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Magi
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Independent indie game journo type of guy, I guess? Also artist and streamer. Very woke, also very anti-AI, uwu Website: indiecator.org Twitch: twitch.tv/magiwastaken Contact: dan.indiecator@gmail.com
Hey I created a little fun art channel dubbed OCtober. :) Join me!
Introducing OCtober: A fun alternative to Inktober
I'm too proud of the name, man
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During this year's #Gamescom, I had the wonderful opportunity to chat a bit with the director of Kitty Wampus, Skyler Zeng, who is currently working on the upcoming cosmic horror visual novel #Sleepover. Read more on existential dread and game dev in today's #devinterview!
Sleepover: Talking Cosmic Horror and Existential Dread with Skyler Zeng | Gamescom 2026 Interview
Just you, a stranger, and existential dread paired with impossible solitude in this tiny apartment. I'm so hyped for Sleepover, and you should be, too!
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I've been pretty hyped for #WAROTA for quite a while and I'm super excited to hear that it's releasing into #EarlyAccess later this year in November! More on that here!
WAROTA: I Live Next to the Demon King’s Castle LOL – Village-Building ARPG Enters Early Access
"Idol Demon King Neighbour" was not on my 2026 bingo card.
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At this year's #Gamescom, I had the chance to talk to the developer of MIMIC, an upcoming asymmetric social deduction game inspired by The Thing and Alien: Isolation! I'm so hyped for this. indiecator.org/2026/08/31/m...
Mimic Interview: Ryan Laley on Asymmetric Horror and Social Deduction | Gamescom 2026
At this year’s Gamescom, I had the chance to talk to the developer of MIMIC, an upcoming asymmetric social deduction game inspired by The Thing and Alien: Isolation!
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During #Gamescom2026, I had the chance to ask a bunch of question to Zeitgeist Studio's Mandy Wong about their upcoming hand-drawn indie horror game, #NameOfTheWill! Check out our interview here!
NAME OF THE WILL Interview: Mandy Wong on Daylight-Horror, Shared Karma, and Cult-Puzzles | Gamescom 2026
I had the chance to interview Zeitgeist Studio's narrative designer and creative director, Mandy Wong, about their upcoming daylight horror game, NAME OF THE WILL!
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During #Gamescom2026, I had the chance to ask a bunch of question to Zeitgeist Studio's Mandy Wong about their upcoming hand-drawn indie horror game, #NameOfTheWill! Check out our interview here!
NAME OF THE WILL Interview: Mandy Wong on Daylight-Horror, Shared Karma, and Cult-Puzzles | Gamescom 2026
I had the chance to interview Zeitgeist Studio's narrative designer and creative director, Mandy Wong, about their upcoming daylight horror game, NAME OF THE WILL!
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During #Gamescom2026, I've not been checked a single time for any tools or weaponry. At the same time, developers have had their hardware stolen throughout the week despite "security being the highest priority" for the organizers. A comment.
Gamescom 2026’s Laptop Theft Spree: It’s a Security Problem
Laptops, controllers, and other hardware were stolen over night at this year's Gamescom - and yet, the organizers are doing nothing about it despite promising 24/7 security.
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I finally managed to recover a once-corrupted recording of an interview I did at Gamescom 2024 with LUAL Games' AL about their upcoming narrative-driven Lovecraftian roguelike, #EldritchEmpathy! Learn about Papers, Please inspired combat and understanding the unfathomable in today's #devinterview!
Eldritch Empathy Interview: LUAL Games on Lovecraft, Empathy, and “Combat” Inspired by Papers, Please
Eldritch Empathy is a Lovecraftian narrative roguelite where understanding cosmic horrors might be more important than killing them. I spoke with LUAL Games' Anna-Lena Pontet at Gamescom about empathy, language, player agency, and the game's unusual Papers, Please-inspired "combat."
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#MagicalPrincess is a daughter-raising sim with a whole lot of charm, very lovable characters and just so much to do... I never would have thought that I'd enjoy it this much, but more on that in today's #review.
Magical Princess Review – A Charming and Surprisingly Deep Raising Sim
In a world where one kingdom loves bread and the other loves rice, you'll have to put extra effort into raising a good daughter that knows which carb is superior. More on that in today's review!
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At this year's #Gamescom, I had the chance to talk to the developer of MIMIC, an upcoming asymmetric social deduction game inspired by The Thing and Alien: Isolation! I'm so hyped for this. indiecator.org/2026/08/31/m...
Mimic Interview: Ryan Laley on Asymmetric Horror and Social Deduction | Gamescom 2026
At this year’s Gamescom, I had the chance to talk to the developer of MIMIC, an upcoming asymmetric social deduction game inspired by The Thing and Alien: Isolation!
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Today, I rejected the hundredth developer reaching out asking me to review their game even though I don't cover stuff that has generative AI in it. A quick explanation on why I don't do cover AI slop... and a lot of ranting.
I Just Rejected my 100th Review Request Because of Generative AI
I've had enough.
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#MagicalPrincess is a daughter-raising sim with a whole lot of charm, very lovable characters and just so much to do... I never would have thought that I'd enjoy it this much, but more on that in today's #review.
Magical Princess Review – A Charming and Surprisingly Deep Raising Sim
In a world where one kingdom loves bread and the other loves rice, you'll have to put extra effort into raising a good daughter that knows which carb is superior. More on that in today's review!
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I finally managed to recover a once-corrupted recording of an interview I did at Gamescom 2024 with LUAL Games' AL about their upcoming narrative-driven Lovecraftian roguelike, #EldritchEmpathy! Learn about Papers, Please inspired combat and understanding the unfathomable in today's #devinterview!
