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Mini compendium of indie games

Played with Fire

As game fans, we can choose from both big AAA productions and less known (but not always) indie productions. Although they are often devoid of loud releases from the AAA sector, they still gain unflagging popularity. Many players are already bored with the secondary nature of AAA games and the lack of innovative ideas.

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AI x Game Industry in 2025 - The Unspoken Part

Deconstructor of Fun

Truly open worlds populated by procedurally developed content, adaptable game mechanics, and narratives. This includes creating levels, missions, and even entire game worlds. QA, Localization & Producer Jobs: AI automates bug detection and optimization reducing the need for the QA teams of sometimes hundreds.

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Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. There are two open world regions, Redfall Commons and Burial Point. OK you get the idea. Let's zoom out.

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The Forgotten City (2021) revisited

Radiator Blog

And as the Vestal, she administers the local election, and in this ancient Roman city only the male NPC citizens are allowed to vote. Even AAA has given up on immersive sim RPGs , so any dev deserves praise just for attempting this genre I think. Still, overall this was a very impressive achievement for just 3 indie developers.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

Game Analytics

In the game, you run your own farm, create your own products, and sell to the local community through your own small business. We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game. Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile.