Episode 6: Our 2023 Indie Games of the Year

Well, here we are, folks: our final episode of 2023! It's been a wild ride of a year and we've had some wonderful times recording podcasts and, of course, playing indie games. Lots and lots of indie games. So many, in fact, that our GOTY episode ran a little long despite our best intentions — but, since we're taking a slightly longer three-week break between episodes while we all head off for the holidays, we hope this feature-length episode will tide you over until we come back on January 11th!

Usually this is where we'd list the games we talk about in the episode, but since this is technically an award show we're running here today, we thought we'd build up the suspense a little and keep it a surprise for our lovely listeners. Here's a clue though: there are 13 games here on our collective GOTY list — including the one we've crowned the inaugural Indieventure GOTY — and we've podcasted about all of them at some point over the course of the past year! Even our hyperfixations this time around are shrouded in festive mystery, because trust me, they really went some places and we're sure you'll want to hear it.

All that remains for us to do is wish you a merry Christmas, happy holidays, or a peaceful winter break if you don't celebrate at this time of year. We are all so incredibly grateful for an amazing first year of podcasting, and it's all thanks to you that we get to keep on doing this! Thank you and see you in 2024! Happy new year!

(Music is, as ever, Cigarette Boat by Marc Torch!)