Eldritch Empathy Interview: LUAL Games on Lovecraft, Empathy, and “Combat” Inspired by Papers, Please
Eldritch Empathy is a Lovecraftian narrative roguelite where understanding cosmic horrors might be more important than killing them. I spoke with LUAL Games' Anna-Lena Pontet at Gamescom about empathy, language, player agency, and the game's unusual Papers, Please-inspired "combat."
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That's such a mood. I think about how if you swab an ant with the right chemicals, it just thinks it died and will take itself to the graveyard for dead ants and be dead for a while until the scent fades. And then it just goes about its day like nothing happened. Like, gosh. 😵💫😵💫🫠🫠
🌿 Schedule - August 10th to August 16th 🌿 ✦ Do you like... retro games? I like retro games. ✦ BK with crowd control returns... ✦ Leafletpelago 5 starts this Wednesday! Playing a whole host of retro games for it! ✦ Smite or Spare on Sunday! Reading chat confessions!
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I built this computer in 2019 and only today I actually calibrated the colours. Similarly, I got my drawing tablet in 2023 and only now realised that the colours on it look WAY different compared to what the finished drawings look like on my phone, on my PC, on other people's devices. Oops.
Celestial Decks Review: Deep Deckbuilding, Mind Games, and Stunning Art Celestial Decks' Beta is perhaps one of the most refreshing takes on the CCG genre I've gotten to experience in recent years!
Celestial Decks Review: Deep Deckbuilding, Mind Games, and Stunning Art
Celestial Decks' Beta is perhaps one of the most refreshing takes on the CCG genre I've gotten to experience in recent years!
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#COPACITY is a tycoon/management game where you build up fan zones around the city to get it ready to deal with a lot of soccer fans. Sadly, it sometimes falls a bit too short to attain greatness.
Copa City Review: Prepare the City for the Sport in this Soccer Management Tycoon
When it clicks, Copa City is fun, but often times, it struggles to get there.
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French solo developer Oneiric Worlds just announced their upcoming cozy desert road trip simulator, #YashiSandDriver, where you travel in a van with your coyote companion, upgrading your van, scavenging for resources, and searching for the last bastion of humanity, New Eden.
Yashi – Sand Driver Announced by Zefyr: A Thief’s Melody Developer Oneiric Worlds
French solo developer Oneiric Worlds just announced their new upcoming cozy desert road trip, Yashi - Sand Driver!
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What's the point of publishing a review policy if no fucking dev reads it? I keep getting asked to review games with clanker-generated "art". If I don't reply, they'll send me "ICYMI" emails to get me to reply... So I have to reply and politely decline. It's annoying as heck.
French solo developer Oneiric Worlds just announced their upcoming cozy desert road trip simulator, #YashiSandDriver, where you travel in a van with your coyote companion, upgrading your van, scavenging for resources, and searching for the last bastion of humanity, New Eden.
Yashi – Sand Driver Announced by Zefyr: A Thief’s Melody Developer Oneiric Worlds
French solo developer Oneiric Worlds just announced their new upcoming cozy desert road trip, Yashi - Sand Driver!
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Today, I wanted to explain what "digga" means, a German slang term that keeps causing outcries internationally every few months... which is a great opportunity to talk about linguistics, something I personally enjoy doing... a lot.
What does “Digga” mean? A German citizen explains
"Digga, läuft bei dir"
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Venture forth into dungeons to slay monsters for cooking ingredients so that you can serve customers in your very own restaurant and pay off your parents' debt in #Cuisineer! Today's #review dives deep into one of the most charming shop sim dungeon crawler hybrids I've played recently!
Cuisineer Review – A Cozy Restaurant Sim and Action RPG Worth Savouring
Venture into dungeons to gather ingredients and cook up a storm in your restaurant to pay off a lot of Debt!
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Venture forth into dungeons to slay monsters for cooking ingredients so that you can serve customers in your very own restaurant and pay off your parents' debt in #Cuisineer! Today's #review dives deep into one of the most charming shop sim dungeon crawler hybrids I've played recently!
Cuisineer Review – A Cozy Restaurant Sim and Action RPG Worth Savouring
Venture into dungeons to gather ingredients and cook up a storm in your restaurant to pay off a lot of Debt!
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#COPACITY is a tycoon/management game where you build up fan zones around the city to get it ready to deal with a lot of soccer fans. Sadly, it sometimes falls a bit too short to attain greatness.
Copa City Review: Prepare the City for the Sport in this Soccer Management Tycoon
When it clicks, Copa City is fun, but often times, it struggles to get there.
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Celestial Decks Review: Deep Deckbuilding, Mind Games, and Stunning Art Celestial Decks' Beta is perhaps one of the most refreshing takes on the CCG genre I've gotten to experience in recent years!
Celestial Decks Review: Deep Deckbuilding, Mind Games, and Stunning Art
Celestial Decks' Beta is perhaps one of the most refreshing takes on the CCG genre I've gotten to experience in recent years!
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It's time for #Blaugust2026 - and I've got many a plan and way too little time, so let's see how many of my very ambitious personal goals I can achieve this time around!
It’s Blaugust again! – My plans for this year’s event!
So many plans, so little spoons...
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Sharing my two cents on the new policy for #Blaugust2026, and the controversy that it sparked... as well as addressing some people being dicks to fellow bloggers in the community.
Blaugust 2026 and AI
Just sharing my two cents on the new policy for Blaugust 2026 and asking folks to abide one simple rule: Don't be a dick.
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#VolcanoPrincess is not only receiving a port to consoles and mobile but also is getting a free update with revisions to existing translations, new fully recorded voice acting, as well as some additional story content. I'm hyped!
Volcano Princess Launches on Consoles & Mobile July 30th, New Free Update for the Steam Version on the Horizon!
Volcano Princess is not only seeing a port to mobile and consoles but also is getting a free updated with more content, revisions to its translations, and new language options.
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