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Heartfelt Rhythm Adventure MR. RECORDS revealed

Wired Productions has proudly revealed MR. RECORDS, a brand-new IP and uplifting rhythm adventure from acclaimed French developer Glee-Cheese, creators of A Musical Story and Headbangers Rhythm Royale. 

Officially revealed during Day of the Devs, MR. RECORDS blends record shop management, musical journeys, and heartfelt storytelling into an experience entirely powered by the transformative magic of music. 

Players follow George, an ageing dreamer who finally finds the courage to pursue the life he always wanted. Alongside his loyal dog Buzz, George opens the record shop he spent decades imagining, helping customers discover the perfect soundtrack to their lives while uncovering the memories and emotions hidden deep within every vinyl that passes through his hands.  

Watch the Reveal Trailer Here

Meet George, an old dreamer with an extraordinary gift that lets him transcend through music. After a lifetime of standing still, he breaks free from routine and opens the store he always wished for.   MR. RECORDS is an uplifting adventure where every vinyl transports you into a world of memories and emotion, where you will jump, slide, and move though psychedelic landscapes in time with the music. 

Alongside his loyal dog Buzz, George manages the record store, with every day providing new vinyl to unlock and sell, trying to deliver the perfect music to match the tastes of his colourful customers and becoming part of their stories. When the shutters come down and the store closes for the night, the records come alive. Each track transforming into a playable rhythmic trip through George’s imagination. Some songs will make you smile. Others will hit far deeper the moment the needle drops, reminding you that it’s never too late to finally start living.  

Key Features 

  • Step Inside the Music: Every record George plays becomes a fully playable rhythm journey through surreal dream worlds inspired by memories, emotions, and moments from his life. Run, jump, slide, dodge, and chain actions together in sync with the music across 40+ handcrafted levels.   
  • Run Your Own Record Shop: Manage a growing vinyl store filled with quirky customers, hidden stories, and musical riddles. Learn each record, recommend the perfect album, unlock new stock, and turn George’s tiny dream shop into a place where music changes lives.   
  • Every Record Tells a Story: Meet colourful characters and uncover George’s memories through music, photographs, notes, and emotional discoveries from his past. Some songs are joyful. Others reveal regrets, lost love, and the life he never truly lived.   
  • A Soundtrack Worth Living In: Explore a huge range of original music styles including funk, progressive rock, hip-hop, electro, world music, and 80s pop. Featuring 45(??) original records composed by the developers themselves.   
  • Relax in George’s Bedroom Hub: Between musical journeys, unwind in George’s personal bedroom above the shop. Review memories, track progress, take calls, and spend quiet moments reflecting on the story and the music shaping your adventure.   
  • Endless Variety Beyond the Beat: MR. RECORDS constantly introduces new gameplay twists, from rhythm battles and surreal mini games to environmental changes, visual disruptions, chase sequences, and side activities with George’s loyal dog, Buzz.   
  • A Rhythm Adventure About Life Itself: More than a music game, MR. RECORDS is a heartfelt story about dreams, memory, regret, and discovering it’s never too late to finally start living.   

Charles Bardin, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Glee-Cheese Studio, said: 

“Music has a unique power. One song can instantly transport you back to a specific moment, a person you loved, or a memory you thought was lost forever. MR. RECORDS was born from that feeling. We wanted to create a game that celebrates not only music itself, but the stories, emotions and moments we attach to it throughout our lives. George’s journey is about rediscovering joy, embracing change, and finding the courage to finally chase the dreams you’ve spent years putting aside. We cannot wait for players to drop the needle and discover those stories for themselves. “ 

Leo Zullo, Managing Director, Wired Productions, said: 

“We publish games from amazing people with stories that deserve to be heard, and MR. RECORDS immediately struck a chord with us. Beneath the brilliant rhythm gameplay is a genuinely moving story about life, memory and human connection. Glee-Cheese has created something wonderfully uplifting, imaginative and deeply personal. It’s a game that reminds us why music matters, and we’re incredibly proud to welcome Charles and the entire team to the Wired family. “ 

Wishlist MR. RECORDS today on Steam. 

For all press and media enquiries, please contact: press@wiredproductions.com  

About Wired Productions   


Wired Productions is a true Indie Publisher proudly presenting a diverse range of specially curated games from some of the greatest storytellers and independent developers. Wired has an award-winning collection of titles including KARMA: The Dark World, Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, and Martha Is Dead. Announced upcoming titles are AGNI: Village of Calamity, When Sirens Fall Silent and BrokenLore: DON’T LIE. 
 
