“This is definitely my biggest life achievement”: Idle Stardew Valley-like Rusty’s Retirement hits top 50 highest-rated Steam games among the 11,000+ released this year That’s 11,219 and counting When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. More than 11,000 games have been released on Steam so far this year, and for the developer behind idle Stardew Valley-like Rusty’s Retirement, the reception to his game is a major lifetime milestone....

Palworld dev hopes to “help more indie devs” after the survival game’s runaway success: “We were in the same position only a year ago until Palworld changed our lives” Palworld is one of the lucky ones When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. A Palworld developer says that speaking to indie devs has made him want to do more to help smaller teams, since his own game was “in the same position” until its breakout success....

Minecraft meets Stardew Valley in the excellent survival game Core Keeper, and it’s huge 1.0 launch makes its creator feel he “must be dreaming” The underground mine-and-build-and-crafter reached huge concurrent player numbers When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Someone mashed together Minecraft’s mining and survival chops with Stardew Valley’s pixel beauty and mind-boggling plethora of options in the excellent Core Keeper, which just exited early access after two years, and no surprise, it’s blowing up in popularity....

Self-taught Metroidvania dev floored by 200k sales and 10k Steam reviews while preparing for a new game “hopefully soon” Pseudoregalia exceeded all its creator’s expectations When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Pseudoregalia stole my heart with its retro gothic setting and expressive, flipping platforming - and it seems that thousands of others agree based on the Metroidvania’s performance. After self-teaching themselves game dev and working on the project for only a couple months, lead developer Rittzler launched Pseudoregalia last summer for only $6 and quicklymade its creator a life-changing amount of money....

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has Baldur’s Gate 3-style nudity toggles and customizable underwear The Veilguard’s director reveals all When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Dragon Age: The Veilguarddevelopers have answered the most urgently thirsty questions about the RPG fourquel, confirming that there will be a Baldur’s gate 3-style toggle to turn nudity on and off during the game’s more frisky scenes....