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Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!
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Is Slay the Spire II a True Sequel? Game Over for Us - Indie Game Arcade 111
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Lost in Esoteric Ebb & Homura Hime - Indie Game Arcade 110
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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The Shockingly Gorgeous Games of Steam Next Fest - Indie Game Arcade 109
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The StarFox and Zelda Successors You NEED to Play - Indie Game Arcade 108
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Mewgenics, Relooted, and the Indie Game That Humbled Me
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Lovish, Tearscape, Underboard, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 106
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Conquest Tactics, Don't Stop Girlypop, Plinbo, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 105
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Mio, Cairn, Escape From Ever After, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 104
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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The Fortress, Carnedge, One Turn Kill, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 103
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Big Hops, Cassette Boy, Vital Shell, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 102
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Games of the Year 2025 Part 2 - Indie Game Arcade 101
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Games of the Year 2025 Part 1 - Indie Game Arcade 100
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Unbeatable, Dunjungle, Skate Story and more! - Indie Game Arcade 099
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Noobs Are Coming, Superstar Strategy, Holder of Place, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 098
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Constance, Cross Blitz, Demonschool, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 097
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Morsels, Goodnight Universe, Forestrike, and more! - Indie Game Arcade 096
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Thankful for Indie Games - Indie Game Arcade 095
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Possessor(s), Rue Valley, Greedland, As I Began to Dream and More - Indie Game Arcade 094
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Dicey Bugs, Devil Jam, Service with a Shotgun and More - Indie Game Arcade 093
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Séance of Blake Manor is Folk Horror with a Message - Indie Game Arcade 092
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Godbreakers Is So Close to Greatness - Indie Game Arcade 091
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Slots & Daggers Mixes Fantasy Roguelike Combat with Slot Machine Gambling - Indie Game Arcade 090
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Is Ball X Pit Balatro-Level Addictive? - Indie Game Arcade 089
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Spindle is the Ultimate Zeldalike - Indie Game Arcade 088
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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October Next Fest 2025 - Indie Game Arcade 087
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Dicealot is a Farkle Roguelite - Indie Game Arcade 086
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Battle Suit Aces Mixes Gundam and Card Battles - Indie Game Arcade 085
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Cloverpit is the MOST ADDICTIVE Roguelite Yet - Indie Game Arcade 084
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Hades II Perfected the ARPG - Indie Games Arcade 083
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Baby Steps is the Soulslike of Walking Sims - Indie Game Arcade 082
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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SWORN is Hades with Friends - Indie Game Arcade 081
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Wander Stars is an Anime JRPG with Weaponized Words - Indie Game Arcade 080
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Shape of Dreams Brings MOBA Elements to Action RPG Gameplay - Indie Game Arcade 079
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Overlooting Turns Simple Roguelite Mechanics Into INSANELY Complex Builds - Indie Game Arcade 078
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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The Most ANTICIPATED Indie Game of ALL TIME - Indie Game Arcade 077
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Rogue Labyrinth is a Bouncy Hunger Games Roguelike - Indie Game Arcade 076
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Jotunnslayer is Diablo-like Horde Survival with Norse Flavor - Indie Game Arcade 075
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Quartet is the 90s JRPG We've Been Waiting For - Indie Game Arcade 074
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Mortal Sin is the Bloodiest Roguelike of the Year - Indie Game Arcade 073
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Raygun Gadabout is the Best Metroidvania You Never Heard About - Indie Game Arcade 072
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Girl From Arkanya is a Perfect Zelda-like - Indie Game Arcade 071
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Ovis Loop Could Be the Best Action Roguelike of 2025 - Indie Game Arcade 070
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Deadzone: Rogue is a Hard Hitting Sci-Fi FPS Roguelike - Indie Game Arcade 069
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Inkshade is Inscryption 2.0 - Indie Game Arcade 068
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Warrior Changes the Perspective on Platformers - Indie Game Arcade 67
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Static Dread Creates Lovecraftian Paperwork - Indie Game Arcade 066
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The King is Watching Brings Surveillance to Strategy - Indie Game Arcade 065
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Wheel World Speaks to Spokes Lovers - Indie Game Arcade 064
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Forest Heroes is Short and Sweet Deckbuilding Bliss - Indie Game Arcade 063
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The Alters is Sci-Fi Riddled with Moral Dilemmas - Indie Game Arcade 062
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Kindfolx Throws Real-Time Challenge at Deckbuilding - Indie Game Arcade 061
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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IGA 060: Tiny Pixels Vol. 2 is Real‑Time Rogue Knight Action - Indie Game Arcade
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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IGA 059: PEAK is the Peak of Indie Game Design - Indie Game Arcade
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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IGA 058: Wishing For More From BloodRush Undying Wish - Indie Game Arcade
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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IGA 057: Dragon is Dead Mixes Diablo and Dead Cells - Indie Game Arcade
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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IGA 056: Shuffle Tactics is an Underrated Genre Mashup - Indie Game Arcade
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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IGA 055: Become the Moon is Roguelike Hearthstone - Indie Game Arcade
