Got five minutes to spare? This #TrailerTuesday I've curated a mix of IndieGame trailers full of chaos, beauty, dinos, and a few lovely surprises along the way. Catch the latest reveals and announcements here: dearindiegames.com/latest-trail...

Your Job Is What Now? - #IndieGames Out This Week! If any of these businesses were hiring, would you take the job? 💨 The Oily Depths | @burnsgames.bsky.social 🐀 Goblin Sushi | @oldcakefactory.bsky.social 👽 Roadside Research | @cyberneticwalrus.bsky.social 🧪 Monster Lab Simulator | Round3 Studios

Top #IndieGame Picks Out This Week! Odd Jobs, Heists, and Wrong Turns 👻 Shadows of the Afterland | @arumastudios.bsky.social 🕹️ The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest | Elden Pixels 🏃🏿‍♂️‍➡️ Relooted | @nyamakop.co.za 🌈 Chromagun 2: Dye Hard | Pixel Maniacs 💨 The Oily Depths | @burnsgames.bsky.social

With our recent announcement about the Story-Rich Showcase (storyrich.games 😉), you might be wondering if LudoNarraCon is returning this year... In short, IT IS! LudoNarraCon is back for 2026 from October 8th until 12th 🎉 We'll be sharing more info in the coming months 👇 🚶 www.ludonarracon.com

Not game related, just wanted to share that my last bag of seeds arrived in the post today! Its time to start germinating 😎

FRESH REVEALS #1 - Blades, Wheels, and Music I’ve rounded up the indie game reveals from this week that genuinely stood out and have me excited. Slashing up synthetics to solving Dante's Divine Comedy to first contact with aliens. Fresh Reveals #1 is live now. dearindiegames.com/fresh-reveal...

Seeing so many awesome IndieGame announcements and I'm stuck at work, not being able to update my calendar or write some articles...

NEW GAME REVEAL Eldor'Idle, an incremental idle RPG about breaking pots ⚱️ Click on pots Earn coins Unlock new houses Upgrade pots Hire gnomes Learn secrets Become a billionaire One click at a time @eldoridle.bsky.social DEMO OUT NOW store.steampowered.com/app/4356400/...

Something Is Not Quite Right - #IndieGames Out This Week! There's always been something strange and mysterious about these here woods, or the haunting melody of The Pied Piper... Well, nothing to do but make a sweet PBJ and kick back 🦝 Creature Kitchen | @therat.zone 🐀 The Pale Piper | FreeTimeDev

I'm currently working on an ABC backlog challenge. In this topic, I'll post my progress in this challenge. I don't plan ahead, but after finishing a letter, I look at the next options and choose one.

Loving the principles here by Vladislav Tsopljak and Iain Garner. They seem to have a lot of passion for the industry and helping small devs achieve success whilst making sure promising studios can keep working after their first big hit.

Having so much fun writing this morning. I can't imagine why others may choose to press a button instead.

We've all played Power Wash Simulator, but have you power washed as a cute lil salmon nigiri?

Full Contact - #IndieGames Out This Week! This is for all those who shoot first and don't ask any questions. Whether you take on the Las Vegas mob in the 1970s or score a touchdown on someone's face, don't slip on the blood. 🕶️ Jackal | Transhuman Design 🏈 Tackle For Loss | @indipenguin.bsky.social

Not long now until Steam Next Fest and I'm still working out a game plan here. All I know is I gotta pace pace myself.

Every Turn Counts - #IndieGames Out This Week! Forge synergies with your mercenary band as you uncover the secrets of the Dragon Orb, or lead a strike force against an alien threat as you answer calls across different worlds. ⚔️ Master of Pieces | IM GAME 💥 Menace | @overhypestudios.bsky.social

Top #IndieGame Picks Out This Week! Violence, Truffles, and Witching Hour. Jackal | Transhuman Design Hermit and Pig | @heavylunchco.bsky.social Master of Piece | IM GAME Tackle For Loss | @indipenguin.bsky.social The Dark Rites of Arkham | @postmodernadv.bsky.social Creature Kitchen | @therat.zone

