PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2023

With the game’s 100% physics-based building system, players can solve each mission in infinite ways. Farrell and Mackenzie form the two-person indie studio Peaty Turf. What originally started out as a treehouse building simulator prototype, slowly evolved as the duo gradually added different mechanics. “It As long as it works.

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Unity Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

BAFTA-winning indie developer Tomas Sala, winner of the CommUnity Choice Award at gamescom 2023, shares the development process behind his new game, Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles.

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Game From Scratch

APRIL 11, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Smash Indie Hit Sequel Slay the Spire 2 Made with Godot The sequel to the smash hit indie deck building game Slay the Spire was just announced at the Triple-I showcase.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. For me personally, its not only development Im interested in, but also the process of building a community and business. I make something new, and I use that for building community and marketing. Maybe I can work at a small indie company, I guess I havent tried.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2025

Some of the key goals for social media marketing are game discovery, sales lifecycle, community building and direct communications. Its obviously different for an indie developer with one or two games than for a publisher with several titles out there. Life Cycle stages Social media is a great tool for building communities.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Hrnjadovic also believes that the game could build bridges between people of different beliefs. Plus, a smaller indie dev team should be able to handle the scope. SenAm plans to build upon the 10-minute demo thats out now to try and release the game in Oktober 2026. That is if they can get the financing in place.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 10, 2024

Using Kickstarter for a game shouldn’t be solely about the campaign but about building a company working on multiple games. Combine public funding, work for hire, and Kickstarter, using the platform to elevate, attract investors, and build a brand. It should complement other funding sources, fostering creativity in fundraising.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I get to travel the world and help indie game developers succeed.” Find the fun factor in your game and build a demo around that Developers should do their homework before approaching publishers and investors. Find the fun factor in your game and build a demo around that. I am super lucky in the role that I have.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. Set in a New York office building in the 1990’s, the game plays out as a action-filled mini series, including cutscenes that unravel the plot. “To Plus, various Korean indie games that launched on Steam have experienced considerable success.

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Unity Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

While the list of indie studios building with assets from the Unity Asset Store grows by the day, here are four stories to inspire you in your quest to build your dream game.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Knowing other developers were using it gave us more confidence to build. The following year, the Norsfell team submitted their concept to the Montreal Ubisoft Indie Series annual competition for local independent game studios—and won. Buoyed by success and a cash prize, they moved “Tribes of Midgard” into production.

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Game Wisdom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Indie Showcase Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases highlight the games we cover here on the channel. 0:00 Intro 00:14 Steamworld Build 3:23 Gunhead 6:13 Step By Step 7:36 Limo’s … The post Indie Showcase appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I didn’t take the thought seriously until I watched Indie Game The Movie and even then it was another few years before I released my first game, Swoopy Boi. Just start building and the ideas will come.” What’s the biggest lesson learned from this project? “An How do you deal with that? “As I want to work smart, not hard.”

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

You'll be able to earn the skills and experience needed to make your dream game real while building other games and seeing some best practices in action. and programming generally pays a lot better than indie dev work. In the ideal scenario, you'll manage to find a job in the industry and use it to level up your skills.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Solo dev Graham Reid: “Being part of a like-minded community is really important” Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. Understanding that a game wasn’t going to build itself, I quit my job and just went for it.” Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 9, 2023

From the nuances of technological advancements to the ideological tug of war between indie creators and corporate giants, the discussion spanned a variety of pertinent topics within the gaming industry. The conversation also addressed the concerns of indie developers struggling to preserve their unique vision amid growing corporate influence.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Cult of the Lamb by Massive Monster This is a Hades-like / Binding of Issac-ish 2D action roguelike wrapped around a Don't Starve / Rimworld-y town building crafting survival system, with all the subversively violent dark cartoon humor of those references. After all, how many games offer you a "suffering musician" build?

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The AWS team has been so helpful in showing us how to use new technology, like generative AI, so that we can focus more of our resources on developing games and testing out innovations instead of building every piece ourselves. This makes the gaming experience more engaging and last for a longer time.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid. At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. Based in Copenhagen, Geometric Interactive boasts a ten-person strong team. “At

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2023

BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. We can definitely say that it works wonders for the type of game we’re building. The post BitCake Studio builds online multiplayer game Atomic Picnic completely remote appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2023

There are plenty of city building games around but Fabledom adds a fairytale twist to the genre. Set in a storybook kingdom filled with magical creatures, kings and castles, the game gives players the opportunity to build their own kingdom and find their true love. Fabledom offers a casual, relaxing approach to city building.

