Recognized as Best Game of the Show at EVA 2017 and chosen as one of the finalists for the Indie Prize at Casual Connect USA 2018, Shadow Brawlers recently made its way to the Indie MEGABOOTH at GDC 2019. Different Forms of Fighting Developed by…
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Heart Shaped Games has announced their newest project, We Are The Caretakers. The announcement teaser just went up and a playable version was available at PAX East. Heart Shaped Games are the creators of mobile game Hero Generations. HG is a roguelike mobile strategy game…
It’s common for schools, collegiate or lower—to set time aside to showcase different clubs and student organizations to potential new members. It can be a lot of fun, with a lot of positive vibes going around. However, there is also slight undercurrent of competition, buried…
Degrees of Separation is a co-operative game that centers around the concept of opposites and how harmony can only be achieved through working together, despite your differences. Created by Norwegian developer Moondrop, this side-scrolling puzzle platformer uses the opposing elements of fire and ice to…
Remember Celeste, Dead Cells, Frostpunk, Into the Breach, and Return of the Obra Dinn? 2018 was another year where a select handful of independent games got some serious recognition. These lucky few had the privilege of sitting at the “Game of the Year” table among…
It’s almost an unspoken rule in games. Grass is green, evil must be defeated, and in RPGs combat is a primary game mechanic. Surprisingly, that isn’t the case for Littlewood. The self-described “peaceful RPG” is about to reach the end of its campaign on Kickstarter and promises the…
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is like a stalemate between entertainment and a drag. It’s stimulating to plan out your next move. Unfortunately, waiting for your enemy to finish their turn—sometimes out-of-sight where it’s not only meaningless to you, but boring—slows things down beyond a contemplative break…
The second episode of Life is Strange 2, Rules, slowed things down. This episode didn’t cram quite as much into its running time as the first. Rules also ties into the previously released Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit by using choices made in that mini-episode in its own…
The only option left to save the forest is to use your magic to make the trees defend themselves. You can do that, it’s within your power—but can you still do that knowing the enchanted trees will violently protect themselves against the loggers that try…
Out now on PC and the Switch, Pikuniku is an exploration-based puzzle platformer who’s whimsical appearance belies a sinister undercurrent. Developed by Sectordub and published by Devolver Digital, Pikuniku is a light, breezy platformer that’s deceptively gripping and leaves you wanting more. At the heart…
Even though Halloween isn’t for several months, 2019 promises a full year of scares with these upcoming horror titles. Indie horror has taken a quiet downturn recently, with notably polished releases becoming less and less frequent. It’ll be refreshing to see what these upcoming horror…
God’s Gift utilises a rare form of dark humour, it’s cruel and cynical in its worldview while also abstract and bizarre in it’s execution and setting. It ends up being both charming and fun. You lead a group of cult-followers, obedient humans who follow your every…
One weekend when I was young, I was laying on my back in my bedroom staring upwards, considering imprisonment, I suppose. In a daze, likely a case of the mid-adolescent liminal syndrome plaguing my developing mind at the time; I decided to forge a lasting…
Mittelborg: City of Mages is an interesting game recently released on Steam early access. It bills itself as a rogue-like strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of mages and demons and features a branching story filled with difficult choices and dark consequences. In…
For relatively quick doses of strategic bouts with an attractive design, Armello hits a sweet spot on the Nintendo Switch. Made by Australian developer League of Geeks, Armello is a fantasy board game made digital. It follows the titular Armello, an animal-populated kingdom in turmoil…
Hello and welcome to the final part in our History of Indie Games. Over the past 6 weeks we have examined the long and complex history of indie games and their journey from bedroom obscurity to mainstream titans. This week on our final excursion we’ll…
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