Remastered Eldritch terror, a fantastic life simulation and other new independent games that deserve to be checked
Independent games! They are rad, aren’t they? We keep a closer eye on what is happening in this scene with our new weekly overview. We have an edition filled for you this time with a little something for everyone, from Lo-Fi Horror and Eldritch Terror to comfortable train dioramas and a vaporwave driving game.
Before I start, a little word on a recent game that I appreciated. Idle games are generally not my kind of thing – I prefer to do actively things – but the one I spotted on Itch.io offered a temporary respite from a virus with which I was facing. The Ralenti DVD game From Cybo3D is to look at a version of the classic DVD logo bounce around your screen, buy upgrades and see the figures increase. Pleasantly relaxing things. I swear that I even saw the logo going exactly in the area several times.
New versions
The flowing city Has an even stranger story than some of the Eldrritch horrors that are inside. Now, the developer Frogware has remained his self-published detective thriller in Unreal Engine 5 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X / S. Existing owners obtain free upgrade to The remastered flowing cityThat Frogware Shadow dropped this week. With 4K textures, lighting upgrades and handling technology, there are quality of life improvements, accessibility improvements and a photo mode.
Free fantastic life sim Palala (This is what you could get if you have the crossing of animals together and World of Warcraft) landed on PS5 and Xbox Series X / S this week. It has been released on PC and Switch since 2023. There is also a new free extension for all platforms.
If you have already watched an automatic game of Grand Theft and you have been slightly interested before deciding on a virtual crime life is not for you, then The neighborhood could be in your alley. In this title Sandbox of action of the Fallen Tree Games of the developer and the publisher Kwalee, you will play as a recruit officer who tries to restore order in his city while trying to resolve the murder of his father. How the 80s!
The criticisms have been mixed, but the artistic style is convincing and the isometric perspective with double stick controls makes an intriguing wrinkle. The neighborhood is now on PS5, Xbox Series X / S and PC.
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CopierThe first game of the small team of Sponful of Wonder, is another strong starter in the cat game cannon. You play like a kitty that an elderly woman adopts in a refuge. Needless to say, things are not going entirely.
I appreciated Copier – Who made his debut on PC last year – And its short but affecting story. The game has already sold more than 50,000 copies and is now ready to find a new audience. Copier arrives at PS5 and Xbox Series X / S on May 29 for $ 15.
People who love the very good and the walking simulation last year Pool But aspire to more intensity of their limin horror could be interested in Sloven levels X. This is a first malicious first person who has puzzles, “oppressive sound landscapes” and things Look from the shadows. Sloven levels X,, From the publisher Firenut Games and the solo developer José Manuel Conesa Hernández, he will come from steam on May 29 and consoles on a later date.
Okay, maybe horror is not your thing. Totally understandable. Maybe what you prefer to do is relax and build small railway dioramas without being liable for timer or rules.
You can do this exactly in Islands and trainsDevelopers Akos Makovics and Fabi Smith and the publisher Future Friends Games. He rides on Steam on May 29.
It is probably a little (okay, many) because of the relaxed synthwave melody which the soundtracks, but I am in all the aesthetics of Drifting. This is a “cold and off-road driving game” and it is the first title of the game developer who has become the car mechanic Stefan Kwak and the secret co-publisher sauce.
Your goal is to transport a fragile energy kernel through a Vaporwave landscape inspired by the 80s. Drifting comes to steam later this year and you can consult a demo now.
And another steam demo? One has just fallen for Flick fired thieves Studio butter of three people by fish and the editor Noodlecake. Turn by turn tactics are generally not my cup of tea, but the gameplay reminds me a bit Lower poolA game that I really like.
In this Roguelike, you browse your character through the screen to damage the opponents (or escape their attacks) and try to remove the Combo movements. Getting the angles just is as important as gathering effective constructions.
I pulled the demo and suddenly, 50 minutes had disappeared at the end of my first round. Yes, I like what Flick fired thieves laid. I can see myself pouring tens of hours in it after landing on steam later this year.
An open beta version for Splitgate 2The follow -up of the puller of the multiplayer arena of the portal with Guns, begins on May 22. You can climb on Steam, Ps5 and Xbox Series X / S.
A new trailer shows the card creative tool, the laboratory. You can build cards with up to 15 of your friends in real -time collaboration.
I am sure that many people who are in miniature wargaming and other types of table games have wondered what it could be to manage their own store which sells such goods. And well, guess what? You may have a taste of it Sim of the game game shop Knight Fever games.
You will do everything from the decision to laying down and management of finance to the organization of game evenings and to play with customers. It steam in 2025.
Let’s close on another comfortable note. We love a cold puzzle game here and Umami could simply suit the invoice. The idea here is to collect wooden blocks to create dioramas of food towers. This mimmox 3D puzzler will reach Steam later this year. A demo will be available during the next festival in mid-June.
