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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🏆 November Cover Reveal! 🏆 This issue is dedicated to celebrating indie excellence with the Patch of Approval 2026 🎮✨ From the games that stole our hearts to the developers who continue to surprise us, here’s to another incredible year of indie gaming 🌙🍜 Pre-order now! #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is the last day to enter our colouring competition! Share your finished creation using #PutMeInPatch and make sure to tag us by 1st October for your chance to win a £10 Steam voucher! 🏆 #patchmagazine #putmeinpatch #indiegames #colouring #gamingcommunity

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📸 A picture-perfect day for an adventure! TOEM 2 is officially out! 🎉 We loved celebrating this charming sequel on the cover of Patch, and now it’s finally time to grab your camera and see what’s waiting to be discovered 🌿📷 Congrats to the TOEM 2 team on the release! #toem2 #indiegames #indiedev

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

PATCH PLAYS: ORIENTAL VALLEY IS OUT NOW! 🌾 Ready for a trip to the countryside? Pumpkin is diving into the cosy world of Oriental Valley in our latest Patch Plays! 💜 🎥 The full video is OUT NOW over on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/yGGPgquzTLs?... #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

⏰ LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER ISSUE 60! ⏰ Spooky season is almost here, and this is your final chance to pre-order our October issue! 👻💜 🔗 Head to the link in our bio to pre-order Issue 60 now! #patchmagazine #indiegames #indiegaming #spookygames #suckerforlove

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pumpkin is heading to the countryside in this week’s Patch Plays with Oriental Valley! 💜 Here’s a little teaser of what Pumpkin gets up to 👀 🎥 Catch the full Patch Plays this Sunday over on our YouTube channel! #patchmagazine #patchplays #orientalvalley #indiegames #indiegaming

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🚨 LAST CALL FOR PATCH GAME JAM ENTRIES! 🚨 ⏰ Submissions close at 8PM TONIGHT, so make sure your game is uploaded to Itch.io before the deadline. Good luck, devs! We can’t wait to play your games 👀 #patchmagazine #patchgamejam #gamejam #indiegames #indiedev

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

With TOEM 2 taking centre stage on this month’s cover, there’s plenty to discover inside, from indie interviews and previews to features, reviews and more! And for our L3 subs, this month’s free gift is a colouring page ready for you to make your own 🎨✨ #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today we’re celebrating the release of Rooster! 🎉 Step into a beautifully hand-drawn adventure inspired by Chinese culture as Rooster is sent back in time to Ancient China 🌸 A huge congratulations to the team at Sticky Brain Studios on today’s launch! 💜 #rooster #indiegames #cozygames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This month’s Level 3 free gift: a Patch colouring sheet! ✏️ Share your finished creation using #PutMeInPatch and tag us by 1st October 2026 for the chance to win a £10 Steam voucher! 🏆💜 The winner will be announced in the L3 Discord We can’t wait to see what you create! 🎨💜 #indiegames #colouring

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The leaves are turning, and we’re officially ready to get comfy with some autumnal games. 🎮☕️ From cosy woodland adventures to witchy worlds, here are some indie games, perfect for this time of year 💜 🍁 Which game are you picking up this autumn? Full list on IG and TT! #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You’ve got mail! 📦 Our latest Patch Plays has officially landed. Join Taty as she gets to work delivering parcels in the adorable world of Cat Mail! 🐾💜 Expect cute cats, special deliveries and plenty of postal chaos along the way. 👀 🎮 Watch NOW over on our YT! #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎨 ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT! 🎨 There’s still time to enter the PATCH GAME JAM 2026! 🎮💜 Create a game inspired by this year’s colour palette theme for the chance to be nominated for, or even win, a Patch of Approval 🏆 and be featured in our November issue! ⏰ 10 days to go. Get creating! #IndieGames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🐱💌 PATCH PLAYS CAT MAIL Special delivery incoming! 📦 Join Taty as she jumps into Cat Mail in our latest Patch Plays! 🐾 Will she prove herself as the purr-fect postal worker? 🎮 Patch Plays Cat Mail 📅 Out this Sunday ⏰ 4PM on YT Subscribe so you don’t miss it! 💜 #patchplays #catmail #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🏆 WHO ARE YOU VOTING FOR? The race for Patch of Approval 2026 Game of the Year is on! 💜 This year’s nominees are: ⚔️ Cairn 🧵 Hollow Knight: Silksong 🔥 Hades II 🐭 Mina the Hollower Winners will be revealed in our November issue! #patchmagazine #patchofapproval #indiegames #indiedev #indiegaming

