Nov 18, 2024Indie Highlight
Welcome to Petit Island where you’ll spend your days exploring a tropical and gorgeous island paradise. Your grandpaw was once a brave and adventurous cat who spent years exploring the island and going on many adventures. He has so many stories to tell about his time on the island, but he left that exciting life behind years ago when he moved to the city. And now, his memory is fading. All that remains of those stories of courage and expedition are what you, Lily, remember from growing up with those tales.
Now it’s your turn to take on those exhilarating adventures your grandpaw used to reminisce about. Start your Petit Island journey by customizing your adorable little cat character. Then, use those stories and his old journal to discover what grandpaw saw, and maybe even find your own adventures! Leave no stone unturned and no treasures behind.
Explore the towns and cities on this beautiful island to learn everything you can. Use your camera to take photos of nostalgic spots to help grandpaw remember his youth. Take pictures with the locals, document the wildlife you encounter, and capture anything else you think worthwhile. Get to know those locals while you’re at it, as they’ll help you in your quest if you help them first!
Petit Island is finally here! You can add it to your library on Steam now, but it’s also available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.
Oct 10, 2024Indie Highlight
Play as the adorable musical robot named Melobot whose mission is to restore the planet in Melobot – A Last Song. To do that, you’ll need to recreate the songs of the flora and overcome challenges left by powerful Guardians. Explore colorful landscapes and uncover the hidden history of your once beautiful planet. Things won’t be so easy, though. There are mysterious mechanical beings watching your every move and many challenges for you to overcome!
Music is key to succeeding in your mission in Melobot – A Last Song, and you need to master different instruments to revive each region of the planet. Melobot might be small and not programmed for combat, but it’s more than courageous enough to do what needs to be done! Like engaging in duels using various skills. Defeating the Guardians is just as necessary as discovering the music of the plants. Don’t worry, though, this game is suited for all gamers new and old to rhythm games. So suit up and get to playing beautiful music!
Melobot – A Last Song lands is now on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation! There’s also a demo you can try out before you buy.
Sep 28, 2024Indie Highlight
Step into the vibrant world of Bloomtown: A Different Story, where you set out on an exciting adventure through a 1960s Americana world. Play as siblings Emily and Chester as they’re sent to a quiet town to visit their grandfather for the summer. It’s perhaps a little TOO quiet of a town, though. The town of Bloomtown is a quaint little slice of Americana with its movie theater, grocery store, library, and parks. It’s an idyllic little town, but it hides some deep, dark secrets.
In fact, there’s something very weird afoot in Bloomtown. Children have been disappearing and nightmares have gone from figments of your imagination to real-life events. There’s actually a demon world growing on the underside of this peaceful town, and despite being only a 12 year-old girl (and her younger brother), it’s up to you to save Bloomtown!
Explore the town and get to know the people who inhabit it. Make friends with other kids. Go to the gym to get physically stronger. Work at the grocery store so you can earn some pocket money. Even take some time to relax and garden or fish. You’re in charge of how your journey unfolds. And while the town relies on you to save them, you can’t go in unprepared!
Embark on a mysterious journey in this narrative JRPG that expertly mixes turn-based combat, monster taming, and social RPG elements. Befriend other kids in Bloomtown and team up with them to take on the monstrous demons. Each character possesses unique abilities and strengths, Take advantage of those to come out on top during combat. Summon the demons you’ve captured on your adventure to also help you fight. Utilize level-ups, skills, and a fuse system to come out victorious in your fights and investigations. The town is counting on you, after all!
Bloomtown: A Different Story is now available on Steam, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation! There’s also a demo on Steam you can try out before you buy!
Sep 25, 2024Indie Highlight
Take a trip down memory lane and experience the nostalgia where retro gaming meets beloved 90s kid’s cartoon in Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland by The MIX Games and Wallride! When Tommy, Chucky, Phil, and Lil see a commercial for the new Reptar game, they decide to have some fun of their own and pretend to be in a video game. Armed with only their imagination, watch as the babies transform Tommy’s house into their very own action-packed game world.
Select your favorite Rugrat and set out on an exciting 2D action adventure. Toggle between HD art and 8-bit art for the ultimate retro feel. A baby’s gotta do what a baby’s gotta do, and that means getting things down how you can! Dodge enemies as you traverse beautiful ice levels. Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland will have you collecting bottles, cookies, and Reptar coins in wooded levels. And use your trusty screwdriver to enter boss fights with some familiar faces. You can even play solar or 2 player co-op, so grab a friend and return to that 90s nostalgia!
