Tag: indie

Peak isn’t “trying to be Game of the Year”, but “friendslop” games do put “connection front and centre of the experience”

Peak isn’t “trying to…

Peak developer Aggro Crab has hit back at “friendslop” haters, insisting there’s a place for co-op games that “deliver…
PlayStation Plus goes wild this August, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Wild Hearts, Cult of the Lamb and more

PlayStation Plus goes wild…

Good news for PlayStation Plus subscribers with a taste for the wild side, as the August line-up of games…
Pixel art adventure Arco’s really good fun – but it’s also very buggy at the moment

Pixel art adventure Arco’s…

I’ve been playing Arco on and off for the last few weeks on Switch and PC. I’m loving it…
Among Us adds Critical Role cosmetics, ahead of Ashley Johnson’s role in series

Among Us adds Critical…

Among Us developer InnerSloth has announced a collaboration with Dungeons and Dragons web series Critical Role. This collaboration means…
Despite a load of great games in 2025, No Man’s Sky is the happy place that keeps drawing me back in again

Despite a load of…

If we’re plotting out the year based on unexpected obsessions, mine were (in no particular order) weird Italian genre…
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2.5D Cyberpunk platformer Replaced…

Cyberpunk platformer Replaced will now launch in 2025, developer Sad Cat Studio announced today. The game – which is…
Penises set Dispatch apart, and I mean that quite sincerely

Penises set Dispatch apart,…

I think a lot of Dispatch can be distilled into a single moment at the beginning of the game…
Procedurally generated detective sim Shadows of Doubt leaves Steam early access in September

Procedurally generated detective sim…

Shadows of Doubt, the procedurally generated first-person detective sim from developer ColePowered Games, is leaving Steam early access on…
How, against all expectations, The Outlast Trials has made my very stressful summer a bit more manageable

How, against all expectations,…

My summer has been a bit miserable so far. Work is (somehow) good. Personal relationships are going well. But…
Fallout London’s volunteer modding team to launch as a new indie studio

Fallout London’s volunteer modding…

Team Folon – the volunteer squad of developers who have released the ambitious Fallout 4 mod, Fallout London –…