Indie Games News

Daily indie game news from solo devs and smaller studios. This is where we highlight and celebrate creativity across Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG, and more.

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"Thank you, Hades" - Evil Empire on indie game discovery, how Steam early access has changed, and the rise of AI tools

Dead Cells and Castlevania developer Evil Empire talks indie discovery, Steam early access, and the rise of AI tools - A red-haired, white-masked figure in Belmont's Curse.

Arise Dark Lord is a new RTS where you raise evil armies and crush "godless heathens"

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Saber Interactive is sticking with indies - The Knightling.

Alongside its own big successes, Saber Interactive is sticking with indies - here's why

Otterly Lost Steam Next Fest Demo: an otter wearing a sailor hat

Otterly Lost is the cozy exploration game I really needed, and its Steam Next Fest demo is pure bliss

Slayblade lets rip a huge Y2K nostalgia trip, and the battle top roguelike's Steam Next Fest demo is a must-try

Slayblade demo Steam Next Fest: two battle tops fight in an arena.

"Don't buy this game:" Final Sentence dev warns players to hold fire for now

Don't buy this game Final Sentence dev warns players to hold fire for now. A man sitting at a typewriter with a pistol pointed at him.

Steampunk colony sim Steel Artery is here, and it's "emergent chaos" aboard a giant train

Steel Artery is out now, and it's a Rimworld style colony sim creating "emergent chaos on a giant moving train - An orc chases a human through a storeroom full of meat.

A new Far Far West update slices its grind in half, and stamps out Joker hoarding

Far Far West update cuts the grind in half and stamps out Joker hoarding - Two players in the Wild West themed co-op shooter.

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Pyre Lookout is a Disco Elysium-esque tale of bureaucratic incompetence, red tape, and frogs

Prelude Dark Pain is scratching my Mewgenics itch with a dark fantasy tactical RPG boasting serious Darkest Dungeon vibes - A large, muscular warrior with a big, ginger beard.

New dark fantasy tactical RPG Prelude Dark Pain is scratching my Mewgenics itch in all the right ways

My favorite dice roguelike just left early access, and it's finally broken my Slay the Spire 2 streak

Die in the Dungeon 1.0 has broken my Slay the Spire 2 streak, as my most anticipated dice-based roguelike deckbuilder leaves early access - A frog with a sword stands atop a green die.

Hytale boss doesn't want its mod browser to feel like "a shopping mall," but is exploring ways to support creators

Hytale won't have paid mods that turn the browser into a "shopping mall," but Hypixel Studios still wants to support creators for the sandbox game - A blue-haired character carrying a pickaxe.

This new deep-sea roguelike turns mining into a survival horror grind

Far Far West is Steam's latest indie success story, racking up 250,000 sales and a 97% rating in just two days

Robot Cowboy co-op FPS Far Far West is Steam's latest indie success story - Four adventurers pose as explosions go off behind them.

Neverway doesn't want to be Stardew Valley. Instead, the devs are going as "weird as possible," Larian-style

Medieval sandbox sim Noble Legacy just got much more realistic, but it's the new town pets I'm most excited about

Noble Legacy update - A man stands proudly outside his home in the medieval sandbox city builder.

International transport tycoon game Worldwide Rush gets multiplayer, and it's an impressive achievement

The Worldwide Rush multiplayer update is finally here, against all odds - A plane and coach travel side by side.

A new Project Zomboid update could make multiplayer servers much more deadly

Project Zomboid update - build 42.17 introduces multiplayer sprinters and new VHS tapes - A store in the zombie survival game.

XCOM spiritual successor Warhounds dumps its gen-AI portraits, and I'm breathing a sigh of relief

Warhounds drops gen-AI portrait placeholders, so now I can tell you why it's so exciting - A bearded soldier smoking a cigarette.

The new Slay the Spire 2 roadmap has no dates: "Exacting deadlines produce sloppy, uninspired work"

New Slay the Spire 2 roadmap update - The Necrobinder in front of a selection of her cards, in the Mega Crit roguelike deckbuilder.

The BAFTA Games Awards pulls indie game's trailer at the last minute, citing "the wellbeing of all guests"

Indie game The Quiet Things pulled from BAFTA Games Awards show for triggering content concerns - A mobile phone from the early 2000s.

