Indie buzz & upcoming PS week
'The Coin Game' is getting warm early reviews and is being called a potential indie hit of 2026 (x.com). Engadget also highlighted a retro Starship Troopers shooter and a video‑store sim among fresh indies, and PushSquare lists 18+ new PS5/PS4 releases next week (Mar 23–29) including 'Life Is Strange!' and 'Screamer!' (x.com) (pushsquare.com).
The Coin Game shipped as version 1.0 on March 19, 2026 after a publisher partnership with Kwalee and a solo development lead credited to Kevin Westendorf (devotid). (thegg.net) The title exited Early Access roughly seven years after first appearing in 2019, and Steam-era review trackers show it holding a very positive player score with over 5,400 positive user reviews. (indiegame.com) SteamDB recorded an all-time peak of about 350 concurrent players on launch day and shows The Coin Game listed across PC, with first-time console listings on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S at v1.0. (steamdb.info) Engadget’s indie roundup singles out Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! as a retro FPS from Auroch Digital and publisher Dotemu, noting Casper Van Dien returns to voice Johnny Rico and the game is priced around $25 with a 20% discount through March 24. (engadget.com) PushSquare’s week-ahead guide lists 18+ PlayStation releases for March 23–29 and confirms Life Is Strange: Reunion launches on March 26, 2026, with Deck Nine and Square Enix publishing the title and a standard PS5 listing at $39.99. (pushsquare.com) (press.na.square-enix.com) Milestone’s Screamer reboot is also timed for March 26, 2026 across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S with Digital Deluxe early-access perks opening on March 23 for some editions, per the studio’s edition and release notes. (milestone.it)
