Adventures in Indie Gaming

Aid a mother's quest in this embroidered fairytale platformer with dark secrets. We look at the demo of Scarlet Deer Inn by @ScarletDeerInn, in a guest article from @CWMaurerWrites. indiegames.substack.com/p/dark-whimsy-…

A Hole In My Room is a unique-looking horror game from @LexipGames with a monochrome graphic novel style. Try and escape by solving puzzles and finding objects. Just watch out for the things creeping around... Demo on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3331450/A_…

Casually build your own version of hell by combining tiles inspired by the works of Hieronymus Bosch and other Renaissance works. An interesting spin on tile-matching puzzle games. Demo is out now. store.steampowered.com/app/3497280/Ca…

There's gold in them sands—shake it out in the mining and automation game Sandustry from @LanttoGames. We try out the Steam demo. indiegames.substack.com/p/gold-dust-sa…

Follow your sacred duty and herd your sheep through landscapes filled with puzzles and enemies in Shepherd Knight from @CadabraGames. Control your dog, too! Demo is on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2700790/Sh…

Avenge injustice by punishing hell's hordes in the brutal action RPG roguelite, Hell Clock (@HellClockGame). A fantasy game inspired by historical events, this game is carnage with style and grace. Here's AIIG's look at the demo (plus gameplay footage). indiegames.substack.com/p/damnation-al…

Can you dominate the battlefield against waves of enemies? Try out Iron Frontier from @BibamusTeam, a roguelike strategy game with card draw mechanics. The demo is live on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2131290/Ir…

Orcs and humans pick up their old beef in The Scouring, an upcoming old-school strategy game from @Voplych with modern touches. The demo is on Steam now. store.steampowered.com/app/3338950/Th…

The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace is back in a remastered version: still true to the original, but updated for modern controls. A new demo is on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/Bi…

Katanaut from @VoidmawGames proves that the best way to deal with cosmic horror is with a sharp sword and excellent reflexes. Dodge, slash, and unleash powerful abilities while exploring a space station that's a cosmic horror buffet. Demo is on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3032830/Ka…

Subversive Memories from @SouthwardStudio delivers classic survival horror terror. Explore an abandoned military base to find a loved one but discover something much worse. It has retro stylised visuals and a link to Brazil's brutal. Demo is on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2821110/Su…

Your island, your deck, your destiny: forge a utopia one hexagon at a time in Isles & Tiles. We take a look at a demo build of this upcoming game. indiegames.substack.com/p/hold-and-fol…

A witch-in-training grabs her skatebroom and explores a magical island to find her cat in ILA from @MagicRainStudio. Glide effortlessly, complete challenges and find secrets. The demo is out on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/1560160/IL…

The deep sea called and it wants to murder you specifically in Abyssus (@PlayAbyssus). Fight corrupted sea dwellers, upgrade your weapons with ancient tech, and pray to the diving gods for elemental buffs. Up to 4-player co-op, supported in the demo. store.steampowered.com/app/1721110/Ab…

A cool-looking factory automation game where you plan your assembly to produce Lego-like creations.

Check this demo out if you like classic adventure games.

Castle Crumble's demo is not hard, but it is fun. Fire cannonballs at enemy towers and try to bring them down with the fewest shots! Developed by @castle_crumble store.steampowered.com/app/3562340/Ca…

store.steampowered.com/app/1808160/De… Something nasty has broken out in the lab, and it's called Demon Spore, so you're in trouble! Survive in this top-down action-arcade roguelike from @DemonSporeGame and @edform. The demo is still available.

Pocket and Zooom from @TechnoBrainGLB played a bit slow for me, but it has potentially challenging depth, which is what you want from puzzle games. Direct aircraft landing and departing an airport - avoid delays, and definitely don't cause collisions! store.steampowered.com/app/1453680/Po…

Can you survive a post-apocalyptic wasteland? Get ahead by scavenging and raiding in the top-down action game, Atomic Exile from @InfernoMuse The demo was fun - a classic WASD+Mouse shooter that requires a taste of exploring and a quick trigger finger. store.steampowered.com/app/2956440/At…