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Best Indie Games Newsletter

By Clement • 08 June 2025

Hello Indie Game Fan Reader!

My Summer Showcase went live with over 200 indie games of interest, to watch the replay and check out the Steam event page to wishlist those of interest.

A ton of summer showcases went live as well, so coverage on all the games that piqued my interest are to come, with, notable, a troll during Summer Game Fest, which does seem kind of mean, but we do still have the Xbox showcase going live at the time this newsletter goes out, so we can hope.

It's the Steam Next Fest next week, so new releases are a bit thinner than usual, but expect THOUSANDS of demos of upcoming games, with of course, my recommendations to come as well.

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Indie games of interest

  1. Berserk B.I.T.S - A bottom of screen idle RPG, from the creator of Berserk Boy!
  2. Hark the Ghoul - A King's Field-like
  3. Verho - A King's Field-like
  4. Let's Build a Dungeon - An insanely ambitious tycoon game, and now includes a Palworld parody?
  5. Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles* - OH MY GOD it finally happened.
  6. Blind Descent - A first person survival game set 10 miles beneath the surface of Mars which is actually lush?
  7. 13Z: The Zodiac Trials - Playtest live! Get access to a sleek 3D action rogue-lite
  8. Tearscape - 2D action-adventure Bloodborne

See what's coming up in 2025

My videos this week

  1. Indie Game Summer - 25 upcoming games of note!
  2. Showcase Season! Switch 2! HYPE! | Indie Gaming This Week: 2 - 8 June 2025 - New releases of the week
  3. It’s Happening. The Wait Is Almost Over. - Part 1
  4. My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined. But… - Part 2
  5. Best Indie Games Summer Showcase 2025 - THE BIGgest showcase of the season!

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❤️Thanks for being an awesome indie games community

News & Articles

  1. Witcher 4 tech demo - Looks good, but I'm already expecting those "OH MY GOD LOOK AT THIS DOWNGRADE" kind of comparison videos
  2. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s Switch 2 patch is out now, as Nintendo reveals the first footage of upgrade - Looks good, the power of the Switch 2!
  3. Battle Aces has been cancelled - Oof
  4. XDefiant officially shuts down - Oof
  5. Zynga shutters Torchlight III developer Echtra Games - Oof
  6. RuneScape studio Jagex confirms layoffs - Oof, and that is even after what seems like quite the successful launch of RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Indie Game of the Week

Broforce - Last seen in my video on the best run & gun titles, BROFORCE is at 80% discount, so get it if you have not.

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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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