Indie Games

Japan’s Yamadera temple has been recreated in a walking simulator and is available for a limited time. The game is a walking simulator based on the Risshakuji Temple, or Yamadera as it’s popularly referred to, in Yamagata, Japan.

R18 game label qureate announces 4 new titles for Nintendo Switch & Steam: NinNinDays2, Oh! MegamisamaDays, DuelPrincess, and Nozokimi.

Visual novel A YEAR OF SPRINGS is getting a console release on December 10. A YEAR OF SPRINGS is a collection of short stories that explore LGBT+ subject matter.

RPG Time: The Legend of Wright is coming out on March 10 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. RPG Time: The Legend of Wright is a handmade notebook Adventure game that has been in development for nine years.

Uminooto (Sound of the Sea) releases in Japan. It's an adventure game about walking along the seashore and picking up shells, as the background slowly changes and the mystery behind the game's world is revealed.

I’m going to die if I don’t eat sushi! is a 3D action game about eating sushi to stay alive. A man turns his love of sushi into strength and sets off to save sushi. By eating more sushi, the man will rescue both sushi and himself.

Morodashi sumo matches are fought with a variety of techniques, such as grabbing, thrusting, and leaping. The competitor who successfully removes their opponent’s mawashi (loincloth) and achieves “morodashi” (exposing their privates) is crowned the victor.

Flappy kissing action Mon Amour is due out Oct. 14. A “One-button insta-death kissing action game” by Onion Games.

NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE to release on Jan. 21, under the new name NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD. A streamer-raising adventure game focused on desperation for social acceptance. Help Ame-chan amass devoted listeners to “squeeze stupid amounts of cash out of her donation-happy otaku followers.”

Poop-themed typing game called Unko Typing sells better than expected on Steam. The developer plans to add English support in the future.

Zakuro, an RPG about fighting grotesque angels, is seeking crowdfunding. The game takes place in the near future in a quarantined Shinjuku, a district of Tokyo, Japan.

Love Love School Days is a first-person survival horror game about escaping from a world of a dating sim. The protagonist wants to start a new game to date a different girl, but his former lover won't let him.

Online Sparkler is a game about enjoying sparklers with others online. A sparkler is a type of firework one holds in their hand. Light the combustible end and watch the flickering sparks twinkle in the darkness in a fleeting but beautiful moment.

Game developer Noa (Lafrontier) has opened a Steam page for Elin, a successor to the roguelike RPG Elona. According to Noa, the first alpha (early access) for Elin will be released "when the first few hours of the game are fully playable. This will likely be at the end of the year at the earliest."

Regista announced on July 8, 2021 that they would be releasing GOHOME for the Nintendo Switch on July 15, 2021 (in Japan).

Jelly no Puzzle creator’s new game Yugo Puzzle is now available on Steam/itch.io. Your objective is to connect the jelly blocks of the same color.

Headache, an abandoned museum exploration horror game, is coming to Steam Nov. 19 PST. Headache is being developed by MONZEN, a university student living in Japan.

Bishoujo Match-3 puzzle game Mirror 2: Project X is the latest Steam hit with over 45,000 peak concurrent players. Mirror 2: Project X is a sequel to Mirror, an adults-only game that’s also available on Steam.

For a new indie game, Tap Ninja -Idle Game looks to be off to a promising start. This free clicker game has players use well-timed taps to defeat the samurai that stand in the way of their constantly running ninja.

Meg’s Monster is an adventure RPG set in the Underworld that depicts the meeting of a monster and a young girl. While the girl may look weak at a glance, she actually holds a secret: her tears have the power to destroy the entire world.

Japanese streaming group ii otona-tachi has announced a new game for the Nintendo Switch called Omoshiro Action – ii otona-tachi no daibouken. ii otona-tachi is a group of streamers who have been making videos since 2010, mainly on Niconico.

Chilla’s Art has announced new horror game Parasocial for Steam. The game is set to be released in 2023. Parasocial is a horror game about a live streamer.