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A look at some exciting games that are still to release in 2026, including a new game from Moonlight Kids (The Wild At Heart devs!), a wild pixel art horror game with live action cut scenes made by an Argentinian film crew, and some bonus takes on Control 2, Kena 2, the impossible hype of GTA, etc.
Top 15 Indie Games Coming Out This Year
YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild
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September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A look at some exciting games that are still to release in 2026, including a new game from Moonlight Kids (The Wild At Heart devs!), a wild pixel art horror game with live action cut scenes made by an Argentinian film crew, and some bonus takes on Control 2, Kena 2, the impossible hype of GTA, etc.
The time it took the perception of Sony to go from undisputed winners of the console wars to a husk of a company starting its inevitable decline can be measured in one fumbled Kojima project and a Metacritic 78.
September 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The time it took the perception of Sony to go from undisputed winners of the console wars to a husk of a company starting its inevitable decline can be measured in one fumbled Kojima project and a Metacritic 78.
Did y'all hear the rumour that some companies are making AI trailers & websites for games that don't exist, and launching them on high profile showcases to see if anyone is interested before commiting to development? Idk if this is like a known thing, but I was taken aback. Next level vapourware.
September 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Did y'all hear the rumour that some companies are making AI trailers & websites for games that don't exist, and launching them on high profile showcases to see if anyone is interested before commiting to development? Idk if this is like a known thing, but I was taken aback. Next level vapourware.
It's funny that "condemned" is the word that used for a dangerous building, huh. Like a surveyor has to stand outside of it giving a speech to the media about its disgracingful slumping roof and shamefully decrepit load-bearing columns.
September 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
It's funny that "condemned" is the word that used for a dangerous building, huh. Like a surveyor has to stand outside of it giving a speech to the media about its disgracingful slumping roof and shamefully decrepit load-bearing columns.
This month's Metacritic scores:
85: Onimusha 🏆
83: The Blood of Dawnwalker
82: Mortal Shell II
82: Orbitals
80: Moonlighter 2
78: Wolverine
78: Plague Tale Resonance
Still to come:
?? Well Dweller
?? Fire Emblem
?? CONTROL: Resonant
?? Nivalis Nights
?? Nocturne
?? TOEM 2
youtu.be/vqNdRJpjgeM
85: Onimusha 🏆
83: The Blood of Dawnwalker
82: Mortal Shell II
82: Orbitals
80: Moonlighter 2
78: Wolverine
78: Plague Tale Resonance
Still to come:
?? Well Dweller
?? Fire Emblem
?? CONTROL: Resonant
?? Nivalis Nights
?? Nocturne
?? TOEM 2
youtu.be/vqNdRJpjgeM
The Indie Game Guide To September 2026
YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild
youtu.be
September 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This month's Metacritic scores:
85: Onimusha 🏆
83: The Blood of Dawnwalker
82: Mortal Shell II
82: Orbitals
80: Moonlighter 2
78: Wolverine
78: Plague Tale Resonance
Still to come:
?? Well Dweller
?? Fire Emblem
?? CONTROL: Resonant
?? Nivalis Nights
?? Nocturne
?? TOEM 2
youtu.be/vqNdRJpjgeM
85: Onimusha 🏆
83: The Blood of Dawnwalker
82: Mortal Shell II
82: Orbitals
80: Moonlighter 2
78: Wolverine
78: Plague Tale Resonance
Still to come:
?? Well Dweller
?? Fire Emblem
?? CONTROL: Resonant
?? Nivalis Nights
?? Nocturne
?? TOEM 2
youtu.be/vqNdRJpjgeM
Played a few hours of Onimusha. The action is tight, it looks great, and the characters have a fun pulp cinema vibe.
Game stories often have the X-Man movie problem of being entirely unserious while grasping for gravitas that... isn't there. Onimusha knows it's silly. Extra points for that.
Game stories often have the X-Man movie problem of being entirely unserious while grasping for gravitas that... isn't there. Onimusha knows it's silly. Extra points for that.
September 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Played a few hours of Onimusha. The action is tight, it looks great, and the characters have a fun pulp cinema vibe.
Game stories often have the X-Man movie problem of being entirely unserious while grasping for gravitas that... isn't there. Onimusha knows it's silly. Extra points for that.
Game stories often have the X-Man movie problem of being entirely unserious while grasping for gravitas that... isn't there. Onimusha knows it's silly. Extra points for that.
Me, to a taxi driver: "What sort of stuff do you listen to?"
He: "Old stuff."
Me: "What, like, the Beatles?"
He: "Nah, you know, like Nirvana."
Later, reading a shoegaze artist's biography:
"I grew up listening to a lot of dream pop when I was a kid, like Beach House..."
I am become dust
He: "Old stuff."
Me: "What, like, the Beatles?"
He: "Nah, you know, like Nirvana."
Later, reading a shoegaze artist's biography:
"I grew up listening to a lot of dream pop when I was a kid, like Beach House..."
I am become dust
September 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Me, to a taxi driver: "What sort of stuff do you listen to?"
He: "Old stuff."
Me: "What, like, the Beatles?"
