Tag: Indies

News "We're Going For A Cross Between Mega Man X, Gunstar Heroes, & Kirby 64" - This Upcoming Indie Platformer Deserves To Be On Your Radar

'Kidbash: Super Legend' is expected to arrive in 2026

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• Mon, 3:45pm
• News
• Indies
• Steam
• PC

News Tired Of Waiting For A Standalone Chao Garden Game, These Sonic Fans Are Making Their Own

"There was something special about raising creatures & watching them grow"

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• Tue 12th Aug 2025
• News
• Indies
• Sega
• Sonic

News Developer Of Upcoming 'Ocarina Of Time' Homage Releases NES-Style Spin-Off

Update: 'Azaran: The Demon Bottle' is out now!

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• Wed 6th Aug 2025
• News
• Indies
• Steam
• Zelda

News Retro Tycoon Game 'Car Park Capital' Lands Iconic Publisher Behind Transport Tycoon & Civilization

The relaunched MicroProse will now be responsible for publishing the game

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• Thu 31st Jul 2025
• News
• Retro
• Indies
• Steam

News Fans Of Might & Magic, Wizardry, & Ultima Won't Want To Ignore This RPG Sequel, Just Announced For PC & Switch

Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower is a throwback to the "golden era of RPGs"

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• Tue 15th Jul 2025
• News
• RPGs
• Indies
• Ultima

News Boomer Shooter 'Hellscreen' Cancels Upcoming Episodes Due To Game's "Severe Under Performance"

"Sometimes things just don't work out"

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• Tue 15th Jul 2025
• News
• FPS
• Steam
• Indies

News NES-Inspired Metroidvania 'Cathedral' Is Getting A Prequel, And It Looks Incredible

Cathedral: Crow's Curse announced for PC and consoles

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• Fri 4th Jul 2025
• News
• Steam
• NES
• Indies

News One Of The Best Arcade Platformers Of The Last Few Years Is Getting A Sequel

'Donut Dodo Fantastico' announced!

5

• Tue 17th Jun 2025
• News
• Indies
• Retro
• Steam

News Tempest-Inspired Tube Shooter 'Operius DX' Makes Its Debut On Nintendo Switch Today

Also available on Steam and itch

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• Mon 2nd Jun 2025
• News
• Steam
• Nintendo Switch
• Indies

News This Explosive New Racer Hopes To Be The Next Great Successor To Micro Machines

OctaRace is coming to modern platforms, including PC and Switch 2

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• Wed 23rd Apr 2025
• News
• Micro Machines
• Indies

News This New Mario & Sonic-Inspired Steam Game Looks Like Platforming Perfection

Update: Aurascope's Kickstarter is now live

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• Mon 14th Apr 2025
• News
• Steam
• Indies

News This Promising New Puzzle RPG Pays Homage To A PC-98 Classic That Inspired A Genre

Od's Tower is being built as "a love-letter" to the freeware game Tower of the Sorcerer

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• Mon 14th Apr 2025
• News
• PC
• Indies
• PC-98

News Ghost 'N Goblins Homage 'GladMort' Has Landed On Steam, Promising Players "A Merciless Challenge"

Versions for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox also expected this month

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• Tue 25th Mar 2025
• News
• Indies
• Neo Geo
• Dreamcast

News Artius Is A New "Momentum-Based" Platformer Inspired By Pizza Tower & Sonic

The Antonblast programmer and Sonic fan developer PVic is behind the title

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• Wed 12th Mar 2025
• News
• Indies
• Sonic

News Metal Slug-Inspired Metroidvania 'Guns Of Fury' Arrives On Switch & PC Later This Month

Arrives February 13th

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• Wed 5th Feb 2025
• News
• Indies
• Switch eShop
• Steam

News 'Bubble Dreams 3D' Is A Vaporwave, Monkey Ball-Style Game Made In Just 48 Hours

From the developer of 'Hypnagogia'

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• Fri 31st Jan 2025
• News
• Indies
• PC
• Monkey Ball

News 'Ritmania' Is A New Rhythm Heaven-Inspired Game Coming To Steam

A teaser was recently released by developer Garoa Studios

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• Fri 10th Jan 2025
• News
• Steam
• Indies

News Nitronauts Is A Chaotic New Multiplayer Party Game Inspired By Bomberman

You'll be able to have a blast with friends, either locally or online!

