Five Top Indie Games To Buy From The Akupara Games Publisher Sale On Steam

Akupara Games celebrates their 8th anniversary!

Happy 8th Anniversary To Akupara Games!

Bringing Amazing Indie Narrative Games To You

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Big deals and free demos too 🥰🥰

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— Akupara Games 💫 8 YEARS OF INDIE GAMES! (@akuparagames) October 5, 2024

Akupara Games just turned 8 this year, and they’re celebrating this milestone with a week-long publisher sale until October 14th featuring notable titles from their library. The company has been known for publishing and supporting games “standout and impactful narratives” with a wide range of genres and gameplay mechanics. With a lot of good titles out there, here are some of our recommended ones to start off your bucket list!

The Darkside Detective Series

Get those sixth senses tingling as you don your trench coat and get to work with the Darkside Division in The Darkside Detective series! Players will play as Detective Francis McQueen who is out to solve bizarre supernatural cases to save their home city of Twin Lakes. Alongside his trusty sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, this unstoppable pair will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of these cases that threaten the very existence of humanity—also because no one else will. With a total of 18 cases across two games, there’s a lot of material to investigate with its point-and-click mechanics. The Darkside Detective (and sidekick) are on the case!

The first game, The Darkside Detective, is available for $3.29 USD, a 78% discount from its usual price of $14.99 USD—the lowest discount for the game since its release! Its sequel, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, is available for $7.04 USD with 53% off. You can even save an additional 20% if you buy its bundle for $8.26 USD. A great deal for a great series!

Rain World

Test your platforming and survival skills in Rain World, where you play as a nomadic slugcat who was unfortunately separated from their family in a devastating flood. Brave against the elements and the unforgiving ecosystem in search of your family, evading the vicious claws of predators while also keeping yourself alive by finding food and shelter. As you go on your journey, you will also discover more of the strange world you live in, teeming with mysteries and secrets that have long been buried deep within. Learn, survive, and return to the loving arms of your family—before you become a predator’s next dinner. Slugcats look particularly delicious, too…

Rain World is available to purchase with a 63% discount on Steam and GOG as well for $9.24 USD.

Mutazione

If you’re in the mood for a narrative adventure with some gardening elements, look no further than Mutazione. Explore the small and isolated community of Mutazione as 15-year-old Kai, who arrives at the town to care for her ailing grandfather, Nonno, getting to know the community. The titular village came about after a devastating meteor struck the area 100 years ago, effectively sending most of its original inhabitants to a quick death, while leaving the survivors affected with strange mutations. Now left to fend for themselves, these survivors then built their own little community, isolated from most of the world. However, scars from the past seem to still haunt these locals, and several secrets and betrayals are brewing behind the friendly facade…what exactly is going on here? And what is Kai’s place in all of this?

Find out the truth in Mutazione, available to purchase with a 63% discount for just $7.39 USD.

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

Relax and take a breather with the interactive fiction game Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery. Jump into a beautiful and vivid world with hand-animated visuals reminiscent of Studio Ghibli and a gorgeous original soundtrack as the unnamed protagonist, an aspiring artist in the midst of completing her latest masterpiece. Guide her brush strokes and solve various puzzles to slowly finish the painting, while uncovering an emotional tale of chance and artistry as you do so.

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is 43% off for the duration of the sale, at $7.40 USD.

Cryptmaster

For those seeking something darker, look no further than Cryptmaster. Go on a bizarre and perilous dungeon-crawling adventure where words are the ultimate power! Players will play as a party of four ancient heroes whose eternal rests were disturbed by the heinous necromancer who calls themselves the Cryptmaster. With an enigmatic Soulstone equipped, the heroes must recover their memories and skills, using the power of words to reclaim what was theirs and to solve mind boggling riddles that impede their progress. Challenge your typing and thinking skills in Cryptmaster, and see if you have what it takes to reach the top.

Cryptmaster is available for 18% off at $20.49 USD.