Ball x Pit on mobile, Piece by Piece x2 and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of intriguing games arrived this week, ...
Gematsu

Anime-inspired side-scrolling roguelike action platformer SlashZero announced for PS5, PC

Publisher Skystone Games and developer Streetlamp Studio have announced SlashZero, an anime-inspired side-scrolling roguelike action platformer coming to PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic ...

The IGF 2026 Winners Are An Exceptional Selection Of Indie Games You’re Going To Want To Play

I was a first-round judge in this year’s IGFs, meaning I had access to the hundreds of games submitted, and spent many, many ...
Pure Xbox

'Every Xbox Game Gets To Use This' - Microsoft Announces Free Cross-Platform Tools For Developers

Yesterday, amidst all the headline-grabbing Project Helix news at GDC 2026, it was also announced that PlayFab Foundation Mode is being rolled out for free to all Xbox developers and publishers, and ...