Engadget rounds up notable indie game releases and trending Twitter concepts. Fatal Claw by Ndev Games/Com2us Holdings launches 1.0 on Steam, featuring Kisha the cat exploring a technologically revived ancient kingdom with ability absorption mechanics and multiple endings. The game draws inspiration from Hollow Knight and Nine Sols, earning positive Steam reviews despite its $25 price point (20% off until September 9).

Divinum from Sigil Games offers another pixel-art Metroidvania experience, priced at $15 with a 10% discount until September 11. Both titles are Steam Deck verified and available on Windows, with Divinum also supporting Mac and GOG platforms.

A viral trend features "needle in a haystack" games, including one with 5 million hay strands hiding a single needle, a coding game requiring players to find a missing semicolon in 187,421 lines of code printed on office walls, and a landfill game inspired by James Howells' Bitcoin hard drive saga. These meditative puzzle games have gained traction on social media, though the author admits spending more time on Wikipedia's fact-or-fiction card game featuring entries like the original Xbox and Super Mario franchise.