For studios
Next Indie Games makes short lists of PC and console games, one question at a time. Here is what we list, how to send us your game, and what we offer studios whose games are on a list.
What we list
Each list answers one question people search for: games like a well-known game, new releases on one platform this month, or games for a mood or a group of friends. A list has a handful of games, each with a line on who it's for, a few sentences on what you do in it, and facts we check on the store page: price, players, platforms, Steam Deck rating and languages.
We list games that are out, and upcoming games with a date we can source.
How to get considered
Email contact@nextindiegames.com with your game's Steam page or console store page, and the kind of list you think it fits. If it fits a list we are writing or updating, we add it and check every fact on the store page first. We can't promise a place or a reply time.
Editorial picks are free
Editorial picks are free and can't be bought. Sponsored picks are separate: they are games from a publisher we work with, marked Sponsored wherever they appear, never first in a list and never on a list's cover. You can read how they work on our About page.
Shelf Pick badge
If your game is a numbered pick in one of our lists, you can show this badge on your site, Steam page or press kit. It's optional. Being listed never depends on it, and you don't have to link to us. Badges are for editorial picks only, not for sponsored ones.
With a link (change the address to the list your game is in, if you like):
<a href="https://nextindiegames.com/"><img src="https://nextindiegames.com/shelf-pick.svg" width="220" height="64" alt="Shelf Pick: Next Indie Games"></a>Without a link:
<img src="https://nextindiegames.com/shelf-pick.svg" width="220" height="64" alt="Shelf Pick: Next Indie Games">Name, logo and colours
Please write the name in full: Next Indie Games. The logo is a shelf with three boxes, the blue one leaning out: logo (SVG). Colours: Shelf Ink #1B1933, Paper #FCFCFE, Next Blue #2F5BFF.
Something wrong about your game?
Write to contact@nextindiegames.com with the page address and the right fact, ideally with a link where we can check it. We fix the page and log the change on our corrections page.