This is an underdog story of Mighty Duck 2 proportions

I have not been this in awe of a team since the 2010 selección española STAY STRONG CABO VERDE YOU’RE ALMOST THERE

Is it taking me a bunch of extra time to add a "Gabe Newell mention" counter to the YT video for our Steam Next Fest roundup? Yes Is it worth it? I'll let you decide 😂🫣 Video episode dropping soon (I hope)!!

New NOLAnerdcast is now live! I got to chat with @kimchica.bsky.social from @wholesomegames.com to talk all about her journey, the rise of Wholesome Games, what brings her joy, and so much more. A truly delightful chat. Check it out! youtu.be/insLard9g5k

Next week we're looking inward... and staying inside. We're talking about Fishbowl, the 2026 interactive fiction title that takes you inside the mind (and apartment) of a young woman starting out a new career in a new city, while grieving a huge loss, at the same moment the whole world shut down.

This week's episode is live and we’re joined by @insipidghost.bsky.social We chat... - Bungie Layoffs and the studios future - PlayStation Killing Physical Media - Xbox's Cancels Project Fantasy and the future of AAA games Apple: tinyurl.com/mry7bura Spotify: tinyurl.com/2seze2su

Seeing a lot of responses that boil down to "Sony sucks, AAA games going downhill." Not an invalid take! But I think we need to look at this more broadly too Hardware heavy hitters making cutbacks that (imo) point to their prep for the AI bubble to burst & things to get worse before they get better

ATTENTION DEVELOPERS, PUBLISHERS, AND GAMES PR FOLKS! You have only 4 days left until July 2nd to submit your game(s) for our Demo Days event starting on July 31st! Let us see what you have cooking! Did I mention that participation in the week-long event is completely FREE?

Also, if you're looking for some more Steam Next Fest impressions, please listen to our friends @aspecificegg.bsky.social & @katerblossom.bsky.social of @nosmallgames.bsky.social talk about their experience with Steam Next Fest on their show too! bsky.app/profile/nosm...

Welcome to crowbar, words dedicated to indies and the human beings behind them breaking industry norms and forcing open new doors. 🐦‍⬛ www.crowbar.diy

Man, what a blast this episode was to record! I freaking love hanging out with @katerblossom.bsky.social and @cgdannyb.bsky.social 🥰 We've got lots of shenanigans for you and, of course, tons of Steam Next Fest demos!!

Get ready to hear from @cgdannyb.bsky.social on this month's indie game roundup! If you haven't heard, he REALLY likes indie games and he likes sharing them with you!!

Support @pixelsandpolygons.net if you can! @katerblossom.bsky.social ‘s LOVE ETERNAL review is featured in this issue!

What a lineup!! So honored to be among these phenomenal guests! Shoutout to Dave for giving me another opportunity to do two of my favorite things: play Titanium Court and talk about Titanium Court 🙏

I’m live on Twitch, babes 💜 I’m handling more strange mail in Letter Lost today 👀 twitch.tv/aspecificegg

June was overflowing with news and events, so The Indie Council this month is a three-hour surge of indie love.

Happy Weekend!! 🎉 The Lil Gator Game episode is now up on YouTube, so you can listen OR watch to your heart's content 🫡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXk-...

Come celebrate Summerween with some super chill horror VGM 🦇 superpodnetwork.com/podcast/chil...

The @nosmallgames.bsky.social Lil Gator Game episode is out and in it I promised I'd do this, even though it feels so embarrassing 🫣 3 years ago I published my one and only YT review, which was about Lil Gator Game. Idk lmk if I should make more or something? www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEIF...

Shit is tough out there wherever you turn today so I will encourage you as I do when I sign off of Trophy Room every single week: I love you. Please tell folks that you love them as people and the work that they do, support them, be kind, and uplift anyone who means something to you.

We're kicking off our summer season with a game that brings us back to those childhood days of summer vacation and playing with our friends. It's Lil Gator Game!! Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 nosmallgames.com/2026/06/ep-6...

We gathered together 13 of our favorite demos that are still available to download and play on Steam, even though Next Fest has come and gone! nosmallgames.com/2026/06/13-f...

I’m live on Twitch, babes 💜 We’re getting back to the cursed postal vibes with more Letter Lost!! twitch.tv/aspecificegg

This Thursday we're kicking of a big summer season with just a lil guy 🥺 This week we're sleddin', slashin' and splorin' around in Lil Gator Game!

Working on some cool music for the next game by @lithiumproject.bsky.social ... which is gonna rule Hot saxophone screamer incoming! 🎷💥🎈🌊🐧

BIG news!! We have faces! And you can see them now on YouTube!

