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Top Indie Game Releases of December 2025, Part 2 – GTOGG’s Curated Picks – Hasta la vista, baby – GTOGG
This article highlights several indie game releases from December 2025, including Terminator 2D: NO FATE, Death Howl, Dead Format, Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence, Frostpunk 2: Fractured Utopias, Pioneers of Pagonia, and UNBEATABLE. The list covers various genres such as action, deckbuilder, survival horror, adventure, city building, and rhythm games, with Frostpunk 2 receiving a DLC expansion.
Dead Format Review – Filled with creativity and stunning visuals, but falls short of greatness – GTOGG
Dead Format offers an intriguing premise of diving into supernatural VHS tapes as a survival horror game, but ultimately falls short of greatness due to frustrating design decisions. While visually stunning and atmospheric, the game's heavy reliance on stealth, an unkillable stalker, lack of a map, and restrictive saving system detract from the experience.