Alien: Isolation, one of the best horror games of the last decade, is getting its much-deserved sequel. Announced by creative director Al Hope in an X/Twitter post celebrating the influential title’s 10th anniversary, the long-coveted sequel is indeed very much real and currently in early development.
As you might’ve guessed, the game’s grim tone and retro-style graphics are part of its charm – inspired by titles such as Iron Lung and Lethal Company, The Oily Depths will have you manage a submarine and drill for oil in service of your ruthless corporate overlords who seem thoroughly disinterested in your well-being.
Solo developer Joe Richardson’s latest project begins as a dying Immortal John gives a task to his soon-to-be-heir, Malcolm: he must perform seven good deeds before sundown in order to receive his inheritance.
The game follows the story of a seemingly doomed crew stranded on a space freighter in the distant void of space – with power and food supplies quickly running out, the survivors have no choice but to deal with starvation, isolation and... well, each other.
Starring a betrayed knight who’s been cast into the abyss and reanimated as a corpse trapped inside a set of demonic armor, Kill Knight will have you explore a total of five eldritch arenas inspired by retro 90s arcade games and filled with creatures that absolutely want to see you destroyed.
Welcome to GTOGG’s October 2024 edition of Promising Indie Game Releases, where we highlight indie and non-mainstream titles that we believe deserve your attention – in other words, “look at all this potentially cool stuff you might’ve missed otherwise”. That would’ve been too long for a title, though.
When I say the word Contra, many of you who grew up with older games will likely remember it as an intensely challenging series of side-scrolling shoot ‘em ups that required quite a bit of dedication to complete.
Welcome to GTOGG’s September 2024 edition of Promising Indie Game Releases, where we highlight indie and non-mainstream titles that we believe deserve your attention – in other words, “look at all this potentially cool stuff you might’ve missed otherwise”. That would’ve been too long for a title, though.
Time Treker wasn’t an easy game for me to judge. In fact, after my first hour with the title, I felt certain that it simply wasn’t for me... until it was. But before I get ahead of myself, let’s actually talk about what it even is.
Soulslikes have become an immensely popular genre, with many a developer trying their hand at crafting their version of what From Software began more than a decade ago. We’ve seen creators put their own spin on the genre in various ways, but what if I told you there was a game that sort of just... paid homage to the original Dark Souls in a very obvious way?
