NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD sold over 100,000 units in its first week
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD sold over 100,000 units in its first week. NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a needy streamer-raising adventure game that follows the daily life of Ame-chan, an aspiring live streamer with a desperate need for social acceptance.
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, and it’s way harder
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, which is way harder than the original. Kotonoha Tango uses the Japanese Katakana syllabary instead of the English alphabet.
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game. A new project by Tadasumen, the creator behind PIEN and Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!
Alina of the Arena is a deckbuilding roguelite that takes inspiration from Slay the Spire and Into the Breach
Alina of the Arena is a deckbuilding roguelite that takes inspiration from Slay the Spire and Into the Breach. The gameplay is being received quite favorably from Steam users.
Librarian adventure game Kakureza Library now available on Steam
Librarian adventure game Kakureza Library now available on Steam. Your job is to check out books to visitors and take care of book returns.
7 Days to End with You is a visual novel where you decipher a language to understand the story
7 Days to End with You is a visual novel where you have to guess and decipher an unknown language in order to understand the story. You play as a character with memory loss, and there’s a woman trying to communicate with you, but you can’t understand what she’s saying.
Bishoujo puzzle game Mirror 2: Project X is the latest Steam hit with over 45,000 concurrent players
Bishoujo Match-3 puzzle game Mirror 2: Project X is the latest Steam hit with over 45,000 peak concurrent players. Mirror 2: Project X is a sequel to Mirror, an adults-only game that’s also available on Steam.
Monster raising open world game Palworld gets a new trailer
Monster raising open world game Palworld gets a new trailer. Palworld is an open world monster-taming and -raising action RPG set in a world inhabited by mysterious creatures called Pals.
Remake of a grotesque Japanese indie RPG now available on Steam
Japanese game developer Rosenkreuz has released Katsute Watashitachiwa Jigoku no Mattadanaka Deshita. (かつて私たちは地獄のまっただ中でした。) on Steam. It's a remake of an RPG released back in 2011.
The Hundred Year Kingdom: create a conflict-free civilization with a young goddess
The Hundred Year Kingdom is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC (via Steam) on February 3. The Hundred Year Kingdom is a turn-based simulation game where the goal is to build a peaceful civilization over the course of a century.
Eat Sushi or Die! Absurd sushi eating game is capturing the hearts of Japanese gamers
Eat Sushi or Die! Absurd sushi eating action game is capturing the hearts of Japanese gamers. Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze! (I’m going to die if I don’t eat sushi soon!) is available on PC as a free download.
Nyaaaanvy, a butt sumo game featuring cat-like creatures, is coming to Steam
Nyaaaanvy, a physics-based butt sumo game featuring cat-like creatures, is coming to Steam. The goal of the game is to knock opponents off the stage and become the last one standing.
Jack & Detective is a social deduction game without conversation or elimination
Japanese game developer Curiouspark has released Jack & Detective: Werewolf Game on iOS and Android as a free-to-play app. It’s a social deduction game based on a board game of the same name.
Free lo-fi idle game Chill Corner is gaining popularity on Steam
Free lo-fi idle game called Chill Corner has been garnering popularity on Steam. Chill Corner is a simple, relaxing game that launched for free in December.
Idol raising idle game Idling Idol is now available on Steam
Idol raising idle game Idling Idol is now available on Steam. Idling Idol creators recommends the game for those that like idle and clicker games, resource management games, and cute idols.
Librarian adventure game Kakureza Library to release on Steam in January
Librarian adventure game Kakureza Library to release on Steam in January 2022. Your objective is to handle your work without making too many mistakes in order to get past the trial period.
Chilla’s Art announces The Closing Shift, a psychological horror game taking place at a cafe
Chilla’s Art announces The Closing Shift for steam, a psychological horror game taking place at a cafe. The protagonist is a girl who works the late shift at a cafe called Chilla’s Coffee.
Poop-themed typing game sells better than expected on Steam
Poop-themed typing game called Unko Typing sells better than expected on Steam. The developer plans to add English support in the future.
A game developer falls into the dreaded “number notation” trap of programming
One game developer falls into the dreaded “number notation” trap of programming. An example of how the notation rule differences between countries can cause bugs in video games.
Escape the Endless Corridor in Photogenic Minds, a deck building horror game
Escape the Endless Corridor in Photogenic Minds, a deck building horror game being created by a Japanese solo game developer. Photogenic Minds is scheduled to come out on Steam in June 2022.
Unmetaverse is a free VR platform for loners with no friends
Unmetaverse is a free VR platform on Steam for loners with no friends. No voice chat, no text chat. Gestures are the only means of communication in Unmetaverse.
Japanese solo indie game developer looks back on their marketing process
Japanese solo indie game developer looks back on their marketing process behind Monmusu Gladiator. From doing a soft launch on smaller platforms before releasing on Steam, to sending out a press release at the right moment.