But video games aren’t just all AAA titles with budgets in the tens and hundreds of millions. We’re swimming in hotly anticipated indie games that have filled up our wishlists. …
Indie
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Game masters in TTRPGs are constantly challenged with the daunting task of bringing entire worlds to life. Like overworked demiurges, we squeeze every last drop of creativity from our brains …
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Tips & Guides
Humble’s $10 Indie Showcase Bundle Is Absolutely Stacked for PC and Steam Deck Gamers
by Awaisby AwaisHumble’s game bundles offer a lot of value for PC gamers but the new one that recently went up might just take the cake as one of the best I’ve …
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Gaming News
Paranormasight director Takanari Ishiyama believes high-quality indie games are helping smaller projects from big publishers
by Awaisby AwaisThe two Paranormasight games, The Seven Mysteries of Honjo and The Mermaid’s Curse, are among the most celebrated horror visual novels in recent years. Though it might be shocking to …
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Gaming News
Steam stops indie developer from releasing a game for infringing the copyright of his own work
by Awaisby AwaisA Japanese indie developer has been blocked from selling his game on Steam for copyright infringement, despite owning the copyright to the IPs Steam believed has been infringed. As Daikichi_EMP …
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Stories
Indie Horror Games Are Invading Hollywood, and They Have the Fans to Thank For It
by Awaisby AwaisWatching a streamer find their way through the digital labyrinth of some spooky game—particularly one with lots of jumpscares—can be as entertaining as playing the game yourself, and it’s that …
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Tips & Guides
“You need a crystal ball really to predict any of this stuff” – an indie game health check with Hotline Miami and Enter the Gungeon’s Devolver Digital
by Awaisby AwaisA few steps from a soaking White City tube station stands the Wood Lane Generating Station. Old, aging brickwork, once one part of the buzzing backbone which powered the world …
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Art about the process of creating art is some of my favorite art, so in theory, People of Note should hit all the right notes. Sometimes, it does. It’s a …
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When I learned that Epic Games laid off over 1,000 developers, I wanted to believe that indie studios would be what saved the struggling video game industry. Smaller teams banding …
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Gaming News
“We are not powerless, every action matters” – Indie studio Speculative Agency returns Microsoft Xbox funding and urges others to boycott
by Awaisby AwaisIndie studio Speculative Agency – which is currently making “a narrative courtroom deck-builder about ordinary people who make the powerful pay for destroying our future”, called All Will Rise (quote …