GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 28, 2025

Blue Prince is one of 2025's first indie breakouts, and for good reason. This is a puzzle roguelite game brimming with mysteries – and by design, no two players are having an identical experience with the game. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

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.” The post Midnight Girl by indie studio Italic is a cool cat – Cat burglar that is appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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Indie DB

MARCH 29, 2023

This puzzling adventure indie announces a major reward win

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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’. Puzzles are also adapted for blindness.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Like many indie studios, Rendlike from the Czech Republic was born from a passion for video games and the craft of creating them. Its founder, Jaroslav Meloun, started his career in 2011, when he joined Silicon Jelly, creating the cute puzzle platformer Mimpi. However, this marked only the initial chapter of Meloun's journey.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 10, 2025

This led to an investment boom in 2021-2022, with Dream Games emerging as the fastest Turkish unicorn , proving that Turkish studios could go beyond hyper-casual into puzzle dominance. Harder Questions: Can Trkiye Break Out Beyond Puzzle & Casual? The next question is can the company expand from one mega-hit to two or more.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 7, 2024

Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Simply Sweet Games is a fully remote studio that is currently developing its inaugural mobile title – the roguelike word puzzle Criss Cross Castles. Merry and Kom have over thirty years of experience in AAA, mobile, and indie game development.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. Whether it's a unique gameplay mechanic from an indie title or a groundbreaking event in one of the biggest franchises, developers consistently look to each other to spark creativity and fuel progress.

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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 10, 2023

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

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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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Indie DB

MARCH 3, 2023

A new update for this Ancient Roman puzzle indie is out

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

What makes it special is that it is well-liked among indie designers and large studios. Advantage A faster learning curve allows quicker game development, which is ideal for startups & indie developers. Cost and Licensing Unity It offers a free tier, making it accessible to indie programmers and small studios.

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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

JANUARY 20, 2023

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

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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

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

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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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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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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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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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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