About Glee-Cheese Studio

Glee-Cheese is an independent video game studio based in France, striving to develop innovative games with a strong artistic identity. Their debut title A Musical Story launched in 2022, and their newest title Headbangers Rhythm Royale released on October 31, 2023. 

Former Elder Scrolls Online Developers (Sackbird Studios) Reveal Debut Game HIJINKS HIGH

Sackbird Studios today revealed its debut title, Hijinks High, a chaotic first-person multiplayer party game about causing chaos and turning a school upside down with your friend. It’s currently in development for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store as well as consoles.
 

Announced alongside a brand-new reveal trailer, Hijinks High invites you and up to five friends to relive the glory days of schoolyard mischief as you sneak, scheme, prank, and cause as much mayhem as possible before the final bell rings.
 

Sackbird Studios was founded by former leads and key contributors from The Elder Scrolls Online development team. When the ambitious AAA project Blackbird was cancelled (as reported by Bloomberg) and hundreds of people lost their jobs, a handful of them decided to bet on each other and build a studio of their own. Independent, employee-owned, and self-funded, Sackbird exists for one reason: the freedom to make the games they want, on their own terms.
 

“My job is to make sure this team gets to keep making exactly what they want to make,” said Adam Hafez, CEO of Sackbird Studios. “Hijinks High has the kind of personality you only get from people making something purely because they love it. This is just the beginning, and we’re in it for the long haul.”

Hijinks High plays out over a single school day, but don’t expect a normal schedule. Every period is its own kind of organized chaos, and behaving is never on the lesson plan.
 

The whole school is your playground, and nothing in it is safe from you. It’s you and your friends against the school, out to cause as much chaos as possible. Grab it, place it, hurl it. Lockers, dodgeballs, jetpacks. If it isn’t nailed down, it’s part of your arsenal. And that’s before your own bodily functions join the fun! You’re all on the same side, technically, which is exactly what makes turning on each other so tempting. The only rule that matters is the one you’re breaking: cause maximum chaos, and don’t let the teachers catch you doing it.
 

Of course, staying conscious is its own event. Crush pizza, slam sodas, chug milk, and inhale every questionable snack you can find to stack up buffs and keep your energy from bottoming out. But your body keeps the receipts. Overdo it and you’re fighting a screaming bladder, rolling nausea, and a very real chance of passing out cold before the day’s even half over.
 

Then the bell rings, and there’s only one way out: the bus. Grab your friends, make a run for it, and try to get home in one piece.
 

Watch the reveal trailer here

Key Features

  • Online Multiplayer Mayhem – Grab up to five friends and transform an ordinary school day into a playground of chaos.
  • The School Is Your Sandbox – Explore a fully interactive school packed with objects, gadgets, and opportunities for mischief around every corner.
  • Fuel Your Shenanigans – Eat, drink, and power up with a range of food and beverages that provide gameplay buffs while introducing unpredictable side effects.
  • Survive the Day – Manage your energy, stomach, bladder, and overall wellbeing as you attempt to make it to the final bell in one piece.
  • Pranks, Props, and Pandemonium – Pick up, throw, move, and experiment with countless objects throughout the school. From lockers and lunch trays to dodgeballs and jetpacks, every prop has the potential to create unforgettable chaos. 
  • Endless Emergent Chaos – Combine physics, player creativity, and environmental interactions to ensure every match tells its own story.
     

Wishlist Hijinks High today and prepare to unleash absolute chaos when Sackbird Studios’ debut title arrives on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
 

For more information on Sackbird Studios, head to https://www.sackbirdstudios.com/
 

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About Sackbird Studios

Founded in September 2025, Sackbird Studios is an independent, employee-owned game studio formed by veteran developers behind Elder Scrolls Online and the canceled Project Blackbird.

With internal funding and full creative control, the studio is focused on crafting bold, character-driven experiences without the usual compromises.

Our mission is simple: to create unforgettable multiplayer experiences that surprise and thrill our players.

Indie Free-to-Play Online Bullet Hell RPG Runeward Online Officially Announced

Developer FatHatCat has unveiled Runeward Online, a free-to-play online bullet hell RPG coming to PC. Players take up the mantle of a Runeward: a dungeon diver exploring a beautiful but brutal handcrafted pixel art world overrun by monsters.

Runeward Online brings the adrenaline of fast-paced bullet hell combat into an online RPG world. Built with a heavy emphasis on cooperative play, the game offers in-depth build customization that allows players to evolve their characters and craft powerful synergies. It features a lively community hub where dozens of players can chat, form parties, and trade rare loot recovered from the depths.

