Indie duo Grimtaste Studios has officially revealed RUNT, a rural gothic visual novel steeped in paranoia, faith, and post-apocalyptic dread. Published by DreadXP, the game drops players into a world where the sky has been black for a decade—and something far worse than suspicion stalks what remains of humanity. A playable demo is available now on Steamahead of its full PC launch in 2026. At the heart of RUNT is 19-year-old Runt Strayer, the youngest of five brothers and the last surviving sons of a disgraced cult leader who once called himself the Mouth of God. On the fifth anniversary…
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If you loved Strange Horticulture, cozy occult detective work is back. Strange Antiquities — the standalone sequel from Bad Viking and publisher Iceberg Interactive — has landed on Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch, inviting players to take up the mantle of apprentice Thaumaturge in Undermere’s mysterious antique emporium. At first the shop feels quaint, but the relics on your shelves hide darker truths. Your job is to examine, identify, and catalogue each strange artifact using every tool at your disposal: careful observation, arcane reference tomes, and even a kind of “inner perception.” Every object has a story, and…
Sometimes detective work isn’t about saving the world—it’s about solving life’s everyday mysteries. That’s exactly the heart of Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game, the debut title from Indonesian indie developer Posh Cat Studio, arriving on Steam September 9, 2025. Created by a small, passionate, female-led team, Little Problems was born from a love of detective fiction mixed with a desire for something more wholesome than your usual murder mystery. Instead of blood, crime, and cosmic horror, players are invited to sleuth through the lighter side of life—navigating the tiny challenges and misunderstandings that shape daily experiences. “Little Problems focuses…
Get ready to dive headfirst into madness. Call of the Elder Gods, the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning Call of the Sea, has officially been revealed, and it looks like we’re heading straight into the jaws of cosmic horror. Unveiled with a brand-new trailer during this summer’s showcases, publisher Kwalee and acclaimed indie studio Out of the Blue are taking their narrative puzzle expertise to a whole new level—and a much darker one. 30 Years Later, the Shadows Return Set three decades after the events of the first game, Call of the Elder Gods reunites players with Harry Everhart—now a…
Indie micro-studio Ancient Machine has dropped an electrifying new story trailer for its upcoming game, VICE Undercover. Set in an alternate 1985 Miami where modern technology exists decades early, this narco-thriller puts players in the heart of a dangerous double life. Welcome to the High-Stakes World of VICE Undercover In VICE Undercover, you’ll step into the shoes of Vida, a Colombian-American undercover cop working for the Electronic Crime Unit (ECU). Tasked with infiltrating Miami’s most powerful cartel, Vida poses as their top hacker to dismantle their operations from the inside. The catch? The cartel’s hacker mysteriously leaves his supercomputer unattended…