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Games

I Completed Big Walk’s Final, Best-Hidden Secret Puzzle, And The Reward Was Delightful

I still don't know what you call them

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 30, 2026

Games

I’m Having A Blast Waiting In Line For An Hour To Play One Minute Of A Platformer With One Million Levels

I'm doing my part!

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 26, 2026

CultureNews

Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize One Of Gaming’s Most Idealized Studios

Double Fine employees petitioned for a union in May. It created a rift in the studio that still hasn't healed

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 9, 2026

CultureNews

Our Interview With Tim Schafer About Unionization At Psychonauts Studio Double Fine

We spoke to Double Fine's CEO for nearly an hour about what happened last May, and where the studio goes from here

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 9, 2026

Games

10 Hours With Jonathan Blow’s New Puzzle Game Order Of The Sinking Star

Order of the Sinking Star is game of twists and turns

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 7, 2026

Games

All Right, Calm Down, Some Of You Are Far Too Good At Dressmaker

I need everyone to make some worse dresses

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 1, 2026

Games

One Of My Favorite Block Pushers Is Finally Coming To The Platform I Most Want To Play It On

Isles of Sea and Sky is a fantastic little sokoban that it's time everyone stopped sleeping on

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 1, 2026

Games

Reigns, Card Shark Dev Is Closing Down As Leads Go Independent Again: ‘I Still Have Things That I Can Say’

'At the moment, you feel like you're in the washing machine and it's turned on and you're like, "Well, oh my God, this is going so fast."'

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 1, 2026

Games

I’m Having A Great Time With This Musical Witch School Farm Sim Even If I’m Always Late To Class

Songs of Glimmerwick combines the steady march of a day-by-day plot with the freedom and whimsy of farming sims

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 30, 2026

Games

TOEM 2: The Kotaku Review

A pinhole camera from a world unknown/shows me all I want to know

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 28, 2026

Games

Dressmaker Is The Dream Indie For People (Me) Who Spend Hours On Outfits In The Character Creator

Seamless

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 23, 2026

Games

This Early Access Indie Horror Game Has Me Hanging On For Dear Life

White Knuckle is making my hands shake

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 22, 2026

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CultureNews

YouTube Channel Accused Of Taking Advantage Of ‘Vulnerable, First-Time Indie Developers’ With Expensive Advertising Campaigns

Indie developers are complaining about a content creator's expensive marketing package, which apparently results in little, if any, return on investment

By Lewis Parker Published September 19, 2026

Games

A Game About A Delivery Tanuki On A BMX Bike Is Making Me Nostalgic For My Childhood Summers

Tanuki: Pon's Summer reminds me of a particular kind of freedom I'm unlikely to have again

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 11, 2026

Games

Brutal Cult-Favorite Indie Survival Game Is Almost Free After Years Of Legal Limbo With Adult Swim’s Defunct Publishing Label

Start of a new cycle

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 11, 2026

Games

I Played A Game That Turns Tetris Into Doom, And It’s For Babies

A child could do it, if you gave them a gun

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 10, 2026

Games

Rebounder Is A Celeste-like That Has Me Throwing Caution To The Alien Wind

Whee!

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 10, 2026

OpinionImpressions

New FPS Is For All You Fans Of PS2/Xbox-Era Shooters Like Killzone, Halo, Black, and FEAR

Sprawl Zero is the kind of shooter you should play with a controller

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2026

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Games

I Manufactured 100,000 Rubber Ducks And Tanked My Framerate In A Bid To Destroy Capitalism

Project P.I.T.T. let me try to feed thousands of rubber ducks to a giant maw at once. The framerate issues are probably my fault.

By Lewis Parker Published September 8, 2026

Games

Why Yes, I Would Like To Chomp Into Maneater 2!

It's not a water park, it's a buffet

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 3, 2026