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I went into Aloft expecting a Stardew Valley meets Studio Ghibli experience, but I left impressed by its whimsical take on the survival genre instead

By Anna Koselke published

Features Indie Spotlight | A colorful journey, soaring through endless clouds

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Finding lost treasures in this mesmerizing indie game unlocks stories of childlike wonder, and I've never experienced anything like it

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published

Features Indie Spotlight | Miniatures is a beautiful new indie game that takes just 45 minutes to complete

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The Indie Spotlight header image for Phoenix Springs, featuring a screenshot of Iris with her eyes closed and a bright yellow sky in the background

Constant inner monologue, a wordy inventory, and sparse chatter – Phoenix Springs is a strikingly minimalist adventure game

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Playing with established genre mechanics, Phoenix Springs is a wonderful ode to adventure games in part because of how different it feels to play

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Penny swings from a yo-yo on a zipline in Penny's Big Breakaway

The joyous momentum of 16-bit Sonic is finally recaptured in 3D thanks to Penny's Big Breakaway, once you learn its fantastic and unique controls

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Penny's Big Breakaway comes from a studio made up of former Sonic Mania devs, and it shows

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This ultra-chill food truck simulator gave me whiplash after playing nothing but Stalker 2 for a week

By Andrew Brown published

Features Indie Spotlight | Fruitbus is a cutesy culinary treat with a tenuous grasp on finance

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A SWAT team full of wizards makes for a brilliant mash-up of strategy game ideas that also happens to fix one of my biggest gripes with XCOM 2

By Ali Jones published

Features Indie Spotlight | Tactical Breach Wizards is a hilarious blend of Harry Potter and Into the Breach

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Hunting monsters to the tune of heavy metal is my new vice, thanks to this survival horror shooter from an ex-Skyrim dev

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published

Features Indie Spotlight | The Axis Unseen is all kinds of bizarre, and that's the way I like it

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1000xResist key art, showing Watcher's face merged with those of her other Sisters and the Allmother, emphasising the mix of perspectives

1000xResist is one of gaming's best-written, and best-paced narratives

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Indie spotlight Indie Spotlight | 1000xResist's narrative isn't just devastating, its excellent cinematography and bite-size pacing makes it approachable

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Existential, weird and dark, Mouthwashing's surreal philosophical processing of mortality hits hard

By Leon Hurley published

Features Indie Spotlight | In space, no one can hear you think about dying

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Neva is an utterly beautiful and moving adventure with shades of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke

By Heather Wald published

Features Indie Spotlight | Neva took me on an unforgettable journey through a gorgeous world

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