Dinos with swords, making music with gnomes and other new indie games worth checking out
Gaming Dinos with swords, making music with gnomes and other new indie games worth checking out Plus, email as turn-based combat (which is really just regular email). By Kris Holt July 25, 2026 7:00 am EST Team Spino/Boltray Games Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As always, we're here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can check out this weekend.
- ▪Gaming Dinos with swords, making music with gnomes and other new indie games worth checking out Plus, email as turn-based combat (which is really just regular email).
- ▪By Kris Holt July 25, 2026 7:00 am EST Team Spino/Boltray Games Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space.
- ▪As always, we're here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can check out this weekend.
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| Publication time | Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 |
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Gaming Dinos with swords, making music with gnomes and other new indie games worth checking out Plus, email as turn-based combat (which is really just regular email). By Kris Holt July 25, 2026 7:00 am EST Team Spino/Boltray Games Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As always, we're here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can check out this weekend. I was even able to set my beloved Poinpy aside for long enough to try one. Expect some news on upcoming games as well. There are so many neat-looking games out this week. I'll keep this intro relatively brief so I can squeeze more in. There was some intriguing news from The Video Game History Foundation this week.
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