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Constant inner monologue, a wordy inventory, and sparse chatter – Phoenix Springs is a strikingly minimalist adventure game
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Playing with established genre mechanics, Phoenix Springs is a wonderful ode to adventure games in part because of how different it feels to play
The joyous momentum of 16-bit Sonic is finally recaptured in 3D thanks to Penny's Big Breakaway, once you learn its fantastic and unique controls
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Penny's Big Breakaway comes from a studio made up of former Sonic Mania devs, and it shows
This ultra-chill food truck simulator gave me whiplash after playing nothing but Stalker 2 for a week
By Andrew Brown published
Feature Indie Spotlight | Fruitbus is a cutesy culinary treat with a tenuous grasp on finance
A SWAT team full of wizards makes for a brilliant mash-up of strategy game ideas that also happens to fix one of my biggest gripes with XCOM 2
By Ali Jones published
Features Indie Spotlight | Tactical Breach Wizards is a hilarious blend of Harry Potter and Into the Breach
Hunting monsters to the tune of heavy metal is my new vice, thanks to this survival horror shooter from an ex-Skyrim dev
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Feature Indie Spotlight | The Axis Unseen is all kinds of bizarre, and that's the way I like it
1000xResist is one of gaming's best-written, and best-paced narratives
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie spotlight Indie Spotlight | 1000xResist's narrative isn't just devastating, its excellent cinematography and bite-size pacing makes it approachable
Existential, weird and dark, Mouthwashing's surreal philosophical processing of mortality hits hard
By Leon Hurley published
Feature Indie Spotlight | In space, no one can hear you think about dying
Neva is an utterly beautiful and moving adventure with shades of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke
By Heather Wald published
Feature Indie Spotlight | Neva took me on an unforgettable journey through a gorgeous world
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