Bold and Bizarre Games Bulletin - March 2026
I won't lie to you. Getting this month's Bulletin together has been hard. Not due to a shortage of lovely weird games - no, no we're fine on that front - more that tearing myself away from another Slay the Spire 2 run has been tough. Rather than typing these very words you're reading right now, I could be knee deep in Act 3 of a Silent shiv-build run, but alas, here we are. So I guess be thankful this month's Bulletin exists?
Ok let's just get this over with.
By the way, we do this Bulletin in video form each month now, too…
#1 Pluto
Out Now Steam | Siege Wizard Interactive
Yes yes, it's a roguelike deck-builder, I know we're not exactly starved of those, but Pluto's particular flavour of card-based combat feels tactile and off-kilter in a way its competitors don't come close to, with a focus on hand-based spell-crafting, where each spell is built from elemental patterns cast directly with your fingers. Couple this with the hand-drawn art style and a general feeling of grubiness and you have something with a striking sense of self.
#2 THYSIASTERY
Out Now, Steam | DIRGASteam
You wait for a bus, etc etc. In the same release window as Pluto we also have THYSIASTERY - gosh I hope I’ve pronounced that correctly - a similar-on-the-surface dungeon-crawler also with roguelike elements. Underneath the surface, though, this is different - more expansive and feature-rich - but brought to life in the mould of a classic dungeon-crawler. The game is dense with overlapping systems, with a depth of narrative that crawler-fans are going to be all over.
#3 On Thy Knees
Out Now, Itch.io | Tooth and Claw
On Thy Knees scratches such an itch for me. I got really into the photography of an artist called Briscoe Park a while back, and this game hits those vibes bang on the head. I've no idea if it was an inspiration of not. The game itself is a "short atmospheric horror game" and I can confirm that yes, there is definitely atmosphere. It places a good focus on exploration and general feeling of unease, but is aesthetic in a way that really makes it stand out from the crowd.
#4 Mamas Sleeping Angels
Out Now , Steam | itamu, Oro Interactive
Mamas Sleeping Angels is an aesthetically ambitious 1-4 player co-op dream exploration game with a Y2K wrapper. Looking at it in motion breaks my brain a little; was this game released 2026 or 2006? It's modern sensibilities and nostalgic underpinnings give it an enigmatic atmosphere, magnified by the surreal world and enemy design. If you seek plenty of chaos in your games, this'll have you covered.
#5 Crawling Angels
Out Now, Steam | ItsTheTalia, Autumn West, 2 Left Thumbs
A wild one to finish. Crawling Angels lets you torture a ragdoll chicken in a physics-based puzzle game quite unlike any other physics-based puzzle games. Torturing said chicken - with guns, explosives and other more nuanced means - is both a puzzle (how best to approach said torture!?) and a means to escape the mysterious surroundings you find yourself in. There's plenty of other madness surrounding this core hook, including "teaching dead rats to smoke cigarettes, playing with loaded firearms, and throwing dance parties for cockroaches. Because obviously.
Reminder! Pantaloon's partnered games for March is Loan Shark
WHERE'S MY MONEY!? It's ok. You don't owe us any money. But if you did, our goons would be all over you like a bad rash. And this, in essence, is the spirit of this month's partnership with Studio Ortica and their very odd fishing/debt-collect 'em up, Loan Shark.
It is also a return to a more pure Pantaloon partnership. January and February were about experiments and doing something interesting with Demos and upcoming releases. For March, we're back to something more familiar.
Ok, time for another Spire run. Wish me luck x
pantaloon.