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  • See With Sound — Auris Turns Darkness Into Your Greatest Puzzle

    See With Sound — Auris Turns Darkness Into Your Greatest Puzzle

    Imagine a world where there is no light. Where walls, floors, and enemies vanish the moment you stop moving. Where every step you take reveals the world — and every silence hides it again.

    This is Auris, the striking 2D puzzle?platformer from developers Liza Kuzmina, Daulet Mukan, and Yerzhan Mukhanov, where you play as a blind boy navigating the sinister Wortex Research Institute — a facility that took your mother, trapped other children, and now keeps you in total darkness. Your only tool: echolocation.

    The World Appears When You Make a Sound

    Vision is gone. Instead, sound is your sight:

    • Footsteps and jumps send out ripples of sound that briefly illuminate platforms, walls, traps, and dangers
    • Throw objects to scout ahead — reveal hidden paths, trigger switches, or check for safe footing
    • Stay silent when you must — some sections demand stealth; noise draws not just light… but attention
    • The world fades fast — what you saw vanishes seconds later. Memory matters as much as hearing

    It’s a mechanic that rewires how you play. You don’t just look ahead — you listen and remember. Every run becomes a rhythm of reveal and retreat, anticipation and discovery.

    Fight, Rescue, Escape — and Find Your Mother

    The lab is far from empty. Between you and freedom lie:

    • Creatures of the dark — bats, rats, and mutated horrors that react to your noise. Some patrol; some hunt. You must learn their patterns — and sometimes use sound to lure them away
    • Other trapped children — you’re not alone. Along the way you’ll find and help fellow captives, who may offer aid in return
    • Your mother — the reason you push forward. She was taken for “treatment” by the lab staff. Finding her is the heart of your journey

    Precision, Atmosphere, and Pure Emotion

    Auris isn’t just a clever mechanic — it’s a game about resilience, empathy, and seeing without eyes. Every level tightens the challenge: puzzles grow more layered, platforms more precise, and the darkness more unforgiving. Yet the core never shifts: move, listen, remember, survive.

    A free demo is available right now on Steam, with the full game slated for release 1 December 2026.

    See with your ears — wishlist and play the demo

    #Auris #AurisGame #Echolocation #IndieGame #Techmash #PuzzlePlatformer #SteamDemo #PCGaming #Atmospheric #Narrative #LizaKuzmina #DauletMukan #YerzhanMukhanov

  • Where the Wind Returns — STONEFEATHER Soars in New The MIX Showcase Trailer

    Where the Wind Returns — STONEFEATHER Soars in New The MIX Showcase Trailer

    The world has fallen into silence. The wind is gone. And you are the first to fly in a lifetime.

    Italian indie studio ACGames has unveiled a breathtaking new gameplay trailer for STONEFEATHER during The MIX Fall Online Showcase, pulling back the curtain on a graceful, atmospheric adventure where flight itself is your greatest power — and your only weapon. A free playable demo is already available on Steam, inviting you to spread your wings right now.

    Born of Stone, Called to the Sky

    You awaken as a bird carved from living rock — a creature stitched from the quiet earth, drawn to the last faint echoes of a breeze that vanished long ago. The wind has been stilled across the land, leaving ancient ruins, sunken cities, and vast open oceans trapped in an endless breathless calm. Your mission: seek out the scattered Essences of Zefir, release the wind trapped in stone, and breathe life back into a silent world.

    This isn’t a journey of conquest — it’s one of restoration. There are no enemies to fight, no bosses to defeat, no weapons to wield. Every challenge is met with movement, curiosity, and the pure, unhurried joy of flight.

    Physics in Motion — Master the Air

    At the heart of STONEFEATHER lies a uniquely fluid, physics-driven flight system:

    • Dive to build momentum — plummet downward to gather speed, then sweep upward in a sweeping arc to trade velocity for altitude
    • Ride the currents you restore — as you free the Essences, updrafts and gusts return, carrying you higher and farther with every wind you wake
    • Every movement matters — your wings are your compass. The way you turn, bank, and glide shapes every moment of exploration
    • Accessible yet deep — easy to take off, but rewarding to truly master. The most elegant routes reveal themselves only when you learn to read the air

    Ruins, Oceans, and Secrets Unbound

    The trailer showcases sweeping new vistas across a seamless, handcrafted open world:

    • Silent Ruins — climb through crumbling spires and forgotten halls where a civilisation once thrived. Symbols and carvings hint at why the wind died — and what you were made to do
    • Vast Oceans — glide above endless waters, where coastal ruins emerge from the waves. The sea isn’t just scenery; it’s your guide to distance, altitude, and scale
    • Fragments and Echoes — gather lost shards, read the world’s markings, and piece together the story of the Elder who guides you and the bonds that once held the wind in place
    • Flight Trials — chase rings, find hidden paths, and test your skill across aerial routes that reward curiosity and daring

    Ready to Fly — Demo Available Now

    You don’t have to wait to experience it:

    • Free demo live on Steam — play the opening chapter spanning the sweeping Plains region right now
    • Full controller support recommended, with native Xbox controller support
    • Localised in English and Italian
    • Runs smoothly — GTX 1060/RX 6600 minimum, 8GB RAM, 8GB storage
    • Full release date still to be announced — wishlist now to be notified

    The Sky Awaits — Will You Carry the Wind Home?

    STONEFEATHER is more than a game about flying — it’s about what it means to bring life back to a silent world. It’s about the quiet thrill of seeing a place no one has seen, catching a current no one has felt, and being the first to breathe hope into the stillness.

