Noir-influenced detective RPG 'Pixel Noir' is out now
Noir-influenced detective mystery RPG? Sounds thoroughly interesting! Pixel Noir has now left Early Access.
Category: Indie Game
I'm terrible at Poker but a deck-building poker roguelike? Balatro has me hooked
Balatro is releasing on February 20th and if you love card games and deck-builders, you're probably going to need to check this one out. It also has a demo available for Steam Next Fest 2024.
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy is a party-based RPG from the ATOM RPG team
AtomTeam are moving on from their Fallout and Wasteland inspired titles ATOM RPG and ATOM RPG Trudograd, onto their next game they just announced with Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy.
You're going to need to take mining-shooter BORE BLASTERS away from me
BORE BLASTERS is a mining-shooter from Scottish studio 8BitSkull, the same developer that also made Void Scrappers and Fates of Ort, two other games I also quite liked. It seems they're onto something again here!
Driving survival game Pacific Drive is very cool - here's the fix for Steam Deck / Linux
Pacific Drive is a first-person driving-survival game with a demo now available, it's really interesting and nice to see something different but for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux it needs a fix to get working.
Apple's 2014 Game of the Year puzzler Threes! now on Steam with Steam Deck support
Another great game to add to your collection is here with Threes!, originally a mobile game now upgraded an enhanced for the PC and it's available now on Steam.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor hits Early Access on February 14th
What could be my next favourite horde survival game and an off-shoot of one of the best online co-op games around, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is launching in Early Access on February 14th.
Horde shooter Black Dragon Mage now has a demo, plus developer blog on Steam Deck
Black Dragon Mage is an upcoming dark fantasy, action-roguelite, top-down horde shooter (think like Vampire Survivors) and there's a demo out now. Plus the developer had some words to say on developing with the Steam Deck in mind.
Atmospheric narrative adventure A Void Hope launches February 29th
From the team that gave us Alwa's Awakening and Alwa's Legacy, Elden Pixels have announced the release date for their latest gorgeous looking adventure platformer with A Void Hope launching February 29th.
Earthbound & Undertale inspired action-adventure Dreamed Away hits Kickstarter
This isn't the first time I've covered Dreamed Away, as I genuinely think it looks like it will be a really interesting game and not only can you try it out with the demo but you can now support it on Kickstarter.
Recover your lost memory in the demo for Veil of Shadows
Ready to try another demo? Imponix Game Studio recently launched the demo for their roguelite action-adventure Veil of Shadows, and it has Native Linux support too.
Stardew Valley 1.6 bigger than expected - now in bug-fixing and polishing stage
The next major update to the wonderfully calm Stardew Valley looks like it's coming soon, as the developer noted it's now moved into the "bug-fixing and polishing phase".
Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode to be more approachable for new players
The Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is approaching and the team has outlined some of their plans for it, like making it much more approachable for newer players and giving it a fresh coat of paint.
First world war turn-based strategy RPG 'All Quiet in the Trenches' hits Early Access
Here's something a little different for you: All Quiet in the Trenches recently hit Early Access on Steam, blending together a narrative turn-based strategy RPG with a first world war setting.
Never Grave from the Palworld developer looks a lot like Hollow Knight
Pocketpair formed another studio called Frontside 180 that are working on Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse, which looks a whole lot like Hollow Knight.
Former dev on Stardew Valley reveals their life-sim Sunkissed City
From developer Mr. Podunkian, who previously worked on Stardew Valley, a new life-sim is coming named Sunkissed City and it looks rather colourful and inviting.
Beginner-friendly factory sim shapez 2 now has a demo
shapez 2 is a huge expansion over the original 2D shape-cutting factory sim, now in full 3D with a lot more features and there's now a demo available to try it out.
Earl vs. the Mutants is basically Vampire Survivors with vehicles and it's hilarious
If you love quick-fire action and the randomised upgrade mechanics made popular by Vampire Survivors, you might want to try out the demo for Earl vs. the Mutants.
The Pokémon Company confirm investigation into Palworld
Well this could be about to get interesting, as The Pokémon Company have actually released a statement in regards to all the speculation about Palworld amid many claims of copying Pokémon's homework.
Core Keeper getting a new event, plus various new features on January 31st
Core Keeper is a rather wonderful game about underground mining, crafting and exploration and it's about to get a big new Lunar New Year event along with some new permanent features to improve the game.
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