Indies Run From Silksong! | indieRift Podcast Episode 28

The boys are back, and this week it’s less about what’s coming out, and more about what’s not! Because the unstoppable force that is Hollow Knight: Silksong has officially set a release date (September 4th) and the indie world is SCRAMBLING to get out of its way. We’re talking delays, reshuffles, and developers openly admitting they don’t want to compete with the bug-god of metroidvanias.

But it’s not all delays! There are plenty of fresh drops and surprises! Heartworm keeps the PS1-horror revival alive, Sword of the Sea surfaces via PlayStation, and Quartet scratches that retro JRPG itch.

All that, plus tangents, theories, and the usual chaos ONLY on The indieRift Podcast!

🔥 Indie Game Adventures:🔥

4:10: Heartworm: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/Heartworm/ 6:50: Sword of the Sea: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453160/Sword_of_the_Sea/ SAVED BY PLAYSTATION! https://x.com/Genki_JPN/status/1957732818043433175

📰 Indie News Report: 📰

14:38: QUARTET IS OUT!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/Quartet/ 16:20: ROUTINE IS ALIVE AGAIN, AGAIN - RELEASE WINDOW ANNOUNCED LATE 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKGLF7MpxbU 19:44: DEMONSCHOOL (AND OTHERS) DELAY RELEASE DUE TO SILKSONG: DEMONSCHOOL - https://www.polygon.com/demonschool-delay-release-date-hollow-knight-silksong/ OTHERS - https://aftermath.site/silksong-indie-delays 37:35: AAA IS OBSESSED WITH INDIES: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/baldurs-gate-3-dev-says-aaa-is-perversely-fascinated-by-indie-games-because-those-devs-still-understand-how-to-make-good-ideas-that-arent-reliant-on-data/ 44:42: TTRPG CREATOR GOES MISSING!: https://aftermath.site/grimwild-backerkit-ttrpg-rpg-designer-missing

49: 28: DEMO DIRBY!

Order Automatica: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2105840/Order_Automatica/ Pax Autocratica: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1067360/Pax_Autocratica/

57: 18: 🚧THE WISHLISHT ROUND-UP!: 🚧

Bleaklight Falls: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2820610/Bleaklight_Falls/ CloverPit https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314790/CloverPit/ FANTASY MAIDEN WARS: DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER https://store.steampowered.com/app/3575980/Fantasy_Maiden_Wars__DREAM_OF_THE_STRAY_DREAMER/ Stomp & The Sword of Miracles https://store.steampowered.com/app/2837590/Stomp_and_the_Sword_of_Miracles/ This Game Did Not Delete Itself: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3929130/This_Game_Did_Not_Delete_Itself/ UNSENT: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3621930/Unsent/