The kids from South Jayakarta are back, and this time they’ve leveled up. Troublemaker 2: Beyond Dream, the highly anticipated sequel to Indonesia’s viral beat-’em-up, is out now on Steam for $24.99 (with a 20% launch discount). Developed by Gamecom Team and published through indie.io, the sequel takes everything fans loved about the first game and blows it wide open into a full-on open-world brawler. The original Troublemaker earned cult status for its unfiltered look at Indonesian teen life—a rare perspective in gaming—mixing over-the-top street fights with sharp humor and cultural authenticity. Critics and players praised it for being unapologetically…
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A new challenger enters the indie arena. MechAnimals, the debut title from BouncyBrain Studio—an indie team made up of veteran Hollywood animators from Kung Fu Panda, The Mario Movie, and Minions—is bringing over-the-top mech action to PC and consoles. And starting today, players can get hands-on with the game thanks to a brand-new Steam demo, released just in time for Steam Next Fest. Originally known as Full Steam: Fluffy X Machina, the game now carries the more fitting title MechAnimals, a roguelite beat ‘em up set in a dieselpunk world where critter pilots jump into customizable mechs to battle a…