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Fans of survival sim Rain World have spent 5 years making an expansion so big, it’s…
The humble Slugcat—the adorably squishy critter at the heart of Rain World—has long been one of my white whales. I’ve tried (and failed) to master the art of survival in the Slugcat's uncompromising world several times since 2017. With the…
Scare yourself stupid with these unconventional horror gems
We are living through a golden age of videogame horror. 2022 saw the indie scares ramp up, and 2023 is poised to pick up the pace even more, promising to be a landmark year (opens in new tab) for big-budget horror. The deluge of unsettling…
I can’t wait to pummel people as a musical onion in this rhythm game
Did you know that there are at least three depictions of an "onion knight" in mainstream media? I sure as hell didn't. You've got your classic Onion Knight of the Final Fantasy variety, which is the only one I knew about until now. Then…
Surprise! Steam’s Chinese New Year 2023 sale is live
Valve announced in September 2022 that it was dropping the Lunar New Year sale (opens in new tab) and adding a big new Spring Sale in its place, giving it one major sale for each of the four seasons. But it's not leaving gamers hanging…
Sovereign Syndicate is shaping up to be steampunk Disco Elysium
As our associate editor Tyler Colp recently put it, the fate of Disco Elysium 2 is uncertain, but other games might make up for it. One such potential plug for the Disco-shaped hole in our hearts is Sovereign Syndicate, a CRPG set in an…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 16, 2023)
On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that's a good thing, it can be understandably hard to keep up with. Potentially exciting gems are sure to be lost in the deluge of new things to play…
This indie micro-Morrowind keeps getting better with each update
DreadXP and developer Lovely Hellplace released a new dev diary for the early access RPG, Dread Delusion (opens in new tab), on January 13. The video covers new quests, characters, locations, and combat tweaks, and joins a host of quality…
Marvel’s Midnight Suns has competition from an indie game with an extremely similar name and…
For a while now I've been getting very confused by press releases for a game called Path of the Midnight Sun (opens in new tab), thanks to its proximity to Marvel's Midnight Suns (opens in new tab). This isn't just a case of the games…
I wish my tax dollars went to cool stuff like this Canadian government-funded Fallout mod
Originally released in 2017, the Fallout Tactics mod, The Sum / Nous Aurons has found newfound attention with Kotaku's (opens in new tab) reporting that the anarchist art project received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, as…
Powered by K-pop, an Among Us-like has smashed Among Us’ concurrent players record
Never underestimate the dread power of K-pop. A month and a bit after online social deception game Goose Goose Duck burst onto Steam's most-played charts (opens in new tab) on the back of a stream from BTS member Kim Tae-hyung (opens in…