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Abzu<\/h2>\n<\/p> Exploring the vast beauty of the ocean is a dream for many\u2013and in Abzu from Giant Squid Studios, that dream manifests as an unforgettable adventure. As a nameless diver in a vast, open-world undersea environment, you discover remnants of a lost civilization with a bond to the ocean. By exploring and puzzle-solving, you will restore life and energy to this underwater wonderworld. And don\u2019t worry about oxygen\u2013you can travel and admire the graphically sumptuous environments and vibrant ocean life of Abzu at your own pace.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>505 Games | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Bugsnax<\/h2>\n<\/p> Snaktooth Island is home to many natural marvels, the most well-known of which are the titular Bugsnax. These miraculous creatures are half-dessert, half-insects that taste every bit as wild as they look. Take control of a Grumpus\u2013an intelligent, squeezably adorable furry bipedal monster\u2013and hunt down and catalog all the various species of Bugsnax while searching for your missing mentor in this weird odyssey from Young Horses. Use deliciously creative tools like the Sauce Slinger, Lunchpad, and Snakgrabbler in your quest to catalog every Bugsnax for research (and taste) purposes. You\u2019ll also be humming the game\u2019s infectiously catchy theme song for days.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Young Horses | PS4\/PS5<\/p>\n\n
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Celeste<\/h2>\n<\/p> Conquer your fears in this critically acclaimed action platformer from Maddy Makes Games. Join Madeline as she undertakes a metaphysical journey to climb to the summit of Mount Celeste\u2013and face her own insecurities. Her journey takes her through numerous side-scrolling platforming trials, filled with all manner of gimmicks and hazards: bumpers, disappearing ground, conveyor belts, scorching magma, and so, so<\/em> many spikes. You\u2019ll need to make adept use of Madeline\u2019s signature midair-dash (and power-ups to enhance said dash) to triumph. But don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not a fast-movement master: ample accessibility options are here to aid you if you need them. Whether you play for the invigorating platform challenges or the moving story, Celeste is an experience you won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\nPublisher: <\/strong>Maddy Makes Games | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Chicory<\/h2>\n<\/p> Something\u2019s happened to the kingdom of Picnic\u2013all the color\u2019s been sucked away. And what\u2019s worse is that the Wielder of the powerful Brush that can restore order is missing. It\u2019s up to the big-dreaming janitor dog Pizza (or whatever you name them) to take up the Brush, restore the color to the land, and fight off the encroaching darkness in Greg Lobanov\u2019s charming art adventure Chicory. You\u2019ll use unique paintbrush and coloring mechanics to navigate the world and solve puzzles, like making plants bloom with a little touch of the brush or lighting up dark caves with glow-in-the-dark paint. And with lots of cute clothing and brush customizations to find, you\u2019ll look fabulous in your artistic adventures.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Finji | PS4\/PS5<\/p>\n\n
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Dead Cells<\/h2>\n<\/p> A castle with ever-changing corridors, with no checkpoints, no save spots, and only you and your prowess separating you from a miserable fate. The Prisoner is a being that can possess human corpses, which are in no short supply on this fetid island. Again and again, the Prisoner\u2019s hosts are destroyed, but they do not give up searching for a means to end the island\u2019s misery. The intense 2D action-platforming of Motion Twin\u2019s Dead Cells is a unique experience with each attempt, with the procedurally generated castle layout transforming into something new each time you play. Every time you die, it\u2019s back to zero at the beginning\u2013but with the valuable skills and knowledge you\u2019ve gained from your previous struggle. It will take many tries to master your movement and attacks, discover uses for weapons and spells, learn enemy patterns, and uncover new routes to traverse. Are you up to the challenge?