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0:00September looks like it's going to be
0:01absolutely stacked since developers are
0:04getting out of the way of GTA. So, the
0:06best indie games begins with Scarlet
0:08Skips, a silly one-button roguelite
0:10about skipping rope where you simply
0:11have to press, hold, and release a
0:13single button with the right timing to
0:15play the game. Successful jumps
0:17increases a meter which allows you to
0:19level up where you then choose between
0:21three random power-ups roguelite style
0:24to raise your jump height, add another
0:26jump rope, or even set the rope on fire.
0:29Being interesting in concept with
0:31physics and fan service, Utterly Lost is
0:34a super cozy open-world adventure about
0:36a curious sea otter named Otto swept
0:39away far from home and has to find his
0:41way back with his favorite rock in tow.
0:44Use the rock as a tool breaking through
0:46obstacles and opening up treasures where
0:48you can upgrade your abilities over time
0:50so you swim faster, jump higher, climb
0:53more easily, and glide further. Meet and
0:56help other animals from an ancient
0:58turtle to an aspiring frog singer. Also
1:01having accessories and quirky hats to
1:04equip and simply looks like the cutest.
1:07This video is brought to you by Void
1:09Wood, a one-to-four player co-op
1:10survival horror game where you play as
1:12children trapped in a cursed forest.
1:14Your own voice is a key mechanic, one
1:16that keeps you alive or gets everyone
1:18killed. Players gather resources, craft
1:21weapons and tools, and prepare during
1:23the day, but there's only so much time
1:25to grab what you need. Once nightfall
1:27comes, the forest summons the beast, an
1:30apex predator that hunts by sound and
1:33will track you and your friends down.
1:35That means calling out supplies, warning
1:37a friend, or whispering the plan all
1:39becomes risks you have to weigh because
1:42one wrong sound and the hunt is on.
1:44Survive the night with what you found,
1:46regroup at camp, and use those materials
1:49in your plan the next day as you look
1:51for a way to escape before you fall
1:53victim to the woods. Void Wood comes out
1:56next year on PC and you can wish list
1:58the game on Steam via the link in the
2:00description below. I first came across
2:03Yummy kids on Twitter since the
2:05developer of the Pokémon like Dokapon
2:07Quest worked on this and similarly is a
2:09dark retro style monster taming RPG
2:12starring the Yummy twins Yuki and Yumi
2:15as they hunt down the people that killed
2:17their family. [music] The monsters here
2:19are known as Oni with over 80 of them to
2:22contract, train and battle with in
2:24classic turn base combat. But you do
2:27have to be careful not to get on an
2:29Oni's bad side. Participate in shadow
2:32duels, death matches that only happen at
2:35night against rival contractors and
2:37losing one drags you into the
2:39underworld, a place of strange items and
2:41mysterious locations which you have to
2:43explore and stay a while before being
2:46able to return to the living world. Of
2:48course, I absolutely love the look of
2:50this game since the pixel arts is on
2:52point plus my soft spot for the genre.
2:55Having grown up with Pokémon makes this
2:57a no-brainer. It is not quite October
2:59but we do have a number of spooky games,
3:02one of which is Welcome to Elder field,
3:04a cozy horror RPG where the abnormal is
3:07normal. The townsfolk are odd and
3:09eldritch beings lurk in the darkness as
3:12the local news gets weirder and weirder.
3:15You run a farm but not just any farm
3:17since alongside corn and pumpkins you
3:20will be growing teeth and eyeballs as
3:22well. Managing otherworldly livestock
3:25and fending off monstrosities before
3:27they take over. There are other life sim
3:29elements including fishing, mining,
3:32foraging, home decoration and townsfolk
3:34you can befriend or even marry all with
3:37a very creepy and effective art style.
3:40There is combat but instead of the Zelda
3:42style real time combat in games like
3:44Stardew Valley, this instead has a turn
3:47base system more akin to JRPGs with
3:50perhaps a bit of a fear and hunger vibe,
3:53and while not exactly my favorite art
3:55style, I do think it is very impressive
3:57and nails exactly what they are going
3:59for. Similarly, I love the art in Golden
4:02Swirl, a dark fantasy action deck
4:04builder that runs in semi-real time. So,
4:07instead of trading turns, you're
4:09physically dodging attacks while
4:10deciding which cards to play. Select
4:12from four playable characters, each
4:14starting with their own relics and card
4:16pools, then add on over 100 relics, 130
4:20cards, and card runes, and you have
4:22plenty of potential synergies to
4:24explore. There's something called the
4:26Golden Wheel system, where every choices
4:29you make ripples through the game,
4:31affecting the path forward as well as
4:33the condition of your character, and
4:35thus also change your decks. Every
4:37expedition is procedurally generated
4:39with new layouts, enemies, and
4:41treasures, which provides replayability.
