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. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:46:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 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/the-official-july-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-an-agricultural-revolution-and-a-sweets-boom-sweet-summer-is-here/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-july-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-an-agricultural-revolution-and-a-sweets-boom-sweet-summer-is-here/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69985 Elin State of the Game – July 2026, the eighth edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-july-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-an-agricultural-revolution-and-a-sweets-boom-sweet-summer-is-here/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/extreme-survival-club-is-a-japanese-tarkov-style-pve-extraction-shooter-where-anime-girls-battle-hunger-and-the-urge-to-pee/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/extreme-survival-club-is-a-japanese-tarkov-style-pve-extraction-shooter-where-anime-girls-battle-hunger-and-the-urge-to-pee/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70204 In Extreme Survival Club!, you participate in a cruel survival game on a deserted island.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/extreme-survival-club-is-a-japanese-tarkov-style-pve-extraction-shooter-where-anime-girls-battle-hunger-and-the-urge-to-pee/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chillas-art-announces-horror-snow-shoveling-game-snowed-under/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chillas-art-announces-horror-snow-shoveling-game-snowed-under/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70107 Chilla's Art's latest game has you endlessly shoveling snow as you head towards a mysterious steel tower.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chillas-art-announces-horror-snow-shoveling-game-snowed-under/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-rhythm-game-step-theater-made-by-popular-youtuber-who-quit-his-day-job-to-commit-to-game-development-gets-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-rhythm-game-step-theater-made-by-popular-youtuber-who-quit-his-day-job-to-commit-to-game-development-gets-steam-demo/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70086 Rhythm Heaven-inspired story based game Step Theater just got a 20-minute demo on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-rhythm-game-step-theater-made-by-popular-youtuber-who-quit-his-day-job-to-commit-to-game-development-gets-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-butt-spanking-indie-horror-indefinitely-delayed-on-steam-due-to-prolonged-review-process-concerning-sexual-content/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-butt-spanking-indie-horror-indefinitely-delayed-on-steam-due-to-prolonged-review-process-concerning-sexual-content/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70022 The release date for Actor's sexy horror game Spanking Exorcist is TBD.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-butt-spanking-indie-horror-indefinitely-delayed-on-steam-due-to-prolonged-review-process-concerning-sexual-content/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/palworlds-latest-additions-have-paved-the-way-for-infinite-gorilla-implosions/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/palworlds-latest-additions-have-paved-the-way-for-infinite-gorilla-implosions/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:14:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69958 Palworld players have figured out a glorious combination of Gorirat's Full-Power Gorilla Mode, the Megaton Implode skill, and the new "Heavily Armored" passive.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/palworlds-latest-additions-have-paved-the-way-for-infinite-gorilla-implosions/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69797 Money Under the Bed is an indie horror game set to release in 2027 on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/tragic-visual-novel-mementofragment-offers-pieces-of-your-own-memories-through-the-story-of-a-girls-journey-across-a-war-torn-world/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/tragic-visual-novel-mementofragment-offers-pieces-of-your-own-memories-through-the-story-of-a-girls-journey-across-a-war-torn-world/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69803 Kusou no Kobo, the development team behind Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea, will release the visual novel MeMento*fragMent in 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/tragic-visual-novel-mementofragment-offers-pieces-of-your-own-memories-through-the-story-of-a-girls-journey-across-a-war-torn-world/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/attack-only-is-a-turn-based-jrpg-about-a-princess-who-punches-her-enemies-allies-and-even-the-game-ui/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/attack-only-is-a-turn-based-jrpg-about-a-princess-who-punches-her-enemies-allies-and-even-the-game-ui/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69727 Developed by Heavenside Creations, Attack Only is set to launch on Steam in 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/attack-only-is-a-turn-based-jrpg-about-a-princess-who-punches-her-enemies-allies-and-even-the-game-ui/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-game-the-dream-of-a-cockspur-which-traps-players-on-a-remote-island-investigating-a-fallen-celestial-object-releases-on-steam-on-july-22/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-game-the-dream-of-a-cockspur-which-traps-players-on-a-remote-island-investigating-a-fallen-celestial-object-releases-on-steam-on-july-22/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:47:43 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69676 The surreal cosmic horror game The Dream of a Cockspur has been announced for a July 22 Steam release.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-game-the-dream-of-a-cockspur-which-traps-players-on-a-remote-island-investigating-a-fallen-celestial-object-releases-on-steam-on-july-22/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-developer-uses-pictures-of-wifes-sleeping-face-chicken-leftovers-to-create-grotesque-enemy-designs/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-developer-uses-pictures-of-wifes-sleeping-face-chicken-leftovers-to-create-grotesque-enemy-designs/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69609 Billy the Hero developer JOJOJOJOSoft recently detailed his unconventional boss creation process of Reddit.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-developer-uses-pictures-of-wifes-sleeping-face-chicken-leftovers-to-create-grotesque-enemy-designs/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-a-world-after-people-is-a-lonely-post-apocalyptic-game-about-a-robot-learning-what-humanity-was-like-before-shutting-down-forever/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-a-world-after-people-is-a-lonely-post-apocalyptic-game-about-a-robot-learning-what-humanity-was-like-before-shutting-down-forever/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69577 In A World After People is a Japanese indie game scheduled to release sometime in 2026 on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-a-world-after-people-is-a-lonely-post-apocalyptic-game-about-a-robot-learning-what-humanity-was-like-before-shutting-down-forever/feed/ 0