<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Motion Twin SARL | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Enter the Gungeon<\/h2>\n<\/p> The term \u201clooter shooter\u201d takes on a new meaning in this roguelike exploration-fest. Select your Gungeoneer, each with unique loadouts and abilities, and prepare to delve into the depths of the Gungeon, a sprawling maze of rooms filled with amazing secrets to discover\u2013when you\u2019re not busy dodging increasingly copious hails of bullets. Arm yourself with some of the wildest weaponry ever seen in video games: a Crown of Guns that sits majestically upon your head, the transformational Snakemaker,\u00a0 the masterful unlocking gun AKEY-47,\u00a0 and the Elimentaler, a gun with the almighty destructive power of\u2026 cheese? Enter the Gungeon from Dodge Roll is a delightful, infinitely replayable, darkly humorous adventure to find the ultimate treasure: a weapon to kill the past.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Devolver Digital | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Hollow Knight Voidheart Edition<\/h2>\n<\/p> Experience one of the most acclaimed indie classics ever created. Insectoid beings inhabit the hauntingly dark and beautiful world of Team Cherry\u2019s Hollow Knight. One such creature, the voiceless and nameless Knight, travels to the ruins of the once-vibrant kingdom of Hallownest. As the Knight explores the remnants of the fallen kingdom, they learn about The Infection, the insidious cause of Hallownest\u2019s downfall. White-knuckle action challenges, an ever-growing array of new abilities to learn and master, and a wealth of dangerously thrilling locales to explore have given Hollow Knight a well-deserved reputation as a tough and rewarding action-adventure. The Voidheart Edition includes all the previously-released DLC expansions, making it the definitive Hollow Knight experience.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Team Cherry | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Minit<\/h2>\n<\/p> Minit, a strange retro-inspired journey from former Vlambeer co-founder Jan Willem Nijman and his team, starts as many great adventure games do: a funny little dude finds an epic sword and goes on a riveting adventure. The problem? This sword is cursed and will kill you in sixty seconds. You do get to respawn at home, at least, but dying a lot is kind of a problem\u2013especially because there just happens to be a sword factory making even more cursed swords you need to put a stop to. But you\u2019ll need to take your heroic journey to quash a corrupt corporation one step at a time, doing your best to explore an odd monochrome world, meet its strange inhabitants, and collect key items and information before you\u2019re dead again. Time management has never been so much fun.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Devolver Digital | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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My Friend Pedro<\/h2>\n<\/p> They say that bananas are inanimate objects and don\u2019t have feelings about concepts like \u201cfriendship\u201d and \u201cbloodlust.\u201d Those people have never met Pedro, the bestest banana buddy in the whole wide world who tells you who needs to go down in a hail of gunfire. Developer Victor \u00c5gren\u2019s wild escapade of gunplay and glory offers copious ways to annihilate everyone standing in your way. Use your dual guns, find objects in the environment you can use to your advantage, or hell, kick a jerk square in the face and watch that bonus multiplier satisfyingly\u00a0 tick up with every fool you take down. Of course, you\u2019ve got a mess of targets on your back, too, so use your slow-motion focus skill to aim true and dodge everything your foes are lobbing at you in style. You do want to make Pedro happy, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Devolver Digital | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Nidhogg<\/h2>\n<\/p> In the bizarre world of Mark Essen\u2019s Nidhogg, the ultimate goal of life is being devoured by a giant worm from Norse mythology. It\u2019s certainly not the sort of life goal everyone aspires to. Here, however, to achieve the honor of becoming lunch, a warrior must travel a great distance, through halls of traps and an infinite supply of constantly-respawning opponents, to reach the great annelid. Nidhogg is a unique competitive tug-of-war game where two players constantly jockey for position in a 2D side-scrolling environment. Use swords, kicks, and fisticuffs strategically to overcome your opponent and reach the goal but should you fail, the focus shifts to your opponent, tasking you with stopping their advance. Both the original, beautiful-in-its-simplicity Nidhogg and the bigger and charmingly grotesque Nidhogg 2 are available in the Game Catalog!<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>MESSHOF | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Outer Wilds<\/h2>\n<\/p> Another award-winning indie milestone is in the Game Catalog. Do you ever get a distinct sense of deja vu, like time is repeating in an infinite loop? Well, it can\u2019t be as bad as the situation the protagonist of the Outer Wilds finds themself. They wake up to discover that the sun of the solar system they\u2019ve been researching is going to go supernova in 22 minutes, taking all the planets they\u2019ve been studying (and them) along with it. To understand why the time loop exists and what\u2019s causing this destruction, you\u2019ll need to investigate every inch of the increasingly dangerous solar system as it (figuratively and literally) disintegrates, uncovering a poignant and unforgettable narrative. Don\u2019t miss out on this must-play experience.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Annapurna Interactive | PS4\/PS5<\/p>\n\n
