Culture
- Indie Games
[Up to 6-Player Co-op] “Broke Wizards,” in Which Wizards Take On Various Odd Jobs to Earn Rent, Released
From monster hunting to racing and Prop Hunt (a game of hide-and-seek with props), there are plenty of crazy missions to take on.
- Indie Games
“Solbrand,” a sci-fi cosmic horror puzzle adventure where you explore sunken ruins in a submarine, now has a demo available!
You’ll pilot a submarine, explore sunken ruins, unravel mysterious fragments, and communicate with the dead as you unravel the tangled web of cosmic history.
- Culture
“Backrooms” Film Director Maybe Behind “Portal” Movie? In Valve Hoodie, He Cites 3 Dream Projects; Visited Valve Twice Before
I hear he's also working on a personal project on YouTube.
- Indie Games
Horror FPS “Divine Frequency” Launches in Early Access, Offering a Feverish, Dreamlike Experience
Invited to a place where the consciousness of the world resides, the protagonist steps into the dark abyss—where grotesque lifeforms and surreal tales await—in an effort to escape the hole in which his body is trapped, gradually unraveling its secrets.
- Indie Games
Adult Hit “Loop Train” Team Tells Lawmakers, Financial Services Agency on Steam Debanking, Account Denials—Unpaid Abroad 1.5 Years
Politician Yoshiyuki Kurishita pointed out the need for policymakers to address the current situation, in which tax obligations arise even for overseas sales that cannot be collected.
- Indie Games
The narrative adventure “Virtue and a Sledgehammer,” where you smash your hometown that has changed beyond recognition, is now available!
『The Red Strings Club』や『The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood』などを制作したDeconstructeamと、『Many Nights a Whisper』のSelkie Harbourがタッグを組んで贈る最新作。
- Culture
“Elden Ring” Movie Script Runs Over 180 Pages, Pointing to a Nearly Three-Hour Epic That Lets Fans Savor the Story of the Lands Between
If we were to portray that world in a live-action film, would even three hours really be enough?
- Culture
As YouTube Shows “20 Years Ago,” “AVGN” Hits 20 Years Since Its First Video, and the Oldest Video Is Already 21 Years Old
AVGN's first YouTube video featuring *Dracula II: The Curse of the Seal* was posted in April 2006.
- Indie Games
[Up to 5-Player Co-op] Horror Comedy “Coal Duty” Hits Early Access, Plot Your Escape While Meeting State Quotas
In between coal mining shifts, they devise an escape plan while engaging in activities such as taking spoils of war—which aren’t recorded in the reports—and conducting secret deals with smugglers in restricted areas.
- Mod
“Skyrim SE” Gets “PlayerHub,” a New Multiplayer Mod That Loosely Connects Players in the Same World, Letting Them Travel Together and Interact Only Through Chat and Item Trading
A laid-back multiplayer experience where players connect through their favorite mod environments
- Events
“Indie World” showcase for indie games on Switch 2 and Switch airs October 28 at 11 PM JST, running about 25 minutes
Airs starting at 11:00 p.m. on October 28
- Indie Games
“The Mailroom,” a horror job sim about struggling in a hellish mailroom, launches on Steam and gets off to a “Very Positive” start as players call it short but fun
This is a cozy horror work sim that also supports Japanese.
- Indie Games
“Japan Haunted Property Monitoring Association 4” Release Date and Details Finally Coming, Reveal Announced for October 30 at 9 PM!
This is the latest installment in the popular "spot the difference" horror series.
- Indie Games
No Non-Humans Allowed on Board! Anomaly-Spotting Flight Attendant Sim “Night Plane,” Where Doppelgängers Try to Board, Launches on Steam
Since a doppelganger is trying to board the plane by blending in with the passengers, you must spot anything out of the ordinary by checking tickets and questioning suspicious passengers.
- Culture
White House Mimics Original PlayStation Boot Again; Free Anti-Socialism Memory Game, “Temple Run”-Style Runner: Obama as Dracula
Former President Obama and others will appear as characters transformed into zombies and vampires.
- Other
“Save Mass Effect”: Fans Act as BioWare Closure Cancels New Game; Billboard in New York Times Square, Composer Posts Draft Music
A campaign organized by fans of the "Mass Effect" series is generating a lot of buzz.
- Indie Games
Most Fun Indie Game of the Year? Voting Picks 10 Finalists; “DRAPLINE” Ranks 1st, “Yunyun Denpa Syndrome” 2nd in Qualifiers
The results of the final round will be announced during the main broadcast of “INDIE Live Expo 2026.12.1,” which airs on December 1.
- Indie Games
Open-World Brawler “Troublemaker 3: Fallen Dynasty,” Set in Indonesia, Announced as the Latest Entry
From celebrities in the public eye to gang members and even members of the judiciary—all of whom have their own reasons for standing up to those in power—they join forces and raise the banner of rebellion.