Game Developer

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Game Developers Conference has donated several passes to Indie Giving, which provides discounted rates for hopeful attendees in exchange for one day of volunteering with a Bay Area charity group.

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Game Developer

JULY 12, 2024

I will attempt to provide the games developer community with my thoughts regarding how I ventured into 'solo indie' games development.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 7, 2024

But not in the world Tomasz Ostafin, founder of indie studio Petums , is creating. Pirofauna is the second game by tiny indie studio Petums. The first game Papetura was successful enough for Ostafin to make game development his full-time occupation. Petums is actually just me.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 20, 2024

Virtuos has acquired British indie game developer, Third Kind Games. Virtuos says the acquisition will enhance its "AAA co-development capabilities and establish a new foothold for Virtuos in the UK."

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Game Developer

MARCH 20, 2024

Longtime developer Rez Graham shares the advantages (and disadvantages) of building your own tech for indie game development.

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Game Developer

MARCH 20, 2025

Indie roguelike deckbuilding game Balatro from solo developer LocalThunk has taken the pot at the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards on Wednesday. No jokers here!

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. I dont want to work on my game 7 days a week. There are no days off.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A collection of indie game makers are in favor of Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The developer cohort includes Curve Games, Finji, Iam8bit, and Strange Scaffold.

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

Developers are constantly seeking the best tools to create engaging, high-performance games that can run smoothly on a wide range of Android devices. Two of the most popular game enginesUnity and Unreal are the top choices for Android game development. Merits: Easy to learn and use for rapid development.

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Game Wisdom

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

How Indie Developers Are Utilizing AI Voice Generators Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Within the changing indie game development paradigm, artificial intelligence (AI) voice generators have emerged as game-changers, allowing small studios to create deep, immersive audio that previously belonged to the domain of high-budget, big-studio productions.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 16, 2024

Google has opened applications for its 2024 Indie Games Fund. A group of Latin American game studios will receive a share of $2 million, with each recipient receiving between $150,000 to $200,000. The fund is open to indie game developers that have already launched a game on Google Play or other mobile platforms, PC and console.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This article covers five key aspects—production, community, development, storytelling, and updates—valuable for both indie and AAA game developers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 21, 2024

A new fund for Ireland-based indie game developers is now accepting applications, with grants of up to £15,000 on offer. IndieDev2024 is run by Ardán, a division of Galway Film Centre, and Imirt: The Irish Game Makers Association, with support from both Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Getting your game noticed isn't easy, and it's particularly tough for indie game developers right now. But even then, indie games have a much harder time cutting through the noise. Read more

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AWS Games

MARCH 12, 2024

More than entertainment, video games unite people across the globe with common interests. It’s that sense of community that drives Freedom Games to support indie developers in bringing their titles to players worldwide. AWS helps our developers get to market faster and makes the journey easier,” said Duncan.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Since its launch in 2019, the initiativeoriginally backed by a $100 million fundhas supported a wide range of creators, from indie game developers to open-source toolmakers and film studios. million to support the continued development of Blender, a leading open-source 3D creation suite.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. Eduardo Lamhut, the company’s main Game Designer and Creative Director of the upcoming game Atomic Picnic , explains how the company started.

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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

MARCH 13, 2023

Want to get away from the hustle and bustle in the Moscone Centre and just have a good conversation and decent coffee with Dutch games industry professionals? Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. Dutch Indies Like Paladin Studios.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 9, 2023

The Transformative Landscape of Game Development: A Deep Dive with Willem Delventhal As a digital ecosystem thrives and transforms at a rapid pace, a recent conversation with game designer and educator Willem Delventhal offered insights into the evolving realm of game development.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

And it takes a special kind of developer that wants to fly solo. This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights. It took solo game developer Graham Reid great effort to finish his game. “I Her upcoming game, Spilled! ,

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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 Unstoppable is available now on Steam.

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Game Development News

APRIL 3, 2025

NEOWIZ has unveiled a new indie game development program called NEOWIZ Quest

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Set in a beautiful, Slavic-inspired world, Selfloss by Kazakhstan-based indie studio Goodwin Games is an adventure that explores themes of grief, healing, and resilience. ” Epic MegaGrant Developing a game in Kazakhstan poses its own set of challenges, as Khoroshavin explains.

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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. However, the road to success is not easy.

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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. However, the road to success is not easy.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 1, 2024

Yoshida, who is head of PlayStation Indies, and Rice, who is lead curator for Day of the Devs, will hold a talk titled 'Supporting Indies and Creativity in Game Development', where they will discuss the challenges indie studios may face and the support PlayStation can provide, as well as their shared experience of working with indie devs.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 10, 2025

Hiwarp is an indie game studio based in Spain, run by solo game developer Elwin Gorman. He is known for the charming black and white game PiAwk , about a caged bird thats looking for freedom. His next game is called Naiad. Video games are a way of expressing things that I can’t do in any other way.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The amount of crossover from regular software engineering and game development is not nil, and leveling up in software engineering is a net positive towards making your dream game work out too. and programming generally pays a lot better than indie dev work.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

He has helped numerous developers close deals and accumulated a ton of invaluable experience in the world of game publishing and funding. “I I get to travel the world and help indie game developers succeed.” Paying yourself and the team is crucial to prevent developer burnout and ensure the quality of the game.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Grabbing the attention of gamers is challenging in a crowded market, but QORPO s unique video gaming experiences stand out. Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 24, 2023

It took Fabrice Breton, a French solo developer at CowCat Games , 6 years to create Brok the InvestiGator. 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. There’s no easy part when it comes to game development.

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Perforce

MAY 10, 2023

Whether you’re just starting out and eager to develop your first game or if you have made a few games already, these indie game development tips can help you in designing your next game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 2, 2024

Mobile and indie game developer Paladin Studios has ceased its operations. Paladin's announcement attributed the decision to the studio's lack of work. "We We unfortunately failed to land enough work to cover our burn-rate. Yesterday we hit an inflection point for our financial security," it said. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 5, 2024

It’s an event where 30+ European developers get to showcase their latest games to the press, publishers, and strategic partners. European indie game developers can submit their game no later than Thursday 11 January. They can use the MeetToMatch platform to plan meetings during the entire GDC week.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 7, 2024

In Creatures of Ava by Spanish indie studio Inverge Studios , players take on the role of Vic, a young explorer stranded on the planet Ava alongside her companion, Tabitha. It took some time, but we finally established an indie studio that has grown to a team of 11 people.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2024

If your game isn't fun or feasible, kill it.

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