Radar · 25 Sept 2026 – 1 Oct 2026

Indie games streamers are playing, and what they ran into

We picked small games streamed on Twitch this week, listened to part of three or more of their streams and wrote down the problems the streamers talked about. Ranked by how many different streamers played each game while our collector was watching.

62 games, ranked by streamers who played them (25 Sept 2026 – 1 Oct 2026)
#	Game	Streamers	Hours live	Problems	Most mentioned problem
1	Dressmakerfitting pattern pieces onto the fabric layout without wasting material is fiddly	4,401	17382.3	55	fitting pattern pieces onto the fabric layout without wasting material is fiddly
2	How to Fishshark boss gatekeeping the cooking unlock feels overly difficult	4,132	10817.7	62	shark boss gatekeeping the cooking unlock feels overly difficult
3	RV There Yet?push-to-talk voice chat repeatedly breaks and disrupts communication	3,352	9840.7	76	push-to-talk voice chat repeatedly breaks and disrupts communication
4	Big Walkcarried items are easily dropped and hard to recover	3,092	10888.7	57	carried items are easily dropped and hard to recover
5	BOMBANANA!converting piano module letters to numbers confuses players	2,480	5965.3	64	converting piano module letters to numbers confuses players
6	Shift at Midnightunclear rule that trash bags can't be discarded anywhere	2,317	5815.7	104	unclear rule that trash bags can't be discarded anywhere
7	Woman Simulatorthe daily chore list feels overwhelming to get through	1,292	3298	109	the daily chore list feels overwhelming to get through
8	No More Room in Hell 2zombies grab players from outside their visible or melee range	1,276	4082.3	50	zombies grab players from outside their visible or melee range
9	Waterpark Simulatoroverview camera doesn't show which pool has an incident	1,251	4142	70	overview camera doesn't show which pool has an incident
10	Mimic Partysabotage mechanic repeatedly frustrates players across sessions	1,225	2086.7	19	sabotage mechanic repeatedly frustrates players across sessions
11	Gamble With Your Friendsinviting or joining friends for co-op is confusing	1,171	2282	45	inviting or joining friends for co-op is confusing
12	Well Dwellerking boss fight causes repeated deaths and its spike pattern is hard to read	1,159	5257.7	34	king boss fight causes repeated deaths and its spike pattern is hard to read
13	Fields of Mistriacarried inventory space runs out during gathering trips	1,138	4340	84	carried inventory space runs out during gathering trips
14	Shape of Dreamsplayers repeatedly lack gold to buy wanted shop items	968	4053	45	players repeatedly lack gold to buy wanted shop items
15	Super Battle Golfthe golf cart is hard to control and steer	773	1681.3	31	the golf cart is hard to control and steer
16	Machine Partysniper minigame's crouch versus run movement rule is never explained	712	1190.7	43	sniper minigame's crouch versus run movement rule is never explained
17	PowerWash Simulator 2soap tool is easy to forget and leaves cleaning incomplete	673	1833.3	22	soap tool is easy to forget and leaves cleaning incomplete
18	Hades IIno per-weapon-aspect breakdown to track achievement progress	634	2615	28	no per-weapon-aspect breakdown to track achievement progress
19	Teach My Little Sister How To Driveunclear whether push-to-talk must be held or released to work	616	892.7	60	unclear whether push-to-talk must be held or released to work
20	Funnel Runnersfriends fail to join a multiplayer session due to invite errors	612	1586.3	37	friends fail to join a multiplayer session due to invite errors
21	Welcome to Elderfieldcrafting recipe requirements are not clearly explained to players	610	2860.7	32	crafting recipe requirements are not clearly explained to players
22	ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairsmissing parts make repairs feel expensive and blocked	583	1701.3	14	missing parts make repairs feel expensive and blocked
23	Dumb Ways to Buildhow many revives a revive station or toilet grants is unclear	568	1425	78	how many revives a revive station or toilet grants is unclear
24	Anime Shop Simulator ✨shop building generation once produced a stray bathroom	539	1804.7	64	shop building generation once produced a stray bathroom
25	The Plant Shopplayers are confused how to craft and combine the first order	530	919.7	48	players are confused how to craft and combine the first order
26	GRAIN ROTpoison status effect and its cause are unclear at first	526	1696.7	31	poison status effect and its cause are unclear at first
27	Dawson Oaks Trailer Parkproximity voice chat carries too far across the map	490	1672.3	44	proximity voice chat carries too far across the map
28	MIMESISlimited inventory space forces repeated trips to carry loot	481	1111.7	43	limited inventory space forces repeated trips to carry loot
29	a weird game about sausagethrow and swing precision is hard to control, causing near misses	470	999.7	18	throw and swing precision is hard to control, causing near misses
30	Date Everything!no in-game log for tracking quest or dateable progress	450	1467	25	no in-game log for tracking quest or dateable progress
31	Dub Togetherrecording start cue is too abrupt, causing late starts	448	1074.7	30	recording start cue is too abrupt, causing late starts
