Sunken Crown Lands April 22
Gilded Cartridge’s flooded-city metroidvania arrives on all four platforms in spring, with a physical Switch 2 edition and a $24.99 digital price.
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Fourteen Independent Studios Sign the Open Controls Pledge, Promising Full Remapping and Readable Subtitles at Launch
Announced at Autumn Showfloor, the pledge sets a shared accessibility baseline for every new release from studios including Saltmarsh Games, Little Paper Kite, and Quiet Static.
Kitebound’s Free Coastal Expansion Arrives November 12
The Lamplighter’s Coast adds a seaside region below the Highfold range, 14 new letters, and a kite tail built for crosswinds. It is free for everyone who owns the game.
The Radio in the Attic: How Quiet Static Built Signal to Noise Around a Single Broken Tape
The small studio behind this fall’s most unusual mystery explains how a damaged reel-to-reel recording became a game about listening, and why every puzzle can also be solved with your eyes.
The Long Winter Road and Atlas of Small Things Led a Strong Indie Lantern Showcase
Small Hours confirmed its road-trip drama for early 2027, Little Paper Kite finally showed its next game in motion, and Sunken Crown revealed a new district.
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Signal to Noise review: a mystery you solve with your ears
Great · Signal to Noise
Quiet Static’s debut is a tense, tactile mystery about a late-night radio engineer and the voices of a drowned town. It asks you to listen closely, and it rewards you when you do.
9.5
Kitebound review: the year’s most joyful platformer is made of paper and wind
Outstanding · Kitebound
Little Paper Kite’s gentle mountain adventure turns the simple act of riding a thermal into something close to perfect. It is cozy, generous, and quietly moving.