{"id":95510,"date":"2026-10-25T17:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T09:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95510"},"modified":"2026-10-25T17:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T09:06:58","slug":"peak-on-consoles-hockey-roguelites-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95510","title":{"rendered":"Peak On Consoles, Hockey Roguelites And Other New Indie Games Worth Checking Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/peak-on-consoles-hockey-roguelites-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out\/l-intro-1792786507.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PEAK: Console Edition | OUT NOW!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8vL7SFJZUM?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>Peak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer: Team Peak<br \/>Publisher: Aggro Crab, Evil Landfall?<br \/>Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, Nintendo Switch 2. Already on Steam<br \/>Price: $10<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One of the biggest indie hits of 2025 is now on consoles. Co-op climbing game <em>Peak<\/em> is a collaboration between developers from Aggro Crab (<em>Another Crab&#8217;s Treasure<\/em>) and Landfall (<em>Content Warning<\/em>). Players work together to ascend mountains with layouts that change every day. <em>Peak<\/em> blends survival and chaos to great effect, and it has a terrific canvas for viral, funny moments. It&#8217;s mostly about friends helping (and sometimes hindering) friends, and the inclusion of cross-play should help with that.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When <em>Peak<\/em> debuted on Steam last year, it cost $8, though an initial discount to $5 helped it take off \u2014 it has now sold more than 23 million copies. The console versions will run you $10, however.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nick Kaman, one of <em>Peak<\/em>&#8216;s developers, told <em>Game File<\/em> the team has doubled how much content is in the game since its initial release, &#8220;which necessitates that we double the perceived cost of the game from 5 bucks to 10 bucks, even though the game price for consoles is only literally going up by 2 bucks. If we were really smart we&#8217;d go to 12 bucks which is basically 10 bucks, but we decided to have mercy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tape To Tape 1.0 Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5U1IPhyGQKw?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>Tape to Tape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer\/publisher: Excellent Rectangle<br \/>Platform: Steam (Windows; Steam Deck Verified; leaving early access), PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, Switch<br \/>Price: Usually $20, with a 10 percent discount on Steam until October 30<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Tape to Tape<\/em> is an arcade hockey roguelite in which you&#8217;ll unlock abilities, players and other upgrades that will help you on your quest to stop a team of &#8220;evil golfers&#8221; from destroying one of Canada&#8217;s national sports. Those scoundrels!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After choosing a squad (each of which has its own rules and playstyle), you&#8217;ll take on an array of opponents that includes a soccer team and &#8220;farting princesses.&#8221; You can find synergies between abilities that could help make your team feel unstoppable. It&#8217;s hockey, so you&#8217;ll get into fights too. Your buds might be able to help out, as here&#8217;s co-op support for up to 10 local players.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Until this week, <em>Tape to Tape<\/em> had been in early access since 2023. The developers say they&#8217;ve upgraded the audio and visuals, revamped the campaign, and improved gameplay mechanics.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I much prefer arcade sports games to sims, so I might give this a bash. Also, I adore the name of the developer, Excellent Rectangle. That&#8217;s a killer <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em> reference.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Squad Up and Fight Back | Mycopunk 1.0 Launch Trailer | Out Now on PC and PlayStation 5\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KJ_vn5911jE?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>Mycopunk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer: Pigeons at Play<br \/>Publisher: Devolver Digital<br \/>Platforms: Steam (Windows; leaving early access), PS5<br \/>Price: Usually $15, with a 50 percent discount on Steam until November 3. Also on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve played a few missions in\u00a0<em>Mycopunk<\/em>, a stylish co-op looter shooter. I dig the grungy, Moebius-inspired art direction and the fast, frenetic action. The gist is that you&#8217;re helping to wipe out a fungus that&#8217;s taken over a planet. The infected enemies are modular, so there&#8217;s some strategy involved as you try to focus on certain parts you want to disable first. However, you&#8217;ll need to account for other baddies, as they can pick up and use dropped weapons.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I really like the weapon upgrade grid, as it offers many ways to experiment with off-the-wall builds. There are lots of other smart, thoughtful touches here, including a hub that&#8217;s actually fun to explore and mess around in.\u00a0<em>Mycopunk<\/em> doesn&#8217;t quite feel sticky enough for it to slot into my regular rotation just yet, but I&#8217;ve flown solo thus far. Maybe it&#8217;ll feel different if I can pull a squad together and jump in with them.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cucina Stellata | Out Now For Free | CRTime\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VnX-9dh3RmY?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>Cucina Stellata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer: Filthy Eden<br \/>Publisher: Critical Reflex<br \/>Platform: Steam (Windows; Steam Deck Verified)<br \/>Price: Free<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Perhaps you&#8217;re trying to save cash for the next Steam sale or a certain blockbuster that&#8217;s out on consoles next month, but you&#8217;re looking for something new and scary to play in the run up to Halloween. <em>Cucina Stellata<\/em> might check the boxes, especially because it&#8217;s free.\u00a0It was announced and released during the Critical Reflex Time showcase.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is a short psychological horror game set in the Italian countryside in the 19th century.\u00a0The trailer doesn&#8217;t give too much away of the game&#8217;s scary side outside of some squelchy sound effects, but the cooking aspect looks interesting. If you&#8217;d like to support the developer, there&#8217;s\u00a0a $5 &#8220;supporter pack&#8221; DLC. It offers illustrations as well as recipes from <em>Cucina Stellata<\/em> that you can put together IRL.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grease Trap \u201999 | Out Now on Steam!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLEw9qOEgiY?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>Grease Trap &#8217;99<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Developer\/publisher: James Muirhead<br \/>Platform: Steam (Windows)<br \/>Price: Usually $5, with a 10 percent discount until November 4<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s a good reason why it&#8217;s smart for developers to promote their games in every relevant space they can think of. I found out about <em>Grease Trap &#8217;99<\/em> after its creator posted about it in r\/Scotland on Reddit\u00a0this week. I&#8217;m glad James Muirhead did that, because this game looks right up my street.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s a horror mystery with a dash of comedy that takes place in a fish and chip shop in the Scottish Highlands. At first glance, the setting looks like every &#8220;chippie&#8221; I frequented while I was growing up, but here\u00a0<em>something<\/em> is growing beneath the floor. It&#8217;s up to you to deduce what&#8217;s what. <em>Grease Trap &#8217;99<\/em> has retro, low-poly visuals and it&#8217;s a short game that should take less than an hour to complete. It&#8217;s fully voice-acted in Gaelic, which I speak maybe two words of. There are English subtitles, thankfully, so I plan to eat this one up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2295856\/peak-on-consoles-hockey-roguelites-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><br \/>\n<center><script>\n  atOptions = {\n    'key' : 'ab8cc34fbebd96e6c135978b4baca540',\n    'format' : 'iframe',\n    'height' : 90,\n    'width' : 728,\n    'params' : {}\n  };\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highrevenueformat.com\/ab8cc34fbebd96e6c135978b4baca540\/invoke.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peak Developer: Team PeakPublisher: Aggro Crab, Evil Landfall?Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, Nintendo Switch 2. 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