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A Huge Month Of Indie Game Releases
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Phew, that was a heavy edit. There are so many games coming out this month the month-ahead preview video went from 15 mins to like, 29.
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The #IndieGameAwards nominees are out, celebrating a whole bunch of amazing stuff that came out this year, and giving rise to a familiar question: what is indie, anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
The Indie Game Awards Unveils Nominees | GOTY 2025
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November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The #IndieGameAwards nominees are out, celebrating a whole bunch of amazing stuff that came out this year, and giving rise to a familiar question: what is indie, anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
The #IndieGameAwards nominees are out, celebrating a whole bunch of amazing stuff that came out this year, and giving rise to a familiar question: what is indie, anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
The Indie Game Awards Unveils Nominees | GOTY 2025
YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The #IndieGameAwards nominees are out, celebrating a whole bunch of amazing stuff that came out this year, and giving rise to a familiar question: what is indie, anyway?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTM...
Just lightly roleplaying a pair of careful raiders trying to salvage, extract, and only get into a manageable amount of trouble. youtu.be/1131ke-zDxo?...
A Manageable Amount of Trouble
YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild
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November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just lightly roleplaying a pair of careful raiders trying to salvage, extract, and only get into a manageable amount of trouble. youtu.be/1131ke-zDxo?...
#ARCRaiders has player challenges — find a certain piece of gear, do a certain amount of damage to ARCs, etc. I was dismayed to see a new one pop up for searching the bodies of 10 downed fellow players. It had been so chill & collaborative & fun, but incentivised PvP aggression is instant bad vibes.
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#ARCRaiders has player challenges — find a certain piece of gear, do a certain amount of damage to ARCs, etc. I was dismayed to see a new one pop up for searching the bodies of 10 downed fellow players. It had been so chill & collaborative & fun, but incentivised PvP aggression is instant bad vibes.
So Many Games has gone from strength to strength since it started. It's a great little indie game site.
No AI slop, no mandatory cookie crap, no half-baked SEO articles, no video popovers — just good reviews of interesting games.
They're doing it right. I became a patron.
No AI slop, no mandatory cookie crap, no half-baked SEO articles, no video popovers — just good reviews of interesting games.
They're doing it right. I became a patron.
The So Many Games Patreon is now LIVE!!
Sign up at:
patreon.com/SoManyGames
Anyone that joins at the £4 or £8 tier will be able to choose a free Steam code from either Ultros, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, PaperKlay or Fading Serenades!
Sign up at:
patreon.com/SoManyGames
Anyone that joins at the £4 or £8 tier will be able to choose a free Steam code from either Ultros, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, PaperKlay or Fading Serenades!
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
So Many Games has gone from strength to strength since it started. It's a great little indie game site.
No AI slop, no mandatory cookie crap, no half-baked SEO articles, no video popovers — just good reviews of interesting games.
They're doing it right. I became a patron.
No AI slop, no mandatory cookie crap, no half-baked SEO articles, no video popovers — just good reviews of interesting games.
They're doing it right. I became a patron.
A week never goes by without #Spotify appearing more rotten.
Your algorithmic, ostensibly listening-based recommendations include paid ads in disguise.
This in addition to allegations of creating AI slop music, underpaying artists, AI war drone-gate, ICE ads-gate, etc. #BoycottSpotify
Your algorithmic, ostensibly listening-based recommendations include paid ads in disguise.
This in addition to allegations of creating AI slop music, underpaying artists, AI war drone-gate, ICE ads-gate, etc. #BoycottSpotify
Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Spotify of Engaging in 'Payola' in Discovery Mode
A class action lawsuit accuses Spotify of engaging in "payola" to allow record labels to secretly promote their artists in Discovery Mode playlists.
www.rollingstone.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A week never goes by without #Spotify appearing more rotten.
Your algorithmic, ostensibly listening-based recommendations include paid ads in disguise.
This in addition to allegations of creating AI slop music, underpaying artists, AI war drone-gate, ICE ads-gate, etc. #BoycottSpotify
Your algorithmic, ostensibly listening-based recommendations include paid ads in disguise.
