July Is Overflowing With Exciting Independent Releases, What Are You Planning on Playing?

[Dancrane212]

I was talking with a friend about this yesterday and felt it was worth highlighting: July is absolutely stacked with exciting independent releases, ones that cover a wide variety of genres and platforms! This is by no means the master list of such releases, but are titles that immediately come to mind for myself. Please shout out more games that folk should be considering this month!

The Fermi Paradox (Early Access)
Release Date: July 1st
Platforms: PC

The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.

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Boomerang X
Release Date:July 8th, 2021
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch

Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air. Slice, fly, and blast through arenas swarming with evil creatures. Stay agile or meet your doom.

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Black Skylands (Early Access)
Release Date: July 9th, 2021
Platforms: PC

Build your skyship and explore the open world, fight factions of pirates and monsters, claim your territory by foot or by your flying vessel. You're the captain and the sky is the limit in this skypunk Open World action adventure!

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Where the Heart Leads
Release Date: July 13th
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

On the kind of stormy night that can change a person's destiny, an enormous sinkhole opens in the middle of Whit Anderson's farm. Braving the rumbling thunder and the driving rain, Casey—their curious Golden Retriever—ventures too close to the gaping maw and tumbles in. Desperate to save her, Whit descends into the darkness, and emerges in a realm beyond his imagining.

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Existensis
Release Date: July 19th
Platforms: PC

Explore the world of Eré for artistic inspiration, so that you may reach the meanings of life and complete your artistic opus! Many branching paths will take you to every corner of the globe as you explore this peaceful and colorful world.

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Cris Tales
Release Date: July 20th, 2021
Platforms: PC/Xbox (Game Pass), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch

Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!

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Death's Door
Release Date: July 20th, 2021
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

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Last Stop
Release Date: July 22nd, 2021
Platforms: PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch (Game Pass on PC, Xbox and streaming)

Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

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Tribes of Midgard
Release Date: July 27th, 2021
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Heads up, the Giants are coming! Mythical creatures, deadly spirits, and gigantic brutes threaten to bring on Ragnarök—the end of the world. Form your tribe of up to 10 and become Viking legends in this action-survival RPG of gigantic proportions.

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Chernobylite
Release Date: July 28th, 2021
Platforms: PC (consoles are later this year)

Chernobylite is an RPG survival horror mixing free exploration of disturbing locations with challenging combat, unique crafting, and non-linear science-fiction story. Build your team, survive and reveal the twisted secrets of Chernobyl in the 3D-scanned recreation of the Exclusion Zone.

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The Forgotten City
Release Date: July 28th, 2021
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch (Switch in Q3 2021)

Travel 2,000 years into the past and relive the final days of a cursed Roman city, where if one person sins, everyone dies. Unravel the mystery at the city's heart by exploiting its deadly time loop, questioning locals, exploring, and solving puzzles. The fate of the city is in your hands.

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Unbound: Worlds Apart
Release Date: July 28th, 2021
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

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Eldest Souls
Release Date: July 29th, 2021
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch

Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Boss-Rush soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

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The Ascent
Release Date: July 29th, 2021
Platforms: PC/Xbox (Game Pass)

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

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Fuga: Melodies of Steel
Release Date: July 29th, 2021
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch

Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an upcoming turn-based strategy role-playing video game being developed and published by CyberConnect2. It is the fourth title in the company's Little Tail Bronx series and is set for a worldwide release in July 2021

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Blaster Master Zero 3
Release Date: July 29th
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!

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Omno
Release Date: July 29th
Platforms: PC/Xbox One (Game Pass), PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch (Switch later in 2021)

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

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Vomitoreum

Vomitoreum is an FPS Metroidvania with a focus on atmosphere and horror, inspired by the paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

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Release Date: July 30th
Platforms: PC

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No Longer Home

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

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Release Date: July 30th
Platforms: PC

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[My Blue Heaven]

"eldest souls" not even trying with that one huh lol

 

[MercuryLS]

Death's Door is looking mighty fine, I will probably get that along with checking out the gamepass indies.

 

[Winnie]

My most expected game this month is Death's Door, but I'm planning to play Boomerang X, The Ascent this month too and The Fermi Paradox later when it's more completed!

I'm going to look a few games that you have posted and that I didn't knew about, amazing thread!

 

[janusff]

death's door looking dope. the ascent as well

 

[Lord Fanny]

The Ascent and The Last Stop are the two I'm looking at the most from that list. I don't even know about most of the others outside Cris Tales, which I don't have a lot of interest in

 

[viandante]

that's a juicy list of offerings. wish i had time to play them all!

 

[VinceK]

Cris Tales is the one I am most interested in picking up.

 

[Mocha Joe]

Deaths Door is on my wishlist, going to wait for impressions.

Eldest Souls is on my radar too, been waiting for this for a while

 

[piratepwnsninja]

Definitely grabbing Tribes of Midgard and The Ascent. Also interested in a number of others, including Death's Door, Eldest Souls, and Cris Tales.

