Indie game news, reviews, previews & developer interviews
Besides our hard-wrought best of the year list, there are always more things to say and games that are loved on a more personal level. Thus we maintain an annual list of IGR writers’ personal favorites, an event that makes us happy, since it may shine the spotlight on some lesser known indie titles worthy of attention!
Vigilantes, currently in Early Access, is a campy noir take on ‘90s-era turn-based tactics. Are these mean streets ready for you to visit? Read on…
Divide mars its compelling isometric exploration and hacking with some unusual control choices and uneven presentation. Is its grim corporate future still worth visiting? Read on…
What Conarium fails at in game design, it makes up for with Lovecraft-inspired atmosphere. Is the trade-off worth it? Read our review.
Caligo makes up for heavy-handedness with darkly beautiful landscapes, but is this journey into misty mysticism worth the trip? Read on…
Its effective minimalist graphics and score elevate Walking Heavy from mere isometric assassination game to something far more evocative.
Read our full coverage of the award winners from IndieCade 2017, which took place October 5th-8th in Los Angeles, California.
Xenia is a hack-and-slash platformer based on Greek mythology. Is it an epic or a Greek tragedy? Read our full review to find out.
Night in the Woods is a beautifully drawn coming of age story that incorporates both economic and supernatural fear. Read our full review.
Dead Horizon is a brief meditation on violence and its consequences that also happens to be a tribute to ‘80s-era light gun games. Draw!
Auroch Digital will release a video game version of Ogre, the classic tabletop game of post-apocalyptic tank warfare from Steve Jackson Games.
Cryptark is a brilliantly strategic action game wrapped in the painstakingly beautiful graphics that have become an Alientrap hallmark. Read our full review.
Steam Squad offers a mostly whimsy-free steampunk take on the Great War. Get into the trenches with us and read our full review.
DreamQuest IX is a JRPG-inspired dungeon crawler and not much else. Check your potion inventory and read our complete review.
Kimmy, the latest offering from Nina Freeman, hints at the dark side of historic American family life from behind its cheerful, childlike veneer. Read our review.