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Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Genre: Empire management/dating sim Empire sims are a genre that I’ve always been intrigued by but never had the time nor the expendable income to invest in. Now that reviewing games is a part of my job, this problem is a thing of the past. But with that, you can say t...
Developer GameChanger Studio and publishers Neon Doctrine and Toge Productions will be releasing the next My Lovely game next month. My Lovely Empress, an empire sim game that mixes in tons of East and Southeast Asia mythology and Yaoguai waifus, will be out for PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series on 21 August. The PlayStation 5 version will be...
Platform: PC (version reviewed), Nintendo SwitchGenre: Detective, Mystery Visual Novel Neon Doctrine is a champion for the indie games hub and this new release is one of their new babies! Developed by Misty Mountain Studio, Death Trick: Double Blind is a new visual novel unlike any other. A little heartwarming about the backstory of the game ...
Publisher Neon Doctrine and developer Misty Mountain Studio have finally unveiled the anticipated riveting investigative visual novel, Death Trick: Double Blind. Originally introduced at the 2023 Nintendo Indie World Showcase, the game is slated for Nintendo Switch and PC. The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of the star ma...
A new Lunar New Year means a new chance to show off your art skills for your company. Either that or the obligatory holiday post to remind everyone that they're on a well-deserved break. Every single publisher and game developer has used their art resources to craft a greeting card to share on social media platforms, so let's showcase the ones f...
Publisher Neon Doctrine and developer One Shark have unveiled their upcoming 2D hack-and-slash dungeon crawler titled Blood Servants. This game provides a four-player online and couch co-op experience, where players can embark on a journey to obtain the ultimate power. In this game, players find themselves trapped in a prison, weak and hungry, s...
In the recent 2023 Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Misty Mountain Studio and Neon Doctrine revealed their new visual novel, Death Trick: Double Blind. The story revolves around Morgan's Traveling Circus, now missing its star magician. This detective narrative unfolds from two perspectives: a hired private eye and a worried friend of the disappear...
In the gaming industry, we hear about the developers, but what about the publishing companies? The role of game publishing companies is nothing short of pivotal. These companies serve as the bridge between visionary game developers and the eager, ever-expanding audience of gamers worldwide. With strategic foresight, financial backing, and marketing...
Simulacra 3 is out now, and it's the third entry in a horror game series involving phones and spooky going-ons courtesy of Malaysian developer Kaigan Games. The game takes place in Stonecreek where people are vanishing into thin air. You play an intern who has to get to the bottom of this spooky mystery by helping journalist Ruby Myers with the ...
Platforms: Android, iOS, PC (Steam) Genre: Puzzle, Interactive, Horror, Found-Phone Malaysian developer Kaigan Games is best known for ‘found phone’ horror games 2016's Sara Is Missing, 2017's Simulacra and 2019's Simulacra 2 and 2021's Doctor Who And The Lonely Assassins (check out our review here). They’ve returned with the same formu...
A brand new indie-adventure game dubbed Hazel Sky is set to release next month, 20 July on Steam. Coming from Taiwanese publisher, Neon Doctrine, and Brazil-based studio, Coffee Addict, Hazel Sky is to be a heartfelt adventure following a young engineer named Shane facing The Trials. We follow Shane as he must complete these tests, or he will be...
Indonesian developer GameChanger Studio and Neon Doctrine have announced the release date of My Lovely Wife: a Dating Sim, and Alchemy Sim, and Management Sim rolled into one delightfully morbid, narrative-rich package. The spiritual sequel to My Lovely Daughter; My Lovely Wife delves into a tale of grief, dark magic, and murder. My Lovely Wife ...
Malaysia-based developer Kaigan Games and publisher Neon Doctrine have officially announced Simulacra 3. Kaigan Games previously released horror titles for PC and mobile like 2017’s Sara Is Missing and Simulacra, 2019's Simulacra 2 and 2021's Doctor Who And The Lonely Assassins (check out our review here). The synopsis for Simulacra 3 reads: ...
Neon Doctrine and OneShark's deckbuilding roguelike RPG Doors of Insanity will be leaving Early Access on Steam soon. The brutally difficult card-slinging RPG will be out on 26 January for PC. For those who don't know what Doors of Insanity is, think Slay The Spire but with more esoteric aesthetics and visuals, and off-kilter humour. In addit...
Every day from late December to mid-January, we'll be revealing our 30 favourite games of 2021 bit by bit. Here's number 19. #19. The Legend of Tianding The Legend of Tianding is one of those rare instances where you can get cathartic high-flying action and learn some actual history. Since the 2D action game is set during the 1900s part of hi...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D Action Game Set In 20th Century Taiwan It's not every day you see a game using Taiwan-Japanese occupation history as a backdrop for an action game, yet here we are. Indie studio Creative Games Computer Graphics Corporation and publisher Neon Doctrine took a chance in setting its 2D tit...
The upcoming 2D action game The Legend of Tianding, where you control the folk hero Tianding as he liberates 19th century Taipei from the Japanese occupation, will be coming out sooner than you think. Publisher Neon Doctrine announced in a recent trailer that the game will be out on 27th October, which features more 2D kung fu action/Devil May C...
There comes a time when one gets overwhelmed with so many games, they have no choice but to give a short impressions list of games in a one-pager feature. Here is one of those times. I'll be going through some indie titles that need some mentioning. Why? Because these slew of titles are really fun for the first few hours and offer a lot of diffe...
Are companies like Sony PlayStation really nickel and diming indie developers and small-time folks for all of their worth just for visibility? According to one such third-party publisher, they are. A Twitter thread by Neon Doctrine's Iain Garner talks about the frustration of publishing games on a major games console, specifically one that doesn...
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