{"id":28903,"date":"2026-03-14T19:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=28903"},"modified":"2026-03-14T19:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:43:03","slug":"five-indie-titles-you-might-have-overlooked-this-week-egg-journeys-garbage-raiders-and-awaking-nightmares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=28903","title":{"rendered":"Five Indie Titles You Might Have Overlooked This Week: Egg Journeys, Garbage Raiders, and Awaking Nightmares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/five-indie-titles-you-might-have-overlooked-this-week-egg-journeys-garbage-raiders-and-awaking-nightmares.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>As delightful as that taste of Spring may have been, another bout of Winter weather provides many of us with one final excuse to cozy up indoors for a day. From egg escapades to unsettling visions, why not curl up with something quirky, peculiar, and otherworldly featuring a handful of indie treasures from the last week?<\/p>\n<p>### Mama\u2019s Sleeping Angels<br \/>\n**Developer**: itamu<br \/>\nHighlighted in [Noclip\u2019s Computer Worlds on Thursday](https:\/\/kotaku.com\/indie-game-computer-world-showcase-steam-demo-2000678906), *Mama\u2019s Sleeping Angels* distorts the already eerie co-op horror extraction genre into something almost unrecognizable. As a group of one to four friends at a sleepover, your collective dream propels you into bizarre, sunless realms in search of tributes for \u201cMama,\u201d a deity fashioned from porcelain. Equipped with low-polygon weaponry and flip-phone abilities, search for cursed relics to fulfill your ritual. The more powerful the curse, the more Mama appreciates it, though certain ones may come with hexes that could be perilous to bear during your journey.<\/p>\n<p>### Funi Raccoon Game<br \/>\n**Developer**: The Crayon Eating Company<br \/>\n3D platformers have historically been about item collection, but in *Funi Raccoon Game*, you\u2019re grabbing everything that\u2019s loose. Scuttling through a vibrant void, you can undertake quests, navigate traffic, and create chaos while trying to stuff your dumpster with a selection of looted treasures. In an interview with creator C\u00ed Malone [in one of my zines last year](https:\/\/funland.itch.io\/funland-zine-no-3), the Irish developer had minimal direct interaction with the infamous trash thieves, viewing them as \u201cmythical rare beings.\u201d Based solely on the reputation of these creatures, as an Ontarian whose camp treats were swiped straight from the cabin by some audacious raccoons, I\u2019d say the game is spot on.<\/p>\n<p>### Glasses Cleaning Simulator<br \/>\n**Developer**: VOLE.wtf<br \/>\nRelish the satisfaction of cleaning something, yet desire a more low-key task than vigorously scrubbing the side of a building? *Glasses Cleaning Simulator* offers the chance to wipe down something smaller while still maintaining the irritation involved. Available free on your browser, this game incorporates a meter to gauge your smudged eyewear. As anyone who wears glasses knows, there isn\u2019t a terry cloth on the planet that can make this task easy, with each swipe and circle seemingly undoing two steps for every one you manage to take forward.<\/p>\n<p>### Oeuf<br \/>\n**Developer**: increpare games<br \/>\nIncrepare, the renowned puzzle creator of *Stephen\u2019s Sausage Roll*, returns with breakfast-themed challenges, tackling a punishing platformer this time. Climbing a fortress in soggy conditions, you must guide the egg through treacherous architecture and snares. While not a delicate little egg, its off-kilter weight will be sufficiently challenging in this nest.<\/p>\n<p>### Haunted Lands<br \/>\n**Developer**: alevgor<br \/>\nFinally, two notoriously difficult retro gaming styles merge in *Haunted Lands*. The relentless monster bashing and sidescrolling thrills of *Castlevania*, combined with the unforgiving nature and vibrant color schemes of EGA classics like *Duke Nukem* and *Monster Bash*, create a formidable demon-slaying experience. Select from six unusual heroes, each possessing unique combat styles and supernatural traits, to navigate a gauntlet emerging from the most daunting vintage crypts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/five-indie-titles-you-might-have-overlooked-this-week-egg-journeys-garbage-raiders-and-awaking-nightmares.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>As delightful as that taste of Spring may have been, another bout of Winter weather provides many of us with one final excuse to cozy up indoors for a day. From egg escapades to unsettling visions, why not curl up with something quirky, peculiar, and otherworldly featuring a handful of indie treasures from the last week?<\/p>\n<p>### Mama\u2019s Sleeping Angels<br \/>\n**Developer**: itamu<br \/>\nHighlighted in [Noclip\u2019s Computer Worlds on Thursday](https:\/\/kotaku.com\/indie-game-computer-world-showcase-steam-demo-2000678906), *Mama\u2019s Sleeping Angels* distorts the already eerie co-op horror extraction genre into something almost unrecognizable. As a group of one to four friends at a sleepover, your collective dream propels you into bizarre, sunless realms in search of tributes for \u201cMama,\u201d a deity fashioned from porcelain. Equipped with low-polygon weaponry and flip-phone abilities, search for cursed relics to fulfill your ritual. The more powerful the curse, the more Mama appreciates it, though certain ones may come with hexes that could be perilous to bear during your journey.<\/p>\n<p>### Funi Raccoon Game<br \/>\n**Developer**: The Crayon Eating Company<br \/>\n3D platformers have historically been about item collection, but in *Funi Raccoon Game*, you\u2019re grabbing everything that\u2019s loose. Scuttling through a vibrant void, you can undertake quests, navigate traffic, and create chaos while trying to stuff your dumpster with a selection of looted treasures. In an interview with creator C\u00ed Malone [in one of my zines last year](https:\/\/funland.itch.io\/funland-zine-no-3), the Irish developer had minimal direct interaction with the infamous trash thieves, viewing them as \u201cmythical rare beings.\u201d Based solely on the reputation of these creatures, as an Ontarian whose camp treats were swiped straight from the cabin by some audacious raccoons, I\u2019d say the game is spot on.<\/p>\n<p>### Glasses Cleaning Simulator<br \/>\n**Developer**: VOLE.wtf<br \/>\nRelish the satisfaction of cleaning something, yet desire a more low-key task than vigorously scrubbing the side of a building? *Glasses Cleaning Simulator* offers the chance to wipe down something smaller while still maintaining the irritation involved. Available free on your browser, this game incorporates a meter to gauge your smudged eyewear. As anyone who wears glasses knows, there isn\u2019t a terry cloth on the planet that can make this task easy, with each swipe and circle seemingly undoing two steps for every one you manage to take forward.<\/p>\n<p>### Oeuf<br \/>\n**Developer**: increpare games<br \/>\nIncrepare, the renowned puzzle creator of *Stephen\u2019s Sausage Roll*, returns with breakfast-themed challenges, tackling a punishing platformer this time. Climbing a fortress in soggy conditions, you must guide the egg through treacherous architecture and snares. While not a delicate little egg, its off-kilter weight will be sufficiently challenging in this nest.<\/p>\n<p>### Haunted Lands<br \/>\n**Developer**: alevgor<br \/>\nFinally, two notoriously difficult retro gaming styles merge in *Haunted Lands*. The relentless monster bashing and sidescrolling thrills of *Castlevania*, combined with the unforgiving nature and vibrant color schemes of EGA classics like *Duke Nukem* and *Monster Bash*, create a formidable demon-slaying experience. Select from six unusual heroes, each possessing unique combat styles and supernatural traits, to navigate a gauntlet emerging from the most daunting vintage crypts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28904,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}