    Watch the full reveal from The MIX Fall Online Showcase, download the free demo on Steam, and let your wings carry you. The wind is waiting for you to wake it.

    More Info: STONEFEATHER

    #STONEFEATHER #ACGames #TheMIXShowcase #IndieGame #FlightAdventure #Exploration #WholesomeGaming #Atmospheric #SteamDemo #GamingNews #Techmash

  • Glide Into the Unknown — Moonwakers Rides Into Early Access Now

    Glide Into the Unknown — Moonwakers Rides Into Early Access Now

    Silence. Snow. Ash. And a world waiting to be remembered. Independent studio Gaman Games has quietly launched Moonwakers — their atmospheric “chill-core” survival adventure — into Early Access on Steam, inviting players to glide across haunting landscapes and uncover what became of everything we knew.

    Chill-Core Survival — Ride, Explore, Endure

    Moonwakers defies the usual survival noise. This is chill-core: a gentler, meditative take on the genre where peace and peril walk hand in hand. You step into the role of a S.E.E.D — an advanced reconnaissance android — dispatched to survey a world draped in snow, dusted with ash, and etched with the quiet ruins of a forgotten past.

    At the heart of it all is movement. Carve across vast, sweeping terrain on a futuristic board, gliding down slopes, drifting through drifts, and skimming over ashen flats with fluid, graceful speed. It’s not just travel — it’s the soul of the game.

    What Lies Beneath the Ash

    Your mission is simple but profound: discover the truth of this world. Is it alien? A distant future? Or something far closer to home? Gaman Games deliberately leaves that question for you to answer, piece by quiet piece.

    Along the way you’ll:

    • Survey & Gather — Seek out life-sustaining elements to understand the planet’s — and humanity’s — fate
    • Manage Your Energy — Your most precious resource. Balance exploration with rest, conserve power through storms, and find shelter when the skies turn hostile
    • Unlock & Evolve — Gain new skills, boost your speed, extend your glide, and move with ever-greater freedom the more you discover
    • Weather the World — Ion storms sweep in without warning. Know where to hide — and when to run

    Quietly Yours — Early Access Begins Today

    There’s no loud fanfare here. Gaman Games says simply: “No huge marketing campaign. No massive announcement. No promise of perfection. Just a game we wanted to finally put into your hands.”

    Moonwakers is available right now on Steam, priced at £9.33 / $11.04 — a launch discount of 15% running until September 29. Early Access will shape the experience alongside player feedback as the world expands and deepens.

    The board is ready. The horizon calls. Will you ride into the unknown?

    Find out more here

    #Moonwakers #GamanGames #ChillCore #IndieDev #SurvivalGame #Exploration #EarlyAccess #Steam #Atmospheric #TechMash

  • Lucid Falls: Falling into the Nightmare of Reality

    Lucid Falls: Falling into the Nightmare of Reality

    The world of psychological horror just got a whole lot more surreal. If you missed the announcement, prepare yourself to be captivated (and terrified) by Lucid Falls, the debut title from Eldamar Studio. Revealed recently with a stunning trailer, this game plunges players into an atmospheric, deeply unsettling experience set entirely within a lucid dream.

    Trapped in a Terrifying Mindscape

    Lucid Falls isn’t your average jump-scare fest. Its core premise is built around the terrifying, unpredictable nature of a bad dream you can’t wake up from. You are trapped, and your only way out is to confront the nightmarish landscape and the creatures that inhabit it.

    The setting is described as a series of surreal, horrifying worlds. This isn’t just window dressing; the very fabric of the environment is something you’ll have to contend with.

    Key Premise: You must fight to survive in a lucid dream, facing terrifying creatures and challenges that bend reality, all while searching for the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.

    Reality is a Puzzle: Manipulate Space, Time, and Gravity

    What truly sets Lucid Falls apart is its ambitious gameplay mechanic: reality manipulation. Because you are in a lucid dream, you possess a limited, yet powerful, control over your surroundings.

    • Gravity Shifts: The ability to alter gravity is central to navigating the impossible spaces and solving environmental puzzles. Imagine turning a ceiling into a floor to access a hidden path!
    • Space and Time: Beyond gravity, the game promises manipulation of space and time itself. This suggests complex, mind-bending puzzles and unique combat encounters where the rules of physics are merely suggestions.

    This mechanic transforms what could be a straightforward horror adventure into an intriguing psychological horror puzzle game, where your wits are as important as your ability to fight or hide.

    Built on the Cutting Edge

    Developed using Unreal Engine, Lucid Falls promises visual fidelity that truly brings its dreamlike, cinematic aesthetic to life. The trailer showcases a world that is both beautiful and deeply disturbing, with environments that twist and contort in ways only a nightmare can. The visual design of the terrifying monsters encountered is already making waves, hinting at a truly memorable rogue’s gallery of dream horrors.

    Keep This on Your Radar

    While we don’t have a concrete release date yet (it’s currently listed as TBA 2026 for PC), Lucid Falls has instantly carved out a niche for itself as a must-watch title for fans of atmospheric and psychological horror.

    If you enjoy games that not only scare you but also make you question your own perception of reality, this is one dream you might actually want to fall into.

    What are your thoughts on Lucid Falls? Are you ready to manipulate gravity and face your darkest dreams?

    Lucid Falls – https://lucidfalls.com/

    #LucidFalls #HorrorGame #Atmospheric #Cinematic #Adventure #Psychological #Indie #EldamarStudio #gravity #space #time #games #gaming #gamers #videogames #gametrailer #demogame