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Chilled castle doodling game Tiny Glade releases September 23 and the demo is back

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

Tiny Glade is a wonderful idea, letting you just chilled out and doodle castles with their fantastic tools and it's now set to launch on September 23.

Go capture and breed some Frogs in the Mudborne demo, from the devs of beekeeping sim APICO

By Liam Dawe, Aug 14

Developer ellraiser of TNgineers is back again with another wonderful casual exploration, discovery and breeding sim. While APICO had you do beekeeping, Mudborne has you breed all sorts of Frogs.

Battle Train could end up being my next favourite deck-builder

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13

There's just something satisfying about laying down tracks, and then slamming a train into your enemy. Battle Train is an interesting spin on deck-builders and there's a demo out now.

Avoid a giant creepy boat stalking you in your kayak in this retro-horror game

By Liam Dawe, Aug 13

For those readers who love the recent wave of retro-horror, Delta Kayak could be another good one to check out with a demo now live. Certainly wins points for some originality and total weirdness here.

I tried the demo of Super reaKtor and it really fried my brain

By Liam Dawe, Aug 12

Super reaKtor is a unique bullet hell where you absorb various orbs using your laser beam, and while the idea is great it really did annihilate my brain.

Try the demo for The Protagonish, an adventure game where you don't control the adventurer

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9

Well, this is a bit more on the unique side isn't it? I know we have plenty of classic adventure game fans in the GOL readership, but what about one where you don't actual control the adventurer? Check out The Protagonish.

Pight is a puzzle game inspired by the Minecraft redstone system

By Liam Dawe, Aug 8

With a demo now available, the 2D puzzle game Pight was inspired by the developers love of the Minecraft redstone system.

Vibrant Sokoban-style game Puzzledorf now available for Linux, works great on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Jul 26

The developer of Puzzledorf emailed in about their rather vibrant Sokoban-style game that recently added Native Linux support.

Check out the demo for MetalMercs with retro real-time tactical mech squad action

By Liam Dawe, Jul 25

MetalMercs could be a good one for those of you who love customizable mech combat action, and this time it's not turn-based it's actually real-time.

In Hollow Survivors: Prologue you play as one of the few remaining sane Hollows

By Liam Dawe, Jul 24

Hollow Survivors: Prologue is out today, giving us a slice of what to expect from this rogue-lite dungeon crawler where you play as one of the few remaining sane Hollows.

Check out the demo for ColdRidge a Wild West turn-based exploration game

By Liam Dawe, Jul 24

Made with Godot Engine, ColdRidge is a cowboy themed Wild West turn-based exploration game that looks really worth your time.

Check out the new demo for KILLBEAT a rhythm shooter roguelike

By Liam Dawe, Jul 23

A rhythm shooter roguelike sounds like a really fun idea, and now you can try it yourself in KILLBEAT which just released a demo with Native Linux support.

Open-ended physics building-puzzler Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory is out now with a demo

By Liam Dawe, Jul 22

Build various contraptions in an almost Zachtronics-like automation puzzle game, Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory is quite reasonably priced and is available now with a demo you can try too.

Try the demo for Pest Apocalypse a horde survival game where you deliver pizza in a van

By Liam Dawe, Jul 16

VANpire Survivors. I know, I already did that joke before, but it's a good one. Pest Apocalypse is an upcoming chaotic horde survival game where you drive a vehicle to deliver pizza for hungry survivors.

Amusingly British point & click adventure Heir of the Dog now on Kickstarter (demo available)

By Liam Dawe, Jul 16

Tall Story Games are working on another quality British point and click adventure game, with Heir of the Dog now on Kickstarter with a demo available.

Clean up the ocean in the demo for Spilled!

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9

Spilled! from developer Lente is a sweet casual game about driving your little boat around to clean up the ocean. It has a new demo available with a big graphics upgrade.

Dimhaven Enigmas is a new first-person puzzler from the team behind Quern

By Liam Dawe, Jul 9

Zadbox Entertainment who created the Myst-like Quern - Undying Thoughts are working on another interesting first-person puzzler with Dimhaven Enigmas.

Archrebel Tactics is a wild sci-fi turn-based strategy game inspired by Rebelstar and X-COM

By Liam Dawe, Jun 25

Inspired by the original Rebelstar from 1986 and in parts UFO: Enemy Unknown / X-COM: UFO Defense, you may want to take a look at Archrebel Tactics if you like your strategy games with a retro look and feel.

Mix and match quirky weapons and gadgets to build your perfect fighter in Counterpick Labs

By Liam Dawe, Jun 25

With a demo available on Steam and Native Linux support, Counterpick Labs looks like a fun addition to the platform fighter genre and it's going to be free too.