Mini Indie Van: An Indie Games Podcast
Carpool Gaming 28 episodes Oct 29, 2026
Mini Indie Van is a monthly podcast focused on indie video games. Host Fulya talks with special guests, highlights upcoming indie releases, and explores standout titles from the indie scene. The show is supported on Patreon, where listeners can get early and ad-free access.
Episodes
Mini Indie Van 23: Steam Next Fest Demos October 2026
It’s the third and final Steam Next Fest event of the year! Join Fulya and Seth for a quick journey through this event as they chat about how they navigate through Next Fest and the demos they played including some community submissions.Highlighted games: Shoe It All! (All Platforms)Moldwasher (PC)Topic: The demos of Steam Next Fest October 2026Annalynn MD (PC)Patience is a Virtue (PC)Hypnagogia (
Mini Indie Van 22: TOEM 2 Review Discussion
Seth and Fulya have both played through TOEM 2 and they have thoughts! Hang out for a chill, spoiler-free review of the perfect little sequel.Highlighted games:► VIDEOVERSE (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S|X)► PAX Rising at PAX Aus: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/pax-aus-2026 Topic: TOEM 2 Review Discussion► TOEM 2 Website: https://www.somethingwemade.se/toem2/Monthly Indie Game Release S
Mini Indie Van Detour: Woodo Developer Interview
Seth and Fulya sit down with Julia and Don from Tiny Monks Tales and chat in depth about their recently released game Woodo.Woodo is available on Steam, PS5, XBOX X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.Website: https://www.woodo-game.com/★ LINKS ★► Support Carpool Gaming on Patreon: https://patreon.com/carpoolgaming► Join our amazing Discord community: https://discord.gg/eBKUyABg8U► Get your
Mini Indie Van 21: Horror Indies & Games with Spooky Vibes
Tis the spoopy season! Join Seth the tired podcaster and Fulya the witch as they chat about indie games that are horror themed and ones that have some spooky vibes to them.Highlighted games: Stories of Somnia (PC)Soggy Beans (PC)Topic: Horror Indies & Games with Spooky VibesLove Eternal (All platforms)Gone Home (All platforms)Desktop Explorer (PC)Stray (All platforms)Well Dweller (PC)Duck Dete
Mini Indie Van 20: Curse of Resthaven w/ Scott Christian
Seth is in the driver's seat while Fulya is off and about in Germany... but that doesn't mean he's alone on this road trip! Scott Christian is the creative director at Hilltop Studios and he's here to tell us all about their new game Curse of Resthaven!Wishlist Curse of Resthaven on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/Curse_of_Resthaven/Follow Hilltop on Bluesky: http
Mini Indie Van 19: Visual Novels and Interactive Narratives
What makes a good visual novel or interactive narrative game? Seth and Fulya discuss their thoughts on these categories and provide examples of their favourites.Highlighted games: Turnip Mountain (PC and Consoles)Many Nights a Whisper (PC)Topic: Visual Novels and Interactive Narratives: what we love about these styles of games.Scarlet Hollow (PC)Harmony: The Fall of Reverie (PC and Consoles)If Fou
Mini Indie Van 18: The Mid-year check-in episode
Matt from Bit Harmony and So Many Games joins Fulya on this ride to chat about some of the standout indie games they’ve played so far in 2026.Highlighted games: Pizza Tower (PC, PS, Switch)Hades (All platforms)Topic: Mid-year check-inThe Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish (PC)Lost & Found Co. (PC)Escape from Ever After (All platforms)Adorable Adventures (PC, PS, XBOX)Mina the Hollower (Al
Mini Indie Van 17: Summer Game Fest Top Indie Game Announcements
In this special episode, Fulya is joined by 3 friends from the Carpool Gaming crew, and they all go on a road trip to Summer Game Fest! They list off their top 3 favourite indie game announcements that came out of ALL the showcases this season.What are YOUR top 3 indie game announcements? Let us know!Topic: SGF Indie Game announcements we’re excited to playAbout FishingBlue Ridge HuntingInkbloodAp
Mini Indie Van Detour: SixOneIndie Showcase May 2026
Community member Cole - aka The Good Sir - joins Fulya to chat about the SixOneIndie Showcase and they highlight some of the games they are keen to check out.Games mentioned:Rollergirl (PC)Cutout Village (All platforms)Abide (PC)Walk the Frog (PC)Graytail (PC, XBOX, Switch)The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler (PC)SacriFire (PC)Grave Seasons (All platforms)Sonnet (PC)Go North (PC)SixOneIndie Sho
Mini Indie Van 16: An Indie Games Subscription Service