4:43Also, having a cast of more than 20 NPCs
4:46which have cool designs, each having
4:48their own tragic story to explore, and
4:50simply looks awesome. Infinity Hexadome
4:53Tactics is a turn-based tactics game
4:55with a hero shooter influence. So, think
4:58turn-based Overwatch, and you might get
5:00the idea. In this world, fights are an
5:02arena bloodsport staged for a crowd
5:05rather than actual battles, where you
5:07build a squad from 12 champions, each
5:10specializing in range combat, melee,
5:12control, or support, having to capture
5:15and hold objectives to score, weighing
5:17risk and reward as you use clever
5:19combinations of skills to seize the
5:21advantage. There are deck-building
5:23elements with dozens of tactical cards
5:26feeding into hundreds of combos used in
5:28synergy with the hero combinations. The
5:31campaign reveals more about the world
5:33match by match, while also unlocking new
5:35champions and cosmetics, and once you're
5:37done with that, PvP should be where it
5:39shines. This is set in the Infinity
5:42universe, a sci-fi setting with more
5:44than 25 years of history, so a video
5:46game adaptation is nice to see and will
5:49be for fans of the genre. Freight Train
5:52is a third-person survival horror
5:53roguelite with anthropomorphic animals
5:56set aboard an enormous train speeding
5:58through Antarctica with the monsters
6:00already inside. You play as paranormal
6:03special agent Doug Bucker, get it,
6:06answering a distress signal from the LRS
6:08Great White, a locomotive research
6:11station owned by the secretive Shark
6:13Corporation. You have to keep the train
6:15moving, monitoring its condition, and
6:17repairing it at terminals where stopped
6:20train means freezing to death or meeting
6:22whatever lurks out there in the
6:24blizzard. As per genre norms,
6:27in-the-train management is critical
6:29since big and medium items physically
6:31occupy space on your body and where you
6:34store them determines how quickly you
6:35can use them. So, a magazine on your
6:38chest can be replaced more quickly than
6:40one on your lower back. Enemies interact
6:43with each other, supporting or
6:45sabotaging their own side, and many have
6:47armor and weak points which you need to
6:49exploit. Well, I like the art style of
6:51this game as well. I've been looking
6:54forward to Wind Runners for a long time,
6:56but this had its ups and downs with the
6:58developer having to take on contract
6:59work on another game to keep the lights
7:01on. And over time, the art style of this
7:04changed from pure pixel art to one that
7:06mixes in 3D models. So, whatever the
7:09case may be, we will finally get the
7:11finished product next month. This is a
7:13high-speed bullet hell dog fighting
7:15roguelite where you play as a rebel
7:17fighting against a ruthless
7:18techno-feudal regime known as the realm.
7:21Pick from one of three Wind Runners,
7:23each with a unique play style, then
7:25decide which mission to go on, whether
7:27that means disrupting supply lines,
7:28destroying key fortresses, or liberating
7:31an oppressed world. Combat is precise as
7:33you dash and dodge through converging
7:35fire while turning your own firepower
7:38onto relentless waves of enemies. Key to
7:40these are the Saints, bosses that rule
7:43through fear, and each one commands a
7:45colossal cardinal beast. So, encounters
7:48escalate into boss fights where you have
7:50to learn their movement and attack
7:51patterns to be successful. Every run
7:53[music] counts since you progressively
7:55unlock new weapons and upgrades, which
7:57open up new synergies to play with,
7:59looking absolutely amazing and will be
8:02for love roses fans. The core title of
8:05interest is We Were Here Mates, where
8:07you and a friend take control of two
8:08tiny RC cars answering a call for help
8:11from a professor who has vanished from
8:13his own home laboratory. Everything is
8:15scaled from a toy car's point of view,
8:17so shelves become race tracks, a
8:19cluttered writing desk turns into an
8:22obstacle course, and an ordinary room
8:24turns into an entire level to explore.
