Indie games that are fully launched — reviews, recommendations, and standout highlights.
Gravethorn is a 2D platformer that blends soulslike combat with metroidvania exploration, all wrapped in a bleak and introspective narrative. Developed by Volviir, Gravethorn follows an amnesiac Inquisitor searching through a cursed city—not to save it, but to understand how everything fell apart. From the very start, the game establishes a heavy tone. A living curse spreads beneath stone … Read more
Don’t Stop, Girlypop! is a fast, stylish arena shooter where movement is everything. Standing still is not an option. Released on January 29, 2026, the game turns speed into survival and love into power. ❤ Just ❤ Don’t ❤ Stop ❤ Moving! ❤ Developed by Funny Fintan Softworks, Don’t Stop, Girlypop! blends classic boomer shooter chaos with modern movement design. … Read more
Fear doesn’t always come from being defenseless. Sometimes it comes from having just enough control — enough tools, knowledge, or preparation to survive, but never enough to feel safe. This week’s Fear Friday focuses on survival horror that rewards agency. Games where learning systems, managing risk, and making smart decisions are just as important as avoiding the monsters themselves. Fear … Read more
Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road is a tower-survivor roguelite from Ludogram that blends action combat, base-building, and roguelike progression into one constantly moving city. Instead of defending a static base, you protect an entire city on wheels as it pushes south toward the Ark—while endless hordes try to tear it apart. Part tower defense, part survivor-like, and … Read more
Not all horror games rely on monsters crashing through doors or sudden screams in the dark. Instead, some of the most unsettling experiences creep under your skin slowly—through strategy, luck, systems, and choice. In these games, tension replaces jump scares. More importantly, they make you complicit. Every card you play, lever you pull, or risk you … Read more
Gem Miner TD is a maze-focused roguelike tower defense game developed by iFeral Games. It combines classic Warcraft 3 custom map design with modern roguelike systems and deep strategic choice. Players mine for gems, build winding mazes, and merge towers into powerful combinations. Because of this, every run feels different. Strategy matters more than speed. Planning matters … Read more
Battlewrights is a fast, hilarious 4-player local party brawler that brings couch multiplayer chaos back to center stage. Developed by Florian Malogajski, this pixel-perfect arena fighter is all about one deceptively simple mechanic: throw your weapon… then magically recall it. That’s it. And somehow, it turns into absolute mayhem. Designed for quick matches, big laughs, and “one more … Read more
Not every horror game needs a 20-hour commitment. Some of the most effective scares are short, focused, and linger long after the credits roll. This week’s Fear Friday highlights four itch.io horror games that can be played in a single sitting — perfect for a dark weekend night, headphones on, lights off. These are itch.io gems that prove atmosphere … Read more
Big Hops is a vibrant 3D platformer from Luckshot Games that puts movement, creativity, and experimentation at the heart of exploration. Playing as Hop, a young frog armed with a powerful tongue and a backpack full of strange veggies, you’ll swing, climb, and build your own paths forward across massive open worlds filled with secrets, characters, and kinetic platforming challenges. … Read more
The Unsettling Return of Full Motion Video Horror FMV (Full Motion Video) games use live-action, pre-recorded footage as the core of their experience, allowing players to interact with filmed scenes through choices, timing, and narrative branching. FMV horror first rose to prominence in the 1990s, when CD-ROM technology made it possible to ship hours of video alongside … Read more