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Bullet heaven shooters like Vampire Survivors have lately emerged to define the genre, but there is a lot of innovation happening with other indie developers too, like what you will find in the colorful and fast-paced Artifact Seeker: Resurrection.

The Operator is an adventure title where players are a newly hired support agent for a government agency who is investigating clues, running facial recognition and connecting the dots to try and link some really complex cases, all from behind the keyboard of a souped-up agency workstation.

This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill reviews Fishing Break for the Nintendo Switch. Instead of a slow and detailed simulation, this mobile port is all about fun and offers players arcade fishing in 22 locations in eight worlds.

Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune is a Metroidvania with an RPG progression system and has some interesting mechanics and fun inner-party dynamics that help set it apart from the many similar titles piling up for PC and console gamers these days.

When Crime Boss: Rockay City first released on consoles and the Epic Games Store, it was a competent heist-based shooter but came with a lot of problems. Now, it’s shooting to Steam loaded with patches, bug fixes and new single-player campaigns.

Set in World War I during the infamous Battle of Verdun, Conscript tells the story of an ordinary soldier caught up in the horror, madness and chaos of the darkest days of the conflict. It’s a fresh take on survival horror that those who like the genre will probably enjoy.

Crown Wars: The Black Prince is a turn-based strategy title set during the Hundred Years’ War, but with a dash of the occult thrown in for good measure. And while it does a lot right, severe balancing issues will prevent most players from really enjoying the fight.

The Last Alchemist is a cozy alchemy simulation that is now available on Steam. In The Last Alchemist, players get to explore a vibrant fantasy world where they can make their own workshops and craft items, tools and machines as they try to find a cure for an insidious plague.

Created by a team of over 100 volunteer developers, the Fallout London DLC is a monumental achievement both in terms of fan-made content and for creating what is basically a full game that is every bit as good as the original Fallout 4, and even better in some ways.

The new Quests From the Infinite Staircase supplement for Dungeons and Dragons details that mysterious stair-filled realm that connects all worlds. And it introduces a delightful new NPC to steer players toward six truly classic modules of yesteryear.

A noir detective story set in 2329 in New York City, Nobody Wants to Die focuses on the hunt for a serial killer in a dystopian future where everyone is immortal, but nobody is really happy about it.

Created by a small development team, Artisan TD is a competent tower defense title that puts a huge amount of emphasis on aesthetics and is set in an almost fairytale world of incredible and frightening creatures.

The gradual pace of improvements for Manor Lords mirrors the bucolic lifestyle of the title’s peasants. But that is okay with Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich, who sees great value in Manor Lords with its passionate developer Slavic Magic.

Translation Necessary Thursday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various novels. This week he covers “Reborn as a Space Mercenary Volume 03” by Ryuto.

There were lots of great panels at Blerdcon 2024 this year, including one about how to become a professional voice over artist hosted by Sabrina Mapp.

This week Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney finds a forgotten copy of the 2003 Nintendo Gamecube futuristic racing title with plasma-powered machines F-Zero GX. Lots of wacky and fast-paced racing ensued.

Porkrine presents a special report from the Gamer’s Garage.

Star Trek: Prodigy welcomes a special guest in the second season’s ninth and tenth episodes “The Devourer of All Things” Parts I and II, and the Trekker’s Delight crew has thoughts about it.

The 2024 IMSA Esports Global Championship is set to begin in November, and for the first time the contest will feature a public qualifying round.