https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/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, 02 Apr 2026 09:11:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/indie-games/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-dating-sim-girlfailure-art-club-puts-you-at-the-mercy-of-four-quirky-otaku-high-school-girls/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-dating-sim-girlfailure-art-club-puts-you-at-the-mercy-of-four-quirky-otaku-high-school-girls/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64594 Japanese multi-media creator Uka Todoki recently announced that their new dating sim Girlfailure Art Club is in development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-japanese-dating-sim-girlfailure-art-club-puts-you-at-the-mercy-of-four-quirky-otaku-high-school-girls/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-solo-developers-unscary-schoolgirl-horror-adventure-game-crowdfunds-over-1-million-yen-in-less-than-three-months/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-solo-developers-unscary-schoolgirl-horror-adventure-game-crowdfunds-over-1-million-yen-in-less-than-three-months/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64474 Japanese solo developer Ichijo Lilili announced that Obake Nante Kowakunai JK VS Gakkou Meikyuu reached 100% of its crowdfunding goal.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-solo-developers-unscary-schoolgirl-horror-adventure-game-crowdfunds-over-1-million-yen-in-less-than-three-months/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64167 In a recent interview, Gnosia producer and director Toru Kawakatsu talks about the importance of "business sense" in game development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/feed/ 10 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-doctor-develops-fourth-wall-breaking-puzzle-game-inspired-by-real-symptoms-of-schizophrenia/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-doctor-develops-fourth-wall-breaking-puzzle-game-inspired-by-real-symptoms-of-schizophrenia/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64043 Japanese indie developer and doctor NamariKarte recently released This is Just a Game, an ARG inspired by symptoms of schizophrenia. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-doctor-develops-fourth-wall-breaking-puzzle-game-inspired-by-real-symptoms-of-schizophrenia/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/popular-japanese-streamer-who-quit-his-day-job-to-commit-to-game-development-reveals-his-rhythm-heaven-like-solo-produced-debut-title/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/popular-japanese-streamer-who-quit-his-day-job-to-commit-to-game-development-reveals-his-rhythm-heaven-like-solo-produced-debut-title/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63391 Japanese streamer and solo developer P-P recently announced his debut title Step Theater, releasing in mid-2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/popular-japanese-streamer-who-quit-his-day-job-to-commit-to-game-development-reveals-his-rhythm-heaven-like-solo-produced-debut-title/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-and-welcome-to-the-nhk-inspired-free-japanese-horror-arg-gets-over-10000-downloads-on-steam-in-just-3-days/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-and-welcome-to-the-nhk-inspired-free-japanese-horror-arg-gets-over-10000-downloads-on-steam-in-just-3-days/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:53:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63180 Japanese developer MYU announced that their free Steam ARG Sato Killing Time Chat.exe reached over 10,000 downloads in just 3 days.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/serial-experiments-lain-and-welcome-to-the-nhk-inspired-free-japanese-horror-arg-gets-over-10000-downloads-on-steam-in-just-3-days/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/please-break-the-transistor-of-nvidia-geforce-rtx-470-gpu-japanese-reality-bending-typing-game-which-might-talk-you-into-destroying-your-computer-now-out-on-steam/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/please-break-the-transistor-of-nvidia-geforce-rtx-470-gpu-japanese-reality-bending-typing-game-which-might-talk-you-into-destroying-your-computer-now-out-on-steam/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:18:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62962 PLAYISM just released the psychological horror / typing game Dyping Escape on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/please-break-the-transistor-of-nvidia-geforce-rtx-470-gpu-japanese-reality-bending-typing-game-which-might-talk-you-into-destroying-your-computer-now-out-on-steam/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-horror-game-lets-you-go-on-a-bizarre-dreamcore-inspired-date-through-liminal-spaces-with-a-cute-santa-claus-maid/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-horror-game-lets-you-go-on-a-bizarre-dreamcore-inspired-date-through-liminal-spaces-with-a-cute-santa-claus-maid/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62566 Route Whom is an indie walking simulator/horror game which lets you explore Japan-inspired liminal spaces alongside a cute Santa Claus maid.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-horror-game-lets-you-go-on-a-bizarre-dreamcore-inspired-date-through-liminal-spaces-with-a-cute-santa-claus-maid/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-the-somnium-files-and-triangle-strategy-devs-new-game-is-a-morally-grey-akutagawa-inspired-noir-fantasy-in-which-the-players-will-hate-the-choices-they-make/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-the-somnium-files-and-triangle-strategy-devs-new-game-is-a-morally-grey-akutagawa-inspired-noir-fantasy-in-which-the-players-will-hate-the-choices-they-make/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61919 Studio TENDA just released KOKUTOTO, a morally grey visual novel inspired by Ryunosuke Akutagawa's classic short story Rashomon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-the-somnium-files-and-triangle-strategy-devs-new-game-is-a-morally-grey-akutagawa-inspired-noir-fantasy-in-which-the-players-will-hate-the-choices-they-make/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-release-of-japanese-psycho-fujoshi-horror-visual-novel-cancelled-due-to-issues-that-couldnt-be-resolved-with-a-few-revisions-developers-say-they-saw/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-release-of-japanese-psycho-fujoshi-horror-visual-novel-cancelled-due-to-issues-that-couldnt-be-resolved-with-a-few-revisions-developers-say-they-saw/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:33:14 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61905 Game creator Takiya Ijima recently announced that Apathy: Psycho Fujoshi would not be coming to Steam due to "unresolvable issues."]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-release-of-japanese-psycho-fujoshi-horror-visual-novel-cancelled-due-to-issues-that-couldnt-be-resolved-with-a-few-revisions-developers-say-they-saw/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/from-madness-with-love-dev-drops-creepy-but-soothing-new-game-that-even-men-who-have-diarrhea-for-2-hours-straight-after-seeing-horror-would-want-to-play/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/from-madness-with-love-dev-drops-creepy-but-soothing-new-game-that-even-men-who-have-diarrhea-for-2-hours-straight-after-seeing-horror-would-want-to-play/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61602 Japanese indie horror developer Jamsanpoid discusses the cute but horror worldview of their latest game, Toganeyobi.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/from-madness-with-love-dev-drops-creepy-but-soothing-new-game-that-even-men-who-have-diarrhea-for-2-hours-straight-after-seeing-horror-would-want-to-play/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/overwhelmingly-positive-indie-visual-novel-magical-girl-witch-trials-surpasses-500000-units-sold-and-25000-reviews-less-than-a-year-after-launch/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/overwhelmingly-positive-indie-visual-novel-magical-girl-witch-trials-surpasses-500000-units-sold-and-25000-reviews-less-than-a-year-after-launch/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:36:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61434 Magical Girl Witch Trials developer Acacia recently announced that the game had surpassed 500,000 units sold on Steam worldwide. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/overwhelmingly-positive-indie-visual-novel-magical-girl-witch-trials-surpasses-500000-units-sold-and-25000-reviews-less-than-a-year-after-launch/feed/ 0