He: "Nah, you know, like Nirvana."
Later, reading a shoegaze artist's biography:
"I grew up listening to a lot of dream pop when I was a kid, like Beach House..."
I am become dust
He: "Old stuff."
Me: "What, like, the Beatles?"
He: "Nah, you know, like Nirvana."
Later, reading a shoegaze artist's biography:
"I grew up listening to a lot of dream pop when I was a kid, like Beach House..."
I am become dust
Seeing people picking holes in truly minor aspects of the Ocarina remake reminds me that gamers are uniquely incapable of just being happy with something
September 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Seeing people picking holes in truly minor aspects of the Ocarina remake reminds me that gamers are uniquely incapable of just being happy with something
Saw a great triple-bill of Gwenno, Angine de Poitrine, and Stereolab at the Manchester Psych Fest today. Angine were incredible—a paradoxical feeling of being both improv-scribbly and astonishingly tight.
September 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Saw a great triple-bill of Gwenno, Angine de Poitrine, and Stereolab at the Manchester Psych Fest today. Angine were incredible—a paradoxical feeling of being both improv-scribbly and astonishingly tight.
Hotel room best types of coffee, ranked:
1. Fresh coffee & cafetière
2. Nespresso machine
3. No coffee
4. Coffee bags
5. Instant coffee
1. Fresh coffee & cafetière
2. Nespresso machine
3. No coffee
4. Coffee bags
5. Instant coffee
September 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Hotel room best types of coffee, ranked:
1. Fresh coffee & cafetière
2. Nespresso machine
3. No coffee
4. Coffee bags
5. Instant coffee
1. Fresh coffee & cafetière
2. Nespresso machine
3. No coffee
4. Coffee bags
5. Instant coffee
All Patrons get podcasts early!
In this episode:
✨ Plague Tale Resonance makes tomb raiding feel dull
✨ Cursed Words has unexpected staying power
✨ Signet City's literary influences
✨ Top five Sept indie picks
In this episode:
✨ Plague Tale Resonance makes tomb raiding feel dull
✨ Cursed Words has unexpected staying power
✨ Signet City's literary influences
✨ Top five Sept indie picks
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September 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
All Patrons get podcasts early!
In this episode:
✨ Plague Tale Resonance makes tomb raiding feel dull
✨ Cursed Words has unexpected staying power
✨ Signet City's literary influences
✨ Top five Sept indie picks
In this episode:
✨ Plague Tale Resonance makes tomb raiding feel dull
✨ Cursed Words has unexpected staying power
✨ Signet City's literary influences
✨ Top five Sept indie picks
The director of Ori and No Rest For The Wicked is awful. He compared cancel culture—that is, social & professional consequences for abusers when the law fails—to the holocaust.
His new anti-critic review platform will formalise racist, sexist review bombing as a feature, not a bug.
Fuck this guy.
His new anti-critic review platform will formalise racist, sexist review bombing as a feature, not a bug.
Fuck this guy.
No Rest For The Wicked Director Calls Game Critics 'Untrustworthy'
Pay attention, because his new site is 'the one source of truth for gamers'
kotaku.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:38 AM
The director of Ori and No Rest For The Wicked is awful. He compared cancel culture—that is, social & professional consequences for abusers when the law fails—to the holocaust.
His new anti-critic review platform will formalise racist, sexist review bombing as a feature, not a bug.
Fuck this guy.
His new anti-critic review platform will formalise racist, sexist review bombing as a feature, not a bug.
Fuck this guy.
A new @themimicsveil.bsky.social episode right before a flight, just the ticket.
Btw, Spotify is evil so don't give them money, cancel your sub, use @pocketcasts.com, it's just as good and free. Apple or Tidal for music.
pca.st/episode/c173...
Btw, Spotify is evil so don't give them money, cancel your sub, use @pocketcasts.com, it's just as good and free. Apple or Tidal for music.
pca.st/episode/c173...
Misery Loves Zero Company (feat. STAR WARS Zero Company, Blood Dungeon & Little Problems)
A short time ago in a fictional pub far, far away… three scoundrels gather round to discuss STAR WARS Zero Company; Little Problems; Blood Dungeon; Dogpile; Splatoon Raiders and Big Walk. And if you…
pca.st
September 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
A new @themimicsveil.bsky.social episode right before a flight, just the ticket.
Btw, Spotify is evil so don't give them money, cancel your sub, use @pocketcasts.com, it's just as good and free. Apple or Tidal for music.
pca.st/episode/c173...
Btw, Spotify is evil so don't give them money, cancel your sub, use @pocketcasts.com, it's just as good and free. Apple or Tidal for music.
pca.st/episode/c173...
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September promises to be the busiest time of the year with a swarm of new releases trying to grab our attention.
Thankfully, John from @gaminginthewild.com is back to help guide you through this overloaded period with his top picks in this months Indie Game Guide!
Thankfully, John from @gaminginthewild.com is back to help guide you through this overloaded period with his top picks in this months Indie Game Guide!