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Starting with SCUMM I’ve always build my own. I ran into a programmer at an indie meet-up and she told me this story about how another programmer at her company brought up building their own game engine. I love the power and the freedom. Someone responded with “What! Are you Ron Gilbert!”

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Game Wisdom

JUNE 6, 2023

Indie Game Showcase #163 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The indie showcases highlight the many indie games I cover on my Wednesday night streams. All games shown are either press keys or demo build plays.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 22, 2024

Thunderful went in a different direction over the years, building up another publishing department in the UK," he says when we meet at Devcom in Cologne. "So So we ended up having a strategy of potentially two labels, me being on the indie side and the core business being more on the British side for the bigger productions," he says.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2023

Truth is, that conversation was over 10 years ago and Harold Halibut is still in development by the German indie team Slow Bros. The post Welcome to the weird and wonderful hand-build world of Harold Halibut appeared first on PreMortem Games. And who knows, one day it might be. Harold Halibut will release on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 12, 2025

It takes me a long time to build up the energy to pour in the number of hours a game like this requires. Of course, any hit indie game in this decade gets heavily studied and mercilessly copied. ) This is why, when I learn about an indie business going under, or a set of layoffs, I never even pretend to be surprised.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

This approach not only offers an almost infinite amount of content but also allows players to climb famous rock faces, buildings, and even landmarks in their own cities. The post Indie dev studio Wikkl Works takes virtual rock climbing to New Heights appeared first on PreMortem Games. It is great to see that it’s working out so far.”

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Void Sails by indie developer Ticking Clock Games is a single-player action-adventure RPG that takes players on a thrilling journey through mysterious worlds, where they captain a flying ship across uncharted space. This approach has been key to ensuring that the game stayed on track during the 18 months that it took to build it.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 19, 2023

If you’re an indie, it’s worth thinking about whether you have enough players to justify the type of matchmaking you want,” Jordan explains. “We We were able to build our own matchmaker and get set up with Gameye in less than a month. There are essentially four tiers. That piece of the integration doesn’t take long.

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iXie gaming

MAY 26, 2023

Indie game production has grown in popularity and competition in recent years. With technological developments and increased accessibility to game creation tools, an increasing number of developers can build and release their own games. When compared to larger game studios, indie developers may have fewer budgets and resources.

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iXie gaming

MAY 26, 2023

Indie game production has grown in popularity and competition in recent years. With technological developments and increased accessibility to game creation tools, an increasing number of developers can build and release their own games. When compared to larger game studios, indie developers may have fewer budgets and resources.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the past, I’ve tried creating a few YouTube channels (starting in 2017) and TikTok accounts, trying to build an audience and, eventually, turn it into a business. I have a lot of respect for solo indie developers, but I often struggle with the limitations and it is not what I want to be doing long-term.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 5, 2023

Maybe there’s new functionality that can help you build the perfect store page, and tell the story of your game to passers by. This happens a lot with indies in particular. While a GaaS game is mainly trying to involve their audience to build the game, it’s easier to use your audience to help build the store page.

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Indie DB

JANUARY 19, 2023

This first person RPG indie discusses updates to their demo build

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AWS Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

When Hugh Behroozy started building Blinkmoon Games , a new independent studio based in Vancouver, Canada, he wanted to bring together the best talent from across the visual effects (VFX) and games industry to create the next generation of interactive experiences. said Laura Teodosio, CEO of Arch Platform Technologies.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 16, 2023

We are building a historically accurate survival strategy game” Gorilla Softworks co-founder Deniz Şakar explains how the team has tried to accurately portray the challenges early humans faced while they looked for ways to survive and thrive. “We It’s the debut game of Turkish studio Gorilla Softworks. “We

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A shooting schedule for an indie film goes way beyond simple calendar planning. A well-laid-out shooting schedule is crucial for your indie film's success. This piece walks you through the steps to create the quickest way to schedule indie productions , from breaking down scripts to planning daily shooting blocks. Let's tuck in!

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