INDIE WATCH: MUST-SEE INDIE GAMES

This month's Indie Watch celebrates games released between January and March 2025, including Cusineer on Xbox, Grimoire Groves and more.

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This is CGM's first edition of Indie Watch, your go-to guide for discovering standout indie games released in recent months, handpicked by the team at CGMagazine. This edition of Indie Watch dives into a mix of creative indies, all featuring unique ideas and gameplay styles. From pixel-art mysteries to fast-paced roguelikes, there's something here for every kind of player. Whether you're into spooky detective adventures like Urban Myth Dissolution Center or prefer a cozy twist on roguelike mechanics with Grimoire Groves, this list has plenty of indie games to inspire your next gaming session.

This roundup features indie gems from January to March 2025, including Cuisineer, a heartfelt mix of restaurant management and dungeon crawling which recently landed on Xbox, and Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, a sombre 2D Metroidvania. If you're in the mood for something different, the out-there game Secret Agent Wizard Boy and the International Crime Syndicate might just hit the spot. CGMagazine's Indie Watch celebrates the creativity and innovation of indie developers.

Here are our picks, with all the games available now.

CUISINEER

Developer: BattleBrew Productions Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PS5, Steam, Xbox Series X|S Played by: Philip Watson

Have you ever wanted to have your slice of roguelike cake and eat a cozy piece, too? Now fans can, with BattleBrew Productions' new indie console release, Cuisineer. You are Pom, a young upstart adventurer who returns home to find her parents have gotten out of Dodge, sold all of their family restaurant's furniture, and taken a trip around the world like they've always dreamed.