All this tells me is that i can texture the sun and planets with chorizo and frying pans #gamedev

We’re so excited to announce our Story-Rich Showcase! Our official showcase runs during the Summer Game Showcase 2026 timeframe, dedicated entirely to story-rich indie games with first looks, reveals, trailers, release dates, and dev-led storytelling 💝 More details soon! 🚶storyrich.games

Snacks & Satisfaction - #IndieGames Out This Week! Small meals assembled with care and quiet towns rebuilt through steady routines. Each action adds up to something calm and comforting. 🍱 ⁨Bento Blocks | @sometimesltd.bsky.social 🍃 Spring Tales | @rafgames.bsky.social

Managing Editor, Kara, packed her Patch all the way to Japan! This gorgeous shot was taken on Mount Takao in Hachiōji, Tokyo ⛰️ Where will you #PackYourPatch ? Remember to tag us to be featured on our feed 📸

Fear Is In The Cards - #IndieGames Out This Week! Roots creep through reality, spirits relive unfinished nights, and every card draw carries unease. 🪵 ⁨Roots Devour⁩ | Rewinding Games 👻 The Spirit Lift | @prettysmart.bsky.social 🧸 Winnie's Hole | @twicedifferent.bsky.social

This indie quietly delivers one of the densest, most surprising action-adventure worlds I’ve played in a while. Full thoughts 📺 youtu.be/ZrMRRnjTNB4 #indiegames #gaming #openworld @alientrap.bsky.social l

January’s wrapping up, and the IndieGame Release Calendar is filling out fast. 55 in January. 42 lined up for February. 20 already on the horizon for March. DIG in to catch what you missed — and see what Q1 2026 is shaping up to look like. dearindiegames.com/indiegame-re...

Can you believe it? No Small Games is about to turn THREE years old! 🎂 As part of our 3rd Yearbook Episode, we’d love to hear which were your favorite episodes of the past year! The form is open until Feb. 6, so be sure to cast your vote before then! forms.gle/yYxCQyHwtNYr...

A Quiet And Beautiful Journey To Find Polka Drawn entirely in ballpoint pen, Finding Polka is a wholesome, wordless IndieGame adventure about friendship, memory, and following a dog you thought was gone. dearindiegames.com/a-quiet-and-...

📽️ Are you a gaming creator or reviewer? This post is for you! 🫵 ✨ Do you like wholesome and cozy games? 🧩 Do you like puzzles games? 🚂 Do you like TRAINS? Request your review copy for Trackastrophe! now! 💖 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #gaming #cozygames #indiegames #puzzlegames

Submissions for the Six One Indie Showcase 2026 are now open through February 20th! Everything you need to know can be found in the submission form. As always, there are zero fees and no paid or commercial slots available. We can’t wait to see what you’re working on! ➡️ www.sixoneindie.com/showcase

The Helmet Is To Keep The Blood Out Of Your Eyes Tackle For Loss throws you headfirst into a violent, top-down sprint through the underworld. Your daughter has been kidnapped, and like Liam Neeson's Taken, you use a very particular set of skills to get her back. dearindiegames.com/the-helmet-i...

Seriously Strange - #IndieGames Out This Week! A galactic tyrant, a hand-drawn world shaped by fear, and a questionably ethical economy. Surreal ideas built strange. 🛸 Earth Must Die | Size Five Games ✏️ The Perfect Pencil | Studio Cima 〽️ Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator | Strange Scaffold

Good Moaning. The Resist-once Have Accqo-aired A Taser A wildly unfaithful take on Les Misérables, packed with British humour and point-and-click chaos. Less Miserables gets a demo at Steam Next Fest, with a Kickstarter coming soon. dearindiegames.com/good-moaning...

