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New indie, NEARstudios founded by ex Bethesda, Bioware and Naughty Dog devs

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Its debut release, Hawthorn, is a co-op sandbox RPG inspired by Skyrim and Stardew Valley

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In Guntouchables enemies power up with the upgrades that you leave behind

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In Guntouchables by Danish indie developer Game Swing , enemies randomly power up from the upgrades that a team of four players cant lift out of the levels. It always triggered so much explanation that we decided to abandon it, explains co-founder and CEO Martin Sommer. Lars is really good at nailing that stuff.

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Baladins from Seed by Seed is a narrative co-op RPG that respects your time

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French indie studio Seed by Seed appreciates the importance of players’ time. That’s why the play sessions of their narrative-driven, co-op multiplayer RPG Baladins last around an hour. Narrative designer and Seed by Seed co-founder Antonin Demeilliez explains the idea behind Baladins. “We

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Chet Faliszek about his indie debut The Anacrusis “I hope we pull off a miracle”

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Co-founder Chet Faliszek , known for Left 4 Dead and Portal 2’s co-op campaign during his tenure at Valve, feels optimistic about the success of the game. Retro-futuristic sci-fi world Founded by Chet Faliszek and Dr. Kimberly Voll in 2019, Stray Bombay’s set out to build better co-operative games.

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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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In this co-op multiplayer game a group of players have to work together to escape a cursed tomb. Team up It was right at the beginning of the pandemic, in early 2020, when Austrian indie dev Dominik Hackl started working on Summit , a 2D mountain-climbing Metroidvania. Three years later the game launched without much success.

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The Last Citadel's Demo

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The Last Citadel, A Co-Op, Roguelite Indie Game Unveils Free Demo And Launches Kickstarter Campaign January 29th, 2024.

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Holy Purge

Indie DB

A new tool for the faithful is ready in this co-op demon purging indie

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