JT Hussey

Indie games have a special place in JT's heart. Writing about indie games gives him an opportunity to unpack and examine the genuine care individuals and small groups pour into their projects. Whether its Lucas Pope turning passport verification into a fun gameplay mechanic in Papers Please, Omocat spending over 8 years hand-drawing the entirety of Omori, or Toby Fox designing the absolutely banger soundtrack of Undertale, the palpable care put into these games is worth the writing about.

Core Keeper Announces Full Release and Console Ports for Summer 2024

After years of early access, Core Keeper is finally getting its 1.0 release and a port to Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo Switch next summer. For players unfamiliar with the indie gem, Nintendo Life notes, Core Keeper is a 2D top-down survival crafter set in a sprawling underground cavern full of strange creatures, massive biomes, and …

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Satisfactory Launches Update 8 With Unreal Engine 5

Satisfactory fans can set their factories to rejoice mode with a massive update to the game featuring many visual, gameplay, and quality-of-life improvements. First stated in a corny YouTube update with one of the developers personally walking through Satisfactory’s world being chased by radioactive hogs, the video reviews a host of additions like an improved …

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Shadows of Doubt Announces Mystery and City Building Mod Tools for December

Detectives looking for their next case can return to Shadows of Doubt’s dystopian streets with the announcement of the Mystery and City Building Mod Tools for December. For those unaware of the immersive sim, Shadows of Doubt is a procedurally generated detective game set in a dystopian futuristic retro city where players explore the dark …

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Headbangers Rhythm Royale Review – Shake Your Tailfeathers

I adore rhythm games. The satisfaction of getting a perfect rhythm in Crypt of the Necrodancer or solving the Mermaid Puzzle in Stardew Valley is a delight few games can replicate. And yet, while their gratifying gameplay feels and sounds terrific, Rhythm games are usually very solitary, single-player experiences that are hard to share or …

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Adorable Meets Adventure: Forgotten Skies Brings Chibi Platforming Fun in Upcoming Release

Players looking for another adorable platformer to smush their chibi heads into can await Forgotten Skies late next year. Just announced earlier today, Game Developer describes Forgotten Skies as a platforming adventure game sending a strange man in overalls with an oversized head on adventures across islands. Though the developer has been rather vague on …

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End of an Era: Samurai Punk, Creator of Killbug, Announces Studio Closure

Fans of Killbug’s intense action will have to quash their hopes with the announcement of the game’s developer, Samurai Punk, shutting down. For those unfamiliar with the studio, Game Developer details that Samurai Punk is an Australian indie developer known for a few titles, notably Killbug this year, and with other games like Feather and …

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Enshrouded Fantasy Survival RPG Announced for January

Players who enjoyed the cooperative survival RPG Enshrouded during Steam Next Fest can expect its release date on January 24. For those who haven’t heard, Enshrouded is a survival game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world where players must survive against an encroaching shroud and rebuild civilization. While RockPaperShotgun notes that the game emulates similar …

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