22 Romanian indie games you should know about in 2026
Romania’s game development scene has been growing steadily, with independent studios and creators bringing increasingly distinctive ideas to the international gaming landscape. From atmospheric horror and narrative adventures to cosy management games, rhythm experiences and experimental indie projects, these titles showcase the diversity, creativity and potential of Romanian game development. This selection, put together with […]
Crime, chaos, and creative tools: talking Cartoon Crime with Burhan Doygun
Open-world crime games have grown considerably bigger, shinier and more complicated over the years, but there is still something appealing about the simpler promise of being dropped into a city and told to go cause trouble. Cartoon Crime looks like it understands that. Developed by BuBa Games, the upcoming PC game mixes third-person and classic […]
Weekend vibes: 10 best indie games you can finish in a couple of days
Not every game needs to consume your life. Sometimes you want an enormous RPG with several continents, 200 side quests and enough inventory management to qualify as unpaid administrative work. Other times, you just want to begin something on Friday evening and reach the credits before Monday starts making demands again. Shorter games are sometimes […]
Lost after dark: talking Night Hike with Michael Neumann
There is something inherently unsettling about being lost in the woods after dark. Every path starts looking suspiciously familiar, noises become considerably more interesting than they were during daylight, and that perfectly innocent shape between the trees definitely moved when you were not looking. Night Hike takes that feeling and builds an entire roguelike around […]
Putting indie games back on the shelf: Talking We The Indies with Chandler Kravitz
For all the convenience digital distribution has brought to gaming, there is still something satisfying about actually owning a game. Not having it attached to an account, a server, or a licence agreement. A box on a shelf. A disc you can pick up years later and, theoretically, still install and play. Chandler Kravitz is […]
Palworld 1.0 on the Steam Deck
When Palworld exploded into Early Access, it captured the collective imagination of millions with its wild blend of creature collecting, base automation, and third-person survival shooting. However, handheld performance on Valve’s Steam Deck was hit-or-miss: severe frame drops, visual pop-in, heavy battery drain, and memory leaks plagued longer play sessions. With the official release of […]
Cartoon chaos and cursed waves: Talking Ghoul Fright with Jaime Valls of Atrax
Ghoul Fright is not exactly trying to be subtle. It is loud, chaotic, ridiculous in all the right ways, and more than happy to throw players into a playground of fists, flying props, and increasingly unhinged waves of enemies. Between its physics-driven combat, survival structure, and 90s and 2000s cartoon-inspired energy, it feels like the […]
Has co-op horror become the new survival crafting?
You know the setup of a co-op horror by now. You and a few friends have accepted a job that no sane person would touch. The building is dark, your employer is probably evil, and something tall with far too many teeth is wandering around nearby. There will be equipment to carry. There may be […]
Is ‘proudly human-made’ becoming indie gaming’s next selling point?
Independent games have always sold themselves partly on the people behind them. The rough edges matter. The weird personal ideas matter. The fact that one person spent three years drawing every frame, or that a tiny team built an entire world while working second jobs, matters. Indie games are not automatically better because they are […]
Is Steam making it harder for indie games to get noticed in 2026?
Getting an indie game onto Steam has never been easier. Getting anyone to notice it once it is there is an entirely different matter. Steam remains the obvious destination for most independent PC developers. It offers access to an enormous audience, established purchasing habits and a storefront players already trust enough to hand over their […]