Wishlist the game on Steam

Watch the announcement trailer here

What’s in the Game

  • Enter the Bullet Hell: Blast, cast, and dodge through procedurally generated runs of handcrafted rooms. Survival demands quick thinking – hesitation is death.
  • Build Defining Runes: Fundamentally transform your character, growing wings to fly over pits or reversing knockback to pull in enemies instead.
  • Weaponized Pets: Pets aren’t just companions; they act as weapon modifiers. Enhance your bullets to bounce, duplicate, or track down your targets.
  • Massive Arsenal: Discover a sweeping variety of weapons, ranging from ancient spellbooks that rain fire from above to heavy greatswords that cleave through hordes.
  • Persistent Online World: Play alongside dozens of other Runewards in a fully multiplayer environment. Team up and enter dungeons, defeat massive bosses, and bring back epic loot!

About the Game
Runeward Online is an online bullet hell RPG where survival demands reflex and strategy, but success rewards you with epic loot. Evolve your class, experiment with a wild variety of builds and synergies, and tackle unforgiving dungeons alongside a global community of players.

“We wanted to make a bullet hell experience that gives players the long-term progression and freedom of a deep online RPG,” said the development team at FatHatCat. “Between weapon modifying pets, build defining runes, and a fully persistent multiplayer world where you can trade and squad up with friends, we’re aiming to build something incredibly deep and replayable.”

About FatHatCat
FatHatCat is an independent, two-person development team building ambitious multiplayer experiences from the ground up. Operating entirely without external investors, the duo consists of Zoagel (Art & Design), a former Minecraft MMO-server architect, and Morfeusz (Programming & Networking), a programmer specializing in complex multiplayer systems.

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PS1 Golden Era Inspired JRPG Full Circle Revealed During Indie Quest 2026

Solo dev 2ndPlayerGames and Publisher Deck13 are thrilled to officially reveal Full Circle, their upcoming 2.5HD Indie JRPG based on classics of the PS1 era of the genre. The game was revealed during the Indie Quest 2026 Showcase and will be playable for the first time later this year at Gamescom.

Watch the Announcement Trailer Here

Set in a post-apocalyptic world where mutated beasts roam the planet, where gruesome monsters are threatening everything and everyone, humanity has found shelter and security in flying cities. And yet, the time has come for a return to the surface. Young heroes are raised with a single purpose: brave the wilds and keep humanity’s last refuge alive. But when a mission beyond the walls reveals survivors, rival cities and secrets no one prepared them for, everything they believed in seems to fall apart.

Embrace the past, embrace the future

Full Circle is inspired by classics of the PS1 era. From Lunar to Breath of Fire. From early Final Fantasy games to Legend of Dragoon. The golden era. The games the developer grew up with. With Full Circle he wants to pay tribute to his childhood, combining the elements he loved as a kid with a modern 2.5HD Pixelart style, fluid gameplay, and modern controls. The intention is clear: combine what has been great and was partly lost within the genre over the years with the fluidity of modern games. Staying true to the roots and introducing unique approaches, and spice up the formula with mechanics which couldn’t be realized during the golden era.


Features:

  • Constant flow combat: Strategic turn-based battles with real-time precision. Time your inputs to chain attacks, discover combos, and swap party members without missing a beat.
  • Unlikely allies: A diverse cast of playable characters, each with unique abilities used in combat and to solve environmental challenges throughout the world.
  • A world divided: Floating cities, ancient ruins, survivor settlements, and untamed wilds, each with their own cultures and secrets.
  • Bittersweet storytelling: A coming of age narrative blending hope and melancholy, set in a world where nothing is as it seems.
  • Build your party: Mix and match 4 active and 4 reserve characters, combining gear, synergies, and unique skills to craft your playstyle.
  • Explore and Discover: Tame creatures, salvage tech, and follow hidden quests across a post-apocalyptic world.

Full Circle is in development for PC and Consoles and was officially revealed during the Indie Quest 2026 Showcase. A first playable demo will be available during Gamescom. Wishlist the game now on Steam.


 
About 2ndPlayerGames

2ndPlayerGames is a solo developer from Peru. He grew up on JRPGs watching his brother playing the games. His dream was to once create a soundtrack for a JRPG, so he started teaching himself to develop videogames. Full Circle is his Magnus Opus.

Roguelike Autobattler Some of You May Die Releasing July 24th on PC, iOS and Android

Indie developer Octavia Blue is excited to announce that Some of You May Die will launch on PC via Steam as well as iOS and Android on July 24th. This action-packed roguelike autobattler challenges players to upgrade heroes, stats, and abilities as they assemble powerful teams and outwit opponents in both single-player runs and competitive online PvP matches.

