PEGBRJE: Software of Page 57 — Perfectly balanced, as all things should be — Koboldly Go! Starting us off is this TTRPG by CoffeeSnake Studios which asks the bold question: what if Kobolds in space? You and friends will be setting off together on a ‘1 page adventure’, as the rules all fit within that single page. It’s focus is on co-operative storytelling, but has enough…

Only a page and a bit to go. — How About Spikes is an adventure platformer by SoulPixel, an indie dev based in Germany. Players will follow the tale of Marcus, who at 18 is to become a great wizard. Unfortunately for him, his magics were stolen by an evil pirate captain, so he must journey across the realms…

One mechanic’s all you need. — Space Hole 2016 is a marble maze puzzle game created by Sam Atlas, a solo indie dev based in the USA, and featuring the music of Beverly Crusher (no not the doctor in Star Trek, the indie punk band). …

I guess they both… have a lot of slicing in them? — TinkerQuarry is a horror RPG created by Hallowraith, a solo indie developer and comic artist based in the USA, and features the music of Antriksh Bali. Players are a self-named protagonist waking up in a strange plastic room, only to find themselves confronted by a terrifying corkscrew-wire dog that challenges…

Two can play at that game. — Ambidangerous is a twin-stick shooting adventure created by pabischoff, an indie dev and tech writer, and features the music of Reed Russel. After their unit crashes, players will pilot the two elite soldiers Amy and Dexter as they navigate through the strange island research facility. …

SPACE — Synestia is a planet creation station by Fireside Studio, a group of indie devs based in the United States. While not a ‘game’ in the traditional sense, players will be given a set of sliders and a planet that they can mess around with to their heart’s content. Given a…

Everywhere I go, I’m reminded of FLASH. — Space Mining Clicker is a casual clicking base management game created by Cold Coffee Studio, an indie studio spearheaded by a former AAA developer with help from various artists, musicians, and more. Players are a lucky lotto winner whose prize is the control of an entire mining colony. Strange prize…

Real world scenario, made up fantasy — 1977: Radio Aut is a interactive narrative by Alex Camilleri, the Sicilian indie dev in Sweden who brought us his autobiography-made-video-game back on page 6. Instead of his own life, Camilleri gets us to dive in to a Sicilian political activist named Giuseppe Impastato, known as Peppino, and his fight…

Page 57 starts with WORDS and FLAVOURS — Hippo on Elm Street is a text adventure created by Adri, an indie dev and software engineer. …