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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

First playable demo has been released for 'Blind Descent', a 1-4 player open-world survival game.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/1209970

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Dark fantasy nonlinear retro-FPS game 'Mohrta' is now available on PC.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2881610

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Dark fantasy role-playing game with card-based turn-based combat, 'Shards of Order' gets a demo.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3432480

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Demo for 'Servant of the Lake', the next entry in the Rusty Lake point and click adventure game series, has been released.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3636770

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Open-world first-person immersive-sim action sandbox game 'Odd Town' is live on Kickstarter.

Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/544...

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Programming-based 3D action puzzle game 'hakoniwa code' has been announced.

Early Access launching soon.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3643710

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

New look at 'Leaf Blower Co.'

Updated demo now available.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3571710

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

New look at manga-inspired 2D hand-drawn action beat 'em up game 'Broomstick Exorcist'.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3411060

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

One-click 2D parkour game 'This Is No Cave' is now available.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2852760

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

First official trailer for the physics-based 3D platformer 'Elasticritters' has been released.

Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2923650

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

'REPLICORE' is a new 1-4 player online co-op shooter with a rolling ball mechanic that lets you roll through tunnels and hard-to-navigate areas, or throw your teammates to otherwise unreachable locations.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2089890

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

New trailer has been released for the story-driven action roguelite game 'Ember and Blade'.

Updated demo now available.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3470500

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Zelda-inspired pixel-art action adventure game 'Spindle' is now available on PC and Switch.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/1386750

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Hand-drawn action metroidvania game 'Stomp and the Sword of Miracles' Is live on Kickstarter.

Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bee...

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2837590

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

First playable demo for the top-down boss rush game 'Light Odyssey' has been released.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/1902860

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Footsies-based fighting game with rollback netcode, 'Bootsies' gets a playable demo.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3421590

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Demo for 'This Is Fine: Maximum Cope' has been released.

The game is being developed in collaboration with KC Green, the original artist behind This Is Fine.

Full game launching in 2026 for PC, Switch, PS5 and Xbox.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3229980

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

New look at the open-world third-person survival exploration game 'The Legend of Khiimori'.

Early Access launching on March 3, 2026.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2697000

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Idle-RPG auto-battler management desktop-game 'Berserk B.I.T.S' launches on November 20.

From the creators of Berserk Boy. Co-published by Among Us-developer InnerSloth.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2348540

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Multi-ending sci-fi visual novel game 'BatteryNote' is now available.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3005930

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

New look at the co-op survival exploration game 'Deep Dish Dungeon'.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2871520

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Plant-based puzzle game 'The Secrets We Grow' officially announced.

Demo now available.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3962610

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

'Alruna: End of History' officially announced. It is the sequel to 2024's pixel-art action metroidvania game Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists.

Coming 2026. Demo now available.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3440260

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

Arcade-style action FPS game inspired by Resident Evil's Mercenaries mini-game, 'Lunar Drifter' launches in 2026.

Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3115490

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Next Indie @nextindie.bsky.social · 15d

'Magical Blush' is a new 1-2 player top-down action adventure game with metroidvania-style exploration.

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3488640

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