Dordogne feels like a portal straight back to my childhood summers By Ali Jones published 23 June 23 Feature Indie Spotlight | This ideal of the French countryside is unbelievably authentic
Everdream Valley puts a new fun spin on the farming sim, complete with animal roleplay By Sam Loveridge published 16 June 23 Feature Indie Spotlight | Everdream Valley's take on the farming sim involves dream chats with your sheep
Cassette Beasts puts a music-infused spin on old school Pokemon By Heather Wald published 9 June 23 Feature Indie Spotlight | Cassette Beasts remixes the nostalgia of classic Pokemon games with its own sound
Killer Frequency carves up a stressful slice of interactive horror fiction By Louise Blain published 2 June 23 Feature Indie Spotlight | Team17’s radio nightmare hits slay on a neon playlist of scary movie delights
I played viral horror game Amanda the Adventurer and I want my full nights of sleep back By Jordan Gerblick published 19 May 23 Feature Indie Spotlight | Take this as a word of caution as much as a game recommendation
Fabledom is a fairytale city builder about smooching princesses By Sam Loveridge published 12 May 23 Feature Indie Spotlight | Fabledom is an approachable city builder with stories of witches and beautiful kingdoms
Rusted Moss officially has one of my favorite movement systems in any Metroidvania By Austin Wood published 5 May 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: Rusted Moss is the bungee jumping Metroidvania I didn't know I needed
Bramble The Mountain King managed to warm my heart before making my blood run cold By Hope Bellingham published 28 April 23 Feature Dimfrost Studio made me fall in love but also terrified of Nordic fables
Roots of Pacha is exactly the Stone Age Stardew I hoped it would be By Sam Loveridge published 25 April 23 Feature All you need is a stone and a dream
The Case of the Golden Idol is the best successor to Obra Dinn so far By Joel Franey published 14 April 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: In a world tragically slim on good detective games, Golden Idol is something very special
Hades-like Have A Nice Death is a punishingly difficult roguelike I can't stop playing By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published 7 April 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: Have A Nice Death has everything I love about the genre, even if I suck at it
Terra Nil asks you to be a city builder and then remove yourself entirely By Sam Loveridge published 31 March 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: Terra Nil is a city builder but with zero cities and 100% nature
Without a word of exaggeration, Horace is a slept-on hilarious and heartfelt masterpiece By Joe Donnelly published 24 March 23 FEATURE Indie Spotlight | And it killed me more times than Elden Ring!
The Wreck explores an impactful story about finding the right words, moving on, and processing trauma By Heather Wald published 17 March 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: The Wreck is an interactive story that sees you explore memories and dig into thoughts
Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire is an adorable agricultural roguelike with teeth By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published 10 March 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire is the cutest compassionate plant-sucker there is
Children of Silentown is a cute but creepy point-and-click inspired by Tim Burton By Sam Loveridge published 3 March 23 Feature Children of Silentown basically answered the question of what if Tim Burton made a point and click
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home doesn't shy away from putting World War One’s ugliest moments under the spotlight By Hirun Cryer published 24 February 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: Valiant Hearts: Coming Home is the sequel I didn't know The Great War needed
Blanc saw my partner and I team up to help baby animals By Hope Bellingham published 14 February 23 Feature Indie spotlight: Blanc from Casus Ludi broke and mended my heart several times over
Neon Souls swaps skull lanterns for glowing ink while riffing on Dark Souls' most treacherous level By Joe Donnelly published 10 February 23 INDIE SPOTLIGHT Indie Spotlight: Now on consoles, Pickles Entertainment's enticing puzzler Neon Souls shines on new platforms
Inkulinati has charmed me with its devouring snails and tooting donkey bards By Heather Wald published 3 February 23 Feature Indie Spotlight: Yaza Games effectively brings strategy to the pages of medieval manuscripts
