Tag: indie

What we’ve been playing – oppressive city builders, helpless chickens, and inspired updates

What we’ve been playing…

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games…
Cairn is a welcome reminder of the power of the pause

Cairn is a welcome…

As I type, Cairn protagonist Aava is squished awkwardly against a rock, hands twisted back into cracks, legs shoved…
“I’m alive, the game is still in development” – Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe gives update on Haunted Chocolatier

“I’m alive, the game…

Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has shared an update on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier. Read more Source
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review – an evocative, thrilling sci-fi sequel

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward…

As I played through Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, I couldn’t get the image of a ‘whale fall’ out…
Citizen Sleeper 2 review

Citizen Sleeper 2 review

With a new found sense of tension, and showpiece Contract missions, Citizen Sleeper is transformed. This follow-up has improved…
No Man’s Sky’s Worlds Part 2 update brings “billions of new stars and planets” including huge gas giants, but I’m curious about the wrath of its trippy flying squid mums

No Man’s Sky’s Worlds…

Hey, No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has just deployed the second part of the huge Worlds update it…
No Man’s Sky gets storm-ravaged gas giants and “trillions of new planets” in another major overhaul

No Man’s Sky gets…

If you thought Hello Games might be slowing down as No Man’s Sky approaches its ninth birthday this year,…
Dauntless and Fae Farm studio Phoenix Labs lays off “majority” of employees

Dauntless and Fae Farm…

Dauntless and Fae Farm developer Phoenix Labs has announced another round of layoffs – its fourth since May 2023…
Here are our PS Plus monthly games for February

Here are our PS…

Another month means another batch of games for PlayStation Plus and, as we ready for the hopefully marginally warmer…
“The core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical” AdHoc reassures Dispatch players on Switch as it confirms Nintendo platform versions are censored

“The core narrative and…

AdHoc’s brilliant superhero workplace comedy, Dispatch, is gearing up for its debut on Switch later today, however there will…