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. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:51:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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/former-fromsoftware-dev-hytacka-returns-with-new-indie-action-rpg-overseeker-following-mixed-reception-of-previous-project/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-fromsoftware-dev-hytacka-returns-with-new-indie-action-rpg-overseeker-following-mixed-reception-of-previous-project/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:49:55 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73798 Hytacka has pronounced that his life’s “main quest is to create the world’s most entertaining action RPG.”]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-fromsoftware-dev-hytacka-returns-with-new-indie-action-rpg-overseeker-following-mixed-reception-of-previous-project/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/amusement-park-escape-horror-visual-novel-1999-tokoyo-building-gets-steam-demo-uncover-the-secrets-of-the-facilitys-bizarre-employees-by-playing-the-burglar/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/amusement-park-escape-horror-visual-novel-1999-tokoyo-building-gets-steam-demo-uncover-the-secrets-of-the-facilitys-bizarre-employees-by-playing-the-burglar/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:21:11 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73783 1999 Tokoyo Building releases on November 10 for PC (Steam).]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/amusement-park-escape-horror-visual-novel-1999-tokoyo-building-gets-steam-demo-uncover-the-secrets-of-the-facilitys-bizarre-employees-by-playing-the-burglar/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/children-of-belgrade-metro-tells-the-story-of-ostracized-psychic-kids-living-in-serbias-abandoned-subway-system-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/children-of-belgrade-metro-tells-the-story-of-ostracized-psychic-kids-living-in-serbias-abandoned-subway-system-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73726 Steam gems from Japan you might be missing out on #8: Children of Belgrade Metro. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/children-of-belgrade-metro-tells-the-story-of-ostracized-psychic-kids-living-in-serbias-abandoned-subway-system-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/greek-mythology-inspired-psychological-horror-game-below-lethe-gets-demo-judge-the-dead-in-a-trial-before-the-underworld/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/greek-mythology-inspired-psychological-horror-game-below-lethe-gets-demo-judge-the-dead-in-a-trial-before-the-underworld/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73725 Below Lethe is coming soon to Steam, with a a demo out now.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/greek-mythology-inspired-psychological-horror-game-below-lethe-gets-demo-judge-the-dead-in-a-trial-before-the-underworld/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/shifu-traffic-masters-a-chaotic-physics-based-driving-game-set-in-90s-china-gets-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/shifu-traffic-masters-a-chaotic-physics-based-driving-game-set-in-90s-china-gets-steam-demo/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73742 You drive "workhorse" vehicles such as delivery trucks, police cars, and taxis.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/shifu-traffic-masters-a-chaotic-physics-based-driving-game-set-in-90s-china-gets-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/angelic-agency-soul-salvation-unit-is-a-supernatural-mystery-vn-following-a-detective-duo-that-can-peek-into-the-memories-of-ghosts-steam-demo-out-now/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/angelic-agency-soul-salvation-unit-is-a-supernatural-mystery-vn-following-a-detective-duo-that-can-peek-into-the-memories-of-ghosts-steam-demo-out-now/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73678 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit tells the story of officer Tsujitsuma and his buddy Damian as they investigate supernatural murder cases.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/angelic-agency-soul-salvation-unit-is-a-supernatural-mystery-vn-following-a-detective-duo-that-can-peek-into-the-memories-of-ghosts-steam-demo-out-now/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-3d-mecha-action-indie-codephantom-gets-steam-demo-no-nonsense-robot-combat/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-3d-mecha-action-indie-codephantom-gets-steam-demo-no-nonsense-robot-combat/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73583 CodePhantom is a single-player mecha action game featuring ground combat and aerial battles.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-3d-mecha-action-indie-codephantom-gets-steam-demo-no-nonsense-robot-combat/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-nakano-laboratory-is-a-time-loop-mystery-game-with-a-personality-transplantation-mechanic-coming-to-steam-in-2027/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-nakano-laboratory-is-a-time-loop-mystery-game-with-a-personality-transplantation-mechanic-coming-to-steam-in-2027/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73503 The Nakano Laboratory is a Japanese indie game slated to release in 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-nakano-laboratory-is-a-time-loop-mystery-game-with-a-personality-transplantation-mechanic-coming-to-steam-in-2027/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90s-anime-inspired-survival-horror-game-signal-veil-announced-navigate-a-haunted-school-with-the-help-of-a-cursed-flip-phone/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90s-anime-inspired-survival-horror-game-signal-veil-announced-navigate-a-haunted-school-with-the-help-of-a-cursed-flip-phone/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73438 Signal Veil is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90s-anime-inspired-survival-horror-game-signal-veil-announced-navigate-a-haunted-school-with-the-help-of-a-cursed-flip-phone/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:38:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73412 Tthe game focuses on the magi, twelve weavers of fate who were briefly mentioned in Momodora: Moonlit Farewell.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73389 Developed by Not a Dog, Happy Propaganda lets you become a chat moderator for a broadcast run by the fictional totalitarian state of Vesna.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73377 Ghosts of the Mountain Pass is currently in development for PC (Steam),]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/feed/ 0