The enduring horror of monster encounters in Saturnalia
Game Developer
MARCH 18, 2024
How Santa Ragione used a "less is more" approach to monster encounters in its indie horror title Saturnalia.
Indie horror hit Crow Country sells over 100,000 copies
Game Developer
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The 'Snipperclips' creators reached the impressive milestone in under six months.
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Backrooms, Liminal Spaces, And The Subliminal Menace Of Loneliness in Indie Horror Games
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The other day I was told that my writing is appreciated and that I need to write more… so I’m taking a moment to write about a rabbit hole that I’ve fallen down since working on BlueSuburbia!
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Lethal Company sold an estimated 10 million copies
Game Developer
JANUARY 19, 2024
The beloved indie horror game is calculated to be doing extremely well in terms of sales and revenue.
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Scaravan 66 by Lithic Entertainment is a car-combat-roguelike straight out of hell
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
With their second game, Canadian indie studio Lithic Entertainment takes a sharp turn from the tranquil charm of their peaceful city-building debut title, Dwarrows. We had originally been talking about making a caravan game, and now we were making a classic horror psychobilly game on route 66. We’re still 100% indie.”
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Blumhouse Games hires veterans from Private Division and Sledgehammer
Game Developer
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The fledgling game company is hoping to help Indies make original horror titles.
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Mutation: Horror Dungeon Crawler
Indie DB
JANUARY 2, 2025
In the world of indie video games, "Mutation" stands out as a psychological horror Dungeon crawler that promises to keep players on the edge of their seats. Developed by Ossified Games, this title is a sci-fi horror dungeon crawler with Lovecraftian.
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Mouthwashing sales top 500K copies ahead of incoming console ports
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Wrong Organ's indie horror hit reaches a new milestone as it prepares to 'reach new horizons' on consoles.
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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 24, 2024
For his debut game Supernormal , Hitori was inspired by the much-hyped, but never-released horror game Allison Road. Career change In the upcoming horror platformer Unlife , players have to navigate a post-apocalyptic world where mankind is all but wiped out from a nuclear war. It was relatively easy. I want to work smart, not hard.
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Indie horror Lethal Company tops 100,000 concurrent users on Steam
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The early access release briefly passed Team Fortress 2 , Rust , and War Thunder on the Steam most played chart.
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Luke Dodds’ passion for horror drives the development of Nowhere
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 12, 2024
The upcoming game Nowhere is a Nordic-inspired survival horror detective that draws players into an immersive world of eerie Scandinavian forests and a meticulously crafted narrative that builds tension rather than relying on traditional jump scares. Visually, Nowhere distinguishes itself from other horror games through its art style.
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Skyrim-dev Nate Purkeypile goes solo and makes heavy metal horror game The Axis Unseen
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The Axis Unseen is a heavy-metal open-world horror game that is launching tomorrow. “If For example, when a monster tries to kill you, instead of, say, horror violins, it goes full metal. But as a solo indie dev, I can take more risks. Flood of images The Axis Unseen has been in development for about 1.5 years now. “It’s
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Creepy horror game Supernormal by solo dev Hitori De Productions is the start of a series
PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 12, 2024
For his debut game Supernormal , Hitori was inspired by the much-hyped, but never-released horror game Allison Road. For me, it has always been a goal to make Hitori De Productions mean something in the world of indie horror games”, he says. “I That’s why working in a team was never enjoyable for me.” It was relatively easy.
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Alan Wake 2 wins Game of the Year at Finnish Game Awards 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 17, 2024
Survival game Road to Vostok was awarded Best Creative Achievement of the Year , while indie studio Notovia won Rookie of the Year for its horror series I'm On Observation Duty. Eight awards and recognitions were presented at the ceremony, celebrating the best Finnish games of the past year. Read more
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Signalis Is a Successful Survival Horror
Game Wisdom
APRIL 28, 2023
Signalis Is a Successful Survival Horror Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com There has been quite a variety of indie horror lately and Signalis feels like the perfect companion to Scorn as a definite follower of old-school survival horror but replacing body horror with the creepiness of existential terror.
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Skyrim-dev Nate Purkeypile goes solo and makes heavy metal horror game The Axis Unseen
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 30, 2024
The Axis Unseen is a heavy-metal open-world horror game. “If For example, when a monster tries to kill you, instead of, say, horror violins, it goes full metal. But as a solo indie dev, I can take more risks. But now with stuff like Unreal Engine 5, it’s far more possible as a solo dev. years now. “It’s
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Why Horror Is the Hardest Game Genre
Game Wisdom
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Why Horror Is the Hardest Game Genre Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com This year I was all set to play the latest crop of indie (and AAA) horror games for Halloween, except this time I didn’t find a lot of games compared to last year.
