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A collection of 108 posts

Review

Tin Hearts: A Craftsman's Masterwork

Tin Hearts is a beautiful exploration of storytelling through gameplay elements.

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

Interview

Bringing Back Life: Interview With Farewell North Developer Kyle Banks

Tribulations and successes from the indie game development journey with Kyle Banks

Review

9 Years of Shadows Review

An enjoyable Metroidvania that brings back the color

Interview

Wildfrost's Sound Designer Sheds Light on its Frosty Soundscape

This tactical deck-builder doesn't put the action on ice

Review

OTXO: Gunfire is the Singing of Angels

Hotline Miami for a new generation

Review

Boredom by Design: The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa

Do games need to be “fun” to be good?

Opinion

Learning Lessons from the Best Indie Games

Even the simplest games can carry poignant messages

Review

Card Crawl Adventure: Taverns and Troglodytes

Cozy caverns, devious monsters, and shiny treasures

Opinion

Games to Play With Your Friends When You Don't Want to Think

Go-to games with low barriers to entry

Review

Meg’s Monster: You Will Believe a Fiend Can Cry

Follow a subterranean monster tasked with protecting a human child who has mysterious doomsday powers

Review

Joon Shining Review

The ultimate golfing-platformer challenge

Review

Clive 'N' Wrench: Platforming How It Used to Be

How old do you like your old-school platformers?

Review

Inward: A New Island With Established Meditation Habits

We need a space for grounding and growth

Interview

Getting Tactical With Pierre Leclerc, Creator of Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark

The co-founder of 6-Eyes Studio tells us how they created this ode to the beloved classics of the genre

Feature

How to Pitch Your Game to Publishers and Investors

A comprehensive guide that’s especially useful for indie developers

Review

In Defense of Pyre, Supergiant’s Underappreciated Middle Child

Living it up in The Downside

Opinion

7 Great Indie First-Person Shooters on Consoles

Don't miss these FPS gems

Opinion

I Got Someone at the MoMA To Play My Dumb Jam Game

Adventures in guerilla marketing and stacking cows

Feature

Hidden Gems of Game Design: Volume 8

This volume explores games that provides all players a good challenge

Review

8-Bit Adventures 2: Back to Our JRPG Roots

Another excellent JRPG throwback

Review

Save the World, Save Your Job

UnderDungeon is a retro-styled dungeon crawler that features quirky characters and puzzles

Feature

Unseen Precincts: The State of Indie Games in 2023 and Beyond

Explore the world of indie game development from the perspective of those who make up the industry

Game Design

Are Prestige Video Games the Future?

The contradiction of cinematic games

Interview

A Conversation with James Silva, Creator of Salt and Sanctuary

His remarkable journey provides valuable lessons for aspiring game developers