Indie corner: fishing a flooded world, solving a card mystery and bottling honey

In DREADMOOR, fish are only some of the things waiting beneath the water. The survival adventure is one of four different PC games due this week, alongside a wordless mystery, a honey farm and a floating theatre.

A rod, a boat and monsters

DREADMOOR’s world is submerged after a catastrophe. You fish in murky waters and upgrade your boat to travel on, while crafting survival equipment and fighting creatures on land and underwater. Dream Dock’s game, published by Digital Vortex Entertainment, is scheduled for Steam Early Access on Windows on November 9. The developers estimate six to 12 months in Early Access, a plan that may change.

A wordless investigation

Someone has disappeared from an isolated community in Hillthorn. You investigate using cards and visual clues, with no spoken dialogue. The game from Fool Moon and Finnegan Motors, published by Raw Fury, has a Steam demo. The full release is planned for Windows, Mac, Linux, Switch, iOS and Android on November 10.

Bees in packs

In Bottled by Bears, a family of bears runs a honey farm. Open packs to collect different bees, grow a field of flowers and fill jars to sell. Monoii studio’s management game is due on Steam for Windows and Mac on November 11, with a demo available on the store.

Moomin takes the stage

A flood carries the Moomin family to a floating theatre in Moomin: Midsummer Madness. In the point-and-click adventure from Crossbridge Game Studios, published by Shochiku, you play as Moomintroll and Little My, solving puzzles and playing minigames; there is a hint system too. Based on Tove Jansson’s novel Moominsummer Madness, the game is scheduled for PC via Steam, Switch and Switch 2 on November 12; store availability varies by region. The publisher lists the Steam price as $19.99. Shochiku