{"id":89975,"date":"2026-10-03T20:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89975"},"modified":"2026-10-03T20:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:07:14","slug":"photography-adventures-chaotic-sheepherding-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=89975","title":{"rendered":"Photography Adventures, Chaotic Sheepherding And Other New Indie Games Worth Checking Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/photography-adventures-chaotic-sheepherding-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out\/l-intro-1790981656.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOEM 2 - Launch Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uw0kezBH1KQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Toem 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer: Something We Made<br \/>Publishers: Something We Made, Popagenda<br \/>Platforms: Steam (Windows, Mac, SteamOS\/Linux; Steam Deck Verified), PS5, Switch, Switch 2<br \/>Price: Usually $20, with a 15 percent discount until October 13 (PlayStation Plus required for the PS5 discount)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re looking for a game to relax into this weekend, <em>Toem 2<\/em> might fit the bill. The sequel to 2021&#8217;s <em>Toem: A Photography Adventure<\/em> puts an upgraded camera in your hands with some new attachments to help you solve its puzzles. There&#8217;s a fresh cast of characters to meet and help out. As you complete quests, you&#8217;ll fill a journal with stamps that act as both a reminder of your journey so far and a way to open up the next region.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There&#8217;s some platforming here too \u2014 you&#8217;ll make your way around the environments to find hidden paths and vantage points where you can take some great snaps. The first game is a real charmer, and the follow-up seems like another fine way to spend a few hours.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tiny Flock Launch Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pLih7mb4H_k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tiny Flock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer\/publisher: No Brakes Games<br \/>Platforms: Steam (VR only), Meta Quest<br \/>Price: Usually $19, with a 21 percent discount on Steam until October 13<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The studio behind the enormously successful <em>Human Fall Flat<\/em> is back with more physics-based chaos, but <em>Tiny Flock<\/em> looks like a much cuter game. The aim here is to herd a small flock of sheep across diorama-style levels. You can move objects to form bridges and smash through environments to create new pathways, as you can interact with everything in the environment. The Meta Quest version has handtracking and passthrough support as well.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;After the success of <em>Human Fall Flat<\/em>, and some early VR experiments along the way, we wanted to set ourselves a new challenge, so we thought we&#8217;d try something that made use of all of our favorite features from VR, like tactile physics, two-handed interactivity and the interesting gameplay verbs you get to play around with in the space,&#8221; Tomas Sakalauskas, the CEO and cofounder of No Brakes Games, said. &#8220;Selfishly, I also wanted to make a game my whole family could enjoy. My kid even designed a few puzzles and recorded some voice lines during prototyping.&#8221; I love that Sakalauskas&#8217; child helped make the game. That&#8217;s adorable.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keep Driving - Live Action Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/00Ic-NkhugY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Keep Driving<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer: YCJY Games<br \/>Publishers: YCJY Games, Kepler Ghost<br \/>Platforms: Xbox Series X\/S, PS5, Switch. Already available on Steam<br \/>Price: $18<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This roadtrip RPG (or should that be caRPG?) met a very positive reception when it debuted on Steam last year, and now it&#8217;s available on consoles. Mod support just went live in the Steam version too.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is a management sim set in the early 2000s in which your character drives across the country to attend a festival. You&#8217;ll have to overcome challenges, such as sheep blocking the road, using a spin on turn-based combat. Perhaps you&#8217;ll pick up hitchhikers and work odd jobs on your journey. You can customize, repair and upgrade your vehicle too. There are multiple endings, and it&#8217;s said to take between one and four hours to see each one.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I haven&#8217;t played <em>Keep Driving<\/em>, but the vibes in the trailer are great. It&#8217;s currently 30 percent off on Steam until October 8 as part of that storefront&#8217;s big Autumn Sale.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Endless Rails - Launch Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I4q7NHhnisE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Endless Rails<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer: Studio Monoblok<br \/>Publishers: Studio Monoblok, Maple Whispering Limited<br \/>Platform: Steam (Windows; playable on Steam Deck)<br \/>Price: Usually $7, with a 30 percent discount until October 13<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Endless Rails<\/em> is a mashup of survivors-style action and a tower defense game. In this roguelite, you&#8217;ll take charge of auto-firing drones that are protecting a moving train from enemies. At each station, you can upgrade your drones and train, including by merging cars and their attributes in the latter case. You&#8217;ll keep that loop going until the train comes to a sudden, permanent stop. Before you jump into your next run, you can unlock some permanent upgrades.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Studio Monoblok designed <em>Endless Rails<\/em> with short play sessions in mind. The journeys between stations will only take around 20 to 30 seconds each. It could be a good fit for Steam Deck, so I think I&#8217;ll give it a go there.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dog in the Machine - Dystopian Tactical Roguelite | Release Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScaWU2H1Cz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dog in the Machine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer: Studio Chahut<br \/>Publisher: Goblinz Publishing<br \/>Platform: Steam (Windows, Mac)<br \/>Price: Usually $18, with a 20 percent discount until October 13<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here, we have a turn-based tactical roguelite that looks like <em>Into The Breach<\/em>, except you control a robot dog. The AutoDog that you take charge of is trying to escape a &#8220;dystopian mecha-city&#8221; and get back to its humans, who are in exile. The mechanical pup will need to overcome a raft of enemy guardians to make it out.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Each stage is designed to help you set up chain reactions that damage a bunch of baddies in a single turn. Before you commit to a move, you can see a preview of how it&#8217;ll play out. You&#8217;ll spec out your AutoDog on the fly as you progress through a run, including by combining tricks into killer combo moves. Normally, this wouldn&#8217;t be my kind of game (I bounced off of <em>Into The Breach<\/em> very quickly!), but the robot dog and fun title grabbed my attention.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2276442\/photography-adventures-chaotic-sheepherding-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toem 2 Developer: Something We MadePublishers: Something We Made, PopagendaPlatforms: Steam (Windows, Mac, SteamOS\/Linux; Steam Deck Verified), PS5, Switch, Switch 2Price: Usually $20, with a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[9129,7012,9042,321,4706,1121,31030,78],"class_list":["post-89975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-adventures","tag-chaotic","tag-checking","tag-games","tag-indie","tag-photography","tag-sheepherding","tag-worth","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/89981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}