Kudzu captures the spirit of Link’s Awakening, and by extension, a slew of other classic adventures.
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Pepper Grinder effectively improves on the platformer genre, with smooth controls and strong level design.
Berserk Boy is a game that strives to build upon the influence of old-school action platformers, updating them for a modern audience.
Dead Cells meets Returnal in Ultros, a vivid, psychedelic Metroidvania calling back to the 1970s in its stunning neon splendour.
Turnip Boy is back for a new criminal adventure! Tax evasion’s not enough. Now he’s moved onto bank robbery with a heist bound to go down in infamy, or flames.
With a little more time on the bunsen burner since its release, Potion Permit has made a speedy recovery into a much healthier game.
Worldless is a unique Metroidvania about the chaotic birth of a universe. Journey through the void to discover your purpose and your fate.
Mr. Coo has fallen to pieces, but does his game hold itself together as he tries to find his missing parts?
Action figures duke it out with wrestling legends in WrestleQuest, a turn-based RPG from Mega Cat Studios that hits like a pile driver!
In Velocity Noodle, you play as a quick noodle delivery ninja navigating a cyberpunk dystopia. Is this precision platformer up to speed?
Sephonie may not be what we expected, but the surprise elevates this 3D puzzle-platformer and its parkour specialists.
Take a masterclass swim with Dave the Diver on the quest to run a successful sushi restaurant, and find friends and danger along the way.
DOOMBLADE is an exploration-heavy take on Metroidvania that adds a unique twist to its fast-paced gameplay mechanics.
Planet of Lana takes you on an epic journey with a young girl and her alien cat friend on a quest to save Lana’s family from strange robots.
Developer Arrowiz hits the ground running with Mato Anomalies, an RPG of familiar flavors, cyber-stylishness, and loads of content.
If you like puzzles, want a new NES game, and are willing to put up with stiff cursor controls, NEScape! is a room worth visiting.
Indies inspired by AAA titles are called INDIEsperations, and Bot Gaiden is one of those titles that definitely fits the description!
By now you’ve heard the praise for Chained Echoes, much of it well-deserved. Here’s the full story on its highs, lows, and complexities.
Lil Gator and Big Sis used to play together, but she grew up and doesn’t have time now. Can his Lil Gator Game get his sis’s playfulness back?
Impaler is more than the sum of its familiar parts, equally an experience more than worthy of its affordable entrance fee.
Join Maggie Maxwell on a guided tour of Ikonei Island, a deserted land that’s all yours to explore and loot to your heart’s content
Video Game Fables stands tall among the RPG juggernauts it parodies as a charming, lighthearted, and perfectly paced adventure
Cursed to Golf combines the familiar sport with roguelites for a whole new experience that’s 2 parts heaven and 2 parts hell.
Toto and Gal played too far from home, all the way into another world! They’ll have to work together to navigate this strange, magical land.
Ex-Zodiac presents itself as the spiritual successor to games like StarFox and Space Harrier, but does this early build live up to expectations?
Everhood may remind you of Undertale but there’s more to this would-be indie darling than meets the ear (or the eye)!
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse asks the question: What happens when you’re stripped on the thing that defines who you are?
Become the ultimate LumbearJack! Save the forest and your animal friends with the power of ax and your two bear paws.
Sommerfeldt takes a look at the retro-inspired action-platformer, Panzer Paladin, and how it sizes up against games with a modern aesthetic.
On this Abzu podcast: mythology, walking simulators, environmental storytelling, and sexuality without sexiness.
