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[March Climber]

All shows were over the weekend. This thread is sort of a means of curation (some games were cut) and organization (by genre).

Update June 10, 2025 Posts #8 and #17 have both been updated with the content of two more showcases.

Previous recap threads:

Media Indie Exchange (Day 0)

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/media-indie-exchange-showcase-now-live.1684800/.

DoTD/AAS (Day 1)

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/day-of-the-devs-and-access-ability-showcases-indie-showcases-recap-june-6th-2025.1684986/.

Action / Adventure games

The Shadow Syndicate (Stealth-Action Third Person Detective game)



Capy Castaway (3D Action/Adventure, Collectathon)



No Straight Roads 2 (3D Action Adventure with Rhythm elements)



Code Bunny (Sidescrolling Hack and Slash Platformer)



Changer Seven (Character-Action game)



Lost Vulcan (Sidescrolling Action Adventure)



Eagle Knight Paradox (Sidescrolling Action)



Requiem of Shadows (Top-down, Action Adventure)



Burning Sword: Death Sun (3D Hack and Slash)

Angeline Era (3D Action Adventure, Hack and Slash)

Castlebound (Sidescrolling Action Roguelike)

Castlebound on Steam

Lead a band of heroes in a walking castle to battle endless hordes of enemies in this unique action-packed roguelike!

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Teeko (Action with Tower Defense elements)

Teeko on Steam

Hop on the perfect mix of platforming and tower defense as Teeko, a cute sloth. Jump, smash, and plant trees to defeat the rampaging gigante masks of Costa Rica’s Día de las Mascaradas festival and their hordes of enemies.

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Core Breaker (Sidescrolling Action game)

Corebreaker on Steam

Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!

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Bogdan's Cross (Action Adventure)

Bogdan's Cross on Steam

Experience the journey of Bogdan, a shepherd turned legendary Templar knight, in Bogdan's Cross. Traverse stunning landscapes, battle fierce foes, and uncover the hidden tale that shapes the destiny of the Templar Order. Become the hero of your own legend in this action-packed adventure!

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Kernel Hearts (Co-op 3D Character Action RPG)

Kernel Hearts on Steam

Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes

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13Z: The Zodiac Trials (3D Action Adventure Roguelike)

13Z: The Zodiac Trials on Steam

Fight through shifting realms in this solo and co-op roguelike hack-and-slash inspired by Eastern mythology. Experiment with divine powers, overcome deadly trials, and rise again after each fall to become the 13th Zodiac Guardian.

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Grim Trials (Hack and Slash Roguelike)

Grim Trials on Steam

Prove your worth. Hack and blast your way through the Grim Trials. Explore the (after)life of the Academy – a training ground for aspiring Grim Reapers. Befriend fellow Reapers, learn from your mentors, and uncover the secrets of your life and love before your death.

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Adventure/Exploration games

Will: Follow The Light (Adventure, First Person)

Perfect Tides: Station to Station (Adventure, Point and Click)

Crescent County (Driving Exploration)

Provoron (Horror, Adventure, Puzzle game)

Luma Island (Adventure game with farming elements)

Winter Burrow (Survival Adventure)

Everdeep Aurora (Sidescrolling Adventure)

A Tiny Wander (Adventure, Exploration)

Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree (Sidescrolling Adventure, Exploration)

Azooma Escape (Stealth Adventure)



VR games

Unseen Diplomacy 2 (Action/Adventure, Puzzle Solving)

Unseen Diplomacy 2 on Steam

You're a Secret Agent during a dangerous time, Evil-doers are plotting to destroy the world. Complete missions, manage your agents & use Intel to narrow down the plot & save the Earth. Play a real-life VR obstacle course using every inch of your room - you will run, roll, sneak & hack to victory!

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The Great Ocean (VR Exploration)

The Great Ocean on Steam

Dive into the earth’s oceans. Explore in your high-tech submarine fascinating spots like the Galapagos or the Deep Sea. Use your tools to solve quests when you free jailed whales, or explore sunken WW2 battleships. Swim with majestic whales, sharks and sea turtles.

