Undead co-op shooters, gorgeous hack-and-slash action and other new indie games worth checking out

Evil Raptor/Fireshine Games Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As ever, if you're looking for something new to play this weekend, we've got several games that are worthy of your attention. We'll also take a look at some news about upcoming games, including word of a Steam port of an excellent Playdate title.

I realized recently I've been playing a lot of roguelites lately — such as Minos and Titanium Court — and that I should balance that out by dipping into other types of games. I checked out one I wrote about recently called The Day I Became A Bird. This is a narrative game based on a children's book. It's about a young boy who falls in love with a classmate who's really into birds. So, in a bid to get her attention, he builds and wears a bird costume.

With that story, a hand-drawn, painterly art style and lines like "The day I started school, I fell in love" and "All I see is her, but she doesn't see me," it captured my heart. It's a very sweet and gentle game about the near-universal experience of young love.