Artribune's September 2025 Video Game Roundup: From Post-Apocalyptic Entrepreneurship to Apocalyptic Radio
Artribune's September 2025 video game roundup features five titles spanning diverse genres. 'Artis Impact' by Mas and Feuxon is a JRPG-inspired life sim set in a post-post-apocalyptic world where players run businesses to survive. 'Clean Break' by Benjamin Pilbrow is a free Windows game about decluttering through punching objects, exploring themes of relationship endings and memory. 'FALLSTRUKTUR' by Fynn Levy, Rollin'Barrel, and Stuffed Wombat is a free climbing game where players descend a ruined structure through interconnected paths, with level creation tools. 'Herdling' by Okomotive and Panic is a pastoral game about guiding a herd of yak-like Calicorni to distant mountains, available on multiple platforms. '_ΩMEGA_POINT' by Catherine 'cathroon' Brinegar is a free Windows game where players pilot a mech during a 30-minute countdown to collective assimilation, exploring radio frequencies. The article also references other games like 'Perfect Vermin', 'Shadow of the Colossus', 'Journey', 'The Last Guardian', 'As Hermit Crabs Do', 'Death to Venice', and 'Atomega'.
Key facts
- Artis Impact is inspired by Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs) and features a simplified combat system with a single character and a robot companion.
- Clean Break is a free Windows game where players destroy misplaced furniture in escalating challenges.
- FALLSTRUKTUR is a free climbing game available on Windows, Mac, and Linux, with community level sharing on Steam.
- Herdling is available on Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X, and is translated into Italian.
- _ΩMEGA_POINT features a 30-minute countdown to a collective consciousness event, with radio exploration.
- The article mentions Marie Kondō's decluttering books as cultural context for Clean Break.
- FALLSTRUKTUR's descent represents a journey through earlier stages of humanity.
- Herdling's Calicorni are differentiated visually but lack individual personalities.
Entities
Artists
- Mas
- Feuxon
- Benjamin Pilbrow
- Fynn Levy
- Rollin'Barrel
- Stuffed Wombat
- Catherine Brinegar
- cathroon
- Talia bob Mair
- Angad Matharoo
- Chris Dang
- Daniel Shypilov
- mkapolk
- Marie Kondō
Institutions
- Artribune
- Steam
- Sony
- Annapurna
- Ubisoft
- Okomotive
- Panic
- thatgamecompany
- ghostsnwitches
- Lichene
Locations
- Japan
- Giappone
- Italy
- Italia
- Venezia
- Venice