A one-button bullet-heaven that stays calm, even when the screen turns into neon chaos Reviewed on PC.Score: 8.5/10 Year-ender note: This Game of the Week post is going live on December 26, 2025 due to the holiday break — and it’s our final GOTW spotlight of the year. After just under two hours with THE…
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A vampire roguelite that’s rough around the edges — but easy to keep playing Reviewed on PC.Score: 7/10 Night Swarm is part of our Indie Game Showcase 2025 — and yes, it’s also in the key pool for our Indie Showcase giveaway. If you like bullet-heavy roguelites with fast runs and steady power growth, this…
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A one-button bullet-heaven that stays calm, even when the screen turns into neon chaos Reviewed on PC.Score: 8.5/10 After just under two hours with THE KULKA, I walked away surprised by how relaxing it can feel — even when the game is clearly trying to push your reactions. This is a one-button arcade roguelite that…
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Backlog fuel for less: the Winter Sale picks worth grabbing Another orbit around the Sun, and the Steam Winter Sale is here again. With budgets feeling tighter for a lot of us, this year is perfect for hunting down real Steam Winter Sale bargains. A proper rummage through the discounts hits differently this time of…
A cinematic horror trip where staying awake becomes survival Reviewed on PC.Score: 8.5/10 Sleep Awake is Game of the Week #33 — and this is also a quick Showcase preview before we roll out the full lineup + giveaway details. If you missed it, here’s the main hub: Fix Gaming Channel Indie Game Showcase 2025…
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Steam had a brief connectivity wobble Earlier today, Steam experienced a short disruption that affected several parts of the platform — not only Friends & Chat, but also downloads and other live features. The Steam Friends & Chat outage left many players across regions (USA, EU, and Asia) seeing Steam stuck on “Offline / Connecting…”,…
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Log Away: A Calm, Creative Escape Into Your Own Cozy Cabin Reviewed on PC.Score: 6.5/10 Log Away is the kind of game where you boot up expecting something tiny and simple… and then suddenly an hour slips away because you’re too busy deciding where your favorite chair should go. It describes itself as a “cozy…
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Samson looks like a hard-edged noir action throwback from the creator of Just Cause Swedish studio Liquid Swords, led by Avalanche Studios co-founder and Just Cause creator Christofer Sundberg, has revealed its debut game: Samson: A Tyndalston Story. The project is being framed as a consequence-heavy noir action experience built around debt, pressure, and survival…
A 1999 relationship sim where AI, rumours, and real performances collide Reviewed on PC.Score: 7/10 Every now and then, a game arrives that feels completely out of step with what everyone else is doing – in a good way. Millennium Whisper is one of those projects and has been chosen as the Game of the…
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Shape of Dreams v1.1 adds mod support, Hardcore mode, and a hidden boss on Steam Shape of Dreams is rolling out a major v1.1 update on Steam today, bringing full mod support, a new Hardcore Challenge mode, a hidden boss encounter, and broad balance tweaks aimed at making late-game runs more rewarding over the long…
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Millennium Whisper, ethical AI, and acting for algorithms Set at the tail end of 1999, Millennium Whisper is an Early Access relationship sim where all the AI runs locally on your own hardware, and every character model is trained on in-house performances rather than scraped data. It’s a strange, ambitious mix of late-90s college life,…
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Esports Manager 2026 demo goes live for Steam Sports Fest with real teams and real pressure Esports Manager 2026, the behind-the-scenes esports management sim from Neurona Games and indie.io, has dropped its first public demo on PC as part of Steam Sports Fest. Available now on Steam, the free demo lets you run a professional…
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Overkill Squad launches on Steam with chaotic twin-stick action and a 40% discount Overkill Squad has just launched on Steam, bringing a fast, heavy-metal twin-stick shooter roguelite from developer Chillfox Games. For those wondering about Overkill Squad first impressions, the game, released on December 4, 2025, throws you into short, one-minute stages packed with bullets,…
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Cairn locks in a January 29, 2026 launch as Aava’s brutal ascent up Mount Kami comes to PC and PS5 Cairn, the survival-climber from The Game Bakers (Furi, Haven), now has a firm release date. The studio has confirmed that Aava’s high-altitude push up Mount Kami begins on January 29, 2026 on PC via Steam…
Copa Gaming Reveals The Department, a Narrative Detective Sim Rooted in Real-World Welsh Policing Detective games have come a long way since L.A. Noire, but there still aren’t many that lean into modern, grounded police work. That’s where The Department comes in – a new narrative detective sim from indie studio Copa Gaming, inspired by…
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