Hark! Can you hear that mysterious-yet-very-distinctive sound in your eardrums? Hum! Can you feel that peculiar-yet-very-familiar feeling in your belly? Why yes, of course you do, because a new month is upon us, heralded by a manageable swarm of Butterflies of Anticipation and their tiny flapping wings!

A new month (this one's called 'May') that will bring with it brand new and exciting indie games for us all to play and gab about!

Which of these upcoming indie games have caught our attention at first blush? We've collected together seven of our most anticipated games of May 2019, and laid them out below in order of release date, with a keen video for you to enjoy, too!

Featuring Epitasis, Close to the Sun, Clam Man, and more.

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Epitasis is a sci-fi exploration puzzle game, set on far off distant worlds.

After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.

Close to the Sun is a first-person horror adventure set aboard the Helios, a sprawling ship floating deep in international waters, born of Nikola Tesla’s vision and serving as a haven for the greatest scientific minds.

Shakedown: Hawaii fuses open world action and empire building. Build a 'legitimate' corporation by completing open world missions, acquiring businesses, sabotaging competitors, 're-zoning' land, and shaking down shops for protection money.

Road to Guangdong is an exciting new road trip adventure! Join Sunny and Guu Ma on the journey of a lifetime, as they travel across China in their aging but beloved family car. Can they maintain their beloved car and overcome their personal history to save the family restaurant?

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

An absurd, strange, and hilarious underwater adventure featuring THE Clam Man, duck, nasty drinks, and the horrifying reality of mayonnaise crime.

Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a picturesque coastal community in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your gregarious and enigmatic young ward.