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Everwarder is a fresh tower defense roguelite hybrid about clearing the darkness

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2025

Everwarder asks: how long will your light last? Not very long in some of my attempts. It's a fresh feeling spin that merges tower defense with a bit of roguelite action together, as you attempt to break through the darkness.

Please don't distract me I'm trying to dig a big hole over here

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2025

Can you truly call yourself a "gamer" if you haven't at least spent a good few hours doing nothing but digging a hole? I have answered the call and my hole has been dug.

Cast n Chill is a gorgeous looking pixel-art idle fishing game coming soon

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2025

Revealed in a press email today is Cast n Chill from developer Wombat Brawler. A game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - with your loyal pup by your side.

BAFTA-nominated narrative adventure Vampire Therapist gets a Couples Therapy DLC

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2025

Vampire Therapist is a narrative adventure / visual novel with a sprinkle of dark comedy that was nominated for a BAFTA in 2024, and now it's expanded with the Vampire Therapist - Couples Therapy DLC.

A deck-builder for busy people, Bramble Royale: A Meteorfall Story plans full Steam Deck support for launch

By Liam Dawe, 7 Feb 2025

Developer Slothwerks have announced their upcoming turn-based card-battler Bramble Royale: A Meteorfall Story will have full Steam Deck support at launch.

Spooky drone-operating derelict spaceship explorer Duskers is getting a sequel

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2025

Misfits Attic who made A Virus Named TOM and the more popular spooky drone-operating derelict spaceship explorer game Duskers have released a video going over three new games, one of which is a sequel to Duskers.

Experience slow-burn atmospheric dread in the typing horror game DEAD LETTER DEPT.

By Liam Dawe, 6 Feb 2025

DEAD LETTER DEPT. comes from the 2-person studio Belief Engine, a slow-burn typing horror game that will fill you with dread.

Hexagod is a minimalist roguelike village builder from the dev of Chess Survivors

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb 2025

Developer Aarimous is getting closer to releasing Hexagod, a minimalist roguelike village builder where you place hexagon tiles, manage resources, find relics, and command your villagers.

Beholder: Conductor is Papers, Please meets the Golden Idol series

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb 2025

The latest from Alawar is a spin-off from the previous Beholder games. The first had you be a landlord in a totalitarian country, the second had you work in their central ministry and now this next game has you work as a train conductor.

Heart of the Machine is deep, fascinating and engrossing to play as a sentient AI

By Liam Dawe, 5 Feb 2025

Become a sentient AI in Heart of the Machine, the latest deep strategy game from Arcen Games (AI War 1/2, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues) and it's now in Early Access.

SteamDolls - Order Of Chaos stealth-meets-action platformer arrives February 11

By Liam Dawe, 4 Feb 2025

With a voice cast that reunites multiple people from Metal Gear Solid, SteamDolls - Order Of Chaos is set to arrive in Early Access on February 11.

Run a game store and go through gaming history in GSC - Game Store Chronicle

By Liam Dawe, 3 Feb 2025

Imponix Game Studio have announced GSC - Game Store Chronicle, a management simulator where you run your very own game store.

Physics building game Besiege gets a big 10 year anniversary update

By Liam Dawe, 3 Feb 2025

Besiege from Spiderling Studios just had a big free upgrade for all players to celebrate the 10th anniversary.

Free tense horror game Those Who Crawl about exploring shrinking caves added Linux / Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2025

Originally released in 2022, Hush Fin Games have upgraded the free game Those Who Crawl, which now includes Linux and Steam Deck support.

The Spell Brigade gets lots of gameplay improvements plus a UI update for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2025

The Spell Brigade is a popular survivor-like with online co-op for up to 4 players, it's sold well and the developers continue making big improvements to it.

Free bite-sized photography platformer Batography out now on Steam

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2025

It's short, it's cute, it's free with Linux support and it's out now on Steam. Batography is a photography platformer where you play as a curious bat on their mission to take a full-fledged photo of the moon.

Put your thinking cap on for Fallacy Quiz a game that will test your reasoning skills

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2025

Released back in December that I missed, developer Tim Krief put up Fallacy Quiz, a game that tests your ability to identify misleading or incorrect reasoning.

The End of the Sun is a Slavic fantasy time-travel adventure out now

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2025

Ready for a fresh and unusual experience? The End of the Sun is out now with Linux support taking you across time in this Slavic fantasy adventure.

Relaxed factory automation sim Learning Factory 1.0 is out now

By Liam Dawe, 30 Jan 2025

A few years in Early Access and it's now complete. Luden.io have released the 1.0 update for Learning Factory, a chilled factory building automation sim.