Welcome to GTOGG’s June 2025 edition of Promising Indie Game Releases, where we highlight indie and non-mainstream titles that we believe deserve your attention – in other words, “look at all this potentially cool stuff you might’ve missed otherwise”. That would’ve been too long for a title, though.
In any case, let’s get right down to it.
Dragon is Dead
A roguelite action-platformer with gorgeous pixel art and deadly challenges, Dragon is Dead tells a story about an evil dragon who’s threatening to corrupt the world… and the fierce Dragon Slayer who must stop the beast before it’s too late. (That’s you.)
Dune: Awakening
If you’re into Funcom’s brand of open world survival and crafting (a la Conan: Exiles), this is probably the next big thing you’re looking forward to: a multiplayer survival game taking place in the vast and expansive world of Dune.
Awita: Journey of Hope
Awita looks like comfort food for pixel art metroidvania enthusiasts. In it, you follow the journey of the titular Awita, a young girl on a mission to try and find a cure for the deadly epidemic that threatens her home.
Bygone Dreams
A colorful 3D action game with plenty of creativity poured into it, Bygone Dreams is shaping up to the one of June’s more promising releases – especially based on the positive experiences we’ve had with its free playable prologue.
HELLBREAK
A fast-paced roguelite FPS, HELLBREAK will, as its title implies, pit you against hordes of hellish monstrosities in a battle for your very soul. You’ll have a whole arsenal of weapons and multiple blessings, curses and spells to pick from – so honestly, I wouldn’t be in the shoes of whatever hellspawn decides to stand in your way.
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
An action-roguelite with a peculiar yet memorable title, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die will have you explore a Tim Burton-esque dark fantasy universe in the role of Queen Aleksandra as she takes on fast-paced, real-time battles with a combination of card-based abilities and dice rolls.
Through the Nightmares
Described as a “challenge-driven platformer”, Through the Nightmares puts you in the role of Sandman, a spirit responsible for good dreams, as he braves the twisted realm of the mad dream god Morpheus and tries to save children from a never-ending nightmare.
The Alters
Would your whole life change if you made different choices in the past? The Alters is a sci-fi game where you’re the only survivor of a space expedition gone wrong – but wait, there’s more. Based on the various potential life paths of the protagonist, you’ll have to create alternate versions of yourself (the so-called Alters) to survive and eventually escape the planet you’re stuck on – a situation which, as you might imagine, comes with its fair share of moral dilemmas as well.
Netherworld Covenant
Netherworld Covenant is an isometric action-roguelite in which you wield the mystical Nether Lantern, a forbidden artifact capable of connecting the land of the living with the netherworld, in order to summon the souls of fallen warriors to aid you in battle.
