Lonely Mountains: Downhill manages to be both incredibly chill and exhilarating, both relaxing and tense—not just in equal measure, but at the same time. I can’t remember ever playing a game that made me feel, at once, so on edge yet so at peace. A lot of this comes down …
Indie Games
Black Book, an upcoming indie RPG based on Slavic mythology, is blowing away its Kickstarter goals—at the time of writing, it’s more than doubled its initial target, with 19 days still to go. Black Book is the second game from Morteshka, an indie studio based in Perm, Russia whose projects …
Mark June 6 in your calendars: that’s the date set for Indie Live Expo 2020, a livestream to share information about upcoming indie games from around the world, and a celebration of the indie scene. The showcase will kick off at 8pm JST (9pm AEST / 11pm NZST / 4am …
Iwate Mountain Dance, a boss rush bullet hell platformer from the people behind RAIN Project, is now available on Steam. Iwate Mountain Dance pits players against 15 multi-stage bosses, each with their own attacks for players to figure out to deal with and unique twists on the game’s mechanics. In …
Weaving Tides is easily one of the more creative ideas I’ve encountered recently: an action adventure set in a woven world, in which you solve puzzles and fight enemies by weaving ribbons of thread through the environment. The good news is that, judging from the recently-released public demo, Weaving Tides …
Vienna-based indie studio Follow the Feathers has released a free playable demo for Weaving Tides, the upcoming textile-themed adventure that’s currently funding its final push on Kickstarter. You can get the demo right now from itch.io, and it will soon be available on Steam, as well. Taking place in a …
Umurangi Generation, due for worldwide release on PC on 19 May, channels the Māori culture, Jet Set Radio, and turn-of-the-century anime to create a unique, stylized setting for its adventures in photography. Set in Tauranga against the backdrop of “a crisis event taking place in Aotearoa/New Zealand”, Umurangi Generation casts …
Version 1.0 of Them’s Fightin’ Herds—an animal-themed fighting game that began life as a My Little Pony fan project—has officially released, following a couple of years in early access. It’s available from Humble Store and Steam. The game puts a twist on the usual fighting game setup with a cast …
A Space For The Unbound, a slice-of-life adventure game set in ’90s rural Indonesia, is heading to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One this year, alongside the previously-announced PC version. Developed by Indonesia-based Mojiken Studio, A Space For The Unbound follows two high-school sweethearts, Atma and Raya, as they …
*Update: We’ve updated the list of featured games to note which ones have demos available during LudoNarraCon. This weekend, the LudoNarraCon digital game convention will celebrate narrative-focused indie games with playable demos, live streams, and an exciting schedule of panels. Organised by indie publisher Fellow Traveller and hosted on Steam, …