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Harvest Island is a mix of farming and horror “I figured it’s a unique premise”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Something truly horrifying… Creator Kevin Le, working under the name of Yobob Games , carefully chose to combine a farming simulator with horror elements, after doing market research. “A A lot of people know about Stardew Valley and streamers love horror games. Why is marketing an indie game so hard? I have no idea.
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Skyrim-dev Nate Purkeypile goes solo and makes a heavy metal horror game
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 19, 2023
The Axis Unseen is a heavy-metal open-world horror game. “If For example, when a monster tries to kill you, instead of, say, horror violins, it goes full metal. But as a solo indie dev, I can take more risks. But now with stuff like Unreal Engine 5, it’s far more possible as a solo dev. years now. “It’s
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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 22, 2024
Like most times in horror stories, it starts out as a normal night. Welcome to the unsettling world of Zoochosis by indie game studio Clapperheads. Behind all this madness is an indie studio, but not in the classical sense. So we thought, where could we combine all these three elements; simulator, horror, and animals?
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Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #3. The Tomb of Horrors.
The Bottom Feeder
MAY 15, 2024
The myth, the legend, the 1978 Dungeons & Dragons murderfest Tomb of Horrors. The Tomb of Horrors was an early attempt to solve a very difficult problem: How to balance a turn-based RPG once characters get very powerful. Tomb of Horrors is a very cool experiment, but it is not a well-considered one. And that's it!
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Korean indie dev Funnylocks “We made Unstoppable for a global audience”
PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 29, 2024
More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. Like Seoul-based Funnylocks with their recently released horror action shooter Unstoppable. Plus, various Korean indie games that launched on Steam have experienced considerable success. Unstoppable is available now on Steam.
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Private Division reportedly drops publishing deal with Bloober Team
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 31, 2024
Polish developer Bloober Team has reportedly lost a publishing deal with Take-Two's indie-focused label Private Division after the latter pulled out of the agreement. The two companies were working together on an unannounced survival horror game referred to as Project C, news of which emerged last month.
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Dredge is a Relaxing Take on Horror
Game Wisdom
MAY 8, 2023
Dredge is a Relaxing Take on Horror Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Dredge is one of those concepts that comes from the ever-popular mix of something + horror = game we see from indie developers. One part horror game, and a peaceful fishing adventure.
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Hell Denizen
Indie DB
JANUARY 2, 2023
This first person action horror indie unveils a new level
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The Underground
Indie DB
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
This survival horror indie reveals screenshots of a new level
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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
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. Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” Having a solid, realistic plan is everything.”
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Jawbreaker
Indie DB
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
This psychological horror indie details fixes to their latest demo
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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Like most times in horror stories, it starts out as a normal night. Welcome to the unsettling world of Zoochosis by indie game studio Clapperheads. Behind all this madness is an indie studio, but not in the classical sense. So we thought, where could we combine all these three elements; simulator, horror, and animals?
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Private Division Development Fund reaffirms label's small-scale push
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The company unveiled Piccolo Games' After Us at The Game Awards last week and followed that up today by announcing a new survival horror IP with Bloober Team and the Private Division Development Fund, an ongoing funding, and mentorship program aimed at smaller indie developers.
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You Are Being Watched
Indie DB
JANUARY 15, 2023
Scavenge and seek supplies as this survival horror indie makes its debut
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Jawbreaker
Indie DB
JANUARY 20, 2023
The demo for this high-stakes hide-and-seek horror indie is available
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You Will Die Here Tonight Twists Survival Horror
Game Wisdom
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
You Will Die Here Tonight Twists Survival Horror Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com You Will Die Here Tonight starts out as close as one could get to copying the Resident Evil formula without warranting a lawsuit.
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Shades of Insanity
Indie DB
MARCH 26, 2023
The first devlog for this psychological horror indie is released
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Solo dev Vladyslav Pidiashenko “I hope IHAS will inspire players to better their lives”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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. At first, I was planning to make a walking simulator-horror game. Will you ever work in a team or is it only solo for you? But during development, it became a shooter.
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The Underground: Get Out Alive
Indie DB
APRIL 29, 2023
The first release for this first-person survival horror indie is now out
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Puppet Master
Indie DB
DECEMBER 18, 2022
A new devlog discussing closed and open betas is out for this horror indie
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