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G'day indie game fans!
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Did you know I'm Australian? No? I'm Australian! We have a small, but mighty game industry and this week is Melbourne International Games Week, which celebrates all things Australian gaming. It also happens to include PAX AUS. The ultimate celebration of games!

Like many of you (I'm assuming), I'm not enjoying the fun in Melbourne this week, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun too!

Instead of sharing new releases this month, I thought I'd feature some awesome Aussie indie games and upcoming demos recommendations.

Recently I've been playing... Moonlight in Garland

Are you ready to start a new life in the bustling metropolis of Garland? Start by renting an apartment (a choice of 4 buildings) and finding your way around in the big city.

​Moonlight in Garland is in early access, but there is already so much to find and do! Choose how to spend your days; Make friends or fall in love, nurture your house plants, get busy taking photos of wildlife, recycling trash and cleaning up graffiti, and that is before we get into mini games and events!

Early access also means there are bugs, but Violet (the dev) is doing her best to squash them. She updates the community weekly in her Discord with all the updates and fixes she is working on.

I am loving this unique idea for a life sim!

Awesome upcoming Aussie game demos!

​Letters to Arralla​ TBA Get ready to play as the cutest mail turnip in town! Deliver mail to the interesting town folk (also fruit and vegetables), learn more about them along and maybe improve their lives. This demo is super cute! Like Lake, but you're a turnip. Definitely on the wishlist for me!

​Wood & Weather​ TBA Take control of the weather and inspire citizens to fulfil their life aspirations in this wooden block world. Play as an ethereal blue hand and fly, walk and manipulate the world. Oh, and there is fairy bread and lamingtons! (The best Australian treats)

​Trash​ TBA Literally a game full of garbage. Build your character out of junk and gain abilities to help explore and survive the world. I played this solo, but there is multiplayer. It looks like it'd be a lot of fun to work together with friends and learn what happened to the humans.

Less than 10 - Every Hue of You

Twyla is struggling with the death of her mother and the pressure of taking over her jewellery shop. She doesn't think she'll ever be as good and she is drowning in grief. In Twyla's world, that is even worse than it sounds. In her world, emotions manifest in nature. Twyla's sadness is causing a never ending downpour which could cause chaos for the people around her.

There is hope though. Twyla discovers she is a conduit and can enchant jewellery with the emotional energy of her customers. Could this purpose be enough to settle the storm inside her?

Every Hue of You is a visual novel, which isn't typically something I enjoy. But, I'm intrigued to see where Twyla's gift takes her. I have also been enjoying the decision making to make the perfect piece of jewellery for each client.

​Every Hue of You is currently 40% off on Steam. So it's an excellent time to give it a try.

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Do you know a game with less than 10 reviews? Reply and tell me about it!

You've made it to the end of the newsletter! There are heaps of Aussie games I didn't get to mention in this months newsletter. Do you have an old favourite or upcoming release I didn't mention?

Until next time,

Sarah

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