I'll be the first to admit that the sales pitch for Swords of Ditto sounds exhausting: What if The Legend of Zelda was a Roguelike game? If you spend any real time in the video gaming space, you've heard some variant on that pitch before – a classic Nintendo game paired with a trendy game style. But once in a while, it actually works, as is the case with One Bit Beyond's Swords of Ditto...
Nobody can really point to where indie development began. Dedicated gamers have been making their own video games as a hobby in their basements dating all the way back to the mid 80s and even earlier. This was back before they learned that if their games were good enough, they could sell them to make a profit from all of their hard work! All that was lacking was a platform to sell them...
Nintendo has released a new highlight reel, detailing its spring line-up in what it likes to call the "Spring Partner Preview." Essentially, this is every game coming to Nintendo platforms this spring or summer that hasn't been developed by Nintendo itself. A large majority of them are indie titles, but Capcom and SEGA are still throwing their weight behind the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U as...
As reported yesterday, Enter the Gungeon has emerged as one of 2016’s “feel good” indie hits on Steam, selling 200,000 copies in its fist week and drawing comparisons to the other major sleeper hit, Stardew Valley. Today, we have a better understanding of how the farming title is doing as well. About a month and a half after the game first launched on Steam, Publisher Chucklefish Games...
I’ve said so before, and I’ll happily say so again. The most exciting video game scene these days is the sleeper-hit indie market on Steam, simply because you have no idea what’s going to become the next big sensation. It could be anything! Take 2016’s two biggest surprises so far. Enter the Gungeon recently stormed onto Steam to the tune of 200,000 copies, and it is about as intense...
Thunder Lotus Games’ gorgeous action adventure title Jotun has been confirmed for a console release across the board. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U owners should mark their calendars for the summer for this one. It’s going to knock their heads off. Jotun plays by the rules of the “boss fight” genre, meaning that the game isn’t home to what one would traditionally call “levels.”...
Every once in a while, a charming indie game catches onto Steam with little to no hype and charges all the way to the top of the sales charts. Usually, these games live up to the their word of mouth, and that positive exposure only adds to their fanbases. Undertale is a perfect example of this phenomenon from 2015, and in 2016, we’re seeing the rise of Stardew Valley. If it isn’t...
San Francisco’s annual Independent Games Festival has nominated its finalists for the 2016 award ceremony, and the three most represented games should come as no surprise. Hey Story leads the nominations with four, and trailing behind it are Undertale and Darkest Dungeon with three each. All three have proven to be high profile indie hits over the last year, and their dominance should...
The indie gaming scene has been throwing all of its weight behind getting Indivisible funded, and the effort is starting to take effect. Cash flow is on the rise ever since developer Lab Zero Games announced a few cameos from other popular games and released its prototype on PlayStation 4. Hopefully, crowd-funding suspicions will continue to alleviate as people recognize the support...
Oh man, poor Prey for the Gods. It makes a grand debut with a fantastic trailer, and already, it is forever doomed to be compared to one of the most brilliant and beloved games of all time, Sony’s Shadow of the Colossus. No doubt the developers expected this, but it could equally be beneficial by bringing attention to their blooming indie title. Loyal horse? Check. Bow and arrow? Check...