Ii need this trend to keep going so I can find more handcrafted indiegames to wishlist 👀

This is what a handcrafted game looks like #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #godot

Don't Believe The Lies - #IndieGames Out This Week! Fight corporate takeover in fairy tales, twisted Minesweeper secrets, and strategise to escape a cursed boardgame. 📖 Escape From Ever After | Sleepy Castle Studio 🧹 Broomsweeper | @bandswithlegends.bsky.social 🀄 Turnbound | @1tkgames.bsky.social

Egos clash at the round table, and a demon waits below to rewrite your failures. Sovereign Towers is a fantasy strategy indiegame worth watching. "... my glorious knights. They come in all colours, eccentricities, sizes, and egos. My favourite is Gideon..." dearindiegames.com/the-round-ta...

Sharpen Your Blade - #IndieGames Out This Week! In one world, the blade is crafted — shaped, tempered, and perfected at the forge. In another, it’s tested in a corrupted land through relentless runs. ⚔️ @bladesonggame.bsky.social | Sun and Serpent 💎 Blightsone | @unfinishedpixel.bsky.social

Secrets In The Code - #IndieGames Out This Week! A mesmerising, intertwined, decaying world. A WWII-era machine, long hidden in a church basement. Both harbour hidden secrets, memories from the past, and looming danger. 🚀 MIO: Memories In Orbit | Douze Dixièmes 📻 TR-49 | @Inkle.co

Dear robots and writers #IndieDev #GameDev Don't forget that you only have 1 day ('till 20th) to submit your #IndieGame to these #Steam festivals!!! #Storyteller festival: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Robots festival: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Don't miss the chance!

Speedy Synonyms For Literary Logophiles A typing roguelike where power lives in the letters. Tomb of the Bloodletter launches February 5, turning words into weapons. dearindiegames.com/speedy-synon...

Good Coffee Comes With Patience Coffee Talk Tokyo moves its release to May, choosing comfort and polish over rushing the brew. dearindiegames.com/good-coffee-...

Some light Saturday morning reading all about some of the upcoming cosy life simulation games launching this year ✨ #cosygames #lifesimulation

Earth Must Die🌍💀launches January 27 on Steam! - Brand new game from THE @danthat.bsky.social - 8+ hour adventure, designed to feel like a playable cartoon - Fully voiced, with cast including Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Starr, Sally Beaumont store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

🎸 Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim is releasing February 6th! 🎸 Dead Pets will FINALLY be on top of the world! 🤘 Well, after we make a bit of money first... and I get Vel, Jay, and Brian to ACTUALLY show up for practice… 😅 Wanna help?

I’ve added a new section to the Dear, IndieGames homepage showcasing the latest indie trailers, teasers, and game reveals — updated weekly and kept intentionally fresh. No digging through old uploads, just what dropped this week. Take a peek and don't miss out: dearindiegames.com

Notepad open. Coffee ready. Who’s taking part in this week’s Steam Detective Festival? I’m diving in to solve as many cases as I can — demos especially, but I’m happy to DIG into released or upcoming indies too. Share what you’re working on.

From metroidvanias to cozy life sims to survival horror, 2026 is going to be a huge year for indie games of all genres! Here are 30 of our most anticipated titles coming out this year 👀 nosmallgames.com/2026/01/30-m...

Four Shades of Fun - #IndieGames Out This Week! Swinging frogs, heroes with hangovers, a hand-drawn mystery, and tiny creatures causing trouble. 🐸 Big Hops | @luckshotgames.com ‼️ Hank: Drowning On Dry Land | @mynextgames.com 😱 Kejora | Berangin Creative 🔨 @craftlingsgame.bsky.social| ARIANO Games

Kinetic Games, the developer behind Phasmophobia, has announced the launch of Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space". The publisher will fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of £1 million. www.gamesindustry.biz/phasmophobia...

🎮 The IndieGame Release Date Calendar is live! After a week of design, testing, and feedback, I’ve built a calendar of upcoming indie games — curated by me and powered by a backend database synced with the Steam API. Love indie games? This is your new bookmark. 👉 dearindiegames.com/indiegame-re...

Oof, trying to get a website to work on desktop AND mobile is a headache. I ended up adding in the code something along the lines of "smaller than 600px width? Do this instead" The IndieGame Calendar is more or less complete! Just a quick look over once more before sharing with the world tomorrow.