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LudoNarraCon 2026 Is Live on Steam Until Thursday: 8 Free Narrative Demos to Play Before It Closes
Fellow Traveller’s festival of story-rich games runs on Steam until Thursday. We went through all 50 Official Selection games and picked eight demos, two of them made in Melbourne.
“Hiding Under a Desk Singing These Songs”: Sycco’s Second Album Look Up Is Her Most Exposed Yet
Recorded on a farm, written while falling in love and quietly unravelling, and happy not to have the answers.
“Art Should Cost Us Something”: Cat Burns Brings How To Be Human to Perth
Her first headline tour down under opens at The Rechabite in Northbridge on Wednesday 14 October.
What Is Spoon Theory? A Guide to Running Out of Spoons
How a handful of diner cutlery became the easiest way to explain limited energy.
“May I Suggest All Nazi Bitches Suck on My Fat Dick”: Hayley Williams Answers DHS
Going this publicly against the grain in the US takes real guts, and she keeps doing it anyway. Massive kudos, Hayley.
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The Memphis Chronicles Is a Magic-Realist Horror Game Where Dreamers and the Dead Dance
Berlin studio High Road Stories’ first-person tragi-comedy heads to Steam in January 2027, and a new demo is out now.
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The EU Kids Act Explained: What It Means for Kids, Games and Private Servers
The EU’s new child safety proposal covers social media, AI chatbots and online games. Here’s what it actually says, what it could change for players, and how to have your say before…
Kyla Marlena Finds the Funny Side of Heartbreak on “Bit the Bullet”
The Toronto cellist-turned-songwriter’s new single previews her debut album Hold Time, out 6 November.
Under Canopies, the Cosy Forest Sim Made by One Developer and Nine Cats, Hits Early Access on 23 October
Build a cabin, keep bees and photograph wildlife when it hits Steam Early Access on 23 October.
Flipping Is Hard Puts You in Charge of a Brick Phone, and 15 Friends Can Watch You Fall
The physics-based rage platformer launches on Steam on 17 October, with a chill mode for anyone who’d rather not throw their controller.
Troye Sivan’s She’s the Best Is Out 9 October, With Nicole Kidman, Sasha Colby and Ian McKellen Along for the Ride
The Perth-raised pop star’s fourth album follows his ARIA Album of the Year, and its first two singles set a very queer scene.
9.8 Lets You Run a Space Agency, Fly Every Rocket Yourself, and Deorbit a Moon if You Want
A solo developer in Portugal has built a 2D space sim where everything runs on real orbital physics, and the free demo is out now.
