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Malaysian games developer Ghost Machine 1.0 has announced that their upcoming action game Katana Rama will no longer be released for PC in February 2023. It has been delayed indefinitely with no new release date or specific month as a release window. However, in their statement (via Twitter), the developer mentions that they hope to still releas...
First of all, let’s define a visual novel - it’s a game genre where the player, you, will be reading a series of text, accompanied by images. This is the background images, then there are things like character sprites, or some kind of representation of the characters within the game - then of course, there’s the story. You don’t always h...
The 2D action game fixes from indie companies just keep on coming. Here's another one for the books: Saga of Sins. Saga of Sins is a side-scrolling action-adventure game where the game's aesthetics are based on the stained glass artworks of Hieronymus Bosch, with a story where you tackle the seven deadly sins as the cleric Cecil. He can enter pe...
Platforms: PC via Steam Genre: Third-person puzzle adventure It's still early in the year (January 2023) and it's the best time for smaller indies to take the spotlight in the absence of big AAA games. It's also nice to play short games that you can finish in one night, and Whalien Unexpected Guests from Austrian developer Forbidden Folds is de...
Indie developer Sunnyside Games, in partnership with Dear Villagers, have announced their upcoming action platformer, Nocturnal. Coming to PC via Steam and consoles in spring 2023, Nocturnal is an action exploration odyssey that will task players with repelling a nefarious mist as it enshrouds an ancient isle. What's unique about the game is how...
A Space For The Unbound is out right now, and it's a lovely and relaxing adventure game set in 90s Indonesia, featuring a boy and a girl who has cosmic powers. The whole game's vibe is relaxing, but it does get dramatic as the hours pass. You'll also come across a number of brain teaser puzzles and also use your red book to "spacedive" into peop...
Need an autorun-esque left-to-right platforming fix for 2023? Look no further than this upcoming game from Melonhead Games. Rooftop Renegade will launch on 17 February for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). The game is about speed and flow as you evade capture through futuristic skyscrapers via your hoverblades. Key fea...
Tchia was originally announced back in 2020 during The Game Awards from Awaceb, a developer from New Caledonia, an island located in the Pacific Ocean. Courtesy of publisher Kepler Interactive, I spent some time with a demo for the survival adventure title. What is Tchia? Well, it's essentially an open-world sandbox adventure game set on the island...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), PS4, Nintendo Switch Genre: Adventure game set in 90s rural Indonesia It's rare to see a January video game title at the start of a year to captivate and entice my jaded palette, much less one made by a small studio that took 7 years and even went through some publisher kerfuffle last year. Yet here we are: M...
During the Toge Productions 14h Anniversary Event livestream, the company has announced a new survival horror title. The game is called Whisper Mountain: Outbreak and it's billed as an online co-op PvE multiplayer survival horror action game, but in an isometric perspective ala Diablo. There is no release date for the game yet, but you can wi...
Toge Productions just hosted a 14th-anniversary livestream to talk about its games, and one of them is about the second Coffee Talk game. The next episode of the chill coffee visual novel title, Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly, will be out on 20th April for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One. https://www....
Games are ultimately an art medium, and art can be made in many different ways. There are games that are just text, there are games that rely on sound, and there are games that make you question - was this even really a game? Lots of stuff out there! To make a game nowadays, there are a variety of options out there, ranging from the well-known a...
Publisher Nordcurrent has revealed that the upcoming RPG Greedventory developed by Ukrainian studio Black Tower Basement is set to arrive on Steam on 20 April 2023. Greedventory blends elements of different genres, including souls-likes, loot 'em-up, and RPG, to create an exciting and challenging action adventure. Players must be prepared to forg...
Kandria is out right now for PC, and it's a really ambitious search action game with some good platforming gameplay. The combat's a bit easy, but that's the only major issue we've found in this budding gem. Having said that, the game's platforming can be tough. Here's a guide on how to sort those out. Here are the video walkthroughs we've com...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch, PS4 Genre: 2D action ninja platformer If you fondly miss 16-bit fast-paced action games like Shinobi 3, Hagane, and Run Saber, the two-man developer group Joymash will sort you out with 2023's first-ever arcade offering that slaps and slashes. Flip Out & Kill People Vengeful Guardia...
Platform: PC Genre: Metroidvania with 2D pixel art Imagine a post-apocalyptic search action game with Celeste-style platforming. That's Kandria, an indie passion project made by just less than 5 people who make up Shirakumo Games. And based on how it moves, sounds, and plays, it certainly shows that its makers really love their Nier Automatas. ...
Happy new year to everyone! What are your new year’s resolutions? Over here, we’re really excited to get our hands on as many new games as possible, especially ones produced in Southeast Asia! The landscape of gaming in our own backyard has continued to change and evolve with every coming year, and 2023 is no exception. So far, the name o...
Developed by panstasz and published by Ysbryd Games, survival horror indie game World of Horror will leave Early Access after three years. It will launch sometime in summer 2023. World Of Horror follows the rural residents of a seaside Japanese town facing inhuman terrors, as reality frays and tears at the edges. Investigate the eldritch mysteri...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #5, head here. #4. Cult of the Lamb (PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) The silence of the lambs. Literally. The real meat of Massive Monster's Cult of the Lamb is the cult management and cult simulator mechanics. It's a very enjoyable and fun mini town-management type of game, where yo...
For the rest of the list, head here. For #7, head here. #6. Sifu (PS5, PS4, Switch, PC) Despite not much attention being given to Sloclap's latest beat' em' up martial arts game, Sifu is definitely the 2022 current-gen spiritual successor to Karateka in plot and design. But with kung-fu, naturally. Take control as the 20-year-old kung fu e...
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