Indie Game Release Round-Up: July 2026

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Summer is effectively and really right here, which suggests it’s the proper time to cover indoors from the large ball of fireside within the sky and settle in with some glorious video games.

Luckily, there are many new indie video games arriving this month, they usually all look spectacular in their very own manner. So sit again, seize an ice pack from the freezer, and let’s get into this month’s indie highlights.

Cat Squeeze is a delightfully unusual puzzle sport the place you information slightly cat by means of a sequence of pipes, squeezing by means of mazes and bursting out the opposite aspect looking for meals. It’s an unhinged idea, certain, however there’s one thing oddly cosy about controlling an exploding cat on a snack-fuelled journey. There’s additionally a demo out there now if you wish to attempt it earlier than launch.

Moonlight Peaks places a supernatural spin on the cosy life sim formulation. Instead of taking part in as a metropolis dweller transferring to the countryside, you’re a vampire settling right into a magical realm the place you’ll be able to develop crops, make associates, brew potions, and learn to forged spells. It appears to be like extremely charming, and we’re greater than able to dwell our greatest undead life.

Ascend to ZERO is a time-bending roguelike the place mastering time itself is the important thing to survival. The pitch sounds easy, however pulling it off effectively appears to be like splendidly difficult. Alongside the flexibility to cease time throughout play, there are many gadgets and weapons to experiment with, supplying you with room to form your construct as every run unfolds.

D-topia is one other puzzle sport to keep watch over this month, this time set in a world curated by synthetic intelligence. The AI’s aim is to make everybody as completely satisfied as doable, which sounds beautiful in principle, however how effectively that truly works appears to rely in your capacity to unravel the puzzles in entrance of you. Expect a slower tempo, relaxed vibes, and a quietly intriguing premise.

Raccoons to Riches is a roguelike deckbuilder a couple of raccoon who actually, actually desires to make cash. Frankly, relatable. The premise alone is more likely to seize consideration, however it additionally appears to be like like a variety of enjoyable, and there’s a demo out there in the meanwhile if you wish to test it out early. This may very well be a splendidly scrappy little money-making journey.

Gurei – twenty third July

Gurei is a putting boss rush sport the place every victory enables you to steal your enemy’s powers and push on to even better challenges. Its use of color is straight away eye-catching, with every boss constructed round its personal distinct palette and visible id. It appears to be like gorgeous, although most likely not the sort of sport the place you’ll have a lot time to take a seat again and admire the view, so be ready for a severe problem.

Kusan: City of Wolves is a top-down, hyper-aggressive shooter the place you struggle by means of harmful enemies to avoid wasting Haru, a lady who’s a weapon in her personal proper. Expect loads of trial and error as you react to incoming assaults, use the setting, and alter on the fly. It has a contact of Hotline Miami about it, and if it will get wherever near that stage of depth, it may very well be one thing particular.

Corsair Cove is a pirate metropolis builder the place you begin with a shipwrecked crew and slowly flip a abandoned island right into a sprawling haven for buccaneers. You’ll construct throughout cliffs and hilltops, handle manufacturing chains, preserve your rowdy crew completely satisfied, and ship ships out to discover, raid, and struggle again in opposition to the Crown. It seems like a splendidly busy mixture of colony sim, technique, and high-seas nonsense.

Jason Coles

Jason likes to give attention to roguelikes and co-op video games; in a dream world he’d make a dwelling writing about Dark Souls. As effectively as being a author he additionally does private coaching and accounting and might often be seen on different individuals’s streams. Being an enormous fan of fluffy issues means he has two cats, each of whom refuse to let him sleep, however a minimum of they’re cute.