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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IGA 054: Soulstone Survivors is Bullet Heaven Crack - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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IGA 053: Date Everything is the Horniest Game Ever Made - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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IGA 052: Next Fest Part 2 June 2025 - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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IGA 051: Next Fest Part 1 June 2025 - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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IGA 050: Rusty Lake is the BEST Game Series You've Never Played - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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IGA 049: Throes of the Watchmaker is How DLC Should Be Done - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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IGA 048: PaperKlay is a Tactile 3D Platformer with Whimsy - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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IGA 047: Gunbot Diplomacy is a Bullet Hell with Infinite Possibilities - Indie Game Arcade
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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IGA 046: Star★Vaders Reinvents an Arcade Classic - Indie Game Arcade
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May 30, 2025 |
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IGA 045: Monster Train 2 is a Hell of a Ride - Indie Game Arcade
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May 28, 2025 |
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IGA 044: Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is Bittersweet Nostalgia - Indie Game Arcade
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May 23, 2025 |
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IGA 043: Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is Painful - Indie Game Arcade
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May 21, 2025 |
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IGA 042: Into the Restless Ruins Has You Design the Adventure - Indie Game Arcade
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May 16, 2025 |
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IGA 041: Savara is a Monster Hunter Style Action Roguelike - Indie Game Arcade
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May 14, 2025 |
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IGA 40: Why Indie Games are Better - Indie Game Arcade
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May 09, 2025 |
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IGA 039: Deck of Haunts is a Deckbuilding Horror Game You Don't Want to Escape - Indie Game Arcade
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May 07, 2025 |
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IGA 038: Monster Con Brings the Dating Sim Series Back to Form and Fun - Indie Game Arcade
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May 02, 2025 |
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IGA 037: Out of Hands is an Unsettling Deckbuilder - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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IGA 036: Paradise Killer is a Vaporwave Murder Mystery - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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IGA 035: Beholder Questions Your Morals - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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IGA 034: Look Outside is an Eldritch Nightmare - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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IGA 033: Blue Prince is a GOTY Contender - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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IGA 032: Haste Has Us Running for Our Wallets - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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IGA 031: Lonestar is a Sci-Fi Math Roguelike - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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IGA 030: The Darkest Files Investigates Our Darkest History - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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IGA 029: FlyKnight Has Us Buzzing For More - Indie Game Arcade
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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IGA 028: Reignbreaker is a Tiny Punk Rock Hades - Indie Game Arcade
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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IGA 027: Metal Bringer Brings Arcade Mecha Mayhem - Indie Game Arcade
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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IGA 026: Wanderstop is Video Game Therapy - Indie Game Arcade
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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IGA 025: Steam Next Fest 2025 - Indie Game Arcade
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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IGA 024: Ruffy and the Riverside is a Nostalgic Dream Game - Indie Game Arcade
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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IGA 023: Project Tachyon Alters the Roguelike Genre - Indie Game Arcade
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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IGA 022: Ender Magnolia and Urban Myths - Indie Game Arcade
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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IGA 021: Citizen Sleeper 2 is a TTRPG Dream - Indie Game Arcade
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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IGA 020: The Stone of Madness is Insane - Indie Game Arcade
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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IGA 019: Nunholy is a Roguelike Worthy of Praise - Indie Game Arcade
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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IGA 018: Tyrant's Realm is a Dark Souls Roguelike - Indie Game Arcade
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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IGA 017: Sea of Stars is JRPG Nostalgia - Indie Game Arcade
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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IGA 016: Caves of Qud is the Ultimate Roguelike - Indie Game Arcade
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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IGA 015: Best Indie Games of 2024 - Indie Game Arcade
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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IGA 014: On Your Tail is a Cozy Creative Mystery - Indie Game Arcade
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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IGA 013: The Edge of Allegoria Ain't Your Grandpappy's Pokemon
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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IGA 012: Nine Sols Parries The Competition - Indie Game Arcade
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Toads of the Bayou is Hoppin' - Indie Game Arcade 011
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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The Rise of the Golden Idol Will Make You Smart - Indie Game Arcade 10
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Metal Slug Tactics Brings Fun to Tactics RPGs - Indie Game Arcade 009
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Karate Survivor Beats Out the Bullet Heaven Genre - Indie Game Arcade 008
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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RetroRealms Arcade is a Horror Gem with a Heavy Price - Indie Game Arcade 007
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Knock on the Coffin Lid but Beware of Zombies - Indie Game Arcade 006
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Wild Bastards and Rogue Waters are a Bullseye - Indie Game Arcade 005
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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UFO 50 Has Something For Everyone - Indie Game Arcade 004
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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BloomTown is Every Story - Indie Game Arcade 003
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Shogun Showdown is a Samurai Throwdown - Indie Game Arcade 002
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Dicefolk is What Pokemon Should Be - Indie Game Arcade 001
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Sep 18, 2024 |