Indies
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718Page turning game The Plucky Squire gets release date and new trailer
Today, Devolver Digital and developer All Possible Futures announced that their highly anticipated title, The Plucky Squire, will release on September 17th...
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551.5KDustborn review — Deus ex Vox
I was instantly sold on Dustborn. A choice based narrative about a group of outcasts trying to escape an alternate history United...
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600CrossCode developers announce Alabaster Dawn
Today, Radical Fish Games formally announced their next project, an action RPG titled Alabaster Dawn. Building on their previous title, Alabaster Dawn...
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1.4KClone Cops — indie cyberpunk dystopia asks what a human life is worth, to the seller
Clone Cops is a difficult movie to discuss for the same reason that it ends up being so interesting: it takes a...
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702.8KCreatures of Ava review — Well traveled roads
Creatures of Ava lays all of its cards on the table within its first few minutes. You are Vic, and alongside your...
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904.5KWorld of Goo 2 review — It’s GOOd to be back
Out of the Wii’s entire WiiWare library, World of Goo might have just been the crowning jewel. It was charming, weird, and...
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964Demonschool preview — Magic, mobsters, and melee
There are a lot of demos to try during Steam Next Fest, but Demonschool caught my eye thanks to its gorgeous pixel...
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652Live teenage highlights in Mixtape, coming next year
Yesterday during the Xbox Games Showcase, Anapurna Interactive revealed Mixtape by Beethoven and Dinosaur. This coming-of-age action adventure revolves around mixtapes, and...
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778Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector coming in 2025, new trailer right here!
Citizen Sleeper was a breakout hit, and we loved it, so we’re excited to see the new game coming in early 2025. ...
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824Let’s get physical with Slay the Princess The Pristine Cut, coming this Fall
Slay the Princess, one of my favorite games of last year, is getting a director’s cut in the form of Slay the...
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1.2KWe interview Nightmargin, Director of upcoming game Margin of the Strange
Recently, GamingTrend had the chance to interview Nightmargin, Director/Studio Lead on the upcoming Margin of the Strange, now on Kickstarter. If you’re...
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1004.2K1000xRESIST review — The bad kids stay, the good kids go
One thousand years after everything ended, only one human remains alive. There are many of her, but the original is known as...
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2.9KPunisher: Nightmare, both meditation on faith and action film of the year
Punisher: Nightmare is a miracle of filmmaking and a walking contradiction. Its portrayal of Frank Castle, one man force of destruction, uses...
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1.7KInterview with writer/director/actor Andrew Bowser – channeling the soul of indie film
The works of Andrew Bowser serve as a uniquely poignant case study on the philosophy, methodology, style, and even presentation of independent...
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1.3KAngeline Era preview — Bump into adventure
Indie games are having quite the renaissance right now. As the AAA industry burns thanks to greedy investors and shareholders, smaller games...
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2.0KHades II First Early Access preview — Olympus, I receive this message
There’s something magical about seeing a game come together over time. While the best way to experience that is to make one...
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953.8KSucker for Love: Date to Die For — Can love bloom in the outer realm?
The Thousand have taken over your childhood home of Sacramen-Cho. By summoning the eldritch entity known as Rhok’zan, the Black Goat of...
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802.2KBuckshot Roulette review — Bang for your buck
As you grip the shotgun in your hands, you quickly lose track of whether the pulsing beat that fills your ears is...
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802.3KFreedom Planet 2 review — Fumbling yet fun
In 2D platformers, my favorite thing to do is to go as fast as possible. Maybe it’s because I grew up playing...
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1.4KThe People’s Joker was a soulful, hilarious fever dream
The People’s Joker is a walking contradiction. Exactly what I expected and wildly above expectation. At the same time it was stylish...
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1.4KHades II Technical Test preview — So mote it be
All of Supergiant’s games are masterpieces, but Hades took the world by storm. Its addictive rogue-like gameplay, compelling story and characters, and...
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1.3KDarious Britt’s Unsound — filming the pain and love of caring for a parent with schizoaffective disorder
Unsound doesn’t have to tell you that it’s based on a true story. Never have I seen something so real. Never has...
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1.2KTake up the pristine blade once again in Slay the Princess update, out now
Today, Black Tabby Games released an update for their game, Slay the Princess. In addition, as par of the Steam Midweek Madness...
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1.3KFriends who fight together fish together in teased co-op mode for Sea of Stars
Today, Sabotage Studios teased a three player co-op mode for their hit RPG, Sea of Stars. The acclaimed turn-based RPG Sea of...
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751.9KPenny’s Big Breakaway review — A good first performance
Platformers are perhaps the purest genre of video games. It’s just you, the challenge the developers have set before you, and an...
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1.8KHow Eric Power is reinventing a lost animation style
By looking deep into film history, Austin-based artist Eric Power found the template for a style of filmmaking unlike anything released in...
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852.0KArzette: The Jewel of Faramore review — Squadala!
Only Princess Arzette can defeat Daimur! When the demon lord is freed from his book prison, Arzette must light the beacons around...
