lmao Silksong crashed Steam


Best Indie Games Newsletter

By Clement • 07 September 2025

Hello Indie Game Fan Reader!

If you, like me (and millions of others) were there are launch for Hollow Knight: Silksong, you would have encountered this little guy (or some of his friends), where literally the most wishlisted game on Steam caused way too much traffic and for Steam to become unusable.

Still, I got my copy about 3.5 hours after launch and am enjoying it so far, not rushing it but taking my time.

In other news, other developers moved their release out of the way for good reason, so it was a smaller week of releases, and if you want a look at even MORE upcoming indie games, check out my Fall Showcase.

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Indie games of interest

  1. Spiritstead - LOOK AT THAT ART STYLE!
  2. Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition - Remastered (again?)
  3. Mars Attracts - Early Access date for this tycoon game spinoff of Mars Attacks!
  4. Australia Did It - Rami Ismail is back with this reverse bullet hell turn based tower defense title.
  5. Tombwater - Release date announcement for this souls-like action-adventure game
  6. Steel Century Groove - Release date announcement for this rhythm RPG.

Releases STILL to come in 2025

My videos this week

  1. Best Indie Games Fall Showcase 2025 - So many great games!
  2. There are games other than Silksong this week ya know... | Indie Gaming This Week: 01 - 07 Sep 2025 - Interesting week of releases with some not-so-indie titles
  3. BEST NEW Indie Game Trailers September 2025 - MORE awesome upcoming games to look forward to.

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News & Articles

  1. VGC interviews the CEO of Atari - Bringing back goodwill, worth a read
  2. Gamescom Asia announces Glen Schofield keynote and 70+ industry speakers - I'm going!
  3. 2K confirms layoffs at Civilization developer Firaxis - Oof. They have been awfully quiet though
  4. Wildgate and Sunderfolk developer-publisher Dreamhaven is making layoffs - Oof. Mostly on the publishing side.
  5. Valve applies to use 'Steam Frame' as a trademark for a new console - Hmmmmm

Indie Games of the Week

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Silksong is finally here, so while not on sale, $19.99 is an absolute steal for GOTY material, go 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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