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, 11 Sep 2026 09:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 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/japanese-indie-devs-warn-each-other-about-unscrupulous-publishers-after-creator-reveals-9010-revenue-split-offer/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-devs-warn-each-other-about-unscrupulous-publishers-after-creator-reveals-9010-revenue-split-offer/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72371 This week has been full of Japanese indie developers talking about their experiences with publishers and warning each other about questionable practices they’ve come across in the industry. The conversation was kicked off on X by developer Shigefusa Works, whose story about a publisher who stalled on signing a contract for a whopping 16 months went viral earlier this week. In the following days, the discussion has turned to the topic of revenue sharing between developers and publishers. Japanese indie developer GraphicLatte, creator of the dark fantasy action RPG Gear Notes: Ogre Slayer, revealed that around the time they started work on their game, a publisher approached them with preposterous […]]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-devs-warn-each-other-about-unscrupulous-publishers-after-creator-reveals-9010-revenue-split-offer/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/touhou-koumakyou-classic-somehow-lets-you-carry-over-save-data-from-the-original-game-from-23-years-ago/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/touhou-koumakyou-classic-somehow-lets-you-carry-over-save-data-from-the-original-game-from-23-years-ago/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:18 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72288 Touhou Koumakyou: Classic is a faithful recreation of the game released in tandem with the new modern remake.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/touhou-koumakyou-classic-somehow-lets-you-carry-over-save-data-from-the-original-game-from-23-years-ago/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72184 Revive! Onsen Town! is currently in development for PC (Steam), with a demo out now.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71959 Dissolution of My Self is a "toxic BL" point-and-click visual novel out now on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pocketpairs-first-open-world-survival-game-craftopia-finally-set-for-full-release-next-year-post-palwolrd-success-helped-the-devs-tackle-longstanding-technical-issues/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pocketpairs-first-open-world-survival-game-craftopia-finally-set-for-full-release-next-year-post-palwolrd-success-helped-the-devs-tackle-longstanding-technical-issues/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:46:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71987 The game initially entered Early Access on Steam in October 2020.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pocketpairs-first-open-world-survival-game-craftopia-finally-set-for-full-release-next-year-post-palwolrd-success-helped-the-devs-tackle-longstanding-technical-issues/feed/ 3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/escape-game-captive-love%e2%99%a1melty-holic-follows-an-underground-male-idol-running-from-yandere-fangirls/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/escape-game-captive-love%e2%99%a1melty-holic-follows-an-underground-male-idol-running-from-yandere-fangirls/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71817 CAPTIVE LOVE♡MELTY HOLIC is coming to Steam in 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/escape-game-captive-love%e2%99%a1melty-holic-follows-an-underground-male-idol-running-from-yandere-fangirls/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/princess-maker-inspired-companion-game-fenestra-my-focus-her-future-tasks-you-with-raising-a-cyber-girl-living-in-your-computer/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/princess-maker-inspired-companion-game-fenestra-my-focus-her-future-tasks-you-with-raising-a-cyber-girl-living-in-your-computer/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71751 Fenestra: my focus, her future is coming to Steam in 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/princess-maker-inspired-companion-game-fenestra-my-focus-her-future-tasks-you-with-raising-a-cyber-girl-living-in-your-computer/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-buzz-or-die-you-dive-into-the-minds-of-heinous-criminals-in-search-of-viral-content-a-grotesque-game-show-where-likes-decide-who-lives/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-buzz-or-die-you-dive-into-the-minds-of-heinous-criminals-in-search-of-viral-content-a-grotesque-game-show-where-likes-decide-who-lives/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71699 BUZZ or DIE is a point-and-click adventure game coming to Steam in 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-buzz-or-die-you-dive-into-the-minds-of-heinous-criminals-in-search-of-viral-content-a-grotesque-game-show-where-likes-decide-who-lives/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-psychological-horror-game-condominium-no-exit-you-must-escape-a-grotesque-liminal-world-while-confronting-buried-trauma/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-psychological-horror-game-condominium-no-exit-you-must-escape-a-grotesque-liminal-world-while-confronting-buried-trauma/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71705 CONDOMINIUM: NO EXIT has a demo out now on Steam and itch.io.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-psychological-horror-game-condominium-no-exit-you-must-escape-a-grotesque-liminal-world-while-confronting-buried-trauma/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/satsubatsu-succubus-is-a-chaotic-retro-style-fps-where-a-succubus-praises-you-for-massacring-angels/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/satsubatsu-succubus-is-a-chaotic-retro-style-fps-where-a-succubus-praises-you-for-massacring-angels/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71652 SATSUBATSU SUCCUBUS is coming to Steam in Q4 of 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/satsubatsu-succubus-is-a-chaotic-retro-style-fps-where-a-succubus-praises-you-for-massacring-angels/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/fuwa-fuwa-omurice-simulator-roguelite-is-a-business-management-sim-with-rhythm-game-mechanics-in-which-the-goal-is-to-survive-raging-capitalism/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/fuwa-fuwa-omurice-simulator-roguelite-is-a-business-management-sim-with-rhythm-game-mechanics-in-which-the-goal-is-to-survive-raging-capitalism/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71619 Japanese indie dev Studio Hakua Laboratory recently announced Fuwa! Fuwa! Omurice Simulator Roguelite for PC. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/fuwa-fuwa-omurice-simulator-roguelite-is-a-business-management-sim-with-rhythm-game-mechanics-in-which-the-goal-is-to-survive-raging-capitalism/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/naniwa-underground-is-a-japanese-gta-inspired-indie-life-sim-set-in-an-anarchistic-crime-ridden-fictional-osaka/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/naniwa-underground-is-a-japanese-gta-inspired-indie-life-sim-set-in-an-anarchistic-crime-ridden-fictional-osaka/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71612 Japanese solo developer Kyamei has announced their GTA-inspired live simulator Naniwa Underground. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/naniwa-underground-is-a-japanese-gta-inspired-indie-life-sim-set-in-an-anarchistic-crime-ridden-fictional-osaka/feed/ 0