HELLDIVERS 2 gets 153,244 negative reviews (and counting)


Best Indie Games Newsletter

By Clement • 05 May 2024

Hello Indie Game Fan!

Sony and HELLDIVERS 2 just ticked off the PC community by announcing that it will be required to have a PSN account in order to continue playing on PC, resulting in one of the most astonishing turnarounds in review scores that I have seen.

You know, it's like having a game based on players having to work together on a meta level will have these consequences...

It might not seem like such a big deal but these countries are not supported by PSN and players cannot create an account without breaking TOS.

There are concerns about data security and privacy, of handing your information over to yet another big company which is causing the backlash, and is Sony's first big blunder when attempting to court the PC market. Developer Arrowhead studios has apologized and it seems to be coming from Sony rather than required by the studio.

I don't think they are backtracking on it at this stage so it super sucks for players in those countries, and just goes to show that corporations are not your friends, please my goodness, don't harass anyone over this, just vote with your wallet to make yourself heard (like not buying any Sony games on PC in the future if it requires a PSN account and you are against it on principle)

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Indie games of interest

  1. Dungeons of Hinterberg - Releasing July 18th! More action RPGs here.
  2. Realm of Ink - Early access May 17th. You know the drill
  3. Serum - Interesting looking survival game.
  4. Promise Mascot Agency - From the developer of Paradise Killer

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Muchacho Bean - An upcoming action rogue-lite endless runner in which you fall from cliffs and blast away enemies as you descend. It has the rogue-lite style upgrades, weapons and powerups to make each run unique, along with boss fights, different biomes, a handcrafted challenge mode and more! Wishlist now on Steam.


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My videos this week

  1. Indie games to play if you enjoy Fallout - Explore the post apocalypse
  2. Indie Gaming This Week: 29 April - 05 May 2024 - Smaller week of releases
  3. New indie developer meta just dropped - A new type of game to watch!

News & Articles

  1. Take-Two reportedly shuts down Roll7 (Rollerdrome, OlliOlli World) and Intercept Games (Kerbal Space Program 2), Private Division suffers layoffs - Oof, but also, it's TAKE-TWO which has GTA Online that brings in a bajillion dollars every day! Come on!
  2. Paladin Studios (Cut the Rope, Good Job) closes after 19 years- Oof
  3. KeokeN (Deliver Us The Moon, Deliver Us Mars) lays off almsoy all staff, but promises a rebuild - Oof
  4. Rusty's Retirement sells over 100,000 copies in 5 days - A win!

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