Indie game news - page 57

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) announced - a game about being kind to real people

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2023

Remember the game Kind Words? A tiny little thing that came out in 2019 that let you send letters to real people, along with listening to some chill beats. Well, it's getting an expanded sequel with Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop).

Beat 'N' Path has you combine creativity and logic to make musical machines

By Liam Dawe, 7 Dec 2023

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Beat 'N' Path sounds like a fun game for the creative mind, that has you design and build various machines to produce music across a career mode and a sandbox to create whatever you want.

Vampire Survivors - Adventures Update out now, plus Among Us collab DLC coming

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2023

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Well this is quite unexpected. Vampire Survivors is getting a new DLC later this month with an Among Us cross-over. Plus, a big update is also out now.

dotAGE adds controller support - working towards Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2023

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dotAGE is a challenging turn-based village builder, one that will suck away a lot of your time. It's a genuinely great game and it only keeps getting better! Now it has controller support, as the dev works towards being Steam Deck Verified.

Check out the demo for Planetiles, a chilled city-builder like Dorfromantik

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2023

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Enjoy games like Dorfromantik that have you build tiles and expand while mostly just chilling? Then you're going to want to look at Planetiles.

The incredibly weird psychedelic physics game Juice Galaxy got a Steam release

By Liam Dawe, 6 Dec 2023

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A game I checked out back in 2021, Juice Galaxy (formerly Juice World), is a thoroughly odd game that is terribly hard to actually describe.

A favourite and top Steam Deck game Brotato is expanding with new content

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2023

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Brotato is a great game, absolutely one of my favourites, it's also one of the most played Steam Deck games and the good news is that it's set to expand!

Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress arrives April 2024

By Liam Dawe, 4 Dec 2023

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Kitfox and Bay 12 Games have revealed that the new Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress (Steam) will arrive in April 2024 with a new trailer.

Check out the demo for Snacktorio, a factory-cooking sim where you feed monsters

By Liam Dawe, 4 Dec 2023

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Snacktorio from APICO developer TNgineers now has a demo available, and it's quite a fun game that blends factory building, cooking and exploration together.

Roots of Pacha 1.1 adds new content and a fix for Steam Deck external controllers

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2023

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The single-player and co-op life sim / farming game Roots of Pacha has a big update out now, with it there's plenty of new content and a nice fix for Steam Deck players docking to the big screen.

Story Mode for Them's Fightin' Herds cancelled and active development to cease

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2023

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Some sad news for fans of the fighting game Them's Fightin' Herds, as the developer Mane6 has cancelled the Story Mode and will be ceasing active development on the game.

Western adventure in the alternate 19th century, Rosewater has a fresh trailer

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2023

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If you love your classic styled point and click adventures, Rosewater is one you need to pop right in that wishlist. It's looking really good!

Check out the new trailer for Demonschool, an upcoming light horror tactics RPG

By Liam Dawe, 1 Dec 2023

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Demonschool looks like one of the most unique tactics RPG I've seen for a while, and the new trailer that just went up really has me excited for it.

So what the heck is an 'indie game' nowadays anyway?

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2023

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You'll have to forgive me, dear readers, because I am a little confused on what's going on at the moment. What the heck actually is an indie or independent game nowadays?

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP gets a 2023 refresh and Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe, 30 Nov 2023

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, originally released back in 2012, just got a fresh upgrade bringing with it some compatibility fixes and it's now also Steam Deck Verified too!

An Amazing Wizard is a bland name for a game but it looks like great chaos

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2023

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Developer Jakub Dąbrowski may need to work on their game naming, but at least the gameplay looks like it's a lot of fun in An Amazing Wizard.

Aether combines Risk of Rain 2 with Wizard of Legend

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2023

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What do you get when you combine the elemental combat system from Wizard of Legend, with the gameplay progression from Risk of Rain 2? The result is Aether.

Post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game Retro Commander is out now

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2023

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Up for some more classic RTS action? Retro Commander from Noble Master is now officially released after 6+ years in development.

GUNHEAD from Alientrap gets Steam Deck improvements

By Liam Dawe, 28 Nov 2023

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GUNHEAD is the latest release from Alientrap who also made CRYPTARK, Capsized and Wytchwood. It's also just been updated to improve it on Steam Deck.

Over 5% of The Pale Beyond players were on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2023

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Here's an interesting little data point for you, as the developers behind the polar exploration and survival game The Pale Beyond have given an update on Steam Deck engagement with their game.

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