PAX West 2026 Day 3: PAX Rising and Seattle Indies Expo
PAX West 2026 Day 3 takes Jake Boyette through PAX Rising, the Indie Incubator, Brigador Killers, and the Seattle Indies Expo for another packed day of indie games.
Category: Indie
All things indie—news, reviews, features, and spotlights on independent games and creative teams.
Fugue Shot at PAX West | Game of the Week #70
After playing Fugue Shot at the PAX Rising Showcase during PAX West 2026, Jake Boyette came away wanting more. It is our Game of the Week #70.
PAX West 2026 Day 2: Indie Incubator Delivers More Surprises.
Day 2 of PAX West 2026 took Jake Boyette through the Indie Incubator and PAX Rising for hands-on time with Ascent: Rivals, God Save Birmingham, T.W.I.R.L., Fugue Shot and more.
PAX West 2026 Day 1: Indie Games Take the Spotlight
Jake Boyette returns to PAX West for the first time since 2017, finding a show floor packed with indie games before heading to The MIX Fall Showcase.
Fresh Tracks Is Today’s Indie Gem of the Day, and It’s Heading to VR September 10
Fresh Tracks is our Indie Gem of the Day as Buffalo Buffalo celebrates its first year with Fresh Tracks VR, Playlist Mode, save migration, and a September 10 update.
5 Indie Games to Play This Weekend: Haunted Museums and Office Worms
Looking for something different this weekend? Check out Nightwatch at The Museum, Monk Took Book, Allumeria, Rogue Blight, and Worming from Home, with four free demos to get you started.
FIX-ing To Go To PAX: Fix Gaming Channel Heads to PAX West 2026
Jake Boyette heads to PAX West 2026 for Fix Gaming Channel, looking for indie games, PAX Rising standouts and developer stories from the show floor.
BOMBANANA! Launches on Steam After 1 Million Wishlists and 6 Million Demo Players
BOMBANANA! launched on Steam on September 2 with exactly three-player co-op bomb defusal. Lefto Studio says the game reached one million wishlists and six million demo players before release.
5 More Indie Games to Watch in 2026
Our indie watchlist continues with five more promising games heading into the final months of 2026, including Woodo, TOEM 2, End of Abyss, Forever Ago and PAPERHEAD.
Fix Access Explains: Before You Delete Your Game Trailer, Remember Who Already Embedded It
A newer game trailer does not make the old URL worthless. Fix Access explains why deleting or privatizing an older trailer can break articles, creator posts, newsletters, and embeds that may still be introducing players to your game.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Version 1.0 Launches on PC and Consoles
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault has officially launched Version 1.0 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2, completing Will’s latest adventure with new weapons, perks, endgame challenges and more.
10 Best Indie Games Revealed at Gamescom 2026
Gamescom 2026 delivered a strong wave of new indie reveals. Here are our ten standouts, including PixelJunk Monsters 3, Greak 2, Alkimya, Prospera and more.
ShipShaper Is Today’s Indie Gem of the Day, and It Just Launched in Early Access
ShipShaper is today’s Indie Gem of the Day as Tomas Sala’s relaxing ship builder enters Steam Early Access with sailing, Workshop sharing and creator-friendly exports.
Bodycam Locked & Loaded Update Is Out Now, but Several Features Are Missing
Bodycam v0.8 Locked & Loaded is out now with Trenches, 400 attachments and Wingman 2v2, but Zombies, parties and several features are missing.
CICADAMATA Review: The Best Bang for Your Buck
CICADAMATA combines blistering movement, clever level design, score chasing, and a mysterious sci-fi world. Jake Boyette calls it one of the best movement shooters he has played in years and scores it 9/10.