Category: Indie

All things indie—news, reviews, features, and spotlights on independent games and creative teams.

Monstroscopy Xbox Review – Masked Heroes, Monsters, and Retro Horror Brawling

May 27, 2025September 25, 2026 Daniel Sarach

Masked heroes and monsters collide in a 1950s horror throwdown Related coverage: Reviews. Related: Reviews. Monstroscopy is the kind of fighting game that sticks out from the pack—not because of its high-speed combos or flashy super moves, but because of how weird, stylish, and strangely niche it dares to be. Developed with a heavy dose…

Gaming News, Indie, Reviews, Xbox

Cryptigma – Game of the Week #5 + Exclusive Interview with Jack Garvin!

May 26, 2025September 26, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

This week, we’re beyond excited to crown Cryptigma as our Game of the Week #5! Created by the brilliant solo developer Jack Garvin, Cryptigma isn’t just a puzzle game – it’s an extraordinary journey into innovation and challenge that redefines the genre. From its mind-bending respawn mechanics to over 120 meticulously crafted levels, Cryptigma stands…

Developers, Game of the Week, Gaming News, Indie, Interviews

Night Swarm Demo Launches Today – Prepare to Rule the Night

May 26, 2025September 23, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Night Swarm’s demo lets players command a young vampire lord in a bullet-hell roguelite with cursed powers, allies, werewolf hordes, RPG systems, and a story about an ancient supernatural war.

Gaming News, Indie

Wild West General Store Simulator Rides into Steam Next Fest with Early Demo

May 24, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Wild West General Store Simulator brings frontier retail management to Steam Next Fest, with pricing, stocking, bartering, hiring, more than 70 goods, and a customizable homestead.

Gaming News, Indie

Game of the Week #4: Labyrinth of the Demon King

May 20, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Game of the Week #4 goes to Labyrinth of the Demon King, a punishing solo-developed survival-horror dungeon crawler set in demon-infested feudal Japan with scarce resources and no hand-holding.

Game of the Week, Gaming News, Indie

Hey, I Think You Missed This One: Sunderfolk Might Be 2025’s Best Co-Op Surprise

May 20, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Sunderfolk is a couch co-op tactical RPG that turns each player’s phone into a controller, blending six distinct heroes, card-based combat, tabletop-style strategy, and easy local multiplayer.

Gaming News, Indie, Mobile

SWAT Commander: Prologue – A Promising Foundation for a Tactical Shooter with a Rough Start

May 18, 2025August 26, 2026 Fix Gaming Team

SWAT Commander puts players in charge of high-risk tactical operations where planning, teamwork, and careful decisions matter. Take a closer look at its gameplay, prologue, and what to expect from the full release.

Gaming News, Indie, PC Reviews, Reviews

Mirage 7: A Dark Fairytale Adventure Blending Fantasy and Sci-Fi

May 17, 2025September 23, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Mirage 7 is a dark fairytale adventure blending fantasy and sci-fi as Nadira and her lizard companion Jiji cross a desert world filled with ruins, puzzles, monsters, crafting, and mystery.

Gaming News, Indie

Lost Rift Enters Steam Playtest May 15–18

May 16, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Lost Rift’s May Steam playtest puts players into high-risk PvPvE expeditions with dynamic weather, rare loot, dedicated servers, and survival-focused encounters where preparation matters.

Gaming News, Indie

Deliver At All Costs Launches May 22 on PC & Consoles

May 16, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Deliver At All Costs launches May 22 with physics-driven delivery chaos, destructible environments, a 1959 setting, bizarre cargo, and a three-act story following volatile courier Winston Green.

Gaming News, Indie

A disturbing blend of madness, memory, and malevolence awaits in this chilling follow-up to Descend into Madness

May 15, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus follows Josef Petrescu through fractured realities, lost memories, and psychological horror in a dark pixel-art sequel built around mirrors, journals, and dread.

Gaming News, Indie

Anima Flux Launches on Xbox Today – A Dystopian Co-Op Metroidvania with Retro Sci-Fi Flair

May 13, 2025September 26, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Anima Flux brings its dystopian co-op Metroidvania to Xbox, sending two engineered agents into a mutant-filled space ark with hand-drawn visuals, solo play, and couch co-op.

Gaming News, Indie, Xbox

Fix Gaming Channel’s Game of the Week #3: Drop Duchy

May 12, 2025September 26, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Game of the Week #3 goes to Drop Duchy, a puzzle-strategy deckbuilder that turns block placement into resource generation, army building, roguelike progression, and faction-based runs.

Game of the Week, Gaming News, Indie

Red Darkness Threatens the Galaxy in Cubic Odyssey 15 May, 2025

May 10, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Cubic Odyssey blends seamless planetary and space exploration with crafting, base building, co-op, RPG progression, and a spreading Red Darkness threatening its procedurally generated galaxy.

Gaming News, Indie

Steel Seed – Much Sharper Than I Remember

May 9, 2025September 25, 2026 Ronny Fiksdahl

Revisiting Steel Seed after an early demo, this review finds a much sharper stealth-action game with flexible combat, parkour, upgrade trees, and KOBY as an essential drone companion.

Gaming News, Indie, PC Reviews, Reviews