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Games Spark Excitement for the Future: gamescom 2026 Reveals Its Main Theme
gamescom has picked its battle cry for 2026. In an announcement shared with the press this week, organizers Ko…
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Meccha Chameleon Copycats Flood Steam, Roblox, and Fortnite
Meccha Chameleon is the latest indie success story to run into a frustrating modern problem: the moment a clev…
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Pippin Barr’s 8 New Free Browser Chess Variants Are Delightfully Unhinged
Pippin Barr is back with eight more free browser-based chess variants, and they sound like the kind of ideas y…
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Indie Game by University Grads Recoups Costs in 22 Hours on Steam
A newly launched indie game from a team fresh out of university has already become one of the most encouraging…
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BREKEKEKEX Is a Wild Frog-Fighting 3D Brawler to Wishlist Now
If you’ve ever wanted a game that throws out convention and asks, “What if a stylish arena brawler was entirel…
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Housemarque Veteran Harry Krueger Talks Cosmic Division, Lean Studio & AI
Harry Krueger’s new studio, Cosmic Division, is already saying a lot with very little: small team, big ambitio…
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Sonic Producer: Indie Devs Teach AAA Studios How to Survive
Takashi Iizuka’s latest comments tap into a growing truth across the games business: while AAA studios still d…
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El Paso, Elsewhere 2 Revealed: Strange Scaffold's Vampire Shooter Sequel
Strange Scaffold is heading back into the dark with El Paso, Elsewhere 2, a newly revealed sequel to its styli…
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Starminer Early Access: Physics-Driven Space Logistics Sim to Watch
Starminer looks like one of the most intriguing upcoming indie space sims, blending modular shipbuilding, zero…
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Mym’s Sword Demo: Zelda-Like Dog Adventure With Weird, Wild Combat
Mym’s Sword is shaping up to be one of those indie games that immediately grabs your attention with a strange …
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Slay the Spire 2 Patch Adds Beastiary, Replaces Doormaker Boss
Slay the Spire 2’s latest beta patch is shaping up to be one of its more interesting updates so far, not just …
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Godzone 6: Build a Grotesque Mutant in This Deep Sci-Fi Roguelike
Godzone 6 looks like it could be one of the most exciting indie immersive sims on the horizon, blending roguel…
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Griffin Gaming Launches $100M Indie Game Fund Backed by Tim Bender
Big funding news just landed for indie developers: Griffin Gaming Partners has launched a $100 million fund ai…
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Blue Prince Wins Best International Game at German Computer Game Awards 2026
Blue Prince has taken home Best International Game at the German Computer Game Awards 2026, highlighting a nig…
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gamescom latam 2026 Breaks Records: 154,000 Visitors and $180M in New Business
gamescom latam has wrapped its third edition in São Paulo, and the closing numbers make one thing very clear: …
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Mixtape Has No Streamer Mode Because Its Soundtrack Is Essential
Mixtape is making waves for a bold decision that feels almost rebellious in today’s creator-driven gaming land…
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Casualties: Unknown, Brutal Medical Survival Demo Preview
Casualties: Unknown is a punishing, systems-heavy survival sim that puts medical management front and center. …
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Vampire Crawlers: Why Sparkles, Sounds and Smashes Make It Shine
Vampire Crawlers isn’t just a clever first-person deckbuilder; it’s a masterclass in game feel, where sparkles…
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KAZ Review: Tight, Addictive 4-Button Grid Roguelike (Steam Demo)
KAZ is a razor-focused, four-button, grid-based roguelike that blends arcade reflexes with smart, synergetic u…
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Orbitals (Switch 2) Hands-on: The Co-op Game That Finally Feels Like Anime
Orbitals on Switch 2 is the rare co-op adventure that truly feels like stepping into a Saturday morning anime:…
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Tides of Tomorrow review: Fallout-style choices without the RPG
Tides of Tomorrow is a seafaring, post-apocalyptic adventure where your decisions carry the weight of an RPG e…
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Sandfall's Debut RPG Clair Obscur Scores 12 BAFTA 2026 Nominations
Sandfall Interactive’s first-ever release, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has stormed the 2026 BAFTA Games nomin…
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Landfall launches Evil Landfall, offering up to $1M for silly indie games
Landfall has spun up a new publishing label called Evil Landfall that’s ready to back quirky, social, physics-…
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Dispatch Lands on Xbox This Summer, Play Anywhere with Aaron Paul
Dispatch, the sharp-witted superhero comedy from AdHoc Studio, is suiting up for an Xbox debut this summer, la…
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Horse Magnifier Review: Hilariously Charming Indie Puzzle (itch.io)
Horse Magnifier is a tiny, delightfully odd indie puzzle that turns a single gag, warping a horse, into a clev…
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Slay the Spire 2 Tops Steam Revenue, Outselling Silksong and Hades 2
Slay the Spire 2 is off to a monster start. Third-party estimates suggest Mega Crit’s sequel has already gener…
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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Celebrating 15 Years of Mobile Indie Magic
Fifteen years on, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP still feels like a postcard from an alternate timeline, o…
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Timber Rush Review: I Hate It, But I Can't Stop Playing
