Where AAA looks to impress and blow us away with their sheer size, technical prowess, or some beautiful pixels, indie games stand out by relying heavily on creativity. Not to say the big games lack…
January 18, 2024 | 10:00 EST
Poncle has taken to Steam to share its plans for Vampire Survivors in 2024, and there are a few very interesting tidbits to get excited about if you're a fan. Perhaps the most exciting piece of news…
January 10, 2024 | 09:59 EST
Kinetic Games has unveiled the Phasmophobia roadmap for 2024 and beyond, teasing what's coming to the ghost-hunting multiplayer horror game this year. In a new Steam post, Kinetic says it's removed…
January 3, 2024 | 10:28 EST
Multiplayer tactical FPS Boundary has received a massive year-end update that adds tons of new content, including a PvE game mode and much more. The new PvE mode offers three difficulty levels and…
December 28, 2023 | 09:45 EST
Cozy indie city-builder Pioneers of Pagonia has hit a major sales milestone within its first week on release, developer and publisher Envision Entertainment has announced. According to a new Steam…
December 21, 2023 | 10:00 EST
Pathea Games has released My Time at Sandrock update 1.2, also known as the New Year, Better Me update. Per the game's 2024 roadmap, this update adds new content linked to romances, as well as a…
December 21, 2023 | 09:01 EST
Green Hell developer Creepy Jar has revealed the official name of its upcoming sci-fi survival game, and that name is StarRupture. Revealed as part of the 2023 PC Gaming Show, StarRupture was…
December 19, 2023 | 10:20 EST
Sea of Stars developer Sabotage Studio has revealed that the game has reached a pretty impressive player count milestone just four months after it launched. According to an official Sabotage blog…
December 18, 2023 | 10:27 EST
Hatoful Boyfriend creator Hato Moa has taken to social media to confirm that Epic Games has paid her royalties owed for the game since 2021. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Hato Moa says…
December 12, 2023 | 04:13 EST
There’s a certain novelty to pinball tables that always outweighs the potential of pinball itself. Quick tie-ins to popular IPs, voice clips from said IPs characters that are semi-relevant to the…
December 13, 2023 | 10:00 EST
Double Fine and Iam8bit hosted Day of the Devs, focusing on plenty of upcoming independent games from a variety of developers from all over the world. Before we delve into The Game Awards tomorrow,…
December 6, 2023 | 12:55 EST
Today Australian studio League of Geeks announced that it is the latest developer that had to enact a wave of layoffs. According to a message shared on X (formerly Twitter), co-founders Trent Kustes…
December 5, 2023 | 08:12 EST
Developer The Indie Stone has released new information about some of the systems and gameplay mechanics making their way to Project Zomboid in the future. In a new dev diary released on Steam, the…
November 24, 2023 | 10:42 EST
Today indie developer Eremite Games and publisher Hooded Horse announced the release date of the 1.0 version of the city builder Against The Storm. The game will be released on PC on December 8,…
November 20, 2023 | 12:44 EST
Indie developer Cheesemaster Games and publisher No More Robots announced that the pixel art life sim Spirittea has enjoyed a successful launch. The game achieved 150,000 players in its first…
November 20, 2023 | 11:49 EST
Today indie developer Oppai-Man officially announced its next adult visual novel, titled Forbidden Fantasy, and revealed the release dates for the first chapter. Initially, it'll launch form the…
November 17, 2023 | 08:43 EST
When it comes to the FPS branch of roguelikes and roguelites, you won’t find a universally praised title in the same way you would for say, a dungeon-crawling roguelike, or a deckbuilding roguelite.…
November 18, 2023 | 11:00 EST
A new Dinkum update has been released, bringing scorching summer vibes to the cozy Aussie farming sim. Hey, it's almost summer in Australia! Dinkum developer James Bendon has spoken about his desire…
November 17, 2023 | 08:39 EST
What a year it has been for games! The holiday gaming season is about to be in full swing, Geoff Keighley's annual game awards are around the corner, and GOTY talk is brewing everywhere. All that in…
November 15, 2023 | 02:49 EST
During the latest Nintendo Indie World, Memorable Games and Humble Games announced its story-driven life simulator On Your Tail, and it's actually a secret I had to keep for a while, having played a…
November 15, 2023 | 11:00 EST
Update (November 15th, 8:21AM): Humble Games has confirmed that it has laid off a number of employees. In a statement given to Sports Illustrated yesterday, the publisher said it has "had to say…
November 14, 2023 | 08:33 EST
A new Nintendo Indie World showcase has been announced, and it's airing tomorrow, so we'll soon get more info about upcoming Switch indie games. In a post on the official Nintendo X (formerly known…
November 13, 2023 | 09:22 EST
Spooky multiplayer ghost-hunting horror game Phasmophobia has received a brand new update, and while it's not huge, it does bring some pretty major improvements. Following on from the Halloween…
November 13, 2023 | 08:51 EST
Cozy games have been experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately, and our Spirittea Review should make it pretty clear that they’re here to stay. If you haven’t heard already, Spirittea is a cozy life…
November 13, 2023 | 02:47 EST