My greatest aspiration? To achieve the unmatched charisma of a World Cup goalkeeper. Is there a hotter, more confident aura found anywhere else in the natural world? Science hasn’t found one yet

I’m live on Twitch, babes! 💜 One last demo day before #SteamNextFest comes to a close! What’s one indie game demo I absolutely shouldn’t miss? twitch.tv/aspecificegg

"My Arms Are Longer Now and Slap Out Of It! are both irreverent, clever puzzle games where your main mechanism to engage with the world is via your flailing, slapping, pinching, and wiggling arm." Check out @aspecificegg.bsky.social's latest preview from SGF- nosmallgames.com/2026/06/sgf-...

Matt & Gen are joined by @cgdannyb.bsky.social and @finruin.bsky.social to discuss the agility of indie development, how limiting genre labels can be, but how the loop of a roguelike can bring any of us to a new experience. funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-214-...

I’m live on Twitch, babes! 💜 We’re playing more #SteamNextFest demos, including some co-op ones! twitch.tv/aspecificegg

We're literally always so grateful for a chance to chat with @cgdannyb.bsky.social and @mrkstep.bsky.social ☺️ Go check out our highlights from SGF, silly travel stories and a hilarious game of Guess the Bad Steam Review!

This week on #PlaylogPodcast, Danny sits down with some friends from @sixoneindie.com and @nosmallgames.bsky.social to chat about SUMMER GAME FEST! WATCH HERE: youtu.be/qiLISMZhuHM #gaming #indiegames #SummerGameFest

...and we are live on the first stop for the raid train~! twitch.tv/marcylaycelle

I desperately need the Summer Game Fest and Steam Next Fest teams to talk next year Can we get like at least one week in between them please god

I fear 2027 is going to play out like the 2007 writer's strike, but self-imposed 🙃

we're making a game in which an AI dares to dream that she's human. - learn more about her to eliminate her delusions - work in an idyllic virtual world run by the AI's company - CAPTCHA your environment we made 1000xRESIST, and this is our next game: Prove You're Human!

The No Small Girlies are AGILE y'all!! So sorry that Chris couldn't join, but we were honored to be invited over to talk about all the great indies featured in Summer Game Fest! Thanks to @giannidicrosta.bsky.social and @mrthehuman.bsky.social for such a warm welcome to The Content Mill! 🙏

I’m live on Twitch, babes 💜 We are once again diving into the deep end of #SteamNextFest!! Let’s check out some rad upcoming indies twitch.tv/aspecificegg

Friends~! Tomorrow I will be participating in @amandaleighcosplay.bsky.social Creative itch raid train! I will be getting into a bold makeup look! Thank you for organizing this raid train, and I cannot wait to show off whatever fabulous look I will be creating tomorrow. -> twitch.tv/marcylaycelle

We had a truly incredible time at SGF this year. I wish I was still there right now tbh 🥰 But the next best thing is getting to reminisce about it and talk about all the rad games we played!

It’s honestly wild how talking about indie games with awesome people gives me SO much life 😌

A reminder with #SteamNextFest starting: You SHOULD install the extensions that pop up the AI Disclosure in Steam and ignore any game with it.

Once again, I'm BEGGING Valve to give us the option to filter games that used AI out of the #SteamNextFest list 🙏 I'm going to do it anyway, I *will* be scrolling to the very bottom of each Store page to look for that AI disclosure. That could have been time spent playing more demos but oh well

50 critics, directors, designers, reporters, comedians, and authors share their earliest picks for Game of the Year 2026. Welcome to the EGOTYs!!!

🌱✨ The schedule is here! ✨🌱 Join us June 18–19 for the Black Joy in Stardew Valley Juneteenth Raid Train featuring 16 amazing Black creators celebrating our love for Stardew Valley through gameplay, community, creativity, and cozy vibes. #BlackCozyCreators #StardewValley

And so... it begins again 🫡 If you're an #indiedev with a demo in #SteamNextFest AND you refuse to use GenAI at any step in your development process, I wanna hear about it!! 🤩 Gonna try to pack as many demos into 3 streams this week as possible!

Another tentpole summer event has arrived: Steam Next Fest. And with thousands for demos to choose from, make sure you don't miss out on these indies.

Live podcast at @wonderville.nyc was a success! Audio and video versions will be live in a few weeks so stay tuned!

The most California thing about me is that I have a truly impossible time trying to order at a Dunkin’ I don’t know any of the menu items by name and the menu itself is completely inscrutable to me. So when I order, I sound like I’ve been living under a rock for the last 20 years 😵‍💫