'90s style Command and Conquer spiritual successor DORF smashes its Kickstarter to raise $300,000

New indie RTS game DORF celebrates Kickstarter success, funding the '90s throwback strategy game inspired by Command and Conquer.

Graveyard Keeper's mammoth success proves that giving games away for free on Steam works

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'Single-player Tarkov' Road to Vostok's solo dev admits its huge popularity is "running away from me," but he has a plan

Road to Vostok's solo dev is struggling under its success, but he's not afraid to take a break - Antti Leinonen, the creator of the single-player survival FPS with Stalker and Escape From Tarkov vibes.

Massive survival game Soulmask hits 1.0, and you can grab its Ancient Egypt expansion for free if you're fast

The Soulmask 1.0 launch is here, and to celebrate you can get its big Ancient Egypt DLC for free, to keep - A woman wearing a golden mask on her face in the open-world survival game.

I got murdered by a ladybug in Neverway, and that cemented it as the only game I care about this year

I got murdered by a ladybug in Neverway, and that cemented it as the only game I care about this year: An image of a pixel girl with wet hair and blue eyes looking down, sitting in a bath

Forget Stardew Valley's cozy vibes. New farming sim Crop keeps you "on edge," and I can't get enough of it

New farming sim Crop keeps you "on edge" and I can't get enough of it - A person wearing a green hazmat suit.

1000xResist dev's new game has you convince an AI that they're not human, and my brain is already scrambled in the best way

Prove You're Human reveal: a woman's face attached to a robotic arm

Project Zomboid bans rogue mods deploying "malicious code" to players' PCs

Project Zomboid dev bans mods for malicious code exploit, warns players to take precautions - A house in a foggy neighborhood in the zombie survival game.

Dev behind new 'GTA-like' crime caper Samson admits it "released a game with flaws"

Samson Steam reviews are mixed, but the developer promises it's "not going anywhere" - The silver-haired protagonist of the new crime game.

A brutal, single-player twist on Escape From Tarkov, Road to Vostok has finally launched

Road to Vostok is out now in early access, and feels like an indie, single-player challenger to Escape from Tarkov - An explosion hits a city in the distance, as a soldier stands by a crashed helicopter.

Slay the Spire 2 is cooking a "competitive" mode, but I'm most excited about its new short-time format

Slay the Spire 2 dev Mega Crit is testing new modes, including a competitive option and one for players with less time - The Ironclad, an armored figure carrying a sword.

Slay the Spire 2 nerfs card removal, buffs shivs, and adds a new reward system

Slay the Spire 2 patch notes for April 3, 2026 - The Silent leans forward, a green cloak pulled over their bony mask.

Terraria is getting new early game magic, as Re-Logic puts class balance under the microscope

Terraria State of the Game for March 2026 teases new patch 1.4.5.7 changes, including new Gem Staff attacks - A mage fires a twin beam from a Sapphire Staff.

Slay the Spire 2 redesigns the map and rescues the Regent in a new balance patch

Slay the Spire 2 patch notes March 27 2026 - A new update buffs the Regent cards, as he sits back on his throne.

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die proves roguelikes don't need to fill 100 hours

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die proves that roguelikes can be short if they want to - Queen Aleksandra, the protagonist of the Hades-style action roguelike.

Slay the Spire 2 is stamping out infinites, and you're not prepared for what we've lost

Slay the Spire 2 patch notes nerf infinite combos and deliver huge balance changes across all classes - The Silent looks at their cards in the roguelike deckbuilder.

Hozy is a cozy decorating game that makes me want to rip up my carpet, and take a trip to Ikea

Hozy spotlight: a creative space filled with benches, stools, and ornaments

After accidentally clobbering my friends in grimdark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, now I can do it on purpose

Grimdark ARPG No Rest for the Wicked together makes sleeping more comfortable, and lets you engage in PvP duels - A wild-eyed man with long ginger hair and an erratic beard in the Moon Studios ARPG.