 

[Mifec]

If I find the time Cris Tales for sure.

 

[Deleted member 51848]

The Ascent looks like my jam and I will be gamepassing the heck out of it.

 

[Holygriever]

SoR 4 Mr. X's Nightmare is what I'm diving into in july.

 

[Kratos2013]

The ascent; the forgotten city and last stop for me.

 

[Roarschach]

The Ascent for me.

 

[Tailzo]

Cris Tales and The Ascent. Gamepass for both, so that's great.

 

[shinobi602]

The Ascent for sure.

Also had no idea Last Stop was a thing. I loved Virginia, was wondering what that team's been up to! Snagging that too.

 

[Izanagi89]

Didn't know Cris Tales is coming to GP! Awesome news been looking forward to playing that one!

 

[jwk94]

Death's Door is looking mighty fine, I will probably get that along with checking out the gamepass indies.

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Same. Although I might wait for a sale on deaths door. Thanks for the informative thread op!

 

[Rocketz]

Death's Door and The Ascent for me!

 

[SunBroDave]

I'll give Cris Tales and The Ascent a shot on Game Pass. Also Death's Door if it reviews well

 

[gitrektali]

Death's Door, Boomerang X, and maybe Last Stop. Will wait for reviews on The Ascent

 

[CloseTalker]

The Ascent, Cris Tales, and Death's Door on Game Pass

Edit: I think I'm wrong about Death's Door on Game Pass. Will still grab it though!

 

[EJS]

The Ascent and Death's Door look great!

 

[More_Badass]

The Forgotten City is an instant buy for me

 

[TooBusyLookinGud]

Death's Door and The Ascent for me!

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[Mauricio_Magus]

Blaster Master Zero 3 for sure

 

[Thorrgal]

Nothing at launch because I still have to finish FF7R Integrade and Ratchet but some of those look promising, will check out reviews and maybe pick one on a sale.

 

[Disco Infernal]

If it's on Game Pass, I'm gonna try it.

 

[bytesized]

The Ascent, Cris Tales, and Death's Door on Game Pass

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The one's I'm most interested in are all in gamepass? good lord

 

[YaBish]

I've had Fermi paradox wishlisted for a while, so that's for me.

 

[Host Samurai]

Vomitoreum, Eldest Souls, Deaths Door, The Ascent and Blaster Master for sure. Some of the others are definitely down the line like Cris Tales.

 

[orlock]

yeah, definitely in for The Ascent and Death's Door, but there are a few others here im keeping my eye on now.

 

[secretanchitman]

Trying The Ascent on Game Pass (if the Windows Store works), otherwise I don't know if I have time to play the rest!

 

[Pasha]

I'll grab Deaths Door, and The Ascent is on Game Pass so I'll give that a go as well.

 

[Stoze]

Death's Door for sure, maybe Vomitoreum and Cris Tales depending on impressions.

The one's I'm most interested in are all in gamepass? good lord

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I thought someone said Death's Door wasn't on Gamepass in a preview thread, I'd love to be wrong though.

 

[Viken]

Got Death's Door and wanted to get Cris Tales too. These RPGs look fantastic

I should get gamepass because two of these is on there lol. I would have bought them anyway

 

[CloseTalker]

The one's I'm most interested in are all in gamepass? good lord

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Double checking, I might actually be wrong about Death's Door. I could've sworn, but I can't seem to find confirmation on that

 

[mugurumakensei]

Got to finish bug fables first then maybe Cris Tales?

 

[B00T]

In for Cris Tales

 

[canderous]

The Ascent has been on my radar for a full year, and it's game pass. Death's Door looks good and I'll probably buy that as long as the reviews aren't a disaster.

 

[Jolkien]

Cris Tale. Already pre ordered for my PS5.

 

[cowbanana]

Death's Door and The Ascent are high on my Steam wishlist. I'll just wait for impressions once they release.

I love the pixel art in Eldest Souls, so I'll keep an eye on that as well.

 

[Sulik2]

The ascent and the last stop look really cool, but I'm going to be honest if the indie isn't coming to gamepass it basically doesn't exist to me anymore.

 

[Winnie]

I'll grab Deaths Door, and The Ascent is on Game Pass so I'll give that a go as well.

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Got Death's Door and wanted to get Cris Tales too. These RPGs look fantastic

I should get gamepass because two of these is on there lol. I would have bought them anyway

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Death's Door isn't on game pass.

 

[Viken]

Death's Door isn't on game pass.

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Cool, so I don't feel as bad since I already bought it

 

[Pasha]

Death's Door isn't on game pass.

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Yeah I know, that's why there's a comma there.

 

[Winnie]

Yeah I know, that's why there's a comma there.

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Duh, sorry ^^

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

The Ascent and Cris Tale for sure. Death's Door and Tribes of Midgard looks interesting.

 

[Zojirushi]

Damn a lot of these look awesome. I'm really out of the loop on indie stuff.