Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight is our dedicated column celebrating a new indie game that's recently released, or otherwise on our radar. Released every Friday, it's an exploration of exactly why these games need to be at least on your wishlist.

Of course, this isn't the only place we call out awesome indies here at GamesRadar+, but if you're looking for something new to play, our Indie Spotlight series is a great place to start.

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In Inkonbini: One Store. Many Stories, protagonist Makoto stands in front of the convivence store she's working at for her auntie. GamesRadar+ Indie Spotlight logo can be seen in the top right-hand corner of the image.

I've been writing about new indie games for years, and these are the 10 best Steam Next Fest demos to play this weekend

By Heather Wald published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Get stuck into some indie goodness this weekend with our pick of the best Steam Next demos for February 2026

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Roach Post art showing a cute little cockroach sticking out its tongue as it holds a pencil and sketching in a notepad. GamesRadar+'s Indie Spotlight logo can be seen in the top right-hand corner

Not only does this postal roguelite somehow make cockroaches cute, but it also turns every parcel into a puzzle

By Heather Wald published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Roach Post is a roguelite puzzler that has me hiring cockroaches in an abandoned post office

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Clue: Murder by Death screenshot

This detective mystery game with a survival horror twist transfixed me for 7 hours, and the killer is still at large

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Whodunnit? You have two hours to find out in Clue: Murder by Death

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Artwork for Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved, showing Emma - a girl with a turtleneck jumper and long hair, looking off to the side with some surprise - with the Indie Spotlight logo

I'm on board with this retro throwback train-set detective game, which taught me to love menu-based sleuthing

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is dedicated to sharing the developer's love of retro mysteries, and it's too charming to put down

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TR-49 screenshot showcasing the archive machine and some text as well as the dial to the side

I'm in my happy place: a dark basement digging through a computer archive that may or may not be alive

By Rollin Bishop published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | TR-49 slowly draws you in until you just can't escape its puzzle

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MIO: Memories in Orbit screenshot showing a little, nimble robot called Mio meeting a larger machine. The GamesRadar+ Indie Spotlight logo can be seen in the top right-hand corner of the image.

I was ready to take a break from Metroidvanias after Silksong, but this beautiful indie rekindled my obsession

By Serena Cherry published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Mio: Memories in Orbit pulled me right back in

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Drywall Eating Simulator

Art imitates life, so I'm munching through walls while an AI chatbot tells me to buy a gun in Drywall Eating Simulator

By Andrew Brown published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | My compliments to the chef

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Peak screenshot showing four climbers scaling a mountain. GamesRadar+'s best of 2025 logo can be seen in the top right-hand corner

From Dispatch to Spilled and Peak, covering indie games every week in 2025 has been packed full of welcome surprise

By Heather Wald published

Year in Review Year in Review 2025 | The indie scene has delivered some of the most innovative and memorable releases

Year in Review
Dogpile key are showing various dog breeds and all shapes and sizes framing the image with the Indie Spotlight logo in the top right-hand corner

Dogpile is a roguelike deckbuilder with shades of Tetris and Balatro that has me trying to make the biggest dog

By Heather Wald published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | All the big dogs please come to my yard

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Total Chaos screenshot of a creature springing up in the air towards the protagonist, who wields a wrench in a dark, wooded area. The Indie Spotlight logo can be seen in the top right-hand corner of the image

Nearly 10 years later, Doom 2 mod Total Chaos is reborn as a standalone horror FPS I'll be playing all winter, and it makes Silent Hill look like a rom-com

By Ashley Bardhan published

Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Sam Prebble's gothic Doom 2 mod is now bigger, darker, and more haunting than ever

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