While Hollow Knight hopefuls wait for Silksong, another modern Metroidvania classic gears up for its second massive expansion
Metroidvania Rain World is getting a second major expansion with brand new areas and a playable slugcat.
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Voidwrought is a cosmic horror Metroidvania with big Hollow Knight energy, and it's coming to Nintendo Switch and Steam this year
If you're looking for something to fill the Hollow Knight Silksong void in your life, Voidwrought might be just the tonic.
Free GOG keys for the objectively 3rd-best Fallout game are on Twitch Prime right now
Almost exactly a month ago, I delivered a little PSA reminding anyone with a lingering Amazon Prime subscription that they could pick up a free GOG copy of Fallout 1, the obviously and objectively best Fallout game. Well, here I am again, reminding anyone with an Amazon Prime subscription that they can pick up a free GOG copy of Fallout 2, the obviously and objectively 3rd-best Fallout game. You are welcome.
Forget lo-fi beats, this incredibly vibesy townbuilding roguelite is what I want to relax to
As someone who spends every working day being passively chilled out by mellow lo-fi beats, I'm incredibly excited to more actively relax with Tranquil Isle, a new self-styled "lo-fi townbuilding roguelike" launching this year.
Indie founders did what most layoff-happy executives won't, totally slashing their own salaries for months, but say they still had to cut staff
The studio behind science fiction thriller Deliver Us The Moon and last year's sequel Deliver Us Mars is laying off four employees, even after its co-founders gave up their salaries for the "past few months" to minimize damage.
Alan Wake 2 composer "violated one piano with adult toys" to create the horror game's nightmarish soundscape
Alan Wake 2 is a wild ride in nearly every sense of the word, and to match the game's oddball energy, composer Petri Alanko used some, err, unconventional 'toys' to bring the nightmarish soundtrack to life.
A dungeon crawler RPG, a "next-gen" RTS, and a moody survival game top Steam Next Fest's 50 most-played demos as Valve reveals record-breaking wishlists
Valve has revealed the 50 most-played demos from 2024's Steam Next Fest, and topping the list is the dungeon crawler RPG Dungeonborne, the self-styled "next-gen" RTS Stormgate, and my personal favorite, the moody survival driving sim set in the lush Pacific Northwest rainforest, Pacific Drive.