Indie Pearls Awards 2025
The third edition of Indie Pearls. The Awards celebrating the independent developers recognizing the best indie games of the last year and awarding them in six categories: Best Art Direction, Best Music, Best Narrative, Best Design, Audience Award and Best Indie Game.
Games shown at the Indie Pearls Awards 2025
Anemorie
Mar 31, 2027
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No ratings
Anemorie is a visually rich, story-driven adventure game that invites players to step into the life of Anna, a young woman on a journey of self-discovery, love, and resilience.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jelly Bubble
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Stick together, bounce apart. Grab soap, mess with your friends.A cute but chaotic multiplayer party game where jelly creatures compete, collide, and betray each other. Play with up to 6 …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Grex
Mar 31, 2026
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No ratings
Play as a Swarm in GREX, a fast-paced incremental auto-shooter. Our body is our weapon. We die to evolve. We evolve to become The Monolith. WE ARE ONE. WE INVADE. …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Lucid Falls
TBA
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No ratings
Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream. Facing terrifying creatures, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
Mar 29, 2026
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★ 5.0
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
Android
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Case Solved: The London Files
Jul 29, 2026
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No ratings
A cozy noir puzzle game where you must investigate the dark underbelly of London. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and alibis aren’t adding up. Everyone has a motive, …
Quiet Express: Cabin 909
Dec 31, 2027
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No ratings
“Do you know anything about Cabin 909?” You're a passenger on a transcontinental train. Looking for a room that's nowhere to find: Cabin 909.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
You Know The Drill
Jun 4, 2026
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★ 3.7
You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources, sell them, and upgrade your drill to go even deeper!
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Arms of God
Jun 8, 2026
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No ratings
Gear up for a battle through hell in this next-gen autoshooter with Doom-inspired gore vibes, metal music, roguelite mechanics, and a satisfying combat feel. Wield five weapons at once, upgrade …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Bench
Oct 24, 2025
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★ 2.0
Relax on a park bench, find hidden objects, solve quirky puzzles, and fend off pesky pigeons in this charming, interactive adventure. Enjoy beautifully stylized, colorful levels keeping you entertained!
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Box or Void
TBA
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No ratings
Box or Void is a puzzle game about reversing positive and negative space. The obstacles in one space become pathways for the other. Move the characters and push boxes to …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mirai #167
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
MIRAI #167 is a 2D pixel-art runner where you control two characters at once, rewinding time and jumping through portals. Embark on a frantic adventure to save humanity in a …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Pakinpaks
Mar 23, 2026
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No ratings
A cozy puzzle game where you go on a journey all around the world packing and organizing all sorts of travel gear. Fulfill your client's request in any way you …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
The Whisker Watch
TBA
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No ratings
Play as your cat(s) in a co-op roguelike of night prowls, day naps, and endless mischief! Claw at haunted appliances, fight chthonic horrors, and upgrade your cozy mansion! Customize your …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Fishbowl
Apr 2, 2026
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No ratings
Fishbowl is a slice of life, coming of age story told over a month. Video call loved ones, work from home, sort through puzzles to rediscover childhood memories, do care …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5
Dragon Dinner
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
Cute but chaotic restaurant simulator where you play as a dragon waiter in a fast-paced dining rush. Set tables, serve hungry dragons, deliver the right dishes, and keep the place …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Hope in the City
TBA
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No ratings
17-year-old Hope Song returns home from school to find her parents missing. Use Hope’s observant eye as an artist to investigate, piece together clues, and uncover a dark world beneath …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Wild City
Apr 27, 2026
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No ratings
Shape your urban ecosystem in Wild City, a unique roguelike deckbuilder! Rule a harmonious society or indulge in the citizens' primal instincts, as you shape your own concrete jungle!
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Besmirch
May 11, 2026
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No ratings
The town of Besmirch starves. Stave off the hunger as the latest farmhand in this survival horror farming sim, earning the trust of paranoid townsfolk under the thumb of the …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mayak
Dec 31, 2027
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No ratings
Hard-sci-fi side-scrolling VN about first contact, love, and a prime-number countdown. You are a young astronomer researching a newly received signal from a distant star. Unravel an alien mystery — …
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
Jul 16, 2026
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No ratings
A love letter to the thrilling world of K-pop! In this life simulator, you're the manager responsible for scouting talent, organising schedules, creating budgets, planning social media, choosing music, and …
Pieced Together
Mar 6, 2026
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★ 3.0
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
If Red Then Stop
TBA
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No ratings
Program traffic lights, barriers, and more to solve your city’s traffic problems! Improve your coding skills by learning to control time-dependent processes with realistic state machines.
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Altered Alma
TBA
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No ratings
Altered Alma combines the beloved classic Metroidvania formula with RPG elements, dating sim features, a slick pixel-art presentation, and a gripping story. Whether you want to beat up bad guys, …
Linux
Mac
Nintendo Switch
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X|S
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Goblin Sushi
Feb 9, 2026
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★ 5.0
In this rogue-like restaurant-action-sim, you play as a goblin that has the dream of becoming a sushi chef. Upgrade the restaurant, the menu and your ingredients to feed your fellow …
Garden Gnome Beatmaker
TBA
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No ratings
Gnome survivor meets musical roguelike. Compose your killer track. Hit play and watch the frogs burn. Buy samples and trinkets from the shop & repeat.
Cat Isle
Jul 20, 2026
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No ratings
Cat Isle is a cozy pixel art management game inspired by Japan’s famous Cat Islands. It blends light management elements with a strong focus on atmosphere and player expression. While …
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
BlueLine
TBA
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No ratings
A visual narrative experience about a Bangkok millennial, Blue, balancing authenticity and social media pressures in a digital age. Engage in mindful activities, engaging conversations, as well as navigate the …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Deadliest Pigeon
Aug 6, 2026
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No ratings
Equip weapons against physics-based enemies, swing through chaos with grappling hook and destroy everything in your path to avenge the little chick!
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Anomalistic Revolution
Dec 31, 2026
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No ratings
You stand before a pit at the city's heart, then your gaze drifts to a deeper void, one you fear even more. Wield your invention to unravel mysteries, reclaim lost …
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Truth Scrapper
TBA
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No ratings
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you …
PC (Microsoft Windows)