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Starship Troopers shooter, video store sim and other new indie games

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This week's indie game roundup features a retro Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! shooter from Auroch Digital and Dotemu, plus a VHS-era video store management sim called Retro Rewind. The Starship Troopers FPS, priced at $25 with a 20% launch discount, delivers meta-military satire with Casper Van Dien reprising his role as Johnny Rico.

Meanwhile, Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator lets players manage a '90s rental shop, complete with bootleg tapes and late fee collections. At $20 with a 20% discount, it offers nostalgia for the nearly extinct video rental era. Both games launched alongside the Steam Spring Sale, which offers deep discounts across thousands of titles.

Other highlights include In Their Shoes, a $13 mumblecore-inspired visual novel following seven Milan residents, and World's Goodest Pup, a $7 dog show deckbuilder with roguelike elements. Upcoming titles include Dark Scrolls from Gunbrella's studio, Beyond Words from GoldenEye veterans, and Cat Me If You Can, a hidden object puzzle game. These diverse indie offerings showcase creative approaches to established genres while Steam's seasonal sale drives discovery of smaller titles.