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Puzzle games

Ministry of Order (Story-based puzzle game)

Ascend: A Zodiac Puzzle Adventure (3D Puzzle Platformer)

Ambroise Niflette & the Gleaned Bell (Detective game)



Squeakross (Puzzle)



Omelet you Cook (Cooking, Puzzle)

One Move Away (3D Puzzle game)

Monstabox (Competitive Puzzle game)

Colorbound (Puzzle game)

Gunny Ascend (Puzzle Roguelike)

The Trolley Solution (Puzzle, Variety)

Card games

Kreaturekind (A Debate-Fighter Card Game)

KreatureKind on Steam

Magic will disappear forever, unless you save it! In this wholesome and approachable card game, you debate monsters, recruit friends, and start a world-changing movement. Balance your team and your decks carefully, and use your debate skills to convince fantastical opponents to join your side!

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Montabi (Roguelike Deckbuilder)

Montabi on Steam

A Creature-Collector Roguelike Deckbuilder where you build your deck by taming and assembling a team of Montabi. Engage in thrilling turn-based battles, strategically utilizing their unique abilities. Assemble a synergistic team and you just might save the city from evil!

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RPG / Strategy games

The great coffee caper (Detective RPG)

9 Kings (RPG, Roguelike Kingdom Builder)

Wander Stars (Turn based "Word" RPG)

Albatroz (3D Exploration RPG)



Remnants of the Rift (Active Turn Based RPG)

Avante! Atlantis (Turn Based Strategy)

Kriegsfront Tactics (Turn-based Strategy)

Bossfight Tactics (Turn-based Roguelike)

Hawthorn (Sandbox Co-op RPG)

Isometric / Action RPG (ARPG) games

Zhen: Shattered Legacy (Isometric Hack and Slash)

Kill The Music (Isometric Action Rhythm Roguelike)

Kill The Music on Steam

Kill The Music is a Rhythm Action Roguelite about defeating hordes of enemies with musical instruments.

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Sedap! A Culinary Adventure (Isometric Co-op Action Adventure with cooking)

SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure on Steam

SEDAP! is a co-op cooking-combat adventure that combines the chaos of a collaborative kitchen and the wonders of adventuring into an unexplored world. Embark on an exciting culinary journey, whip up delectable delicacies, and serve your way through a fantastical reimagination of Southeast Asia!

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Nightmare Circus (Isometric Action-Adventure)

Nightmare Circus on Steam

Nightmare Circus is an action-adventure game where the player takes on the role of a Puppeteer trapped in the Nightmare Realm. Set out on a journey to find his friends and escape the nightmare!

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Horror

Tormented Souls 2 (Survival Horror)



Chunky Jump (Horror Platformer)



Grizzly Man (Point and Click Horror Adventure game)



Void Martyrs (Isometric Horror game)

Whisper Mountain Outbreak (Isometric Survival Horror with Co-op)



White Knuckle (Horror Parkour/Climber Platformer)



Lurks Within Walls (Dungeon Crawling Horror RPG)

Downhill (Action Adventure Horror RPG)

Grave Seasons (Horror RPG with farming elements)

Shadow Sacrament (Sidescrolling Survival Horror)

The Fractured Shimmer (Survival Horror Mystery game)

The Fractured Shimmer on Steam

The Fractured Shimmer is a 2.5D pixel-art survival horror adventure where you follow Eddy, a journalist investigating a string of unsettling murder cases.

store.steampowered.com

 

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Platformer games

ILA: A Frosty Glide (3D Platformer, Adventure)

Re:Fresh (3D Platformer, Collectathon)



Gecko Gods (3D Puzzle Platformer)



Muri: Wildwoods (3D Puzzle Platformer)

Oscuro Blossom's Grow (Sidescrolling Puzzle Platformer)

Dono's Tale (Sidescrolling Platformer)

Leap Galaxy (Precision Action Platformer)

