It’s a new year and we all have a new outlook on life with new aspirations! Of course, not everything changes, and smashing through some fabulous indie games is a constant here at Checkpoint Gaming. So why don’t we dive into January 2024’s crop of indie games and take a look at the titles we should be excited for!
If you’d like to check out last month’s indie list, look no further!
Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem
Developer: WIMO Games
Release Date: January 4
Platforms: PCVR, Meta Quest 2/3
“Race Micro Machines around tracks and bring impossible courses, stunts, and speed to life in a high-octane VR track builder and racing game! Build tracks, blaze through circuits, perform stunts at max speed, crash elaborate sets for ultimate demolition. Do it all in your own home in mixed reality!”
Sovereign Syndicate
Developer: Crimson Herring Studios
Release Date: January 15
Platforms: PC
“A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.”
Toy Trains
Developer: Something Random
Release Date: January 16
Platforms: PCVR, PSVR, Meta Quest
“Let’s play Toy Trains! A playful track-building VR game where you create your own small world and engage in a captivating storyline. It’s all about imagination, creative thinking, having fun and… trains!”
Atlas Wept
Developer: Kbojisoft
Release Date: January 17
Platforms: PC
“A Humanist retro-style RPG game about sincerity and empathy, featuring friendly robot dogs and evil smiley faces.”
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
Developer: Snoozy Kazoo
Release Date: January 18
Platforms: PC, Xbox, Switch
“Turnip Boy is back! This time he’s teaming up with the fearsome Pickled Gang to plan and execute the weirdest heist of all time. Shake down hostages, steal precious valuables, battle the fuzz, and use wacky tools bought off the dark web to move further into the vaults of the Botanical Bank.”
New Cycle
Developer: Core Engage
Release Date: January 18
Platforms: PC
“Build a new civilization out of the chaos of an apocalyptic solar flare as you grow your House from a lone shelter to an industrial metropolis. Take on the burden of preserving life itself and help your people realize their aim: “A future beyond survival.” Lead the world of New Cycle.”
The Cub
Developer: Demagog Studio
Release Date: January 19
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Switch
“From the creators of Golf Club Nostalgia and Highwater. Return to their whimsical, neon-lit apocalypse in a Jungle Book meets The Armageddon fusion. Parkour through the remains of humanity as a child being hunted, while catchy end-of-days tunes and curious survivor stories play on the radio.”
GRAVEN
Developer: Slipgate Ironworks
Release Date: January 23
Platforms: PC
“Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty action first person puzzler GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using the environment, magic, and armaments.”
Go Mecha Ball
Developer: Whale Peak Games
Release Date: January 25
Platforms: PC, Xbox
“Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.”
Speed Crew
Developer: Wild Fields
Release Date: January 31
Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
“A hilarious party game that focuses on chaotic cooperation between players. The task of the pit crew is to inspect arriving cars and perform quick repair services while navigating intricate levels. To succeed and beat their bitter rival, players must help each other and build tactics for each race.”
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
It’s hard to deny the irreverent whimsy of Turnip Boy. Once a simple tax evader, our little turnip mascot is moving on to more substantial crimes and doing it with a sense of humour. Now playing as more of a roguelike but clearly maintaining the exact same charm as its predecessor, we are very excited to see how this title turns out!
About the Author
Elliot Attard
He/Him
Beer aficionado, PC gamer, TV show binge-watcher, music lover, and elite member of high society - Elliot possesses all of the qualities needed to project his word thoughts straight into your eye holes.
