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Indie-focused outlet bringing you reviews and essays on the games we find interesting.

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Seeing the 40th anniversary flags on the Zelda direct today brought a tear to my eye, and a realisation that I am definitely getting old. I'm not a huge Ocarina fan (blasphemy, I know), but the remake looks pretty great if you ask me. https://www.youtube.com/live/A0WX-jsir94?si=etXQt6mBZu1-6DjK

Blood Dungeon shows that Bullet Heaven can be active

There are few indies out there that command my attention, no questions asked. Messhof won my heart with their 1v1 fencing masterpiece Nidhogg, and since then they have been dropping certified bangers. Flywrench was an absolute joy to control, commanding you to just lock in with the type of precision that is a perfect combo of highly rewarding and insufferably frustrating. Wheel World was a huge departure for the studio, delivering a 3D semi-open world game that fused their sensibilities with the...

A matter of pace

I’ve been playing a lot of well-paced games lately, and as I sit here reviewing internal builds of the game I am working on, pacing has been at the forefront of my criticisms lately. I wanted to chat to Blue about why pacing in games needs to be better. Steve: This week I rolled credits on The Drifter, a pulpy adventure game modelled after the LucasArts greats with amazing voice acting and an interesting mystery to verb your way through. From the very first hour I was mesmerised by the game, wh...

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Dice Gambit Review: Deep Systems and Glittering Style

Written by hosomeowa I first reviewed the indie heartthrob Dice Gambit as a potential entry for this summer’s BitSummit, a games festival in lovely, iconic, sweat-dripping-between-your-cheeks Kyoto. Unsurprisingly, _Gambit _earned a spot on the floor. Also unsurprisingly, unless I’m mistaken, the Malmö-based devs preferred _not _to sweat their faces off this year. I did still hover around their station like a lovestruck moth, because I so desperately wanted to snare one of their unfortunate soul...

Where is the hype on the eve of the Switch 2?

Welcome back to our new “Conversation” series! I sat here on the eve of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, wondering... where is all the hype? Steve : Here we are, mere days from the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, and I can't help but feel that something is just... missing from this console launch. What should be a momentous moment for those of us plugged into the games machine, feels a little more like the blip of a new iPhone release. Nothing truly revolutionary, only a slight evolution. There a...

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How does the Switch 2 fit into the landscape in 2025?

Welcome back to our new “Conversation” series! This time Blue and I talk about the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 that happened last week, and wonder where it fits in the current landscape of gaming. How will it compare to the revolution that the original Switch ushered in? Do you need to rush out and fight for a pre-order slot on day one? Steve: After what feels like a lifetime of leaks and fervor around the proposed successor to Nintendo's handheld phenomenon, this week we finally were grace...

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The joy of hidden gems in your backlog

If you have been around Pixels for Breakfast for a while now, you know that Blue and I used to host a podcast talking about the week's gaming news from the perspective of developers. We loved doing that podcast, but work and life is busy, and we wanted to try and capture some of that magic in a written form. Inspired by the great Letter series on Remap Radio, we decided to trial out a written back-and-forth just like we used to do on the podcast. Steve: This week I got a hankering to play somet...

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Thank Goodness You’re Here is a reyt good time

Narrative in video games is always chasing after the prestiege television moment. Games like BioShock put us in the right direction, and The Last Of Us delivered a stunning story that was strong enough to be largely unchanged for it's hit HBO series. Comedy games though? That's a tough ask. Sure, there are plenty of games that have funny moments, laugh-out-loud moments even. But crafting a genuine comedy game is a tough ask, because controlling the actions of your player to ensure your timing la...

CONSCRIPT is a harrowing look at the cost of war

Survival horror is seeing a resurgence of late. In the span of a few years we have seen lauded remakes of the Resident Evil series, games like Signalis brought a strange new twist to a classic gameplay loop, and this year’s Crow Country has delivered spooky exploration nightmare that not only taps heavily into nostalgia for the PlayStation era, but brings some new ideas to the table. It could be easy to say that CONSCRIPT from Catchweight Studio is yet another excellent take on the early days of...

The Best Games of BitSummit 2024

Thousands of indie game fans braved the humid Kyoto weather this weekend to attend BitSummit, the premiere indie-focused festival in Japan that is renowned for meshing the most creative and experimental games with the mainstream. This year the festival was much larger, covering two floors of the Miyako Messe convention center, the biggest revelation for me was seeing the Nintendo booth. Instead of peddling the newest Mario Party of Princess Peach showtime, games like Exit 8 were front and center...

Z-Board - The Pinnacle of Gaming Keyboards?

It was my birthday last week, and after some consultation with my good friend Eighty I decided to take the plunge and purchase the luxurious Wooting HE60 keyboard. I have long been a mechanical keyboard lover, and a firm believer that if you find a board that suits your tactile needs, it certainly can at least create the illusion of better performance. Even if I don’t manage to top frag as a result, I feel better about my connection to the game, as silly as that may sound to some of you. The Woo...

Blood West is an exhausting and brutal lesson in perseverance

Boomer Shooters are having a moment right now. Over the past few years we have seen a slew of modern takes on classic Quake II vibes games, from the demonic Prodeus to the campy but action-packed Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. Seeing games that look like they came from my early teens running at 144 frames per second with advanced movement options really does get my nostalgia flowing. With this renaissance of “new old games”, I have been rather surprised that we haven’t seen more immersive sims in th...

The Invincible stumbles in style

When you really break down the poorly named Walking Simulator genre to its core, the main pillars which separate the mediocre from the greats come down to environments, characters, and a sense that you are actually in the world. On one end of the spectrum you have Firewatch from Campo Santo, a game that builds one of the most genuine and naturalistic relationships in the industry. It all takes place in a breathtaking living and breathing state park. It deals with live emotions, and you feel as t...