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Chainsaw carnage, lots of music-based titles and other new indie games worth checking out

Engadget · May 9, 2026, 11:30 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space.
  • Mixtape, from developer Beethoven and Dinosaur and publisher Annapurna Interactive, arrived this week to glowing reviews.
  • It has a killer soundtrack, which features the likes of Devo, Roxy Music, The Smashing Pumpkins, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and The Cure.

Regular Studio/Top Hat Studios, Inc. Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. There are a bunch of interesting new games for you to check out this weekend and we've got some news about intriguing upcoming projects to share with you. But first, word of a neat marketing beat from a game we've been very much looking forward to around these parts.

Mixtape, from developer Beethoven and Dinosaur and publisher Annapurna Interactive, arrived this week to glowing reviews. It's a coming-of-age adventure that tells the story of three friends on their last night together. They party, go skateboarding and get up to some mischief — exactly the kinds of things teenagers should be doing.

It has a killer soundtrack, which features the likes of Devo, Roxy Music, The Smashing Pumpkins, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and The Cure. The team behind the game have leaned into the nostalgia-bomb tracklist with a website where you can create and share your own digital mixtape.

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