Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demo and new release discussions.
We may be almost through summer, but the gaming news continues to flow, for better or worse. We dig into some big indie game news stories from the past month, plus a little internet discourse, as a treat. As usual, we also have a ton of awesome game demos and new releases to tell you about! Make sure you stay through the end of the roundup because we have a very special bonus segment at the end, where we got to chat with our dear friends Cognitive Clips and Cecilie about this year’s Games for Change Festival. They shared some great highlights from this year’s event, some of which you can watch at the links in the show notes.
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Episode Timecodes
- Icebreaker Question ✦ 00:03:48
- Indie Game News ✦ 00:13:00
- Demos ✦ 00:34:15
- Big Walk ✦ 00:47:10
- Capy Castaway ✦ 00:57:36
- Mind Inc. ✦ 01:00:39
- Sephiria ✦ 01:03:10
- Nimbit Frontier ✦ 01:08:50
- Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story ✦ 01:13:52
- Walk ✦ 01:20:32
- Fields of Mistria ✦ 01:24:46
- A Musical Story ✦ 01:38:28
Meet our Guests
CognitiveClips
@cognitiveclips.bsky.social
Jordan, aka CognitiveClips, is a gaming content creator and one of the co-hosts of Drop-in Drop-out Podcast. Jordan produces video essays, game impressions and playthroughs for YouTube. As a co-host on Drop-in Drop-out, he joins a large cast of rotating hosts and guests to discuss video game news, new releases and everything in between.
Check out Jordan’s content on:
Bluesky | YouTube | Instagram | Drop-in Drop-out Podcast
C3C1LIE
@c3c1lie.bsky.social
Cecilie works in advocacy and policy work at the United Nations, with a focus on international migration and displacement. She works with governments, NGOs, UN agencies and other stakeholders to uplift grassroots experiences and bring them to policy making spaces at the UN. She also occasionally streams on Twitch, including recapping events like Games for Change.
Follow Cecilie on:
Bluesky | Instagram | Twitch
Demos
- The Merlies, developed by Darjeeling, ARTE France and published by ARTE France, GCORES PUBLISHING
- Burn With Me, developed by Nozomu Games and published by Inner Pocket
- Angel, developed by Michael Hunter and published by ANTD Interactive
Featured Games
- Big Walk, developed by House House and published by Panic
- Sephiria, developed and published by TEAM HORAY
- Lost & Found: A This Bed We Made Story, developed and published by Lowbirth Games
- Fields of Mistria, developed and published by NPC Studio
- Capy Castaway, developed by Kitten Cup Studio and published by Big Blue Sky Games
- Mind Inc, developed and published by Two Blackbirds
- Nimbit Frontier, developed and published by Megasploot
- Walk, developed and published by bilge
- A Musical Story, developed by Glee-Cheese Studio and published by Plug In Digital
Highlighted Games for Changes Sessions
- Hands That Steal From “Other” Mouths, Speakers: Temitope Olujobi, Senior Environment Artist and Solo Developer, Quasarch
- From Panic to Partnership: Making SPACE for Engaged Parenting, Speaker: Rachel Kowert PhD.
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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 August 2026, plus new releases and demos that they played recently, and a recap of the Games for Change Festival, featuring CognitiveClips and C3C1LIE.
Learn more about the podcast and its hosts on the About page.
