# Wardogs, Valheim 1.0 and other new indie games worth checking out

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wardogs-valheim-1-0-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out/
- Published: 2026-09-12T11:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-13T02:18:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2256410/wardogs-valheim-1-0-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Wardogs shooter tops a million sales, peaks near 340,000 concurrent players
- Valheim exits early access with 1.0 update, launches on PS5 and Switch 2
- Worming From Home is a quirky office sim starring a secret worm employee

## Summary

Engadget's latest indie games roundup highlights a busy week for the genre, headlined by the release of tactical shooter Wardogs and the full 1.0 launch of long-running survival hit Valheim. The piece also covers a workplace comedy sim, with further titles including a deckbuilder, a capybara puzzle game and one featuring an undead William Wallace mentioned in passing.

Wardogs, from developer Iron Gate and publisher Coffee Stain Publishing, has already sold over a million copies and peaked at 340,171 concurrent Steam players, offering 100-player "king of the hill" matches with a persistent cash economy. Valheim, meanwhile, has surpassed 17 million copies sold since its 2021 early access debut and has now launched on PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 alongside its 1.0 update, which adds a new Deep North biome, crossplay for up to 10 players, and a range of new weapons, creatures and content. The roundup also features Worming From Home, a $6-$8 office-worker simulator from Bulkhead and Team17 in which players secretly play as a worm trying to climb the corporate ladder.

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