Indie Game Guide to September '26 | So Many Games
John's back to attempt to help and guide you through what can easily be classed as the busiest month of the year for releases.
somanygames.co.uk
September 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
September promises to be the busiest time of the year with a swarm of new releases trying to grab our attention.
Thankfully, John from @gaminginthewild.com is back to help guide you through this overloaded period with his top picks in this months Indie Game Guide!
Thankfully, John from @gaminginthewild.com is back to help guide you through this overloaded period with his top picks in this months Indie Game Guide!
This is the month where everyone dived forcefully out of GTA's way, straight past the slightly bare October release schedule and into a big pile of September. youtu.be/vqNdRJpjgeM
The Indie Game Guide To September 2026
YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild
youtu.be
September 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This is the month where everyone dived forcefully out of GTA's way, straight past the slightly bare October release schedule and into a big pile of September. youtu.be/vqNdRJpjgeM
Gonna need a whole shelf soon just for @jumpovertheage.com reccos.
September 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Gonna need a whole shelf soon just for @jumpovertheage.com reccos.
People *must* know that buying things doesn't mean owning them, says Sony.
Surely this model is gonna get burned down by the EU, if nobody else.
Surely this model is gonna get burned down by the EU, if nobody else.
Sony says "reasonable consumers" know they don’t own the digital PlayStation games they buy.
It argues that it's "not plausible" to suggest that when they buy a digital game they actually believe they're "obtaining ownership" of it.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...
It argues that it's "not plausible" to suggest that when they buy a digital game they actually believe they're "obtaining ownership" of it.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...
Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy | VGC
It’s “not plausible” to suggest people believe they’re “obtaining ownership”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
People *must* know that buying things doesn't mean owning them, says Sony.
Surely this model is gonna get burned down by the EU, if nobody else.
Surely this model is gonna get burned down by the EU, if nobody else.
I don't want to speak too soon, but I have so far fended off the urge to buy this awesome Cyberpunk 77 retro Commodore computer. Send strength thx
commodore.net/commodore-ja...
commodore.net/commodore-ja...
Commodore Jacks Into Night City With the Commodore 77, an All-New Cyberpunk 2077 Collaboration - Commodore
Company’s first-ever franchise hardware partnership pairs a Night City-inspired design with an exclusive new demo from Arise x LukHash Before the Relic, before the Blackwall, before Arasaka owned your...
commodore.net
August 31, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I don't want to speak too soon, but I have so far fended off the urge to buy this awesome Cyberpunk 77 retro Commodore computer. Send strength thx
commodore.net/commodore-ja...
commodore.net/commodore-ja...
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What's your game of the year, so far?
August 30, 2026 at 9:55 PM
What's your game of the year, so far?
What's your game of the year, so far?
August 30, 2026 at 9:55 PM
What's your game of the year, so far?
YouTube changed what a "view" is. People used to have to watch for a while to count as a view; now, views are counted even if they leave on 0:01. So "views" are up, but mean less—they're more like "clicks". It's nonsense, and must mean they want to monetise against view counts in some new way.
August 29, 2026 at 8:26 PM
YouTube changed what a "view" is. People used to have to watch for a while to count as a view; now, views are counted even if they leave on 0:01. So "views" are up, but mean less—they're more like "clicks". It's nonsense, and must mean they want to monetise against view counts in some new way.
There were an overwhelming *400* games on the show floor at #Gamescom2026. But here's a filtered list of 30 interesting indie contenders to keep an eye on.
Best New Indie Games From Gamescom 2026
YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild
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August 28, 2026 at 10:20 PM
There were an overwhelming *400* games on the show floor at #Gamescom2026. But here's a filtered list of 30 interesting indie contenders to keep an eye on.
You get a note from Dolly Parton when you donate to her Imagination Library project, which gets books to kids who can't afford them. donate.imaginationlibrary.com
It's cute and heartfelt and signed:
It's cute and heartfelt and signed:
August 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
You get a note from Dolly Parton when you donate to her Imagination Library project, which gets books to kids who can't afford them. donate.imaginationlibrary.com
It's cute and heartfelt and signed:
It's cute and heartfelt and signed:
There is kind of no way GTAVI could live up to its hype level. It's like people are expecting a UFO to fly out of their screen and grant them eternal life, rather than running around picking up side quests, getting new outfits, and looking in your inventory now and then like every other game.
August 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
There is kind of no way GTAVI could live up to its hype level. It's like people are expecting a UFO to fly out of their screen and grant them eternal life, rather than running around picking up side quests, getting new outfits, and looking in your inventory now and then like every other game.
Patreon is on the fast track to being fully algorithmically enshittified. I support one long-running Arsenal podcast, and now when I open the app it's like YOU LIKE FOOTBALL HUH WANNA SUPPORT AN EVERTON YOUTUBER? Fucking... no. Stop tryna make me "discover" stuff, my god.
August 27, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Patreon is on the fast track to being fully algorithmically enshittified. I support one long-running Arsenal podcast, and now when I open the app it's like YOU LIKE FOOTBALL HUH WANNA SUPPORT AN EVERTON YOUTUBER? Fucking... no. Stop tryna make me "discover" stuff, my god.