FAO all indie developers and publishers! We know the last week before the holidays is manic, so here's a handy checklist: ✅ Clear inbox ✅ Submit any titles planned for Steam Next Fest (February 2026) for a spot in Indie Fan Fest: indiefanfest.com ✅ Move everything else to your January To Do list

In case you missed the news yesterday... 🎉 Submissions for Indie Fan Fest are now open 🎉 Got a demo launching in the February Steam Next Fest? Send us all the juicy details for a showcase packed with exclusive looks at unreleased indie gems ➡️ www.indiefanfest.com

Indie Fan Fest is back! Got an unreleased indie game with a demo in February's Steam Next Fest? Submit now at www.indiefanfest.com for your chance to be part of the showcase. We'll be sharing new game reveals, exclusive trailers, and more earlier next year!

#IndieFanFest gave Trek fans their first look at the gameplay of Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown from Gamexcite and @daedalic.bsky.social -- and now you can play the demo on Steam. Return to the Delta Quadrant today (Don't forget to wishlist!) store.steampowered.com/app/4054540/...

In Winter Burrow from @pinecreekgames.bsky.social and @noodlecake.bsky.social, you play as a mouse returning home to rebuild, decorate, and relax by the fire. A survival game you play at your own pace. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3008740/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Design your dream resort in Under Par Golf Architect, a strategic sim from @brokenarmsgames.bsky.social. Build, manage, and grow your personal golfing paradise – then step up to the tee and play the course yourself. Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2928410/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Savor every solution in Umami, a cozy 3D puzzle game from @mimmox.bsky.social. Rotate wooden blocks to build delicious food towers and fantastical cakes in a world of calm and creativity. Play the demo and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/3669360/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Rebuild, recycle, and survive in Trash, a co-op crafting adventure from Bin Chicken and Soft Source. Jump, glide, and smash your way around polluted landscapes on your quest to restore the world Play the demo and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/1589700/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Command chaos in Toy Smash Kaboom, a strategic auto-battler from @yi1009.bsky.social and X.D. Network Inc. Manage your toy inventory, evolve your fighting figures, and build the ultimate Kaboom Legion. Wishlist and play the demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3573070/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Strange Brew from Electric Monk Media blends mayhem with coffee and zombies. Play as Joe the Duck and survive the cursed launch of a pumpkin spice latte. Run, destroy, and reclaim your morning peace. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3499670/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Steam Next Fest begins today! Don't know where to start? There's tons of great games to try at the Indie Fan Fest page: bit.ly/IFFSteam Want to get a better sense of what these games are? Rewatch our Indie Fan Fest showcase: www.youtube.com/live/fA5uao6...

Escape retail hell in Storebound, a co-op survival horror from Embers. Every run is different as you navigate an endless store and dodge monstrous 'employees' in a desperate search for the exit. Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/3417410/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Lay tracks for the undead in Spooky Express, a rail-building puzzler from @draknek.bsky.social. Plan routes through Trainsylvania and satisfy your creepy commuters across 150 haunted levels. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Revelation of Decay is a pixel-art zombie survival game from Wolfy Cat and X.D. Network. Battle bosses in co-op or solo, and build a base powered by zombies on treadmills Wishlist and play the demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/2975680/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Rebuild a dwarven homeland in Regions of Ruin: Runegate (@regionsofruin.bsky.social), a hack-and-slash RPG from Gameclaw and @rawfury.bsky.social. Explore, fight, and forge a future for your people. Play the demo and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/1375750/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

In Oceaneers, Barrel Smash Studios invites you to manage a colony in a flooded world where islands sink and crabs steal your lunch. Survivors must be fed, happy and healthy to keep your island afloat. Wishlist and play the demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3052510/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Solve a murder in Moses & Plato – Last Train to Clawville, a point-and-click visual novel from The Wild Gentlemen and @togeproductions.bsky.social. Can you find the killer before the end of the line? Wishlist and play the demo today: store.steampowered.com/app/2230450/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Modulus is a factory sim where you don’t just solve problems, you design components for the solution. From @happyvolcano.com and @astragames.bsky.social, Modulus launches in Early Access on Oct 22. Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2779120/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Rebuild a community in Mazey Village, a charming puzzle adventure from Slappy Inc. Reshape the terrain, rescue villagers, and restore the town one maze at a time. Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/1766240/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Face colossal foes in Light Odyssey, a boss-rush action game from @teamssun.bsky.social and Gravity. The Souls-like combat and follow the fading glow as it guides you through a broken world. Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/1902860/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Descend into madness with Inferius, a first-person roguelike deckbuilder from @lucidrainstudios.bsky.social. Use Tarot cards to battle horrors across nine levels of hell in this Dante-meets-Lovecraft experience. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2470790/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Inspired by the award-nominated comics, I Hate This Place is an isometric survival horror by @rocksquarethunder.bsky.social & Broken Mirror Games. Scavenge to survive in a warped, monster-ridden reality Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2604490/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Chaos meets calculation in Enter the Chronosphere, a turn-based bullet hell from @effortstar.bsky.social and @joystickventures.bsky.social. Master alien battles where time only moves when you do. Wishlist and play the demo today: store.steampowered.com/app/1969810/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Lead a band of survivors across shifting sands in Terahard Studios’ roguelite tactical RPG Dunebound Tactics. Battle ruthless factions, reshape terrain, and make brutal choices to find a new home. Play the demo and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/3034660/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Set sail in Curse of Pirates, an action roguelike from Funky Parrot and @HeroCraftPC.bsky.social. Brace yourself against dynamic weather, collect sea shanties to improve attacks, and fight relentless waves of enemies. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3484940/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Cairn challenges you to climb the unforgiving Mount Kami. From @TheGameBakers.com, this survival-climber demands precision, planning, and sacrifice. How far will Aava go to reach the summit? Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/1588550/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Blind Descent sees players craft, adapt and even mutate as they explore the Martian underground in this eerie open-world survival adventure by Pokuch, published by Meta Publishing. Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/1209970/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Strategy fans, meet Below the Crown — a love letter to roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, and chess from @misfitsattic.bsky.social, published by Shochiku. Grid-based battles and dark humor await. Wishlist and play the demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/1883920/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Developed by Space Goblin, @Astrobotanica.bsky.social sends players 300,000 years into the past as an alien botanist stranded on Earth. Your mission is to find a specific plant species to save your dying home planet. Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2720920/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Appulse by @le-rado.fr is a space pinball game that brings together the intensity of shooting, the dexterity of pinball and the depth of roguelites. Upgrade your ball and conquer ships to win the war! Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3498700/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

