{"id":1862519,"date":"2026-04-02T17:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862519"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:13:05","slug":"indie-pass-is-a-forthcoming-subscription-service-exclusively-for-indie-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862519","title":{"rendered":"Indie Pass is a forthcoming subscription service exclusively for indie games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/50E73DF90095BE41CA16A522D17FC55DB25CEC609D738FB3B9AA783E7B2865DE\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w1200;quality_90;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2026-04%2F5ff08d20-2eb3-11f1-b677-e2dabb28815c&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-a7229163-6ac9-4e27-bead-e35e76037432\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:max-w-[1220px] md:px-10\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative 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class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T17:13:05.000Z\">Thu, April 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T17:13:05.000Z\">Thu, April 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid 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<ins>indie.io<\/ins> just announced the pending launch of <ins>something called Indie Pass<\/ins>. This is a subscription service, so it&#8217;s sort of like Game Pass but for indie titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">It launches on April 13 and will offer over 70 games on that date, with more coming down the line. Not a single person on this planet wants another monthly subscription to manage, but this one costs just $8. That&#8217;s a pretty good deal, considering Game Pass Ultimate<ins> costs a whopping $30 per month<\/ins>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">However, these subscription platforms are only as good as their libraries. The company has already confirmed a bunch of nifty titles like the cozy game <em>Echoes of the Plum Grove<\/em>, the farm-based shooter <em>Air Hares<\/em> and the tactical RPG <em>Dark Deity<\/em>. It also promises a &#8220;constantly evolving catalog.&#8221; Indie.io publishes a lot of stuff, so that should make it easier to keep the catalog stacked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_md97b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_16d97b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The company is also currently <ins>courting indie developers and publishers<\/ins>, with a promise to reveal some of these partnerships in the coming weeks. This could be a nice way to drum up interest in new or smaller games, but everything really depends on if people are willing to pony up for another subscription.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Indie Pass is just for PC. However, there doesn&#8217;t seem to be anything that would prevent the platform from working on a Steam Deck via the console&#8217;s Proton layer. This lets players run Windows-specific titles on the console&#8217;s Linux-based OS. This has long been considered a good way to run indie.io-published games that don&#8217;t make their way to Steam. Engadget has reached out to the company for specifics and will update this post when we hear back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"hidden flex-none md:block col-right\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full flex-col flex-nowrap\">\n<div class=\"flex-auto\">\n<div class=\"sticky flex flex-none\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_1pp7b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Publisher and game management platform <ins>indie.io<\/ins> just announced the pending launch of <ins>something called Indie Pass<\/ins>. This is a subscription service, so it&#8217;s sort of like Game Pass but for indie titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">It launches on April 13 and will offer over 70 games on that date, with more coming down the line. Not a single person on this planet wants another monthly subscription to manage, but this one costs just $8. That&#8217;s a pretty good deal, considering Game Pass Ultimate<ins> costs a whopping $30 per month<\/ins>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">However, these subscription platforms are only as good as their libraries. The company has already confirmed a bunch of nifty titles like the cozy game <em>Echoes of the Plum Grove<\/em>, the farm-based shooter <em>Air Hares<\/em> and the tactical RPG <em>Dark Deity<\/em>. It also promises a &#8220;constantly evolving catalog.&#8221; Indie.io publishes a lot of stuff, so that should make it easier to keep the catalog stacked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_md97b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_16d97b4ilfeiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The company is also currently <ins>courting indie developers and publishers<\/ins>, with a promise to reveal some of these partnerships in the coming weeks. This could be a nice way to drum up interest in new or smaller games, but everything really depends on if people are willing to pony up for another subscription.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Indie Pass is just for PC. However, there doesn&#8217;t seem to be anything that would prevent the platform from working on a Steam Deck via the console&#8217;s Proton layer. This lets players run Windows-specific titles on the console&#8217;s Linux-based OS. This has long been considered a good way to run indie.io-published games that don&#8217;t make their way to Steam. Engadget has reached out to the company for specifics and will update this post when we hear back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/pc\/indie-pass-is-a-forthcoming-subscription-service-exclusively-for-indie-games-171304359.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/50E73DF90095BE41CA16A522D17FC55DB25CEC609D738FB3B9AA783E7B2865DE\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w1200;quality_90;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2026-04%2F5ff08d20-2eb3-11f1-b677-e2dabb28815c&#8221;] Gaming PC Indie Pass is a forthcoming subscription service exclusively for indie games It costs $7 per month and offers access to more than 70 titles at launch. 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