PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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. The demo of Guntouchables is now playable on Steam. This leads to some unexpected and quite frankly, explosive situations as the game progresses.

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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 When creating a game demo to pitch to investors or publishers, prioritize quality over quantity.

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Indie DB

JANUARY 13, 2024

This old-school sci-fi Indie real time strategy game, crafted by devoted team. An RTS classic reborn with a twist. Time is of the essence, Commander! Capture the flags, conquer the territories, and eliminate the enemy fort. And finally, nuke them all!

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. Maybe I can work at a small indie company, I guess I havent tried. Play the demo now. Never really comfortable in the education system, she dropped out of college twice before embarking on her debut game, Spilled! last year as a solo developer.

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Dev Games Indy Educational 104

Game Wisdom

MARCH 3, 2025

Best Next Fest Demos Part 5 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is part 5 of in my indie showcase of the best nextfest demos from February 2025 edition.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

and programming generally pays a lot better than indie dev work. You can even consider the day job as a means to earn some funding to build a demo that you can use to shop around for investors and further funding.

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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.) Lucky for me that UFO50 just came out.

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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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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. All games shown are either press keys or demo suggestions.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 10, 2024

Some even engage in Kickstarter campaigns for indie games or support them financially. Check out the full conversation Michael Liebe had with Jay Powell at the IndieGameBusiness podcast The post How to use Kickstarter for your indie game “It’s a tool, not the end goal” appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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Game Wisdom

JULY 23, 2024

Indie Showcase Time Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases show off all the amazing indie games we play here on the channel. Games shown are press key submissions, demos, or games from my collection.

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Game Wisdom

MAY 30, 2024

Indie Game Showcase # 204 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases highlight the many games we play on the channel, if you would like me to cover your game please reach out. All games shown are either demos or press key submissions.

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Game Wisdom

JUNE 12, 2024

Indie Showcase #205 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The indie game showcases highlight the many games we play on the channel, if you would like me to cover your game please reach out. All games shown are either demos or press key submissions.

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Game Wisdom

APRIL 13, 2024

Indie Showcase 193 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" Our weekly showcases highlight the many indie games we play here on the channel. All games shown are either demos or press key submissions. All games shown are either demos or press key submissions.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 12, 2025

Of course, any hit indie game in this decade gets heavily studied and mercilessly copied. ) There was so much indie game competition, and yet they felt they could make a game to beat all the others out for huge chunks of your limited time. Seriously, study this game. The pace at which it drips out stuff is perfect.

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Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

From Casual Jumping to Casual Cleanup Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases highlight the games we play on stream, all games shown are either press keys or demo submissions.

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Agent Demo Indy Games 52

Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Indie Games For Everyone Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases highlight the many games I check out, and please reach out if you would like me to cover your’s. All games shown are either press keys or demo plays of indie games.…

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Best Demos of Next Fest Part 3 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" Part 3 of my coverage of Steam Next Fest 2024 October edition of indie game demos.

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Game Wisdom

JANUARY 21, 2024

Indie Showcase 183 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases highlight all the indie games we play here on the channel. Games shown were either demos or press key submissions. Games shown were either demos or press key submissions.

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Indie DB

APRIL 21, 2023

This sci-fi action adventure indie releases a new demo

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Indie Game Showcase #147 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com. The indie showcases highlight all the indie games we play here on stream, if you would like to submit a game for a future piece, please reach out. All games shown are either demos or press key … The post Indie Game Showcase #147 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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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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Game Wisdom

AUGUST 6, 2023

Indie Showcase 167 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases highlight the games we check out for each Wednesday night stream. All games played were either press keys or demo submissions.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Geneforge 2 - Infestation Demo Available! Fortunately, Steam has provided one good way for indies with hustle to get a little bonus visibility: Steam Next Fest! It's a biannual event where indie developers can make demos of their games available for a week. Around 1200 demos this time. We had a demo in the fest.

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Game Wisdom

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Indie Game Showcase 187 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The indie showcases highlight the many indie games we play here on stream, all games shown are either press key submissions or demos. Please reach out if you would like me to look at your game.

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Indy Demo Games 52

Game Wisdom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Indie Game Showcase 168 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases highlight all the game we play here submitted by developers or indie game demos. 0:00 Intro 00:14 Super … The post Indie Game Showcase 168 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Game Wisdom

MARCH 20, 2023

Indie Game Showcase #156 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases highlights the many indie games and demos we stream on the channel. If you would like to submit something for a future stream, please reach out.

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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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Game Wisdom

MARCH 6, 2024

Indie Game Showcase 189 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases highlight the many games we play on stream and if you would like me to check out your game, please reach out. All games played are either demos or press key submissions.…

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Game Wisdom

JUNE 23, 2023

Indie Game Showcase 164 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases highlight the many games we play here on the channel. All games played are either demos or press … The post Indie Game Showcase 164 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Game Wisdom

JANUARY 25, 2024

Indie Game Showcase 184 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcase highlights the many games we play here on the channel, and I’m taking submissions for future ones. All games shown are either press key or demo submissions.

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Indie DB

MAY 28, 2023

A new demo for this psychological horror indie has crept up

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Game From Scratch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Indie Game Dev Fund Just Launched If you are an indie game developers, with a PC or Console game in development with at least a playable demo, the just launched Game Dev Fund might be ideal for you.

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Indie DB

JANUARY 19, 2023

This first person RPG indie discusses updates to their demo build

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Polish indie studio Eleven Puzzles has been making a name for themselves as the creators of some fine cooperative puzzle games, like Unsolved Case and Unboxing the Cryptic Killer. Play the demo now. Their latest project, Parallel Experiment, is their most ambitious title yet. And it turns out, when we do that, players love it too.”

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