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Truck chaos, climbing with dual-mouse controls and other new indie games worth checking out
This indie-games roundup highlights a charity Itch bundle for struggling developers alongside new releases including Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! and Turnip Mountain.
– Necrosoft Games has organised a nearly 150-game Itch bundle, with proceeds supporting a hardship fund for unemployed or under-employed developers in the US and Canada. – The $10 bundle includes recognised titles such as Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure and A Short Hike, and is currently the main way to contribute directly to the fund. – Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! is a $20 chaotic delivery game from Strange Scaffold, in which a driver sends pedestrians to a fantasy world for a warrior to defeat. – The reviewer praises its humour, vehicle handling and work-life-balance themes, and notes Strange Scaffold’s anti-generative-AI stance. – Turnip Mountain is a co-operative climbing game where each player controls one arm of an adventurer; it is available across PC, consoles and Switch.
In short
- A $10 bundle supports struggling game developers.
- Truck-kun offers comic, chaotic driving action.
- Turnip Mountain turns climbing into co-operative control.
Explained simply
Independent game developers often sell their work through platforms such as Itch, where players can buy games directly. Developers in the US and Canada who are unemployed or under-employed may face financial hardship, and dedicated funds can offer them support.
Small studios also make games across a wide range of styles, from comic delivery adventures to co-operative climbing challenges. These releases matter to players looking for new games and offer a glimpse of the variety of work made by independent developers.