Honeycomb: The World Beyond offers a gentler, less hardcore take on the sci-fi survival sim. Read our complete review...

Coffee Talk Tokyo trades Seattle for salarymen but loses none of the franchise's signature combination of cozy vibes and compelling stories.

Lost and Found: A This Bed We Made Story is a "stand-alone DLC" that adds a few new gameplay and narrative twists to the original. Read on...

Calamity Cait is free visual novel about young love, offering both mini-games and emotional impact. Read our complete review...

The best genre of sci-fi currently has a massive Steam sale, and there's a bunch of games worth considering.

BACK*SPACE is an exploration-heavy visit to the backrooms that's light on action but heavy on atmosphere. Read our complete review...

Mousebusters comebines a cute pixel art world and ghost-hunting mice with a surprising amount of real-world heart. Read our complete review.

The Berlin Apartment uses a single setting as a springboard to tell a variety of stories through multiple gameplay mechanics. Read on...

TR-49 is one of inkle's best games, which makes the state of the Switch version that much more disappointing.

Dead as Disco combines music and melee with beatings set to a beat. Read more in our Early Access preview.

Don't Peek offers a glimpse of an impressive horror game, but are its clumsy mechanics scarier than its Satanic atmsophere? Read on...

Super Alloy Crush is a fun and fast take on Mega Man X-style platforming that shows a lot of potential, provided its flaws get ironed out.

Town of Zoz is a charming and cleverly designed action-RPG with a side order of tasty cooking mechanics. Read on for our complete review....

Morbid Metal combines the action of a spectacle fighter with the structure of a Rogue-like into an experience that shows tons of promise.

Dead Pets asks the age-old question: when are you too old to be punk? Find out more in Greg Costikyan's review of this visual novel.

Crabmeat is a dystopian horror game about catching crabs in order to pay off a debt. Read more in our full review...

The best indie games of 2025, as chosen by the IndieGameReviewer.com team!

Sony has patented new AI technology that will take control of PlayStation games when the player gets stuck.

The best indie games of 2025, as chosen by the IndieGameReviewer.com team!

The best indie games of 2025, as chosen by the IndieGameReviewer.com team!

On Your Tail is a cozy, mystery-solving adventure set in a charming Italian coastal village. Read our complete review...

Absolum combines classic beat-'em-up gameplay with a Rogue-like structure and absolutely stunning art to create the sleeper hit of the year.

Greg Costikyan manages reformed supervillains in indie breakout Dispatch. Hacking frustrations aside, did this million-seller earn its crown?

Hades II takes everything great about its predecessor and adds a ton of extra content, creating an experience that's an absolute must-play.

Real Vampires is an informative short course on Eastern European folklore disguised as a series of grotesquely comedic mini-games.

Inkshade offers a sinister, mysterious game within a game, much like 2021's Inscryption. Do you dare to play? Read on...

Read on to find out why (val)iant: or, val's guide to having a broken vag is perhaps the best student game Greg Costikyan has ever played.

We have tricks and treats aplenty to help usher in the autumn with 13 indie games that are perfect for spooky season celebrations!

What did IGR's FiCTIVETRUiSM pick as his top indie finds from Steam's Next Fest October 2025? Read on to find out!

Above Snakes is a Weird West survival game that extends its crafting system to the landscape itself. Read more in our complete review...

Greg Costikyan reflects on the legacy of Digital Eel, one of the earliest studios in indie video game scene.

We have tricks and treats aplenty to help usher in the autumn with 13 indie games that are perfect for spooky season celebrations!

Frogblock combines relaxing seasonal atmospheric with thought-provoking puzzles based on optical illusions. Read more in our preview.

Desert Angels combines a walking simulator with a first-person shooter...but with no enemies to shoot. Read more...

Concierge is a supernatural adventure game about an abandoned hotel, but do its puzzles overshadow its ghost stories? Read our full review...

Strange Antiquities delivers an approachable simulation experience that, while a bit safe, is sure to please fans of Strange Horticulture.

Folk Tales: Alageyik is a surreal horror game that attempts to balance tension-filled gameplay with unsettling narrative elements.

The long wait for Silksong is over, but what happens next after you finish it? We recommend you give one of these other excellent games a try!

Kimono Cats embraces everything that makes mobile social games a fun addiction while eschewing the cynical elements.

Tiny Bookshop is a cozy business sim with narrative aspects and an engaging book-selling system featuring real-world books.

Buccaneers: Shipshape re-imagines a forgotten game into a gorgeous, classic beat 'em up guaranteed to bring a smile to any 90s arcade kid.

Veil of the Skies is about the search for those lost in a post-apocalyptic world, but does its gameplay interfere with its themes? Read on...