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Overcooked 2<\/h2>\n<\/p> It\u2019s time to take up your kitchen implements and go on an absurd cooking adventure unlike ever before. The Onion King messed up big time and summoned the Unbread from the Necronomnomicon, and the only way to put things right is to collect various recipes. In Overcooked 2 from Ghost Town Games, you and up to three friends (either local or playing online) will prepare exquisite meals in some of the most bizarre restaurants you\u2019ve ever imagined. The baking antics are fast and furious as you work together to manage ingredients, cook, and clean in wild, hazard-filled environments. Have you ever prepared food in a hot air balloon? On a roaring river? In the depths of a mine? While you deal with portals and conveyor belts? In space?<\/em> No matter how you slice it, Overcooked 2 serves up riotous co-op enjoyment.<\/p>\nPublisher: <\/strong>Team17 | PS4\/PS5<\/p>\n\n
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Slime Rancher<\/h2>\n<\/p> Farming and life-simulation games are all the rage these days, but how many of them let you experience the sublime joy of raising sentient goop? Monomi Park\u2019s Slime Rancher is a unique twist on the beloved genre. Beatrix LeBeau is an intrepid rancher who has left Earth for greener pastures many light-years away on the Far, Far Range. She\u2019s trying to wrangle some newfangled livestock: adorably squishy, blobby, wobbly slimes. You\u2019ll need to explore the world to gather materials for slime husbandry, which you\u2019ll gleefully suck up into your handy VacPack. Raise your slimes well, and you\u2019ll get \u201cplorts\u201d that you can either sell or use in breeding bigger, badder slimes\u2013but be careful not to make a destructive Tarr.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Skybound Games | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Soma<\/h2>\n<\/p> We\u2019ve talked about the wondrous, relaxing underwater journey of Abzu already, but now it\u2019s time for the polar opposite: Frictional Games\u2019 Soma, a terrifying experience all about the horrors of being alone in the depths of the ocean. Protagonist Simon survives a car crash only to wake up in the abandoned research and operations outpost of Pathos-II, located at the bottom of the sea. He soon learns a horrible truth about what happened to the world while he was asleep. The future of humanity lies in the hands of Simon and a few other stragglers, provided that they can survive the living nightmare that surrounds them both in and outside of Pathos-II. If you\u2019re clamoring for a uniquely terrifying experience, Soma will take you to new depths of horror.<\/p>\n
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Stray<\/h2>\n<\/p> Yes, it\u2019s the cat game you\u2019ve seen everywhere\u2026nominated recently for The Game Awards\u2019 Game of the Year 2022 and winner of the Best Debut Indie game for developer BlueTwelve Studio. If the adorable kitties and viral videos all over the internet weren\u2019t enough to sell you on this atmospheric adventure, the critical acclaim will. A feral cat falls away from its clowder and into an underground city inhabited entirely by robots. With the help of a droid companion, our heroic feline will use their cat-like reflexes and the movement of an apex predator to traverse the secluded city, evade hazards, overcome puzzles,\u00a0 and discover how and why this strange place exists. Also: You get to lovingly nuzzle friendly robots.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Annapurna Interactive | PS4\/PS5<\/p>\n\n
