Hype Climb

IndieMania 3

July 17, 2026

Last year, we digitized ourselves, breached the establishment’s firewall, and liberated the hidden gems the world needed to see. We thought that was the end of the mission—but we were wrong. This year, the stakes are higher, the cache is deeper, and the clock is ticking. Mike and Paul have embarked on a brand-new, high-stakes extraction mission to locate the most elusive, groundbreaking, and downright incredible indie games currently lost to the shadows of the industry. The question isn't just what games we’ll find—it’s can we reach them in time?

45 games we track appeared here 84 shown overall, per IGDB