Indie games, curated by players
Like the demo disc on the magazine cover
Remember tearing the plastic off a magazine to find a disc of twenty games you had never heard of? Same feeling, fewer scratches. A fresh stack of small games every Friday.
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Editor's picks
Featured games
Chosen by hand from 50 games. We look at each one before it goes on this list.
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Saltglass Descent
Dive a flooded lighthouse where every breath of air is also your currency
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Categories
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- 8RoguelikesRuns that end badly and start again a little smarter. Deckbuilders, dungeon dives and bullet hells that reward one more go.
- 7PuzzleLogic, deduction and clever machines. Games that make you reach for a notebook and feel brilliant twenty minutes later.
- 7CozyLow stakes, warm light, no fail states. Gardening, tidying, baking and small jobs done well.
- 7PlatformersJumping, gliding and climbing, from forgiving strolls to one-hit precision runs with leaderboards.
- 7StrategyTactics, card games and tiny empires. Turn-based thinking in sessions that fit an evening.
- 7NarrativeStories you walk, read or talk through. Short, well-written games where the choices are the mechanic.
- 7HorrorDread over jump scares. Night shifts, frozen lakes and motels you should not have checked into.
games by category
Roguelikes
Runs that end badly and start again a little smarter. Deckbuilders, dungeon dives and bullet hells that reward one more go.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltglass DescentDive a flooded lighthouse where every breath of air is also your currency | Roguelikes | Paid | $14.99 | |
| Ninefold BellA bullet hell where ringing a temple bell rewinds the last three seconds | Roguelikes | Demo out | $16.99 | |
| Mycelia RunPlay as a mold colony spreading through a different damp cellar each run | Roguelikes | Early access | $9.99 | |
| Ashen OrchardHarvest everything you can before the wildfire reaches the trees | Roguelikes | Paid | $13.99 |
Puzzle
Logic, deduction and clever machines. Games that make you reach for a notebook and feel brilliant twenty minutes later.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror KilnBend light through hand-blown glass to fire a glassmaker's old kiln | Puzzle | Paid | $14.99 | |
| Shortwave LogicTune an old radio and deduce who is broadcasting from where | Puzzle | Demo out | $11.99 | |
| Sixteen DrawersOpen a dead inventor's writing desk, one locked drawer after another | Puzzle | Paid | $8.99 | |
| Grammar of BirdsLearn a language of birdsong by listening, guessing and being wrong | Puzzle | Paid | $13.99 |
Cozy
Low stakes, warm light, no fail states. Gardening, tidying, baking and small jobs done well.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
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| Lamplight LaundromatRun a 24-hour laundromat, fold clothes and listen to night-owl stories | Cozy | Paid | $12.99 | |
| Otterwell Hot SpringsBuild and run a mountain hot spring for tired forest animals | Cozy | Early access | $14.99 | |
| Little BookbinderStitch, glue and bind books for a village of very particular readers | Cozy | Free | Pay what you want | |
| Ferry to Lettuce IslandCaptain a little ferry carrying vegetables, villagers and one stubborn goat | Cozy | Paid | $15.99 |
Platformers
Jumping, gliding and climbing, from forgiving strolls to one-hit precision runs with leaderboards.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Kite PilgrimRide the wind across a mountain range on a kite made of old letters | Platformers | Paid | $17.99 | |
| Drainpipe DreamsParkour across a rain-soaked city's rooftops as a very determined rat | Platformers | Early access | $12.00 | |
| CopperbackRoll, bounce and build momentum as a beetle in an overgrown greenhouse | Platformers | Paid | $14.99 | |
| Low-Orbit PostmanDeliver parcels across tiny moons where gravity pulls in odd directions | Platformers | Demo out | $13.99 |
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