October continues to be a good time for indie games – from limb-cutting, Resident Evil-inspired madness to surreal, otherworldly shenanigans, you’re bound to find something truly unique and exceptional in this month’s indie/non-mainstream lineup. Check out our personal picks below to see which mid-October releases we found the most interesting!
If you’ve been following us here at GTOGG throughout the first half of 2025, you know we were quite fond of ORDER 13, a stealth-based warehouse horror game that came out this spring from developer Cybernetic Walrus. It used a simple but effective setup – become a warehouse worker, locate items by navigating the dozens of shelves and rows of the building… and avoid the bloodthirsty monster that stalks the shadows.
In case you missed it the other day, Sony held another State of Play broadcast to announce and provide updates on all the latest games coming to PlayStation 5 – and while numerous major titles and exciting reveals were indeed featured, the broadcast showed plenty of love to various indie projects as well. Have a look at our list below!
If you’re into retro games or grew up in the 90s or early 2000s, you’re likely intimately familiar with the phenomenon of trying to replay one of your childhood favorites, only to realize that setting it up on a modern PC is not always an entirely straightforward process. And that’s putting it mildly. The first hurdle is usually the simplest one: can the game even be purchased legally in Current Year? These days, plenty of retro oldies are available on both Steam and GOG, but the ocean is vast, and there are plenty of fish in it – by which I mean, this does not apply to every single game out there.
First impressions, as we all know, can be quite important. Which is why I’m telling you not to judge Bygone Dreams: Prophecy too hastily – this 3D action-adventure game from developer Prime Time may not kickstart its adventure in the most exciting way imaginable, and I’m going to be the first to admit that I may have jumped to conclusions a bit too early when trying this playable prologue, but then… everything got better.
The second week of November is here! Are the indie game releases slowing down? Absolutely not. Here are our personal picks from the most interesting releases of the week – check ‘em out below!
A spooky point & click adventure about a decades-old mystery? A rhythm game set in a world where music is banned? Or a survival game where you save humanity as a lonely robot? November is looking like another solid month for indie game releases, and we can’t wait to tell you all about them...
Somehow, fate has brought yet another cooperative horror game to my attention where you spend the majority of your time completing objectives while trying to outsmart – or eliminate – a bloodthirsty and highly agitated monster. First it was Macabre, a fairly unremarkable and thoroughly undercooked project I didn’t have a particularly high opinion of; now it’s Species: Unknown, a sci-fi Alien: Isolation-esque co-op romp that is in a desperate need of content… but is actually fun to play.
October may be coming to an end, but the last stretch of the month is looking like a veritable gold mine of promising indie titles: from haunted ships to creepy national parks and non-stop demon-slaying action, the lineup is looking both strong and familiar, even featuring some of our Next Fest favorites. Check out our list below to see which late-October indies we’re looking forward to the most!
Steam Next Fest came and went, and as is tradition here, we dove into its pool of demos, hoping to discover a few interesting gems. As always, our experiences were a bit of a mixed bag: from genuinely promising survival horror titles through somewhat lackluster projects to games that outright refused to properly work, we most certainly saw both ends of the quality spectrum.