I Need Space (Sidescrolling Adventure Platformer)

Metroidvania

Greak: Memories of Azur (Metroidvania)

Teios Journey (Metroidvania)

 

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City Builder / RTS / Tower Defense

Islanders: New Shores (City Builder)



Town to City (City Builder)



Islets Defense (Strategy, Tower Defense)



Mind Keeper (Tower Defense Shmup)

Variety games

Mala Petaka (Boomer Shooter)



Nano Neighbors (Desktop Idler RPG, Multiplayer)



Milano's Odd Job Collection (Variety)



Summer Camp (narrative party game)



King of Meat (Party game with action)



Spilled! (Variety, Cleanup)

Danchi Days (Story based Variety Game)

Danchi Days on Steam

Help Hoshino revive a beloved summer festival! Explore a Japanese neighborhood, play puzzly minigames, and get to know quirky neighbors. Visit websites both friendly and dark, in a bittersweet adventure about young Hoshino, her friends, and her grandmother living with dementia.

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Quest Master (Action-Adventure Dungeon Maker designed like Mario Maker)

Quest Master on Steam

Quest Master is a dungeon maker inspired by the classics that first made us love dungeon crawling. Unleash your imagination, alone or in local co-op, to make dungeons full of puzzles, traps and monsters. Upload them for others to explore and challenge yourself with other players’ creations.

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Piss Off (3D Party Fighter)

Piss Off on Steam

Control creatures with gross abilities and compete in absurd frantic battles in this action platformer game. Piss, spit, shit and make your friends taste every fluid you can get on them before they do the same to you. Try not to lose your hair and skin to the corrosive fluids of the other creatures!

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Gigabash (3D Party Fighter)

GigaBash on Steam

GigaBash is the ultimate Kaiju Fighting Game for 1-4 players, where you battle as film-inspired Kaijus and giant Heroes in fully destructible cityscapes.

store.steampowered.com

Shooter games

Euclid's Inferno (Fast Paced top-down action shooter)

Euclid's Inferno on Steam

Euclid's Inferno is a fast-paced 2D shooter where math is your enemy. Play as the father of geometry, explore a hellish version of the works of ancient mathematicians, and defeat polygonal beasts as you upgrade your geometric arsenal.

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Overhours (Isometric Shooter with Tower Defense elements)

Overhours on Steam

Overhours is a single-player action tower defense game set in a fictional agency facing an invasion of soul-eating monsters. Work the night owl shift and face the hordes with a variety of traps and special abilities!

store.steampowered.com

 

[March Climber]

Edit June 10th, 2025:

Update as there were two new shows: one show that was pushed back to monday, and also IGN secretly streamed another indie show the other day.

Check Post #17 for the second half.

Extras #1

Parasensor (Survival Horror Puzzle game)



Finely Diced (Roguelite Puzzle game)



Toroa Skycall (Flight Adventure)



Isopod (3D Collectathon Platformer)



Foodomina (Turn-Based Shmup RPG)



Doggy Don't Care (3D Collectathon Platformer)



Microvania (Metroidvania)



Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic (Turn Based RPG)



Mars First Logistics (Co-op base builder)

Junklands (Action-Adventure 3D Platformer)

Nullstar: Solus (Action-Adventure Platformer)

Nullstar: Solus on Steam

Be. Faster. You are a corporate scavenger drone, sent to rip through the decaying corpse of a dying world to salvage its nullstar. Master flight, thrusters, and face ancient guardians and hazards in 80 precision platformer levels set in the ruins of a civilization where all is not as it might seem.

store.steampowered.com

Key Fairy (Action-Adventure Bullet Hell)

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (2.5D Sidescrolling Horror)

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days on Steam

Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.

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Power Sink (Puzzle Platformer)

Power Sink on Steam

Descend into the ruins of a submerged power plant, where flickering lights and corroded machinery guard long-buried secrets. Restore power, uncover the past, and navigate the depths—but beware what lurks below.

