MUST PLAY demos for the Steam Next Festival!


Best Indie Games Newsletter

By Clement • 12 October 2025

Hello Indie Game Fan Reader!

Busy week of new releases! Tell me, what have you been playing?

The October edition of the Steam Next Festival is coming up, so get the jump on it with these demos being available right now!

I'll be in Thailand for gamescom asia later this week, hoping to find more cool games to show to you folks!

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Berserk B.I.T.S - From the creator of Berserk Boy comes this AutoBattler Idle RPG which lives on your desktop, as your Battle Intelligent Teammate (B.I.T) fights viruses, levels up, and collects powerful chips in real time while you go about your day, browsing the internet, doing work or checking emails.

Inspired by Mega Man Battle Network, Digimon Digivices, and Tamagotchi, this has a retro charm to it mixed in with modern mechanics.

  • Collect and equip over 100 battle chips, used to create decks of skills, attacks, and buffs that your B.I.T uses in combat.
  • Customize your companion with your own pixel art
  • Upgrade your base with decorative items
  • Unravel a full story campaign filled with side quests, boss fights, and a growing cyber threat.

A free demo will go live on Steam during Steam Next Fest on October 13th, so try it, wishlist the game and look forward to its release on November 20th 2025.

Indie games of interest

  1. Dinocop - Self explanatory!
  2. Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions - More details about the Astroneer spinoff
  3. Skate Story - Finally, a release date!
  4. Verho - Curse of Faces - Another release date confirmation
  5. GNAW - Dinosaur metroidvania in the pre-apocalypse!
  6. Bleak Haven - Spooky
  7. Confidential Killings - A stylish looking detective adventure game

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My videos this week

  1. The BEST month of indie games in 2025! - Hands down
  2. We're so back! | Indie Gaming This Week: 06 - 12 October 2025 - Big week of new games
  3. CAN'T MISS indie games from the Steam Next Festival October 2025 - Try these demos!

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News & Articles

  1. Mina the Hollower Delayed - No new date announced
  2. 'CEOs need to take a backseat:' MindsEye devs accuse studio execs of fumbling layoffs and mandating crunch - Woof.
  3. Heart Machine making layoffs - Things are not looking good for Hyper Light Breaker
  4. Metal Hellsinger Developer The Outsiders is being shut down by Funcom - The studio is 10 years old, with a respectable 7,500 steam reviews!
  5. PICO Park (classic edition) is now free! - After a mistake, butt the developer is rolling with it.
  6. 'Gaming is the new oil:' How the EA buyout 'diverges from the traditional playbook' - Worth a read

Indie Games of the Week

One Finger Death Punch 2 - One of my favourite rhythm action indie games of all time!

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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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