The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It's a truly remarkable indie title. UFO50 was developed by six indie devs over seven years. In 2013, a bunch of totally mid indie games with one clever idea came out and made bank, but we will not live to see those days again. Yes, I wrote some of those mid indie games.) I bet the devs are doing ok, and I'm glad.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 24, 2023

When he left his day job in 2014 to become a full-time indie developer, he realised he had to come up with something special to stand out from the crowd. In 2014 I decided to leave my (unrelated) day job after saving up money for years in order to go ‘full indie’. It’s hard to get noticed as an indie dev.

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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. I also released the demo on Steam early (after invite-only playtesting) so I can gather feedback from real players. I don’t want to work on my game 7 days a week.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ That bit of feedback was a big part of how I knew I had found my career. Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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Game Wisdom

JANUARY 28, 2024

Indie Showcase 185 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The indie showcase highlights the many indie games we play weekly on this channel. All games shown are either press key or demo submissions. Get in touch if you would like to submit a game.

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Game Wisdom

JANUARY 29, 2024

Indie Game Showcase 186 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The indie showcases highlight the many indie games we play here on the channel. All games shown are either press key submissions or demos.

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Game Wisdom

MAY 30, 2023

Indie Game Showcase #162 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The indie showcases highlight the many games we play here on the channel. All games shown are either demos or press … The post Indie Game Showcase #162 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

Then the first wave of really successful indie games appeared on Steam, in the late 00s and early 10s. People who follow indie/solo devs on social media tend to be really nice and positive, but even so it takes a lot of effort.” It was the first answer I had as a child to the question ‘what do you want to be when you grow up’?

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Last month, game industry documentary makers 2 Player Productions debuted a massive 32-part YouTube game dev doc series Double Fine PsychOdyssey , chronicling the development of Psychonauts 2 from its earliest glimmers of pre-production in 2015 to its final release in 2021.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Farrell and Mackenzie form the two-person indie studio Peaty Turf. As the scope of the game evolved naturally over time, the dev duo assessed each feature addition to the game very carefully. “We With the game’s 100% physics-based building system, players can solve each mission in infinite ways. As long as it works.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In the indie game dev scene, the use of AI is often met with suspicion and disdain. While the current demo on itch.io offers a glimpse of its potential, the team plans to release a much more content-rich demo on Steam this October. Ethics of AI Looking ahead, Sun is excited about what AI could mean for indie developers.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 14, 2020

Hello, fellow indie gamers and RPG enthusiasts! We're a little late dropping this-here new issue of the Kristala dev blog, but we promise we've got a good reason. We're officially in the final development crunch for the vertical slice demo of Kristala! How's it going? We hope well. Wait, wait, wait. clears throat*. Programming.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

Welcome back to another magically entrancing issue of the Kristala dev blog. This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

Welcome back to ACS headquarters for another rousing installment of the Kristala game dev blog. Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Thanks for tuning in to another exciting issue of the Kristala dev blog! This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. Hello, dear friends and fantasy aficionados. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Hello, and welcome to the official Kristala dev blog, where we break down the development process for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala each month. If you've been keeping up with our dev blogs already, you know that they're pretty hefty when it comes to content. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Kristala at Play NYC 2021. Concept Art.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to the newest issue of the Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation chronicling all the magic and mystery the Astral Clocktower Studios dev team puts into indie ARPG Kristala every development sprint. The Nisarga clan is the only clan that will be featured in the Kristala demo. Programming.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Welcome, beautiful creatures! A wooden door for an important level area.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Welcome back to another installment of the Kristala dev blog. Here you'll get a front-row seat to the exciting development process for indie game Kristala, the inaugural title from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—an indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. We've got you covered. 3D Asset Design. Stay tuned!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Plus, we'll introduce you to three of our newest talented dev team members too! 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We're heading into spooky season, and there's no better way to celebrate an eerie action-adventure game than diving into the newest issue of the Kristala game dev blog. As we move into the final quarter of 2020, our (incredibly good-lookin') dev team has been churning out new and exciting updates that we can't wait to share with you.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I didn’t know that these people were part of a group of friends and colleagues who all own about 50 or so of some of the largest indie retail stores in the United States. If you can’t offer them a demo copy, maybe it’s a mini promo version. Were you interested in a demo?” I was just chatting with Matt.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Tune in to next month's dev blog to see the updates! Level Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We're so happy you're joining us for another epically magical installment of the Kristala Dev Blog! This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Toronto, Canada based indie dev Thousand Stars Studio prides itself on being a culturally diverse studio. From a business standpoint, we aim to leverage the games success to create more content in the future and sustain our team, similar to other indie developers. The demo for Aikyam is out now on Steam , PlayStation and Xbox.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you'll get a front-row seat to the development process for the inaugural title from the leading ladies at Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-owned indie games studio based in Central PA, USA. Hello, loyal Kristalans and faithful fantasy fanatics! 3D Asset Design.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 17, 2023

