The killer could be anyone, and it's up to you to figure out who.

Indie developer Kaizen Game Works just released their open-world murder-mystery game called Paradise Killer. It is available now for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.

Paradise Killer is an open-world "whodunit" mystery and it's up to you to sift through the clues to try to figure out, well, who did it. Paradise is actually the name of an island that "regenerates every few millennia."...

These studios aren't monkeying around.

A not insignificant number of independent game studios announced today the formation of the Guerrilla Collective. This group of publishers and developers are said to be "dedicated to bringing the experience of exciting news and reveals home to viewers globally." The Guerrilla Collective joins forces with The PC Gaming Show, and the Future Games Show in participating in a three day long celebration of games and new announcements.
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The developers made the comparison themselves.

A new contender for the "Souls-like" blanket umbrella was just announced. Mortal Shell is an upcoming action-RPG currently in development by the small development team Cold Symmetry and set to be published by Playstack. The announcement comes complete with a brief teaser trailer, screenshots, and some general gameplay details.

We know already that Mortal Shell is most certainly inspired by the Dark Souls games. Besides...

Relax.

If the stress of DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is too much for you to handle right now, why not relax a bit with something else. That something else could be an indie game called Find the Letter H.

It's a free game with an option to purchase. It's a quiet game. All you do is walk around a pond and look for the letter "H."

The developer, Will, says that they made Find the Letter H last year when they were "going through...

Get ready for a bunch of pre-release demos.

As they did with the 2019 Game Awards in December, so again will Valve host a special Steam Game Festival. This one begins tomorrow, March 18. There will be over 40 titles featured and include a bunch of games that were unable to be showcased at events like the Indie MEGABOOTH, Day of the Devs, and The MIX during GDC.

The event kicks off at 10AM (PT) on the 18th and ends on March 23 at 10AM (PT). Once the event is live, you will...

A new 3D adventure game where you're a cat-girl.

Giraffe & Annika is a new 3D adventure title from Atelier Mimina and publisher PLAYISM. Players will assume the role of cat-girl Annika as she makes her way through this "musically charged" title. It is available now through Steam.

You will get to visit the mysterious island of Spica in order to uncover its hidden secrets. You will explore vivid dungeons, collect alternate outfits, and "artistic meow-sterpieces."...

Developer Endroad is made up of former Ubisoft and Amplitude devs.

Tomorrow, October 11, a game called Fallback will be released on PC via Steam from a development studio called ENDROAD. ENDROAD is an independent studio made up of veteran developers that worked on games like The Division, Endless Space, and Ghost Recon: Wildlands.

Put on your boots, a gas mask, and your jet pack and fight to save humanity. You play as one of the brave volunteers trying to bring humanity...

New release features new and exclusive content.

Gravity Ghost: Deluxe Edition is coming on August 6, 2019 for the PlayStation 4. When it does, it will include some new and exclusive content that you've not seen before. This game is an indie platformer that follows the path a young girl takes as she searches for her pet fox throughout the cosmos.

Gravity Ghost was previously released on Windows, Mac, and Linux all via Steam. There is also a DRM-free version on the game's...

The Indie puzzle game, Iris.Fall, is now available for purchase from Steam for $14.99 (USD). Developer NEXT Studio is calling Iris.Fall a "dark indie puzzle adventure" that blends 2D and 3D environments together in a unique visual style.
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Indie developer rese passed along word today that his upcoming release of Ganbare! Super Strikers is currently set for July 26 on Windows, OS X, and Linus. The game blends tactical-RPG gameplay with soccer (football for most of the world). The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch releases will take place later this year at some point.
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If you like mice that wear clothes and some great looking visuals, then maybe keep an eye out for the March 13 release of Ghost of a Tale. The game has been in the works for about five years now and the final release will hit PC at just a $24.99 (USD; $19.99 if you purchase within the next two weeks) price point through Steam, GOG, and Humble. Console owners will have to wait until later this year. The small Indie development team wants to make sure everything is as perfect as it can b...

If you like mice that wear clothes and some great looking visuals, then maybe keep an eye out for the March 13 release of Ghost of a Tale. The...

Back in January, I was offered the opportunity to try out an early build of the upcoming psychological thriller meets third-person action title, Past Cure. The build of the game I played was just two levels from the full game. At the time of the preview, the game was still very much in development at Phantom 8 Studio. Typically, when you play a game you notice that they tend to mesh all of their gameplay elements into a singular focus for the entirety of the experience. There usually isn...