Indie Reviews
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Silver Pines Review: One of the Best Horror Games of 2026
A survival horror Metroidvania that gates its world correctly. Dark areas you cannot navigate yet, boarded doors you cannot open yet, puzzles you cannot finish yet. Silver Pines makes you want to keep playing.
13 Oct 2026 · 10 min
Emberville Has Diablo's Combat and Stardew's Heart. It's AWESOME.
Cygnus Cross's debut Early Access ARPG hides a genuinely good hour behind a character creator full of dad-tier haircuts. The Prologue Demo is out now. Early Access lands October 27.
18 Sept 2026 · 4 min
Subnautica 2 Early Access: How Much Is ACTUALLY in the Game? (2026)
Subnautica 2 has been in early access for seven weeks. Vehicles, biomes, maximum depth, the no-weapons controversy, how it compares to Subnautica 1, and whether to buy it now.
1 Jul 2026 · 21 min
KARMA: The Dark World Got a 72 on Metacritic. It Deserved Better.
Critics gave KARMA: The Dark World a 72 on Metacritic. They were wrong. Pollard Studio's first-person psychological thriller set in alternate 1984 East Germany is a genuinely extraordinary piece of work. The most beautiful horror game I've played, with a story that earns every one of its surreal moments.
4 May 2026 · 8 min
Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 Hit 275K Sales. - I'm Tired Boss...
Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 broke every record the franchise had set, hit number one on Steam, and ended on another cliffhanger. It's also 3-5 hours long and costs $20. With Chapter 6 already confirmed and a film adaptation in development, it's worth asking how many more of these we're actually going to get.
4 May 2026 · 8 min
Crimson Desert Is Game of the Year 2026. The Patches Sealed It.
Pearl Abyss launched their first single-player game to mixed reviews in March. Five million copies and six major patches later, Crimson Desert is the best open-world game of the year. Here's what changed.
1 May 2026 · 8 min
Windrose Is the Pirate Survival Game of 2026
Kraken Express launched their first game into Early Access and 222,000 people showed up on the same weekend. Here's why Windrose is the survival-crafting game of 2026 and what it gets wrong.
1 May 2026 · 9 min