A survival climb that treats every handhold like a real decision As part of our Indie Game Showcase 2025 hub, we’re taking a closer look at Cairn — a survival-climber from The Game Bakers (Furi, Haven), built around route choice, stamina management, and that constant “do I commit to this hold?” tension. Here’s why this…
A retro maze vibe that turns into real roguelite panic As part of our Indie Game Showcase 2025 hub, we’re circling back to Cyber Rats with a fresh First Impressions perspective — the kind that’s less “feature checklist” and more “why does this simple maze suddenly have my palms sweating?” If you missed our earlier…
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A one-button bullet-heaven that stays calm, even when the screen turns into neon chaos Reviewed on PC.Score: 8.5/10 Year-ender note: This Game of the Week post is going live on December 26, 2025 due to the holiday break — and it’s our final GOTW spotlight of the year. After just under two hours with THE…
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A vampire roguelite that’s rough around the edges — but easy to keep playing Reviewed on PC.Score: 7/10 Night Swarm is part of our Indie Game Showcase 2025 — and yes, it’s also in the key pool for our Indie Showcase giveaway. If you like bullet-heavy roguelites with fast runs and steady power growth, this…
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A checkpoint sim where one wrong call can doom the living Quarantine Zone: The Last Check is a border checkpoint simulator set in a collapsing city, where a rampant zombie-like infection is taking hold — and your station is the last line before everything spills over. Players take command of the final checkpoint and inspect…
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Indie Game Showcase 2025 — hub, giveaway entry, and Community Choice results Welcome to the Indie Game Showcase 2025 hub on Fix Gaming Channel. This page collects the latest Showcase coverage, the live giveaway entry, and the Community Choice results in one place. Community Choice GOTY 2025 winner: Millennium Whisper (30%) Runner-up: Last Outpost (15%)…
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25 winners. 3 digital game keys each. The Indie Showcase giveaway is live. We’re rolling out our Indie Showcase 2025 coverage across the site — and we’re celebrating with a giveaway prize pool of digital game keys. We’re picking 25 winners. Each winner receives 3 digital game keys from the Showcase pool. Some winners may…
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Community Vote — Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week Awards Voting is open until December 31. The Community Choice winner will be revealed on January 1. Our Game of the Week picks have been building into something special — and now it’s your turn. Vote for your favorite GOTW title from the list below….
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A handpicked list of indie mobile games worth playing in 2025, from The Exit 8 and Afterplace to Vampire Survivors, Thronefall, Chants of Sennaar, and Art of Fauna. These small-team games show how strong mobile design can be when controls, pacing, and fair monetization come first.
A cinematic horror trip where staying awake becomes survival Reviewed on PC.Score: 8.5/10 Sleep Awake is Game of the Week #33 — and this is also a quick Showcase preview before we roll out the full lineup + giveaway details. If you missed it, here’s the main hub: Fix Gaming Channel Indie Game Showcase 2025…
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A martial arts roguelite where practice becomes power Reviewed on PC.Score: 9/10 There’s a specific kind of confidence that only shows up when a game makes you feel smarter than you were five minutes ago. Forestrike did that to me again and again — not by handing out overpowered upgrades, but by teaching me how…
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Log Away: A Calm, Creative Escape Into Your Own Cozy Cabin Reviewed on PC.Score: 6.5/10 Log Away is the kind of game where you boot up expecting something tiny and simple… and then suddenly an hour slips away because you’re too busy deciding where your favorite chair should go. It describes itself as a “cozy…
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A 1999 relationship sim where AI, rumours, and real performances collide Reviewed on PC.Score: 7/10 Every now and then, a game arrives that feels completely out of step with what everyone else is doing – in a good way. Millennium Whisper is one of those projects and has been chosen as the Game of the…
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Millennium Whisper, ethical AI, and acting for algorithms Set at the tail end of 1999, Millennium Whisper is an Early Access relationship sim where all the AI runs locally on your own hardware, and every character model is trained on in-house performances rather than scraped data. It’s a strange, ambitious mix of late-90s college life,…
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Aaero2 review – a neon rhythm rail shooter that shines when music and motion sync up Reviewed on PC.Score: 7.5/10 This Aaero2 review looks at how the game has been quietly building momentum since launching on Steam in December 2024, mixing rail-shooter action with music-driven level design. With Aaero2: Black Razor Edition expanding things further…
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