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Indie-Credible 2026

Recording
Aired
Mar 2, 2026
Games we track
58 of 106 shown

More than 100 hand-picked indie titles will be prominently featured throughout the event, offering an unprecedented volume and variety of independent games that showcase the very best of what solo creators and small teams can achieve.

Demand rose after the show

Not measured: none of the 58 games had a reading from before the show.

Line-up 58

  1. Ground Zero Hero August 20, 2026 · Linux, Mac, Switch 2 +3 38
  2. Theropods August 20, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC 38
  3. Alpha Nomos October 12, 2026 · PC, PS5, Xbox Series 33
  4. No Such Place TBA · PC 32
  5. Whirlight: No Time To Trip May 14, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS4 +3 31
  6. A Week in the Life of Asocial Giraffe TBA · PC 30
  7. Cutout Village 2026 · Mac, Switch, PC +2 29
  8. Grindworm Q4 2026 · PC 27
  9. Road to Jukai 2027 · PC 27
  10. Punch Lunch: Foodtruck Fighter 2026 · PC 25
  11. Dragon Dinner October 8, 2026 · PC 25
  12. Bulk September 3, 2026 · PC 24
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  1. Fallen Tear: The Ascension September 23, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS5 +1 23
  2. Memoirium August 13, 2026 · PC 23
  3. Awaysis TBA · PC, PS5, Xbox One +1 23
  4. Mad King Redemption 2027 · Mac, Switch, PC +2 22
  5. Akatori August 5, 2026 · Switch, PC, PS4 +4 22
  6. Bloomies December 3, 2026 · Linux, PC 21
  7. Seina: a Tale Of Spirits 2026 · Switch 2, PC, PS5 +1 21
  8. Little Problems September 9, 2025 · Mac, Switch, PC 20
  9. Sova 2026 · PC 20
  10. Sports Card Shop Simulator TBA · PC, PS5, Xbox One +1 20
  11. Swarm Me March 11, 2026 · PC, Xbox Series 19
  12. Cupiclaw March 5, 2026 · Switch, PC 19
  13. Forge the Fates 2026 · PC 18
  14. Absym TBA · PC 18
  15. No One Leaves the Field 2026 · PC 17
  16. Neidfyre 2026 · PC 17
  17. Toxoplasma 2026 · PC 16
  18. Bug Alliance TBA · Android, PC, iOS 15
  19. Humanize Robotics TBA · PC 15
  20. Selini TBA · PC 14
  21. A Planet Full of Cats April 9, 2026 · Linux, PC —
  22. Caromble! April 22, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC —
  23. Far From Dead April 10, 2026 · Mac, PC —
  24. Gravity's Edge May 6, 2026 · PC —
  25. GridBeat! March 26, 2026 · Switch, PC —
  26. Gunstoppable August 5, 2026 · PC, Xbox One —
  27. Infinicrypt April 2, 2026 · PC —
  28. Infinite Ruins July 27, 2026 · PC —
  29. Joey The Duck June 2, 2026 · PC —
  30. Lost Twins 2 August 14, 2025 · Mac, Switch, PC +4 —
  31. Map Map: A Game About Maps May 28, 2026 · PC —
  32. My Little Cafe Nightmare June 2, 2026 · PC —
  33. Nimillion: The Last Expedition April 13, 2026 · PC —
  34. Prime Monster May 4, 2026 · PC —
  35. Rogolf April 2, 2026 · Linux, Mac, Switch +1 —
  36. Shattered Chess June 5, 2026 · PC —
  37. Slots & Diapers June 3, 2026 · Android, Linux, Mac +2 —
  38. Smashometry March 10, 2026 · PC —
  39. Snacktorio June 4, 2026 · Linux, Mac, PC —
  40. Terminal Shift April 15, 2026 · PC, Xbox Series —
  41. The Bunker Notes May 1, 2026 · PC —
  42. The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest February 10, 2026 · Mac, Switch, PC —
  43. Under His Eyes July 23, 2026 · PC —
  44. Vortex 9 August 30, 2022 · Android, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 —
  45. Zombutcher June 11, 2026 · PC —
  46. Zoo Wars March 31, 2026 · PC —

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