With The Lacerator, Games From The Abyss have crafted something a bit different for the genre. Yes, save points are scarce, ammo is limited, and a fixed camera adds cinematic flair just as it did through the ’90s, but it is also very much its own thing.

Shrine’s Legacy is a co-op action-RPG released as of October 7th, 2025, for the PC platform, and is set in the world of Ardemia, where two unlikely heroes are brought together through a shared passion of wanting to kill an evil dude.

n the early runs of CloverPit, I couldn’t escape the nagging sense that its similarity to a genuine slot machine meant I was wasting my time, if thankfully not my money.  But this facade of pointlessness fades quickly as you’re introduced to the magic of lucky charms. 

Did you ever wonder what would happen if you combined the unorthodox punk stylings of legendary game designer and director Suda51 with the Lynchian storytelling of game creator SWERY, best known for his cult classic release Deadly Premonition?

Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is the latest sleuthing adventure game based on one of Christie’s classic mysteries. This version of Death on the Nile is a reimagining of the original story that transports Poirot and his lore to the groovy 1970s.

The game loop of No, I’m Not a Human is based around a day/night cycle where daytime means everybody must stay inside, lest the scorching sun burn them alive, and nighttime is when both humans and Visitors roam the streets, seeking shelter by knocking on random doors and asking to come in.

LEGO Voyagers is a 2-player co-op puzzle adventure game where you must work with a friend locally or online to rescue a spacecraft! You’ll play as both a red and blue LEGO block who must snap together, hop across cliffs, and even build bridges and throw switches across a variety of different LEGO-themed landscapes.

Troublemaker 2: Beyond Dream is quite similar to the original game in that it offers beat ’em style combat, a now MORE open world to explore, and a story that attempts to be “edgy and modern"

Even in the endlessly varied indie space, you don’t see a lot of first-person shooters like Metal Eden.

The Knightling sets you off on a journey around the world of Clesseia on the hunt for your lost master, Sir Lionstone, and to stop the ‘Earthborn’ from harming your civilization.

In comes Abyssus, a roguelite shooter aiming to combine a unique brinepunk setting evoking hints of Bioshock with the fast-paced baddie-murdering gameplay of modern Doom and the ability to play with your friends.

Off is a game that has been floating around the astral plane for the better part of the last few decades. Some of you may not be familiar with this peculiar title that began as an RPG Maker project for developer Mortis Ghost, though many now recognize it as one of the inspirations behind the infamous Undertale and many other games to follow.

You could call Artis Impact a turn-based RPG, but honestly, its RPG mechanics—while present—seem to take a backseat to its narrative-heavy focus and greater message. The story, which conveys those messages, goes places—LOTS of places.

Make Room is a cozy room builder that has you creating dioramas of varying sizes that either meet the requirements of the ‘guided requests’ or let you run wild with the sandbox.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound calls back to the series’ beginnings, not only in how it looks but in how it plays. With gameplay once again taking place on a 2D plane, you’ll slice and dice your way through an endless slew of adversaries on a quest to seal away a clan of demons who managed to bust through a mystical barrier and now threaten to put an end to humanity.

Heartworm tells the tale of Sam, a young woman who recently lost her beloved grandfather. Desperate to reunite with him, Sam does what many of us do and turns to the internet for advice, where she is tempted down one particular rabbit hole that leads her to an isolated home in the mountains.

Primal Planet, just as its title implies, is set in a prehistoric world, and while that’s true, it also mixes in elements of science fiction. I bet you didn’t see that one coming, did you!?

Annapurna Interactive's newest indie drops this week in the form of the bicycle racing game Wheel World, a game all about saving the universe using pedal power! With its speedy cycling, colorful world, and fast-paced races, this could be a great addition to the racing genre. But does Wheel World race into first place, or is it lagging behind the pack? 

In The King is Watching, you are tasked with running a kingdom, naturally, and defending it from relentless waves of intruders. Most of the gameplay unfolds on a grid located on the left side of the screen, divided into squared plots of land. These plots are where you are able to place various resources, buildings, fields, and more, in order to expand, further enhancing your chances of survival. Your main goal is to survive enough waves to take down an end area boss.

I know I harped on P.T. in my intro, a clear inspiration for Luto, but it certainly isn’t the only one. In fact, it borrows a great storytelling mechanic from another Silent Hill game, sometimes wrongly labeled as the black sheep of the series: Silent Hill 4: The Room.