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Abnormal and uncharismatic.


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Monster Rancher-inspired indie passion project Mamon King tops Steam charts in Japan

Developer Yoshinama says he will treasure the screenshot as a family heirloom
automaton-media.com/en/news/mons...
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Monster Rancher-inspired indie passion project Mamon King tops Steam charts in Japan

Developer Yoshinama says he will treasure the screenshot as a family heirloom
automaton-media.com/en/news/mons...
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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people are blogging about the game awards so it's time to link to my blog post from 2023 where I said what is still my firm opinion to this day

auratriolo.com/blog/2023/12...
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS killsixbilliondemons.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Very good article.

I have never thoroughly examined why I instinctively reject games that "look too good", but this seems to have pulled on a loose thread and I think I'll spend a couple weeks with this on my mind.
Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.

Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.

So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...

transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
The Attempt To Escape From Pain Creates More Pain
Lord forgive me, I'm blogging. I can't help it! Many years ago, I got some advice from a writer who I deeply respect, James Howell, and he told me that criticism needs to proceed confidently. Don't...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.

Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.

So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...

transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
The Attempt To Escape From Pain Creates More Pain
Lord forgive me, I'm blogging. I can't help it! Many years ago, I got some advice from a writer who I deeply respect, James Howell, and he told me that criticism needs to proceed confidently. Don't...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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It’s that time of year again, time for the only Game Award that matters jels.website/2025-12-12_m...
My 2025 In Review
My Game of the Year 2025
jels.website
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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i played kowloon high-school chronicle by accident and it has indeed permanently altered my brain chemistry
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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You guys you will get exposed to so many more games that will permanently alter your brain chemistry and inspire you if you look beyond "critic's choice" and blockbusters, and start digging into the "6/10s", the random itch.io game with no reviews, the thing with all the jank and wild ideas.
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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I am 100% pro Larian doing whatever pervert shit it wants and I can’t wait for another game where you can like, fuck a squid or whatever, but it really does further drive home the two-tier system of enforcement on storefronts. Bg3 contains basically everything small games get banned for
December 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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December 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Thank you for the shout out! 💚💚💚
We love hearing from Indie Game Developers who are working on amazing games!

In our latest newsletter, we talked about the upcoming "Die or Die" by @aonorte.com and we want to hear from you if you've got a recently released indie game or about to release one!

Check it out!

#indiegame #gamedev
December 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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worm for you
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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‼️Competencia multa 21 empresas de Monbus e Alsa con 1,6 millóns e prohibe á Xunta contratalas por un ano
Competencia multa 21 empresas de Monbus e Alsa con 1,6 millóns e prohibe á Xunta contratalas un ano - Praza Pública
O Pleno da Comisión Galega da Competencia, controlado polo PP, rebaixa a proposta de sanción formulada polo investigador do cártel co que as firmas, incluída a Matriz de Monbus, se repartiron ilegalme...
praza.gal
December 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I want to be excited about the new Divinity game but so far all I'm seeing is all the things I didn't give a shit about in BG3/DOS2 and none of the fun.
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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The most hell yeah of all possible hell yeahs here. Isles of Sea & Sky is amazing and @gojirra.bsky.social is cool as hell
If you’re interested in a grand sokoban adventure that’s not made by a massive bigot (which I’m bringing up for no reason of course!), might I suggest Isles of Sea and Sky? One of the best games of last year by a lot!

store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...
Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that p...
store.steampowered.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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enjoy Clair Obscur but they've already got a disease that's killing 33 year olds irl and it's called being asked not to read Harry Potter even though you're REALLY anxious sometimes
April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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SHIT.
I forgot about The Nameless: Slay Dragon.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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I'll try:
Iji
Risk of Rain (the first one)
Card City Nights
Tactical Breach Wizards
Heat Signature
Gunpoint
House of Necrosis
Aotenjo
Tuna Hake's Underwater
Yume Nikki
Momodora
A Magical Highschool Girl
Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
Quester: Osaka
Influx: Redux
That's 16/50.
New rule this year: If you post "Play more indie games" during the game awards, you are required to make a thread recommending 50 of them.
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Maldita Castilla
Blasphemous
Slime Rancher
Touhou Luna Nights
Death's Door
Castaway
Prodigal
Skatebird
Monster Sanctuary
Casette Beasts
En Garde!
Baba is You
The Secret of Varonis
Lunacid
Dragon Ruins
Bug Fables
Buck Up and Drive!
Starlight Re:volver
Weird West
Vagante
Huntdown
Wildfire
That's 38/50
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Long Live the Queen
Astronomia
Quest of Dungeons
Monaco
The Knight Witch
M.A.S.S. Builder
Bokura
30XX
Atlyss
20 Small Mazes
FTL
Savant: Ascent
Aaaand 50 (I think?)

Honorable mention to Strike Vector, which you can't play anymore. You were too good for this world.
December 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hold on
Mamon King, a new indie monster-raising simulation game inspired by the Monster Rancher series, is now available on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19153-mamon-king-now-available-for-nintendo-switch-pc-via-steam
December 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Are we crazy for doing this for a little South African indie game festival?

Showed our game at Playtopia last weekend. Might have gone a little overboard with our booth.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gamedevelopment #shroomandgloom
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM