Indie games articles
G2A agrees to pay Factorio dev $40,000 for selling stolen game keys
Now Play This hosted virtual field trips inside video games for those stuck at home
The Pedestrian is a good platformer, but great puzzle game
Roguelike third-person shooter Risk of Rain 2 sells over one million copies in its first month
Indie developers are reportedly seeing their revenue plummet due to Steam recommendation bug
Rose-Engine's first commercial survival-horror game looks good
Changes to the ESRB's rating systems could pose a problem for indie developers
Upcoming indie title Backbone will let you solve crimes as a raccoon detective in retrofuturistic Vancouver
Got a minute? Clever little indie game Minit released today
Nintendo reveals a load of indie games slated for the Switch
Indie Amplifier program promotes developers on the Twitch Prime channel
Thomas Was Alone's developer just released a surprise sci-fi title for $6
Behind Valve's Greenlight and Early Access programs: bad games, minimum transparency
These days, it seems like Valve will let just about anything on Steam. Programs like Greenlight and Early Access make it easier than ever to get a game on the preposterously popular PC storefront. Some of these games are very bad. How does this happen? What is the process actually like?
Prison Architect: A Must-See 2013 PC Game
Prison Architect is like 'SimPrison', if there ever was one, made by people who seem to be damn near fearless about making video games about uncomfortable topics. The game is from the indie studio Introversion, who have also made the saddest/best game about nuclear war.
Here's a brief interview with Introversion's own architects about their newest work. They served up some fascinating answers about the possibilities of a game about building and running a prison.
Interview with 'Ravaged' indie developer, 2Dawn Games
Currently in beta, Ravaged is the brainchild of Boris Ustaev and his crew at 2Dawn Games, who have spent the last few years toiling away on a fast-paced post-apocalyptic multiplayer shooter with a strong focus on skills, teamwork, vehicular combat and most importantly, fun. In other words, it's everything the folks at 2Dawn have wanted in a modern PC shooter, but have been unable to find.
We recently had a chance to chat with 2Dawn about its upcoming title, its experience with Kickstarter and what it's like developing a PC game as an independent studio.