Video games portraying delicate subjects often open up discourse surrounding their themes. Pierre Corbinais is familiar with games such as these, writing the narrative for games like Haven and Bury Me, My Love; in his review for the latter, Matt describes it as being a game that should be mandatory…
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A medieval manuscript simulator… in this day and age? Sure, why not?! Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts is an upcoming game from Inkulinati developer Yaza Games. While Daedalic Entertainment published Inkulinati, today Yaza Games and indie publisher Mythwright announced that the latter would be publishing Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts for PC…
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Last month, I wrote about the crowdfunding launch for magical adventure platformer ILA: A Frosty Glide. The Kickstarter was quite a success, with over 650 backers pledging over three times the original goal. Four of five stretch goals were unlocked. The campaign even attracted a publisher! Today, First Break Labs…
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New Canadian indie studio Buffalo Buffalo has revealed Fresh Tracks, a game that blends skiing, roguelite elements, and evolving music. Set in a god-filled, mythical Nordic realm, each playthrough has new narrative layers, rewarding progression, and lore. The announcement also comes with a trailer that features loads of gameplay footage…
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Indie developers Digital Dream and Firenut Games (also the publisher) have announced psychological horror adventure game Baptiste. It follows a woman and her son while they seek a new life at a remote location after a family tragedy. But the fresh start becomes chilling and their worst nightmares come true,…
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Paul Raschid is an FMV game icon, working on some of my favourite games in the genre. He directed The Complex (2020) before writing and directing Five Dates (2020), The Gallery (2022), and Ten Dates (2023). A horror-thriller FMV game, The Run, is supposed to launch later this year. But…
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Developer inkle found success with 2021’s Overboard!, a highly replayable detective game where the player is the one whodunnit that won an Apple Design Award. Now, the next-gen visual novel is getting a sequel with Expelled! This time, a School Prefect has been shoved out a window, and everyone says…
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Today, indie studio Lunar Games revealed its first-person mystery point-and-click adventure game My Father Lied. In the game, you’ll play as Huda; her father disappeared 20 years earlier and she is desperately seeking answers. The narrative-driven puzzle game is inspired by 7,000 years of Mesopotamian history (the area is now…
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Spirit of the North 2 was announced over a year ago, with very little heard about it since. Today, Infuse Studio (its developer) and Silver Lining Interactive announced they have formed a partnership. Indie publisher Silver Lining Interactive will be publishing Spirit of the North 2 digitally for PC, PlayStation…
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Sugardew Island is a cozy farm shop sim, plus all the good stuff that comes with farming sims: care for animals, grow crops, gather resources, and restore balance for the Forest Folk population by completing Harmony Tree quests. (Okay, maybe that last one is unique.) The game was shown off…
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