Lindsay picked up an NES controller for the first time at the age of 6 and instantly fell in love. She began reviewing GBA games 20 years ago and quickly branched out from her Nintendo comfort zone. She has has developed a great love of life sims and FMV titles. For her, accessibility is one of the most important parts of any game (but she also really appreciates good UI).
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. And welcome to a new year! I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
Grizzly Man is the fourth title in LCB Game Studio’s Pixel Pulps…
Idea Factory International is bringing otome visual novel Battlefield Waltz to the…
Wholesome Games’ annual Wholesome Snack showcase may be roughly half the length of its Whole Directs, but it is still packed with warm fuzzies. Wholesome Snack always brings artistic, uplifting, emotional indie games from developers worldwide. Today’s showcase features 24 announcements — about half are world premieres. As always, seasons/dates/times…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
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Burnout is too common in the games industry, and I fear it may get worse as developers cling to any job they can find. Wanderstop is a narrative-driven tea shop management game inspired by one developer’s tale of burnout and healing. It follows Alta, a fallen fighter, as she manages…
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For those of us with social anxiety, merely going out into the world can be extremely draining… but at least our heads don’t explode! The same can’t be said for Giraffe, the star of A Week in the Life of Asocial Giraffe. His social anxiety is so bad that his…
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Don’t Nod is aiming for heightened emotions in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, and considering its track record with narrative titles, I’d say it will push past the boundaries of the stories it has told in the past. The game will launch in two tapes (parts) in early 2025; Bloom…
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Delays in the game industry are a dime a dozen, and the indie rookie detective game Paper Perjury is no different. It was planned for an October 2024 release, which was bumped to a November launch date and then to a December launch window. Hopefully, the announced December date will…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
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The folks over at Devolver Digital have very creative minds, as evidenced by the company’s new strategy to inform prospective players of game delays. In August 2023, Devolver Delayed spoofed Nintendo Directs to announce five titles delayed until 2024. With that year nearing an end, it’s the perfect time for…
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Every new Wholesome Direct results in my game wishlist overflowing with cute and cozy games. Hovering around the top slots from the showcase’s 2024 edition is Squeakross: Home Squeak Home. (It helps that I love pet rats, having had two pairs in the past: Cow, Pig, Leigh, and Zoe.) The…
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It would be hard to believe that the first title from a small indie developer — one about civilians suffering in a war-torn city — is still going strong ten years post-launch, except that is where This War of Mine finds itself. And it makes sense: I still pick it…
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