimagines Vampire Survivors as a Turn‑Based Deckbuilder

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors launches today on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass, turning the arcade hit into a first‑person roguelite deckbuilder where you guide a Crawler through five floors using a deck of cards and energy, with ascending mana costs that fuel longer combos. You can unlock new Crawlers, relics, and arcana to expand future runs, making it a richer, more strategic evolution of Survivors that still scratches the same itch.

via Xbox Wire|
#deckbuilder#first-person#gaming
Ball x Pit’s Shadow Update Expands Chaos with New Characters, Balls, and a Guildhall Re-roll
gaming1 month ago

Ball x Pit’s Shadow Update Expands Chaos with New Characters, Balls, and a Guildhall Re-roll

The free 'The Shadow' update for Ball x Pit arrives on Monday, April 27, 2026, across Xbox Series X|S and PC via Game Pass, adding two new characters (The Tunneller and The Tiptoer), 11 new balls with unique abilities, four new passives, and a Guildhall building to re-roll upgrades, expanding the roguelite chaos (no new Gamerscore achievements).

via TrueAchievements|
#ball-x-pit#gaming#new-characters
Poncle’s Vampire Crawlers sinks its teeth into Game Pass with addictive roguelite action
gaming1 month ago

Poncle’s Vampire Crawlers sinks its teeth into Game Pass with addictive roguelite action

Poncle’s Vampire Crawlers arrives on Xbox Game Pass as a first‑person dungeon‑crawler roguelite that uses deck-building to fuel massive combos. It offers an addictive loop with varied Crawlers, cards, relics, and arcana, but its endgame currently lacks depth (an Endless Mode is on the way). Overall, a strong Game Pass addition with a 9/10 from the reviewer.

via TrueAchievements|
#deck-building#gaming#poncle
Indie Roundup: Beat-Based Dungeons and Retro Soccer Card Games You Can Play Now
gaming1 month ago

Indie Roundup: Beat-Based Dungeons and Retro Soccer Card Games You Can Play Now

Engadget highlights a weekend slate of indie titles: Terminal War from Albatross Interactive, a 4v4 shooter with a late-’90s vibe inspired by The Last of Us Factions; GridBeat, a rhythm-based dungeon crawler; Nutmeg, a retro-styled card‑based soccer management game; Devil Jam, a metal‑themed roguelite; Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, a stock‑market sim about “babies”; Salvation Denied (co‑op construction/tower defense) in playtest; Light Dude, a sun‑reclaiming action game; Cool Story Bro, a chaotic story‑writing party game; and Annapurna’s Forever Ago, a road‑trip narrative coming to multiple platforms, with several titles in early access or discounted on Steam/Switch.

via Engadget|
#beat-based-dungeon-crawler#gaming#indie-games