10 days post Silksong, how are you doing?


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By Clement • 14 September 2025

Hello Indie Game Fan Reader!

We are officially in a post Silksong world. How are you feeling?

Let me know how you have gotten on with the game by replying to this email. Have you beat it? Still at the start? Playing it here and there, on your second playthrough or don't intend to play it at all? I'm curious!

It's a quieter week of releases and news but next week is massive for new games, and thing will ramp up towards the end of the year with events like Tokyo Game Show, Gamescom Asia and Award season, with many great indie games YET to be released, including the 1.0 launch of Hades 2, so

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Aegis Force: The Scorian War - A tactical RPG that blends classic grid-based combat with a richly layered story of loyalty, war, and personal sacrifice.

Set in a pixel art fantasy world torn between magic and technology, it tells the tale of three childhood friends turned soldiers being swept up in this century-long conflict.

  • Classic Grid Based Tactical Combat where positioning matters!
  • 15+ recruitable characters across classes such as engineer, mage, and thief
  • Character bonding & combo attacks
  • Full overworld exploration (think classic JRPGs)
  • Side quests and missions to undertake

A free demo is available now on Steam. Wishlist the game and look forward to its release in 2026.

Indie games of interest

  1. FLASK - The next game to be published by Ghost Ship
  2. Darkenstein 3D - Release date for this Wolfenstein like Boomer shooter (which is free!)
  3. Normal Fishing - This spooky title just got signed by Pocketpair
  4. Meatshaker - wtf
  5. SunderBound - A sweet looking co-op rogue-lite top down shooter

Releases STILL to come in 2025

My videos this week

  1. Don't Miss these Releases & Updates! | Indie Game Surprises August 2025 - Check out what's new and what you might have overlooked.
  2. Hidden Gem Week! | Indie Gaming This Week: 8 - 14 September 2025 - An in-between week that is still suffering from Silksong

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News & Articles

  1. Nintendo Direct! - No more Silksong clown memes but we did get some exciting announcements include a date for Metroid Prime 4, a new Mario Movie and the return of the Virtual Boy????
  2. What happens when a colossus like Silksong scuppers your launch plans? - Worth a read
  3. New indie publisher Gambit Digital to be led by former Kepler Interactive VP - Another new publisher
  4. Aspyr Media accused of using AI to replicate Lara Croft performance in Tomb Raider remasters - The company is being sued
  5. Balatro's big 1.1 update is delayed to 2026, for a very good reason: 'I'm slow' - No rush
  6. Slay the Spire 2 (Early Access) delayed - To a secret Thursday in March 2026
  7. The Dark Legacy of the Sun Tribe - 👀
  8. "I see a lot of publishers I don't like": Vampire Survivors creator made his own publisher to "share the luck" and says too many companies "try to exploit the platforms just to make money" - Poncle's thoughts on game publishing

Indie Games of the Week

Weird West - An action ImSim from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey, having a fascinating structure, interesting ideas and a cool look, so 85% discount is a great time to give it a go!

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My name is Clement and I love indie games! As such, I make videos on indie games big and small, highlighting my favorites & supporting developers so that they can make more cool stuff.

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