Distress has players following a signal from a space station that’s gone eerily silent, making decisions on how they want to progress as this beacon leads them into danger and deception.
Author: Joel Couture
Joel has been covering indie games for various sites including IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Magazine, and more over the past seven years, and has written book-length studies on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is constantly on the lookout for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what games can be, and seeks to delve into the creative process, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.
‘Need A Packet?’ Follows a Cashier Being Broken Down by Daily Routine
Ring in items. Take the money. Go home. Come back to work. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat, even as the world burns around you.
‘A Cat’s Journey’ Is A Cute Dungeon Crawler About Making Monster Buddies
Monsters may want to clobber you as you wander the halls of A Cat’s Journey, but they’re quick to become friends after a little sparring match, too.
‘Haunted Dungeons : Hyakki Castle’ Is A Dungeon Crawler Full Of Unsettling Beasts
Haunted Dungeons : Hyakki Castle is a real treat for those interested in Yokai and monsters from Japanese literature and folklore.
JRPG ‘She Dreams Elsewhere’ Confronts Nightmares In Eerie Dreamworlds
Thalia is awake, yet not, trapped in a nightmare coma that she can only free herself from by confronting the monstrous manifestations in her mind.
‘Return.’ Guides A Lost Soul Home Through Platforming Dangers
Return. tasks you with helping a cute little ghost find its way back to where it belongs, dodging spikes and hazards along the way.
Lose Yourself In The Colorful Woods Of ‘Forests Are For Trees’
Forests are for Trees takes you on a soothing, kaleidoscopic walk through a wood haunted by colors and spectrums.
Players Must Juggle World Saving & Romance In New ‘Love Esquire’ Demo
A new demo for Visual Novel/RPG hybrid Love Esquire tasks players with growing from farmhands into world-saving assistants while also struggling to improve their love lives.
‘Final Dusting: Ghostified’ Uses Vacuum Power To Guide Its Platforming
Final Dusting: Ghostified will have players helping a kindly old granny deal with her ghost problems by vacuuming herself around the environments.
‘Boyfriend Dungeon’ Developer Talks About Creating Snuggle-Able Personified Weaponry
Boyfriend Dungeon takes the intimate bond between a warrior and their weapon and expands on it in heartwarming ways.
‘Rakuga Fantasy’ Mixes Dungeon Crawling & ‘Warioware’
Poking around for loot and hitting monsters is all well and good, but what if you played silly minigames with the creatures instead?