Relic’s dungeon crawler Torchlight hits October 27 exclusively for PC, but the developer would love if the game landed on the Xbox Live Arcade eventually.

CEO Max Schaefer told 1Up that the team “talks about it a lot. We fantasizes about getting the [XBLA] version,” Schaefer said. ”We look at it and we say, ‘This would really do great.”

Currently, Runic has another engagement as they work on a Torchlight MMO, and while the opportunity to port their title over to XBLA would be a dream come true, Schaefer notes that “We have just one little team.”

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Indie games don’t rain from the sky on the PS3 like they do on PC and Xbox 360, so when one lands on the Playstation Network, it’s usually worth at least a look. Enter Critter Crunch, a gluttonous puzzle game now available for download on the PSN.

Developed by Capybara Games, Critter Crunch brings four single player–Adventure, Puzzle, Challenge and Survival–and two multiplayer offline/online mode–Versus and Co-Op. The converted iPhone title goes for $6.99.

Charlie’s Games has announced via presser that its colorful shoot ‘em up sequel Bullet Candy Perfect has been released and is now available for purchase. The title described as a “sharp, super smooth [game with] 3D graphics and a cool techno soundtrack, [with a focus on] honing your skills to perfection as you attempt the perfect run.”

Even better, the decision on how much to pay is almost entirely on the buyer.

Steam has given Hidden Path’s terrific tower defense title Defense Grid: The Awakening a permanent price cut down to $10–half of what the game previously cost on PC. The highly regarded indie title pulls a more than respectable 82 on MetaCritic, with a 9.3 user score to boot.

With the drop, the newly priced PC version falls in line with the Xbox Live Arcade offering, which is available for 800 MS Points ($10).

For those who’d like to check Defense Grid out before they buy, a demo is available for Steam users to try anytime.

Speed Run Games has released an updated demo for their first-person action platform title Grappling Hook, now available for download.

Patched to v1.03, the updated version brings fixes and improvements including hot-key features, a bloom-shader fix and support for other languages as well as a handful of bug fixes.

In addition to the updates added to the demo, SRG has announced a contest/challenge for those who try it out today.

Independent developer Charcoal Styles has released a playable demo for their side-scrolling shooter S.H.M.U.P, now available for download. The arcade blaster stands by the idea that pixel perfect positioning, lightening reflexes and bullet patterns aren’t what’s important. All you need to do is make stuff explode.

The title was recently announced as a finalist for the first-ever GDC China Independent Games Festival event, making it into a group of eight as one of the only two submissions to come from outside of Asia. Winners will be announced at the 2009 Game Developers Conference China happening next week, October 11-13.

The demo for S.H.M.U.P is available now on GamersHell.

Steam has listed Amanita Design’s award winning indie puzzle adventure game Machinarium for pre-order, offering 25% off to those who purchase the title before it’s release. Meaning the fully 2D hand-drawn game can be had for merely $15 before October 16 when the game unlocks.

Machinarium was honored twice in 2009, first at this year’s IGF receiving the award for Excellence in Visual Art and later as an official selection for the this year’s PAX.

A demo of the game is available for Steam users as well.

When mod team turned developer Tripwire Interactive wanted their survival shooter Killing Floor to hit retail and couldn’t find anyone else to do it, they did it themselves. Now the company is expanding further into the retail business while not forgetting its roots by handling the US retail release of ACE Team’s unique first person brawler Zeno Clash.

Previously available only through digital download on Steam–an Xbox Live Arcade version is also in the works–the title will be made available as a boxed retail game to stores in the US and Canada “soon” going by Tripwire’s release.