Welcome reader to our first weekly article!
Here I’ll be posting any indies I think you should keep your eye out for this week! We’re getting a bit retroactive with this entry! Here are some release highlights for 5/11 – 5/15. Some really exciting stuff this week! Outbound hits the road, Dark Light: Survivors looks to be changing perspectives, and we finally get to dive back in to the blue with Subnautica 2! This is a jam packed week with all that and more!
Outbound | May 11th
Outbound is an open-world exploration game set in a utopian near future. Start with an empty camper van and turn it into the home of your dreams – alone or together with your friends. Build and explore at your own pace. Scavenge materials, craft, and build in and on top of your vehicle with modular parts. Advance in technology and efficiently use energy to power your home. Adjust your playstyle to adapt to new landscapes and changing environmental conditions.
Explore a colorful world in your electric camper van, powered by the sun, wind, or water. Discover iconic landmarks across diverse biomes. Build your moving base with a modular building system. Customize your vehicle with paint, decorations, and furniture to create your own perfect cozy place. Create gardens to grow a variety of plants and mushrooms. Enjoy them fresh or cook delicious meals to stay healthy on the road. Adopt a new friend at the Paws & Whiskers Lodge who you can feed, pet, and train to help you. Go on a road trip across diverse biomes and build your home on wheels solo or in co-op with up to 4 players online.
Available Now on most platforms!
Steam Link – > Here
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020 | May 12th
From the creators of UNTIL DAWN and THE QUARRY, an all-new cinematic sci-fi horror adventure that blends intense survival gameplay with meaningful choices and a branching storyline. Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. Hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey, the crew of the Cassiopeia must outwit their pursuers to make it home alive. As they battle to survive, they are confronted with the hardest choice of all: to save themselves, they must risk the lives of everyone on Earth.
Evade a deadly alien threat that roams the dark corridors of the ship, intent on eradicating human life. Overcome your enemies using improvised weapons, lightning reflexes, and stealth. Encounter an alien lifeform that perfectly imitates its prey. Years of training and trust are lost among the crew when their enemy hides in plain sight. Who is human and who is not? Your choices are now more important than ever! Rewrite your destiny and change the course of your story with our new Turning Points story tree. Uncover multiple endings, unlock hidden paths, and save your crew Recruit up to five players to join you on your mission in couch-co-op movie night mode. Choose which crew members to control and work together with your friends to survive alien infiltrators, deadly dilemmas, and catastrophic system failures.
Available now on most platforms!
Steam link -> Here
Call of the Elder Gods | May 12th
All is not well at Miskatonic University. Professor Harry Everhart tries to ignore the shadows flitting at the corners of his vision, while student Evangeline Drayton is haunted with impossible dreams of an artifact uncovered a decade ago. In their search for answers, the pair will uncover revelations more ancient than anyone could have imagined. Call of the Sea’s object and observation-based puzzles return with new depth. Scour richly-rendered environments for clues. Swap between Harry and Evangeline to solve complex, multi-part problems across time and space. Choose your own difficulty level with toggle-able hints, icons, and journal entries
Follow Harry Everhart and Evangeline Drayton as they search for the truth about their missing loved ones and come face-to-face with beings beyond their understanding. Inspired by H P Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow out of Time’, Call of the Elder Gods features a fully voice-acted story of grief, family, and sanity, starring returning talents Yuri Lowenthal (Spider-Man, Arcane, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) and Cissy Jones (Firewatch, Starfield, Baldur’s Gate III).
Available on most Platforms now!
Steam link -> Here
Black Jacket | May 12th
Trapped in the underworld, the player awakens among other lost souls. The only path to freedom runs through the Ferryman, a price keeper who demands payment in soul coins for passage back to life. To earn those coins, players must face off against the restless spirits who dwell in hell’s card rooms, each one harboring their own tragic story, their own desperate bid for escape.
Black Jacket twists the rules of classic blackjack into something darker and more strategic. As players encounter each opponent, they see only hands and playstyles—never faces. Each match becomes a puzzle: learn your opponent’s tendencies, understand their curse, and exploit the board state with rule-bending cards. Force them to overcommit. Swap their hands. Manipulate card values. Stack impossible synergies to turn the tide. Every victory yields precious coins. Every defeat brings the Ferryman one step further away.
Available now on PC!
Steam Link -> Here
Dark Light: Survivor | May 14th
Dark Light: Survivor is a roguelike survival game where you play as one of the last humans, journeying through a shattered multiverse in search of the fabled Elysium. The Dark Void has unleashed horrific creatures that decimated humanity and fractured the multiverse. Amidst this chaos, a legend speaks of an Elysium untouched by the darkness. The remnants of humanity have uncovered celestial quantum technology, using it to construct the Phantom Train, capable of traversing the multiverse. As a Dark Hunter, you are aboard the Phantom Train, hoping to reach Elysium. In each universe, you must collect energy to power the train for the next leap. Prepare yourself to face increasingly terrifying and powerful creatures, for the journey is perilous, and Elysium remains elusive.
Seamlessly switch between top-down and close-up third-person views for tactical and immersive gameplay. Experience stunning cinematic graphics with the option to switch to nostalgic pixel mode. Collect armour and gear, and upgrade your weapons to adapt to the relentless challenges of the multiverse. Switch between cinematic 4K visuals and a nostalgic Pixel Mode that evokes classic indie games. Pixel Mode isn’t just a visual change. Engage in intense battles across diverse universes, from mystical forests to post-apocalyptic ruins.
Available on PC
Steam Link -> Here
Subnautica 2 | May 14th
Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure game set on an all-new alien world. It is the next chapter in the Subnautica universe, developed by Unknown Worlds. Driven from your home by ongoing conflict, Alterra offers you the chance at a new life. But as the colony ship CICADA shepherds you and your fellow Pioneers to your new home, something goes awry. The ship’s AI insists that your mission should continue. Stranded and faced with near-insurmountable odds, you must do everything in your power to survive. The future of humanity on this world is in your hands.
To survive the depths and make this planet your home, you’ll need to utilize all the tools at your disposal. Traverse vibrant and breathtaking biomes with your Tadpole submersible. Design and customize bases to return to when your adventures push you beyond the safety of shallow waters. As Early Access develops, so too will your array of tools, equipment, and vehicles. Upgrades will help push you beyond your boundaries and unlock the secrets of this strange world.
Early Access will be available on Xbox and PC!
Steam Link -> Here
Well, that wraps up our highlights for this week! Stop by again next week to see what the indie community is cooking up! There’s a lot a great stuff to look forward to through the end of this month and well into the summer!
Be Awesome, as always – Matt
