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Indie Spotlight
Small games from small studios. Indie Spotlight is where we cover indie games that developers send our way: new releases, demos, Early Access launches and big updates, written from official sources. Our…
Pigeons Must Die! Is a Subway Roguelite Where Your Weapons Fire Themselves and Some Pigeons Smoke, With a Free Steam Demo
Pigeons Must Die! is a wave-based arena roguelite set in a subway station overrun by hostile pigeons. Your weapons fire on their own while you keep moving, roll out of danger and pick a…
Escape From Chronos: The $4.99 Tower Defense Where the Greek Gods Are Your Towers
Escape From Chronos is a pixel-art tower defense game where the Greek gods are your towers. Place Zeus, Athena, Hades…
By David Ware
HK: RPG Is a Free Browser Open World of Hong Kong at Roughly 1:1 Scale, With Trams, Mahjong and Meme Quests
HK: RPG is a free open-world game of Hong Kong that you play in your web browser, built by solo…
By David Ware
Goo Deer 2.0 Adds Four-Player Co-op to the Horror Gas Station Game, Plus a Shoplifter and 24 New Languages
Goo Deer, VML Studios' first-person horror gas station game, just got its biggest update: Goo Deer 2.0, out on 31…
By David Ware
Magic Merchant Simulator: Carve Wands, Stir Potions and Run a Fantasy Shop for Academy Students
Magic Merchant Simulator is a first-person crafting and shopkeeping game from OZN Game Studio where you build your own magic…
By David Ware
Geometry Rift: Apocalypse: The Father-and-Son Neon Shooter That Mixes Geometry Wars With Vampire Survivors
Geometry Rift: Apocalypse is a neon bullet-hell roguelite made by a father and son, Víctor and Álex Vergara of Dad…
By David Ware
Isles of Arcana Is Out Now: A Pixel-Art Survival Adventure With 4-Player Online Co-op for $9.99
Isles of Arcana is out now on Steam for Windows PC. It launched on 27 October 2026 and is a…
By David Ware
Anvira: Forge Defense Is Out Now: Price, Launch Discount and the Golem Tower Defense Roguelite Explained
Update (31 October 2026): Anvira: Forge Defense is out now on Steam. It launched on 30 October, after three years…
By David Ware
Romestead’s Mundus Cerialis Event Ends 31 October: Your Shards Still Work, and the Next Major Update Is Due in Q1 2027
Update (31 October 2026): 31 October is the last day of Mundus Cerialis. Your Strange Shards keep working afterwards, and…
By David Ware
SLASHER NIGHT: The VR Horror Game Where You Play the Killer, Coming to Quest and Steam
SLASHER NIGHT is a single-player VR horror game that flips the usual setup: instead of running from the killer, you…
By David WareAbout Indie Spotlight
Small games from small studios. Indie Spotlight is where we cover indie games that developers send our way: new releases, demos, Early Access launches and big updates, written from official sources. Our spotlights aren't reviews and nobody pays to be featured. Making an indie game? Tell us about it through our contact page.
Indie Spotlight FAQ
What is Indie Spotlight?
Indie Spotlight is our section for smaller games from independent studios and solo developers: new releases, demos, Early Access launches and big updates. Most of the games we feature were sent to us by their developers.
How do I get my indie game featured?
Email [email protected] and start the subject line with "Indie Spotlight:". Include your Steam or store page, your trailer, your release date and a press kit or screenshots if you have them. You can also find our other contact details on our contact page.
Does it cost anything to be featured?
No. Being featured is free, and nobody can pay to be included. We don't run sponsored posts or adverts, and we don't use affiliate links.
Are Indie Spotlight articles reviews?
No. A spotlight introduces a game; it isn't a verdict. We write from official sources such as the Steam page, the developer's own posts and trailers, we make clear which details come from the developer, and we mention it if a game uses AI-generated content.
Will you cover every game I send?
We read every email, but we can't promise to cover every game. We're especially keen on survival games and shooters, but any indie game is welcome. If we write about yours, we'll email you the link.
Can I share or link to my spotlight article?
Yes, please do. You're welcome to share it on your Steam page, social accounts, website or press kit.