Did someone say... September indies? 👀 Check out this awesome batch including @leftostudio.bsky.social @elderfieldofficial.bsky.social @joeveno.bsky.social @sonderingemily.bsky.social @cozylivesgames.bsky.social @rotub.bsky.social @nivalisgame.com checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

10 sensational indies to check out in September 2026

September 2026 indies! This month's indies include a creepy RPG farming sim, an Aussie doggy that doesn't care, and a Cyberpunk life sim!

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The Cave Diver just Launched on Steam: Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

wait i’m scared ✨ lily’s world XD from @sonderingemily.bsky.social #cozygames #horrorgames #indiegames

This month's Bold and Bizarre Game Bulletin features @sonderingemily.bsky.social @reindeerflo.bsky.social @christhegamedev.bsky.social @freeze.ltd and more go watch it with your eyes and ears youtu.be/_VeH7ez-TXE

Bold and Bizarre Bulletin June

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As soon as I landed in LA, I attended a private demo preview for lily's world XD, and this game sure is something. I wonder what goes on in the mind of @sonderingemily.bsky.social because this game is all sorts of nuts (in the best ways). Check out my preview!

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You like games with lots of cringe? Then come to lily's world XD, where cringe comes with every click. This demo was certainly something.

We do a little editing for lily's world XD 💻 thank you @sonderingemily.bsky.social for having me

Building Relationships is coming to PC & consoles this year!!!! MOVE like a real building pick between TWO hot structures & go on 3 DATES with them WISHLIST or I'll add depression to the game Steam: s.team/a/2666920 PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/1001... Xbox: www.xbox.com/games/store/...

📢 ANNOUNCING AMONG US STORY: ON GUARD 📢 ⭐️ our NEW narrative adventure game ⭐️ prove ur innocence before the Impostor gets to the crew... and u ⭐️ demo comes out June 15 @amongusstory.bsky.social 🔗 check out #AmongUsStory and wishlist now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2842310

Investigate a teenage girl's computer from the early 2000s. Go through her social media, diary, and cringey blog. That is, until you find messages addressed to you... 🎙️VA by LilyPichu 🖥️Early internet nostalgia 🌺Fourth wall breaking horror DEMO IS OUT NOW!!

This video w/ @sonderingemily.bsky.social is great if, like me, you hate marketing and are sitting on a pile of disused content that you're too baby to ship! Her "who gives a shit just hit post and move on" attitude shines and reflects how effective that can be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDsG...

Building an audience to market your indie game? Think again.

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Experience Horror in a #Fakeos with the #InterfaceX26 Forbidden Solitaire X Inscryption bundle! store.steampowered.com/news/app/109...

Inscryption - InterfaceX Sale and bundle with Forbidden Solitaire - Steam News

We're excited to be featured in the InterfaceX Sale ongoing now where we've got Inscryption at 60% off! Also launching now we've got a very cool bundle with Forbidden Solitaire that just released toda...

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Cute photo from today’s hyper niche game dev talk from @busgamedevs.bsky.social EmCom 🙌 Great talks from @emmabellish.bsky.social @emaudible.bsky.social @sonderingemily.bsky.social @emmalarkins.bsky.social ✨

BUS Game Devs - Vancouver Game Dev Series@busgamedevs.bsky.social · 9mo ago

EmCon is starting now! A gamedev event where everything is Em @sonderingemily.bsky.social @emaudible.bsky.social @emmalarkins.bsky.social @emmabellish.bsky.social

EmCon is starting now! A gamedev event where everything is Em @sonderingemily.bsky.social @emaudible.bsky.social @emmalarkins.bsky.social @emmabellish.bsky.social

Introducing EmCon! A game dev conference where everything is Em The speakers, the artist and even the venue are all Em! Featuring these emmazing speakers: @emaudible.bsky.social @sonderingemily.bsky.social @emmabellish.bsky.social @emmakidwell.bsky.social Tickets: bit.ly/EmCon2025

Exciting news! I'm giving a talk in Vancouver alongside other AMAZING indie developers (Untitled Goose Game, Night in the Woods, Goodbye Volcano High). Please join us for a fantastic night of networking and learning ✨ Tickets 👇

Please go check out www.vileisbanned.com! @dirtlord77.bsky.social is an amazing dev and it's frankly bullshit her game was pulled from Steam. If you want to help her out as well as play an amazing horror game, please consider going to the link, downloading the game, and supporting her if you can ❤️

Cara Cadaver <3@dirtlord77.bsky.social · last yr.

