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Best Indie Games Newsletter

By Clement • 10 May 2026

Hello Indie Game Fan Reader!

The Steam Deckbuilder Fest was this week so I took a look at promising upcoming games in the space as well as the best of the best, where if I missed your favourite out, do let me know by replying to this email.

May chugs on and looks absolutely stacked, with a couple of massive games just announced for the end of the month, as well as some long in development titles being confirmed for June, so what can I saw, we're eating good right now!

Upcoming Games of 2026

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Indie games of interest

  1. Above Land: Rhapsody - This game is absolutely absurd in the best way possible!
  2. AlteredBlood+ - Demo launch for this fast paced FPS
  3. Edge of Memories - A detailed look at gameplay for this action JRPG.
  4. Dreamcore - A trippy liminal spaces exploration game.
  5. Salty Dogs - Underwater 4=player co-op title where you man a submarine!
  6. Dark Scrolls - Release date announced for the next game from doinksoft (Gato Roboto)
  7. BeastLink - Multiplayer Kaiju chaos!
  8. BreakThrough - Indie anime fighter!
  9. Master of Piece - Bonds of the Battlefield - New update for this tactical deckbuilder
  10. NEO TITAN - This game reminds me of Minishoot' Adventures, and is a twin stick metroidvania that looks awesome!

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My videos this week

  1. Top 25 Upcoming NEW Indie Games of May 2026 - ANOTHER banger month
  2. Indie Gaming This Week: 04 - 10 May 2026 - Alabaster Dawn week!
  3. The BEST Deckbuilders Actually Worth Your Money - Best of the Best
  4. Best Upcoming games - Steam Deckbuilders Fest 2026 - Upcoming Deckbuilders not to be missed!

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News & Articles

  1. Atari acquires the rights to five Wizardry titles - Modern Atari is doing something right
  2. Asha Sharma’s Xbox overhaul continues, as revamped Series X|S bootup revealed - Making moves
  3. Guerilla Games co-founder and Epic veteran building ‘a European alternative’ to Unreal Engine - Interesting
  4. Nintendo’s Takashi Tezuka, director of classic Mario and Zelda games, is retiring - End of an era
  5. MindsEye studio reportedly lays off 170 employees, following update parodying alleged attacks - gg
  6. Griffin Gaming Partners launches $100M fund to support indie developers - $$$

Indie Game of the Week

Eastward - One of the most stunning pixel art action-adventure games is on sale so grab it at 50% off!

Do you have any feedback or comments? You can reply directly to this email and I'll see it! Let me know your thoughts on the news and games above, as well an anything you would like to see!


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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