https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:10:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/idol-livestreamer-psychological-horror-game-announced-for-steam-investigate-a-disappearance-by-sending-super-chats-and-snooping-through-fan-sites/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/idol-livestreamer-psychological-horror-game-announced-for-steam-investigate-a-disappearance-by-sending-super-chats-and-snooping-through-fan-sites/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64962 Japanese publisher Tohakusha announced their horror mystery adventure Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME, scheduled to release on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/idol-livestreamer-psychological-horror-game-announced-for-steam-investigate-a-disappearance-by-sending-super-chats-and-snooping-through-fan-sites/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-game-shop-management-sim-lets-you-experience-25-years-of-gaming-history-from-behind-the-counter/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-game-shop-management-sim-lets-you-experience-25-years-of-gaming-history-from-behind-the-counter/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64847 Developed by Kyoto-based Lobstudio, Sunset Game Shop Shayou is a management sim that mixes real-life industry history.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-game-shop-management-sim-lets-you-experience-25-years-of-gaming-history-from-behind-the-counter/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-comedy-horror-game-based-on-local-urban-legend-puts-you-up-against-a-100-ft-tall-woman-out-to-kidnap-young-men/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-comedy-horror-game-based-on-local-urban-legend-puts-you-up-against-a-100-ft-tall-woman-out-to-kidnap-young-men/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:26:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64775 Japanese solo indie game dev Neruneko has launched the Steam page for their upcoming point-and-click 3D adventure game Hyakushaku-sama.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-comedy-horror-game-based-on-local-urban-legend-puts-you-up-against-a-100-ft-tall-woman-out-to-kidnap-young-men/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-hand-drawn-dark-fantasy-exploration-game-alice-in-wonder-underland-aiwu-launches-april-23-a-bizarre-experience-that-doesnt-rely-on-gore/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-hand-drawn-dark-fantasy-exploration-game-alice-in-wonder-underland-aiwu-launches-april-23-a-bizarre-experience-that-doesnt-rely-on-gore/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64766 Regista announced that Alice in Wonder Underland - AIWU - will release on April 23, 2026, for Steam and Nintendo Switch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-hand-drawn-dark-fantasy-exploration-game-alice-in-wonder-underland-aiwu-launches-april-23-a-bizarre-experience-that-doesnt-rely-on-gore/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/return-to-shironagasu-island-sequel-gets-official-steam-store-page-amassing-over-5000-wislishsts-in-one-day/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/return-to-shironagasu-island-sequel-gets-official-steam-store-page-amassing-over-5000-wislishsts-in-one-day/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64704 The successor to Return to Shironagasu Island is a time-leap sci-fi mystery VN.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/return-to-shironagasu-island-sequel-gets-official-steam-store-page-amassing-over-5000-wislishsts-in-one-day/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/following-backlash-from-japanese-developers-monotype-announces-revised-game-font-licensing-plan-but-a-new-vaguely-worded-limitation-raises-concerns/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/following-backlash-from-japanese-developers-monotype-announces-revised-game-font-licensing-plan-but-a-new-vaguely-worded-limitation-raises-concerns/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64642 Monotype has announced revisions to the LETS font license service for games, previously owned by Japan's Fontworks.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/following-backlash-from-japanese-developers-monotype-announces-revised-game-font-licensing-plan-but-a-new-vaguely-worded-limitation-raises-concerns/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-dating-sim-girlfailure-art-club-puts-you-at-the-mercy-of-four-quirky-otaku-high-school-girls/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-dating-sim-girlfailure-art-club-puts-you-at-the-mercy-of-four-quirky-otaku-high-school-girls/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64594 Japanese multi-media creator Uka Todoki recently announced that their new dating sim Girlfailure Art Club is in development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-dating-sim-girlfailure-art-club-puts-you-at-the-mercy-of-four-quirky-otaku-high-school-girls/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-solo-developers-unscary-schoolgirl-horror-adventure-game-crowdfunds-over-1-million-yen-in-less-than-three-months/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-solo-developers-unscary-schoolgirl-horror-adventure-game-crowdfunds-over-1-million-yen-in-less-than-three-months/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64474 Japanese solo developer Ichijo Lilili announced that Obake Nante Kowakunai JK VS Gakkou Meikyuu reached 100% of its crowdfunding goal.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-solo-developers-unscary-schoolgirl-horror-adventure-game-crowdfunds-over-1-million-yen-in-less-than-three-months/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:51:02 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64392 Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox recently addressed fans' concerns about a lack of multiple language options for his games. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision/feed/ 5 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-march-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-the-adventurer-qa-box-is-now-open/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-march-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-the-adventurer-qa-box-is-now-open/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63902 Elin State of the Game – March 2026, the fourth edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-march-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-the-adventurer-qa-box-is-now-open/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64167 In a recent interview, Gnosia producer and director Toru Kawakatsu talks about the importance of "business sense" in game development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/feed/ 10 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gothic-action-jrpg-featuring-sexy-demon-slaying-nuns-gets-steam-store-page-after-selling-over-100000-copies-on-dlsite/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gothic-action-jrpg-featuring-sexy-demon-slaying-nuns-gets-steam-store-page-after-selling-over-100000-copies-on-dlsite/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64209 Developed by Japanese indie circle Uu, the dark action RPG SiNiSistar2 is coming soon to Steam with English language support.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gothic-action-jrpg-featuring-sexy-demon-slaying-nuns-gets-steam-store-page-after-selling-over-100000-copies-on-dlsite/feed/ 1