VILE: Exhumed may be banned for sale, but I refuse to let that stop people from playing the game. It’s now available, for free, at WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM Please share the site, share the game, and fuck anyone who tries to control storytelling and expression.

This is a must-play from the jam so far: it's an information game set on a social media feed. You gather usernames and hashtags so that you can respond to DMs from your less terminally online friends asking you to explain the latest thing that has happened.

nat alison@tesseralis.site · last yr.

made a game inspired by you losers (affectionate) for #gmtk jam 2025 notexplosive.itch.io/loop

Mistakes are brutal. But they teach fast. @sonderingemily.bsky.social unpacks a failed launch and what they’d do differently today. 💡 Real talk from real devs, in Unity’s Indie Survival Guide. 🔗 on.unity.com/44TZDyA #IndieSurvivalGuide #IndieDev #MadeWithUnity

What happened to GirlsGoGames? My favorite website as a kid is now filled with slop, so why? New video out now!

How Omori Perfect Psychological Horror — New video essay analyzing #Omori, watch now!

lily's world XD hit 40k wishlists! So thankful for everyone's support in my dream game 🫶

✨SonderingEmily Ask Me Anything ✨ Join us with @sonderingemily.bsky.social, an #indiegamedev, content creator, and creator of lily’s world XD, for an exclusive AMA event! RSVP on Discord: 📅 Date: Wednesday, May 28th 🕜 Time: 6:30-8pm PDT 📌 Location: discord.gg/X6QhDer3 #aapi #gaming #gamedev

My panel with @patrickklepek.bsky.social and @sonderingemily.bsky.social for #LudoNarraCon is up! Listen to our thoughts on horror, making experimental narrative games & the degradation of the internet <3 Then go check out LNC & its awesome panels & games 🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-sz... #games

A New Age of Horror Storytelling in Video Games

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🎮 How do you design games players actually want? Join @sonderingemily.bsky.social (Lily’s World XD) live to talk failure, feedback & finding the fun. 🔗 on.unity.com/4jBwPA0 #LiveWithUnity #IndieDev #MadeWithUnity

lily's world XD by @sonderingemily.bsky.social isn't just a psychological horror about reliving your days as a teen in the 2000s 😅 After investigating a teen girl’s computer, you don't just find old conversations & embarrassing selfies, you find something sinister. Messages addressed to you. ✉️

catch our panel A New Age Of Storytelling In Video Games at my fave games celebration of the year: #LudoNarraCon! + while you're waiting, go follow @patrickklepek.bsky.social & @sonderingemily.bsky.social if you haven't already, two people doing thoughtful work worth paying attention to 🥰

Thank you for 30k wishlists on lily's world XD!❤️If you enjoy psychological horror, the early internet, and girlhood, this game might be for you!

Exciting news!✨lily's world XD is participating in the SUGOI Showcase happening March 27 at 10am PT. Check out lily's world XD and other awesome games during this showcase streaming on YouTube! @sugoigames.bsky.social

I'm Emily, a game dev content creator and indie dev making my first horror game, lily's world XD! If you like dark mysteries and the y2k internet, check out my game. #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

So happy to chat with Sarah about my game lily's world XD — go listen!

openindie - your indie game podcast@openindie.eu · last yr.

New #podcast: Sarah (@mauzbauz.bsky.social) chatted with Emily (@sonderingemily.bsky.social) about her upcoming #indiegame Lily’s World XD—a horror game that turns early-2000s internet nostalgia into something more sinister. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5LEv... #gamedev #indiegamedev