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<\/a><\/p>\nGame highlights
\nApple Crumble (Happy Broccoli Games)<\/p>\n
Launches for PC\/Mac\/Linux in 2026.<\/p>\n
Developed by the team behind the Duck Detective games, Apple Crumble is an interactive mystery inspired by things like Mouthwashing and Knives Out. In the game, it\u2019s your granny\u2019s birthday, and someone is trying to murder her. All your family members are suspects, as is the strange man in your childhood bedroom. Explore the home, reconnect with your family, and learn who to trust before teatime.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Penguin Colony (Origame Digital)<\/p>\n
Launches for PC this year.<\/p>\n
Penguin Colony sounds like a cute, cozy game\u2014but don\u2019t get it twisted; it\u2019s actually a reimagining of Lovecraft stories such as At the Mountains of Madness\u2026 told through the eyes of a penguin. As a penguin in Antarctica, explore the open environment by waddling, sliding, and swimming. Two factions have been drawn to Antarctica, and you uncover the fate of both. One wants to harness the power of an ancient being behind comprehension, and the other wants to return the creature to its slumber.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill (Riker, All Day All Night)<\/p>\n
In development for PC via Steam.<\/p>\n
Detective Turner: If Looks Could Kill is a text-driven noir murder mystery where you literally read the room. You need to solve the murder of fashion icon Margot Voss, found dead during a private evening with friends, lovers, and colleagues. Each has their own history, and each has something to gain. Uncover clues and confront suspects with the evidence you collect. If something feels off, you can take a Polaroid photo and add it to your diary. As the case progresses, it becomes more personal and the line between duty and obsession blurs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Janet DeMornay is a Slumlord (and a Witch) (Fuzzy Ghost)<\/p>\n
Launches for PC\/Mac and PlayStation 5 soon.<\/p>\n
Renting a home is, quite frankly, terrifying. It\u2019s even worse when you end up with a slumlord, and I\u2019m looking at you, Janet DeMornay. Janet DeMornay is a Slumlord (and a Witch) is an escape-room horror-comedy about the horror of living in a world run by landlords\u2026 but Janet DeMornay is special because she is also a witch. Follow members of a queer-share, inner-Sydney house as they try to both escape the house and escape the hauntings caused by the landlord.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Full list of featured games<\/p>\n
Burn-9 (14 Hours Productions) \u2014 launches for PC via Steam\/GOG\/Humble this year Watch the showcase<\/p>\n
\nApple Crumble (Happy Broccoli Games) \u2014 launches for PC\/Mac\/Linux in 2026
\nCatechesis (Baroque Decay)
\nServant of the Lake (Rusty Lake) \u2014 in development for iOS\/Android and PC
\nThe Mermaid Mask (SFB Games) \u2014 launches for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and Switch on July 16
\nDanchi Days (gingham games, Analgesic Productions) \u2014 launches for PC via Steam this October
\nA Line Held Tight (Humble Grove) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam
\nPenguin Colony (Origame Digital) \u2014 launches for PC this year
\nWicked Delights (Hiding Spot Games)
\nLost in the Roots (Trioskaz) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam
\nSHE: Serphim Helix Experiment (Rocket Adrift, Weird Ghosts) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam
\nDuppy Detective Tasha (Spritewrench Studios) \u2014 launches for PC via Steam on June 8
\nTruth Scrapper (Insertdisc5) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam
\nDetective Turner: If Looks Could Kill (Riker, All Day All Night) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam
\nThe Hearth & Harbour (Saltstone Studios) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam
\nShelfLife: Art School Detective (Fnife Games)
\nGrave Seasons (Perfect Garbage) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series
\nAmbrosia Sky (Soft Rains Games) \u2014 act one available now for PC via Steam\/Epic; a free update with part two launches August 6
\nBuilding Relationships (Tanat Boozayaangool) \u2014 launches for PC and consoles this year
\nDesktop Explorer (Mercury Dream) \u2014 in development for PC via Steam
\nAm I Nina (Ho! Games) \u2014 launches for PC via Steam on October 8
\nNirvana Noir (Feral Cat Den) \u2014 launches in 2027
\nTitanium Court (AP Thompson) \u2014 available now
\n1000xResist (Sunset Visitor) \u2014 available now
\nCitizen Sleeper (Jump Over the Age) \u2014 available now
\nThe Pale Beyond (Saltstone Studios) \u2014 available now
\nAfterlove EP (Pikselnesia) \u2014 available now; physical releases coming soon
\nGreat God Grove (Limbo Lane) \u2014 available now
\nParadise Killer (Kaizen Game Works) \u2014 available now
\nScrabdackle (jakefriend) \u2014 available now
\nJanet DeMornay is a Slumlord (and a Witch) (Fuzzy Ghost) \u2014 launches for PC\/Mac and PlayStation 5 soon
\nThe Talinium (Powerhoof)
\nDemonschool<\/a>: DLC (Necrosoft, Ysbyrd Games) \u2014 the DLC and Switch 2 versions will launch this year
\nThousand Hells (Kitfox Games) \u2014 launches this fall
\nCitizen Sleeper 1 & 2 (Jump Over the Age) \u2014 launches for Switch 2 on June 25<\/p>\n