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Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (3D Puzzle game)

Schrodinger's Cat Burglar on Steam

Portal with cats - a puzzle heist adventure with a quantum flavour! Mittens the cat stumbles into a quantum experiment and gains incredible new powers - the ability to be in two places at once. Explore, solve logic puzzles and evade capture by pest control robots to ultimately save the day!

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Sping (Puzzle game)

SPiNG on Steam

Experience the zen and skilful world of SPiNG. With only one button, swing through hundreds of hand-crafted levels in a joyful game of flow.

store.steampowered.com

Cyber Paradise (2D Sidescrolling Action-Adventure)

Cyber Paradise on Steam

⚔️ACTION.🐶 DOGS. ☕CAFE. Revive Mini-the-dog digitally in an atmospheric, neon-drenched cyberpunk world of roguelite action and cafe stories. (🙏pls don't change my tags tysm!)

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Snowcone (Puzzle game)

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

You're a machine, thanks so much for all the work. Going to have a look through this later, I'm sure to find plenty of interest.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

That's all of it. Hope you find a game or two that catches your interest.

Thanks, man! Great thread!

 

[bender]

Thanks for all the effort!

Milano's Odd Job Collection (Variety)

 

[Arsic]

Tremendous thread.

If I wasn't poor IRL id give you gold.

 

[Labadal]

Of all that, Kriegsfront Tactics is the only one that I am interested in.

 

[NeverYouMind]

No Straight Roads 2 (3D Action Adventure with Rhythm elements)

I completely missed this one and it seems right up my alley. Thanks a lot.

 

[dispensergoinup]

Holy shit what a magnificent thread. Well done OP!

Town to City caught my eye.

 

[Bartski]

s tier high effort recap, thank you kindly

 

[March Climber]

Update as there were two more shows: one show that was pushed back to monday, and also IGN secretly streamed another indie show the other day.

Post #8 was edited to have the first batch of Extras.

Extras #2

El Paso Elsewhere (Third Person Shooter with Bullet Time)



Breeze in the Clouds (2D Beat Em Up Platformer)



Shadows of Chroma Tower (3D First Person Dungeon Crawling RPG)



The Rabbit Haul (Plants Vs Zombies-esque with ARPG elements)



Go North (3D Exploration Adventure)



She Dreams Elsewhere (Turn based RPG)



Tiny Witch (Arcade Cooking game)



Ayasa: Shadows of Silence (Horror Puzzle Sidescroller with stealth elements)

Toss Down (Chaotic Fast Courier game with parkour and ARPG elements)

Yasuke: A Lost Descendant (3D Character Action game)

Advent Neon (Fast Action Platformer)

Advent NEON® on Steam

Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!

store.steampowered.com

Spirit Swap (Match 3 Puzzle game with Visual Novel elements)

Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To on Steam

Cast spells, be queer, and crash the biggest concert of the year! Spirit Swap is an action-puzzle meets narrative game set in a lush world of witchy demons.

store.steampowered.com

5 Force Fighters (2D Fighting game)

5 Force Fighters on Steam

5 Force Fighters is a 2D fighting game with a cast of unstoppable characters, and a combat system that boasts universal offensive and defensive options. Unravel the story of 5 teens blessed with elemental powers, but cursed with scarred pasts that have led them to a common, but destructive, goal.

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Nowhere Patrol (Action Sidescroller with Bullet Hell elements)

Nowhere Patrol on Steam

Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action.

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Super Space Club (SHMUP with lo-fi music)

Super Space Club on Steam

Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.

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Treachery in Beatdown City (Turn-based RPG)

Treachery in Beatdown City on Steam

Explore an ANGRY city, meet the WORST people, and beat 'em up with STYLE! Pick your fighter, FREEZE TIME, build custom combos, and knock out your enemies, all to save the president.

store.steampowered.com

Protodroid Delta (3D Action-Adventure Platformer)

Jinn Hunter (3D Character Action game)

Jinn Hunter on Steam

In Jinn Hunter, you play a pair of superhuman hunters on a journey to unravel the secrets of the mysterious City of Brass. Seamlessly switch between characters and master their movesets in pulse-pounding battles to cut your way through enemies both human and monstrous.

