Monica Phillips

Blowfish Studios, the developer behind Vlad Circus, Blackwind, and Base One, have just shown off a new trailer for their upcoming mecha game Phantom Galaxies, where you explore a massive galaxy, take on missions from characters all around the universe, and fly through shoot-em-up fights where you can swap between ship and mecha form. This […]

About a month ago, the Jump Ship Jam opened, and a few days ago, it was closed, with a bunch of games made by devs using entirely new and unfamiliar engines. Among these devs is Slay the Spire creator Mega Crit, who has released a new deckbuilding battling game, this time called Dancing Duelists, and

The Wild Gentlemen showed off a new trailer and the release date for Zipp’s Café today, the prequel to their other game, Chicken Police. This is a cozy café simulator where you make coffee, talk to quirky characters, read the news, and try to help people with their problems while managing your diner and taking

If you’ve been active on the internet the past year or so, or if you’ve been hunting on Steam for the best-selling indies, you’ve probably come across Iron Lung. This short, $6 game about navigating a submarine through a sea of blood has captured the minds of so many people with its fascinating world, and

A few days ago, the independent podcast and gaming show MinnMax interviewed Atari’s CEO, Wade Rosen, on the company’s future, and the topic of note was the notable platformer mascot, Bubsy. While important stuff was discussed here, like layoffs, acquisitions, etc., the most important thing is that Atari is looking for someone to take on

One month ago today, one of the biggest game development platforms out there, Unity, announced policies you’ve probably heard far too much about by now. Thankfully, after a month of extreme backlash towards Unity’s attempts to nickel-and-dime their userbase, the Unity CEO John Riccitiello has announced his leave from the company. After this situation and

If you somehow haven’t heard of it, one of 2023’s biggest sleeper hits for indie games is DREDGE, the fishing game set in depressing and dreary waters surrounding Lovecraftian cryptids and horrors. This incredibly engaging title has just hit a million sales total, as revealed by the devs in an interview with Game Developer. The

A few times every year, Steam has an event for all the PC gamers who want to try many different up-and-coming games, mostly indie titles that need to get their name out there and are launching soon called Steam Next Fest. Naturally, it’s that time of the year again, and Next Fest 2023 starts back

Die Gute Fabrik, creators of Sportsfriends and Mutazione, have dropped the release date along with a new trailer for Saltsea Chronicles. It’s their new story-driven adventure game where you sail a ship and meet quirky characters with branching dialogue trees impacting where you go, all told in a beautifully done art style made entirely of

Deep Rock Galactic, the hectic procedurally-generated co-op FPS, is finally getting something of a spinoff, one more focused on roguelite gameplay, called Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core. Today, we’ve reached the initial teaser trailer and a complete roadmap for what we can expect from Rogue Core and when to play it. On top of these