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland is on Steam now. It’s also on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and even the NES will have physical releases! Plus, there’s a demo available on Steam.
Melon Journey also uses a fun retro style!
Sep 19, 2024Indie Highlight
Space Boat is a super colorful and quirky sci-fi investigative narrative set on an intergalactic cruise ship. You play as Inspector Domino, a space cat detective, sent to the cruise ship to capture a shapeshifting thief among the carpet-based life forms who live on the ship. Wear your handy mech suit and embark on a fun-filled detective story full of weird characters, enjoyable minigames, exploration, and mystery.
You start your adventure at Jelly Shore, the popular holiday destination on Gelatonix IV. This ship was once a simple little fishing village until it became the ideal holiday cruise ship. On the ship you’ll meet a cast of unique characters that range from the Capetians, a jelly dog you can pet, to the gelatinous Geletonians. Explore the branching narrative as you explore the cruise ship and affect the outcome of the story with your choices. Even play different mini games like the famous and dangerous F.B.C Racing while you search for the thief!
Space Boat is coming to Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation sometime soon. You can even find a free demo on each of the platforms so you can try before you buy!
Sep 19, 2024Indie Highlight
Take on the role of principal in Let’s School by Pathea Games, the same developers who created the beloved My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock games! You’ve been given the task of revamping and running the school you once attended. Not only will you design and construct different structures for the school, but you’ll manage the day-to-day happenings, too. The school is a blank canvas for you to build and run, but it’s important to keep in mind that you need to improve the school’s reputation and meet the needs of your students while you’re at it!
The ultimate goal is to create a balanced school environment to foster learning and thriving in. To start, plan and build the facilities to achieve a great educational institution. You have access to hundreds of pieces of educational equipment, and aren’t limited to building out horizontally. You can also build vertically, so you can include the facilities you want while also maintaining a beautiful outdoor area!
Recruit teachers with the methodologies you want for your school. Enhance their skills to open even more opportunities for them. You can even customize the appearance of each of your students and include different elective courses to foster enjoyment and shape their futures. Of course, meeting the basic needs of students is just as important as the curriculum. Keep an eye on their morale and distress. Provide restrooms and healthy food at the cafeteria. Failure to meet the needs of your pupils can lead to mischief and mayhem. But you also need a punishment system to take care of those who break the rules by bringing contraband to school, bullying others, or committing truancy!
You can find Let’s School on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch now!
Or how about building a magical institution in Mind Over Magic?
Sep 5, 2024Indie Highlight
Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure, developed by Massive Miniteam, blends automation with real-time strategy aspects for a unique adventure set in a beautiful fantasy world. In fact, this game is perfect for players who want to dive into automation games, but also great for automation veterans looking for something fresh. Explore a gorgeous procedurally generated world. Build massive automation networks to enhance productivity. And also get to know your townspeople and helpful little Sparks.
Sparks are the little creatures who follow you and help you out in your adventures. Take them across the unique biomes of Oddsparks to encounter some unusual enemies. Or stay at home and optimize your designs by giving your Sparks logistical instructions. Eventually build a thriving village for yourself and your townspeople to live in. Complete quests from your villagers to unlock new buildings. Also, unlock new customizations for your character to make them unique, too!
You can find Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure on Steam now. It’s also coming to Xbox and PlayStation soon! So, get ready for an exciting adventure full of automation and fun!
Autonauts is another cute game that uses automation!
Aug 7, 2024Indie Highlight
Creatures of Ava is a unique creature-saving game set in a fantastic alien world. Play as Vic, a young explorer who has set out to explore the planet named Ava. Alongside Tabitha, a researcher, you’ll confront an infection called “the withering” by the local race of Naam. The creatures of this beautiful world are being affected by this mysterious disease that’s depleting their populations, but you’re determined to remedy that.
Use a special flute to tame over 20 wild creatures, and get to know the Naam. Their customs are strange, but you’re determined to learn them. More importantly, you’ll explore four different biomes across the planet of Ava. While out and about, take in the beauty of the planet and help the native creatures heal from the withering. The non-aggressive combat mechanics in Creatures of Ava are meant for healing and not defeating, which makes this the perfect cozy exploration game. As you restore the planet you’ll come to understand what the infection is and how it came to be. But that’s only the first step to defeating the withering. You also need to undergo a change in perspective in order to truly understand how to stop the infection!
Creatures of Ava releases today on Steam and Xbox! There’s also a free demo available so you can try before you buy.