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The closing walls around China’s independent game developers
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Indie Games and Developers
This year I wanted to make a point to support and follow more indie game developers. I thought I'd post this topic to spread some love. Let's share indie game projects and developers that we are...
This year I wanted to make a point to support and follow more indie game developers. I thought I'd post this topic to spread some love. Let's share indie game projects and developers that we are currently following to help them get some more exposure. Here are a few from my end:
Pizza Tower:
https://pizzatowerguy.itch.io/
The demo feels so good to play. Controls are really tight and art/animation is really charming albeit eye-straining on higher resolution.
Guinea Pig Parkour:
https://twitter.com/GPigParkour
This game is not as far along as Pizza Tower, but the game-play footage looks superb. Seems like a taxing process considering the level of polish being demonstrated. Looking through GPigParkour's twitter, apparently this is something that they have been working on since 2016.Headcannon (Stealth):
http://www.headcannon.com/vertebreaker.html
You probably know Headcannon as the development team behind Sonic Mania. Despite the amazing job they did on Sonic Mania they don't receive much of anything for their hard work. The only pay from Sega that they received was the commission to create Sonic Mania and don't receive any revenue from sales. A recent kickstarter for the game Vertebreaker had be be cancelled because they were unable to raise enough funds for it. The founder and head of Headcannon Stealth goes into detail about this in the linked video. I highly recommend you check them out and donate to their Patreon if you can. They certainly have the talent and know how to create some cool ass games.
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Indie game VVVVVV's source code is now public
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Finalists announced for 2020 Independent Games Festival awards
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Meditation Games: a launcher that has a different small game for each day of the year
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The making of Outer Wilds
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Amid accusations of harassment and bad business practices, Ben Judd has resigned or been removed from his positions as CEO of Dangen, VP of DDM Japan, and more
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Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase - December 10, 2019
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Zachtronics just announced and released a new game in Early Access: MOLEK-SYNTEZ
@zachtronics: Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment. NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM! https://t.co/nSk1BVAKg8
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Braid and the beauty of not wasting time
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Edmund McMillen explores the development of Bum-bo
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The stairstep approach to indie game marketing
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Mini Motorways: Build roads, grow cities, fight gridlock
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JS13k Results Are Out! - Small JavaScript games playable in browser + source code
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Online indie games on Steam are slowly bleeding due to revenge/burnout reviews
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ID@Xbox Game Pass - Indie Showcase - Fall 2019
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Making Them's Fightin' Herds: The story of Mane6 and what goes into making an indie fighting game
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Analysis of PC game sales on Steam in 2019, by Mike Rose (founder of publisher No More Robots)
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Intimate documentary on Mekorama creator highlights the joys and frustrations of mobile game development
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As game budgets balloon, indie devs learn to work smarter - The creators behind Outer Wilds, Observation, and Void Bastards on getting more for less
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Wilmot's Warehouse - Launch Trailer
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Yacht Club Games Presents
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Nintendo Switch Indie World Showcase - August 19, 2019
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Just finished making a 64x64 pixel synthwave game for lowrez jam. (Play in Browser)
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Andrew Crawshaw, former lead designer at The Chinese Room, on growing the industry with "evening-size games" and redefining success
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Dicey Dungeons, the next game from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV) will release on August 13
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After a year of discoverability and communication missteps by Valve, indie devs are cautious about Steam Labs and their future visibility on Steam
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Summer Catchers | Release trailer
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Playdate, the most exciting device in indie gaming, is also the most depressing: The recently announced system shows that indie games can be just as myopic and male-centered as the medium’s mainstream
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In 'Don't Wake The Night', You Have The Power Of A God Without The Omniscience
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Playdate. A new handheld gaming system.
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Assault Android Cactus - Major "Assault Android Cactus+" update and 50% off sale before price increase
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World of Goo update, ten years later
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Nintendo pulls Switch game A Dark Room from eShop after dev reveals he sneaked in a basic code-editor as an "Easter egg"
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Put your name on your game, a talk by Bennett Foddy and Zach Gage
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Why we need weird games
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ID@Xbox Game Pass - Indie Showcase - March 26, 2019
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Nintendo Switch - Nindies Showcase Spring 2019
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Winners of the 21st annual Independent Games Festival Awards announced - Return of the Obra Dinn takes grand prize
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Co-founder of Mode 7 (developer of Frozen Synapse) is leaving - Mode 7 will no longer develop large-scale games
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Baba Is You is now available on PC and Switch
@babaisyou_: Baba Is You is now out & Win/Mac/Linux! #babaisyou The Nintendo Switchâ„¢ version will available later today! Steam: https://t.co/LdRcUT04Yl Nintendo eShop: https://t.co/zTOzPuuJB7 itch: https://t.co/LxkzA1ez08 Official website: https://t.co/IsKiH2pkqz https://t.co/vZTgBnlciv
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State of the Factory: Year 1 - The developer of Cultist Simulator talks in detail about indie development, publishing, finances and more
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Nintendo Switch - Indie Highlights 2019
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2019 Independent Games Festival reveals this year's finalists
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Meditations - a collection of 350+ tiny, experimental games by different developers that will only be available for a day each (Windows+OSX)
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How a book binds the Return of the Obra Dinn
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Steam developers speak: Maximum profits for Valve, minimum responsibilities
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Florence: Award-winning Australian mobile video game takes players on emotional journey of a relationship
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The twelve best indie metroidvania games
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