Distress is one of the best games of 2018. Almost no one has said a word about it. The visual novel from Game Informer Associate Editor Javy Gwaltney deserves to be on your radar, though. With eye-catching art from Ian Higginbotham and burbly synth rock…
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Nidhogg 2 is another in what is becoming a long line of very good indie games that are arriving on the Nintendo Switch. There are so many arriving every day that the really good titles can sometimes feel as though they are being drowned out….
Kickstarter seems like an ideal place to fund an indie game. Unfortunately, many of these projects don’t go to plan. Vanishing games become a particularly messy subject once the money of the backers is involved. Together: Amna & Saif is a Kickstarter project still awaiting completion. With…
In July, Sold Out Games announced their stunning looking walking-simulator/adventure game The Occupation would release October 9, 2018. The news was carried not on the back of a tough work-horse, nor the wings of a thousand doves, only a single press release. No official announcement…
If life is a marathon and not a sprint, The Bros. Chaps and The Homestar Runner have truly surpassed us all. Often imitated and never replicated, I want to say that homestarrunner.com has aged like a fine wine, but that would imply it ever had a…
Blasphemous hit Kickstarter release last year swinging with big selling points of meticulous pixel art, brutal combat, non-linear progression and an evocative religious mood, all of which was judged to clock in at an admirable $333,246. After being successfully funded, Blasphemous has been steadily moving forward, featuring a series of…
From its monochrome art style, to its mechanics and sound design, the upcoming 2D adventure game Minit is worth getting excited for. Originally revealed last year, the game recently received a firm launch date as well as a new trailer via publisher Devolver Digital. The trailer…
Nintendo has announced a showcase of upcoming Nindie titles, and there are a few things we hope the company has at the top of their priority list. Scheduled for Mar. 20 at 9 a.m. PST, the showcase coincides with this year’s Game Developer’s Conference and aims…
“Everyone is invited, to write something about how to make a videogame, how to respond to a videogame, what the field of videogames could and should be. Write a manifesto to free up your mind to move forward. I want videogames created with vision rather…
Topstitch Games is a relatively new studio, but looking at their first game, Treadnauts, you’d have a hard time telling. In this interview, we look at how Topstitch has worked towards the idea of “fun”. The Road to Indie Cliqist: In the Treadnauts presskit, the description says that…
Diversity has always been a pivotal issue and conversation point in the gaming world and given the nature of games themselves, there should without a doubt, be room for everyone. In this interview we chat with London Gaymers, to find out their origin story, how…
The frantic planet mashing action of Planet Bash has been honed to a razor’s edge, making it the perfect time for new players to jump in. Released on Steam September 8 of last year, the game has steadily improved thanks to updates by developer Killerkun…
Going into 2017, Failbetter Games was in an enviable position compared to most other independent developers; now, not so much. After gaining generally high regard with standout titles like Sunless Sea, the company had high expectations for their upcoming endeavors. They planned to revamp and relaunch…
George Orwell‘s 1945 classic Animal Farm was, the author said, the “first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole”. An allegorical critique of Stalinist Russia, Orwell’s book follows the revolutionary undertakings…
There can only be one winner of the Independent Games Festival’s Seumas McNally Grand Prize, and none of this year’s nominees are going down without a fight. From smash hit adventure games to imaginative RPG experiences, 2017 was a year chalk-full of phenomenal indie titles,…
It was a dark and rainy night when the universe was created, or at least that’s the case in the new Kickstarter title Genesis Noir. All The Time In Existence Developed by Feral Cat Den, the title is an adventure game that takes place before,…