Indie DB

MARCH 29, 2023

This puzzling adventure indie announces a major reward win

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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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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid. years of development.

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Game Wisdom

MAY 24, 2024

Animal Well Can’t Quite Climb Out of Its Own Puzzles Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Animal Well is the latest metroidvania to do more than just challenge players with jumping and moving. Like Voidstranger and Tunic before it, the game features puzzles, puzzles in puzzles, puzzles in secrets in puzzles in… more secrets.

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Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hello hallo, we are the development team of the indie game InOutPath, and as the development of the game is getting better and better, we have now made the Steam page of InOutPath available. The address is as follows: Switch on Steam InOutPath (steampowered.com) A lot of emotions as a member of an indie game team.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A shooting schedule for an indie film goes way beyond simple calendar planning. Picture it as a complex puzzle in which you need to line up limited resources, tight budgets, and a creative vision to bring your story to life. A well-laid-out shooting schedule is crucial for your indie film's success. Let's tuck in!

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Now, with the follow-up, Nirvana Noir , the New York-based indie studio Feral Cat Den is crafting audio-visual poetry in motion. Previous to making their own indie games, the studio’s background was in advertising and product design. Their first game, Genesis Noir, was already a moving work of art.

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Indie DB

MARCH 10, 2023

Check out our DBolical review of this modder-made strategy/puzzle indie!

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Cocos

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hello hallo, we are the development team of the indie game InOutPath, and as the development of the game is getting better and better, we have now made the Steam page of InOutPath available. The address is as follows: Switch on Steam InOutPath (steampowered.com) A lot of emotions as a member of an indie game team.

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Cocos

JANUARY 16, 2024

Hello hallo, we are the development team of the indie game InOutPath, and as the development of the game is getting better and better, we have now made the Steam page of InOutPath available. The address is as follows: Switch on Steam InOutPath (steampowered.com) A lot of emotions as a member of an indie game team.

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Cocos

JANUARY 9, 2024

Hello hallo, we are the development team of the indie game InOutPath, and as the development of the game is getting better and better, we have now made the Steam page of InOutPath available. The address is as follows: Switch on Steam InOutPath (steampowered.com) A lot of emotions as a member of an indie game team.

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Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hello hallo, we are the development team of the indie game InOutPath, and as the development of the game is getting better and better, we have now made the Steam page of InOutPath available. The address is as follows: Switch on Steam InOutPath (steampowered.com) A lot of emotions as a member of an indie game team.

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Played with Fire

APRIL 14, 2022

As game fans, we can choose from both big AAA productions and less known (but not always) indie productions. A few words about indie games. Indie , which is short for independent , means independent of the creator – financially, conceptually, or in terms of time. What are indie games and why are they popular?

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Game Wisdom

JANUARY 28, 2024

Two Interesting Indie Game Adventures Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is a double indie game review of the Bookwalker and Bone Stasis Totem, both played with press keys provided by the developers.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The game is the debut of Swiss indie game studio Naraven Games. Compelling puzzles And so the team built the game around the story. The gameplay mechanics and puzzles all came from the question ‘what fun things could we mess with inside a phone’. Or ‘we need something that helps us when we’re stuck in puzzles, but what?

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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. Two games that everyone was impressed by (including me) are Party House (a delightful deck-builder) and Mortol (a puzzle platformer where you advance by killing your guys). Yes, I wrote some of those mid indie games.) But 3 hours?

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 17, 2024

Japanese indie game developer Yamada has used ChatGPT as a key design element for his latest project, Doki Doki AI Interrogation. “Many game developers at that time were trying to replicate experiences like TRPGs, Werewolf, or lateral thinking puzzles with ChatGPT,” he explains.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 28, 2024

Four mobile games from indie studios in the U.S., Best in Gameplay – Puzzle Scout Developed by: Leti Arts (Ghana) A word search game based on great African history, revisiting the historic chain of African countries, civilizations, and tribes with young puzzle scouts. Download the game here.

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Indie DB

MARCH 27, 2023

This cable connection puzzle indie reveals a new trailer

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Indie DB

MARCH 3, 2023

A new update for this Ancient Roman puzzle indie is out

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 19, 2024

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. And so, the duo started exploring different ways to turn talking into a puzzle. Best of all it’s a tried and tested gameplay set-up, like in LA Noire.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the upcoming Sci-Fi Action-Puzzle FPS IHAS , from Ukrainian solo developer Vladyslav Pidiashenko , players wake up aboard a giant, desolate spaceship swarming with hostile robots. 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.

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Indie DB

JANUARY 20, 2023

Check out our DBolical review of this modder-made survival horror indie!

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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. Kazimir’s staff is more than just a weapon, it’s a dynamic tool that players can use to solve puzzles, combat enemies, and cleanse the Miasma.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And I believe that creative freedom is the greatest quality that an indie game has, as it is free from labels and return demands from big investors.” That’s how I worked on the level design and puzzles in Raccoo Venture, for example. Of course, if it doesn’t work out you won’t be able to blame anyone!

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Secret Mode would like to congratulate indie developer Max Inferno on selling 999,999 copies of the wholesome tidying-up puzzle game A Little to the Left

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Indie DB

APRIL 2, 2023

This cartoony puzzle indie makes its release onto consoles

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. It allows players to instantly swap places with any physics based object which allows for some clever puzzling through the relentless levels. “We

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Midnight Girl , from indie studio Italic , oozes French cool. Our last game was a kids puzzle game, our current game is a point-and-click adventure and our next game might be something completely different.” We meet Monique, a perky little heroine and cat burglar, who teams up for a spectacular heist involving a precious diamond.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

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.” Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. In the 15 years since Braid came out, every man and his dog has made an indie game.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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.” Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. In the 15 years since Braid came out, every man and his dog has made an indie game.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 21, 2023

A Void Hope is an atmospheric puzzle platforming adventure set in a world teetering on the edge of collapse. ” One of the new ideas is acting as a publisher for other indie studios. We’re interested in other indie games, especially those that either look or feel retro.” Time is limited, so it can be quite exhausting.”

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Indie DB

APRIL 27, 2023

A demo for this relaxing puzzle indie is out just in time for a Steam fest

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Ask a Game Dev

JULY 30, 2024

One of our Discord members enjoys posting his own personal playable game projects to our indie channel, where people can try them. I focus on the part of the work I find inherently rewarding and interesting - I treat my tasks like puzzles and I solve them.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you like weird, retro indie games or RPGs, it’s worth a look.) One is overcoming: Defeating puzzles, challenges, other people. Puzzle games create a very simple, abstract world in which you can be smart, competent, and have mastery. Now it is time to decide who MUST love me. Video games function best as power fantasies.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There's a Portal-like moment where you escape the puzzle. Betrayal at Club Low by Cosmo D Cosmo D is best known for his Offpeak series, story-driven adventure puzzle games with large eclectic worlds and surreal architecture. Pro-tip: play with a gamepad.) but of course like in Portal, escape is just another trap.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 31, 2009

About a year and a little more ago, as I began designing the uber-awesome DeathSpank , I played all the way through The Secret of Monkey Island to refresh myself on the puzzles and dialog. No point in having to solve the same puzzle over and over. This gag was perfect, and in some ways better then making the player solve more puzzles.

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