Expedition 33’s potentially problematic player power progression
I am going to complain about difficulty balancing and being overpowered for roughly 1000 words. No story spoilers included.
How to Fund Your Game? A Report on “Get Funded! – How to Start Your Game Start-Up”
The game industry today is larger than it has ever been before. This also means that there is considerable money to be made in the video game industry. However, money begets money, and game development requires a lot of it. This is where “Get Funded!” comes in. #indie #funding #gamedevelopment
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Map Full of Bad Ideas: Why RV There Yet? is the Road Trip Game for You and Your Friends
RV There Yet? turns a chaotic road trip into a hilarious and heartwarming adventure. With clumsy physics, teamwork, and quiet moments of reflection, it’s a smart and funny puzzle #IndieGame about getting lost, together or alone, and loving every minute of it. #RoadTripGame #Coop #Adventure #Fun
This beat’s got a kick! Rift of the Necrodancer Review
Rift of the Necrodancer takes tried and true gameplay of the rhythm game classics, and remixes into an experience that both celebrates the genre and pushes it forward with its experimentation.
Moncage Review: A Puzzle Game with Mind-Boggling Optical Illusions
Solving a huge #optical_illusion #puzzle in a tiny cube to discover a dark, #emotional story of trauma
When the music shapes half of your experience – Leitmotif in Hollow Knight’s soundtrack
How #Hollow_Knight’s #music leads you through the ups and downs of a lone wanderer. From a vague beginning to a sorrowful victory, this evolving melody tells a story of hope, struggle, and sacrifice, making it one of the most unforgettable aspects of this #indie masterpiece.
Roche Limit Review – A Gravitational Masterpiece
Dive into a surreal, haunting journey built entirely on PowerPoint. With it’s minimalist yet eerie aesthetic, step in, explore, and figure your own metaphor for life’s darkest realities.
Feeling Stressed? Take A Short Hike!
A #Cozy #Indie #Adventure that’ll relax and invigorate you, and possibly even bring a tear to your eye with its gentle touch.
How an Indie Game Taught Me about Death and Grief
A journey through grief, love, and letting go. #death #grief #indie
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley – A Decidedly Unexciting Tune
It's not every day we get a real Moomin game, but is it worth singing praises?
A Frozen Lake Whereupon / Something Fishy Is Going On – A ProPilkki 2 Poem
A northern pastime, where you sit still / Waiting patiently, what a thrill
Figment – Fighting Your Nightmares
Indie game that is full of whimsy and wonder and that reminds us of the truly important.
A straight-shooter Skate Shooter – Rollerdrome review
Rollerdrome is a colorful combination of third-person shooter and skating games. With vibrant aesthetics and unique combat, it delivers style and substance.
A Night in Pelican Town – A Tale of Lonely Avatar
In this melancholic story set in Stardew Valley, we delve into the mind of a forgotten game character.
‘Everything’ is a game that’s bigger than itself
This silly and thought-provoking indie game crash-courses you through Alan Watts’ existential philosophy by letting you be anything.
Beneath Oresa – We will find the way down, by sword, fist, or pistol.
Given how critical #PlayerChoices have become to game design, #BeneathOresa offers a #RogueLikeDeckBuilder where failing is inevitable, but survival is an exercise in finding your own confidence.
Radlands, or how to streamline Mad Max into a punk pocket post-apocalypse
Dirt, sweat, and gasoline roar out of the exhaust tube. The enemy camps are in sight. Radlands is a struggle for survival in a #MadMax world in a #comicbook competitive card game envelope. But does it manage to come out on top? #duelingcardgames
5-minute horror experience – SEPTEMBER 1999
In this terrifying story, everything is captured through an old camera.
Escaping from a haunting castle – a review of We Were Here
Solve puzzles and communicate to survive in We Were Here – a co-op adventure that will test your teamwork like never before.