8:27Coordinate with your partner to solve
8:29puzzles depending on communication,
8:31timing, and each player's contribution,
8:34with various upgrades changing what your
8:36car can do from rope swings, magnetic
8:38wheels, and magnet grabs, enabling you
8:41to progress forward. New parts of the
8:43house open up as you go, so you discover
8:45hidden rooms and backtrack as you move
8:47through familiar places in new ways as
8:50you figure out what happened to the
8:51professor, and it sure looks like fun
8:53with a friend. Dragon Shelter is a cozy
8:56farming sim set in a fantasy world where
8:58long ago the friendship between humans
9:00and dragons has dissolved, but you are
9:03the one to reignite it. As per farming
9:05game setup, you inherit your grandpa's
9:07abandoned farm, having to revitalize it
9:10and the community nearby, but of course
9:12have the help of dragons in this game.
9:15They each have unique traits and special
9:17powers that enable them to help around
9:19the farm, and caring and playing with
9:21them turns the dragons into companions
9:23who can sense what people need and lend
9:26magical help where [music] it is needed.
9:28Growing crops, gathering resources, and
9:30crafting goods restores the land, with
9:32the cooking system being at the center
9:34of it all since meals strengthen bonds
9:37with neighbors, lift spirits, and opens
9:39up new opportunities, decide where every
9:42harvest goes, from cooking, alchemy, or
9:44trade, depending on what you need at
9:46that point in time. Well, I love both
9:48the farming sim and the monster taming
9:50genre, so a blend of both is of interest
9:53to me. An ambitious-looking title is
9:55Nocturne, a pixel art story-driven RPG
9:58with rhythm combat set 1,000 years after
10:01humanity vanished and left only the
10:03digital afterlife behind. You play as a
10:05character named Karma on a quest to find
10:08his brother, awakening in this strange
10:10world and having to find your way
10:12forward, and in doing so, might just end
10:14up saving humanity's collective
10:16consciousness. Battles are entirely
10:17skill-based, so timing your attacks to
10:20the beat lends critical hits, while
10:22missing too many notes, hence the
10:24initiative back to your opponent. There
10:26are six difficulty levels, meaning that
10:29rhythm game veterans and total beginners
10:31can both enjoy this game. It is a
10:33full-on RPG with levels, stats,
10:35equipment, shops, exploration, and
10:37secrets, with some impressive enemy and
10:40boss designs with unique gimmicks and
10:42animations as well. There are 101
10:45original tracks in this game, replayable
10:47in an arcade mode for chasing high
10:49scores once you're done with the story,
10:51with boss music being recorded live by
10:54the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra,
10:57so expect some impressive music in this
10:59game. Well, this is one of the top 350
11:03most wish-listed games on Steam for good
11:05reasons. The other major co-op title of
11:07the month is Orbitals, a two-player
11:09puzzle adventure set in a stunning retro
11:12anime world where you and a friend play
11:14as Makky and Omura, two inseparable
11:16explorers with far more determination
11:19than experience, whose station home is
11:21crumbling inside a supernatural cosmic
11:23storm. Getting help means piloting a
11:26ship out through perilous asteroid
11:28fields and into mysterious abandoned
11:30stations packed with dangers and puzzles
11:33that only two explorers together can
11:36overcome. The co-op is asymmetric, so
11:38each character has their own unique
11:40tools, and the path forward opens only
11:42when both of you communicate clearly.
