Gunboat God makes a strong first impression with bold black-and-neon-green visuals, frantic side-scrolling action, and the kind of arcade chaos that keeps pulling you back for one more run. #GunboatGod #SteamNextFest #IndieGame #IndieGames #ShootEmUp #PCGaming #PS5 #XboxSeriesX

NFI’s first 2026 games funding round has awarded 18.6 million NOK across 12 Norwegian projects, with Golemancer among the funded titles. A big moment for Norwegian game development. #NorwegianGames #IndieDev #GameDev #Norway #Golemancer

Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter turns hidden-object chaos into something colourful, cosy, and strangely addictive. Hand-drawn dreamscapes, playful absurdity, and plenty of charm make this one stand out. #WhiskerWanderlust #indiegames #cozygames #cosygames #hiddenobject #pcgaming

Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts brings cosy medieval chaos, dry humour, and a creative loop that is easy to enjoy. Charming, silly, and full of personality. #Scriptorium #IndieGame #CozyGames #PCGaming

A closer look at Riftwalker, Ethan McKinnon’s ambitious solo project, and how consistent public updates are helping it grow fast. #Riftwalker #indiedev #gamedev #IndieGame

Leonardo’s Island is our Game of the Week #43 — a solo-built naval sandbox with a clear hook: build your ship, take on regattas, and battle at sea. #LeonardosIsland #IndieGame #GameOfTheWeek #NavalCombat #Shipbuilding #GOTW #GOTW43

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction finally has a release date, and for longtime fans this one hits like childhood all over again. #HeMan #MastersOfTheUniverse #GamingNews #RetroGaming

Steam Next Fest can boost visibility, but only if the work is already done before the event starts. Demo quality, timing, wishlist strategy, and clear messaging all matter. #SteamNextFest #IndieGameMarketing #GameDev #SteamMarketing #IndieDev #FixAccess

Kindling already shows real promise as a tense one-hit roguelite built around fire, fear, and fast decision-making. Its haunted forest setting, sharp atmosphere, and punishing combat make it one to watch. #Kindling #IndieGame #Roguelite #PCGaming #GamingNews

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for March 2026 are confirmed, and Sony is bringing a four-game lineup this month with PGA Tour 2K25, Monster Hunter Rise, Slime Rancher 2, and The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road. #PlayStationPlus #PSPlus#PlayStation#PlayStation #PS5 #PS4 #MonsterHunterRise

ShipShaper’s evolving demo is a relaxing and creative ship-building sandbox with strong style and a few rough placement issues. Jake Boyette reviews the current build and explains why it earns a 7/10. #ShipShaper #indiegames #pcgaming #gamingreview

Jolly Match 3 MR adds Dragon’s Cave on Meta Quest — up to 100 players try to clear 7 levels in a row with no losses to split 10,000 gold coins. #MetaQuest #MixedReality #VR #PuzzleGames #Match3

Esports Manager 2026’s Steam Next Fest demo update upgrades the match sim, expands tactics, and refreshes the UI. #EsportsManager2026 #SteamNextFest #ManagementSim #PCGaming

Fighting Force Collection on Switch is a clean time capsule: faithful to the originals, still fun in local co-op, but the jank is impossible to ignore in 2026. Score: 6/10. #NintendoSwitch #RetroGaming #BeatEmUp #GameReview

GOTW #42: Windrose (formerly Crosswind). Survival crafting on land, naval combat at sea, and a world that wants you dead. #Windrose #PirateGame #SurvivalGame #PCGaming

Zombie Assault: Resurgence hits Steam Next Fest with a new demo Feb 23–Mar 2. Three classes, three maps, five modes, two bosses, and a global kill-count challenge. #SteamNextFest #PCGaming #IndieGames #CoOp

100 Steam releases. One dev. A whole catalog of memes, ARG threads, and pure hobby-dev energy — plus the Crash Test Idiots 2 collab that brought Go Postal’s Golden Rats into the game. #FixGamingChannel #FixStories #IndieGames #Steam #GameDev #IndieDev #Soundtrack #PCGaming

A Stockholm indie is building Dragontwin — an ambitious open-world dragon RPG/strategy focused on customization, flight physics, and big battles. #Dragontwin #IndieGames #RPG #Dragons #PCGaming

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition lands on Xbox Game Pass (Ultimate + Premium) on Feb 19, 2026 — including Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine. #TheWitcher3 #XboxGamePass #CDPROJEKTRED #RPG

Vampire Therapist is out now on PS5/PS4 and Nintendo Switch — a BAFTA-nominated narrative therapy sim built around CBT and dark comedy. Xbox versions land March 5. #VampireTherapist #PS5 #NintendoSwitch #IndieGames

Rainbow Six Siege reveals the Year 11 roadmap: Solid Snake joins in Season 1 (March 3), with Ranked 3.0, Legend Division, Calypso Casino, and a new R6 ShieldGuard security layer planned. Rainbow Six Mobile launches Feb 23. #RainbowSixSiege #R6S #SixInvitational #MetalGearSolid

If a Discord “verification” asks you to paste anything into Run/PowerShell, close it. That’s a common takeover trap. Quick Fix steps: password, 2FA, sessions, authorized apps, scan. #Discord #Phishing #ScamAlert #InfoSec #Gaming

Tearscape is GOTW #41. Smart backtracking, strong atmosphere, and that “learn patterns or get punished” loop in 2D. #Tearscape #IndieGames #Soulslike #GOTW

