[ad_1] Back in 2018, Innersloth released Among Us, a simple Mafia-style party game that requires teamwork from its players, but also tasks one of them as an imposter whose job is to undermine the group’s efforts. Until about August of this year it hadn’t attracted much attention, which is when the game suddenly exploded in […]
Category: indie games
Nintendo will show 20 minutes of indie Switch games tomorrow
[ad_1] Although it’s been almost a year since the last full-blown Nintendo Direct, the company has run a number of smaller digital presentations since then. The latest is another Indie World Showcase, which Nintendo will stream at noon ET on Tuesday. It’ll include about 20 minutes of details on indie games that are coming to […]
Here are some of the games in development for Panic’s Playdate handheld
[ad_1] With so much attention focused on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, you might have forgotten about the Playdate. The pint-sized handheld, which has a monochrome screen and a tiny fold-out crank for controlling select games, is “hopefully” coming out this year, according to the official Playdate Twitter account. But what exactly will […]
‘Alt254’ is a Zelda-style adventure where you play as a pixel
[ad_1] The next generation of gaming is almost upon us and we’ve had some peeks at super-detailed and realistic visuals for upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X titles. We’ll get a look at some more this Thursday during the Xbox games showcase. But an upcoming indie game is going in the opposite direction with a […]
The Xbox Summer Game Fest demo event starts July 21st
[ad_1] The big summer game events aren’t happening as usual this year due to COVID-19, which means developers are losing an important avenue to give players an early chance to try their games. However, Xbox One owners can check out dozens of upcoming titles later this month when the Summer Game Fest Demo Event starts […]
Strict visa rules are still keeping game devs out of the US
[ad_1] Anam Sajid and Bisma Zia, two young female game developers from Pakistan, each secured scholarships from the IGDA Foundation this year. Sajid was selected in the Scholars program, while Zia was honored in the Velocity track, which is designed to propel people of marginalized genders in their game development careers. When they got the […]
‘Return of the Obra Dinn’ comes to consoles on October 15th
[ad_1] Roughly twelve months ago, Return of the Obra Dinn stunned Mac and PC players with its time-travelling detective work. We shouldn’t have been surprised — the monochromatic adventure was developed by Lucas Pope, the creative mind behind the award-winning Papers, Please. If you’re a console player that’s yet to explore the 19th-century ship, good […]
Popular indie game 'Dear Esther' is coming to iOS
[ad_1] Journey made a surprise debut on iOS this week and you'll soon be able to play another indie darling on the go. The Chinese Room says its exploration-focused Dear Esther will be available for iPhone and iPad later this year. [ad_2] Source link