#indie-games

#indie-games

For the last few years, subscription gaming services like Apple Arcade and Netflix have offered mobile game developers something of a haven for high-quality, premium mobile games: a type of game that had become vanishingly rare following the rise of the microtransaction-stuffed free-to-play model.

8BitDo, an independent gaming company, is making waves in the educational realm as medical students adopt their tiny controllers for studying with the flashcard app Anki.

An interesting story about Peak, a co-op climbing game, highlights how smart marketing and community engagement helped it sell over 2 million copies in just nine days.

Despite removing a significant number of titles, Netflix Games continues to expand its offerings with new releases, indicating a commitment to gaming beyond the current removals.

Describing this as the indie Skyrim sounds reductionist and almost disrespectful, but that's kind of exactly what The Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is.

The future of BattleBit Remastered looks promising with a new update, Operation Overhaul, hinting at potential rejuvenation after a significant player count decline.

Survival Kids offers a fresh take in a slim Switch 2 market, showcasing Unity's capabilities and bringing a revival of a classic Konami franchise with modern co-op gameplay.

"I confirmed BEFORE holiday - we are not tied to a console release," Matthew Griffin, PR and marketing lead for Team Cherry wrote on Discord.

The humor in To a T can be hit or miss, with conversations ranging from charming to incomprehensible in an absurdist way.

These titles might be made by smaller teams working on a much smaller budget compared to their AAA counterparts, but they contain every bit the charm and artistry.

When you boot up Whimside, it sits at the bottom of your monitor, showing a field full of critters romping around. Unlike in Pokémon, there isn't an encyclopedia full of bespoke monsters.

PAX East this year felt quite different due to the notable absence of major companies, indicating a possible shifting focus in the gaming industry.

"Tides of Terraria" will bring creatures from Terraria into Palworld, allowing players to catch, train, and battle these new Pals, expanding gameplay dynamics.