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Step into the whimsical world of Cuisineer, where culinary delights meet dungeon-crawling adventures. This charming indie game, a familiar presence at PAX Australia’s Indie Lounge, invites you to join Pom, the friendly cat girl armed with a spatula and boba tea, on a quest to revive her family’s debt-ridden eatery, the ‘Potato Palace.’ As you navigate the bustling village of Paell, you’ll discover a rich tapestry of townsfolk, embark on daring dungeon runs with randomly generated ch...
Park Beyond takes the theme park genre to new heights with its captivating gameplay and innovative concepts. From the moment you enter the game, it introduces fresh ideas like “Impossification,” a mechanic that allows players to bend the laws of physics and create insane and impossible roller coasters. This feature sets Park Beyond apart from other theme park games and adds a new level of excitement and creativity to the experience, even though the title is not without its shortcomings.
Have a Nice Death is a thematic 2D rogue-lite side scroller with a lot of charm. With highly renowned games like Hades, Cult of the Lamb and Dead Cells ruling the charts, it is always exciting to get a new spin on the rogue-lite genre. Have a Nice Death delivers exactly what is needed in the space. A strong content warning is present and shouldn’t be taken lightly, because whilst Have a Nice Death looks cute and charming, there are some really dark and heavy themes throughout.
Circus Electrique is part story-driven RPG, part tactics, part circus management, and completely enthralling– all with a steampunk twist. When everyday Londoners mysteriously turn into vicious killers, only the show’s talented performers possess the skills necessary to save the city.
The life of a Cat Cafe Manager awaits! Your grandmother left you a small café in the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way, and it’s up to you to fix the place up, impress the locals, and befriend the neighbourhood cat population. Time to roll up your sleeves, break out the tools, and start hammering away. Your cat café can be the talk of the town with the right attitude, menu, and of course, the right cats. That’s right, Caterwaul Way is home to a plethora of extraordinary felines. The ca...
The Riftbreaker is a base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements. You are an elite scientist/commando inside an advanced Mecha-Suit capable of dimensional rift travel. Hack & slash countless enemies. Build up your base, collect samples and research new inventions to survive.
The avian action sports game SkateBIRD from Glass Bottom Games has just landed. The title features an endearing story along with many adorably cool birds, referred to in-game as birbs. Tackle 5 different skate parks with their many different objectives to help your human, known as Big Friend, do his very best. From bedrooms to rooftops, you’ll love this impeckable and owlsome skater game — so jump on your board and become the very next Tiny Hawk!
From the minute the game loaded, I knew I was in for an immersive and unique journey. True to my assumptions, Buildings Have Feelings Too! delivered. Full of whimsy and charm from the outset, I sagged into my chair ready to sink hours into this gorgeous, 18th-century themed city-builder. I love city-builders, so Buildings Have Feelings Too!’s offer of anthropomorphic buildings making their own requests and desires seemed very much in my wheelhouse. However, instead of leading me into a worl...
Rain on Your Parade is a slapstick comedy game developed by Unbound Creations where you play as a mischievous cloud determined to ruin everybody’s day. It showcases a wide range of levels while unlocking new abilities and mechanics that get progressively more ridiculous. You’ll travel across the world, inventing new ways of causing chaos and mayhem. Turn a perfectly dry and sunny wedding day into a wet one, unleash thunder and lightning upon the cities, bring pandemonium to supermarket sh...