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12.11.2026

Wish Upon a Llama launches this December for PC and consoles

Whitethorn Games and Millionhare Studios have announced a December release date for the cozy, animal-loving life sim RPG Wish Upon a Llama. The special bond animals and people once shared has faded, and it’s up to you to rekindle it. As a new rancher in town, raise generations of furry friends, including bunnies, capybaras, horses, pigs, frogs, and more. Run an adoption centre to help them find homes. Along the way, discover unique breeds and build relationships with the townsfolk.…

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Wish Upon a Llama launches this December for PC and consoles

November 12, 2026

News/Whitethorn Games

Whitethorn Games and Millionhare Studios have announced a December release date for the cozy, animal-loving life sim RPG Wish Upon a Llama. The special bond animals and people once shared has faded, and it’s up to you to rekindle it. As a new rancher in town, raise generations of furry…

Review: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 11, 2026

Atlus/JRPG/Nintendo Switch 2/Reviews

This is one of the easier reviews to write: My opinion on Metaphor: ReFantazio has only really grown with time. The new Switch 2 release is the third time I’ve played it now, and while it might never unseat my beloved Persona 4 as the finest thing I think Atlus…

Teaser art (cropped) for Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories.

A new story trailer for Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories has been unveiled

November 11, 2026

Koei Tecmo/News

Koei Tecmo and Gust have released a new story trailer for the upcoming action JRPG Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories. It showcases Karia’s journey into the ancient subterranean world of Noctrem and the challenges that await her. They also released a whackadoodle (that’s a technical…

Review: Village in the Shade (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 10, 2026

Nintendo Switch 2/NISA/Reviews

The “Harvest Moon” genre is not one that has really been associated with out-of-the-box thinking. Even the darlings of the genre, such as more recent Story of Seasons titles, or Stardew Valley, have largely kept to the aesthetic and narrative traditions of the genre. By that I mean they’ve been…

We put the Dungeons & Dragons Questers toys through the toughest test, and they came out on top

November 9, 2026

Dungeons & Dragons

What better way to test out the new Dungeons & Dragons Questers series of toys, designed to give children too young for the actual Dungeons & Dragons game their first exposure to the franchise, then to have children play with the things? I don’t have kids, but my brother does,…

A newly-cropped version of Dee Dee in the DDNet news studio.

The catch-up coffee: November 9, 2026

November 9, 2026

catch-up coffee/News

Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…

Review: Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 6, 2026

Atari/Fighting game/Nintendo Switch 2/Reviews

I will hold to my dying day that there’s more to the appeal of Godzilla than “see the big Kaiju crush things”. Toho’s most famous movie star has appeared in features that covered everything from the horrors of nuclear war to pollution, government incompetence to concepts of post-war honour and…

The hero image for A World of Kefling's Which Witch DLC.

A World of Keflings is back with new DLC

November 6, 2026

Indie/News

Earlier this year, NinjaBee brought its cozy Xbox 360 classic, A World of Keflings, to PC, along with all previously available DLC. Now, it’s adding to the fun with the game’s first DLC since 2012, available exclusively via Steam: Which Witch. It is a new story with multiple endings, where…

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026 remake) (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 4, 2026

Nintendo/Nintendo Switch 2/Reviews

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is almost universally accepted as being one of the great masterpieces of the video game medium. Many list it as the greatest game of all time. The Nintendo 64 original still ranks as #1 on Metacritic’s greatest games of all time list, with…

A screenshot from Hyperspace Neptunia: Unlimited's Japanese PS5 version.

Hyperspace Neptunia: Unlimited launches in the West in 2027

November 4, 2026

Idea Factory International/News

Idea Factory International has announced that it will publish Hyperspace Neptunia: Unlimited in the West in 2027. The game will be available both digitally and physically. It is the first mainline Neptunia title since 2015’s Megadimension Neptunia VII; it launched in Japan in August 2026.…

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Reviews

Review: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 11, 2026

This is one of the easier reviews to write: My opinion on Metaphor: ReFantazio has only really grown with time. The new…

Review: Village in the Shade (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 10, 2026

The “Harvest Moon” genre is not one that has really been associated with out-of-the-box thinking. Even the darlings of the genre, such…

Review: Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 6, 2026

I will hold to my dying day that there’s more to the appeal of Godzilla than “see the big Kaiju crush things”.…

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026 remake) (Nintendo Switch 2)

November 4, 2026

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is almost universally accepted as being one of the great masterpieces of the video game…

Videos

The Last Waltz: See Australia’s finest dancers in action ahead of the game’s release

May 19, 2026

As you all know, I’m working on a visual novel about my great passion in life, Dancesport. After three years and all…

Podcast-in-Video: Getting nostalgic for Xenogears

December 6, 2023

Xenogears is an all-time classic, but the question is… could something like that even be made again today? That’s what we discuss…

Podcast-in-Video: The games we loved through 2023

December 5, 2023

As it is the last month of the year, it’s time to look back at all the games that were released this…

Interview with the producer and director of Dragon Quest Monsters Dark Prince by DigitallyDownloaded.net

Podcast-in-Video: The big game releases in December

December 5, 2023

Apologies that we’ve been absent from uploading these videos. Various technical issues prevented us from doing a video version of the podcast,…

Interviews

Quick Q & A with the creative voice of Virtue and a Sledgehammer

October 27, 2026

The release of Virtue and a Sledgehammer, the latest from Selkie Harbour, Deconstructeam, and Devolver Digital, is right around the corner. We’re…

Interview: The Blood of Dawnwalker wants you to fail forward

July 8, 2026

There is a comfortable lie at the heart of almost every open-world RPG. The idea that the world is ending (or some…

Q & A: Three titles in, The Talos Principle continues to inspire

June 2, 2026

The Talos Principle has always been a series that asks far more of players than simply solving puzzles. Across its first two…

Games are worth preserving! Q & A with SNEG Co-Founder on the Warhammer classics

May 26, 2026

Retro publisher, SNEG, recently brought a slew of Warhammer classics to Steam – many for the first time. SNEG is a prolific…

Gadgets

by Matt

November 2, 2026

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review

Gadget Review: Kensington SD5900T Thunderbolt 4/DisplayLink Dock

It can be a little difficult at first to understand the value of a dock, but once you start using one (assuming it’s a good one) it does quickly become an indispensable part of the setup. The Kensington SD5900T Thunderbolt 4/DisplayLink Dock is a good one. The name is both self-explanatory and also the dock’s key sales pitch: It’s got…

Gadget/Gadget Review/Hardware/Hardware Review/Mouse

Gadget review: Kensington Pro Fit Ergo MY435 EQ Rechargeable Wireless Mouse

Here’s the thing: I find that a lot of gaming-focused mice don’t put ergonomics particularly high on the list of priorities. That’s not to say they can’t be comfortable, but the focus is very clearly on the design and the features that will give the user a competitive edge. And…