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A collection of 63 posts

Opinion

The Unusual Rise of Fantasy RPGs in Japan

Unlike in the West, developers in Japan had to unearth a new love for a niche genre

Opinion

The Rise of the Great Indie Franchise

How indie game development is changing with the times

Interview

Crafting Creeper World: An Interview with Knuckle Cracker

Secrets of the Creeper

Opinion

How Should We Think About Game Dev Redemption Arcs?

How do we judge games that released broken, but became great?

Game Design

Why Building Great Games is About More Than Numbers

You can’t put a number on 'game feel'

Game Design

Prince of Persia's Accessibility Is Inaccessible to Some

When accessibility becomes commoditized

Interview

Red Thread: Sitting Down with Cerise Pomme and Alex Sheppard

Behind the scenes of the relationship strategy card game

Interview

Digging for Cards: An Interview with Chloe Charlotte

The story behind Retromine, the mining deckbuilder

Indie Monthly

Indie Monthly: End of Year 2024

Wrapping up the year with all the games that didn't fit in the last 10 months

Feature

The State of Indie Games in 2024 and Beyond

Assessing both the current year and the future of the indie scene

Game Design

Examining Live Service Design

Why mobile games make the live service money

Interview

Diving Deep with Super Dungeon Designer's Lead Programmer

Ever wanted to create your own Zelda-esque dungeons? Now you can!

Interview

Kickin' It: The Making of Anger Foot

Get your kicks

Game Design

Gacha Games: A Discussion

What is the present, and future, of gacha?

Interview

An Off-Peak Conversation with Cosmo D

Understanding the madness

Game Design

The Game Design Tunnel Vision Problem

Not the forest for the games

Opinion

Bethesda Game Studios is the First Microsoft Video Game Studio To Unionize

A first for large developers in the industry

Interview

Hauntii: Between a Rock and an Eternal Place

Interviewing Leo Dasso from Moonloop Games about the new twin-stick shooter Hauntii

Interview

My Work Is Not Yet Done Puts the Anxiety in ‘Anxiety Horror’

Discussing 1-bit theological horror with lead developer Spencer Yan and composer Sam Tudor

Feature

Worlds Changed at the Computer Game Developers Conferences of 1988

Explorers in uncharted lands

Feature

The Return of David: The State of Indie Games in 2023 and Beyond

There was a moment in 2023 when all eyes in the video game space were on the indie scene — but for all the wrong reasons

Review

Does Game Builder Garage Actually Teach You How to Make Games?

The educational value of Nintendo's most accessible game engine

Opinion

The Indie Game Renaissance

The future of the indie game market looks bright thanks to the wealth of resources available

Game Development

From Game Jam Idea to Mobile Classic

Taking a closer look at Mini Metro and Mini Motorways

Interview

How a Two-Person Team Made the Most Interesting Farming Sim of the Year

Interviewing the creators about their journey of making Before the Green Moon