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• Tue 22nd Oct 2024
• News
• Indies
• Bomberman
• Steam

News Dungeon Antiqua Is A New Steam RPG Inspired By Final Fantasy & Wizardry

From the creator of the popular fanmade crossover game "Finardry"

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• Thu 17th Oct 2024
• News
• Indies
• PC
• Steam

News The Source Code For The Retro Rogue-Lite 'Rogue Legacy' Has Been Released

The code has been released "in the pursuit of sharing knowledge"

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• Wed 16th Oct 2024
• News
• Retro
• Indies
• PC

News Lovish Is A New 8-Bit-Inspired Action Adventure Coming To Steam Early Next Year

From the creators of Astalon: Tears of the Earth

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• Tue 15th Oct 2024
• News
• Indies
• Retro
• PC

News Cyclopean Is A New Old School CRPG Inspired By Lovecraft & The Ultima Games

A demo of the game is currently available on Steam

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• Tue 15th Oct 2024
• News
• Indies
• PC
• Steam

News The SNES And Game Boy-Inspired Action RPG 'Maple Forest' Smashes Initial Kickstarter Target

The game reached its funding goal in just 7 hours

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• Wed 9th Oct 2024
• News
• Indies
• SNES
• PC

News Mappy-Esque Platformer 'Cash Cow DX' Lands On Switch Later This Month

The game originally debuted on Steam earlier this year

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• Fri 20th Sep 2024
• News
• Indies
• Switch eShop

News "If Squaresoft Made A Law & Order Game" - Cold & Afraid Is A New PS1-Style Crime Mystery For Steam

The game counts Mizzurna Falls, Parasite Eve, Clock Tower and Persona as influences

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• Fri 23rd Aug 2024
• News
• PS1
• Indies
• PC

News Donut Dodo Devs' Next Game 'Looney Landers' Is A Homage To Nintendo's Sky Skipper

As well as Atari's Sky Diver and PopCap Games' Peggle!

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• Tue 20th Aug 2024
• News
• Donut Dodo
• Indies
• Steam

News Terminal City Is An Auto-Runner Inspired By Classic Sierra-Style Text Adventures

Live! Die! Repeat!

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• Tue 20th Aug 2024
• News
• PC
• Indies
• Sierra

Hands On Parking Garage Rally Circuit Is A Fun Cross Between Mario Kart & Sega Rally

We go hands-on with the Saturn-inspired racer, which is coming to Steam in 2024

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• Fri 9th Aug 2024
• Previews
• Hands On
• News
• Steam

News Detective Instinct Looks Like A Must For Fans Of Famicom Detective Club

UPDATE: A free demo is now available

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• Tue 30th Jul 2024
• News
• Steam
• Indies

News Battle An Iron-Ravenous Mass In The Contra-Like 'Iron Meat'

Coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox, and PC on September 26th

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• Thu 25th Jul 2024
• News
• Retroware
• Indies
• Contra

News Don't Miss Out On 'G Warrior', A New Super Contra-Style Run 'N' Gunner For PC

From the indie developer behind 2023's GanaBlade

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• Thu 18th Jul 2024
• News
• Indies
• Steam
• PC

Interview "A Relic From A Past That Never Was" - How Stories From Sol - The Gun-Dog Emulates The Golden Days Of The PC-98

"Some of the biggest inspirations for Gun-Dog came from old movies and anime."

