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Welcome back to our second Daily Indie News Roundup. To avoid spamming your feed with multiple articles, we’ve gathered all the latest news from the indie gaming world and the broader industry (excluding AAA titles) into one convenient place. We are still fine-tuning this format, so please bear with us as we improve. Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive coverage possible.
Developer Brimstone and publisher Oro Interactive revealed Super Battle Golf, a chaotic online golf game for 1–8 players where everyone plays simultaneously. Rather than traditional turn-based golf, players can shoot, sabotage opponents, and use gadgets to reach the hole first in fast-paced, free-for-all matches. The game is coming to Steam.
Majogami is a newly revealed paper-craft styled 2D action platformer coming to PlayStation 5. Players control Shiroha, a young woman wielding a katana called Kamikiri, journeying through a surreal world alongside her father, who has been turned into paper. The game emphasizes fast, instant movement and combat through its “Setsuna” ability, alongside narrative-driven progression.
Shueisha Games unveiled new details and character visuals for BAKUDO, a competitive sci-fi hyperball sports boss-rush action game. Players face intense one-on-one boss battles using ball-based combat mechanics, with protagonists Yuria and Evie offering a first look at the game’s world and tone.
Brick-Up Studio and publisher 2P Games announced Nonentity Galaxy, a darkly comedic roguelite strategy game satirizing corporate culture in space. Players take on the role of a low-ranking employee scavenging dangerous combat zones while slowly building a personal ship and plotting an escape from “The Company.”
Metaroot and Old Cake Factory revealed Goblin Sushi, a management sim where players run a sushi restaurant inside a goblin cave. The game blends restaurant management, progression systems, and humor as players serve increasingly extravagant sushi to demanding goblin customers.
A cult 1995 FMV CD-ROM title long considered “banned” has resurfaced, with Forbidden Solitaire receiving a modern demo reveal. Framed as a dangerous digital artifact, the game blends surreal 90s FMV aesthetics with solitaire-based gameplay and horror themes.
Daedalic Entertainment confirmed that Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength are launching on Nintendo Switch on January 21, 2026, fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2. Both titles are available for pre-order now with a 10% discount, bringing the acclaimed surveillance thriller series to consoles nearly a decade after its original PC debut.
LABS Works and DANGEN Entertainment announced that Lovish, an 8-bit action-adventure from Matt Kap (Astalon: Tears of the Earth), launches February 5, 2026. Players follow Sir Solomon in a monster-slicing quest filled with retro aesthetics, fast-paced combat, and classic adventure design.
Toge Productions confirmed that Coffee Talk Tokyo will now launch globally on May 21, 2026. The team cited the need for additional polish to ensure the game’s tone, comfort, and character moments live up to the series’ reputation.
Wishfully Studios and Thunderful reaffirmed an early 2026 release window for Planet of Lana II, which is in development for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo platforms. We also got a new trailer for the game.
GOG managing director Maciej Gołębiewski warned that requiring games to remain online indefinitely could discourage developers from making new titles. He emphasized the complexity of balancing preservation, funding, technical challenges, and fair end-of-life planning for games.
The finalists for the 26th annual GDCA were announced, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leading with eight nominations. Other major nominees include Hollow Knight: Silksong, Donkey Kong Bananza, Split Fiction, and Ghost of Yōtei. The ceremony will take place on March 12, 2026.
Games journalism continues to face instability in early 2026, with Inverse significantly reducing its gaming team as parent company Bustle Digital Group shifts focus away from games coverage. Multiple writers were affected, leaving the outlet with a reduced entertainment staff. At the same time, Vox-owned The Verge laid off gaming writer Ash Parrish, following earlier restructuring and the 2024 sale of Polygon. The cuts underscore ongoing uncertainty across games media, as outlets struggle to define sustainable models for games coverage amid broader industry layoffs.
Valve has published its complete Steam event calendar for 2026, outlining a packed year of digital festivals and seasonal sales. The roadmap gives developers and publishers long-term visibility for planning launches, demos, and promotional campaigns throughout the year.
A recent case study from GameDiscoverCo spotlighted the effectiveness of catalog management and long-tail revenue optimization, using Subset Games’ FTL and Into the Breach as examples. Through pricing strategy adjustments, targeted discounts, and curated platform visibility handled by Rekoup, both titles saw substantial year-over-year growth in revenue and unit sales despite their age. The results highlight how evergreen games can continue to perform strongly when actively managed, offering smaller studios a way to sustain revenue without releasing new titles.
Hi-Fi Rush has been rated for Nintendo Switch, fueling speculation that the formerly Xbox-exclusive rhythm action game may be heading to Nintendo’s platform, though no official announcement has been made.
Netflix expanded its deal with Sony Pictures, confirming that the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda film will stream exclusively on Netflix following its theatrical and home media release.
RetroAchievements has officially released its long-requested Multiset feature out of beta. Multiset allows players to earn subset achievements without patched ROMs, with over 100 games already supported.
Anime-style automation RPG moorestech surpassed 10,000 Steam wishlists within 23 hours of its store page going live, significantly exceeding the solo developer’s expectations.
Disney has quietly removed 14 PC games from Steam without prior notice, spanning releases from the early 1990s through the mid-2010s. The delisted titles range from Stunt Island (1992) to Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell’s Adventure (2014), and include adaptations of well-known films and TV series such as Disney’s Hercules and Chicken Little: Ace in Action, alongside former LucasArts titles like Lucidity.
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Today’s roundup covers a wide range of stories shaping the future of independent games.
The indie games scene doesn’t slow down and neither do we.
An IGN trailer recently highlighted 1348 Ex Voto, an upcoming third-person action-adventure game set in Italy during the Black Death.
This update comes after a long development journey that began with a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2021.
Deep knowledge of chess is not required and the developer has made it clear that learning strict openings or endgame…
Knight’s Path is an upcoming action RPG made almost entirely by solo developer Jan Tichota.
Some developments in today's gaming world are simply too significant to ignore, and today’s roundup reflects that balance.
The latest controversy about LGBTQ characters began with a former viral screenshot shared on X.
The Outer Worlds 2 is less an isolated disappointment and more a sign of a changing market.
In a new Patreon-exclusive article (free-to-read for anyone), I break down the full workflow behind our reviews.
Both Pillars of Eternity games used backer betas, which gave early access to players who supported the projects.
What shocked publishing lead John Buckley was not the number of pitches, but the terms developers had come to accept.
Welcome back to Daily Indie News Roundup, your one-stop snapshot of everything happening across the indie games and the wider…
To keep your feed clutter-free, we’ve once again gathered the latest headlines from across the indie gaming space.
We’re already halfway through January 2026, and the new year is off to an incredible start for gaming.
There is a growing problem in gaming media with exclusives and question arises who really breaks the gaming news anymore…
In BEFORE I GO, you take control of an inner child trapped in limbo, moving through a symbolic journey toward…
Instead of flooding your feed with dozens of individual posts, here’s everything you need to know from the indie games…
At its best, the alliance sends a strong signal that online safety is no longer something to be handled in…
It is an easy recommendation for anyone who enjoys beautiful worlds, strong narratives, or tactical depth.
