Nov 2, 2024Indie Highlight
Dive into the breathtaking world of Albatroz developed by Among Giants. Play as Isla, a young woman who’s exasperated with the numbing daily life she lives. She decides now’s the time to set out on an adventure to search for her missing brother.
He went missing searching for the mythical walking mountain, Albatroz Mountain. Instead of sitting idly by, immerse yourself in stunning landscapes, a deep narrative, and self-discovery.
Not only will you traverse scorching coasts and freezing mountains, but you’ll come across a variety of villages that feature their own unique cultures.
Meet new people and learn about these cultures while you visit. Get clues, useful equipment, and valuable items as you plan the next steps of your journey, too. Some environments are easier to journey through than others, and if you’re not prepared or don’t manage your resources right, you may very well pass out.
But as you explore and talk to villagers, you’ll earn Travel Points, which can be used to upgrade skills. So, take your time, plan accordingly, and see what mysteries you can unearth!
Albatroz is now finally available on Steam and PlayStation and Xbox!
Oct 22, 2024Indie Highlight
Farm Folks promises to be so much more than just a regular farming sim, and I can’t wait for it! While there is farming (and a great farming system at that), there’s building and crafting, resource management, automation, open-world adventure, and PVP/PVE. You can also play solo or with friends, too. But you’re in charge of your adventure and can participate in whatever you want when you want!
Build your dream homestead anywhere in the Farm Folks world. Create a massive farm that you’ve turned into an automated haven, or live the simple life with a cozy cottage and sustainable garden. Using the modular construction system and diverse construction materials to build exactly what you want. Craft furniture, walls, windows, spiral staircases, and so much more to bring your vision to life, too. Your imagination is the limit!
You can also farm and raise animals anywhere. There’s no preset home spot. You can go out and explore the world to find the perfect place and set up anywhere. Terraform the space, set up automation machines and conveyor belts to take your farming endeavors to new heights, and harness the power of electricity and water.
Get to know the local NPCs and befriend them, romance and marry one, and complete quests for them. Even play solo or with friends, too, and take on some fun PVP/PVE challenges if you wish. Go toe to toe with other players or take on spectral Phantoms for an exciting addition to your adventures. There’s so much to do in Farm Folks, it’ll be hard to tear yourself away from this beautiful game!
Farm Folks does not have a release date, but you can find it on Steam before it will be heading to Kickstarter early next year! Add it to your Wishlist to keep up with this great game as it continues developing and adding some great content!
Oct 16, 2024Indie Highlight
Run your own coffee shop in this charming, open-ended RPG called Tailside. Developed by Coffee Beans Dev, immerse yourself in a beautiful pixel art world. Brew the perfect cups of coffee to serve to guests. Even forge friendships with the locals in town. It wouldn’t be a cozy coffee shop if you weren’t friendly!
Busy yourself with taking orders for your customers. Then, craft the perfect cup of coffee for them. In Tailside, you prepare different types of coffee and take a hands-on approach to making the orders. Steam the milk, brew the coffee, and pick the cutest designs to put on top of each cup. You’ll even unlock more options through upgrades. Plus, the shop is fully customizable. Choose flooring and wallpaper that give the space the perfect vibes. Add some decor like the adorable paw print rug and lovely bookshelf to further your artistic vision!
Tailside is listed on Steam, where you can add it to your Wishlist. There is no release date currently available.
Oct 16, 2024Indie Highlight
Rune Legacy Idle, from the same developer as Little Sim World (Blue Gravity Games), is an engaging role-playing game with idle mechanics. Set in a classic fantasy world, you’ll battle mythical monsters, train up skills for easier battling, and challenge your friends to duels. You can even team up with your friends to take on adventures for even more fun!
Start your new battle-fueled experience by creating your very own character. Choose from a number of different features and colors to create exactly what you want. Tailor the character’s abilities to match your own gameplay style, too. Be a powerful warrior, cunning rogue, or a skilled mage. Train your character in different abilities and enhance their strengths to have the ultimate hero. Your character will grow and evolve to reflect your strategic choices and playstyle as you advance, creating a fun gameplay experience!
Of course, teaming up with your friends in Rune Legacy Idle to go toe to toe with foes is an excellent way to progress. You’ll share experience, work together on quests, and overcome challenges together. The spoils of your collective victory will be rewarded to all of you, too. Or, challenge each other to a duel and see who’s the better combatant. And when you’re not fighting, collect resources to craft various useful items. Weapons and armor are necessary for success, so don’t forget to create them and equip yourself with the best!
Rune Legacy Idle has no release date listed, but you can find it listed on Steam where you can add it to your Wishlist to keep an eye on it!
Oct 16, 2024Indie Highlight
Remember the charm and beauty of the 2D Pokemon games? They were some of my favorites growing up, and the ones I return to when I want to replay a Pokemon game. And in recent years, there have been some great Pokemon-like creature collectors to come from indie developers like Coromon and Cassette Beasts. Now, there’s Fay Keeper (from developer Blue Gravity Games, creator of Little Sim World), an enchanting addition to the genre!