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• Wed 17th Jul 2024
• Features
• Interviews
• Indies
• Steam

News 'Heir Of The Dog' Is A New Retro-Style Point & Click Adventure Inspired By Jekyll & Hyde

Now crowdfunding on Kickstarter!

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• Tue 16th Jul 2024
• News
• Indies
• Steam
• Kickstarter

Interview "No One Is Doing Saturn" - How Parking Garage Rally Circuit Brings The Spirit Of Sega's 32-bit Console To PC

"I want nothing more than to actually try and make a version that runs on the Saturn"

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• Mon 8th Jul 2024
• Features
• Interviews
• Indies
• Sega Saturn

Interview "I Have Fond Memories Of Rogue Toilets" - Donut Dodo's Creator Reveals His Biggest Retro Influences

And talks about what's next for Pixel Games

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• Sat 29th Jun 2024
• Features
• Interviews
• Indies
• Retro

News Super Polygon Grand Prix Is A New Virtua Racing Successor Coming To Steam

A winning formula?

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• Tue 25th Jun 2024
• News
• Retro
• Indies
• Virtua Racing

News Angeline Era Is A New 3D "Bump-Slash" Adventure Inspired By Hydlide & Ys

A demo has just been released for Steam

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• Fri 10th May 2024
• News
• Indies
• Steam

News Mullet Madjack Is A New Retro FPS Inspired By Classic '80s & '90s Anime

Out May 15th on Steam

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• Wed 8th May 2024
• News
• Indies
• Retro
• Anime

News 'Goliath Depot' Is Bringing Its Door-Slamming Arcade Mayhem To Switch

Arrives May 30th on the Nintendo Switch eShop

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• Tue 7th May 2024
• News
• Indies
• Switch eShop
• Nintendo Switch

News 'Tricky Madness' Is An Exciting New Indie Game Inspired By SSX Tricky

Coming to PC via Steam in 2025

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• Thu 2nd May 2024
• News
• SSX
• Indies
• PC

News Prince of Persia Meets Streets Of Rage In The Stylish New Action Game Moon Samurai

It now needs your help to give it that "final push"

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• Wed 24th Apr 2024
• News
• Indies
• Prince of Persia
• Streets of Rage

News Froggo's Adventure Is An Adorable Platformer That Costs Less Than £1

A ribbeting good time

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• Thu 21st Mar 2024
• News
• Indies
• Steam
• PC

News 2D Meets 3D In Screenbound - A New Platformer About Being Distracted

A game within a game

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• Tue 19th Mar 2024
• News
• Indies

News Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom Is An N64-Inspired Collectathon With A Twist

It's a platformer with no jump button!

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• Thu 14th Mar 2024
• News
• Indies
• Steam
• PC

News Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit Director Announces Exciting New Studio

Sundio Games is a new indie studio based in Austin, Texas

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• Tue 12th Mar 2024
• News
• Sonic
• Indies

News Rebel Transmute Is A New Metroid-Like That's Over 5 Years In The Making

Out now on Steam, console versions arrive on March 14th

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• Tue 12th Mar 2024
• News
• Metroid
• Indies
• Steam

News 'Missile Dancer 2' Coming To Steam & Switch Later This Month

Arriving March 28th

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• Fri 1st Mar 2024
• News
• Indies
• Nintendo Switch
• Steam

News New Action-RPG 'Godshard Chronicles' Launches Kickstarter

Features music from composer Noriyuki Iwadare

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• Fri 1st Mar 2024
• News
• RPGs
• Indies

News Thunder Helix Is An Indie Tribute To Games Like LHX & Desert Strike

Coming to Steam Early Access

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• Tue 27th Feb 2024
• News
• Steam
• Indies

News Famicom-Inspired SHMUP 'Xelan Force' Lands On Steam

Coming to Nintendo Switch in Japan on February 29th

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• Wed 14th Feb 2024
• News
• Steam
• Indies
• Shmups