Rachel Watts
@rachelwatts
🧩 Marketing @draknek.bsky.social 🎙 Co-host @indieventurepodcast.co.uk 📘 Author of COCOON: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk 📝 Tired ex-journo @ Thinky Games, PC Gamer, RPS, GamesRadar+, Edge etc. 📧 rachelwatts150[a]gmail.com she/her/ace
The Mermaid Mask is currently my GOTY. Great mystery, fantastic characters, (voice acted!), haunting music, gorgeous art, its funny but also VERY creepy at times, like it really is the full package. Magic, mythos, mermaids - I can't gush about it enough.
Recorded possibly the most chaotic episode of @indieventurepodcast.co.uk yesterday. I fear we reached new overstimulated highs @sevenoutoften.co.uk @greenlady17.bsky.social
Team Draknek will be at Develop Brighton this week! We're part of Brilliant Indie Treasures with a demo for Dittori, and we're also nominated for Best Small Studio at the Develop Star Awards! Let's goooo✨️
New job!! I'm now the marketing manager at Draknek & Friends! Whoop! Marketing folks, I am now ✨ONE OF YOU✨Let's gooo!
The Virtue and a Sledgehammer demo is incredible. It's about mothers, daughters, rage, memories, ROBOTS ughhh ITS SO GOOD. I knew I would like it, but this is now my most anticipated game of 2026. Peak Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour. store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/...
It's my last week as website editor at Thinky Games!! 😭 I'm really gonna miss working with the team and our group of incredible freelancers, but it's time for something new! Still indie, still puzzley, but away from journalism. More on that later!✨️✨️
Toem 2 is one of my most anticipated indies of 2026, and the demo did not disappoint! I like the new platforming bits, and using the camera's viewfinder to use other tools is a cool addition. Also, I LOVE a pipe puzzle! Would recommend checking it out!✨️ store.steampowered.com/app/4694330/...
Sol Cesto is so fucking cool. A dungeon crawler with incredible style, slick animation, and a smart percentage-based push your luck roguelike system. Plus, the upgrades are cursed teeth, and the opening cinematic is so slick AND THE SECRETS!! What a game. store.steampowered.com/app/2738490/...
The demo for Beware of the Cartographer! is incredibly charming. You use different cartography tools to map out a landscape in a puzzley way. Also, look at that artwork! I recommend playing the demo!
I am taking my sweet time with Cairn. I tend to rush through games to keep up with releases but not this year. I'm really trying to play games at a slower pace and with more purpose and this couldn't be a better game for that
Played Formless Star this eve and I couldn't recommend it enough if you're in need of a cosy, funny, 1 hour game. What a gem splendidland.itch.io/formless-star
Loved Easy Delivery Co. A chill, atmospheric driving game with cute lofi visuals and a quiet story. Totally recommend it 🚚
Loved Henry Halfhead✨️ Causing chaos and making everywhere you go an absolute MESS is so much fun
Just finished chapter 2 of The Drifter and WHY DID I NOT PLAY THIS SOONER
I've spent half my time in Wheel World just chilling and cruising around, love the landscapes in this game💫
I'm loving Everdeep Aurora✨️ An absolute gem of a game, story, music, characters, art, everything. I'm poking around every single pixel to find every single secret. It's got me good I NEED TO KNOW
I loved Despelote and Many Nights a Whisper!! You can listen to me gab about them on the most recent ep of Indieventure✨️
You can also see me and @josephmansfield.uk being the best co-hosts ever🥰