Welcome back to the NSG Indie Game Roundup, our monthly series featuring indie games news, plus game demo and new release discussions.
It’s confession time: we play an ungodly number of indie games in July. We have a roundup to conquer all roundups lined up, full of brand spankin’ new games, earlier 2026 games that we missed, and even classic indies dating back all the way to 2011! There’s truly something in here for every type of gamer: from the stone cold nerds who want to solve mysteries using programming languages, to players who just want to be a speeding bus doing skate park tricks. We hope you find a new favorite game among these delightful titles.
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Episode Timecodes
- Icebreaker Question ✦ 00:07:04
- Indie Game News ✦ 00:17:13
- Demos ✦ 00:32:38
- Letter Lost ✦ 00:49:20
- OFFBEAT ✦ 00:58:22
- Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division ✦ 01:05:15
- Denshattack! ✦ 01:11:34
- Wabisabi Sushi Derby ✦ 01:16:12
- Book of Travels ✦ 01:24:29
- TR-49 ✦ 01:30:20
- To The Moon ✦ 01:37:06
- Desktop Explorer ✦ 01:43:34
- 1000xRESIST 2nd Playthrough ✦ 01:52:35
- MECCHA CHAMELEON ✦ 01:55:17
- YAPYAP ✦ 01:58:53
Random Links
- Shoutout to @max_whaley on TikTok for inspiring this episode’s ice breaker!
- Go check out Detune’s full playthrough of 2026 indie horror game MOLE on YouTube!
Featured Games
- Letter Lost, developed and published by FlatNine Games
- OFFBEAT, developed by Whetstone Games and published by Pantaloon
- Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division, developed and published by Thomas Hsu
- Denshattack!, developed by Undercoders and published by Fireshine Games and Boltray Games
- Wabisabi Sushi Derby, developed by ITAMAE STUDIO and published by Kodansha
- Book of Travels, developed and published by Might and Delight
- TR-49, developed and published by inkle Ltd
- To The Moon, developed by Freebird Games and published by Freebird Games and Serenity Forge
- Desktop Explorer, developed by Recurring Dream and published by Recurring Dream, Outersloth, and indienova
- MECCHA CHAMELEON, developed and published by lemorion_1224
- YAPYAP, developed and published by Maison Bap
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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 July 2026, plus new releases and demos that they played recently.
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