Wallet threat level: winter sales

, | Games

There’s a smattering of indie games this week to threaten the wallet, from a scene thriving, imaginative, and incredibly crowded. Let’s hope the gems get the attention they deserve. But most of the biggest wallet threats this time of year come with the winter sales that tempt us into games that will forever live in our backlogs. I’m personally tempted by Divinity: Original Sin 2, which Larian Studios shadow-dropped today for current-gen consoles. It’s a free upgrade if you already own the respective last-gen versions of the game. 

Monday (12/15/25):​

  • Raiders of Blackveil (PC Early Access) – “Join the rebellion against the evil cooperation Blackveil in this action-packed roguelite for 1-3 players. Select your MOBA-like champion, collect RPG-style loot and infiltrate Blackveil’s massive factory. Wreak havoc, and smuggle out loot to get insanely powerful!”
  • Divinity Original Sin II – Definitive Edition (Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) – “From the creators of Baldur’s Gate 3, experience the world of Divinity in this epic adventure where your choices shape fate itself.”

Tuesday (12/16/25):​

  • Aaero 2: Black Razor Edition (PS5) – “Experience an exhilarating on-rails rhythm shooter where you trace ribbons of light, releasing the energy in the music while speeding through stunning alien environments and aiming to perfect your highest score! Fly solo or go B2B with a friend, unleashing devastating missiles and raining cannon fire to the beat of the Black Razor Records and Monstercat soundtrack.”
  • Keep Gambling (PC) – “Keep Gambling is a hostile friendslop gamble-em-up featuring lotto ticket, case opening, slots, and substance abuse simulations. Work with or against your friends to repay your debt.”
  • Execute (PC) – “Kill everyone in the world with a guillotine… on a cursed Win98 desktop.”

Wednesday (12/17/25):​

  • Drink Human Beans (PC) – “You will pay $99.99 to be psychologically tortured by a sentient job application. You will learn to live, laugh, love until the walls bleed. You will become a succulent beverage.”

Thursday (12/18/25):​

  • Dadish 4 (Switch, PC, iOS, Android) – “Dad’s been kidnapped! The evil Homeowners’ Association has plucked Dadish from the radish patch, and it’s up to his eldest son, DJ, to rescue him.”

Friday (12/19/25):​

  • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From The Ashes Expansion (PC, PS5, Xbox) – “Take on the fight for the Western Frontier as a powerful Na’vi warrior in an experience designed for third-person gameplay – while remaining playable at your choice in first-person. With a streamlined progression system, enhanced combat, and brutal takedown finishers, utilize stealth or go guns blazing to fight for your loved ones.”
  • Red Dawn (PC) – “Red Dawn is an SRPG game with cute graphics! Take command of Baker squad and fight back against Tiesov’s invasion! The Winning or Losing of Carimae School depends on you.”

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