Issue 56 - June 2026 Extra Details

FRONT COVER:

  • Wax Heads
    Patattie Games | May 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam

Page 2:
Games Radar June 2026

  • OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast
    North Channel | June 2026 (Early Access)
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
    Website | Steam
  • Solarpunk™
    Cyberwave | June 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Denshattack!
    Undercoders | June 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm
    Archaic Game Studio | June 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
    Website | Steam
  • CALX
    True Colors | October 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
    Website | Steam
  • Swan Song
    Business Goose Studios | June 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
    Website | Steam
  • Type or Die
    Hunt Games | June 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
    Steam

Page 4 - 6:
Meet your new favourite musician in Wax Heads

  • Wax Heads
    Patattie Games | May 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam

Page 7 - 9:
Swan Song preview: an emotional story told through a puzzling music box

  • Swan Song
    Business Goose Studios | June 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
    Website | Steam

Page 10 & 11:
If you like this game, you might like this music artist

  • Melatonin
    Half Asleep | 2022
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
    Website | Steam
  • DRIIA
    Website
  • Monument Valley III
    UsTwo Games | 2024
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Peacebone
    Website
  • REANIMAL
    Tarsier Studios | 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • faetooth
    Website
  • Wax Heads
    Patattie Games | May 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Nova Twins
    Website

Page 12 & 13:
Small but mighty: A FunKey S review

Page 14 & 15:
Your soundtrack to summer has arrived with our indie game-inspired playlist

  • Spotify DJ VJ's Summer Mix
    LINK

Page 16 & 17:
How to befriend the new critters in the Spirit City: Lofi Sessions Enchanted Garden DLC

  • Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
    Mooncube Games | 2024
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Spirit City: Lofi Sessions - Enchanted Garden DLC
    Mooncube Games | 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
    Website | Steam

Page 18 & 19:
Pick the perfect song and let the nostalgic feelings flow in Mixtape

  • Mixtape
    Beethoven and Dinosaur | 2026
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam

Page 20 & 21:
Get in the groove with these musical adventures

  • Symphonia
    Sunny Peak | 2024
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
    Website | Steam
  • Cassette Beasts
    Bytten Studio | 2023
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Billie Bust Up
    Giddy Goat Games | TBA
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
    Website | Steam

Page 22 & 23:
Dead as Disco review: disco might be dead, but I’ve never felt more alive

  • Dead as Disco
    Brain Jar Games, Inc. | 2026 (Early Access)
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
    Website | Steam

Page 24 - 26:
The history behind the genre that moves to the beat of its own drum: a deep dive into rhythm gaming

  • Beat Saber
    Hyperbolic Magnetism | 2019
    Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, Windows Mixed Reality
    Website | Steam
  • Osu!
    ppy | 20o7
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
    Website

Page 27 - 29:
Where did my plastic instruments go? - A history of rhythm game peripherals

  • PDP
    Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller
    LINK
  • CRKD
    Gibson Les Paul Blueberry Burst Pro Edition for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC
    LINK
  • CRKD
    Drum Kit Controller
    LINK

Page 30 & 31:
Rhythm games that you don’t need perfect rhythm to play

  • Trombone Champ
    Holy Wow Studios LLC | 2022
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, Steam VR
    Website | Steam
  • Deemo
    Rayark International Limited | 2013
    Platforms: Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita
    Website | Nintendo Switch
  • Disaster Band
    PRODUKTIVKELLER Studios | 2022
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Headbangers: Rhythm Royale
    Glee-Cheese Studio | 2023
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
    Website | Steam
  • Melatonin
    Half Asleep | 2022
    Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
    Website | Steam