15 indie games we saw during the Big Indie Pitch at SLICE that you've got to check out

• 1 Diabolocracy by Chaos Gremlin Games

  In Diabolocracy, the bureaucracy of Hell runs on violence. This is a roguelite turn-based tactics game full of character. Build your team of misfits, battle other Sins for supremacy, survive boring meetings and choose your SINergies wisely. Will you be able to complete your hostile takeover before the boss gets back from vacation?

  Diabolocracy is coming out in 2027 on Swtich, PC, PlayStation and Xbox.

  
  

• 2 Critterville Goes Bankrupt by Penniless Games

  In Critterville Goes Bankrupt you have inherited a royal title, must preside over a cast of woodland critters and survive an industrial revolution together. This is a town life RPG that combines farming, village management, home building and high-society intrigue into an unforgettable adventure full of cute characters.

  Critterville Goes Bankrupt is coming to Switch, Playstation, Xbox and PC in 2028.

  
  

• 3 Video Mahjong Tutorial by YMGS

  Video Mahjong Tutorial is a roguelike mahjong game inspired by ’90s arcades. Learn real mahjong, then bend the rules to meet the needs of the game itself. You should expect adrenaline-pumping, fast-paced mahjong duels, game-changing items and powerful combos as you uncover a dark sci-fi story hidden inside this mysterious videotape.

  Video Mahjong Tutorial is coming out next year on iOS, Android, Switch, Playstation, Xbox and PC.

  
  

• 4 Of Mountains And Beasts by Dream Whale

  Of Mountains and Beasts is a deckbuilding roguelike inspired by the ancient Chinese Classic of Mountains and Seas. You must choose your birthplace, explore a procedurally generated world, then battle and capture mythical beasts. You can then build powerful combinations from cards, artefacts and creatures. Each region is shaped by one of the Five Elements, creating different strategies and encounters every run.

  Of Mountains and Beasts is coming out in June of 2027, on iOS, Android, Switch and PC.

  
  

• 5 Pinballistic by Pocket Chicken

  In Pinballistic, you are taking on your own personal power station. Travelers from across the war-torn galaxy rely on stations like yours to generate energy through pinball. In Pinballistic, each run is an opportunity to upgrade pinballs, components and the board itself to fuel the galaxy and make some cold hard credits.

  Pinballistic is coming out in 2027 on PC.

  
  

• 6 Stardozing by BellyUp Games

  In Stardozing you will team up, cave dive and throw your friends about, all working your way to the bottom of a deep, procedurally generated cave. You will be throwing items around, alongside other players, in this silly race!

  Stardozing is set to released on PC in 2027.

  
  

• 7 Hands of Hell by Winged Helm Studios

  Hands of Hell is a narrative deck builder that plays homage to classic trick-taking card games like Hearts. You play as Mark Lachance, a (recently murdered) single father gambling his way through the Eight Rings of Hell for a chance at absolution.

  You must wager your soul against the Demon Lords of Hell in games of Devil’s Tricks to win your freedom. If you need to, you can gather allies, make friends and enemies amongst the Demons and the Damned, and possibly fall in love as you make your way through the twisted landscapes of Hell in a game full of meaningful choices that shape your fate.

  Hands of Hell is set to release in 2028 on PC.

  
  

• 8 Roads & Riches by Alvios Games

  Roads & Riches turns the world into a magical marketplace where each new region overflows with opportunity for your merchant caravan. You must travel and sell your way across a living fantasy world while perfecting trade routes, building relationships and earning treasures.

  Roads & Riches is set to release soon, on PC.

  
  

• 9 FISH OS by ORCO Games

  FISH OS is an idle fishing game built inside a fake 1997 operating system. You can catch 250 species, upgrade your gear, send boats out overnight and manage prestige when the numbers get too big.

  This game isn't just the game itself, you can also find a simple version of Solitaire, a paint program and more inside. 

  FISH OS is set to launch on Android and PC later this year.

  
  

• 10 Nightmare Kitchen by Byteback Studios

  Nightmare Kitchen is a co-op FPS Roguelite with a distinct cartoon-horror culinary theme. Play together as Chefs to defeat zombified French Fries, undead Burgers, demented Chicken Wings and more using a variety of ridiculous food-themed weapons.

  Nightmare Kitchen releases later this year on PC.

  
  

• 11 SCP: Antimemetics Division by Quadrant Five

  SCP: Antimemetics Division is an exploration horror game where you are in Site-48, after a lockdown, looking to find gear, gain clearance to forgotten levels and bend reality around you so that you can escape lethal SCP anomalies! 

  SCP: Antimemetrics is set tl release later this year on PC.

  
  

• 12 Drama Center by Cryptic Conservatory

  Drama Center is a unique game that could be described as like an alien hospital soap opera. You'll control alien doctors, using your voice, to see how they animate and what happens to them.

  Drama Center is set to release in 2027 on PC.

  
  

• 13 Brackish Waters by Fourth Act

  In Brackish Waters, you play as three different characters across three decades in a first-person crime drama set in San Francisco about revealing truths, seeking justice and finding family.

  Brackish Waters is set to release on PC in 2027.

  
  

• 14 Flipping Phantom by HonigBeeGames

  Flipping Phantom is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer with a simple twist: you can’t jump. You must phase into solid ground to navigate negative space with reversed gravity and float to slow your descent.

  Flipping Phantom is set to release on PC very soon.

  
  

• 15 Pit Wizard by Be-Rad Entertainment

  Pit Wizard is a short incremental top-down shooter where you jump into magical pits to blast through hordes of dangerous enemies and mine rare resources while upgrading two huge skill trees.

  Pit Wizard is coming to PC very soon.