The leader of the Backtrackers, Delroy, joins Fulya to put together a list of indie games that should be on an indie games subscription service, if it was ever created by Carpool Gaming. What indie games would you add to the library?Highlighted games: OPUS: Prism Peak (PC, Switch 1&2)High Above (PC)Topic: Mini Indie Van subscription serviceHades (All platforms)Harmony: The Fall of Reverie (All
Mini Indie Van 15: Our Backlogged Games
Lockleth joins Fulya on the journey through their backlogs and mentions some of the games they want to get to sooner.Highlighted games: Arctic Awakening (PC, PS, Xbox)CATO: Buttered Cat (PC, PS, Switch)Topic: Indie Games in our BacklogGarden Story (PC, Xbox, Switch)Detective Dotson (PC, Xbox, Switch)The Bench (PC)The Artful Escape (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Cozy Island (PC)Consume Me (PC)Random shout-o
Mini Indie Van Detour: February Steam Next Fest Demos
Steam Next Fest happened recently so Fulya and Seth chat about their top 5 favourite demos they played during the event.Games mentioned:Titanium Court (PC)Fishbowl (PC, PS)Croak (PC)Outbound (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch & Switch 2)The Eternal Life of Goldman (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Denshattack (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch 2)Collector’s Cove (PC, PS, Switch)Hark the Ghoul (PC)Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth (PC,
Mini Indie Van 14: Indie Games of the 2010’s
Sean is very excited about the indie games of the 2010s, so he joins Fulya on this Journey (wink wink) to chat about their favourites from that decade.Highlighted games: HyperdotChicken Police: Paint It RedTopic: Indie Games Released in the 2010’sGone Home (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Donut County (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Stardew Valley (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Untitled Goose Game (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Shovel
Mini Indie Van Detour: Romance in Indie Games
Fulya and Fiona go on a little detour towards love and romance. This is a Valentine's Day special episode, and these wonderful ladies have a chat about romance in indie games.Games mentioned:Coral Island (PC, PS, Xbox)Date Everything (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Grave Seasons (in development for PC, PS, Xbox)Building Relationships (in development for PC)Cabernet (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)A Date with Deat
Mini Indie Van 13: Our Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2026
Jason from So Many Games, joins Fulya on the drive towards their most anticipated indie games of 2026.Highlighted games: Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (PC, PS, Xbox)Inked: A Tale of Love (All platforms)Topic: Most Anticipated Games 2026The Eternal Life of Goldman (All platforms)Lost & Found Co. (PC)At Fate’s End (PC, PS, Xbox)Toem 2 (PC, PS and potentially other platforms)Well Dweller (PC, Swit
Mini Indie Van 12: Tiny Games of 2025
The team from Tiny Game Chronicles join Fulya to chat about the short indie games they played in 2025.Highlighted games: Arco (PC, Switch)El Paso Elsewhere (PC, PS, Xbox)Super Pinball Adventure (PC)Topic: Short indie games played in 2025Many Nights a Whisper (PC)Kabuto Park (PC)and Roger (PC)Time Flies (PC, PS, Switch)Öoo (PC)Monument Valley 1-3 (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)The Dark Queen of Mortholme (P
Mini Indie Van Detour: The 2025 IGOOYs
To wrap up the year, Fulya goes through her top 3 indie games PLUS submissions from the community!Topic: Top 3 Indie Games of 2025Fulya's ListDuck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Wanderstop (PC, PS, Xbox)Jump the Track (PC)Honourable Mentions:Oscuro Blossom’s Glow (PC, PS)Leila (PC)Monument Valley 3 (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Intro and outro music - created in ODDADA by Fulis
Mini Indie Van 11: Friend-slop Games
Mitch joins Fulya on this journey to talk about some great multiplayer games you SHOULD play with your friends.Highlighted games: Skater XL (all platforms)Date Everything (all platforms)Topic: Friend-slop GamesLockdown Protocol (PC)Peak (PC)R.E.P.O (PC)Random shout-outsRV There Yet? (PC)Monthly Indie Game Release Schedule:https://the-indie-in-former.com/2025/05/27/2025-indie-video-game-release-sch
Mini Indie Van 10: Steam Next Fest demos
Fulya goes on a solo drive as she discusses some of the demos she played during the October 2025 Steam Next Fest with a couple of listener contributions!Highlighted games:The Biggleboss Incident (PC, mobile)And Roger (PC, Switch)Topic: Steam Next Fest demos playedDancing with Ghosts (PC)Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (PC, Switch)A Heavy Morning (PC)Community submitted games:Final Sentenc
Mini Indie Van 9: SixOneIndie September Showcase with Kyle Stephenson
