Sunburned Games

Features

The Backlog Blister Report: Nine 2026 Indies Still Sizzling Under the Radar

Awards season is creeping up and your backlog is a pale, unpeeled thing. Here are nine small-studio 2026 releases you probably scrolled past, sorted by the specific kind of burn they leave behind — mechanical, emotional, or comedic.

Nov 9, 2026

Opinion

Sand Off the Edges and You Lose the Grain: Let's Retire 'Cozy' as a Genre

The word 'cozy' has become the default bin for anything small and hand-drawn, and it is quietly flattening the weirdest, most confrontational work in indie games. A manifesto for roughness, formal strangeness, and glare.

Nov 9, 2026