It's impossible not to feel the sheer dedication, raw passion, and meticulous care poured into every pixel by the team behind the striking debut release from the indie developers at Wych Elm.
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It's a fun, catchy ride while it lasts, but once the visual high wears off, the shallow shell beneath becomes hard to ignore.
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If you haven't tried Moonlighter 2 yet, now is the time. The 1.0 release delivers a fantastic mix of dungeon crawling and shopkeeping.
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Years after reclaiming his intellectual property and establishing Montreal-based Panache Digital Games, Patrice Désilets has finally brought his long-dormant vision to life
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Ukrainian developer Frogwares transforms its Lovecraftian original into a survival horror game inspired by 'Resident Evil.'
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Explore how authoritarian, rogue-lite FPS blends base building, star map exploration, and fast-paced gunplay in 'Pax Autocratica.'
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This narrative adventure bypasses conventional tropes to submerge players in a gritty, hard-edged, cyberpunk-noir world falling apart at the seams
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'007: First Light' is a triumph – an extended, playable blockbuster experience where you are firmly in control of the action. Even after I had just watched the credits roll, I wanted more immediately.
Read More »XP Game Summit 2026 Interview: Elana Dunkelman, Myles Dobson, Actors and Members of ACTRA Toronto
"Elana and I were at an ACTRA picnic talking about games we weren’t even getting the opportunity to audition for. And we basically said, ‘We need to fix this.’"
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Four titles stood out as exceptional examples of the creativity, humor, and pure entertainment currently thriving across the Canadian indie scene.
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