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Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet<\/h2>\n<\/p> Enter the world of the Touhou Project, one of the most unique and fascinating shared universes in indie games. The fantastical realm of Gensokyo is a place separated from the earth where the magic and mystery of Japanese mythology live to this day. The inhabitants of Gensokyo are quite an interesting bunch who appear across many indie games from different developers, and Cubetype\u2019s Genso Rondo is a great way to meet them. Pick from a rogue\u2019s gallery of Touhou characters and prepare for one-on-one arena bullet hell combat. Use mesmerizing spells and careful maneuvers to dodge and shoot in fast-paced combat. Don\u2019t forget to crank up the volume as Genso Rondo continues the Touhou tradition of incredible tunes.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>NIS America | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Towerfall: Ascension<\/h2>\n<\/p> If you have a bunch of friends and are looking for a raucous party experience, Maddy Makes Games\u2019s Towerfall Ascension will hit the mark every time. Take control of an archer with a singular goal: be the last one standing in an arrow-slinging free-for all. Shoot, dodge, catch and collect arrows, and use power-ups to turn the tide of battle. Don\u2019t have a full group of friends, or riding solo? Solo Trials mode and single and co-op Quest mode will hone your archery skills to a fine-pointed tip, so you\u2019re ready for when challengers arrive. You\u2019ll laugh, cry, and forge (or maybe lose) everlasting friendships in Towerfall\u2019s archery arenas.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Maddy Makes Games | PS4These fantastic games are just a sample platter of the indie offerings tucked into the Game Catalog. You can browse the full menu of PlayStation Plus Game Catalog offerings at playstation.com<\/a> and try out the ones that catch your eye. Whatever your gaming tastes, there\u2019s an indie masterpiece just waiting to become one of your new favorites.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"20 must-play indie gems available with the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog<\/p>\n
Choice is empowering, but it can also be a little overwhelming. The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog (included with PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium memberships), includes dozens of great titles to pick from, including a host of fantastic indie titles. We\u2019re here to share some curated indie picks to help you find that next bespoke gem.<\/p>\n
Everything from chill, exploration-driven environmental experiences to bold, brash action-driven challenges to ridiculously silly multiplayer romps to anime-art bullet-hell barrages are available to you, on-demand, as a perk of your subscription. Here\u2019s a sampling of some of the best and brightest PlayStation Plus Game Catalog indie games to check out.<\/p>\n
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Abzu<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Exploring the vast beauty of the ocean is a dream for many\u2013and in Abzu from Giant Squid Studios, that dream manifests as an unforgettable adventure. As a nameless diver in a vast, open-world undersea environment, you discover remnants of a lost civilization with a bond to the ocean. By exploring and puzzle-solving, you will restore life and energy to this underwater wonderworld. And don\u2019t worry about oxygen\u2013you can travel and admire the graphically sumptuous environments and vibrant ocean life of Abzu at your own pace.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>505 Games | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Bugsnax<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Snaktooth Island is home to many natural marvels, the most well-known of which are the titular Bugsnax. These miraculous creatures are half-dessert, half-insects that taste every bit as wild as they look. Take control of a Grumpus\u2013an intelligent, squeezably adorable furry bipedal monster\u2013and hunt down and catalog all the various species of Bugsnax while searching for your missing mentor in this weird odyssey from Young Horses. Use deliciously creative tools like the Sauce Slinger, Lunchpad, and Snakgrabbler in your quest to catalog every Bugsnax for research (and taste) purposes. You\u2019ll also be humming the game\u2019s infectiously catchy theme song for days.<\/p>\n
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Celeste<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Conquer your fears in this critically acclaimed action platformer from Maddy Makes Games. Join Madeline as she undertakes a metaphysical journey to climb to the summit of Mount Celeste\u2013and face her own insecurities. Her journey takes her through numerous side-scrolling platforming trials, filled with all manner of gimmicks and hazards: bumpers, disappearing ground, conveyor belts, scorching magma, and so, so<\/em> many spikes. You\u2019ll need to make adept use of Madeline\u2019s signature midair-dash (and power-ups to enhance said dash) to triumph. But don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not a fast-movement master: ample accessibility options are here to aid you if you need them. Whether you play for the invigorating platform challenges or the moving story, Celeste is an experience you won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\nPublisher: <\/strong>Maddy Makes Games | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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Chicory<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Something\u2019s happened to the kingdom of Picnic\u2013all the color\u2019s been sucked away. And what\u2019s worse is that the Wielder of the powerful Brush that can restore order is missing. It\u2019s up to the big-dreaming janitor dog Pizza (or whatever you name them) to take up the Brush, restore the color to the land, and fight off the encroaching darkness in Greg Lobanov\u2019s charming art adventure Chicory. You\u2019ll use unique paintbrush and coloring mechanics to navigate the world and solve puzzles, like making plants bloom with a little touch of the brush or lighting up dark caves with glow-in-the-dark paint. And with lots of cute clothing and brush customizations to find, you\u2019ll look fabulous in your artistic adventures.<\/p>\n
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Dead Cells<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n A castle with ever-changing corridors, with no checkpoints, no save spots, and only you and your prowess separating you from a miserable fate. The Prisoner is a being that can possess human corpses, which are in no short supply on this fetid island. Again and again, the Prisoner\u2019s hosts are destroyed, but they do not give up searching for a means to end the island\u2019s misery. The intense 2D action-platforming of Motion Twin\u2019s Dead Cells is a unique experience with each attempt, with the procedurally generated castle layout transforming into something new each time you play. Every time you die, it\u2019s back to zero at the beginning\u2013but with the valuable skills and knowledge you\u2019ve gained from your previous struggle. It will take many tries to master your movement and attacks, discover uses for weapons and spells, learn enemy patterns, and uncover new routes to traverse. Are you up to the challenge?<\/p>\n
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Enter the Gungeon<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n The term \u201clooter shooter\u201d takes on a new meaning in this roguelike exploration-fest. Select your Gungeoneer, each with unique loadouts and abilities, and prepare to delve into the depths of the Gungeon, a sprawling maze of rooms filled with amazing secrets to discover\u2013when you\u2019re not busy dodging increasingly copious hails of bullets. Arm yourself with some of the wildest weaponry ever seen in video games: a Crown of Guns that sits majestically upon your head, the transformational Snakemaker,\u00a0 the masterful unlocking gun AKEY-47,\u00a0 and the Elimentaler, a gun with the almighty destructive power of\u2026 cheese? Enter the Gungeon from Dodge Roll is a delightful, infinitely replayable, darkly humorous adventure to find the ultimate treasure: a weapon to kill the past.<\/p>\n
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Hollow Knight Voidheart Edition<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Experience one of the most acclaimed indie classics ever created. Insectoid beings inhabit the hauntingly dark and beautiful world of Team Cherry\u2019s Hollow Knight. One such creature, the voiceless and nameless Knight, travels to the ruins of the once-vibrant kingdom of Hallownest. As the Knight explores the remnants of the fallen kingdom, they learn about The Infection, the insidious cause of Hallownest\u2019s downfall. White-knuckle action challenges, an ever-growing array of new abilities to learn and master, and a wealth of dangerously thrilling locales to explore have given Hollow Knight a well-deserved reputation as a tough and rewarding action-adventure. The Voidheart Edition includes all the previously-released DLC expansions, making it the definitive Hollow Knight experience.<\/p>\n
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Minit<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Minit, a strange retro-inspired journey from former Vlambeer co-founder Jan Willem Nijman and his team, starts as many great adventure games do: a funny little dude finds an epic sword and goes on a riveting adventure. The problem? This sword is cursed and will kill you in sixty seconds. You do get to respawn at home, at least, but dying a lot is kind of a problem\u2013especially because there just happens to be a sword factory making even more cursed swords you need to put a stop to. But you\u2019ll need to take your heroic journey to quash a corrupt corporation one step at a time, doing your best to explore an odd monochrome world, meet its strange inhabitants, and collect key items and information before you\u2019re dead again. Time management has never been so much fun.