Includes any articles focused on indie-developed titles or projects.
If you like aquatic life but don’t want to maintain an aquarium in your home, the upcoming Steam Early Access title Biotope: Aquarium Simulator will give you a digital opportunity. According to the developers, Biotope is the first and only photorealistic aquarium simulator. The game makes it possible to cultivate, breed, and trade populations of … Read more
The hit indie survival horror game Remothered: Tormented Fathers is coming to the Nintendo Switch on July 26. Remothered was released last year on PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game was both developed and set in Italy. It comes from indie studio Stormind Games and director Chris Darril. In Remothered, players assume the … Read more
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is coming to PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 10 as a boxed set and digital download. Following the recent conclusion of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Skybound Games is resurrecting the series with a comprehensive bundle of all four seasons, The Walking Dead: … Read more
ARK: Survival Evolved is getting a new map expansion called Valguero tomorrow on Steam. The PS4 and Xbox One will get the update in July. According to developer Studio Wildcard: [Valguero is a] gorgeous 63-square kilometer map offering breathtaking landscapes from the scenic mountain tops, lush rolling valleys, and dark cavernous gorges… Just don’t get … Read more
Devolver Digital’s dungeon-crawling indie shooter Enter the Gungeon is the latest free game at Epic Games Store. Here’s a description of the game from the developers at Dodge Roll: Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll, and table-flip their way to personal … Read more
If you enjoy unique arcade-style racing games, you may be interested in Circuit Superstars, which is coming to PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in 2020. The game comes from indie studio Original Fire Games, a six-person team from Mexico with a combined 14 years of game development experience. Square Enix Collective – Square … Read more
Two indie titles headline PlayStation Plus in May: What Remains of Edith Finch and Overcooked. Overcooked is a cooking simulation game where players control chefs in a kitchen preparing meals. You have to overcome obstacles and hazards to get the orders out in time. It supports local coop. The game is averaging a 78 out … Read more
I have over 50 games in my Steam library that I have yet to even touch. Most of you probably have far more than that. And you know the worst part? The backlog keeps growing year after year. It wasn’t that long ago that we were paying $70 for new Nintendo 64 games. The cartridges … Read more
About a year ago, I gave a new indie game a try. While I love indie titles, the unfortunate reality is that nine out of ten of them are forgettable. I have played thousands of games from developers large and small over the past three decades. There have been hidden gems, a lot of stinkers, … Read more
Indie developer Digital Sun announced today that the hit action RPG Moonlighter has sold 500,000 copies across all platforms. If you’re not familiar, Moonlighter is a dungeon crawler that came out roughly a year ago on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It has since been released on the Nintendo Switch as well. The game has … Read more
Google recently announced the Stadia game streaming service and hope to launch it in 2019. The search giant is known to be ambitious and try things they haven’t done before. The thought of playing 4K games at 60 frames per second is a nice, but not everything Google does end up like the homerun that … Read more
Apple is the latest tech giant to jump into gaming head first. Just one week after Google unveiled its Stadia streaming service, Apple revealed the Apple Arcade game subscription service. Unlike Stadia – which requires a speedy internet connection to stream games to existing phones, tablets, and other supported devices – the Apple Arcade requires … Read more
You pull up to a modest house on a wet, dreary day. A small crowd gathers as word spreads across the town with news about what happened – or at least what they think happened. Getting out of your vehicle, you pull out a cigarette and light it up, taking in a few puffs before … Read more
After twelve years in business, the Wii Shop Channel closed its digital doors for good today. Last year, Nintendo stopped allowing users to purchase Wii Points for digital products. Yesterday was the last day to redeem any remaining Wii Points toward purchases. While users can still re-download WiiWare and Virtual Console titles, as well as … Read more
Wind instruments play softly as the camera pans over a wind-swept sand dune before peering into the distant sun. String instruments crescendo as a sand storm covers what appear to be long-forgotten tombstones. The environment is harsh and remote with no signs of life. Suddenly a shooting star sweeps across the sky. A robed figure … Read more
There are not a whole lot of games that can credibly claim to be novel ideas. Of course, novelty alone does not guarantee that the concept is a good one. That is why I was pleasantly surprised when I first booted up Team 17’s newest game, Yoku’s Island Express. Team 17 is most closely associated … Read more
Have you wanted to play an F-Zero game on the Wii U ever since the console came out in 2012? You’re not alone. It’s one of the most requested Nintendo franchises on Wii U. While Zelda will be coming to Wii U in 2016, it doesn’t look like an F-Zero game will ever see the … Read more
Harmonix has announced that a reboot of their classic Amplitude franchise will be available on PS4 starting January 5. Those who backed the game on Kickstarter with a $40 pledge or higher will have access to the game starting December 23. Amplitude features a single player campaign along with competitive and cooperative local multiplayer modes. … Read more
