#61. Our Mid-Year Best Indies Check-In 2026

About this episode

Ahhh, how is it June already?? In this episode, it’s just the gals having a chat as Liam is feeling under the weather and is resting, but fear not, our sweet Geordie boy will be back next episode. Rachel and Rebecca get gabbing about their favourite indie games of 2026 so far, a general vibe-check of gaming this year, and what games they're looking forward to in the second half of the year.  The two also pick a handful of game highlights from The Power of Pride Bundle over on itch.io, which you should definitely check out, as it’s pride month, HAPPY PRIDE!! Whoooo! Plus, there’s some ‘not-E3’ aka Summer Games Fest talk, with some minor AAA tangents even though this is a podcast about indie games (shhh). The two mention SO MANY games this episode, but some notable mentions from the first half of this year include: Cairn, Phonopolis, Titanium Court, Wax Heads, Forbidden Solitaire, Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse, and Fears to Fathom: Scratch Creek. And our most anticipated games for the rest of this year include: Moonlight Peaks, The Mermaid Mask, Aquapark Tycoon, Truck-kun is supporting me from another world, Servant of the Lake, I Am Your Host, Toem 2, Penguin Colony, Virtu