Drinking Boosts Firepower but Lowers Accuracy! A Bizarre FPS Featuring a Booze-Loving Office Lady on a Rampage—4 Must-Watch Asian Indie Games [First Half of November 2026]

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◆『Astral Hunter: Return』

"Astral Hunter: Return," a top-down action roguelike developed by the two-person indie team Mosscat, has been available since November 14, 2026. It supports a Japanese interface and subtitles.

Players explore a dangerous alien world and throw themselves into battles against a relentless wave of alien creatures.By combining weapons, skills, weapon modules, and items, players can enjoy the roguelike element of customizing their own builds to suit their preferences. One of the game’s key features is the ability to create specialized setups tailored to your playstyle—not just by simply stacking stats, but by sacrificing certain abilities to enhance others.

Another major highlight of this game is the ability to capture alien creatures encountered during combat. Captured creatures can be brought along as allies into battle, or placed in the ranch at your base to produce resources. Additionally, there’s a feature that allows you to share captured creatures with friends.

The game features a unique cycle: exploring to collect new creatures and materials, using them to strengthen your combat force and base, and then venturing into even more dangerous areas. It’s a title that combines roguelike build-up with monster collection and base development. A free demo version is currently available.

◆ “Burning Sword: Death Sun”

The wuxia action game *Burning Sword: Death Sun*, developed by Bangkok-based indie studio Nomadic Games, will launch in Early Access on Steam on November 17, 2026.

Set in 1139 during the Southern Song Dynasty, players take on the role of martial arts master “Zhang Yixian” and throw themselves into grueling battles to exact revenge on a powerful enemy.

The game’s martial arts action is characterized by sword combos, dodges, and parries, as well as “lightness skills” such as wall-running and gliding. By chaining attacks to build up a gauge, players can activate unique abilities like “Burning Sword,” which engulfs the sword in flames, or drain enemies’ vitality and “qi” to strengthen themselves.

The Early Access version released this time includes five stages, five bosses, two secret bosses, and “Arena Mode,” an endless mode where players compete for high scores. The full release is scheduled to feature a total of five chapters and 12 stages, and the developers plan to gradually add new stages, bosses, and skills even after Early Access begins.

◆ “15LANDS: Where Stars Fall”

On November 10, WMY Studio—the studio behind *WILL: A Beautiful World*—released the first trailer for *15LANDS: Where Stars Fall*, a story-driven puzzle adventure.

The game is set in a world where people’s cognitive abilities are gradually declining. In this world, “solving puzzles” is regarded as a vital skill for survival and the maintenance of civilization. Through a series of unexpected events, the player enters the world of memories and gathers various clues to uncover the truth hidden within this world.

In this game, puzzles are woven into various everyday situations—from solving logic puzzles to order a cup of coffee to rearranging the patterns on a cow blocking the path.Set in a dystopian-style society where even soccer, running, and drawing are deemed “pointless acts of low intellect,” this is a philosophical, narrative-driven puzzle adventure that allows you to experience the mundane details of daily life and the memories of its people. Japanese subtitles are also planned for this title.

◆ “Hole Punch Cocktail”

A demo for the FPS *Hole Punch Cocktail*, developed by South Korean indie game developer TNT, is currently available on Steam as of October 28.A female office worker with a mild alcohol dependency aims to safely complete her day’s work (in her dreams) while fending off a succession of enemies that attack her one after another.

The game’s most distinctive feature is the “Alcohol Gauge,” which alters the player’s combat abilities based on alcohol consumption. When the alcohol level is high, weapon power and rate of fire increase, but movement speed and accuracy decrease. Conversely, lowering the alcohol level reduces firepower but allows for faster and more precise shooting.

Furthermore, the weapons featured in the game are all bizarre items modeled after office supplies. Examples include the “Magnum Punch,” modeled after a hole punch; the “QWERTY-9,” which fires keyboard keycaps in rapid succession; and the “Shottapler,” a shotgun incorporating a stapler—all of them are inspired by office supplies.It seems there will be plenty of unique enemies as well, such as zombie-like office workers, employees using giant clipboards as shields, and janitors swinging mops.