#IndieFanFest saw the first major Western showing for gem-matching roguelite Anthem#9 by Koeda and @shueisha-games.bsky.social. Become a secret agent and fight thrilling, puzzle-like combo battles Wishlist now & try the demo during Steam Next Fest: store.steampowered.com/app/2656490/... #IFFrecap

In Voron, you are a raven guiding lost souls to their new home. Master the art of flight, sovle puzzles, explore a Norse-inspired open world, and try to prevent Ragnarok. Developed by @merkgames.bsky.social Wishlist and play the demo: store.steampowered.com/app/2245180/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Assemble your crew and take to the stars for a team-based PvP dogfight in Stars of Icarus from @musegames.bsky.social. In the outer reaches of space, teamwork is all you can rely on Wishlist now and request your place in the playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/2278950/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Return to the Delta Quadrant in Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown by Gamexcite & @daedalic.bsky.social. #IndieFanFest viewers got the first look at this story-driven survival title's gameplay. Check it out via the link - be sure to wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/... #IFFrecap

Embark on a quest to overwrite save points in Saveseeker by @paperswordgames.bsky.social, a turn-based RPG about a time-traveling girl who must defeat a fallen but once-great hero: her father. Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/1553590/... #IFFrecap #IndieFanFest

Point enemies to death! @pyschofinger.bsky.social is a fast-paced shooter with roguelike progression where your fingers are your weapons. Developed by new studio Monkey Business, published by @digitalbandidos.bsky.social Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2617870/... #IFFrecap #IndieFanFest

Become a lost letter on a journey to find the one who waits for you in @spacesauce.studio's Origament: A Puzzle Adventure. The first demo launched last week during #IndieFanFest -- play it now and wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3448430/... #IFFrecap

An evolution in RTS, @KaiganHQ.bsky.social's Nullspace lets players command massvie fleets in epic space battles - or take direct control of individual squadrons. Published by @DigitalBandidos.bsky.social Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2363280/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Peel, place, and arrange stickers across tiny windows into different worlds with @littlecornersgame.bsky.social, by Meteor Pixel and Secret Sauce. #IndieFanFest got the first look at the game's D&D-inspired tavern. Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3892990/... #IFFrecap

Let The Come: Onslaught is a gritty sci-fi Survivors-like from the VFX experts at @TuataraGames.com. At #IndieFanFest, @digitalbandidos.bsky.social announced the game will launch for PC & consoles on Nov 11, 2025. Play the demo and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2050800/... #IFFrecap

Liminal: Skies is a cozy creative game by Liminal Experiences that's not just about building new worlds but bringing them to life. Create characters and stories, with optional AI tools to help spark your imagination Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2888390/... #IndieFanFest #IFFrecap

Run a meatball restaurant in high-energy comedic cooking game @kulonikugame.bsky.social - developed by Gambir Studio and, as announced at #IndieFanFest, published by @rawfury.bsky.social Wishlist and play the demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3357960/... #IFFrecap

From Pathos Interactive and @WiredProductions.com, @HotelArchitect.bsky.social puts players in charge of a global empire of hotels - and #IndieFanFest viewers got a first look at the new room service update. Wishlist or buy Early Access today: store.steampowered.com/app/1602000/... #IFFrecap

Published by @outersloth.com, Gunny Ascend offers a fresh action-packed twist on block-stacking puzzle games, and developer @SunnaStudio.bsky.social showed off new multiplayer modes at #IndieFanFest Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/2886300/... #IFFrecap

Gloom Punks was unveiled for the first time at last week's #IndieFanFest. @onesharkteam.bsky.social and @sspublishing.bsky.social invites you to battle through messed-up fairytales as you try to cheat death in this co-op roguelike Wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/3949970/... #IFFrecap

Upcoming RPG Frontier Paladin mixes its genre with action and tower defense elements, and developer Singular Scheme revealed at #IndieFanFest that a brand-new roguelite mode will be added ahead of launch. Play the demo and wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2804970/... #IFFrecap

#IndieFanFest saw the unveiling of Froggy Hates Snow, a survival roguelike from Crying Brick & @digitalbandidos.bsky.social. Dig paths through the snow and battle eerie creatures in a world where warmth is survival Play the demo and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/3232380/... #IFFrecap

Have you tried Fish Stick Protocol yet? The co-op extraction game from @maracasstudio.bsky.social takes 8 players to weird dimensions where they can find bizarre artifacts to decorate their gallery. Wishlist and play the demo today: store.steampowered.com/app/3367500/... #indiefanfest #IFFrecap

Looking forward to Escape From Duckov? Team Soda and Bilibili announced at last week's #IndieFanFest that the top-down avian extraction shooter will launch on October 16. You can wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167020/... #IFFrecap

At last week's #indiefanfest, HumaNature Studios detailed its upcoming Kickstarter campaign for wholesome interactive narrative game Dancing With Ghosts. Find out more and back the project (from Oct 7) here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hum... #IFFrecap