Chucklefish has been busy, and I’ve been patiently (for once) awaiting any news regarding its upcoming magical life sim Witchbrook. And today is that day! During the Nintendo Direct, a new gameplay trailer dropped alongside a release window for the game. The trailer is the first good look at Witchbrook, revealing a glimpse at the seaside city of Mossport, the…
JRPG-inspired, hand-animated sidescrolling Metroidvania game Fallen Tear: The Ascension now has a release window of early 2026, and a new animated teaser is available. The game is set in the lush lands of Raoah. As the mysterious Hira, players will explore the world while seeking friendly allies. Your new friends…
The Dark Quest series of games is set to expand this year…
It’s nearly springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, and in a month nature…
I fell in love instantly when I saw the trailer for Rockbeasts during today’s ID@Xbox showcase. The narrative band management RPG is set in 1993. You’re a band manager, taking the band on a tour of the most underground dive bars imaginable. Like many, their beginnings are humble, but you…
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Annapurna Interactive proved long ago why it is a top publisher of video games, with a catalogue including What Remains of Edith Finch, Gone Home, Telling Lies, Wattam, Last Stop, Twelve Minutes, The Artful Escape, Stray, Thirsty Suitors — and that is just a sampling of its titles! Today, Annapurna…
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When retro-inspired visual novels like Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog pop up on my radar, I jump at the chance to play them. These games remind me of my childhood when the outside world never felt “safe.” Like many others in the same position, I found my place in other…
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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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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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EcoGnomix is such a great idea for a game. It is a quirky hybrid of roguelite turn-based mining and city building that revolves around a village of — you guessed it! — gnomes. The indie game first launched for PC last September and for Nintendo Switch last November, and today…
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During my countless hours spent riding public transit, I’ve rarely cared who is next to me — and I’m quite a picky person! (I don’t drive and I’ve often commuted across the city for months at a time, so bus time was my quiet time.) But in Is This Seat…
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The Rabbit Haul began garnering attention when its developer, Canadian studio Caldera Interactive, won the GDC Pitch competition in 2024. Today, the Edmonton-based team officially announced the game, described as a farming sim meets tower defence game, for PC and Nintendo Switch. Play as a cute cottontail rabbit living in…
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It’s your first day at [the company]. Your pay is decent and your coworkers are fine. But you’re always so tired and feel like something sinister might be at play. This is the beginning of REPOSE, a horror dungeon-crawler that puts you into an unsettling, unnerving, and unbegotten world. Each…
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