A Celebration of Indie Games: Four Game Launches, Fresh Updates, and Deep Discounts!

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A Celebration of Indie Games: Four Game Launches, Fresh Updates, and Deep Discounts!

indie.io, the independent publishing platform behind standout indie hits like HumanitZ, SCP: Fragmented Minds, Echoes of the Plum Grove, Coromon, and most recently the tactical RPG Dark Deity 2, is celebrating its most ambitious Steam event yet with their Publisher Sale on Steam.


From April 11–25, enjoy discounts up to 90% on more than 150 products - including four new launches, two major updates, limited-time bundles, and free demos for upcoming titles! This sale highlights the kinds of games indie.io was built to celebrate: the ones only indie developers dare to make. Read on to learn more about the newest titles dropping today!
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TRAVELER’S REFRAIN [Action RPG, Dark Song-Casting Combat]

Wield music like a weapon in a hand-painted world of fate and melody
Available Now on Steam

In a world where melodies shape destiny, one musician enters a cursed forest in search of a lost love. Take up a magical bouzouki and embark on an emotional, story-driven action RPG from Red Essence Games in Traveler’s Refrain. Swap between elemental melee weapons and precisely timed song-spells to unleash devastating combos, build Verve, and challenge the Mecha-Goddesses of Fate in fast-paced, expressive battles.

Uncover buried memories, reshape the world with music, and defy destiny through evolving dungeons, multi-phase boss fights, and a dynamically layered soundtrack that reacts to your path. Featuring a voice cast led by multi-genre artist Essenger (who also performs an original track), with Lee McKinney (Born of Osiris), Andy Cizek (Monuments), and Lexi Norton (Echos), Traveler’s Refrain is a musical adventure forged in melody, grief, and love.


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SHELL RUNNER [PvE Extraction Shooter, Looter Shooter]
Gear up. Drop in. Extract or perish.
Available Now on Steam with a 45% Discount

Ditch the PvP and take on a ruthless solo or co-op PvE experience in this high-stakes extraction shooter. Now out of Early Access, Shell Runner shadowdrops its 1.0 launch during the indie.io Publisher Sale! Built around risk, reward, and permadeath tension, Shell Runner delivers procedurally generated missions, tactical loadout building, and brutal boss fights across an ever-evolving urban battlefield.

Customize and upgrade gear using salvaged parts, and navigate dynamic objectives across modes like Elimination, Sabotage, and Boss Hunts. With no second chances and no two runs the same, only the prepared make it out alive.

The Bunker / The Survivor [Psychological Horror, Survival]
Two mini thrillers - 1 great price

Bring Home Both Titles for Under $5 on Steam

This week, terror comes in twos: One beneath your feet, one beyond the stars.

In The Bunker, you'll find yourself trapped inside a decaying military bunker, navigating the dark, claustrophobic halls to unravel the mystery behind a long-forgotten experiment. With every flicker of your flashlight, the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

In The Survivor, you're stuck drifting in the cold, infinite void of space; With your ship’s systems failing and unknown horrors lurking in the shadows, every decision counts. Managing oxygen, power, and ship integrity is your only chance to stay alive, but the real terror isn’t the void... it’s the nightmare that’s hunting you. Can you find safety, or will you be lost in space forever?

Players can grab a special launch bundle featuring The Bunker and The Survivor — both from Egypt-based solo developer Andrew Mikhail — for under $5. Released side-by-side as part of the sale, both games offer distinct stories, moody settings, and tense, choice-driven gameplay perfect pick-up for fans of indie horror, short-form storytelling, and tightly focused survival experiences.

MAJOR GAME UPDATES

HUMANITZ [Survival Open World, Co-Op Zombie Apocalypse]
Saddle up. Ride out. Yippee Ki- Yay… You know the rest
Saddles and Settlements Update Available now on Steam - 35% off

The hit isometric survival sandbox HumanitZ enters its next era with the massive Saddles & Settlements Update, available now in Early Access.

HumanitZ continues to evolve with community-driven updates and bold new content. The latest update introduces horses you ride into the apocalypse on, apocalypse weapon crafting workbenches (including a DIY flamethrower), and a full suite of new base-building items—stables, gates, gun racks, crop plots, and more.

A brand-new farming system lets survivors grow seasonal crops like corn and green beans, with new crop plots and seed tooltips to guide planting. The all-new Scenario Mode adds a wave-based survival challenge with permadeath rules and limited resources, rounding out one of the game’s biggest updates yet.

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FORGOTTEN SEAS [Open-World Survival Crafting, Pirate Sandbox]
Survive the Void. Rule the Seas.

The Builder's Bounty Update is Available Now on Steam - 30% off

Embark on a perilous journey in Forgotten Seas, an open-world survival adventure set within the mysterious Bermuda Void. Currently in Early Access, this title challenges players to craft their own "Ship-in-a-Bottle," explore ever-changing islands, and confront the dreaded pirates that roam these treacherous waters. With both single-player and multiplayer modes fully functional, players can build camps, hunt for treasures, and trade goods, all while unraveling the secrets of this enigmatic realm. ​

The recent Builder’s Bounty Update introduces tropical-themed building pieces, expanded roof options, and significant performance enhancements, ensuring smoother sailing and more immersive island settlements. Dive into the Bermuda Void and carve out your destiny on the high seas.​

The indie.io Publisher Sale isn’t just about new launches, it’s also packed with deep discounts on fan favorites and hidden gems. Players can dive into the tactical depth of Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga (60% off), manage a feline-filled café in Cat Cafe Manager (65% off), or explore the charming world of Everholm (40% off), fresh off its Spring Awakening update.


Strategic deckbuilding fans will find Dream Tactics at 35% off, while curious explorers can check out the newly updated demo for Rogue Labyrinth.

Whether players are craving cozy comforts, hardcore challenge runs, or something beautifully strange, the indie.io Publisher Sale is a love letter to the games that make this medium so special. With four brand-new releases, major updates, and discounts up to 90%, there’s never been a better time to discover their next favorite indie game.

Check out the full lineup in the indie.io Publisher Sale

ABOUT INDIE.IO

indie.io is home to hundreds of the world’s most innovative independent video games and developers. Founded in 2020 by Donovan Duncan and Ben Robinson - industry veterans with a collective 40 years of experience across the video game landscape - our mission is to provide support to independent developers and set the standard for gaming creation, management, and promotion. Our tools and services include marketing, QA, playtesting, partnership deals, and distribution to all major platforms to maximize your visibility, revenue, and engagement to ensure long-term success – with no upfront costs. You may know us from Echoes of the Plum Grove, HumanitZ, the Dark Deity franchise, and Coromon!

We’re powered by a worldwide team of 35 remote employees; a mix of semi-professional esports players, developers, and gaming enthusiasts whose passion and technical know-how fuel the company’s mission. As industry experts, we dedicate ourselves to providing innovative marketing support services and integrations; as players, we want to discover and elevate the creators of exceptional, inspiring, and unexpected games of every genre. Join us on our quest to cultivate a vibrant global community of players and creators alike!