Thanks to Microsoft's new ID@Xbox Indie Selects Demo Fest, there are now tons of Xbox indie game demos available on console and PC until the end of June.

In what was easily one of the most exciting months for indie games of the year yet, we put together our top list of recommendations.

The number of new Steam releases keeps going up every year, and backwards compatibility on consoles means there’s no shortage of older games competing with everything new coming out each week. The flood of choices can lead to paralysis and make actually picking something out to download and play feel overwhelming.

As we approach the midway point of 2026, let's take a look at some under-the-radar indie gems that already feel like cult classic video games.

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. We're here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can dive into this weekend. Plus, we've got some announcements and updates for other games that are coming your way.

Want to see what you missed at the Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase 2026 or track down a game that caught your eye? We have it all right here.

If you're interested in enjoying the past decade's best titles, I recommend these ten greatest indie games of the 2010s.

With 2025 looming on the horizon, it is now time to look ahead at what’s next for indie games. Indie games often announce themselves soon before their releases, so there aren’t too many indie titles we know about in the next year. But in terms of the ...

Despite the negativity surrounding the gaming industry’s uncertain future, indie games offer a welcome respite and bright spot to retreat to. There is a sense when playing a title developed by an unknown or smaller studio that a spark of inspiration led ...

Zainab is a writer, cinephile, and gamer—though that ranking depends entirely on the day’s mood swings. When she’s not writing for Game Rant, she’s probably ugly crying over Dostoevsky (or multifandom fanfiction), getting emotionally wrecked by ...