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

August brought us another brilliant bunch of indie games to add to our ever-growing wishlists! 💜 We’ve rounded up some of the games that caught our eye throughout the month.✨ 👀 Have you played any of these yet? Or is there an August indie release you think we’ve missed? #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🌙 OCTOBER COVER REVEAL 🌙 Things are getting a little spooky at Patch this October! 👻 💘 Sit down with Sucker for Love developer Akabaka 🎃 Our list of not-so-spooky games 🐧 Cosmic horror in our Penguin Colony preview 🍹 Lovecraft-inspired cocktails ✨ Pre-order now!! #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So grab 1-2 of your friends or go solo and create something special before the 20th of September, 00:00 UK time. For theme details and further guidelines, head to our itch.io page ➡️ /patchmagjam2026 #indiegames #patchmagazine #gamejam

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🏆 GAME OF THE YEAR The big one! Our nominees for Game of the Year 2026 have arrived. 👀 Celebrating the most outstanding indie games of the year and excellence across all aspects of game development, your nominees are: ✨ Cairn ✨ Hollow Knight: Silksong ✨ Hades II ✨ Mina the Hollower

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌱 THE JOURNEY CONTINUES Some worlds are just too good to leave behind. 💜 Celebrating games that continue to grow and enrich their worlds through significant updates, DLCs or sequels, our nominees are: ✨ Slay the Spire 2 ✨ Planet of Lana II ✨ Vampire Crawlers ✨ Coffee Talk Tokyo

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🔮 ANTICIPATED GEM Which upcoming indie game can you simply not wait to get your hands on? 👀 Our Anticipated Gem nominees for 2027 are: ✨ TANUKI: Pon’s Summer ✨ The Free Shepherd ✨ Murals ✨ Every Wednesday

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

💥 BOUNDARY BREAKER For the games doing things a little differently. ✨ Our Boundary Breaker nominees celebrate innovation across gameplay, storytelling and artistic design: ✨ Mewgenics ✨ On-Together: Virtual Co-Working ✨ Don’t Stop, Girlypop! ✨ Moonlight Peaks

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎵 MUSICAL MOMENT Turn the volume up! 🔊 Our Musical Moment nominees celebrate games that use music to create unforgettable experiences: ✨ Bits & Bops ✨ Dead as Disco ✨ Scarlet Deer Inn ✨ Wax Heads

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

💓 HEART-RACER Excitement, tension, fear and everything in between. These games certainly know how to get your heart racing. 😱 Our nominees are: ✨ REANIMAL ✨ No, I’m not a Human ✨ Denshattack! ✨ BALL x PIT

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🌿 TRANQUIL TITLE Time to slow things down. ☕🌱 Celebrating games that create serene, calming worlds we could happily disappear into, our Tranquil Title nominees are: ✨ Whisper of the House ✨ Paralives ✨ Tukoni: Forest Keepers ✨ Leafy Corner

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

MULTIPLAYER MODE 🎮 Games are even better when you can bring your friends along for the ride. 💜 Celebrating the games that bring people together through brilliant multiplayer experiences, our nominees are: ✨ Gamble With Your Friends ✨ Big Walk ✨ MECCHA CHAMELEON ✨ RV There Yet?

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

MINI MADE 🛠️ Small teams, seriously impressive games. 💜 Our Mini Made category celebrates games created by teams of five people or fewer, and this year’s nominees are: ✨ Shelldiver ✨ Creature Kitchen ✨ Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland ✨ Esoteric Ebb

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🏆 PATCH OF APPROVAL 2026 NOMINEES 🏆 After another incredible year for indie games, it’s over to YOU! Explore all of this year’s nominees and cast your votes to decide who will take home a Patch of Approval 2026! Winners will be revealed in our November issue🏆 #patchmagazine #indiegames #indiedev

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Happy Thursday! 🌿✨ We’re soaking up the last few days of August with a little look at our Lost in Tandem issue. 💜 September is just around the corner and we’ve got plenty to look forward to! Who else is ready for a new month? 🍂 #patchmagazine #indiegames #indiegaming #gamingmagazine #indiegamedev

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎨 LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER! 🎨 ⏰ This is your last chance to pre-order the September issue! Head to our shop via the link in bio to secure your copy! 💜 #patchmagazine #indiegames #indiedev #indiegaming #indiegamemagazine

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Not only is the Patch Game Jam a chance to get creative and make something you’re proud of, your game could also earn a Patch of Approval! 🏆 Standout entries have the chance to be nominated for a Patch of Approval, with the winning game featured in our November issue of Patch Magazine!💜 #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🎮 PATCH GAME JAM 2026 REMINDER! 🎨 There’s just ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your game to this year’s Patch Game Jam! 💛 This year’s theme is a colour palette 💜 ⏰ Deadline: 30th August at 23:59 BST Upload directly to Itch.io #patchmagazine #gamejam #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We’ve uncovered a little stash of older patch issues! 💌 These copies have a few imperfections, so we’ve popped them in the shop at a discount 💜 Available while stocks last: 🍃 Mar 2025 🌸 Mar 2024 🎃 Oct 2023 🍂 Nov 2022 🌻 Sep 2022 ☀️ Jul 2022 Shop via the link in our bio 💜 #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A little love for Tukoni 🌿🍄✨ With Tukoni: Forest Keepers now out in the world, we’re looking back at one of our favourite past Patch covers featuring the wonderfully cosy world of Tukoni. 💚 Who else is playing? 👀 #tukoni #indiegames #cozygames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🌙 Lost in Tandem under the moonlight ✨ Our latest issue is looking right at home tonight! Who’s heading outside to watch the eclipse? 🌒 And if you need something to read while you wait, patch is waiting for you! 💜 #patchmagazine #lostintandem #indiegames #indiegaming #gamingmagazine