32	Pratfallmany item names and effects are never explained	439	1147	51	many item names and effects are never explained
33	Species: Unknownflashlight battery drains too quickly, leaving areas dark	427	1293.3	47	flashlight battery drains too quickly, leaving areas dark
34	Mewgenicsdifficult random encounters can end a run with no counterplay	408	1821	40	difficult random encounters can end a run with no counterplay
35	Cat Mail Co.matching a package to its correct pair or recipient is confusing	392	1058.7	20	matching a package to its correct pair or recipient is confusing
36	Endacopiathe soccer kicking minigame's timing is very hard for players	369	1241	50	the soccer kicking minigame's timing is very hard for players
37	CloverPitshop and phone call offers stay useless for long stretches	369	834.7	14	shop and phone call offers stay useless for long stretches
38	White Knucklecontrol sensitivity and keybinds reset after updates	351	1263.3	107	control sensitivity and keybinds reset after updates
39	the cabin gamecharacter customization location in lobby is hard to discover	345	1095.3	66	character customization location in lobby is hard to discover
40	Sort Them Ducksduck category assignments feel arbitrary and hard to predict	340	1000	38	duck category assignments feel arbitrary and hard to predict
41	Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creektrailer packing forces a full redo when large items do not fit	314	748.3	15	trailer packing forces a full redo when large items do not fit
42	Burglin' Gnomesplayers get physically stuck with no way out but restart or suicide	312	575.7	73	players get physically stuck with no way out but restart or suicide
43	I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulatoringredients repeatedly run out mid service and stall orders	300	993.3	78	ingredients repeatedly run out mid service and stall orders
44	Rehauntedghost vanishes and reappears unpredictably around the house during chases	298	639.3	57	ghost vanishes and reappears unpredictably around the house during chases
45	DinoBones: Tidy Up the Museumtiny bones are hard to spot, handle and track down	293	1009.7	45	tiny bones are hard to spot, handle and track down
46	Kernel Heartsmandatory opening cutscenes and dialogue delay actual gameplay	293	768.7	30	mandatory opening cutscenes and dialogue delay actual gameplay
47	Invokyridol or hazard effects mirror and reverse movement controls confusingly	284	582.3	103	idol or hazard effects mirror and reverse movement controls confusingly
48	Dimraethinventory capacity fills up quickly forcing frequent item management	271	1163.3	70	inventory capacity fills up quickly forcing frequent item management
49	Lucid Catswake up exit is hard to locate in dreams	270	491	78	wake up exit is hard to locate in dreams
50	MOUSE: P.I. For Hirearcade minigames cost money or time with no payoff	269	831	22	arcade minigames cost money or time with no payoff
51	Wand & Order: Tidy up the magic shop!card order within a tarot suit is hard to work out	251	866.3	45	card order within a tarot suit is hard to work out
52	Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vaultrelic burn and curse rules are hard to understand	248	898.3	76	relic burn and curse rules are hard to understand
53	Rivageaccess level requirements lock doors and items without explanation	245	1343	29	access level requirements lock doors and items without explanation
54	Alchemy Factoryrunning out of floor space to place new buildings	208	1687.7	32	running out of floor space to place new buildings
55	Photomalyunclear how many copies or what size a photo order needs	202	385.3	92	unclear how many copies or what size a photo order needs
56	Shroom and Gloomcard keywords and effects unclear without further explanation	191	602	47	card keywords and effects unclear without further explanation
57	Police Chief Simulatorthe armory can duplicate items, glitch or vanish between sessions	171	618.3	20	the armory can duplicate items, glitch or vanish between sessions
58	Tiny Edenearly-game money is scarce, making purchases hard to afford	132	395.3	61	early-game money is scarce, making purchases hard to afford
59	The Last Caretakerhelipad ladder stops short so a fall leaves no way back	116	768.7	11	helipad ladder stops short so a fall leaves no way back
60	Denshattack!tutorial teaches too many controls too quickly to absorb	115	327	52	tutorial teaches too many controls too quickly to absorb
61	Graveboundenemies noticeably get stronger as a run progresses	102	205	74	enemies noticeably get stronger as a run progresses
62	Emberwardlimits of the buildable area on the map are unclear	64	304	48	limits of the buildable area on the map are unclear

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How the numbers are made

Every 20 minutes our collector lists every live stream on Twitch through the official API and counts, per game, how many different channels streamed it and for how long. This ranking uses 452 of those sweeps. Hours are estimates from the snapshots.

What stays private

Public pages show counts and short issue titles only. Streamer names, quotes and links to their VODs are in the private report for the game's developer. Streamers can opt out.