The second edition of Indie Underground brings five interesting indie titles, from dark RPG adventures and asymmetrical co-op horror to chaotic railway building and the unusual roguelite “Beat’em Ball” experiment.
Indie Underground continues its review of smaller, stranger, and more interesting games that may not receive a separate big announcement but certainly deserve at least a few lines of attention. This time we highlight five titles: Midnight Souls, Furyball: Rogue Revenge, Follow Us, Hopetown, and Unrailed! 2: Back on Track.
Midnight Souls
Spaghetti Cat presented Midnight Souls, a 2D mystical adventure with RPG elements developed by independent developer Bolshakov Sergey. The game takes players to Camomile Peaks, a seemingly peaceful provincial town that hides dangerous secrets, unusual inhabitants, and a series of situations that quickly shift from a romantic adventure to something much darker.
The main character is a teenager who arrives in an unfamiliar town to meet a girl he met online. However, the search for first love soon turns into a struggle with insecurities, puzzles, supernatural threats, and personal fears.
Midnight Souls combines exploration, mini-games, QTE sequences, battles against enemies and bosses, and dark humor. A special role is played by Charlie, a cat that accompanies the main character through this strange and dangerous adventure. The game currently has no release date, but it can already be added to the Steam wishlist.
Furyball: Rogue Revenge
Rebound Studio presented a new gameplay trailer for Furyball: Rogue Revenge, a fast-paced action roguelite described as the first “Beat’em Ball.” In practice, this means that combat does not revolve around classic weapons but around a deadly ball that bounces around the arena, while the player must pay attention to positioning, rhythm, and survival.
The story takes place in Neo-Arcadia, a sun-scorched citadel ruled by violent gangs obsessed with sports. The creators describe the game as a blend of grindhouse aesthetics, Mad Max, and Rollerball, with arenas inspired by pinball machines, modular upgrades for Furyball, and fast combat against waves of enemies.
Visually, Furyball: Rogue Revenge aims for retro-futuristic chaos inspired by the anime Akira, the series Hokuto no Ken, and exploitation films from the seventies. An additional identity is given to the game by the original disco-punk soundtrack composed by The Toxic Avenger.
Follow Us
Game Atelier, the studio known for games like Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom and Otherskin, announced that their asymmetrical horror Follow Us will arrive in Steam Early Access on June 5, 2026. It is a co-op game for two where one player explores dangerous locations while the other stays in the van and tries to keep them alive.
One player takes on the role of the Explorer, or EXY, who is in a haunted environment, while the other plays as the Operator, or OPY, monitoring the situation from a distance, hacking the area, and trying to protect their partner. Follow Us does not rely on complicated mechanics but on communication, panic, and wrong decisions that can easily lead to death.
The Early Access version brings several levels, including Ökaou, a maze resembling Ikea with dolls that come to life, A Night with DJ Susan, a level based on finding differences, and Employee of the Month, where an unbeatable opponent constantly hunts the player on the field.
Follow Us uses a lo-fi visual style inspired by the PlayStation One era, and its goal is to create a horror experience where the biggest enemy is often poor communication between two players.
Hopetown
Hopetown is a new “psychogeographic” RPG from the studio Longdue, and the fresh gameplay teaser has detailed the investigative and journalistic mechanics of the game. The project is particularly interesting due to the creative team, which includes people connected to Disco Elysium, including Martin Luiga and Olga Moskvin, who joined the game's development.
The story takes place in the mining town of New Greenwich, decades after an event known as The Flare, when a coronal mass destroyed electronics and communication systems around the world. Players take on the role of a journalist investigating the disappearances of miners, corporate secrets, and the increasingly uncomfortable truth behind a city crumbling under the pressure of power and interests.
Hopetown offers players three journalistic approaches: Correspondent, Columnist, and Gonzo. Investigations include photography, interviews, environmental observation, and publishing stories, with players able to choose which evidence to use, which statements to highlight, and what angle to take on the story. Interestingly, published stories change relationships, factions, reputation, and the state of the world itself.
Unrailed! 2: Back on Track
Indoor Astronaut has confirmed that Unrailed! 2: Back on Track is leaving Early Access and will be released on June 11, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The game will cost €19.99, while pre-orders are available at a discounted price of €14.99.
Unrailed! 2: Back on Track is a sequel to the chaotic co-op game about building a railway where players must cooperate to keep the train moving through procedurally generated worlds. The new version brings six biomes, various bosses, train and character upgrades, community maps, and additional modes, including Time, Sandbox, and Versus.
For those who enjoy couch co-op where friendships are tested under pressure, Unrailed! 2: Back on Track could be one of the more entertaining indie choices for June.
Indie Underground #2 once again shows how diverse the indie scene is. From a journalistic RPG and strange teenage horror to co-op panic, pinball action, and railway chaos, these five games may not share the same genre, but each has a strong enough identity to be worth keeping on your radar.
