indie game development

Culture

How Hollow Knight: Silksong Fans Made Waiting for Release a Game

Hollow Knight: Silksong has generated immense anticipation, with a dedicated fan creating daily updates and a website tracking its release…

Read More »
Entertainment

Metal Eden Review: A Short & Sweet Gaming Delight

Metal Eden is a sci-fi action game that combines polished shooting mechanics with fluid parkour movement, offering a satisfying but…

Read More »
Business

ProbablyMonsters’ First Games Reveal a Surprising New Direction

Former Bungie CEO Harold Ryan is shifting ProbablyMonsters from AAA ambitions to smaller, faster projects like *Storm Lancers* and *Ire:…

Read More »
Business

How Mycopunk’s Devs Built a Hit Game From a School Project With No Budget

*Mycopunk*, a student project from NYU, evolved into a successful early-access Steam game under Devolver Digital, praised for its chaotic…

Read More »
Entertainment

Indie Dev Creates Valkyria Chronicles – Inspired Mecha Game

Ironwing Valiant: Record of Astera is an indie tactical mecha game inspired by Valkyria Chronicles, blending strategic combat with customizable…

Read More »
Entertainment

Upcoming Eurojank RPG Playtest on Steam – Worth Trying

*Of Ash and Steel* is an upcoming open-world RPG in early development, offering player-driven choices and a unique setting, now…

Read More »
Culture

Mike Bithell: How Licensed Games Evolved Beyond ‘Lunchbox Tie-ins’

Licensed video games have evolved from rushed tie-ins to high-quality extensions of franchises, spanning indie passion projects to AAA blockbusters…

Read More »
Business

How Game Smithing Rode the Vampire Survivors Success Wave

Timing and adaptability drove Soulstone Survivors' success, launching amid demand for games like Vampire Survivors, selling over a million copies…

Read More »
Entertainment

A Short Hike Dev Releases Unfinished RPG Demo, Cites Uncertain Future

Adam Robinson-Yu, creator of "A Short Hike", released a free demo of his unfinished RPG "Untitled Paper RPG", originally inspired…

Read More »
Entertainment

Steam’s 4th Most Played Game Thrives Without Profit, Dev Says

Bongo Cat is Steam's fourth most-played game with 150,000 daily concurrent users but generates minimal revenue, barely covering development costs…

Read More »
Entertainment

Rebuild a Sci-Fi Colony in AETHUS After Galactic Capitalism’s Fall

AETHUS is a sci-fi survival game combining colony-building and narrative depth, following engineer Maeve as she escapes corporate oppression to…

Read More »
Artificial Intelligence

How The Roottrees Thrived by Ditching AI for Authenticity

The indie game "The Roottrees Are Dead" initially used AI-generated art, which faced ethical concerns and policy clashes on platforms…

Read More »
Entertainment

Mio: Memories in Orbit Captures Inside’s Magic – Devs Promise More

"Mio: Memories in Orbit" is a dreamlike metroidvania adventure where players explore a mysterious technological ark in space as the…

Read More »