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Seven Stellar Indies To Grab During the ID@Xbox Sale
4.11.2024
It is the holiday season, which means there’s soon to be a seemingly endless amount of deals to sift through. While I’m sure there are plenty of games that folks already have their eyes on, there’s always a bunch of smaller games that inevitably fly under the radar. I’m here to correct that...
Many Of 2024's Biggest Games Don't Play Well (Or At All) On Steam Deck
10.10.2024
In February 2025, the Steam Deck will turn three years old. And while plenty of games still run like a dream on the portable PC, it’s clear that over time, more and more big new games are pushing this tiny computer to its breaking point. And it might be time for an upgrade. Read more
Hades’ Developer's Earlier Games, Including Bastion, Are On Sale
30.9.2024
Before Hades became what many consider to be 2020’s Game of the Year, its developer, Supergiant Games, made a trio of critically acclaimed titles that displayed the team’s impressive range. Everything from each title’s setting to its respective gameplay was wildly different from the others, which...
Humble’s Latest Bundle Includes A Discount On 2024’s Most Impressive Indie
6.9.2024
Summer has started to turn to fall and hot days are cooling down, but the one thing that hasn’t stopped are the discounts on great games you can snag if you know where to look. If you want some amazing indie games with stories that pack a punch, then look no further than Humble’s Summer Narrative...
The Best Games To Pick Up During the ID@Xbox Sale
28.8.2024
Xbox has run a pretty neat program over the years called ID@Xbox that promotes independent developers and allows them to publish their games on Microsoft’s console. The program was built off the back of the Xbox 360’s marketplace, which famously became a haven for indie games in the late ‘00s...
2023's Best Narrative Game Is Bundled With Other Incredible Indies
9.8.2024
I keep a list of indie games that I will advocate for to my friends, coworkers, and random passersby on the street. Slay the Princess, Black Tabby Games’ time loop horror game, is pretty high on that list. It was one of my favorite games of 2023, and while it didn’t edge out Baldur’s Gate 3...
9 Incredible Games To Get For Cheap During Steam's Big Indie Festival Sale
15.7.2024
After this year’s Steam Summer Sale, you might be thinking you don’t need to buy more games. Well the Independent Games Festival’s Celebration Days is here to change your mind.Read more
Indie Dev's Reply After Cloning Someone's Game: 'Happens Every Day Homie'
5.6.2024
Here’s a weird one. A video game developer was contacted by another developer and the two shared some tips and advice with each other. Then a year later, one of those devs turned around and cloned the other’s game and, when questioned about it, replied that this kind of thing happens “every...
9 Demos You Need To Play During Steam’s LudoNarraCon 2024
10.5.2024
It’s that time of year again, LudoNarraCon! The annual Steam festival organized by indie publisher Fellow Traveller (known for games like Citizen Sleeper) is back as of May 9 and will run until May 13. Like previous years, the festival brings with it sales, panels with interesting developers,...
Nintendo Switch Owners Are More Willing To Buy Indie Games, Says Publisher
9.5.2024
Nigel Lowrie, the co-founder of indie publisher Devolver Digital (Hotline Miami, Cult of the Lamb), says that indie games do much better on Switch than on other consoles because Nintendo has cultivated a playerbase that is more “open to interesting concepts” and smaller games. Read more
What those studio closures mean for Xbox's future
8.5.2024
Sigh, we gotta talk about it. Also: a great indie game & lots of discovery news
New Twitter Trend Highlights Incredible Indie Games And Their Inspirations
8.5.2024
The first step to a video game becoming a success is finding the right audience. And while that’s easier for AAA games backed by big companies with equally big marketing budgets, indie games have a harder time getting the word out to the right players. This is why a new trend on X (formerly...
This Indie Game Captures The Oddly Beautiful Liminality Of Pools
29.4.2024
For a lot of people, indie game POOLS will lean into horror territory. While the walking simulator doesn’t have any monsters chasing you down, the liminal design of its environment is very capable of unsettling the player. Long, interconnected rooms of tiling and oddly-shaped bodies of water...
Why This Claymation Indie Game Is Like An Aquarium
24.4.2024
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Valve Closes Loophole Some Steam Users Were Exploiting For Refunds
24.4.2024
Steam has an oft-exploited refund policy, whereby any player is able to request their money back for a game that they bought within the last 14 days, and played for less than two hours. (Selling a game that’s shorter than two hours? Sucks to be you.) But it seems that people buying games with...
10 Games From The Palestinian Relief Bundle To Play First
23.4.2024
The latest bundle on indie game storefront itch.io, known for donating some of its proceeds to a good cause, is the Palestinian Relief Bundle. With Palestinians suffering unspeakable loss, along with starvation, a massive shortage of healthcare resources, and other humanitarian issues, the bundle...
2023’s Indie Fishing Horror Game Is Getting A Film Adaptation
9.4.2024
Dredge, the 2023 indie game that was part fishing sim, part cosmic horror, is getting the adaptation treatment. Developer Black Salt games will be partnering with production company Story Kitchen on a live-action film based on the game’s world. Dredge is just the latest in the ever-growing trend...
New York Times Simulator Is A Gripping Exploration Of Modern Media Pitfalls
2.4.2024
The goal of The New York Times Simulator, a new, free game, is simple: keep readers happy and don’t get shut down. It’s a problem any modern media outlet knows well. But this new game doesn’t just make you any old journalist struggling to make a living in today’s fraught media landscape. No,...
Get Five Of 2023's Best Indie Games At Nearly 50 Percent Off
18.3.2024
This year’s Steam Spring sale only has a few days left until it ends on March 21. We’ve already done a roundup highlighting 12 of the best games you can get for cheap during the annual sale, ranging from 2023’s big AAA tentpoles, to some older hidden gems that are worth grabbing. But one of...
Helldivers 2 Players Scammed By Fake Steam Listings
1.3.2024
Helldivers 2 is officially suffering from success. There had already been signs, namely the need for the developers to upgrade its servers to hold the sheer amount of people who wanted to play, but the latest development is likely the surest. Overnight, two new fraudulent listings, ostensibly...