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Shibuya Scramble Stories crowdfunding surpasses $625 thousand USD. Gameplay demo and two new characters unveiled
1+ week, 3+ day ago (173+ words) Shibuya Scramble Stories is a spiritual successor to 428: Shibuya Scramble, directed by Jiro Ishii himself. Ishii also attended a Shibuya Scramble Stories presentation event on September 1. In addition to providing updates on the project’s crowdfunding, his team revealed a gameplay…...
Japanese creepy-cute Gothic exploration adventure Tea Party at the Extinction Museum coming to Steam in 2026
3+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) If your interests fall into the niche of cute but slightly creepy gothic-inspired works, you might want to keep an eye out for Tea Party at the Extinction Museum. Developed by Japanese indie dev Teira, the game lets you swap…...
Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns developers practiced stripping in office???as reference??? for the game???s meticulous 3D undressing scenes
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (374+ words) Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns developers talk about the meticulous process behind the game's 3D stripping animations. After postponing the game’s release date from spring to summer 2026 due to its crowdfunding campaign being “too successful” and amassing over 1,690% of the original…...
"Overwhelmingly Positive??? horror game The Aquarium Does Not Dance is getting a prequel about a failed idol who wishes to die
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) Developer Daidai has launched the Steam store page for The Aquarium Does Not Dance: The Idol Who Wants to Die. Japanese indie developer daidai (a self-proclaimed “hater of horror”), has announced The Aquarium Does Not Dance: The Idol Who Wants…...
Japanese bishojo visual novel Purgatory:Blue launches new crowdfunding project to recoup part of withheld funds from last fundraiser
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) ENDLESS SUMMER Studio’s announce a new crowdfunding project for Purgatory: Blue, following complications with the last platform. For context, Purgatory: Blue’s previous fundraiser launched on the website Ubgoe in July 2025, amassing a total of 10.93 million yen, or 156% of its original…...
Indie game developer uses pictures of wife's sleeping face, chicken leftovers to create grotesque enemy designs
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (128+ words) Billy the Hero developer JOJOJOJOSoft recently detailed his unconventional boss creation process of Reddit. Billy the Hero is currently in development for Windows (Steam). Related: Korean indie psychological horror that puts you in the role of a stalked K-POP idol…...
Hands-on preview: Palworld's official card game turns battles and Pal labor into a surprisingly faithful TCG
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (566+ words) An early look at Bushiroad and Pocketpair's upcoming "Palworld Official Card Game." Palworld Official Card Game is a trading card game based on Pocketpair’s hit title Palworld. The original game is a monster-collecting, open-world survival game set in a world…...
Serial Experiments Lain to get an unofficial visual novel following success of the fan made OVA crowdfunding project
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (170+ words) Fan Project Lain: Protocol 7 reaches its first stretch goal promising a visual novel version of the unofficial OVA. Indie animation project Lain: Protocol 7 has announced that its crowdfunding campaign had surpassed the 5-million-yen threshold after having reached its initial goal…...
Serial Experiments Lain full-length fanmade OVA lain: Protocol 7 crowdfunds over 200% of original goal in just two days
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (88+ words) The Serial Experiments fan OVA project lain: Protocol 7 launched on July 7, and has currently raised over 4.6 million yen. Serial Experiments Lain RPG //signal. crowdfunds over $48k in two days Narcissu creator’s new visual novel Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from…...
428: Shibuya Scramble’s spiritual successor led by Jiro Ishii crowdfunds $60k USD in 62 minutes in its second round of crowdfunding
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (230+ words) Rewards for backers include the opportunity to appear as an extra in the game. When it comes to rewards, many of the tiers featured in the first campaign make a return, such as the ability to appear as an extra…...