Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
April was a weird month for games - more titles than ever got released, but it's hard not to feel like the biggest indie games of the month were a little less deserving of the spotlight than all the incredible, arguably better, games that got released right alongside them but saw none of the publicity. Luckily, The Architect is on hand to rectify that problem by showing you five games from last month that you should have played... but probably didn't!
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You Saw:
Pragmata - 2026
Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream - 2026
Saros - 2026
Bobo Bay - 2026
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth - 2026
Vampire Crawlers - 2026
Replaced - 2026
Mouse: PI For Hire - 2026
Chainstaff - 2026
Gecko Gods - 2026
Snap And Grab - 2026
It Has My Face - 2026
Cropdeck - 2026
Forbidden Solitaire - 2026
Sol Cesto - 2026 fanatical.com/en/game/sol-cesto
Derelict Star - 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/Derelict_Star
Flock Around - 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/3618030/Flock_Around
Tides of Tomorrow - 2026 wingamestore.com/product/18043/Tides-of-Tomorrow
Titanium Court - 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court
Super Battle Golf - 2026
April was a weird month for games - more titles than ever got released, but it's hard not to feel like the biggest indie games of the month were a little less deserving of the spotlight than all the incredible, arguably better, games that got released right alongside them but saw none of the publicity. Luckily, The Architect is on hand to rectify that problem by showing you five games from last month that you should have played... but probably didn't!
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Support the channel on Patreon!: patreon.com/c/ArchitectofGames
You Saw:
Pragmata - 2026
Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream - 2026
Saros - 2026
Bobo Bay - 2026
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth - 2026
Vampire Crawlers - 2026
Replaced - 2026
Mouse: PI For Hire - 2026
Chainstaff - 2026
Gecko Gods - 2026
Snap And Grab - 2026
It Has My Face - 2026
Cropdeck - 2026
Forbidden Solitaire - 2026
Sol Cesto - 2026 fanatical.com/en/game/sol-cesto
Derelict Star - 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/Derelict_Star
Flock Around - 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/3618030/Flock_Around
Tides of Tomorrow - 2026 wingamestore.com/product/18043/Tides-of-Tomorrow
Titanium Court - 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court
Super Battle Golf - 2026

![What Makes Video Game Stories Special?
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Video games are the new kid on the block when it comes to expressive artforms, and theyve got a lot to learn. More specifically, theyve got a lot to learn about themselves.
The Architect has journeyed to distant shores, plumbed the depths of knowledge and invaded more than one other medium to figure out what makes games tick, and why a 2-bit game about insurance can tell a better story than multimillion-dollar megahits.
Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vr3AC7j2Ckrva3zsaMYe4-p9nauX3yPRkaPPK5F1KE/edit?usp=sharing
You saw:
The Legend of Zelda (1986)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Nier Automata (2017)
Delta Rune (2018)
Thronebreaker (2018)
Bayonetta (2009)
[NICE TRY]
Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)
Darkest Dungeon (2016)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Alien (1979)
Hitman 2 (2018)
Mass Effect 3 (2012)
Thomas was alone (2012)
Batman: Arkham City (2011)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Mario Odyssey (2018)
Overcooked 2 (2018)
Final Fantasy 13 (2009)
A Way Out (2018)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
Pac-Man (1980)
The Colonists (2018)
Spelunky (2008)
HellBlade- Senua’s Sacrifice (2017)
Metroid Prime (2002)
Monster Hunter World (2018)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
Don’t Starve (2013)
Spiderman (2018)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations (2004)
Ace Attorney anime (2016)
Dishonored 2 (2016)
Fez (2012)
Interesting Linkos:
The power of the Obra Dinns magic book: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/11/07/how-a-book-binds-the-return-of-the-obra-dinn/
The right way to play HITMAN: https://kotaku.com/hitman-2016-taught-me-a-better-way-to-play-hitman-2-1830477221
A bit of a look at the upcoming Delta Rune: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-11-02-undertale-creator-says-the-rest-of-deltarune-has-not-been-made-yet What Makes Video Game Stories Special?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9DIk5Q2LFTw/mqdefault.jpg)








