Hoo boy, what a week. Well…..here’s some indie games.
Acid Web (Steam) is a twin stick shooter where you control a spider with a skull head on a web and shoot various baddies. I tried the demo and it all felt good to control and I think it’s worth a look if you enjoy these types of games and don’t have a problem with looking at a spider with a skull for a head. The art actually reminded me a bit of early VGA shareware games.
Elroy and the Aliens (Steam) is a new point-and-click adventure where you play as Elroy and Peggie in the search of a long-lost father in an alternate version of the 90s. It looks like a very charming adventure game and there’s even a demo if you want to give it a try. I’m not too familiar with the team other than it has Robert Megone working on it, who has also worked on games like Return to Monkey Island and Thimbleweed Park.
Vaporwave Pinball (Steam/Itch.io) is a pinball game where all the tables are set in a vaporwave aesthetic. I had previously played a demo of the game before and had really enjoyed it, so I’m looking forward to playing the full release. I’m actually hoping to stream this one soon.
Wednesdays (Steam/Itch.io) is a game about child abuse and trauma. I’m not in the place to play it right now but it was strongly recommended by Taylor McCue, who create He Fucked the Girl Out of Me, a game that I did think was incredible, so I trust that it carefully handles the subject.
A new Indiepocalypse (Itch.io) is available so I am required by law to mention it.
Gold Brick Simulator (Itch.io) is a game released on April Fool’s Day where you get a high score on a global leaderboard by repeatedly clicking on a gold brick. Did I buy this? Yes, of course I did.
I don’t know a whole lot about Tower of Kalemonvo (Steam) tbh but I saw a couple folks praising it and there’s a demo available so if you’re a fan of Diablo 1, consider giving it a look.
Social Democracy: Petrograd 1917 (Itch.io) is a political simulator playable in the browser and created for Spring Thing 2025 where you play as the Mensheviks, Socialist-Revolutionaries, Kadets, or Bolsheviks, and steer the revolution to victory or collapse.
You should actually check out all the Spring Thing 2025 entries for more interactive fiction games.
Turbo Tomato (Itch.io) is a new arcade game for the Amiga. I haven’t played it yet but I get excited about how there are still physical commercial games for the Amiga in 2025 and I have really enjoyed some of the dev’s previous games.
After being in development for 13 years, SpaceVenture (Steam/Itch.io) has entered Early Access. It’s a new point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Space Quest series from Sierra. I only played the version released to backers 2 years ago, but my understanding is that while this version still has a few bugs, they’ve been working quickly to get them fixed. There’s probably a whole blog post I could do about the history of this game and how they went so many personal issues while making this game and how unhinged some of the backers have been, but I assume the Space Quest Historian on YouTube has it all covered.
Blood on my Name (Itch.io) is a solo journaling RPG that follows a former assassin on a mission of revenge. by Kienna Shaw and Jason Cutrone.
What is the ‘Secret Technique’ To Creativity in TTRPGs (Itch.io) is a PWYW book about making ttrpgs.
That’s it for this week. Hopefully you found something that’s exciting to you!