Our spotlight of new indie games released this week highlights the best from indie gaming.
There’s a stacked week of releases ahead of us, with May 9 yielding a huge crop of anticipated titles. Let’s take a look at what releases this week.
May 6
Croakoloco
Solo developer Ryan Forrester releases a new idle frog collecting game this week. Feed and grow your frogs, discover new species, and even take control of one for a more active game in Froggy Mode. Hopping onto PC.
The Great Escape
Explore a beautiful world and escape from danger in this retro-inspired 2D platformer from Valdehir. Dodge obstacles, collect keys, and find the escape portal, but be careful of traps that will immediately reset your progress. Escape and uncover the secrets on PC.
May 7
Heading Out
Head out on the road to nowhere in this visual novel from Serious Sim. This Sin City-styled adventure has you on the run in a journey straight out of a road movie. You make your own past and destiny as your decisions shape your journey, down to the radio chatter you pick up along the way. Heading down the highway on PC.
With My Past
Help a lost child rediscover herself in this narrative puzzle game adventure from Imagine Wings Studio. Combining platforming, puzzles, and pixel art, face your past and forge a path forward in this emotional and lonely journey. Make your choices and live with the consequences on PC.
May 8
Gift
It’s all going down in this atmospheric puzzle platformer set on a sinking cruise ship from developers Toydium and Million Edge. Waking up alone on a sinking cruise ship, you have to find a way to escape the vessel while also reconciling your vague memories of the guests you encounter. Deal with changing environments and challenging puzzles on PC and macOS.
Pocket Oasis
Knit’n’purl Game Studio LLC brings its hand-painted gardening sim to life this week. Cultivate plants on your balcony, unlock new seeds, and discover different cities as you create your own urban oasis. With watercolor art, real-life climate data implementation, and a day and night cycle, this cozy sim is on the more realistic side. Blossoming on PC and macOS.
May 9
Cryptmaster
Type your way out of a musty crypt while Skeletor’s sassy cousin guides you in this wordy dungeon crawler from Paul Hart, Lee Williams, and Akapura Games. As an undead warrior, you must use your limited vocabulary to explore your surroundings, battle monsters, and sometimes do unconscionable things to shrines. Spelling it out on PC.
Crow Country
An abandoned amusement park and corvid-based mysteries are afoot in this PS1 homage from SFB Games. Play as Mara Forest on the trail of Edward Crow, owner of the crow-themed theme park Crow Country. Solve puzzles, face monstrous enemies, and discover the truth in this survival horror throwback. Rustling feathers on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.
Little Kitty, Big City
Play as a curious kitty cat in this wholesome exploration game from Double Dagger Studio. Create chaos in an open-world environment while trying to find your way back home. Become a fashionable cat with many hats and make new furry friends on your journey. Pouncing onto PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Animal Well
Explore a beautiful and intricate labyrinth in this Metroidvania-styled platformer from Billy Basso. Light candles to illuminate the world and reveal the map, encountering a variety of strange creatures on the way. With non-linear exploration, upgrades, and a fresh retro feel, Animal Well is spelunking on PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS5.
Refactoro: Chaotic Farm
Use computer programming to create a chaotic farm in this farm sim from Sandboxia. Enlist robots to help run your out-of-control farm and utilize logic and programming to get things running smoothly. Not only will you grow crops, tend livestock, and make a profit, but you’ll also learn about coding. Robot rocking onto PC in early access.