This in addition to allegations of creating AI slop music, underpaying artists, AI war drone-gate, ICE ads-gate, etc. #BoycottSpotify
Sad robot parkour with vibes
THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
store.steampowered.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Sad robot parkour with vibes
#possessors is out today. I've been playing in the pre-release window and found it to be a sleek, dark metroidvania with plenty of that inimitable Heart Machine style. youtube.com/shorts/SbKTn...
#possessors is out today!
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November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#possessors is out today. I've been playing in the pre-release window and found it to be a sleek, dark metroidvania with plenty of that inimitable Heart Machine style. youtube.com/shorts/SbKTn...
The #ARCRaiders key art really like, got me. Part Star Wars, part Fallout, part Starfield, with that awesome C90-VHS-Polaroid vibe. And an Opencritic 93! Too tempting. So I jumped in, even though it's... you know. A word-salad PvPvE extraction-whatever—"and you won't believe what happened next."
Should You Jump Into ARC Raiders?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The #ARCRaiders key art really like, got me. Part Star Wars, part Fallout, part Starfield, with that awesome C90-VHS-Polaroid vibe. And an Opencritic 93! Too tempting. So I jumped in, even though it's... you know. A word-salad PvPvE extraction-whatever—"and you won't believe what happened next."
I'm daft for getting sucked into ARC Raiders hype :') but hey I did have a couple of games of the old "run around a bit then die, confused", which is the entire story of me and online multiplayer.
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'm daft for getting sucked into ARC Raiders hype :') but hey I did have a couple of games of the old "run around a bit then die, confused", which is the entire story of me and online multiplayer.
Remember... Harvestella?
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Remember... Harvestella?
The new podcast covers "colouring-in-for-grown-ups" game #PowerwashSimulator2, creepy exorcist deduction game #Carimara, mega-queer sci-fi VN card battler #BattleSuitAces, and more.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
Browser: redcircle.com/shows/33888f...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
Browser: redcircle.com/shows/33888f...
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The new podcast covers "colouring-in-for-grown-ups" game #PowerwashSimulator2, creepy exorcist deduction game #Carimara, mega-queer sci-fi VN card battler #BattleSuitAces, and more.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
Browser: redcircle.com/shows/33888f...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
Browser: redcircle.com/shows/33888f...
I mean, The Game Awards has always been a glorified ad block that seems tangibly inconvenienced by honouring the people who make games.
It's not a surprise that any gesture towards supporting the people or the culture around games is... well. Exactly that. A gesture.
It's not a surprise that any gesture towards supporting the people or the culture around games is... well. Exactly that. A gesture.
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I mean, The Game Awards has always been a glorified ad block that seems tangibly inconvenienced by honouring the people who make games.
It's not a surprise that any gesture towards supporting the people or the culture around games is... well. Exactly that. A gesture.
It's not a surprise that any gesture towards supporting the people or the culture around games is... well. Exactly that. A gesture.
The stuff so many former Games Awards "Future Class" alums are sharing is shocking. The organisation selected the brightest and brightest — then rudely demeaned them, making it 1000% clear they were *only* there to act as TGA "we're a nice brand, we love devs" window dressing.
Still thinking about the “official” 2023 Future Class meetup after we had to pay for our own travel to LA/hotel/tickets to the Game Awards, only to stand on a sidewalk outside a Starbucks where they wouldn’t even cover the cost of our shitty coffees 🫠
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the...
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The stuff so many former Games Awards "Future Class" alums are sharing is shocking. The organisation selected the brightest and brightest — then rudely demeaned them, making it 1000% clear they were *only* there to act as TGA "we're a nice brand, we love devs" window dressing.
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Do folks have games they want to try/finish before the end of the year as "GOTY homework"? Or lesser-known 2025 Indies you think more people should play?
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Do folks have games they want to try/finish before the end of the year as "GOTY homework"? Or lesser-known 2025 Indies you think more people should play?
