FIVE UPCOMING 5 upcoming indie games

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The video taps into the strong desire of gamers to discover new titles that align with their existing favorites. By creating clear "if you like X, you'll love Y" connections, it provides immediate value and relevance to specific fanbases, making the recommendations highly shareable and engaging.

Summary

The video recommends five upcoming indie games based on popular existing games. It highlights Crowsworn for Hollow Knight fans, Croak for Celeste fans, Blighted for Dark Souls fans, Witchbrook for Stardew Valley fans, and Cybrlich for Doom fans.

Structure

1Introduction and premise
2Hollow Knight fans -> Crowsworn
3Celeste fans -> Croak
4Dark Souls fans -> Blighted
5Stardew Valley fans -> Witchbrook
6Doom fans -> Cybrlich
7Call to action for Part 4

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Hollow Knight: A video game that is a 2D Metroidvania. It appears on screen as a favorite game. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Crowsworn: A video game that is a dark, Victorian, hand-drawn Metroidvania. It is presented as an upcoming game that Hollow Knight fans would like. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Celeste: A video game known for its iconic precision platforming. It appears on screen as a favorite game. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Croak: A puzzle platformer where the player is a frog who uses its tongue to grapple onto walls and bounce off them to get through levels. It is presented as an upcoming game that Celeste fans would like. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Dark Souls III: A video game known for its difficulty and dark fantasy setting. It appears on screen as a favorite game. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Blighted: A top-down game with gameplay elements reminiscent of From Software's Dark Souls series. It is presented as an upcoming game that Dark Souls fans would like. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Stardew Valley: A farming and life simulation game. It appears on screen as a favorite game. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Witchbrook: A Hogwarts-style life simulation game where the player attends a magical arts academy. It is presented as an upcoming game that Stardew Valley fans would like. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Doom: A video game series known for its fast-paced shooter gameplay. It appears on screen as a favorite game. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Cybrlich: A super-fast-paced, hand-animated boomer shooter with heavy Adult Swim vibes, where the player must ascend a tower to defeat their evil CEO. It is presented as an upcoming game that fans of recent Doom games would like. Removing it would change what happens in the video. IGN: A logo that appears on screen. It merely appears. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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5 upcoming indie games you’ll love based on your favorite games of all time! PART 3 🔥 Hollow Knight ➡️ Crowsworn Celeste ➡️ Croak Dark Souls ➡️ Blighted Stardew Valley ➡️ Witchbrook Doom ➡️ Cybrlich @Wishlist CROAK! 🐸 @Drinkbox Studios @Chucklefish @CYBRLICH #indiegames #gaming #GamingOnTikTok #videogames #gamersoftiktok

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FIVE UPCOMING 5 upcoming indie games you'll love based on your favorite games of all time! Part 3 FAVORITE Hollow Knight UPCOMING CROWS SWORN FAVORITE UPCOMING CROWS SWORN - TBD VICTORIAN, HAND-DRAWN METROIDVANIA IS TO LIFT THAT HAS FALLEN THIS GAME IS LOOKING CROWS SWORN - TBD GORGEOUS SO FAR, AND THE PROTAGONIST CROWS SWORN - TBD SEEMS LIKE AN ABSOLUTE BADASS. FAVORITE UPCOMING CELESTE ICONIC PRECISION LIKE CELESTE, YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT FAVORITE UPCOMING CROAK CROAK - 2026 PUZZLE PLATFORMER WHERE YOU'RE A FROG WHO USES HIS TONGUE TO, CROAK - 2026 GRAPPLE ONTO WALLS. STRATEGICALLY BOUNCE CROAK - 2026 OFF THE WALLS TO GET THROUGH CROAK - 2026 THE DEV TEAM INCLUDES CROAK - 2026 FOLKS WHO WORKED ON CUPHEAD. CROAK - 2026 BANGER INCOMING! FAVORITE UPCOMING DARK SOULS III SOULS FANS BLIGHTED BLIGHTED - 2026 ALWAYS GET WHENEVER I TOP DOWN GAMES AS ALTERNATIVES. BLIGHTED - 2026 IF YOU LOOK AT THIS FOR LIKE 10 SECONDS, BLIGHTED - 2026 YOU CAN SEE THE FROM SOFTWARE BLIGHTED - 2026 DNA BLEEDING THROUGH. BLIGHTED - 2026 THIS ONE COMES FROM DRINKBOX STUDIOS, BLIGHTED - 2026 CREATORS OF GUACAMELEE AND NOBODY BLIGHTED - 2026 SAVES THE WORLD. SO ANOTHER BANGER BLIGHTED - 2026 INCOMING. FAVORITE UPCOMING STARDEW VALLEY WITCHBROOK STARDEW VALLEY SICKOS WITCHBROOK - 2026 NEED TO HAVE WITCHBROOK AT THE TOP OF THEIR LIST. WITCHBROOK - 2026 STYLE LIFE SIM WHERE YOU ATTEND WITCHBROOK - 2026 A MAGICAL ARTS ACADEMY. WITCHBROOK - 2026 THE WORLD JUST SUCH A JOY TO EXIST IN. WITCHBROOK - 2026 AND THE PIXEL ART IS BEAUTIFUL. WITCHBROOK - 2026 PLAYER CO-OP SO YOU CAN LIVE OUT WITCHBROOK - 2026 YOUR COZY GAMING DREAMS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS. WITCHBROOK - 2026 FAVORITE UPCOMING DOOM CYBRLICH MORE RECENT DOOM GAMES NEED TO TAKE NOTE OF CYBRLICH. CYBRLICH - TBD IT'S A SUPER FAST PACED, HAND ANIMATED CYBRLICH - TBD BOOMER SHOOTER WITH HEAVY CYBRLICH - TBD ADULT SWIM VIBES. CYBRLICH - TBD YOUR EVIL CEO SITS ATOP THIS TOWER CYBRLICH - TBD AND YOU NEED TO ASCEND ALL THE WAY TO HIM. CYBRLICH - TBD DEFEATING EACH DEPARTMENT MANAGER ON YOUR WAY UP. CYBRLICH - TBD THE ANIMATION STYLE HERE IS UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE EVER PLAYED CYBRLICH - TBD CANNOT WAIT TO TRY IT. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT PART 4.