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Steam’s Decision To Brand His Open-World Adventure About A Cranky Old Boomer Pornography Is ‘Humiliating And Surreal,’ Developer Says

Valve's decision to slap the PEGI 12-rated indie game Future? No Thanks! with an adults-only rating on Steam has led its developer to seek support from 'top German regulators'

By Lewis Parker Published August 28, 2026

Games

This Cozy Diorama Puzzle Game Will Make Your Brain Feel Good

Or, like, take up wood carving or something

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 28, 2026
Games

I Spent Hours Tracking Down Big Walk’s Mysterious Flying Folk Hero To Learn His Secret

Meet the mysterious man with a smooth radio voice and flying powers who's helping make Big Walk's community-organized lobbies even more memorable

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 27, 2026
Games

Why A Game Originally Prototyped For Game Boy Color Is Going Head-To-Head With GTA 6

'If only we knew about the GTA 6 nudist colony'

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 26, 2026
Games

I Tried To Play Steam’s Newest Hit Friendslop Game And Immediately Got Murdered By A Spider Crab

I probably should have, you know, brought friends

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 25, 2026

Games

Fields of Mistria: The Kotaku Review

In my brightest dreams, I see that valley

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 20, 2026
Games

The Creators Of Big Walk Break Down The GOTY Contender’s Development, Puzzles, And Stunning Ending

Big Interview

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 18, 2026
CultureNews

Monkey Island Creator’s Next Game Is Funded By A Rich Guy Because He Was Tired Of Bad Publisher Deals

Thimbleweed Park 2 is being made thanks to one very rich fan of point-and-click adventure games

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 14, 2026
Opinion

I Definitely Do Not Like March From Fields Of Mistria And Absolutely Will Not Be Marrying Him Under Any Circumstances

Not today, not ever, not me, nosiree

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 13, 2026
Games

New Sci-Fi Thriller From Immortality Studio Originated As An Idea For An FMV Metroid Game

It's called Precognition, it's out in 2028, but there's no Samus Aran anywhere

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 12, 2026

Games

From Stardew Valley To Destiny 2, Here’s Why We All Love Fishing Minigames

Say, what a lot of fish there are!

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 11, 2026
Games

13 Fields of Mistria Tips For First-Time Farmers

Starting your first farm in Mistria 1.0? Here are a few things that will make your journey easier

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 10, 2026
CultureNews

Google AI Somehow Leaked A Game Dev’s Content Plans Hidden Inside Their ‘Own Google Docs’

The indie dev behind a small Steam game was baffled to learn that Google AI somehow knew private info about their game they hadn't shared online

By Lewis Parker Published August 7, 2026
Games

I Love Big Walk’s Tutorial Playground

Turns out, all it needed was more cowbell

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 5, 2026
Games

Hey, What Do You Call This Item?

I just wanna know

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 4, 2026

CultureNews

Dev Behind Beloved Indie Game Files For Bankruptcy With Over $800,000 In Debt

2064: Read Only Memories dev MidBoss' filing was made by former and now-current CEO Matt Conn

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 3, 2026
OpinionCommentary

Not Everyone Will Be Able To Play Big Walk And That’s Okay

House House's new co-op game demands some friends playing on different devices in different places

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 3, 2026
Reviews

Big Walk: The Kotaku Review

’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 3, 2026
CultureNews

Darkest Dungeon Is Getting Darkest Dungeon 2 Content In A Surprise DLC Release

The Fire's Edge will feature two new characters, features from Darkest Dungeon 2, and more

By Rebekah Valentine Published July 21, 2026
Games

Truth Scrapper Is A Cheerful, Messy, and Breezily Queer Mystery I Can’t Wait To Piece Together

I have learned about myself that I am Team Betz

By Rebekah Valentine Published July 14, 2026

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