11:44Being playable in local split-screen or
11:47online with no single player at all, but
11:49the visuals are the key draw and looks
11:52so good, so more games that look like
11:54this, please. Moonlighter 2: The Endless
11:56Vaults releases out of early access and
11:58is a shopkeeping action RPG with
12:01roguelite elements where you play as
12:02Will running a shop by day and raiding
12:05interdimensional vaults by night. This
12:07is the follow-up to the tremendously
12:09popular original which put developer
12:11Digital Sun on the map, but this sees
12:13our hero stranded penniless in a new
12:16village, so the whole cycle restarts
12:18with faster, more dynamic combat across
12:21four weapon classes, armor sets, and
12:23nearly 100 shop and dungeon perks. Also
12:26making the jump to 3D from pure pixel
12:28art. Backpack management is key as you
12:30carefully select what to keep and what
12:32to drop to maximize profits with a
12:35risk-reward system since if you fall in
12:37combat, you do lose the loot you have
12:39gathered. Back at the shop, you set
12:41prices, negotiate with customers,
12:43capitalize on events, and lay out the
12:45displays to squeeze out more profit,
12:47being more of the same in many ways with
12:50the full release adding the story ending
12:52and more content. Another 1.0 release is
12:54Stick It to the Stick Man, a
12:56physics-based brawler about literally
12:58climbing the corporate ladder by beating
13:00up heaps of red stick men to death on
13:02the way up. You create your build from
13:04hundreds of unique moves, everything
13:06from the deadly arts of the handshake to
13:08an exploding hot punch, plus staple
13:11guns, jackhammers, hadoukens, and
13:13chainsaws mixing and matching for
13:15maximum lethality. Select from 20
13:17classes spread across four game modes
13:20with procedural generation meaning that
13:22no two playthroughs will be exactly the
13:24same with the satirical commentary on
13:27corporate jobs being the distinguishing
13:29point. Half of office life here is
13:31kicking colleagues out the windows and
13:33the rest involves suppressing
13:34protesters, kidnapping building
13:36inspectors, and other dubious errands
13:39all designed to maximize shareholder
13:41profits as you fight your way to become
13:43CEO. Having a level editor for you to
13:46create levels and it's simply a wacky
13:48well-made one of these where developer
13:50Free Lives has not missed yet across all
13:53their games and I wonder what's next
13:55from them. Delverium is a survival
13:57sandbox adventure for one to eight
13:59players that follows in the footsteps of
14:01games like Terraria and Core Keeper set
14:04in a vast procedurally generated world
14:06with something called the Faults
14:07spreading through it. This has extensive
14:10life sim elements so on top of gathering
14:12resources and building shelters, you can
14:14also till soil and plant crops, breed
14:17animals, catch fish, and cook everything
14:20you harvest before heading underground
14:22for high-risk dungeon crawling and
14:24mining in the other major half of the
14:26game. Crafting includes food, tools,
14:28weapons, [music] armor, and building
14:30materials with quality of life features
14:32like nested crafting and an expandable
14:35inventory reducing the busy work.
14:37Recruited NPCs move into a settlement
14:39[music] and unlock valuable trading
14:41options all helpful to powering you up
14:44as you uncover the mysteries of the
14:45Faults and restore stability to the land
14:48where games like this can become
14:50absolute juggernauts and this has a good
14:52chance of doing so. A sequel of interest
14:55is TOEM, a cozy photography adventure
14:57game where you once again are put behind
14:59a camera having to document mysterious
15:01events known as TOEMs. Exploration is
15:04gentle but active since you run, jump,
15:06and climb [music] through all new
15:08environments looking for hidden paths,
15:10scenic viewpoints, and the tiny [music]
15:12details. There are camera attachments
15:14this time around used to solve puzzles
15:16in unconventional ways but for the most
15:18part you're still snapping photos to
15:20help people, [music] uncovering secrets,
15:22and documenting your discoveries. Quirky
15:24characters and adorable critters fill
15:27the world, where lending a hand builds
15:29friendships, earning you collectible
15:31stamps to fill out your journal from
15:33those you helped, which does scratch
15:35that completionist itch in me, looking
15:37super cozy as well. And if the first
15:39game is any indication, this will be
15:41worth a play. One more 1.0 release is
15:44TCG Card Shop Simulator, where the story
15:47behind this game is kind of insane as
15:49well, coming from, I believe, a solo
15:51developer out of Malaysia, and has sold
15:53a stupid number of copies, and like
15:56Vampire Survivors, kicked off a whole
15:58trend of both first-person job sim
16:00titles, as well as the more niche down
16:02first-person shop sim games. You're
16:04running your own local card game store,
16:07ordering stock, unpacking and displaying
16:09them on shelves, and selling them to
16:11your customers. But you do have to
16:13decide which booster packs to sell and
16:15which to open for yourself. Every pack
16:17you crack open adds to your collection,
16:20giving you the excitement and thrill of
16:22doing so, especially when you find a
16:24rare card, where these in turn can be
16:26sold as singles, but the rest of the
16:28so-called junk cards have to be dealt
16:30with in another way. You do have to
16:32upgrade and manage the shop, designing
16:34the layout and organizing the shelves,
16:36setting prices, and hosting game nights
16:39to become a cornerstone of the local
16:41community. The 1.0 release adds not only
16:44new cards, but the full Tetramon TCG, so
16:47you can actually play the game, adding a
16:49new game within the game, which is
16:51awesome, with the core management
16:52gameplay loop being fun enough on its
16:54own, so this is just the gravy on top.
