Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. It's been a packed week, with tons of new releases worth highlighting and Tokyo Game Show taking place.
Before we get started, make sure to check out our recap of Kojima Productions' 10th anniversary showcase if you need to catch up. I can’t quite get my head around how a literal walking sim from Hideo Kojima might work. Sony had a bunch of things to show off during its PlayStation State of Play this week, including a few tasty-looking indies like Chronoscript: The Endless End. So too did Xbox in its Tokyo Game Show stream — Double Dragon Revive looks neat, as does Rhythm Doctor.
Also, the developers and publishers of several of this week's arrivals delayed them to get some breathing space from Hollow Knight: Silksong... only to run right into Hades 2. That's extremely unfortunate. But the teams behind some newcomers — Baby Steps, CloverPit, Aethermancer, Star Birds and Deadly Days: Roadtrip — are doing something about that. They've teamed up for a special Steam sale and bundle of their games. Love to see indie developers supporting each other.
New releases
Hades 2 is finally out of early access on PC. The full game is now available on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 as well.
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Reviews have been pretty stellar for Supergiant’s sequel. I played a little of it in early access last year, but decided to hold off getting in too deep until the full version arrived. And, of course, I now have a ton of other games to play. I'll absolutely spend some time with Hades 2 eventually. But there's another roguelite that's soaking up a lot of my time right now...
I feel grimy when I'm playing CloverPit. I'm imprisoned in a tiny, rusty, metallic room that wouldn't look out of place in Silent Hill's Otherworld. I have a debt to pay and deadlines to meet, with some coins, lucky charms and a slot machine to help me reach my goals and hopefully escape. Failure means plunging into a dark abyss.
Whenever I haven't been playing EA Sports FC 26 in my free time, I willingly keep returning to this disgusting cell. I try desperately to find synergies between the lucky charms to break the slot machine and make sure I earn enough coins to resolve the arrears. Offers made by telephone, almost Deal or No Deal-style, can help while perhaps adding a greater risk of losing all my coins.
Panik Arcade has stressed that this is a horror game, not a gambling simulator. The whole idea is to bend the rules in your favor.
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