Kyle from SixOneIndie joins Fulya on the October edition of the show and they discuss the ins and outs of how the SixOneIndie team put together their amazing showcases. They also mention a few games they are looking forward to that popped up in the September showcase.Highlighted games:CloverPit (PC)Monument Valley 1&2 (All platforms)Topic: The Six One Indie September ShowcaseEngraving (PC)Pige
Mini Indie Van 8: Spooky Indie Games
The queen of spoopy games on the Carpool team, Fiona joins Fulya on this journey! Why spooky games? Because Halloween is not far away so you all need horror indie game recommendations. And they are rated on the “would Fulya play it?” scale. Highlighted games:Darkest Dungeon (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch, Mobile)Is this seat taken? (PC, Switch)Topic: Spooky Indie GamesRavenous Devils (PC, Switch)Cabernet (
Mini Indie Van 7: Our 2025 mid-year check-in
The mighty BOWSAH joins Fulya on this ride for a mid-year check-in on the indie games they have played so far in 2025. Lots of amazing games are mentioned so take note!Highlighted games: Tales of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Railbound (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Topic: Our 2025 mid-year check-inSpilled! (PC)Jusant (PC, PS, Xbox)Killer Frequency (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch, Meta)Jump the Tr
Mini Indie Van 6: The Last Campfire discussion
THE miles of Amanda joins Fulya on this month’s journey and they have a chat about an indie gem by the name of The Last Campfire.Highlighted games: Tall Trails (PC)Thank goodness you’re here (PC, PS, Switch)Topic: The Last Campfire discussionMonthly Indie Game Release Schedule:https://the-indie-in-former.com/2025/05/27/2025-indie-video-game-release-schedule/Intro and outro music - created in ODDAD
Mini Indie Van Bonus Episode: Summer Games Fest 2025
Summer Games Fest 2025 had some AWESOME indie game announcements all weekend and in this episode of the show, I give you a quick rundown of some games I'm excited about! What games are you looking forward to? Let me know!Highlighted games: Out of Words (Epic Games Store)Big Walk (Steam)Leaf Blower Co. (Steam)Is this seat taken? (Steam)Re: Fresh (Steam, NS)Color Bound (Steam)Bathhouse Creatures
Mini Indie Van 5: Blue Prince discussion
The RPG Cave’s own elf battle alchemist Dr. Garret Bland joins Fulya in the passenger seat in the June episode. Garret gives us his review of Blue Prince, the roguelike puzzle game that almost everyone is playing lately.Highlighted games: Balatro (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch, Mobile)Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island (PC, Xbox, Switch)Topic: Blue Prince discussionMonthly Indie Game Release Schedule:https://the
Mini Indie Van 4: Game OSTs to fall asleep to
Seth makes his debut on the show and joins Fulya for some really chill vibes as they discuss their favourite video game soundtracks to fall asleep to. What game OSTs do you zone out to? Let us know your thoughts!Highlighted games: Sorry We’re Closed (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Toem (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch)Topic: Video Game soundtracks to fall asleep toTunic (PC, PS, Xbox, Switch) Composer: Lifeformed &
Mini Indie Van 3: The Autumn/Spring Collection of Cosy Games
Resident cosy-gamer, Lockleth, joins Fulya on this short drive and they chat about cosy games ready for those Autumn and Spring days. What cosy games do you like to play during those seasons? Let us know your thoughts!Highlighted games:Botany ManorCopycatTopic: Autumn/Spring Cosy GamesGarden BuddiesWanderstopLil Gator GameA Short HikeLuma IslandTiny GladeMonthly Indie Game Release Schedule:https:/
Mini Indie Van 2: Most Anticipated Indie Games
On this short journey, Fulya is joined by Matt and they chat about the indie games they are most looking forward to playing. What are YOUR most anticipated games? Let us know!Highlighted games: To the Moon (PC, Nintendo Switch, PS, and Xbox)Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends (PC, Xbox)Topic: Most anticipated indie gamesMouthwashing (available on PC only; console release coming 2025)Duck Detec
Mini Indie Van 1: Favourite Indie Games of 2024
Welcome to the first ever monthly episode of The Mini Indie Van! Join Fulya and Ron on this short ride as they discuss their favourite indie games of 2024. Highlighted games: Journey (PC, PS); Oddada (PC)Topic: Favourite indie games of 2024Lil Gator Game (PC, Switch, PS, Xbox)Coffee Talk (PC, Switch, PS, Xbox)Chicken Police: Paint in Red (PC, Switch, PS, Xbox, mobile)Beacon Pines (PC, Switch, Xbox
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