Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demo and new release discussions.
Welcome special guest Jacob McCourt to No Small Games! We were delighted to have Jacob join us for our March Indie Game Roundup episode. First, we dug into indie game news from the past month, and discussed winter showcase season. These showcases came in with a bang and none of us were prepared for the deluge of exciting game announcements. Then, we moved on to our main event: Steam Next Fest demos! We each shared our 5 favorite demos from February’s Steam Next Fest. Get your wishlists out, people, you’re gonna want to keep your eye on these 15 upcoming indies!
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Episode Timecodes
- Icebreaker Question ✦ 00:03:27
- Indie Game News ✦ 00:09:27
- Top 15 Steam Next Fest Demos ✦ 00:23:06
- Plugs! ✦ 01:29:34
Meet our Guest
Jacob (he/him)
@jacob.bsky.social
Jacob McCourt co-hosts both Crossplay Conversations and Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast. Both shows cover a wide variety of games, but primarily indie games. He also writes and publishes game reviews at The Gaming Brief. You’ll also find him hosting the Video Game Trivia Live: Reloaded panel at PAX East 2025!
Check out Jacob’s content and podcasts on the following platforms:
Crossplay Conversations | Left Behind Game Club | The Gaming Brief | Bluesky
Featured Indie Game Demos
Jacob’s List
- Castle V Castle, developed by Nopopo and published by Future Friends Games and Outersloth
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, developed and published by Strange Scaffold
- Is This Seat Taken?, developed by Poti Poti Studio and published by Wholesome Games Presents
- 9 Kings, developed by Sad Socket and published by Sad Socket and INSTINCT3
- Spilled!, developed by Lente
Kate’s List
- Blueberry, developed and published by MELLOW Games
- Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, developed by Galla and published by Fellow Traveler
- As I Began to Dream, developed by Strayflux and published by Soft Source
- Tempopo, developed by Witch Beam and published by CULT Games
- Despelote, developed by Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena and published by Panic
Emily’s List
- The Bench, developed by Voxel Studios and published by Noovola
- Asgard’s Fall, developed by Soulpotion and published by Assemble Entertainment and INSTINCT3
- Birdigo, developed by John August, Corey Martin and published by GameTeam6
- Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson, developed by Ritual Studios and published by Playdigious Originals
- Wheel World, developed by Messhof and published by Annapurna Interactive
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No Small Games is an indie game recap and review podcast brought to you by hosts Kate and Emily! They became friends while streaming on Twitch and bonded over their love of indie video games. In each episode of No Small Games, the two will discuss an indie game they both played independently. They’ll compare their experiences: the good, the bad, their most memorable moments of their playthroughs.
In this installment, you’ll hear their roundup of indie game news from March 2025, plus their recap of their favorite demos from February’s Steam Next Fest, alongside special guest Jacob McCourt.
Learn more about the podcast and its hosts on the About page.