Bannermen aims to please fans of classical, medieval RTS, but adds some interesting elements, such as climate effects and problems, that give it a unique personality in the genre.

In Jettomero, a true test of control comes when players try to steer a giant robot who might just be a little too clumsy for its own good, even if it means well. Players will have to fight off evil that threatens the remnants of humanity, all while being careful not to destroy it themselves!

In the long forgotten technological ruins on a distant planet, a lone warrior awakes from his slumber, determined to uncover a way to escape the subterranean hell. From the developer of Ronin, Immortal Planet takes you through this dark and dangerous tunnels, discovering the place's secrets while fighting your way through its roaming enemies and powerful bosses with methodical combat.

Finding items needed to repair your ship on a hostile alien planet was going to be hard enough, third person shooter Rail Theory takes it one step further with enemies that adapt to your play style on the fly. Rely on any one weapon or combat style too much, and minutes later, you'll be inundated with creatures that have been designed to counter it. Possibly even during the same fight.

The roguelite platformer, like Spelunky, Catacomb Kids, Cave Blazers, is often you against the environment, be it traps or enemies or tricky platforming. But in the pixel art caves of Noita, the environment is not just a threat; it's a weapon, able to manipulated and molded to destroy your enemies.

And kill you too, if you're not careful.

Fallen Legion has you leading a crew of revived heroes into frantic combat, seeking to restore your kingdom to its past glory. Unless you're playing on the Vita, in which case you're using the game's simple, single button attack/defense commands to clear out monsters to make the kingdom pay for its crimes. Seeking to tell a political story from both sides, the game promises some wild battles, with enemies and heroes attacking in a furious melee, no matter which platform you play it on.

Some days you just want to kick back and slaughter hundreds of slimy mutants on Mars, because that's what people do there most of the time, right? (Media portrayals of Mars might be slightly one-sided.) In that case, Solstice Chronicles: MIA - successor-but-not-sequel to 2015's The Red Solstice - has got you covered... in gooey mutant gibs, mostly.

The Indie Arena Booth celebrates its 5th anniversary this year. What started out as a handful of developers presenting their games amidst the huge Gamescom crowds has turned into a giant indie collective that has taken over the better part of one exhibition hall. This year's lineup is even more diverse than past Indie Arena outings, featuring 70 games from all over the world and taking up 1000 square meters of the show floor.

If you're visiting Gamescom from August 23 to 26, make sure to drop by hall 10.1 where you can meet the developers of the following titles:

Bundt, an apprentice in a magic shop, doesn't feel like they'd be getting any closer to magic than their proximity to the tools of the trade at the store. That changes when Mint the Splendid, a famous magician, tasks Bundt with exposing a fake psychic, leading them into a world of magic, fun, and a bit of danger in lighthearted visual novel Equivoque.

From strange otherworldly places and deadly skies to the world of clinical logical technology, you'll find a wide variety of genres and aesthetics in this Screenshot Saturday collection.