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Stray Children is top of my list
Do folks have games they want to try/finish before the end of the year as "GOTY homework"? Or lesser-known 2025 Indies you think more people should play?
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Stray Children is top of my list
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My kingdom for the time to play more Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Do folks have games they want to try/finish before the end of the year as "GOTY homework"? Or lesser-known 2025 Indies you think more people should play?
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My kingdom for the time to play more Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Do folks have games they want to try/finish before the end of the year as "GOTY homework"? Or lesser-known 2025 Indies you think more people should play?
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Do folks have games they want to try/finish before the end of the year as "GOTY homework"? Or lesser-known 2025 Indies you think more people should play?
A cute & classy lookin' cat metroidvania called #Bruma has launched in Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bru...
Bruma
A mysterious and cozy metroidvania of a cat searching for the memories of her friend, an old lady who has lost them.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A cute & classy lookin' cat metroidvania called #Bruma has launched in Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bru...
Passed a big milestone today. Only 90,000 to go for that plaque from YouTube 😁
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Passed a big milestone today. Only 90,000 to go for that plaque from YouTube 😁
That thing where you show up to a party in the same dress as someone else, but games.
Egg, out now: youtu.be/IuabEu7Uw1c
Egging on, out Friday: youtu.be/ifzhTdpKR1I
Egg, out now: youtu.be/IuabEu7Uw1c
Egging on, out Friday: youtu.be/ifzhTdpKR1I
Egg
YouTube video by Terry Cavanagh
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November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
That thing where you show up to a party in the same dress as someone else, but games.
Egg, out now: youtu.be/IuabEu7Uw1c
Egging on, out Friday: youtu.be/ifzhTdpKR1I
Egg, out now: youtu.be/IuabEu7Uw1c
Egging on, out Friday: youtu.be/ifzhTdpKR1I
Let's not forget when the @nytimes.com's mask slipped.
Their take on the inspiring, humane, emotional Zohran: "uniquely unsuited to the city's challenges... he minimises the importance of policing."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Their take on the inspiring, humane, emotional Zohran: "uniquely unsuited to the city's challenges... he minimises the importance of policing."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Let's not forget when the @nytimes.com's mask slipped.
Their take on the inspiring, humane, emotional Zohran: "uniquely unsuited to the city's challenges... he minimises the importance of policing."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Their take on the inspiring, humane, emotional Zohran: "uniquely unsuited to the city's challenges... he minimises the importance of policing."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
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Episode 9 of The So Many Games Podcast is out now!
This month we had the honour to welcome @remysiu.com to the podcast to discuss the wonderful 1000xRESIST.
Listen now at somanygames.co.uk or take a look at linktr.ee/somanygames for links to major platforms.
@sunsetvisitor.studio
This month we had the honour to welcome @remysiu.com to the podcast to discuss the wonderful 1000xRESIST.
Listen now at somanygames.co.uk or take a look at linktr.ee/somanygames for links to major platforms.
@sunsetvisitor.studio
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Episode 9 of The So Many Games Podcast is out now!
This month we had the honour to welcome @remysiu.com to the podcast to discuss the wonderful 1000xRESIST.
Listen now at somanygames.co.uk or take a look at linktr.ee/somanygames for links to major platforms.
@sunsetvisitor.studio
This month we had the honour to welcome @remysiu.com to the podcast to discuss the wonderful 1000xRESIST.
Listen now at somanygames.co.uk or take a look at linktr.ee/somanygames for links to major platforms.
@sunsetvisitor.studio
#TheSeanceofBlakeManor is currently sitting at an OpenCritic 96%, placing it above Hades II, Silksong, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur and... everything, basically.
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#TheSeanceofBlakeManor is currently sitting at an OpenCritic 96%, placing it above Hades II, Silksong, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur and... everything, basically.
GOTY '24, now available on everything.
You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.
💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution
1000xRESIST is out NOW on PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass.
💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution
1000xRESIST is out NOW on PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass.
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
GOTY '24, now available on everything.