16:58Sproul Zero is a first-person shooter
17:00and a sequel to a game from 2023, but
17:02where that was more parkour and
17:04movement-focused, this instead has you
17:06playing as a tank. It takes inspiration
17:08from 2000s console FPS games, right down
17:11to the Y2K aesthetic, dropping you into
17:14a cyberpunk city collapsing under
17:16military rule and cult fanaticism. You
17:18play as Five, a cybernetically enhanced
17:21super soldier controlled by the junta
17:23and ordered to eliminate Silas, leader
17:26of a techno-religious faction. Enemy
17:28squads communicate and coordinate,
17:30flanking you and using covering fire and
17:33grenades to flush you out, which is
17:35where the fear and Heat and Run
17:36comparisons come in. So, outmaneuver and
17:39outsmart your opponents to gun them
17:41down. In addition to shooting, you will
17:43get access to gravity gloves, which pull
17:45weapons across the room to you, the
17:47gravity shield, which catches incoming
17:49bullets and throws them back, bullet
17:51time, which bends shots midair, and rush
17:54down, which makes you briefly
17:56invulnerable and extra destructive.
17:58Choose from over 40 weapons that cover
18:00distinct roles, each with their own
18:02mastery paths, with no procedural
18:04generation here, only handcrafted
18:06levels, and definitely looks like
18:08old-school cool. Dungeon Settlers is a
18:11dark fantasy game that is one part
18:13RimWorld and one part Dungeon Crawler,
18:15where you play as the leader of a guild
18:17expedition tasked with destroying the
18:19dungeon causing calamity in the region.
18:21Above ground, you build a settlement on
18:23barren land, placing walls and doors to
18:26make bedrooms and dining areas, setting
18:29up a forge with anvils and smelters,
18:31cultivating fields and turning what you
18:33grow into rations and camping supplies
18:36for the next descent, with research
18:38unlocking new buildings and equipment.
18:41Your guild members are simulated
18:42characters rather than just nameless,
18:45faceless fodder units, having up to six
18:47major abilities, dozens of stats and
18:49traits drawn from race, background, and
18:52personality. Four of them form a party,
18:54ideally designed around synergistic
18:56skills used in real-time with pause
18:59combat, similar to a CRPG, with
19:02permadeath of characters, which raises
19:04the stakes and could be a big hit as
19:06well. We also have the release of the
19:07highly anticipated Shroom and Gloom, a
19:10first-person roguelike double deck
19:11builder that got a lot of attention due
19:14to the art style, all about hacking and
19:16roasting away through hand-drawn
19:18dungeons full of monstrous mushrooms.
19:20The double deck is the gimmick, where
19:22you have a combat deck that handles the
19:23fights, while a separate explore deck
19:26allows you to better navigate the
19:27dungeon, modify your cards, and unlock
19:30new weapons and abilities, where cards
19:32can be grown infinitely, turning a weak
19:34starting attack into an overpowered
19:36monster of a card. Or, you can twist a
19:39rare card into something that breaks the
19:41game entirely. Blocking takes a backseat
19:43to eating, so you season, skewer, or
19:46roast whatever attacks you, and then
19:47consume it to restore health, and
19:50throwing roasted enemies into a pot
19:52cooks up soups that can change up a run
19:54as well, and could be the next big deck
19:57builder. We did also get the release
19:58date announcements for Graveyard Keeper
20:002, the sequel to the most inaccurate
20:02medieval cemetery sim ever made, where
20:05this time you become the Grand
20:06Inquisitor with a zombie apocalypse to
20:09deal with. Managing your graveyard is
20:11still the core of the game, being a
20:12farming sim-adjacent title with other
20:15things to do as you harvest flora,
20:17fauna, and human remains to build
20:19extraordinary machinery and automate
20:21production far beyond what the first
20:23game allowed. Your undead workers handle
20:25the heavy lifting, which turns the
20:27town's problems into a scalable and
20:29profitable operation, while you help
20:31residents rebuild their homes while
20:33secretly milking them for every coin
20:36available. Large-scale warfare is also
20:38new, where you lead the zombies into
20:40battle, craft powerful armor and weapons
20:43to arm and train them, and build towers
20:45and fortifications to defend your town,
20:47with the dark humor and funny writing
20:49being a key aspect as well, and it's
20:51going to be a massive title. Wanderbug
20:54has previewed extremely well, a medieval
20:56action roguelike where you drive a
20:58castle on wheels, and just has the juice
21:00in terms of game feel. Everything in
21:03front of you is food, so fleeing
21:04villagers, wandering flocks of sheep,
21:07and smaller fortresses or feed the
21:08growth of enemy castles push your
21:10evolution further when you crush them.
