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"

Steam Next Fest Coverage Part 3

This is more coverage from Steam Next Fest 2025 October edition. (Previous posts are here: Part 1 and Part 2.)

00:00 Intro
00:16 Aerial Knight’s Dropshot
01:49 Super Pinball Adventure
2:55 This isn’t Just Tower Defense
4:33 FlippUp
6:02 Fatal Claw
7:14 Re-activated
8:25 Tower Lords
9:39 Legends of Dragaea
11:20 Fantasy Idle Dungeon
12:48 Slimeward

Next Fest 2025 Showcase Part 2

Part 2 of my (Josh Bycer’s) favorite demos from Steam Next Fest October 2025 edition. EDITOR’S NOTE: is that a certain bobcat we all know in the preview image?

Next Fest 2025 Demo Showcase Part 1

This is the first part of my (Josh Bycer’s) collection of videos of my favorite demos from Steam Next Fest, October 2025.

Six More Great Indie Games For All Skill Levels

The weekly indie game showcases highlight the many games we check out on the channel. Please reach out if you would like to submit a game for a future one. All games shown are either press keys, demos, or games from my own collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Voin
01:50 Dimensionals
3:28 Cairn
5:09 Claire A La Mode
6:33 Epiphany City
8:33 Shady Knight

Modern Retro Design With Disaster Arms and David Peters Interview

For this interview, I (Josh Bycer) spoke with David Peters who is the designer of Disaster Arms and a lover of modern retro games to discuss the game, being inspired by Treasure, and what it’s like to make challenging action titles.

Checking out First Time Indie Dev Games

This is the recording of our Debut Devs Showcase stream, focusing on first-time indie devs and student projects. If you want to sign up for a future stream, here are the rules and sign-up page

00:00 Intro and The Last Empire
28:44 Basket Bots
50:27 Climb out of Hell
1:25:20 King Static

Indie Dev Interview with Jake Houston

For this episode of the perceptive podcast, I spoke with Jake Houston who is a solo developer working on his rhythmic RPG Game Over. We spoke about working on the game, RPG design and more.

Indie Showcase For 3/26/2026

Please reach out if you would like to submit a game for a future Showcase. All games shown are either press keys, demos, or games from Josh Bycer’s own collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Windswept
1:32 Sacre Bleu
2:45 Stand Alone EP.O
4:09 Nairi Rising Tide
5:29 Boyce the Voice
6:25 Poradora vs. Monsters of the World

Indie Showcase For 2/2/2026

The indie game showcases highlight the many games we check out on game-wisdom. Please reach out (to Josh Bycer) if you would like to submit a game for a future one. All games shown are either press keys, demos, or games from my own collection.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Nimrods
1:47 Trash Goblin
3:09 Thunder Age
4:25 BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT
6:22 Beastieball