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Best Indie Games Newsletter

By Clement • 23 February 2025

Hello Indie Game Fan!

The Steam Next Festival will be during this upcoming week with literally HUNDREDS of demos to try, so stay tuned for my recommendations, with March looking pretty stacked in terms of releases as well!

I mentioned last week that I was trying something new in terms of video, so scroll on down below to see what's up, and I'm almost done with previewing upcoming games of 2025 (took me 3 months but hey) with the last couple of these due to be releases soon (check out the rest in the "Indie Games of interest" section)

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CTHULOOT – Gather your crew and prepare for an otherworldly heist in this multiplayer co-op adventure, where teamwork and CHAOS collide! You and your friends play as a gang of not-so-competent looters, tasked with recovering powerful relics lost by the Great Old Ones, but take be careful since you don't want to be invoking them again!

🔮 Unlock Eldritch Powers – Use supernatural watches to acquire new skills
⚔️ Dynamic Team Strategy – Balance cooperation with your friends and try not to drag the team down!
🌌 Explore the Unknown – Navigate mysterious locations that exist in the liminal space between reality and nightmares, filled with traps and lurking cosmic horrors.

Wishlist now on Steam and prepare for the ultimate co-op adventure!

Indie games of interest

  1. Monster Train 2 - The legend returns!
  2. Shotgun Cop Man - From the developer of My Friend Pedro
  3. Kijutsu Rider - 3rd person action!
  4. Beholder: Conductor - The latest entry in this dystopian simulator series
  5. Advent Neon - A new look at this Sonic-like action platformer
  6. Breathedge 2 - A sweet looking action-adventure title abased on Arthurian legend but set in a shattered modern London.
  7. Among Us 3D - Amongus but first person
  8. Hades II: Warsong Update - Shaping up!

See what's coming up in 2025

My videos this week

  1. The BEST Indie Games Inspired by Retro Classics - From the past to the present
  2. Pretty pixel art, a GNARLY looking ImSim & more! | Indie Gaming This Week: 17 - 23 February 2025 – Star of Providence, Tiny Pasture, Die in the Dungeon and more!
  3. Next month is STACKED | Top 25 Upcoming NEW Indie Games of March 2025 - Great MONTH of new releases coming right up!

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News & Articles

  1. Palworld played by 32 million players in 1 year - Insane!
  2. Despite its big success, Marvel Rivals’ director and others have been laid off - ???
  3. Marvel Rivals has passed 40 million players, as NetEase reports net revenue of $2.9 billion - See?
  4. More than a dozen NetEase studios are reportedly at risk, including Nagoshi, Quantic Dream and Grasshopper - Ohhhhh
  5. Gamescom Asia is merging with the Thailand Game Show and moving to Bangkok - I'm planning to go!
  6. Netflix has laid off staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio - After acquiring the studio in 2021

Indie Game of the Week

Cult of the Lamb - Get this viral hit at 50% discount! Ongoing support for the game makes this value for money!

GIVEAWAY WINNER(S)

The winner of the newsletter giveaway for Cyber Manhunt 2: New World is Melkano

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Next week's giveaway is for One More Dungeon 2, a first person rogue-lite dungeon crawler that is neat!

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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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