Colors of Indie Awards offer up to $1k in cash prizes to aspiring indie devs

Aspiring indie developers can win prizes worth up to $1,000 as part of the Colors of Indie Awards. Indie developer and publisher Mooneye Studios has just announced a brand new award dedicated to the indie developer community. Submissions are open until June 19, 2022. Mooneye Studios chose TikTok as the platform for submitting any games … Read more

Gardens is a new game studio built on collective growth

A studio formed by incredible developers of renowned games. Gardens is a new developer founded by Chris Bell and Stephen Bell, together with a brilliant group of developers, with the goal of growing a studio that is transparent, sustainable, inclusive, and uplifting. Gardens’ team includes developers who have worked on titles like Journey, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: … Read more

Humble Bundle announces Humble Games, a new indie game publishing service

Humble Bundle is expanding its partnerships with indie developers. The company announced today that it is launching Humble Games, a dedicated publishing service. Publishing games isn’t something new for Humble Bundle. They previously partnered with top indie developers to help launch titles like A Hat in Time, Wizard of Legend, Slay the Spire, and Temtem. … Read more

Humble Learning Game Coding and Development Bundle is now live

There’s a new Humble Bundle available starting today for aspiring indie developers. The Humble Learning Game Coding and Development Bundle includes lessons that will help you learn and experiment with game coding. According to Humble Bundle, you will: Master in-demand skills that can help you to land your dream job, start your own business, or … Read more

Timelie interview: A Urnique puzzle game

Indie developer Urnique Studio is nearing completion of their time-manipulation puzzle game, Timelie. It’s coming to PC via Steam. Parimeth Wongsatayanon, the creative director at Urnique Studio, was kind enough to sit down for a Q&A to discuss the promising-looking title. Timelie started as a student project. Tell us about your journey. Timelie started off … Read more

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair gets October release date

Team 17 has announced that Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair will be released on October 8. Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a follow-up to the 2.5D platformer Yooka-Laylee, which was released back in 2017. According to the developers: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair sees the duo unite in order to rescue members of Queen Phoebee’s Royal Beettalion Guard from the dastardly Capital B, in a … Read more

Sega Genesis action-platformer Phantom Gear reaches Kickstarter goal

Indie developer Mega Cat Studio announced today that their action-platformer Phantom Gear for the Sega Genesis has reached its crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter. The developer hoped to raise $25,000 in order to finish the game and release a boxed physical edition. With nine days to go, they have already passed their goal and are currently … Read more

Indie dev hopes to crowdfund Sega Genesis action-platformer Phantom Gear

Indie developer Mega Cat Studio is creating an action-platformer for the Sega Genesis that they hope to get funded through a campaign on crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Phantom Gear, as it’s called, takes inspiration from 8 and 16-bit classics like Mega Man X, Gunstar Heroes, and Castlevania. The game features skill progression, multiple weapons, “massive” boss … Read more