Timber Rush is the kind of minimalist idle-clicker that makes you roll your eyes, then somehow steals your ent…
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Adds Traditional Chinese & German Tweaks
Silksong’s latest patch lands with full Traditional Chinese support, refinements to the German script, a round…
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Garry Newman defends AI in s&box: 'It makes my job so much easier'
Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman sees AI as a practical boost for building s&box and the games that will…
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Crabmeat: Point-and-Click Antarctic Horror Turns Crabs into Nightmares
Crabmeat takes the humble point-and-click and drops it into a freezing, hostile stretch of Antarctic ocean, wh…
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Slay the Spire 2 Crushes Bungie's Marathon With 430K Peak Steam Players
Slay the Spire 2’s launch absolutely exploded on Steam, peaking at around 430,000 concurrent players and eclip…
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Grim Dawn's Fangs of Asterkarn DLC Adds 5.5 sq km and 60+ Bosses
Grim Dawn is gearing up for a massive late-career power spike: Fangs of Asterkarn expands the world by an extr…
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Vanlife Showdown: Outbound’s Cozy Camper vs Cyberpunk 2077 Behemoth Mod
If you’ve ever wanted to live out of a van without worrying about actual gas prices, this is your week. I test…
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What We're Playing This Weekend: Overwatch, Dota 2, Nioh & Mutant Lambs
Here’s your friendly weekend briefing: we’re diving into fast-and-furious Overwatch queues, dusting off ward s…
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Mewgenics smashes Steam roguelike record with 115,428 concurrent players
Mewgenics has clawed its way to the top of Steam’s roguelike charts, peaking at 115,428 concurrent players and…
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Slay the Spire 2 Hits PC Early Access on March 5, New Cards, Relics & More
Slay the Spire 2 is finally stepping onto PC in Early Access on March 5, bringing fresh cards, new relics, rev…
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Big Walk: House House's Co-op Adventure Lands on PS Plus Day One
Big Walk, the next quirky adventure from the creators of Untitled Goose Game, is hiking onto PlayStation with …
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Stardew Valley 1.7: New Romances, Farm Type, Kids Improvements & More
Stardew Valley 1.7 is shaping up to be a cozy storm of new content: two fresh romance options, a brand-new far…
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ConcernedApe Debunks Rumors: Haunted Chocolatier Still in Development
Haunted Chocolatier is very much alive. Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone stepped in to clear the air, reaffirming th…
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GOG MD says pulling Devotion in 2020 cost the storefront credibility
GOG’s managing director has reflected on the platform’s 2020 decision to pass on selling Devotion, acknowledgi…
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Poppy Playtime 5: Broken Things - Release Date Feb 18, 2026 + Prototype Teaser
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 finally has a name and a date. Broken Things lands on PC on February 18, 2026, with …
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Ultimate Guide to Mastering FPS Aim: Tips, Settings, and Drills
If you’ve ever felt stuck on a skill plateau, this guide will walk you through the exact steps to transform yo…
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Award-Winning Roguelite Shape of Dreams Surpasses 1 Million Sales in 4 Months
Award-winning roguelite Shape of Dreams has crossed a huge milestone: over 1 million copies sold in roughly fo…
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Drops in Two Weeks, Team Cherry Teases Ambitious DLC
After years of radio silence and lore-deep speculation, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally landing in just two…
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Gamescom 2025: Record Exhibitors, Global Reach and 630M Video Views
Gamescom 2025 didn’t set a new footfall record, but it smashed other milestones: record exhibitor numbers, bro…
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Team Cherry Confirms Hollow Knight: Silksong Release Date, Sept 4, 300K Live
Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has a date. Team Cherry confirmed a September 4 release, and the reveal drew o…
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Thousand Hells: Procedural Heists, Mythic Lore & Bosch-Style Art
Thousand Hells turns the underworld into a tactical playground, blending procedural heists with myth-soaked st…
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Sword of the Sea Review: Spectacular Surfing & Sublime Atmosphere, Short Runtime
Sword of the Sea is a gorgeous, movement-first adventure that nails the fantasy of carving across dunes and wa…
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This Week's Gaming Picks: A Short Hike, Kid-Friendly Co-op & Heading Out
This week’s picks are all about low-stress adventures and good vibes: a tiny treasure of an indie you can fini…
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Stick It to the Stickman Demo: Office Brawls and Roguelite Mayhem
Stick It to the Stickman’s demo is a chaotic cocktail of office satire, side-scrolling beat ’em up action, and…
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Every New Steam Release This Week, Handpicked Highlights & Hidden Gems
This week on Steam is a torrent of fresh buttons to mash and worlds to get lost in, so I combed through the no…
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Inside Clair Obscur: How Two Actors Bring One Character to Life in Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is being praised far and wide, deservedly, for its remarkable storytelling and emo…
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Slaughter Void Demo on Steam: Fast-Paced, Brutal Action Meets Cosmic Horror
Slaughter Void, the fiercely brutal top-down action roguelike, has recently unleashed its demo on Steam, and i…
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Expedition 33 Patch Boosts Parry, Cuts Damage & Adds Fun Steam Rewards!
Expedition 33's latest update brings big improvements to accessibility, fine-tunes the combat system, and even…