There’s only so much I know on the subject of using social media to promote indie games. One of the ways I’ve learned is by examining indiedevs who have done it successfully and looking more closely at how they managed… Continue Reading
Lately, it seems like most people haven’t learned anything either from four years of Trump or the pandemic, and I fear that it will doom our species to oblivion. Although America has made significant progress in the fields of science… Continue Reading
Indie games are one of the few things that give me any hope for the future anymore. In a popular media landscape littered with live-action remakes (ew), reboots, remasterings, reimaginings, redo’s and unwanted sequels, I observe games as continually offering… Continue Reading
Some time ago I played the mobile iOS port of Hyper Light Drifter. I had some issues with the smaller screen size of my mobile device, but I thought the game itself was a beautifully designed and animated story portraying… Continue Reading
Dear readers, we have a guest joining us today. My good friend Geoff Nagy offered to write a guest post about the steps to take immediately before and after your game launches to position it for success. Geoff Nagy is… Continue Reading
Mandalore A.K.A. MandaloreGaming is probably one of the chillest people I know on the internet. I first met Mandalore while managing an outreach campaign for my first digital marketing client, a team of indie game developers making a spaceship RPG.… Continue Reading
I’m a grab-bag of mental health issues, as anyone who knows me can tell you. Anxiety, depression, anger, low self-esteem, the works. I live with a constant anxiety that’s hard to even explain to other people because it’s such a… Continue Reading
A Knight Never Yields isn’t a game that will change your life or entertain you for hours, but it’s a quirky little game that’ll make you feel good. A Knight Never Yields was given to me by Indie Gamer Chick… Continue Reading
It’s been a wild year, hasn’t it? Just when we thought a world-ending public health crisis was about as bad as it could get, 2021 started off with a bang when the diet white supremacist frog worshipers did what they… Continue Reading
Social media is toxic by nature. That’s probably a funny thing for a career marketer to say, but it’s true. Taken as a whole it’s a cesspit of negativity, narcissism, self-aggrandizement and misinformation. Like so much technology ostensibly meant to… Continue Reading
I don’t see a lot of physics-based puzzle platformers anymore. What’s with that? One of the reasons I play games is to feel empowered, and being able to control and manipulate an aspect of reality is absolutely an empowering experience.… Continue Reading
A Wild West Journey Through the Underworld That’ll Take Your Breath Away This is one I’ve been looking forward to. Rose & Locket has been on my radar for the better part of a year now, and I’ve been eager… Continue Reading
Today we have someone very special. I recently sat down with Travis Williams, a seasoned games industry veteran of 30+ years standing. His resume and portfolio include a laundry list of AAA studios and developers like Capcom, Sony, and Acclaim.… Continue Reading
Khalil Abdullah is the Co-Founder of Decoy Games, an indie game company he runs with his brother Ahmed. He studied computer science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Their current title is Swimsanity, a 4-Player Co-Op game coming to Steam,… Continue Reading
Me: First things first. Tell me more about yourself and your background. Jonathan: I’m Jonathan Jennings. I’ve been a professional software engineer for the past 8 years, I began my career as a Jr. UI engineer at a mobile game… Continue Reading
I was playing a lot of Banjo-Kazooie a few months ago. Wow, Rareware sure made some kickass games in their heyday. Whatever happened to that? In light of the excitement of Banjo-Kazooie now being a playable character in Super Smash… Continue Reading
America is at war with itself. A war against its own people. The death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25th was the spark of nationwide protests and civil unrest in virtually every major city in America. The… Continue Reading
What can I say? I’m a sucker for a good trailer. Adam – Lost Memories got me good there. Few are the moments in life that give me greater joy than having an obscure indie game I’ve never heard of… Continue Reading
Guys, I’m a little screwed up in the head. I like to be scared. And I adore horror. Subnautica is easily the scariest game I’ve played in years. Nevertheless, I wouldn’t classify it as a horror game and neither, I… Continue Reading
Indie Games on Instagram You Should Follow Social media is a great way to build an audience for your indie game on a $0 budget. There’s only one catch – you need to know how to use it right. You… Continue Reading
Intro I have fond memories and associations with the SteamWorld franchise of games, even before SteamWorld Heist. The original SteamWorld Dig, created by Swedish studio Image & Form Games, was one of the first indie game purchases I ever made.… Continue Reading
Intro I’m no stranger to mental health issues. Neither is Neurodeck. I’m diagnosed with Autism, Bipolar Type II, and Inattentive ADHD, and that’s just the stuff I know about. Lord knows, there’s probably stuff wrong with my head they don’t… Continue Reading
Oh my god. You guys. Donut County is SO good. Like really really good. I’m kind of pissed that no one told me how good it is. This is a game that’s been on my radar but at the peripheral… Continue Reading
So…yeah. I dropped the ball this month. My life kinda exploded at the beginning of the month. Things got way too hairy at the last Airbnb in Barbados where I’ve living and I had to move out in a hurry.… Continue Reading