A Few Rounds Games released an extensive video introducing some key aspects of their upcoming indie dark fantasy 2.5D fighting game Umbral Core. We hear briefly how the project started, and then we…
November 12, 2023 | 07:46 EST
Australian indie studio Samurai Punk has announced that it is to shut down after ten years of operation. In an announcement post on the official Samurai Punk website, directors Winston Tang and…
November 10, 2023 | 08:36 EST
This is From Ants to Zombies, the newest release from video game literature publisher Bitmap Books, and one that aims to be a definitive hardback database of the games that define and refine the…
November 14, 2023 | 04:30 EST
This Is the Police and Rebel Cops developer Weappy has announced Hollywood Animal, a game that's all about managing your very own Hollywood movie studio. The game is due to arrive on PC sometime…
November 8, 2023 | 09:52 EST
Keen Games has announced the Enshrouded Early Access release date, and it won't be too long before you get to check out this ambitious voxel RPG. Enshrouded will officially arrive on PC via Steam…
November 7, 2023 | 10:00 EST
Developer Soda Den has announced the Roots of Pacha PlayStation and Switch release date. The cozy Stone Age farming sim is heading to PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch on November 28th, with an Xbox…
October 30, 2023 | 11:38 EDT
As climate change continues to be a point of unnerving discussion in regards to the future of the planet and humanity, its stature in video games has always been from the point of integration. There…
October 31, 2023 | 11:30 EDT
Indie developer Cheesemaster Games and publisher No More Robots announced a release date of the upcoming life sim Spirittea. The game, which our Joe Allen aptly defined "Stardew Valley meets…
October 25, 2023 | 12:20 EDT
TechRaptor can exclusively reveal a brand new trailer of the upcoming turn-based tactics game Howl from developer Mi'pu'mi Games and publisher Astragon Entertainment, showing off its lovely "Living…
October 25, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Horror developer and publisher DreadXP had quite a few reveals to share during today's Indie Horror Showcase, including new games, updates, and more. The first is the first-person brawler Hellpunk…
October 20, 2023 | 02:22 EDT
If you'd like to play Salt and Sacrifice on Nintendo Switch or prefer to have the game on Steam, Ska Studio and Devoured Studios have good news for you today. The Switch and Steam releases of the…
October 19, 2023 | 06:16 EDT
Stunlock Studios has announced its plans for a V Rising Halloween event, and if you like to decorate your castle with creepy accouterments, you're in luck. While it's true that the Halloween event…
October 19, 2023 | 10:33 EDT
Free Range Games and publisher North Beach have some good news and some bad news regarding The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. On the one hand, if you're a PC player, you'll be happy to know…
October 19, 2023 | 08:57 EDT
New developer Mighty Boy Studio has announced its first title, an ambitious-looking action RPG by the name of Babylon X. The studio is staffed by luminaries from outfits like Evil West's Flying Wild…
October 18, 2023 | 09:18 EDT
In the wake of winter coming thick and fast, it’d be remiss of me to not mention the 2017 adventure game Kona as one of gaming’s most comforting winter wonderlands. A wholly original adventure game…
October 18, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
The many fans of the Indie darling Vampire Survivors have been waiting for the "Whiteout" free update since its announcement last month, and now it has a release date. According to a post made on X…
October 17, 2023 | 12:08 EDT
Today Gaming Factory announced that the driving game Japanese Drift Master has achieved a rather massive number of demo downloads. The announcement made on X (formerly Twitter) mentions that the…
October 17, 2023 | 10:55 EDT
Bad news if you're waiting on tenterhooks for more Phasmophobia console release news: the console versions of the spooky ghost-hunting game have been delayed again. The console versions of the game…
October 17, 2023 | 10:45 EDT
It's safe to say that the indie RPG by Sabotage Studio Sea of Stars has been very well received, and the developer is now looking at the future. Director Thierry Boulanger hosted a Q&A…
October 15, 2023 | 12:30 EDT
Indie studio Die Gute Fabrik has shared what it calls "one of the first" reports on the climate impact of a game's development process. The studio, whose name you might recognize from games like …
October 12, 2023 | 10:08 EDT
Developer Donkey Crew and publisher Snail Games have announced the Early Access release window for city-building survival hybrid Bellwright. The game, which sees you build up your very own town and…
October 4, 2023 | 08:34 EDT
There's nothing more heartbreaking than finally getting your hands on a game you've been waiting a long time for -- one you wanted to love -- only to find it's not as great as you expected. Everyone'…
October 6, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
The industry's woes continue, it seems, as another studio has been hit by layoffs. In this case, it's Puny Human, a co-development studio that has worked on The Callisto Protocol, Tribes of Midgard,…
October 3, 2023 | 09:25 EDT
In a rather intriguing move, indie studio Keoken Interactive has made an official Fortnite map based on its narrative adventure Deliver Us The Moon. Keoken's effort is a Capture the Flag map in…
October 2, 2023 | 10:46 EDT