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Title: Chaotic deliveries, colorful co-op action RPGs and other new indie
games worth checking out

Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 14:00:23 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/chaotic-deliv...

Hey there! Welcome to our weekly indie games roundup. We've got lots to get
through this time, including some news before we highlight some brand-new
games you can play right now.

Indie journal publisher Lost in Cult is moving into physical game releases
with a label called Editions. The focus here is on preservation ΓÇö all of
the games that it releases will be available to play offline, with no updates
required. Physical game preservation team Does it Play? is playtesting each
release. There are premium, limited-edition versions of each game with a
slipcase cover, essay booklet, poster and more, as well as retail copies.

There will be new releases every month, and the first batch includes a couple
of humdingers: Immortality and Thank Goodness You're Here. The Excavation of
Hob's Barrow, a point-and-click folk horror game rounds out the trio of debut
titles. Really looking forward to seeing where Editions goes from here.

The latest Six One Indie showcase took place this week. I've mentioned a game
or two that was featured in it below (Game Informer has a list of all the
announcements), but I just want to call out a couple of things here.

The score for 1000xResist, one of the best-received games of 2024, is getting
a vinyl release in October. Pre-orders are open now. Also, the game that
closed out the show has somehow flown under my radar. Dinoblade is an
upcoming hack-and-slash action RPG that puts big blades in the jaws of big
dinosaurs. Hell yeah. Meanwhile, the folks behind the showcase have set up
their own publishing label, Six One Indie Publishing.

We've got a ton of other gaming showcases coming up over the next few weeks
as Summer Game Fest bobbles on the horizon. Fans of brainteasers may want to
catch the Thinky Direct showcase from the Thinky Games community. The hour-
long stream starts on May 29 at 1PM ET (just as the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase
begins on Steam) It will focus on, you guessed it, puzzle games and other
titles that should give your brain a workout. You'll be able to watch the
stream on YouTube.

Meanwhile, a fun showcase of spy games just premiered. The 25-minute video
highlights games across several genres that are largely about snoopin' and
sneakin'. All of them, including a bundle of the I Expect You To Die VR
trilogy, are featured in the Spy Video Game Rendezvous festival on Steam.

New releases

Deliver At All Costs was among this week's newcomers. It's an action game in
which you play a courier in the '50s. As the name suggests, your primary goal
is to deliver your cargo, no matter what. Reviews are mixed for this one but,
hey, it's free on the Epic Games Store until 11AM ET on May 29. You can also
get it on Steam for 10 percent off the regular price of $30 for the time
being. The game is also available on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Speaking of vehicle-oriented destruction, it can be a chore to get the first
few Grand Theft Auto games running on modern hardware. I live for chaos and
Maniac, from Transhuman Design and publisher Skystone Games, reminds me a bit
of those early, top-down GTA entries (which were made in my hometown, fact
fans). It's out now on Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, a little
over a year after debuting on Steam. I can't promise it'll tide you over for
a year until GTA 6 drops, but Maniac will run you just five bucks.

Lynked: Banner of the Spark is a co-op action RPG that just came out of early
access on Steam and landed on PS5 and Xbox Series X. With its colorful
visuals, it reminds me a bit of Hi-Fi Rush, aesthetically. There's a town-
building aspect to this as well. I didn't get around to digging into the game
during early access. Reviews have been pretty solid so far, though, so I'm
hoping to try out Lynked (from FuzzyBot and publisher Dreamhaven) soon.

A few seconds into the latest trailer for Tales of Seikyu, I spotted a
centaur, which was enough to catch my attention. This yokai fantasy life sim
from ACE Entertainment and Fireshine Games is out now in early access on
Steam. You can morph into other forms (including a slime!) to help with
navigation and combat in this one. Centaurs and slimes, what's not to love?

Here's one for the turn-based strategy/history enthusiasts out there.
Bonaparte - A Mechanized Revolution (the debut game from Studio Imugi) sees
you take control of units like a giant commandant mech in a battle for the
future of France. Expect some political intrigue from this one, which is out
now on Steam early access.

Upcoming

Chrono Odyssey has picked up plenty of momentum, as more than 400,000 people
have already signed up to try it out. The horror-tinged, open-world MMORPG
from Kakao Games and Chrono Studio will have a closed beta on Steam next
month. It's also set to be featured at the Summer Game Fest Live showcase on
June 6. The latest trailer looks deliciously creepy.

Any game from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi is worth paying
attention to. Even more so when publisher Annapurna Interactive is on board.
And when it's a game that has a "call unicycle" button, I'm triple sold. Life-
sim To a T tells the story of a teenager whose body gets stuck in a T-pose,
with their arms stuck out to the sides. Thankfully, they have a cute pup who
helps them actually do things. A delightful demo is out now on Steam, and the
game will hit PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on May 28. This one will be
available day one on Game Pass.

We've mentioned The Wandering Village a few times over the years and the game
is finally coming out of early access on Steam on July 17. It'll also hit
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch on the same day. This
is a city-building sim that takes place on the back of a giant creature.

I do enjoy the voxel destruction of sandbox heist game Teardown. So I was
happy to hear that Tuxedo Labs and Coffee Stain are set to release another
expansion next month. This time, we're going to space, as all great
franchises (i.e the Leprechaun movies) eventually do. The Greenwash Gambit
DLC will arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on June 24. It'll cost $8, but
owners of the season pass and ultimate edition will get access at no extra
cost.

Artis Impact's pretty pixel art made an immediate impression on me during the
Six One Indie showcase. It took Malaysian solo developer Mas four years to
make this cozy RPG, which is "set in a decaying world ruled by rogue AI."
Although the game has a main, linear main path, there are side quests, hidden
interactions and random events to experience. A demo for Artis Impact is out
now, and the full game is coming to Steam on August 7.

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