All articles tagged with #indie game
Edmund McMillen’s cat-breeding roguelike Mewgenics, a Steam hit with strong sales and top ratings, is in the works for a console release, with Switch 2 currently the frontrunner depending on publisher decisions.
Indie roguelike Mewgenics by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel has set Steam’s roguelike records, reaching a peak of about 115k concurrent players and quickly recouping its development budget in three hours, though it trails Hades and Hades 2 on other metrics like Metacritic scores and review percentages; the game is priced at $26.99 / £22.49.
Indie developer Addy Valentine unveils GUN NOSE, a 3D pixel-art, top-down action mystery where a robot detective investigates a string of murders in Ironwood. The game is funded on Kickstarter with stretch goals for PS4 and Switch ports; a PC release is planned with no date yet, featuring semi-procedural cases, real-time combat, and an AI companion named Jimini-Drive.
Void War, a Warhammer 40K–inspired FTL-style indie game by Tundra Interactive, was briefly pulled from Steam after Games Workshop issued a DMCA over shoulder-pad visuals. The claim was confirmed by the developer after consulting with Games Workshop, who criticized the trailer design; to move forward, the team removed the trailer to avoid further DMCA friction and plans to re-upload an updated version once changes and translations are ready.
Indie title Wicked Seed from Dead Right Games, inspired by Resident Evil and Parasite Eve, is getting a free Steam demo that covers about the first hour and lets progress transfer to the full game; the ARPG survival-horror blends exploration of abandoned locales with enemy-pattern based combat and includes outfits nodding to Capcom characters; Wicked Seed currently holds a 91% positive rating on Steam.
Escape From Ever After, Sleepy Castle Studios and Wing It! Creative’s indie turn-based RPG inspired by Paper Mario, launched on Nintendo Switch on January 23. You guide Flynt Buckler, teaming with former nemesis Tinder to topple Ever After Inc. through a fast-paced, strategy-driven combat system, party customization, and office-themed humor in a charming paper-art world. Early buzz is strong with an 82 Metacritic score and an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam from 500+ reviews.
Cairn, The Game Bakers’ new climbing sim, puts a female climber and a robo buddy on a mysterious mountain with inventory management and pitons guiding your ascent; the game is on Steam, with a demo praised for its demanding wall-as-boss pacing, signaling a stylistic shift from Haven and Furi.
The Nightin Cage developer shared updated climbing and ledge-crawl animations in response to fan feedback, adding weighty sound effects and smoother transitions to make the fanservice and movements feel more immersive. While the game has no release date yet, fans can wishlist it on Steam and watch for further animation tweaks that aim to balance sex appeal with immersion.
TR-49 is a dense, non-linear interactive fiction from Inkle that simulates scholarly research: you operate a steampunk computer, entering two-letter-two-number codes to reveal cross-referenced library entries and researcher notes, gradually uncovering a sci-fi mystery and a metaphysical quest within four to five hours of play.
Clair Obscur Expedition 33, an indie turn-based RPG, has reportedly surpassed Elden Ring as the most awarded Game of the Year title, with 436 GOTY awards so far and more possible in 2025, signaling mainstream attention for the niche genre.
Ball x Pit's first major update, The Regal Update, arrives January 26 across all platforms, adding two new characters (The Carouser and The Falconer), eight new balls, and new passives, with patch notes to follow.
Kotaku’s review hails Big Hops as a near-perfect indie 3D platformer available on PS5, PC, and Switch, praising its tight controls, clever tongue-based traversal, fruit-powered puzzles, and strong sense of exploration. The game shines with vibrant visuals and evocative music, avoids combat for a primarily platforming experience, though it has a few bugs and minor performance hiccups. Overall, it’s presented as one of the better modern entries in the genre and a potential Nintendo-level benchmark for design.
Indie studio Douze Dixèmes’ MIO: Memories in Orbit fuses comic-style line work with painterly color and 3D space to deliver a hand-illustrated look in a Metroidvania. Art director Etienne Thibault-Buisson and render lead Joran steer a proprietary engine (with Blender) to enforce limited palettes, clean edges, and readable visuals for exploration, while level design supports non-linear discovery and culminates in a standout end‑game scene where the stage rotates around a giant character.
PS Plus Extra subscribers are being urged to try Indika, a 2024 indie title added to the service in August 2025, which currently averages about 4.06/5 from players and has sparked discussion for its distinctive storytelling and visuals.
A secret fourth game is rumored to be part of the upcoming Xbox Developer Direct, described as a promising indie title from a third-party publisher, with additional speculation about Fable's development for PS5. The event is scheduled for January 22nd, and more details are expected to emerge.