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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

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”

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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

Josh Bycer

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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

Josh Bycer

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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

Josh Bycer

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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

Josh Bycer

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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

Josh Bycer

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Indie Showcase For 3/23/25

The weekly indie showcases show off the many games we check out on the channel and I’m (Josh Bycer) always looking for submitted games to try.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Sentry
2:33 The Last Humblebee
3:57 Vellum
6:39 Ufouria The Saga 2
8:50 Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
10:34 Lakeside

Josh Bycer

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One More Best Demos of Next Fest Showcase

The final, and bonus episode, of my (Josh Bycer) favorite demos from Steam Next Fest February 2025 edition.

00:00 Intro
00:26 Cantaloupe Chronicle
01:54 Kaya’s Prophecy
4:25 Opus Cortex
5:28 Touhou: the Unreachable Oneiroborder
6:50 Blasted Dice
8:45 Katanaut
10:44 Artis Impact
11:52 Fumehead
14:21 Starless Abyss

Josh Bycer

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Best of Next Fest February 2025 Part 10)

We’re just one more part left for my (Josh Bycer‘s) best of Steam Next Fest February 2025 showcase.

00:00 Intro
00:22 As We Descend
3:28 Olaf the Boozer
4:52 Zombieville USA 3D
6:00 Which Way Up: Galaxy Games
7:00 Seekers of Eclipse
8:50 Wanderstop
10:59 Inkborn
12:16 Muffles’ Life Sentence

Josh Bycer

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Best Next Fest Demos Part 8

The latest part of my (Josh Bycer’s) coverage of Next Fest 2025 February edition. (Editor’s note: I’ve been working through a backlog of these review posts; this one was made three months ago!)

00:00 Intro
00:15 Vilde
1:08 Mountain Boy
1:55 Grand Shooter
3:14 Ghost Hand
4:18 Mecha Knights Legends
5:35 Kejora
7:03 Tilemancer Dungeon