Blending strategic drafting with fast, automated combat, Some of You May Die invites players to experiment with a diverse roster of heroes, discovering game-changing synergies and adapting their tactics with every run. Whether overwhelming enemies with numbers or forging a handful of elite, high-level champions, every decision shapes the outcome on the battlefield. Each match delivers meaningful choices, from stacking duplicate heroes to level them up, to customizing abilities and refining builds using gold earned in battle. With matches lasting just 10–20 minutes, the game offers a perfect balance of quick-fire competition and deep, replayable strategy across both solo and multiplayer modes.

Features: 

  • Strategic hero drafting and synergy-driven team building.
  • A flexible stacking system for levelling and upgrading heroes.
  • Deep customisation of hero abilities and stats.
  • Competitive multiplayer PvP autobattler gameplay.
  • Fast-paced matches designed for quick sessions or extended play.
  • Single-player and online multiplayer modes.

Some of You May Die launches on PC via Steam, iOS and Android on July 24, but players don’t have to wait to enter the fray. A free demo is available now, giving a first taste of its strategic depth and chaotic battles. Be sure to wishlist the game on Steam to stay updated and be ready to deploy your ultimate team when it launches.

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New Moods Trailer Released for Indie Narrative Adventure game The Inspector

Lappi Soft and Edoardo Ventisette have revealed a brand-new Moods Trailer for indie narrative adventure game The Inspector, a first-person dreamlike adventure where players explore the subconscious of coma patients in search of memories capable of bringing them back to life. This trailer showcases the game’s visual evolution and its new atmospheric direction.

This new trailer highlights the game’s updated visual identity, featuring distinct moods and environments designed to reinforce the emotional and psychological aspects of exploration. However, these atmospheres are not purely aesthetic: each one is also tied to gameplay mechanics and systems that will be explored further in a dedicated Full Features Trailer at a later date.

Blending narrative exploration, surreal environments, and psychological themes, The Inspector aims to deliver a contemplative and immersive experience focused on emotion, mystery, and discovery.

No release date has been announced yet.

The Inspector is currently in development for PC and will be released on Steam.

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Stylized Action-Platformer Hexrite to Release Later This Year

Phabula is excited to announce that their upcoming debut stylized action-platformer Hexrite is releasing in late 2026 on PC, followed by consoles shortly afterwards & you can currently wishlist the title on Steam.

The brand-new official trailer showcases the exciting action combat and platforming systems of the game alongside never-seen before realms and characters that the player will be able to encounter on the campaign that spans over 8 hours.

Embark on a journey across a fantastical universe where magic is found at every corner, filled with otherworldly characters, witchy rituals and forbidden spells. The game’s world and gameplay are inspired by titles from the sixth-generation consoles, combined with a modern touch and a stylized vibrant artstyle!

Hexrite is PS2-inspired action-platformer game set in a stylized magical world where you take on the role of a sorcerer tasked with the revival of an ancient dead deity, in your journey you’ll face dangerous foes, meet peculiar beings and transverse fantastical landscapes.

Features

  • DOMES OF MAGIC – Summon powerful fields of magic that change the battlefield surrounding you and your enemies: summon paper constructs, conjure up poison clouds or turn the floor into a slippery field of bubbles!
  • A DEAL WITH THE GODS – You’ll meet some friendly faces along the way that might need your help, in return for your troubles, you’ll be rewarded with items and spells that will aid you on your quest!
  • SPELLS GALORE – Access a vast arsenal of spells that you can use against enemies and bosses in a classic action-packed combat system, upgrade spells for completely new uses and uncover forbidden magic to help you defeat your foes!
  • MAGICAL LANDS – Explore haunted cities and floating towers using various platforming movement abilities, from bouncing on top of jellyfish to gliding across fiery peaks!

About Phabula


Phabula is an indie games company focused on giving players stylized titles that mix fun engaging gameplay mechanics inspired by old-school games with a modern touch.


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Cozy Desktop Companion Game Deskdragora to Launch June 24th on Steam

Monk Monkey is pleased to announce that Deskdragora, a cozy virtual desktop companion game centered around caring for a tiny magical plant, will officially launch on Steam June 24th. The announcement trailer can be watched here

About the Game


Deskdragora is a cozy desktop companion experience where players care for a tiny magical plant that quietly lives in the corner of their screen while they work, study, draw, or relax. As players spend time with their companion, the magical plant grows, reacts to attention, produces magical crystals, and unlocks new customization options for its tiny enchanted space. The game focuses on calm interactions, cozy aesthetics, and creating a comforting atmosphere during everyday computer use.

Key Features

Care for a magical plant companion directly on your desktop
Collect magical crystals and unlock cosmetic items
Customize pots, decorations, furniture, and magical accessories
Relax with cozy background music while working or studying
Create a personalized magical workspace
Designed as a lightweight and relaxing desktop companion experience

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About Monk Monkey


Monk Monkey is an independent studio focused on developing casual and accessible games with a unique visual style, validated mechanics, and compatibility across a wide range of hardware. The studio’s goal is to deliver fun and creative experiences through agile and efficient production for both PC and console platforms.


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Soulslike Co-op game Serpent’s Gaze Out Now in Early Access

Feeble Minds are pleased to announce that their 1-4 player co-op soulslike, Serpent’s Gaze, is available now in Early Access. The game is priced at $14.99 / €15.99 / £13.75, but is available now for $13.49 / €14.39 / £12.37 thanks to a 10% launch discount. A Supporters Pack DLC for fans who want to offer some extra support for the game during its Early Access journey is also available today for $3.99 / £4.13 / €4,49.

Serpent’s Gaze blends punishing co-op third-person action with the creeping build-creation of roguelikes. Blessings from deities, gifts from your patron and strange relics can be utilized on your pilgrimage as you shape unique builds on each run. Create a character that thrives on quick kills thanks to Aspect of the Plague, which gives you temporary stat points when you kill a foe. Supplement it with blessings that increase the duration of buffs and upgrades that scale with your stats. Or, don the Aspect of the Bold to gain damage for each point of health missing to start building a character made for revenge. Combine this with a massive health pool, slow health restoration and a relic that can sacrifice your own health to stagger enemies, and you will be seeking out pain to return as punishment.

Serpent’s Gaze Launch Trailer Can Be Watched Here

Serpent’s Gaze features handcrafted levels, with no procedural generation, from some of the key developers behind the 91 metacritic-rated Satisfactory and the cult-hit Goat Simulator series. Every run is unique thanks to a “Curse” system that applies stacking difficulty modifiers to your runs, from invading enemies, to minibosses that will hunt you down. Survive the deserts and ruins that belong to the nomadic Majin, fight through the cathedrals inhabited by the proud Attar’Esh and take down the brutal bosses you will encounter throughout your journey.  

You play as a scion – given life by the withering tree god Magnolia, with the sole purpose of vanquishing the opposing gods and usurpers who currently rule the lands. Learn more about the secrets of the desert and the truth behind your patron in a story that subtly unfolds as you play. There is only one way to make the desert bloom again: violence.

“We’re really excited for everyone to jump in and start playing Serpent’s Gaze today” said Feeble Minds CEO Jannik Reuterberg. “We hope that Serpent’s Gaze’s Early Access journey will not only be a co-op experience for people who are playing with their friends, but also a cooperative endeavour as we keep improving the game with our community on the road to 1.0.”
 

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About Feeble Minds
Feeble Minds is an indie game development studio based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 2022, its small but passionate team of 10 is hard at work on its debut title, Serpent’s Gaze, a four player co-op soulslike roguelike.

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Picker Magnate Simulator Announced for PC with a planned release in Q4 2026

Indie developer S-Grade Games has announced Picker Magnate Simulator, a single-player life simulation game about building a resale empire from scratch. It is planned to be released for Windows and Linux (SteamOS) in Q4 2026.

In Picker Magnate Simulator, you start with an empty market stall and a nose for a bargain. Buy junk in bulk, hunt for rare antiques, sort and repair items, and gradually transform a humble stand into a thriving thrift shop. The game combines shop management, crafting, RPG-style skill progression, and open-ended life sim elements into a single cohesive experience.

Key Features:

  • Shop management – design your store layout, choose your stock mix, hire workers, and reinvest profits into expansion
  • Item handling – buy lots or find unique pieces; sort by condition and material; repair gear yourself or outsource it
  • Handmade crafting – craft items by hand and sell them at a premium
  • RPG progression – level up strength, speed, and bargaining to carry more, negotiate better prices, and dominate the resale market
  • Vehicle ownership – skip the heavy hauling by buying your own transport
  • 30 supported languages – full interface and subtitle localization at launch

Picker Magnate Simulator is developed solo by Yuliy Oneshko (S-Grade Games), the developer behind Trailer Park Tycoon: Raccoon Ranch (6,000+ units sold) and Dog Brew (25,000+ units sold on Steam).

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