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Issue #21

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This Month’s Top Picks

Carefully curated indie releases that deserve your attention from February, 2025.

Keep Driving

A nostalgic road trip through a procedurally generated world—pick up strangers, tinker with your car, and navigate life’s unexpected detours, one mile at a time.

Dawnfolk

Build and expand your kingdom in a world consumed by darkness. Manage resources, grow settlements, and master unique minigames to help your people thrive. A fresh take on city-building that blends strategy, survival, and discovery.

NO-SKIN

Step into the nightmare—where every corner hides a new horror. In this roguelike thriller, uncover the chilling mystery of the No-Skin Man, adapt to ever-changing dangers, and survive the terror that lurks within.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Unravel lost memories across decades, forging bonds and uncovering buried secrets in a nostalgic, dreamlike journey through friendship, rebellion, and self-discovery.

HIDDEN GEM

SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding

Master the slopes with high-risk tricks, chase leaderboard glory, or simply carve through endless mountains in pure, uninterrupted flow.

FlyKnight

Embark on a perilous quest to reclaim lost wings, mastering tactical combat, uncovering hidden paths, and forging your legend—alone or with allies at your side. Dark Souls x King's Field x RuneScape energy.

SUPPORTER’S CHOICE

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

The long-awaited sequel brings another deep, immersive medieval RPG. Step into a world of revenge, betrayal, and survival as you journey from a blacksmith’s forge to the court of kings, navigating a war-torn Europe where every choice shapes your fate.

Rift of the NecroDancer

Dive into a brand-new rhythmic adventure where every beat is a battle. Engage in musical combat, master evolving enemy patterns, and conquer dynamic tracks with scalable difficulty.

Mind Over Magic

A magical colony sim where you build and optimize a school of powerful mages while uncovering dark secrets beneath its foundations. Train students, raise mystical beasts, and harness arcane forces to survive the creeping dangers of the Underschool.

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