Author: Josh Bycer

Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I'm also the author of the "Game Design Deep Dive" series and "20 Essential Games to Study"

Indie Showcase For 7/18/25

The indie showcases highlight the many games we check out on the channel. Games shown are either demos, press keys, or from my own collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Withering Rooms
2:08 Encounters: Music Stories
2:57 Deck of Souls
4:15 Kingsgrave
6:46 Dungeons of Hinterberg
9:19 Into the Restless Ruins

Two Incremental Games Worth Your Time

This is a video review of Magic Research 2 and Click to Continue played with a retail key and press key, respectively.

00:00 Intro
00:17 Magic Research 2
03:20 Click To Continue

Old Skies Review

This is a video review of Old Skies played with a press key provided by the developer.

Indie Showcase For 7/2/25

Each indie showcase looks at the variety of games we cover on the channel. Games shown are either press keys, demos, or from my (Josh Bycer’s) collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
1:34 Void Carrier
2:56 Mech Engineer
4:35 Freakhunter
6:15 Hard West 2
8:48 Cavalry Girls

Blasting and Slashing With Two Indie Shooters

This is a double review of Soulslinger: Envoy of Death and Viscerafest, both played with press keys.

00:00 Intro
00:18 Soulslinger Envoy of Death
5:41 Viscerafest

Indie Showcase For 6/20/25

Each week, the indie showcases highlight the many games we play on the stream here (at Game Wisdom). All games shown are either demos, press keys, or from my (Josh Bycer’s) own collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Tunnet
02:07 Schim
03:19 Astor Blade of the Monolith
05:03 Flathead
6:25 Tower of Mask
8:01 Devilated

Indie Showcase for 6/16/25

The weekly indie showcases highlight the many games we play here on the channel (Game Wisdom). Games shown are either press keys, demo builds, or from my (Josh Bycer’s) collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Path of Achra
01:32 When the Light Dies
3:34 Moonglow Bay
4:49 Hemlock
6:04 Baladins
7:54 The Tower on the Borderland

Indie Showcase for 6/3/25

Each indie showcase highlights the many indie games we play on the channel (Game Wisdom), all games shown are either demos, press keys or from my (Josh Bycer’s) collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14: Silence of the Siren
01:25 Dr. Robotnik’s Ring Racers
2:46 Darwake: Awakening From the Nightmare
3:59 Surmount
5:26 Tiny Rogues
7:38 Dread Delusion

Review: Two Cozy Games to Enjoy

This is a double review of Spilled! and Pilo and the Holobook both played with press keys.

00:00 Intro
00:13 Spilled!
2:27 Pilo and the Holobook

Indie Showcase For 5/25/25

The indie showcases highlight the many indie games we play on the channel (Game Wisdom) and feature a mix of demos, games bought, and press key submissions.

0:00 Intro
00:14 Crown of Pain
2:46 Sulfur
6:01 Our Adventurer Guild
7:45 Alien Boom Boom
8:46 Galaia
10:13 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure