New York-based independent studio, snowhydra games has launched its frenetic arcade shooter Zarvot on the Nintendo Switch eShop today for $19.99 / €19.99 / £19.99. Zarvot is a game for cubes. Tiny, adorable cubes with hopes, dreams, unrequited loves… and unlimited destructive power. Featuring ultra…
Alchemic Cutie is a relaxing simulation game from a two-man development team. You capture and raise small jelly creatures, each with unique attributes. These jellies are used in competitions to progress in the game. This is wrapped up in a quirky but lovable town. It’s…
It’s that time of year again to play some creepy games. Not exactly my forte but Layers of Fear is an amazing creepy game for anyone to enjoy. It’s not just full of jump scares and freaky stuff, but it really is suspenseful. It is…
Eagle Island is an upcoming roguelike platformer from Pixel Nicks. It’s about a boy and his owl exploring an island to try to rescue his other Owl, who was stolen by giant Eagle. This was probably for important bird reasons. It’s a procedurally generated platformer…
Puppet Combo make PSX inspired survival horror games. That’s it. They’re not trying to reinvent the wheel or blow you away with groundbreaking gameplay ideas. Night Shift is the prequel to their newest alpha release ‘Stay out of the House’. This short game might be the…
The witching season is upon us and so it is time to celebrate the darker side of our grass roots industry. Now, in no particular order, let’s take a look at the best options to scare yourself silly during the coming Halloween festivities. Outlast 1…
Imagine that you’re a witch, living in a world of witches. Now imagine that you somehow leave the world of witches and end up in the human realm. Now imagine that you’re at human summer camp, and somehow, feel more at home than you ever…
October is a month for all things spooky. With that in mind it’s the perfect time to delve into solo developer Puppet Combo’s back catalogue of PSX inspired survival horrors. We spoke with the studio about what inspires them, how they started and what’s next….
Hyper Parasite is an upcoming 80s themed, twin-stick shooter currently funding on Kickstarter. Visually it’s a unique arcade throwback, mixing 3D models with old fashioned 2D sprites. Hyper Parasite feels like a cross between The Warriors and The Ninja Turtles Arcade game,with some extra ultra-violence thrown in for good…
Atom RPG is a flawed masterpiece. It’s a classic Fallout-inspired RPG funded on Kickstarter, and as you’ll see in the video below, it leaves a little to be desired. Either the translation into English or the writing itself is spotty, the graphics are bland, and…
Time never stops and neither does our look into the history of indie games. This week we’ve finally got past the awkward early years of the indie market and we can begin to delve deeply into the era that really turned it into the driving…
In July, Sold Out Games announced their stunning looking walking-simulator/adventure game The Occupation would release October 9, 2018. The news was carried not on the back of a tough work-horse, nor the wings of a thousand doves, only a single press release. No official announcement…
At this years EGX, we sat down to talk to Andy Griffiths from Freejam Games, currently working on CardLife. The game has just launched on Steam. In the lead up to this we’ve discussed their community focused approach to developing games. CardLife is a creativity driven title that is aiming to evolve…
Looking at the art, lush and beautiful and like an intricate children’s book, I sat down with My Brother Rabbit for what I thought would be a relaxing but contemplative, even somber game based on little bits of a tragic story in the opening. It…
Life is Strange 2 has started out as a captivating, emotional, and fantastically written piece of drama. The runaway success of the first Life is Strange has spawned so much other media, and an expecting fan base to go with it. Following this sort of success was never…
As fighting games go, Absolver by Sloclap, published by Devolver Digital, is actually incredibly intuitive. With a high skill ceiling, incredibly versatile customization, and some satisfying combinations to land – it’s hard not to get pulled in. However, if you don’t have a spare twenty…