Nintendo, Xbox, Sony reveal indie news galore

Nintendo, Xbox, Sony reveal indie news galore

Innovation and heart anchor the gaming industry for the big three

This week, the gaming giants took to showcasing the smaller developers on their platforms, and revealed a metric ton of terrific projects on the way. Sony committed a series blog posts, and Xbox and Nintendo held digital showcases showing fans what is going to be filling up their hard drives (hopefully an SSD if you’re lucky). Here’s a roundup of some of the great games on the way.

Aeon Drive is bringing sidescrolling slashing action to consoles and PC this year.

Evil Genius 2 has been announced for Game Pass for Q4 2021.

Photograph great doggos in Pupperazzi, from Kitfox Games.

Windjammers 2 has an open beta going on now on PlayStation as it comes up to release.

Spacelines From the Far Out looks like Overcooked in space, and we’re kinda for it?

Hello Games is celebrating No Man’s Sky’s 5th anniversary with a neat trailer that teases the next big update, Frontiers.

Loop Hero feels like it would at home on the Nintendo Switch, and so it was a welcome surprise when it was announced for the console during the latest IndieWorld Direct. Coming this year.

Axiom Verge 2 has a launch date, and it’s… today! The news sent many a fan of the Metroidvania series in a tizzy, and rightfully so: the first game was terrific. The game is available on Switch and PS4.

Zach talked about Eastward on the latest episode of The SideQuest, and Nintendo had given a bit more info about the Chucklefish game in this latest trailer. It arrives on Switch as a timed console exclusive this September.

Finally, Tetris Effect Connected makes an appearance on yet another platform, finally landing on the Switch. It will arrive later this year for on-the-go multiplayer action.