Indie Insights Vol. 19 – Monster Crab Puzzle

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It’s been another bad few weeks for those that work in game development. Epic announced it was laying off 16% of its workforce and raising the price of Fortnite’s in-game currency.

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Hot on the heels of this announcement came further stories about studio Team 17’s “restructuring” resulting in layoffs and the departure of CEO Michael Pattison, and that Naughty Dog is also laying off at least 25 workers at the end of October.

The first demo for the claw-clicking adventure Another Crab’s Treasure comes from the aptly named developer Aggro Crab. You play as a hermit crab heading out on an adventure to find treasure to buy back his repossessed shell.

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The demo comprises a tutorial level to get used to the combat and skills. It also looks at one of the games’ other areas, The Expired Grove. It is difficult. It’s meant to be because, despite the silly crabbiness of it all, it is still a souls-like.

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MONDEALY – NINTENDO SWITCH

Underground Blossom is the latest puzzling offering from Rusty Lake, a developer well known for their creep-filled puzzle games. They are responsible for the Cube Escape games and their eponymous Rusty Lake games.

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Taking heavy inspiration from retro JRPGs, Harvest Island from YoBob Games is a farming sim with a creepier twist. Play as a frustrated older brother, having to teach his younger sister how to tend to the family farm and animals.

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GARDEN BUDDIES – NINTENDO SWITCH

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Indie Insights Vol. 19 – Monster Crab Puzzle

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It’s been another bad few weeks for those that work in game development. Epic announced it was laying off 16% of its workforce and raising the price of Fortnite’s in-game currency.

Hot on the heels of this announcement came further stories about studio Team 17’s “restructuring” resulting in layoffs and the departure of CEO Michael Pattison, and that Naughty Dog is also laying off at least 25 workers at the end of October.

The first demo for the claw-clicking adventure Another Crab’s Treasure comes from the aptly named developer Aggro Crab. You play as a hermit crab heading out on an adventure to find treasure to buy back his repossessed shell.

ANOTHER CRAB’S TREASURE – DEMO

The demo comprises a tutorial level to get used to the combat and skills. It also looks at one of the games’ other areas, The Expired Grove. It is difficult. It’s meant to be because, despite the silly crabbiness of it all, it is still a souls-like.

MONDEALY – NINTENDO SWITCH

The world of Mondealy sees monsters and people collide when an average slacker accidentally finds the underground monster kingdom of Dargratt. The kingdom has multiple districts, a royal castle, and a load of half-animal, half-human monsters as residents.

Underground Blossom is the latest puzzling offering from Rusty Lake, a developer well known for their creep-filled puzzle games. They are responsible for the Cube Escape games and their eponymous Rusty Lake games.

UNDERGROUND BLOSSOM – STEAM

Taking heavy inspiration from retro JRPGs, Harvest Island from YoBob Games is a farming sim with a creepier twist. Play as a frustrated older brother, having to teach his younger sister how to tend to the family farm and animals.

HARVEST ISLAND – STEAM

GARDEN BUDDIES – NINTENDO SWITCH

This cute and cuddly garden-based mini-game collection comes from the developer JamPics, which wants to help you incorporate good mental health practices into your fun.

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