Build for customization, then reward the players: My Dream Setup’s near-monthly updates helped turn attention into long-term interest. #GameUpdates #IndieDev #MyDreamSetup #CozyGames #Steam

Crimson Capes doesn’t let you fake it — spacing and timing matter. I love the artwork, I love the vibe… but yeah, I hit some random stutter. Impressions are up. #CrimsonCapes #Steam #IndieGame #ActionRPG #PCGaming

I tested ShipShaper and it’s 100% my kind of game: shape a ship, paint it, make a diorama… lose an hour. Q&A with Tomas Sala is live. #ShipShaper #CozyGames #IndieGames #PCGaming #GameDev

Cyberstan is under siege. Machinery of Oppression is live in Helldivers 2, raising the stakes and bringing new threats to plan around. #Helldivers2 #CoopGaming #PS5 #PCGaming

It's not dazzle paint, but it's kinda glam

Completed the new look-up and look-down animations for Failed Falling. Even if they are not very important gameplay wise, I'm glad I've redone them. With these done, only one remains, but it's also the one that needed to be redone the most: the parachute animation. #Pixelart #IndieGame #GameDev

Vital Shell dev MarvinWizard on PS1 jungle vibes, iteration, balance spreadsheets, and what’s next for the game and beyond. #VitalShell #IndieGames #PCGaming #Steam

Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator hits consoles this month — PS5 on Feb 10, 2026, then Xbox Series X|S on Feb 26, 2026. #GamingNews #SimulationGames #PS5 #XboxSeriesX #ConsoleGaming

World of Sea Battle has shared its 2026 development roadmap, outlining four major updates across the year — beginning with Q1’s New Horizon update and a new Archipelago quest framework. #WorldOfSeaBattle #GameDevelopment #Roadmap #LiveService #MMO #PCGaming #Steam

State of Play is back on Feb 12 — a 60+ minute showcase with PS5 updates (third-party + indie, plus PlayStation Studios). Start: 22:00 UTC. #PlayStation #StateOfPlay #PS5 #GamingNews

Fear The Timeloop brings classic survival horror energy with some modern rough edges. Strong atmosphere, but combat timing and camera snaps can get in the way. #SurvivalHorror #IndieHorror #PCGaming #Steam

Witchbrook is locked in for a 2026 release window, with platforms confirmed for Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox. #Witchbrook #Chucklefish #IndieGames #CozyGames #LifeSim #RPG #Steam #NintendoSwitch #Xbox

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando is set for March 12, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC — new overview trailer highlights 4-player co-op, vehicles, and Swarm Engine hordes. #ToxicCommando #CoopGaming #FPS #GamingNews

Fix Gaming Channel GOTW #40: WTF: Waifu Tactical Force — a movement-driven PvP shooter that could become huge if the community sticks and matchmaking stays healthy.

2x Steam keys for MTB MAVRIX. Comment on the Short why you want it, then join our Discord to claim. 2 winners. 48h claim window. #MTBMAVRIX #Giveaway #Steam discord.gg/dwYvxvUUPN www.youtube.com/shorts/5RcNM...

40,000 wishlists logged for Carbon on Steam, with a demo you can play right now. #IndieGame #ARPG #Cyberpunk #SteamDemo #PCGames

Steam Machine isn’t locked in yet — Valve says rising memory and storage costs are forcing changes to timing and pricing. #Valve #SteamMachine #SteamDeck #SteamOS #PCGaming #Hardware

2x Steam keys for MTB MAVRIX giveaway. To enter: comment on the Short why you want the game. To claim: you must be in our Discord (I’ll DM the keys there). 2 winners, 48h claim window. Like and Share (Optional) #MTBMAVRIX #Giveaway #SteamKey youtube.com/shorts/5RcNM...

About Fishing preview: a calm fishing loop with an uneasy mystery hook. First impressions from the Steam playtest. #AboutFishing #IndieGames #Steam #PCGaming #PS5

Taipei Game Show 2026 has closed with nearly 400,000 visits, and the organizer has confirmed Taipei Game Show 2027 for Jan 21–24. The recap also highlights 2,100 B2B visitors from 43 countries and nearly 2,500 matchmaking meetings. #TaipeiGameShow #TGS2026 #GamingNews #IndieGames #Taiwan

Fix Stories: Solo dev Karl “Krayfishkarl” Ast on seven years building Droplet: States of Matter — from spare-time dev to a full 1.0 release. #FixStories #IndieDev #SoloDev #3DPlatformer #Steam

Roulette Heist — gameplay attempt on PC, but no players online meant the match wouldn’t start. Empty lobbies are brutal for multiplayer-only games. #RouletteHeist #IndieGames #Steam #PCGaming #Gameplay

Pie in the Sky is out now on Steam — a retro PS2-style magpie chaos game where swooping season never ends. #PieInTheSky #Steam #IndieGame

GOTW #39: When the Embers Wake — mood, nature, survival, and a wordless story told through the environment. #indiegames #steam #pcgaming #narrativegames #gameoftheweek

Cairn PC review: an incredible climb when it’s stable — but post-launch crashes hit hard. Full thoughts + 32:9 gameplay. #Cairn #PCGaming #IndieGames #Steam #Ultrawide #GameReview

Grave Stakes has a killer deadly game-show concept, but empty matchmaking lobbies meant I couldn’t actually play enough to score it. Score: N/A for now — revisiting when AI support lands or the crowd shows up. #EarlyAccess #IndieGames #Multiplayer

The Run launches on Steam Feb 5, 2026 — an interactive FMV horror-thriller where your choices decide who survives. #TheRun #FMV #HorrorGames