Indie Game Arcade

We're wrapping up the discussion on our favorite indie games of the year on episode 101 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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Timestamps:

00:43 Intro

03:25 Our Top Games of July 2025

14:00 Our Top Games of August 2025

25:39 Our Top Games of September 2025

37:42 Our Top Games of October 2025

49:12 Our Top Games of November 2025

1:02:14 Our Top Games of December2025

1:15:28 Joseph's 2025 Game of the Year

1:20:19 Chris' 2025 Game of the Year

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about our favorite indie games of the year on episode 100 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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Timestamps:

00:42 Intro

03:43 Our Top Games of January 2025

10:36 Our Top Games of February 2025

18:35 Our Top Games of March 2025

25:14 Our Top Games of April 2025

38:00 Our Top Games of May 2025

44:36 Our Top Games of June 2025

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about Dunjungle, UNBEATABLE, Death Howl, Skate Story and more indie games on episode 99 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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TImestamps:

00:45 Intro/Game Awards Discussion

07:25 Dunjungle Review

19:37 UNBEATABLE Review

31:07 Death Howl Review

35:00 Kingdom of Night Review

38:58 Bearly Brave

44:08 Skate Story Review

51:47 Dead Format Review

55:12 Dogpile Review

58:49 Sektori Review

01:01:03 Baseless Review

01:03:23 Insider Trading Demo Review

01:05:05 Acceptable Losses Demo Review

01:07:04 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

01:08:23 Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven

01:10:08 Deadzone Rogue: Apophis Update (Zone 4)

01:11:14 Mamon King

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about Noobs Are Coming, Superstar Strategy, Holder of Place, and more indie games on episode 98 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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TImestamps:

0:44 Intro

02:29 Noobs Are Coming

16:43 Superstar Strategy

25:40 Steelbreakers

27:35 My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All)

31:47 Holder of Place

40:53 Insider Trading

41:59 Acceptable Losses

44:39 Anode Heart: Layer Null

45:46 Frost Bound

47:57 Without A Dawn

48:39 Assemble With Care

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about Constance, Cross Blitz, Demonschool, Marvel Cosmic Invasion and more indie games on episode 97 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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TImestamps:

0:44 Intro

02:47 Constance Review

16:35 Possesor(s) Criticism

19:32 Cross Blitz Review

38:52 Demonschool Review

47:31 Marvel Cosmic Invasion Review

55:42 Death Howl

56:39 UNBEATABLE

57:06 Keep the Heroes Out

57:41 Toy Smash Kaboom!

59:30 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about Morsels, Goodnight Universe, Forestrike, News Tower, and more indie games on episode 96 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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TImestamps:

0:41 Intro

02:28 Morsels Review

14:45 Goodnight Universe Review

29:30 Terrifier: The ARTcade Game Review

33:20 News Tower Review

41:18 and Roger Review

46:40 Forestrike Review

56:05 The Berlin Apartment Review

01:03:22 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike

01:05:10 Vampire Crawlers

01:07:41 Kingdoms of Dump

01:08:26 Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about all the indie games, developers, and publishers we're thankful for on episode 95 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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Timestamps:

0:40 Intro

05:49 Rusty Lake

11:14 Supergiant Games

15:27 Annapurna Interactive

17:59 Devolver Digital

23:04 Physical Media Mystery Simulator

29:39 Challenging Bullet Hell Hack n Slash

35:35 Cute Subversive Horror Games

41:06 Dice Manipulation Roguelites

45:20 Pathway

47:32 Cobalt Core

50:55 Scanner Sombre

54:57 Knock on the Coffin Lid

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about Possessor(s), Rue Valley, Shard Squad, Greedland and more indie games on episode 94 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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TImestamps:

0:47 Intro

02:40 Possessor(s)

17:33 Rue Valley

37:09 Gigasword

39:29 As I Began to Dream

43:57 Yes, My Queen

47:57 Verho - Curse of Faces

50:12 Bittersweet Birthday

51:48 Shard Squad

56:27 Greedland

57:28 Let Them Come: Onslaught

01:00:40 Goodnight Universe

01:01:46 Terrifier: The ARTcade Game

01:02:26 Eclipse Breaker

01:03:19 Disco Samurai

01:04:20 Dino Path Trail

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about Dicey Bugs, Devil Jam, Dog Witch and more indie games on episode 93 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast.

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TImestamps:

0:44 Intro

02:40 Dicey Bugs Review

17:19 Devil Jam Review

36:13 Rift of the Necrodancer Review

41:51 Service With A Shotgun Review

50:18 Strange Seed Review

54:19 Dog Witch Review

57:04 Dead Static Drive Flop Discussion

01:03:41 Windswept Preview

01:05:15 Dicealot Discussion

01:06:14 Brew Review

01:08:39 Static Dread: The Submarine Preview

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.

We're talking about The Séance of Blake Manor and more indie games on episode 92 of the Indie Game Arcade podcast. Set in 1897 Ireland, The Séance of Blake Manor is a gothic, point-and-click supernatural detective mystery where private investigator Declan Ward investigates the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote manor-hotel, balancing time-limited exploration, dialogue-driven deduction, and folk-horror steeped in Irish mythology and a looming séance.

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TImestamps:

0:45 Intro

03:19 The Séance of Blake Manor Review

23:10 1998: The Toll Keeper Story Review

28:07 Silly Polly Beast Review

35:36 Nightmare King Review

39:46 Decktamer Review

46:17 The Secret of Weepstone

47:27 Dating and Dragons - A Love Quest

49:10 Devil Jam

51:47 Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road

53:35 Moonlighter 2

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For more gaming content visit youtube.com/NerdSloth

Indie Game Arcade is your go-to podcast for discovering the best indie games—new releases, hidden gems, and must-play classics. Hosted by Chris and Joseph of Nerd Sloth Creative, each episode delivers expert discussions, in-depth reviews, and curated recommendations to help you find your next favorite indie game. Whether you love pixel art roguelikes, choices matter narratives, or innovative gameplay mechanics, we’ve got you covered. Stay up to date with the latest indie games, industry trends, and insightful breakdowns—twice a week. Tune in and level up your indie game knowledge with one of the best indie game podcasts around!

Are you an indie game developer and want to have you game mentioned on the show? Send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Indie Game Arcade.

To support the show, consider a monthly donation at patreon.com/NerdSloth where you'll find hundreds of hours of bonus content including bonus podcasts and updates on the games being created by the hosts.

Indie Game Arcade is recorded and produced by Nerd Sloth Creative. For more information, please visit https://linktr.ee/nerdsloth.