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The Very Best Indie Games To Play This Summer
15.8.2024
It’s been a great year for indie games. While the first two-thirds of the year in AAA were dominated by RPGs and Helldivers 2, 2024 in indies has been a great excuse to get weird. We’ve seen legally distinct militarized Pokémon, a roguelite road trip through haunted Oregon, the most addictive card...
Amazon Orders Animated Series Featuring Spelunky, New World, And PlayStation Games
14.8.2024
Amazon Prime Video has reportedly ordered a new animated anthology series that will feature short stories set within different, pre-existing video game worlds. The series is being created by Tim Miller, the same person behind Netflix’s popular Love, Death & Robots series and the first Deadpool...
7 Games That Were Supposed To Come Out This Year But Were Delayed To 2025
13.8.2024
Video game release dates are more a suggestion than a promise these days, and understandably so. Making games is hard and audiences have never been busier and more fickle. Still, it’s disappointing when you find out that sci-fi shooter or fantasy adventure you’ve been waiting for won’t be out...
3 Great PS5 Co-Op Games You Can Get Cheap On The Summer Sale
12.8.2024
PlayStation’s Summer Sale is nearly over. Sony is slashing prices across various games, DLCs, and even some in-game currency. Odds are if you’ve had a game you’ve been eyeing for a while, it might be fairly cheap at the moment. If you’re looking for a fun cooperative game to play with a friend,...
2023's Best Narrative Game Is Bundled With Other Incredible Indies
9.8.2024
I keep a list of indie games that I will advocate for to my friends, coworkers, and random passersby on the street. Slay the Princess, Black Tabby Games’ time loop horror game, is pretty high on that list. It was one of my favorite games of 2023, and while it didn’t edge out Baldur’s Gate 3...
How Long Is Brilliant Butt-Slapping Game Thank Goodness You're Here?
9.8.2024
If you like absurdist humor and games where you can smack a lot of butts, Thank Goodness You’re Here is probably right up your alley. This short but hilarious game makes for a fantastic weekend play, and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. If you’re wondering just how long it’ll take you...
2022 GOTY Vampire Survivors Is Finally Coming To PlayStation This Month
8.8.2024
It’s wild to think Vampire Survivors has spent two years taking over our lives without ever coming to PlayStation. Developer Poncle is finally fixing that. The roguelite bullet hell sensation will hit PS4 and PS5 at the end of August.Read more
You Play This Bullet Hell With Just One Button And It’s Terrific
7.8.2024
Everything you need to know about the new bullet hell game One Btn Bosses is right there in the title. You press one button and you take on a series of bosses. It’s a simple premise that developer Midnight Munchies delivers on and then some. With just one button, you might think that the game would...
Game Pass Super-Hit High On Life Is Getting A TV Show
6.8.2024
When sci-fi comedy shooter High On Life launched on Game Pass in 2022, it quickly became one of the service’s biggest hits. And now, following all that success, one of the game’s actors, J.B. Smoove, is using his newly-formed production studio to help create an animated TV show based on...
The PS Plus August Lineup Includes One Of The Most Slept-On 2D Soulslikes
1.8.2024
The free games for paid PS Plus subscribers in August have been revealed, and it’s another varied batch that potentially has something for everyone. While Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the big one, I’m most looking forward to more players getting their hands on an often overlooked...
Castle Crashers' First DLC In 12 Years Lets You Make Your Own Characters
26.7.2024
Castle Crashers was one of the first breakout indie darlings on Xbox 360 to show players the console’s Live Arcade wasn’t just a backwater for low-effort shovelware. The Behemoth’s Flash-animation-inspired arcade brawler became an instant classic, and over a decade later its getting its biggest...
Stardew Valley Creator Asks Fans To Shame Him If He Ever Breaks Promise To Keep DLC Free
22.7.2024
Stardew Valley has received years of major updates with thousands of tweaks and additions since it came out in 2016. The pixel-art farming sim just keeps growing, and all for a one-time price of $15. Creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone says that’s never changing. Read more
Jeanne D'Arc Is Great, Flock Is Supremely Chill, And More Video Game Takes For The Week
20.7.2024
This week, a Pokémon GO event accidentally reminded us of how much better the game used to be. Also, PSP tactical RPG classic Jeanne d’Arc hit PlayStation Plus and we just had to sing its praises. We also vented about how frustrating trying to become a PC gamer can be, and oohed and ahhed at...
Once Human Devs Delete Post Asking Players To Leave Positive Steam Reviews After New Update Breaks Stuff
19.7.2024
Once Human’s post-launch rollercoaster ride continues apace after a new update broke certain items and bases in the game. While frustrating for players and another headache for the developers, the funniest part is that the fresh problems arose just as the developers were asking fans to boost...
No Man's Sky Is Getting A Complete Universal Refresh In One Of Its Biggest Updates Ever
17.7.2024
As No Man’s Sky nears its eight anniversary, it’s clear the open-world survival crafting sim isn’t slowing down. A cavalcade of free updates continues to transform the game from what it once was at launch, and the latest of those is no different. Today, Hello Games revealed Worlds Part 1,...
No Man's Sky's Sean Murray Is Teasing Something And Players Think It's Big
15.7.2024
Sean Murray is no stranger to hyping up expectations, and that’s exactly what he’s been doing for the last several days on social media. The boss of No Man’s Sky studio Hello Games has been posting little emoji of our planet. Fans are taking the cryptic messages and running wild with them...
9 Incredible Games To Get For Cheap During Steam's Big Indie Festival Sale
15.7.2024
After this year’s Steam Summer Sale, you might be thinking you don’t need to buy more games. Well the Independent Games Festival’s Celebration Days is here to change your mind.Read more
Post-Apocalyptic Shooter Blowing Up Steam Has A Wild First Week
15.7.2024
Once Human is it hitting all the sweet spots to earn the customary 15 minutes of Steam fame. It’s a free-to-play survival crafting MMO about fighting through a world infested by a strange alien lifeform called Stardust, and its first week out has already been full of ups and downs. Read more
16 Extraordinary Games You Need To Wishlist This Indie-Penance Day!
4.7.2024
Astonishingly, this is the fourth year in a row Kotaku has celebrated Indie-Penance Day, since the holiday was invented to mark the liberation of gaming from the cruel rule of the British monarchy. To mark the occasion, we’ve picked a selection of some of the most interesting, enticing, unknown...
Space Marine 2 Devs Cancel Beta To Focus On 'Best' Possible Launch
28.6.2024
The developers behind Space Marine 2 have announced that a planned multiplayer beta has been canceled as the team wants to focus all of its attention on the retail game and its launch. And after the last few years, which saw many big games launch in rough shape, this sounds like a smart move. Read...