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"Each week, Digital Spy rounds up the biggest downloadable gaming releases with reviews and trailers. This week&amp;#039;s games include an adventure recently recognised by the Independent Games Festival, a top-down shooter that lets you roast mutants and a platformer that cleverly gets the most out of 3DS&amp;#039;s dual screens. &amp;gt; This week&amp;#039;s biggest mobile games reviewed Kentucky Route Zero Developer: Cardboard Computer Platforms: PC Price: \u00A34 / $7 for Episode One This IGF finalist has been attracting a lot of attention recently, and it&amp;#039;s easy to see why. Only the first episode is available right now - with a further four more to follow - but Kentucky Route Zero is a stylish and immersive adventure that shows a lot of promise.  The story follows truck driver Conway who, trying to make a delivery, is seeking out the mysterious Route Zero. However, in his search for the highway, he comes across a number of spooky unexplainable events that we would be remiss to spoil. One of the wonderful parts of Kentucky Route Zero is how it lets you fill in your character&amp;#039;s backstory. An early example sees a man ask Conway who the dog with him is. Conway can respond by sharing its name - thus setting up the bond he has for his pet - or simply calling it &amp;quot;just some dog&amp;quot;. The series of dialogue choices ultimately don&amp;#039;t affect the story, but go a long way in making Conway your own personal hero. While puzzles are almost non-existent, that&amp;#039;s fine since the momentum of the adventure isn&amp;#039;t interrupted. It&amp;#039;s also only an hour long, and at this stage after just one act, it&amp;#039;s tough to predict if the subsequent pay-off will be worth the initial investment. That said, we&amp;#039;re totally on board - the teases, the tone and its brilliant visual style left us satisfied and wanting more. The remaining episodes will be released over the coming year.  &amp;gt; Download &amp;#039;Kentucky Route Zero&amp;#039; from the official website       Primal Fears Developer: DnS Development Platforms: PC (Steam) Price: \u00A36.99 / $9.99 Primal Fears is a top-down shooter which takes place in a world that&amp;#039;s been affected by a devastating chemical known as pharGONe. Using the WASD keys to move and the mouse to aim and shoot, you must fight your way through a variety of levels littered with mutants and monsters.  Money is mostly earned by killing enemies, which in turn can be spent on new weapons and upgrades. The game offers a good variety of weapons - chainsaw, flamethrower, minigun - and a decent collection of levels gives you ample opportunity to try them all out. Unfortunately, the shooting itself is repetitive and dull. Enemies become aware of and charge at you from afar, even if they are in another room. Barely any strategy is involved, making the action one-note. In addition, many foes also take quite a few hits to take down, meaning that within a couple of hours you will have mastered the tedious skill of shooting while running backwards. It doesn&amp;#039;t make the most out of its horror setting, either. The premise had potential, but it&amp;#039;s far from scary. Atmosphere is lacking and the monster designs are fairly generic. Primal Fears does come with functional co-operative play, which isn&amp;#039;t the worst time-killer if you and a friend are bored, but otherwise it&amp;#039;s a disappointingly lacklustre title.  &amp;gt; Download &amp;#039;Primal Fears&amp;#039; from the Steam store      Fractured Soul Developer: Endgame Studios Platforms: 3DS (eShop) Price: \u00A37.19 / \u20AC7.99 / $11.99 Available on the eShop, Fractured Soul inventively makes the Nintendo 3DS&amp;#039;s dual screens an integral part of the experience.  The platformer revolves around the idea of playing two simultaneous dimensions of the same level - one displayed on each screen. Your character exists in only one at a time and can switch back and forth. Blocked by a wall in the top screen? No matter - switch to the obstacle-free bottom dimension and continue onwards. It gets a lot more complicated quickly. You&amp;#039;ll be switching mid-jump to land on hovering platforms or avoid lasers, while dimensions are sometimes given an added twist. A set of levels early on has one screen take place underwater, meaning your character moves slower but is also floaty. This allows you to reach heights in the other dimension that normally wouldn&amp;#039;t have been possible. There are quite a few levels included - some with inverse gravity, others moving away from the platforming and featuring shoot-&amp;#039;em-up gameplay. Sadly, this is dampened significantly by its unforgiving difficulty. By the time you reach the second hour, it becomes too frustrating and feels like the game is demanding too much from you. Fractured Soul is fresh and clever, but it will probably appeal most to masochists.  &amp;gt; Visit the &amp;#039;Fractured Souls&amp;#039; official website      What indie releases have you been playing recently? Add a comment in the space below! 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