Gunmetal Gothic, a retro co-op shooter with a hit demo
Gunmetal Gothic, a solo-developed co-op shooter with a late-90s look, holds 97% positive reviews on its Steam demo.
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Queen’s Domain, a King’s Field heir, lands on 30 October
Queen’s Domain arrives on 30 October on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2, a first-person action RPG in the King’s Field mould from a two-person indie studio.
Cop Bastard, a retro yakuza shooter, lands in October
Cop Bastard, a nineties-style corridor shooter from a solo developer, launches on PC in October and has refreshed its demo.
Nivalis Nights review: a noodle stand becomes an empire
Nivalis Nights review: a gorgeous cyberpunk city, a management loop that genuinely hooks, and frame rate drops that spoil the view.
GHOST EATER opens its playtest sign-ups on Steam
GHOST EATER, the manga-inked hack and slash from Alex Epton, has opened sign-ups for its autumn playtest on Steam.
RetroSpace lands on 1 October with eight endings
RetroSpace, the disco-punk immersive sim from Hungarian studio The Wild Gentlemen, arrives on 1 October on PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2.
Project Zomboid goes first person through this mod
The pz3d mod drops Project Zomboid out of its isometric view into first and third person. 31,945 subscribers in five days.
Vaewolf switches forms mid-fight when it lands in 2027
Vaewolf lets an elf turn into a werewolf or a vampire in the middle of a fight, and Milky Tea is aiming for early 2027.
Dust till Dawn mixes cleaning with Japanese horror
Dust till Dawn has Akira Yamaoka on music and Junji Ito-style imagery, wrapped around a four to six hour cleaning game.
Knuckle Paradise pairs ARTE France with Flying Oak
Knuckle Paradise is an open-world beat ’em up from ScourgeBringer studio Flying Oak Games, published by ARTE France, due on Steam in 2027.