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The ‘Wholesome Direct’ Indie Game Showcase Is Coming Back This Summer and...
Last year during E3 I came across an event called the Wholesome Direct. Organized by Wholesome Games, it worked a lot like an E3 presentation, except all of the games were by indie creators and...
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‘TUNIC’ Has One of My Favorite True Ending Paths in Video Games
MAJOR Spoilers for TUNIC (both endings) TUNIC is a game that is a clear love letter to the heroic quest adventures from the NES back in the day. Presented by the indie game studio, FINJI, you wake up...
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Surprise, It’s Time for Our First Nintendo Indie World Showcase of 2022!
Nintendo has just announced that they will be hosting a presentation for Indie World tomorrow morning, in case you didn’t already have plans or needed an excuse to reschedule that thing you didn’t...
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Why Did Nintendo Indie World Have to Come at Me So Hard With ‘Soundfall’ and...
Nintendo’s Indie World showcase is always something I look forward to so I can make a list of games that I probably won’t have time for so I’ll end up playing them later than everyone else. It happens...
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5 Indie Visual Novel Games You Must Play Immediately
This article is written in partnership with Gamecamp.gg. If you’re into the visual novel sub-genre of games, there are a few prominent titles that always pop into mind: the Danganronpa series,...
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Wholesome Direct Showcases Nearly 100 Indie Games, Here are a Fraction of the...
Now more than ever I feel like I want to play games that let me relax and peacefully zone out on my couch. After discovering the Wholesome Direct last year, I knew that this would be exactly what I...
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Pollution-Fighting Corgis, Hot, Kissable Gays, and More at This Year’s...
With a combination of fantastic musical guests (if you don’t know Alex Moukala then please get to know him) and a variety of indie games, the Future of Play was the perfect way to spend a Saturday....
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It’s Been 84 Years (Or Rather, 3 Years) And We Finally Have a New ‘Hollow...
If you’re a fan of Hollow Knight, there’s a chance you’ve been spending every video game-related event hoping to hear news about the next installment of the series, only to exchange your nail for a...
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My Fat, Black, Queer Self Rarely Gets Shown in Media, but ‘ValiDate’ Has Got...
It’s been a good couple of weeks for gaming, with several presentations that prove that there aren’t enough hours in the day to play everything you want – especially when it comes to indie games. I’ve...
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‘Stray’ Is Such a Purrfect Cat Game That My Cats Meowed Back at the Screen
Stray is one of those games where I saw the trailer and knew I would love it. The idea of exploring a large cybercity as a cat intrigued me, especially since it looked like you were playing as an...
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I’m Saving up All of My Nectar for This Amazing Line of ‘Hades’ Merch
To my absolute delight, we’re getting more official Hades merchandise so I can build my collection of trinkets from the Underworld. I’ve already fangirled over (and preordered) this adorable Zagreus...
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Have We Talked About How Fantastic the Ships Are in ‘Hades?’ We Have? Cool,...
Hades will always and forever be one of my favorite indie games of all time. There’s just so much to love about the game, so much so that I found myself replaying it over and over again even after I...
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‘The Mane Quest’s Alice Ruppert on ‘Horse Tales’ and How Making Indie Games...
I’ve had the privilege of talking to some truly fantastic people through my work, and I’ve gone into every interview with the same sense of curiosity and genuine interest that I think every person is...
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‘Mail Time’ Is About to Be Your New Cozy Game Obsession
Independent game developer Kela van der Deijl and publisher Freedom Games just released Mail Time on Steam for PC and Mac, and it’s about to be your new cozy game obsession. After creating a character...
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Gorgeous New Indie Puzzle, Adventure Game Traces Claude Monet’s Life—With...
From the grim world of Disco Elysium to the delicate landscapes of Child of Light, many games take visual inspiration from hand-painted works and styles. Australian artist Pat Naoum took that love to...
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‘Fae Farm’ Invites You on an Epic (But Still Cozy) Adventure to a Magical World
With so many farming sims on the market right now, it’s hard to determine which ones are worth the investment—and I’m glad to report that Phoenix Labs’s Fae Farm absolutely lives up to the hype. Set...
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John Riccitiello Steps Down as Unity CEO, Game Developers Breathe a Sigh of...
Unity recently faced severe backlash from game developers and the gaming community over its new pricing structure for the Unity Engine. Essentially, Unity announced a plan to charge a “Unity Runtime...
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This ‘DOOM’-Style Game Takes Full Advantage of Disney Losing Its Mascot’s...
The 2023 slasher take on Winnie The Pooh, Blood and Honey, seems like it created a boost in excitement for taking a unique spin on classic stories, even beyond the literary classics. However, a new...
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The 10 Best Indie Games of 2024 (So Far)
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Nintendo just hosted a novel back-to-back presentation: an Indie World Showcase and a Partner Showcase. With the unfortunately expected absence of Silksong news and Nintendo’s previously stated lack of...
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