New medieval game Kinstrife, built by Mount and Blade modders, wants you to "truly lose yourself in the fantasy"

New open-world medieval RPG Kinstrife is joining strategy publisher Hooded Horse - A knight on horseback draws their sword.

Manor Lords makes families matter more as housing gets a new upgrade

Manor Lords update 6 patch notes make families matter more - A row of housing in the medieval strategy game from Slavic Magic and Hooded Horse.

Freak Steam game naming coincidence unintentionally results in some clever indie marketing

Piece by Piece same name marketing: a character that's morphing between two people next to a fox holding up a shiny thing

Slay the Spire 2's daily runs have turned me into a spoiled brat

Slay the Spire 2's daily runs are too much fun and they've turned me into a spoiled brat - The Amalgamator, a six-armed blacksmith.

Slay the Spire 2 will give you the option to hide its most unsettling enemies

Slay the Spire 2 will give you a way to hide its freakiest foes - The Brainleech, an event in the Mega Crit roguelike Deckbuilder.

Beavers are ready to replace humanity, and Timberborn proves it

Timberborn 1.0 is out now with a Steam sale to celebrate, and proves the beavers are ready to replace humanity - A pair of the furry rodents surveys their town.

Become a sentient AI in one of the most laser-focused strategy games I've ever played, Heart of the Machine

Heart of the Machine 1.0 brings one of the most impressively ambitious strategy games to its full conclusion - A towering skyline with two opposing mechs in red and blue.

Slay the Spire 2 dev Mega Crit is "totally blown away" by its half-million player peak, but it's another indie triumph

Mega Crit "blown away" by Slay the Spire 2's half-million player count - The Silent, a figure wearing a bone mask and a green hood.

The Riftbreaker's explosive blend of co-op base building and Diablo-style action is free to try right now

The Riftbreaker free weekend is the ideal time to try the co-op game's new biome and see if it's right for you - Three mechs fight in the snow.

Hytale founder Simon Collins-Laflamme does not "expect modders to carry the game for us"

Hytale founder Simon Collins-Laflamme doesn't expect modders to "carry the game" - A blonde-haired woman in a yellow jacket, backed by a cyberpunk skyline.

Wikipedia is now a gacha card game, and I challenge you to face my ultra rare German cuisine deck

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Forget GTA 6's life of crime, a bizarre and brilliant indie heist game is yours for free on the Epic Games Store this week

Forget GTA 6, bizarre and brilliant indie roguelike Turnip Boy Robs a Bank is free this week on the Epic Games Store - A spherical cartoon figure wearing large sunglasses.

A team of volunteers is fighting to preserve "mini-MMO" Eldegarde after its sudden removal from Steam

Notorious Studios confirms "mini-MMO" Eldegard will shut down in March, with a small team of volunteers trying to preserve it - A bearded dwarf sleeps on a table.

Super Meat Boy vastly outperformed one "biz guy" who would "make up numbers" and pulled the plug on its marketing

Brutal boomer shooter Ultrakill makes its new chapter even better with over 120 precision changes

Ultrakill Fraud update tightens up its new chapter with over 120 precision changes - A robot on a TV screen clutches a cup of red liquid.

A new Mewgenics update solves one of my biggest frustrations

Mewgenics update nerfs one of its most annoying bosses with a great change - Fenrir, a green cat with an eyepatch in the strategy roguelike.

For Project Zomboid players, the year-long wait for a stable build is nearly over

Project Zomboid Build 42 stable is "in the final charge," and its new design director wants to improve communication along the way - A woman with long hair, backed by grasping zombies.

In a world of serious videogames, the Valheim devs' new co-op dungeon crawler is a reminder that having fun is okay

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Terraria teases "very exciting potential" for builders after celebrating one of its "largest player spikes" yet

A decade on, beloved dark-fantasy ARPG Grim Dawn prepares for its "final hurrah," and it's an absolutely massive one

Grim Dawn is ten years old, and the team is preparing the dark-fantasy ARPG's "final hurrah" as we speak - A berserker roars, an axe in each hand.

The Epic Games Store's new, free puzzler is all about boxes, and I can't believe I'm more excited about it than Marathon

Epic Games Free game Boxes Lost Fragments: An image of a clock-inspired box sitting on a desk