It’s no secret that the indie game landscape is a really tough place to navigate. I would say that Twitter has become the foundational block of the game dev community. Additionally, sharing the number of demo downloads and feedback from testers can further validate the viability of your product. “An So start there.

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The Art of the Game

APRIL 21, 2022

Since I’m pretty much dedicated to being a game dev; I’ve realized that its a HUGE undertaking that can’t be done by one man alone. Thinking to myself about ways to make money, I did come to the realization that if I’m ‘going’ to be a dev – how about sell your work? you spin me right round.

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Rindoku

OCTOBER 7, 2016

After months of toiling in a secluded attic, the last weeks of which were particularly grueling, we finally took Second Hand to its first public showings: first to Dev-Play in Bucharest and shortly thereafter to Clujotronic in our very own Cluj. It was scary, thrilling, amazing and… we won the Dev-Play Indie Pitch!

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The Art of the Game

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

2 days before that – I submitted my Oculus launch Pad demo (fingers crossed!) hoping for that sweet sweet dev grant money. I checked with the other local dev who was in the program and she’s not even trying for it! Pitching BIG. 1st article about the game! I’m in a magazine! Marketing reports?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 19, 2024

When we showed the demo at EGX, the average playtime was forty minutes and we were having to kick people off to let others have a go.” Unknown Number put First Person Talkers on the map, with talks at GDC, several indie awards, and even being exhibited at the Smithsonian museum in Washington DC.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A lot of small indie companies only have one printing of a game, and then they start to have another print run of another game. This is just my opinion for designers and indie publishers who ALSO want to get into retail. ” I would say the demo copy is extremely important. appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The organizers of the Game Industry Conference (which is also in Poznań just after GodotCon) are letting us use their great venue, and it will be a great opportunity to get together with Godot users and core developers (our lead dev Juan Linietsky is coming from Argentina). All core devs as tutors. Thursday, 11 October 2018.

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The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

What about demos? A few devs are still salty, but life appears to go on. Though reading all those devs tweeting that they were switching to Godot and tweeting 5 minutes later, "Oh no! Indie video games are a 2 BILLION dollar a year industry now. But you can sometimes choose the gun. Or charity bundles? Or GamePass?

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 3, 2023

You can also find lots of them for free on the GDC Youtube channel ; Invest your money in building your game dev skills and portfolio at a reputable school with a vibrant community (like CG Spectrum!). ✌️ Build your community while you build your game dev skills! STUDY GAME DEV

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 26, 2017

will impose itself as a major game development tool for big studios and indies alike. Which means for example that if you had previously pledged $14 for the "Generous Thank You" level, you will now also be able to vote on the monthly tutorial and demo that we will produce for everyone (which was previously for $18+ patrons).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 21, 2017

2D: Easy API for 2D split screen (with demo). Nuno is one of the nice indie devs gravitating in our community (and contributing to the engine development too!). Networking: IPv6 support and many bug fixes and enhancements. Audio: Fix ~200 ms audio latency bug due to misinitialization of some drivers. regression in 2.1.1).

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