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🎮 PATCH PLAYS: MOONLIGHT PEAKS 🌙🎃 This time, Pumpkin is getting cosy with Moonlight Peaks, embracing life as a vampire witch. 🧙‍♀️🌱🧪 📺 The full video lands this Sunday at 4PM on our YouTube channel! #moonlightpeaks #patchplays #indiegames #cozygames #indiegaming

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🎮 PATCH GAME JAM 2026 Fancy making a game yourself? Our annual Game Jam is officially open! This year’s theme is a colour palette 🎨 and we can’t wait to see what you create. ⏰ Upload your game directly to Itch.io before 30th August at 23:59 BST. #patchmagazine #gamejam #indiegames #indiedev

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A lovely reminder from our interview with Tempete Studio, the team behind Lost in Tandem, featured in Issue 58 of PATCH. 💜 #patchmagazine #lostintandem #indiegames #indiedev #gamingmagazine

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🏆 PATCH OF APPROVAL Patch of Approval is back, celebrating some of the incredible indie games that have made their mark over the past year. ✨ 📅 Nominees announced September 1st 🗳️ Cast your votes 🏆 Winners announced in our November issue Find out more on our website!💜 #patchofapproval #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Did you see these july indie games? 🎮💜 July was packed with exciting indie announcements, reveals and updates. Here are some of the indie games that caught our eye this month! Check out our socials for the full list of over 20 games! #indiegames #indiedev #gaming #gamedev #patchmagazine

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🎨 SEPTEMBER COVER REVEAL 📸 Explore TOEM 2 in an interview with Something We Made 🎨 The impact of colour on our experiences with games 🖌️ Patch plays Meccha Chameleon 🐭 Discover what weapons are in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire ❓Indie game colour palette quiz 💜 Pre-order now! #patchmagazine #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🚨 Just one week left! 🚨 Our 50% off back issue sale ends in ONE WEEK! 💜 If you’ve been thinking about picking up some past issues or completing your collection, now’s the time. Grab your discounted copies before the sale ends! #patchmag #patchmagazine #gaming #gamedeals #gamingcommunity

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We loved hearing the inspiration behind Danchi Days from the team at Gingham Games. 💜 It’s always fascinating to see how everyday moments can grow into memorable game mechanics. Have you ever played a game inspired by real life? #patchmag #patchmagazine #gaming #gamedev #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Screenshot Sunday 💜 Today’s spotlight is Moss: The Forgotten Relic 🌿✨ Explore a forgotten world as Moss, a tiny mouse on a big adventure. Solve puzzles, uncover ancient secrets in this charming action-adventure. #screenshotsunday #mosstheforgottenrelic #indiegames #gaming #gamedev

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

⏰ Last chance! This is the last day to pre-order for our Lost in Tandem issue. If you’ve been thinking about subscribing, now’s your chance! Don’t miss out on this beautiful issue ✨ #patchmagazine #gaming #gamingcommunity #indiegames #gamingmagazine

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Happy summer Patch friends ☀️💜 We’re looking back at some of our past summery issues. And it’s definitely the season for some Ooblet inspired cocktails! 🍹 Which Patch issue is your favourite? #patchmag #patchmagazine #gamersofinstagram #gaminglife

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Wishing you all a cosy week of gaming!💜 What are you playing right now? 🎮 #patchmagazine #gamingcommunity #indiegames #cozygames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📢 IT’S HERE 📢 Our brand new Patch Magazine merch collection has officially arrived! 💜 Featuring our very own Dot, this collection is full of cosy, colourful designs we can’t wait to see out in the wild. 🛍️ Shop the collection now via the link in our bio! #patchmagazine #merch #indiegames

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

💚 Reader Review 💚 Reviews like this mean so much to our team and remind us why we love creating Patch every month 💜 If you’ve read Patch Magazine, we’d love to hear what you think. Leave us a review or tag us in your photos! ✨ #patchmagazine #readerreview #indiegames #gamingcommunity

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Patch | Indie Gaming Magazine @patchmagazine.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Representation can be powerful, emotional, and joyful all at once 💜 Here’s a little snippet from VJ’s article in Issue 57, exploring the light-hearted approach to representation in Find Your Words and why stories like these matter! #patchmagazine #indiegames #findyourwords #gamingmagazine

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