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The itch.io store is doing another Creator Day today - taking no cut from developers

By Liam Dawe, 25 Nov 2022

Game store itch.io are doing another Creator Day, which is where they don't take a cut from developers for any sales across the whole day.

Mixing tower defense with puzzle-platforming, TailQuest Defense has a demo up

By Liam Dawe, 17 Nov 2022

TailQuest Defense looks like one to pop on your wishlist. After 5 years in development from a two-person team in Godot Engine, a demo is up now.

Mixing factory management, Tower Defense and RTS - Mindustry 7.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 15 Nov 2022

Easily one of the best open source games around, Mindustry from AnukenDev just had a MASSIVE new release out that took quite some time to make.

Dwarf Fortress releases December 6 on Steam and itch.io, Native Linux support later

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2022

Dwarf Fortress is finally getting the big Early Access release on Steam and itch.io on December 6, although the Native Linux support is to come along later.

Lucy Dreaming is a quality point and click adventure with great British humour

By Liam Dawe, 19 Oct 2022

You know a game is going to be good, when you're already chuckling away in the first few minutes. Point and click adventure Lucy Dreaming is out now.

Open-world turn-based RPG 'Of Blades & Tails' arrives October 19th

By Liam Dawe, 29 Sep 2022

Inspired by classic hack and slashers like Diablo and turn-based RPGs like Tales of Maj'Eyal or Stoneshard, we have the new open-world RPG coming Of Blades & Tails.

Free evolution sim 'Thrive' adds a new part to let organisms spew mucilage

By Liam Dawe, 28 Sep 2022

What I can only describe as some form of microscopic fart-cannon, the free and open source evolution sim Thrive has added what they call a Mucilage Jet for your creatures in version 0.5.10.

Roadwarden, one of the best modern text-adventures around is out now

By Liam Dawe, 14 Sep 2022

For anyone who considers themselves even a remote fan of text-adventures, you should definitely take a look at Roadwarden.

Kitsune Zero, prequel to Kitsune Tails, out now as DLC for Super Bernie World

By Liam Dawe, 13 Sep 2022

Kitsune Zero is a new platformer that comes as a DLC for the free game Super Bernie World on Steam or as a standalone on itch.io. It's acting as the prequel to an upcoming game called Kitsune Tails.

Defend humanity from an alien organism in puzzle game Xenospore

By Liam Dawe, 12 Sep 2022

A mixture of strategy and puzzling elements together, Xenospore is a currently free game about defending humanity by prevent a strange alien organism from spreading too far.

The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is out now

By Liam Dawe, 7 Sep 2022

They will be missed and this is technically now actually their last game, with the The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection officially out now with Linux support.

Action-RPG collectathon 'Shield Cat' is looking gorgeous in the new demo

By Liam Dawe, 6 Sep 2022

Ready to check out more upcoming games? Shield Cat is a promising action-RPG adventuring collectathon with some wonderful pixel-art that blends in some great lighting and a new demo is out now.

Covert Critter is basically Metal Gear Solid with lizards

By Liam Dawe, 18 Aug 2022

Sneaking out at some point, Covert Critter is an upcoming stealth action game that will have Native Linux support. It's also pretty much Metal Gear Solid with animals.

Kitsune Zero, prequel to upcoming LGBTQ+ platformer Kitsune Tails, releases September 12

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2022

Kitsune Zero is being released on September 12 as a paid DLC for the free platformer Super Bernie World. This will act as a prequel to the upcoming standalone game Kitsune Tails.

Claim the fun and challenging Frick, Inc. from Kenney FREE for 24 hours

By Liam Dawe, 5 Aug 2022

Frick, Inc. is an amusing game with a name that's slightly silly because it's fricking frustrating too. The developer, Kenney, has made it free to grab on itch.io for 24 hours.

Fantasy city-builder Songs of Syx adds diseases, makes you care for the elderly

By Liam Dawe, 4 Aug 2022

Songs of Syx is a fantasy city-builder that made a bit of a splash at release selling a few thousand copies pretty quickly, but as always many more games appear and some fall off the radar but Songs of Syx continues expanding.

Check out the new Scrabdackle demo, a scribbly hand-drawn Zelda-like adventure

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2022

Go on a bit of adventure as a Wizard in Scrabdackle, you just have to find your wand first. This scribbly-art hand-drawn adventure is ridiculously charming.