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ShackStream: Indie-licious Episode 167 - Talented

Indie-licious returns with a very late gem from 2024, taking on the 'demonic conveyer belt' of foes in TurtleFox Games' Talented.

TJ Denzer

January 6, 2025 1:45 PM

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Another fantastic year of content has kicked off at Shacknews, and with it comes the return of Indie-licious, bringing you livestreams of new gems and treasures out of the indie gaming community every week. This year, we’re kicking off things with a humble title that came in at the finish line of 2024. It’s TurtleFox Games’ fantasy rogue-like, Talented!

Talented officially launched on December 20, 2024. It’s currently only available in Version 1.0 on PC via Steam, but only costs a measly $3.99 USD. In this game, you pick a class and go on a branching path to defeat all the demons you can across 20 “nights”. In each level, you’ll face foes coming in conveyer belt fashion from the top, bottom, left, and right. Using your class and power-ups wisely is key to your survival. Shout out to aethyr in the Shacker community for putting this one on our radar!

Join us as we play Talented on Indie-licious today, going live on the Shacknews Twitch channel at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET. You can also check out the stream just below.

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Are we talented enough to topple the tumultuous trials of TurtleFox’s Talented? We’ll find out soon enough! Join us as we go live with the game on the Shacknews Twitch shortly!

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on BlueSky @JohnnyChugs.