21:13Your fortress expands as you upgrade
21:15with modular pieces bolted together,
21:17including cannons, arcane towers, stuff
21:19with wizards, explosive steam-powered
21:22siege engines, and more. Knights ride
21:24bicycles into battle, so it's kind of
21:26silly and weird, essentially bringing
21:28Feeding Frenzy to the modern age in
21:30their own way and looks very compelling.
21:32Between runs, you unlock new siege
21:34weapons, new structures, vehicles,
21:36artifacts, and captains that steadily
21:38expand the possible builds with multiple
21:41biomes and difficulty [music] levels to
21:42play as well. One of the most insane
21:45titles is Nivalis Nights, a cyberpunk
21:47slice-of-life sim set in a city
21:49stretching from the ocean to the clouds,
21:51where you start with a humble noodle
21:53stand and work your way towards owning
21:55the district's best restaurants and
21:57premier nightclubs. This has the same
21:59setting as their previous game,
22:00Cloudpunk, but where you play as a
22:02delivery driver, so this instead has you
22:05underground, so to speak, running a
22:07small business. Grow your business by
22:09keeping customers satisfied and
22:10reinvesting profits, buying or growing
22:13ingredients yourself to build up the
22:14foundation. From there, purchase new
22:16businesses and upgrade your home, but
22:18also take the time to explore the city
22:21and build bonds with the city's strange
22:23residents. There are darker elements
22:25here since a mysterious serial killer is
22:27operating from the shadows, and you can
22:29do black hat activities like sabotaging
22:32a rival shop to get ahead, but do bear
22:34in mind that the same can be done to
22:36you, with the cyberpunk setting and
22:38totalitarian administration contributing
22:41to the vibes as well. If the stress of
22:43business gets too much, you can take a
22:45boat out and go fishing or participate
22:48in side activities like a cyberpunk
22:50chess tournament, all under a realistic
22:53weather system, and just looks so good,
22:55perhaps giving us a glimpse into our
22:57cyberpunk future. I'm excited for Well
23:00Dweller since developer Kyle Thompson
23:02has gone from strength to strength. But
23:04I still remember covering Sheepo back in
23:062020 followed by Islets and Crypt
23:09Custodian, which have both been
23:10excellent titles. Which is why this dark
23:13fairytale Metroidvania is of interest.
23:15You play as Plume, a tiny bird living at
23:17the bottom of a well and armed with
23:19nothing but a match stick, having to
23:22burn the wicked queen of a wretched
23:24kingdom in order to save his family. The
23:26match stick does double duty lighting
23:28the way ahead, but also being used in
23:30combat. Mix and match trinkets, which is
23:33the main upgrade system, perhaps similar
23:35to charms in Hollow Knight, affecting
23:37how you fight and move, but also gaining
23:40Metroidvania style exploration and
23:42traversal [music] abilities. Looking
23:43stunning as well, and is a must play for
23:46fans of the genre. 2026 has been an
23:48insane year for indie games, where we
23:51will also be getting the 1.0 release of
23:53Valheim after more than five and a half
23:55years in early access. This made waves
23:58during the early access launch and since
23:59then. And it's a brutal action survival
24:02crafting game for one to 10 players, set
24:04in a procedurally generated purgatory,
24:06drawing from Norse mythology and Viking
24:09culture. You arrive as a dead Viking
24:11with something to prove to Odin, which
24:13means gathering materials, crafting
24:15weapons, armor, tools, and ships, and
24:17defeating a series of enormous bosses
24:20that dictate what you can build and
24:21where you can go next. With every biome
24:24having its own resources and recipes.
24:26Combat is stamina based, so some souls
24:28like influence, where you do have to
24:30prepare with just health, since weapon
24:32types, blocking styles, range attacks,
24:35dodges, and parries all matter. With the
24:37food you eat before a fight buffing you
24:40up as well. The construction and
24:42building system accounts for structural
24:44integrity and ventilation, so you cannot
24:46just build a simple box with the 1.0
24:48adding a new end game area in the deep
24:51north along with more enemies, tools,
24:53and wildlife. And it's currently the
24:55number 15th most reviewed games on all
24:58of Steam, which translates to a stupid
25:00number of copies sold. Watch this video
25:02for more of the best indie games.

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