Hello Indie Game Fan Reader!

The Game Awards was this week so did you watch it live? I didn't lol, work and timezones got in the way, but there sure are some exciting new games coming up!

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I took a look at some must play indie games which gets two thumbs up from me, as well as another preview of 2026 which you don't wait to miss.

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​The Best Indie Games Winter Showcase 2025​

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SPONSORED

​Ascend to ZERO - Battle your way up The Structure in this time stopping action rogue-lite! Freeze time, dodge danger, reposition and queue up massive barrages of melee or ranged attacks, unleashing them all at once when time resumes!

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• Time-freezing combat turns chaotic fights into controlled bursts of action
• Use a large variety of weapons from deadly blades to powerful firearms, varying in strength and rarity, selecting weapons to match your playstyle.
• Unlockable heroes with distinct skills let you mix up combat styles and try out different character-gear combinations.
• Infinite levelling meta progression for plenty of replayability!

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Their playtest is live right now and will run until December 27th, 2025, so get access via their Steam page and wishlist the game.

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Indie games of interest

1. ​Orbitals - Holy sh*t! Yes, this game does look like that in gameplay. Has to be seen!
2. ​The Perfect Pencil - Release date announcement for this metroidvania
3. ​Bits & Bops - This Rhythm Heaven-like indie game is out now!
4. ​Eagle Knight Paradox - It's alive!
5. ​Forest 3 - The Forest is back
6. ​About Fishing - From the creator of Arctic Eggs

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​The Golden Age of Indie Games​

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My videos this week

1. ​Upcoming Action Rogue-lites of 2026 that you cannot miss! - Endless replayability!
2. ​Indie Gaming This Week: 08 - 14 December 2025 - The last big week of games
3. ​God Tier Indie Games - Best of the best

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Best Indie Games @clemmygames Best Indie Game of all time but you cannot say Hollow Knight or Stardew Valley 6:0 PM • Dec 6, 2025 10 Retweets 77 Likes Read 114 replies

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News & Articles

Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close. My roots lie 8:52 AM • Dec 8, 2025 17358 Retweets 79145 Likes Read 4677 replies

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1. ​Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco​ - The guy was THE face of Tekken so it's pretty shocking, but perhaps not unexpected given the trend of these Iconic Japanese developers leaving their franchises (Kojima, Kamiya, Ono)
2. ​The Game Awards 2025! - Geoff Keighley's Annual Show included a bunch of trailers and game reveals which is exciting as always!
3. ​Co-CEO of Lies of P maker Neowiz says Korea's government is helping indie boom - Governments can help (Germany is another such example)
4. ​Larian reveals "Divinity" - This was the demonic statue teaser, and will be their most ambitious titles to date, even bigger than Baldur's Gate 3.
5. ​Romero Games working on smaller shooter that borrows from its cancelled project - Not dead!
6. ​NEW Mega Man! - Mega Man: Dual Override was announced, which is the sequel to Mega Man 11 (2018)
7. ​Goonswarm Games shut down after being accused of Generative AI use in Postal Spinoff - Something always felt a little off about their games.
8. ​Paramount bid for Warner Bros. backed by EA acquisition group investors - Industry consolidation!
9. ​Glowmade reportedly affected by layoffs - Oof. Maker of "King of Meat" (published by Amazon). Sources claim leadership at the Guildford-based developer expected "a concurrent player count of at least 100,000" for the game on Steam, but it "failed to hit 1,000 consistently across all platforms"

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Indie Games of the Week

​Hollow Knight: Silksong - If you have not got it, get a legit GOTY worthy game at 20% off!

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GIVEAWAY WINNER(S)

The winner of the newsletter giveaway for Tunche is The Harbinger of Churros

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A separate email will be sent and you have 5 days to claim your code. CHECK YOUR SPAM just in case

Next week's giveaway is for Tiny Rogues, an action rogue-lite bullet hell dungeon crawler that has reviewed VERY well!

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All current subscribers remain eligible, no further action is needed!

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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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