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, 21 Aug 2026 09:25:46 +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-creepy-cute-gothic-exploration-adventure-tea-party-at-the-extinction-museum-coming-to-steam-in-2026/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creepy-cute-gothic-exploration-adventure-tea-party-at-the-extinction-museum-coming-to-steam-in-2026/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71312 Japanese creepy-cute Gothic exploration adventure Tea Party at the Extinction Museum coming to Steam in 2026]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-creepy-cute-gothic-exploration-adventure-tea-party-at-the-extinction-museum-coming-to-steam-in-2026/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ooe-an-adult-bl-murder-mystery-about-ten-men-trapped-on-a-remote-island-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-english-support/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ooe-an-adult-bl-murder-mystery-about-ten-men-trapped-on-a-remote-island-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-english-support/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:28:53 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71285 Dramatic Create announced that their BL murder mystery VN Ooe will be coming to Nintendo Switch this year, with multiple language support. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ooe-an-adult-bl-murder-mystery-about-ten-men-trapped-on-a-remote-island-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-with-english-support/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/adult-sci-fi-visual-novel-2236-a-d-offers-a-birds-eye-perspective-on-the-self-and-the-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ 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Monster, developed by Japanese studio Charon, will launch for Steam (PC) on August 20.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spring-at-dawn-i-am-a-monster-a-horror-vn-about-the-relationship-between-a-teacher-and-three-mentally-troubled-hikikomori-girls-comes-to-steam-august-20/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/package-delivery-co-op-horror-game-hakoatama-announced-for-steam-deliver-dubious-parcels-in-search-of-your-missing-head/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/package-delivery-co-op-horror-game-hakoatama-announced-for-steam-deliver-dubious-parcels-in-search-of-your-missing-head/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71123 HakoAtama ("Box Heads") is coming to Steam, with a Campfire campaign also planned starting August 21.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/package-delivery-co-op-horror-game-hakoatama-announced-for-steam-deliver-dubious-parcels-in-search-of-your-missing-head/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/apple-faces-up-is-a-puzzle-game-where-rewriting-the-books-of-a-celestial-library-changes-the-laws-of-reality-out-for-free-on-steam/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/apple-faces-up-is-a-puzzle-game-where-rewriting-the-books-of-a-celestial-library-changes-the-laws-of-reality-out-for-free-on-steam/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71103 Developed by EASYHUMAN, Apple Faces Up is available now for free on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/apple-faces-up-is-a-puzzle-game-where-rewriting-the-books-of-a-celestial-library-changes-the-laws-of-reality-out-for-free-on-steam/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:41:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71134 lain: Protocol 7, a fan-made OVA project based on Serial Experiments Lain, launched the demo for its original visual novel on August 17. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-protocol-7-visual-novel-gets-first-demo-as-the-fan-made-ova-crowdfunds-over-600-of-its-original-goal/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-planet-moon-child-is-a-sci-fi-visual-novel-that-explores-our-inability-to-understand-each-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-planet-moon-child-is-a-sci-fi-visual-novel-that-explores-our-inability-to-understand-each-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71068 Steam gems from Japan you might be missing out on #1 : My Planet MOON CHILD. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/my-planet-moon-child-is-a-sci-fi-visual-novel-that-explores-our-inability-to-understand-each-other-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/sexy-horror-adventure-game-hextreamingdeep-follows-a-skeptical-livestreamer-investigating-a-notoriously-haunted-water-park/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/sexy-horror-adventure-game-hextreamingdeep-follows-a-skeptical-livestreamer-investigating-a-notoriously-haunted-water-park/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71080 The pixel art horror adventure is out now on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/sexy-horror-adventure-game-hextreamingdeep-follows-a-skeptical-livestreamer-investigating-a-notoriously-haunted-water-park/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-fate-grand-order-directors-new-sword-action-rpg-tsurugihime-gets-closed-beta-test-applications-open/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-fate-grand-order-directors-new-sword-action-rpg-tsurugihime-gets-closed-beta-test-applications-open/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:55:34 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71069 Scheduled for August 25, the CBT focuses on Tsurugihime's combat.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-fate-grand-order-directors-new-sword-action-rpg-tsurugihime-gets-closed-beta-test-applications-open/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/stonks-9800-developer-says-sony-terminated-their-playstation-agreement-without-explanation-entire-game-catalog-set-to-be-delisted/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/stonks-9800-developer-says-sony-terminated-their-playstation-agreement-without-explanation-entire-game-catalog-set-to-be-delisted/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:27:13 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71062 The hit 80s anime-style stock market simulator was due to release on the PlayStation store in 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/stonks-9800-developer-says-sony-terminated-their-playstation-agreement-without-explanation-entire-game-catalog-set-to-be-delisted/feed/ 18 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/enjoy-the-diner-developers-to-release-minimalist-text-adventure-in-which-you-only-communicate-by-glowing-coming-to-steam-on-august-28/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70991 Glow Box, a text adventure developed by Monthly Wetland and published by Waku Waku Games, is coming to Steam on August 28. ]]> 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