A BIG week of new releases


Best Indie Games Newsletter

By Clement • 09 March 2025

Hello Indie Game Fan!

It was a big week of new releases as developers releases their games post Steam Next Fest, with games like Everhood 2 and Knights in Tight Spaces making their mark, as well as a couple of Spring game showcases with fun looking upcoming titles as well.

I also announced that the Best Indie Games Summer Showcase will be returning this year, Tuesday, June 3rd 2025, 8AM Pacific! Indie developers apply here

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Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone – Play as a planewalker in search of a high energy material named Chernobylite, and explore the haunting post-apocalyptic open world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

  • Build & customize your character to suit your playstyle — stealth, brute force, or tactical mastermind.
  • Recruit a team of unique companions, each with their own skills, to help you battle nightmarish mutants & rival factions.
  • Manage your base, upgrade your gear, and make tough choices that shape your story in this non-linear adventure.
  • Co-op support included!

Buy it now on Steam!

Indie games of interest

  1. White Knuckle - A new look at this first person platformer
  2. Windblown - Endless Mode - Play forever!
  3. Styx: Blades of Greed - Huh! Was not expecting a new Styx game

See what's coming up in 2025

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👨‍⚕️ Do No Harm – A Doctor Simulator with a Lovecraftian Twist!

Step into the shoes of a village doctor, where you’ll diagnose and treat patients using cryptic ancient medical procedures. But beware – reality itself begins to warp as nightmarish entities infiltrate your practice, causing hallucinations and deceiving you about your treatments.

Key Features:

  • Use your Book of Medicine to diagnose and treat patients.
  • Experiment with ancient remedies inspired by Early Modern medicine, but pray they work!
  • Your sanity is constantly under threat – manage it or face madness!
  • Navigate 30 days of moral decisions, each leading to different endings.
  • Will you save the villagers or descend into madness?

Available now on Steam!

My videos this week

  1. Top 25 INSANELY GOOD Action Rogue-lites - Platformers, top-down titles and more!
  2. TWO ez picks for a GOTY list | Indie Gaming This Week: 03 - 09 March 2025 – Good games in specific genres!
  3. The Year in Pixel Art Indie Games 2024 - 70+ pixel art titles of interest!

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News & Articles

  1. Skullgirls dev Hidden Variable sues Autumn Games, alleges $1.2M in unpaid work - Studio has been a mess behind the scenes
  2. Discord ‘in talks to become a public company’- Uh oh
  3. Respawn lays off staff, cancels another unannounced game - OofPlayStation’s Visual Arts and Malaysia studios have reportedly suffered ‘many’ layoffs - Oof
  4. Striking Distance Studios lays off unknown number of staff - Oof
  5. Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon "effectively closed" - Oof
  6. Secret Mode splits from Sumo Group to become an independent publisher - "Investment firm Emona Capital partnered with the studio’s current leadership" though, so not quite indie?
  7. Iconic game publisher Acclaim has been resurrected, with wrestler Jeff Jarrett as advisor - I'll admit, The Last Outlaw has grown on me, with the company supporting indies, so we'll see.
  8. ‘Let’s do it, Phil!’: Hideki Kamiya says he’d still ‘love to make’ Scalebound one day - Guy putting headphones to fight dragons is still a pretty trailer.
  9. Studio Fizbin shutting down after Reignbreaker's mid-March release - I wonder what will happen to post launch support
  10. Playdead co-founder Dino Patti claims fellow co-founder keeps legally threatening him - If you ever wondered why there are no follow up are INSIDE.

Indie Game of the Week

Islets - Get this hidden gem of a metroidvania at 50%off!

GIVEAWAY WINNER(S)

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Next week's giveaway is for Patch Quest, a fun, cute but intense monster taming action rogue-lite with metroidvania elements!

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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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