Indie Heat Check: The Most Anticipated Games of 2026 – Gaming Podcast

Video Gamers Podcast

Leisure, Games, Video Games

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan and Ace are locking in on the most exciting indie titles shaping 2026. From the surreal sci-fi mystery of MIO: Memories in Orbit to the brutal climbing survival of Cairn and the long-awaited chaos of Mewgenics, we’re breaking down why these projects have the gaming community buzzing. We talk art direction, risky mechanics, and what makes these smaller teams stand out in a year packed with massive releases. If you love discovering bold ideas before they blow up, this episode is for you. We also explore how these standouts could influence the wider video games landscape and why indie creativity continues to push gaming forward. It’s a passion-fueled deep dive into the most exciting video games you should already have on your radar from the Video Gamers Podcast. Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps and NorwegianGreaser, and Dettmarp Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, PeopleWonder, Bobby S. Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/SKQvqrbT Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠ Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠ Subscribe to us on YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, just leave on work now. Sorry, it's a bit loud.
0:03.4	Um, basically, so I was thinking we could get Macies tonight.
0:05.7	Had a big Mac on my mind all day, and delivery fee on the app is now from 99P.
0:09.8	So you win? Of course you are.
0:11.5	Love you. Bye!
0:13.3	Exclusively on the McDonald's app.
0:16.0	18 plus, service fee and small order fee may apply.
0:18.1	Participating restaurants.
0:18.9	Serving times and teas and teas and seas apply.
0:35.6	Hello fellow gamers and welcome to the Video Gamers podcast.
0:40.0	2026 is already shaping up to be an absolute banger of a year for games.
0:42.7	And indie games are not the exception.
0:44.7	We've got Metroidvanias.
0:45.7	We've got Rogue Lights.
0:48.1	And you know we got them 3D platformers.
0:50.1	I am your host, Ace.
0:52.9	And I hope he's ready for a repeat of last year.
0:55.7	Another year of the Indies is incoming.
0:57.6	It's Josh.
1:04.6	I am here for year two of the indie domination, because I'm looking at this list, Ace,
1:08.3	and there are a lot of really good games on this list.
1:13.6	There's not like a lot of sequels to like really big ones, but there's still a lot of really new titles I'm very excited for.
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