Step into the beautiful world of The Faylands, a kingdom full of ancient magic and fantastic creatures called Fays. You play as the Keeper and you have the unique ability to capture, train, and evolve Fays! So, set out on a nostalgic, but extraordinary adventure to master the art of Fay Keeping. Even conquer all the Colosseums and become the champion of The Faylands!
As you traverse gorgeous lands of Fay Keeper, discover and collect over a hundred different Fays. Each creature possesses unique abilities for you to utilize, and will become stronger with training. They’ll help you face other wild Fays so you can collect them, and you can even engage in a dynamic battle system against other Keepers with them. In each battle, you’ll need to manage your Fay’s energy, life, and status effects in order to come out victorious. Utilize your own status effects, weather, and elemental types for best results, too. Ultramorph your Fays into stronger versions of themselves during battle, and unleash Overcharge moves to really pack a punch and become the champion!
So, if you’ve been looking to return to that nostalgic 2D creature collector style, but with a fresh new face, this game is worth a Wishlist! Fay Keeper is planning to release on Steam, though there is no release date set just yet.
Oct 11, 2024Indie Highlight
Super Zoo Story is a cute life sim where you run your very own zoo. You grew up around animals . Your father owned an old island zoo that has now been left to ruin after his passing. Instead of leaving it as is, you decide to take up the job and save your family’s legacy. Now, it’s your job to restore and revive your father’s old zoo and make it your own!
You’ll build all kinds of enclosures to house a variety of fun animals in Super Zoo Story. Become home to over 70 types of animals, including exotics and dinos! From rhinos to camels, wooly mammoths to dodos, you’re sure to have fun with all the different possible creatures. Each type has their own characteristics, appearances, and requirements for their habitats. So, you’ll need to build enclosures to meet their needs while also caring for them by feeding them and providing medical care. You can also combine DNA from animals and dinos to create some really unique and fun dinos too!
Don’t spend all day at the zoo, though. Go out and get to know Super Zoo Story townspeople and learn about them. There are over 40 unique characters to encounter, and you just might want to start a family with one of them. Even complete quests and help residents obtain their own animals to bring them happiness. You can also help restore the local oceanarium by populating it with different species of animals or go explore the island and see what you can find!
Super Zoo Story is coming to Steam some time soon. Add it to your Wishlist now to get notification of its release!
You can still support Super Zoo Story on Kickstarter!
Oct 9, 2024Indie Highlight
Welcome to Whimel Academy, the famous magic school where you’re now a student! This famous magic school offers a variety of classes for students to attend. There, you’ll not only earn your magic education, but make friends, perhaps fall in love, and have a fulfilling student life. You’re there for six years, so finding the right balance of class, friends, job, and hobbies is necessary for the best experience!
Whimel Academy is a cozy, slow-paced time management game. You’ll need to juggle the different activities daily in order to have a good, fulfilling life while at school. Even specialize in specific tracks of magic that will grant you one of over 30 different possible game endings. Ultimately, you choose what to do day-to-day, though. Attend classes to make it through school and graduate. Practice your magic skills outside of class to further your education. Even take on a part-time job so you can earn some pocket money to spend on magical supplies. Befriend (or romance) a variety of beautifully designed characters, each with their own story and personalities. How you play is up to you, and there are no wrong answers!
Whimel Academy is set to release on Steam some time this year!
This game has similar vibes and coziness that Witchy Life Story has!
Oct 1, 2024Indie Highlight
The developers over at Sunny Lab have recently launched their Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming game The Witch’s Bakery. In this charming 2D adventure RPG, you play as an adorably joyful witch named Lunne. She has just opened her very own bakery in Paris. Lunne also possesses a very special, very specific talent, too. She can see into people’s hearts and heal emotions using her magic. So, get ready for a magical adventure full of baked goods, magic, and a heartfelt story!
Your days in The Witch’s Bakery are split into three phases. You’ll start each day managing your bakery and serving customers. In the evening, explore the beautiful city of Paris. Discover what secrets The City of Light (and Love!) has to offer, but also get to know other characters. Delve into their troubled hearts to help them out. To do this, Lunne enters their Heart Palace to guide the locked away emotions back to the heart. Inside each Heart Palace, you’ll uncover each person’s deepest personal struggles. You’ll even collect the necessary ingredients to make tasty breads to heal them!
At night, once your bakery is closed and you’ve explored the alluring city, take time to practice your magic. There’s always room for improvement. You also can spend time decorating your bakery to make it the coziest, most welcoming shop around. Or just take time to hang out in your atelier. Each day brings you the chance to earn money, solve deep, emotional problems, and get to know a varied cast of characters. So, what will you accomplish in The Witch’s Bakery?
You can find The Witch’s Bakery listed on Steam now, but you can also head over to their Kickstarter campaign to help support this gorgeous cozy game. There are a ton of fun stretch goals for backing the project like expanded romance storylines, new recipes, expanded maps, and more bakery decor. Plus, you can unlock fun rewards depending on the backer tier you support. There are things like beta access, digital artbooks, stickers, the chance to have your loved one’s name placed on a monument in game, and more!
It’s expected to release on Steam and Nintendo Switch next year!