Indie game news, reviews, previews & developer interviews
Warriors of the North from indie game developer 1C-Softclub is the latest entry in what might be called the “cult favorite” King’s Bounty series of games. I say “might” because, frankly, there aren’t enough entries in the tactical RPG category for the PC to allow for a “mainstream” series. Read the full review…
Developed in Unity by Muse Games, Guns of Icarus Online is the multiplayer version of their original release by the same name. How do these raucous dirigible-battles fare in PvP? Read the full review…
International Racing Squirrels from Playniac and Channel 4 spearheaded by Rob Davis is rodent-racer that is hiding something very special under the hood. Watch IGR’s interview with Davis at IndieCade 2012 where it was a finalist…
Gnomoria is a world-building sandbox time and resource management game in development by Robotronic Games currently in alpha. Read about our early preview…
Spyder Arcade is a retro inspired side-scrolling space shooter that harkens back to the days of Thunder Force and even older arcade classics like Defender. As a self described “love letter” to Amiga and PC games of the early 90s, Syder Arcade comes with a couple of unusual features that set it apart from its peers. But is this enough to warrant the price tag?
Pushcat is a retro-styled indie casual game like Bubble Bobble meets Match 3 from indie developer Zut games that attempts to update the genre with double-layered puzzles and overlaid conditions. But our reviewer is having flashbacks to casinos and other childhood traumas…read the full report…
Rather than draw on corny Ninja tropes, Klei Entertainment’s latest platformer Mark of the Ninja relies on real Japanese history and earned experience in game design. Review…
Intrusion 2 drops you into a world ravaged by high-tech weaponry and mechanized tyrants. Strap on your favorite guns, and bring the thunder (and a can opener).
Endless Space is a 4X game about space. I hope no one actually needed that spelled out. If you’ve played Civilization, you know the basic routine: research technologies, build cities (or colonize planets), raise armies, squish your neighbors — or at least convince them to let you treat them like doormats. But what does that endless space contain and is it worth exploring? Read the full review…
In this video, IGR interviews Zak S about why his book “Vornheim” won the tech award at IndieCade 2012 and how to play D&D with porn stars…
New York based indie developer Brian Hammond, working under the name Fictorial attempts to blast a pathway through the Words With Friends audience and invigorate the faded word-game genre…
In a year stuffed to the rafters with strong indie platformers, Dustforce from indie developers Hitbox Team was an early standout. But now that the dust has settled, how does it hold up? Read the full review…
From Amanita Design, Botanicula is an incredibly engaging illustrated point and click adventure that confounds and surprises at every turn. Read the full review…
A video interview with indie game developer Adam Spragg about his IndieCade 2012 finalist “Hidden in Plain Sight” available now on the XBOX Live Indie Game Marketplace. Watch the full interview shot at IndieCade in Culver City now…
A report on the most anticipated and best indie games from PAX Prime 2012 in Seattle, Washington.