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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
Features 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
Features 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
Features Indie Spotlight | Neva took me on an unforgettable journey through a gorgeous world
Europa felt like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reimagined in a stunning Studio Ghibli world, and I loved every second of it
By Anna Koselke published
Features Indie Spotlight | A short but (bitter)sweet adventure that I'll not soon forget
This turn-based cyberpunk rhythm JRPG set in a world where music was outlawed is brutal and beautiful
By Rollin Bishop published
Features Indie Spotlight | Keylocker is as gorgeous and fascinating as it is infuriating
This Metroidvania where you play as a janitor cat in the afterlife is the purrfect adventure for genre newbies like me
By Heather Wald published
Features Indie Spotlight | Crypt Custodian is a Metroidvania full of ghost stories and challenges
I feel like I'm living and breathing Slavic folklore in this mystical adventure game, and I never want to leave it
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Casting spells with Baba Jaga is just the beginning – I can't wait to play more of Reka
Turn-based fantasy RPG Arco packs big, branching decisions into a small and stunning not-Western world – now I see what all the fuss was about
By Austin Wood published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Arco is a real-time turn-based tactics game with lush pixel art and and a lusher setting
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