Indie (Page 36)

Two characters sit around a barrel with candles and food in Fae Farm

News

Fae Farm developer Phoenix Labs lays off 34 staff

Game teams unaffected ahead of DLC.

Dec. 4, 2023 Ed Nightingale

2 comments

A promotional image for Stardew Valley showing an idyllic farmhouse beneath a bright blue sky, all drawn in the game's distinctive pixel art style.

News

Stardew Valley creator confirms he's made "a ton of progress" on update 1.6

"Up to this point, it's been my life's work, and I care a lot about it."

Dec. 2, 2023 Vikki Blake

10 comments

Screenshot from Pacific Drive showing the game's station wagon in front of a large open vent of some kind

News

Survival game Pacific Drive pulls up on PC, PS5 in February

Release tyre-d up.

Dec. 1, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

6 comments

A rather-alarming looking long, pink, um, serpent. It's Nidhogg from Norse mythology but as if it had been drawn in MS Paint. And yes, there's a shade of rudeness about it.

Feature

What we've been playing

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Dec. 1, 2023 Robert Purchese

141 comments

News

Sons of the Forest leaves early access in February, Shawn Ashmore joins cast as Timmy

LeBlanc slate.

Nov. 30, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

3 comments

News

Stardew Valley concert tour visits London in April

UPDATE: Extra UK dates added.

Nov. 29, 2023 Liv Ngan

1 comment

News

PowerWash Simulator leads PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup for December

Plus Sable and Lego 2K Drive!

Nov. 29, 2023 Ed Nightingale

37 comments

Among Us beans dressed in various skins relating to indie games Celeste, Crypt of the NecroDancer, A Hat in Time, Behemoth, Castle Crashers, Alien Hominid, Undertale, and Untitled Goose Game

News

Among Us teams up with Untitled Goose Game, Celeste and more in new cosmetic bundle

Peace was never an option.

Nov. 29, 2023 Liv Ngan

2 comments

A group of players face off against a dinosaur in Ark: Survival Ascended

News

Ark: Survival Ascended finally releases on PS5 tomorrow

Saurly awaited.

Nov. 29, 2023 Liv Ngan

2 comments

An all-in-one red-suited roller skater aims two guns down on a roller arena - while jumping through the air - in Rollerdrome.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Slow-mo modes

A round of a pause.

Nov. 29, 2023 Robert Purchese

27 comments

News

Layoffs hit Galaxy on Fire, Chorus developer Fishlabs - sources

UPDATE: Embracer confirms 50 jobs losses.

Nov. 28, 2023 Tom Phillips

21 comments

Screenshot from Them's Fightin' Herds showing a fight between a pony and a llama

News

Them's Fightin' Herds accused of breaking promises as it ceases development of Story Mode

Foal play.

Nov. 27, 2023 Victoria Kennedy

15 comments

A bleak winter's day and wolves prowl around an isolated farm in this screen from Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves

Feature

Winter is coming, so it must be time to play Sang-Froid again

Howl.

Nov. 26, 2023 Christian Donlan

15 comments

News

Prison Architect 2 has been rated in Korea

Kor-ea blimey.

Nov. 25, 2023 Vikki Blake

1 comment

Promotional artwork for Ark: Survival Ascended showing players battling each other on the back of two Tyrannosaurus rexes.

Feature

Ark: Survival Ascended is a striking upgrade but old problems set alarm bells ringing

A sight for saur eyes.

Nov. 25, 2023 Matt Wales

16 comments

A snakebird navigates the jungle in this screen from Snakebird Complete, headed for a portal. Spikes must be navigated first.

Feature

Supporters | Game of the week: Snakebird Complete offers a much needed burst of colour

Grey lagoons

Nov. 24, 2023 Christian Donlan

2 comments

A screenshot from Rollerdrome. The only colour is yellow, really, other than black line work. We see a sort of Mad Max-like heavily armoured, huge gun-toting baddie falling, and the words "Victory" splashed across the scene.

Feature

What we've been playing

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Nov. 24, 2023 Robert Purchese

151 comments

A screenshot of American Truck Simulator's Kansas expansion, showing a truck driving away from the Golden Meadows farm at dusk.

News

American Truck Simulator's Kansas expansion arrives next week

Plus, sky-beautifying 1.49 update out now.

Nov. 23, 2023 Matt Wales

3 comments

A screenshot of Deliver Us Mars showing an astronaut stood on the surface of Mars observing two towering cranes operating near high cliffs in the distance.

News

Deliver Us Mars is this week's Epic Games Store freebie

Jitsu Squad, Mighty Fight Federation up next.

Nov. 23, 2023 Matt Wales

6 comments

A rickety stack of buildings placed on a spar on land in Pile Up! On-screen UI suggests more people are happy rather than sad in the game at this point.

Feature

Pile Up! is a city builder in which pretty much everyone's always angry

Urban sprawl.

Nov. 23, 2023 Christian Donlan

8 comments

Teaser for the two DLC expansions for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew featuring two new characters obscured by shadows

News

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew developer announces final ever release

DLC drops shortly before studio closes.

Nov. 22, 2023 Liv Ngan

11 comments

A screenshot from the underwater game Abzu, where a slight diver swims along with blue whales. There's a slightly simplified, illustrative look to the world.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Submerged worlds

Water conundrum.

Nov. 22, 2023 Robert Purchese

17 comments

Promotional art for Subnautica showing a diver underwater surrounded by strange alien fish.

News

Subnautica's next series entry expected to release in first half of 2025

According to Krafton's latest financial report.

Nov. 21, 2023 Matt Wales

12 comments

Face-off

Digital Foundry | Teardown is a visual, physical showcase on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles

Original and distinctive - and not to be missed.

Nov. 21, 2023 Alex Battaglia

66 comments

A screenshot from American Arcadia. Think 1970s. A man - Trevor - stands behind a podium ready to address an audience, with a TV screen hanging behind him. The room around him is all oranges and reds, and he has a moustache and glasses and longish frumpy hair. And a tank top. Don't forget the tank top.

Review

American Arcadia review - a charming but simplistic spin on the Truman Show

Call of the TV.

Nov. 21, 2023 Robert Purchese

11 comments