Hello and welcome to the first official issue of my new indie game newsletter. Since I’m launching at the end of the year, in addition to the monthly sections I plan to cover, I’ll include my top five games of 2025, as well as the games I’m most looking forward to next year. If there are any glaring omissions, please forgive me; it’s been a rough year for me, and I’m currently battling my way through seasonal depression, so I’ve had a hard time keeping up with new releases.

Also, I’m still learning how to use the platform, so bear with me.

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Indie Game News

Announcements from The Game Awards

  • After winning a record nine awards, Sandfall Interactive took to the stage to announce new DLC for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and released a thank-you trailer.

  • Chinese studio S-GAME dropped a release date trailer for their third-person wuxia ARPG Phantom Blade Zero.

  • The third game in the survival horror series The Forest, from developer Endnight, was announced via trailer.

  • Jonathan Blow (of Braid and The Witness) and Thekla, Inc. announced narrative puzzle adventure Order of the Sinking Star, which features over 1,000 handcrafted puzzles.

  • Developer Day 4 Night released an announcement trailer for the satirical narrative adventure Bradley the Badger, which is described as “a love letter to video games”.

  • We saw a teaser trailer for Stupid Never Dies, an upcoming ARPG set in a world where monsters are an integral part of everyday life, and the protagonist is a zombie named Davy.

  • The show opened with the announcement trailer for The Free Shepherd. In this atmospheric adventure game, you play as a sheepdog, herding sheep and saving the world from a mysterious calamity in the process.

  • Coven of the Chicken Foot, an action-adventure game from The Last of Us co-director Bruce Stanley, was revealed.

  • We got our first look at AUDIOMECH: your music transformed, a super inventive-looking game that synchronizes to any music playing on your PC.

  • Developer Tactical Adventures revealed an early access release date for Solasta 2, a sequel to the popular turn-based tactical RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

  • Out of Words, a co-op platformer adventure, got an official reveal trailer.

  • Orbitals is a 2-player co-op adventure with a classic anime aesthetic that was announced for Nintendo Switch 2.

  • Frictional Games announced Ontos, a spiritual successor to Soma.

New Indie Games in January

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check on Steam

Command the checkpoint in a collapsing city. Screen survivors, manage scarce resources, and hold back the undead. Every choice matters and one mistake could unleash the plague beyond your walls.

store.steampowered.com/app/3419520/Quarantine_Zone_The_Last_Check

Save 10% on MIO: Memories in Orbit on Steam

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

store.steampowered.com/app/1672810/MIO_Memories_in_Orbit

Escape from Ever After on Steam

A genre-bending RPG inspired by the classic Paper Mario games! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the corporate ladder, rally together other disgruntled employees, and fight back!

store.steampowered.com/app/1996390/Escape_from_Ever_After

Cairn on Steam

Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.

store.steampowered.com/app/1588550/Cairn

I Hate This Place on Steam

A craft-based, isometric survival horror game with twisted monsters and warped reality. Scavenge and build to survive terrifying days and nights while using stealth and noise to fight enemies that stalk by sound. All styled with bold comic art and an '80s horror vibe.

store.steampowered.com/app/2604490/I_Hate_This_Place

My Top 5 Indie Games of 2025

Save 50% on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II on Steam

A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.

store.steampowered.com/app/1771300/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance_II

Save 34% on Blue Prince on Steam

Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?

store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince

Save 20% on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Steam

Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.

store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/Clair_Obscur_Expedition_33

Save 25% on FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time on Steam

Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world. Fish, cook, shape the island to your liking, or team up with friends to battle monsters across the vast world.

store.steampowered.com/app/2993780/FANTASY_LIFE_i_The_Girl_Who_Steals_Time

Save 25% on Cabernet on Steam

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/Cabernet

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