Game Developer

JULY 31, 2024

The five-person studio marks the third indie developer to start up in July, and is already working on its debut project.

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Game Developer

APRIL 4, 2024

The news means the Dutch studio could be set for a mini revival, with Nijman pledging to release Ultrabugs and support existing projects.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The country's 18-month program will provide current and future studio founders with money and guidance to run their teams and help grow out the German game industry.

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Game Developer

JULY 11, 2023

The studio's debut title is codenamed Project Tanuki.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 5, 2024

Amber is putting its focus toward 'emerging markets,' and snatcheed up Madbricks to get a foothold in South America's game industry.

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Game Developer

MAY 22, 2024

The Company of Heroes studio hasn't been independent since THQ acquired it over 20 years ago.

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Game Developer

JUNE 11, 2024

The studios with a clear vision for the industry will be the standouts. Whether you’re a solo dev or indie studio riding the crest of the next wave, now is the time to clarify that vision. Gaming is transforming, and transformation is hard.

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Game Developer

JUNE 9, 2023

The French studio said it wants to help Indies create "the best version of the game they are developing."

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Game Developer

JULY 11, 2024

The new publisher will target smaller studios looking for their first break into the game industry, and will release multiple projects in the near future

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 28, 2025

This unique ability, previously unseen in Metroidvania games, represents a significant innovation for the genre that the creators at Canadian indie game company Lucid Dreams Studio so love. In the team, everyone is a fan of Metroidvania, says Brand Manager Rayanne Berriche of Lucid Dreams Studio.

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Game Developer

MARCH 1, 2024

The studio said the cuts won't impact any existing projects.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The new developer consists of former designers and producers from Ubisoft, and they're partnering with Krafton on a fully original project.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Worlds Untold is going on hiatus as its leaders search for someone to back its first game and 'help bring our vision to life.'

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Game Developer

MAY 31, 2024

Microsoft will publish Toys for Bob's next project, which the studio stressed was still too early in development to fully talk about.

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Game Developer

MARCH 15, 2023

The developers behind 2022's The Wandering Village are stepping into game publishing, particularly for simulation and building titles.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The four-year-old studio is letting employees go after it spent years building staff and working on 'something amazing.'

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 29, 2025

With The Darkest Files , Berlin-based indie studio Paintbucket Games has crafted a gripping, meticulously researched narrative game that delves into the legal and moral aftermath of World War II. ” Paintbucket Games has always been more than just an indie studio. “His story deserves to be told.”

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Crop Circle is one of many studios from Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain, and is at work on an unannounced project.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Danish indie studio is laying off its entire workforce.

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Game Developer

MARCH 25, 2024

The studio's next project is vaguely described as a return to its work before being made into a Call of Duty support dev.

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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2024

The indie studio is based in Barcelona and led by former Ubisoft Massive boss David Polfeldt.

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Game Developer

MARCH 22, 2024

"This is a rough environment for a lot of indie studios, and like them, we're faced with some very hard choices."

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 7, 2025

At an indie studio, they are probably looking for a broad set of experience, someone able to field many different types of tasks. At the typical AAA studio, they're probably hiring for expertise in a specific field - somebody who's an expert at AI, or procedural content generation, or in-game economies.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The games industry continues to experience layoffs and studio closures, with indie studios such as Black Flag and Studio Thunderhorse being recently shut down due to numerous challenges. Read more

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Big Fan wants to help indie studios bring non-game properties like comics and TV shows to the medium and make a name for delivering 'quality adaptations.'

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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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Game Developer

MARCH 6, 2025

The studio will put its new funding money toward its unannounced sandbox game and its set of AI tools for game development.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The marketing manager at SIGONO, the studio behind OPUS: Echo of Starsong, tells us how to tap into that elusive market.

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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

OCTOBER 2, 2024

French indie Studio Black Flag has shut down, declaring bankruptcy. Read more

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

More indie studios are being opened by established game devs, bringing with them a return to a leaner development process.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Toys for Bob has been part of Activision Blizzard for nearly 20 years, and is now leaving to be its own studio again.

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Game Developer

MARCH 5, 2024

Like other indie studios before it, Nine Dots is turning to publishing to help smaller studios get their games out the door.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 5, 2024

That's what Innersloth's communications director Victoria Tran tells us as we sit down to chat about the new indie fund from Among Us developer Innersloth. Unveiled this June , the initiative aims at providing funding to small studios, with a number of teams already supported including Outerloop Games, Strange Scaffold, and Visai Games.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Danish studio described Ghost Ship Publishing as a "passion project."

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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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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 7, 2024

Innersloth, the studio behind hit social deduction game Among Us, has created a new indie games fund. Entitled Outersloth, the project was announced on stage during today's Summer Game Fest Opening Showcase, where the studio said it wanted to share the success it has enjoyed with Among Us by funding other indie developers' games.

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