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Kindfolx (Fast paced deckbuilder RPG)

KindFolx on Steam

KindFolx is a fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike where real-time action meets tactical card combat. Play as one of three monsterfolk heroes and battle through randomized encounters, evolving your deck and strategy to take down a ruthless tyrant.

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Skator Gator (Sidescrolling Platformer)

Skator Gator on Steam

SKATOR GATOR puts you in the scales of Greenjamin Gator as you skate across a wide network of oil pipelines leading to the big city, dodging robots and avoiding the polluted swamp waters below.

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Skator Gator 3D (3D Platformer)

Skator Gator 3D on Steam

Stop the mayor from polluting the swamp in this short, 3D adventure! Explore new open locales with skateboard in hand or while grinding on pipelines — Greenjamin's skating into the third dimension in SKATOR GATOR 3D!

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Chromahertz (Bullet Hell Boss Rush game)

Chromahertz on Steam

Chromahertz is a colorful and dangerous bullet hell boss rush game. It's all about weaving and warping through patterns to evade and reflect bullets. Be careful where you stop!

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Hiboka (Survival Horror)

Hiboka on Steam

Hiboka, a single player survival horror video game based on folklore from Madagascar and set around the middle of the 20th century.

store.steampowered.com

Rogue Eclipse (Roguelike 3D Flight Shooter)

Rogue Eclipse on Steam

Spaceflight action for the new age! Push your piloting skills to the ultimate test, blast and burn your way through swarms of starfighters, merciless armadas and colossal behemoths in an epic roguelike campaign that spans the cosmos. Easy to learn, tricky to master, and impossible to put down.

store.steampowered.com

Celestial Tear: Lost World (Tactical action RPG)

Celestial Tear: Lost World on Steam

Explore an eerie planet marooned in a dark dimension known as the void. Command a dysfunctional trio of soldiers in fast-paced tactical combat with otherworldly creatures. Scavenge for supplies and build a camp to survive the harsh environment on this Lost World!

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Southfield (Physics-based farming sim with wind mechanics)

Southfield on Steam

Weird farming meets silly physics in Southfield! Combine chaotic crops with unpredictable effects, build your dream farmstead, and experiment with playful machinery. Wobble your way around an ever-changing island and unearth its secrets.

store.steampowered.com

Arcus Chroma: Classic (2D Fighting game)

Arcus Chroma: Classic on Steam

Say goodbye to jumping and hello to intense, lightning-fast grounded battles! Arcus Chroma is an offline juggle combo fighting game where dodging and countering are the keys to victory. With a truly unique cast to choose from, let your mind run wild as you master the game's creative combo system.

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Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi (3D Action Adventure game)

Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi on Steam

Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi is a fantasy adventure game where a sword–wielding Guardian and an arcane Monk must learn to work together to defeat the Void corrupting their home. Explore ruined temples, solve environmental puzzles, rescue spirits, and defeat giant Void monsters!

store.steampowered.com

Ok, now this is really it lol.

 

[Hypereides]

March doing some heavy lifting there to spread the awareness about lesser known indies titles. Lots of interesting stuff from smaller devs being shown this year that caught my attention.

 

[March Climber]

March doing some heavy lifting there to spread the awareness about lesser known indies titles. Lots of interesting stuff from smaller devs being shown this year that caught my attention.

As long as I get replies like these...

I completely missed this one and it seems right up my alley. Thanks a lot.

Town to City caught my eye.

Of all that, Kriegsfront Tactics

Going to have a look through this later, I'm sure to find plenty of interest.

...It's all worth it. If I post 100 games and someone checks out at least 1, that's a win for both parties.

I appreciate the posts guys.

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

Just bulked up my wishlist with these:

Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic
Winter Burrow
Kriegsfront Tactics
Void Martyrs

Thanks again.