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Devolver Digital | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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My Friend Pedro<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n They say that bananas are inanimate objects and don\u2019t have feelings about concepts like \u201cfriendship\u201d and \u201cbloodlust.\u201d Those people have never met Pedro, the bestest banana buddy in the whole wide world who tells you who needs to go down in a hail of gunfire. Developer Victor \u00c5gren\u2019s wild escapade of gunplay and glory offers copious ways to annihilate everyone standing in your way. Use your dual guns, find objects in the environment you can use to your advantage, or hell, kick a jerk square in the face and watch that bonus multiplier satisfyingly\u00a0 tick up with every fool you take down. Of course, you\u2019ve got a mess of targets on your back, too, so use your slow-motion focus skill to aim true and dodge everything your foes are lobbing at you in style. You do want to make Pedro happy, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n
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Nidhogg<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n In the bizarre world of Mark Essen\u2019s Nidhogg, the ultimate goal of life is being devoured by a giant worm from Norse mythology. It\u2019s certainly not the sort of life goal everyone aspires to. Here, however, to achieve the honor of becoming lunch, a warrior must travel a great distance, through halls of traps and an infinite supply of constantly-respawning opponents, to reach the great annelid. Nidhogg is a unique competitive tug-of-war game where two players constantly jockey for position in a 2D side-scrolling environment. Use swords, kicks, and fisticuffs strategically to overcome your opponent and reach the goal but should you fail, the focus shifts to your opponent, tasking you with stopping their advance. Both the original, beautiful-in-its-simplicity Nidhogg and the bigger and charmingly grotesque Nidhogg 2 are available in the Game Catalog!<\/p>\n
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Outer Wilds<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Another award-winning indie milestone is in the Game Catalog. Do you ever get a distinct sense of deja vu, like time is repeating in an infinite loop? Well, it can\u2019t be as bad as the situation the protagonist of the Outer Wilds finds themself. They wake up to discover that the sun of the solar system they\u2019ve been researching is going to go supernova in 22 minutes, taking all the planets they\u2019ve been studying (and them) along with it. To understand why the time loop exists and what\u2019s causing this destruction, you\u2019ll need to investigate every inch of the increasingly dangerous solar system as it (figuratively and literally) disintegrates, uncovering a poignant and unforgettable narrative. Don\u2019t miss out on this must-play experience.<\/p>\n
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Overcooked 2<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n It\u2019s time to take up your kitchen implements and go on an absurd cooking adventure unlike ever before. The Onion King messed up big time and summoned the Unbread from the Necronomnomicon, and the only way to put things right is to collect various recipes. In Overcooked 2 from Ghost Town Games, you and up to three friends (either local or playing online) will prepare exquisite meals in some of the most bizarre restaurants you\u2019ve ever imagined. The baking antics are fast and furious as you work together to manage ingredients, cook, and clean in wild, hazard-filled environments. Have you ever prepared food in a hot air balloon? On a roaring river? In the depths of a mine? While you deal with portals and conveyor belts? In space?<\/em> No matter how you slice it, Overcooked 2 serves up riotous co-op enjoyment.<\/p>\nPublisher: <\/strong>Team17 | PS4\/PS5<\/p>\n\n
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Slime Rancher<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n Farming and life-simulation games are all the rage these days, but how many of them let you experience the sublime joy of raising sentient goop? Monomi Park\u2019s Slime Rancher is a unique twist on the beloved genre. Beatrix LeBeau is an intrepid rancher who has left Earth for greener pastures many light-years away on the Far, Far Range. She\u2019s trying to wrangle some newfangled livestock: adorably squishy, blobby, wobbly slimes. You\u2019ll need to explore the world to gather materials for slime husbandry, which you\u2019ll gleefully suck up into your handy VacPack. Raise your slimes well, and you\u2019ll get \u201cplorts\u201d that you can either sell or use in breeding bigger, badder slimes\u2013but be careful not to make a destructive Tarr.<\/p>\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Skybound Games | PS4<\/p>\n\n
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