I really, truly love Little Inferno and the philosophy behind it. Clearly built by very intelligent developers, the game is a deep reflection on the games industry itself, and in the process it exposes some themes that should make people a little uncomfortable. Nothing is as effective at getting people…
Read MoreIf you want proof that the games industry is increasingly becoming a global one, take a look at Corecell. A small development team based out of Thailand, the company has successfully worked in localisation, while also releasing its own product line. It’s truly inspiring to read these stories. The more…
Read MoreOf all the Wii U launch titles, leave it to a little indie developer on the eShop to come up with the most beautiful art style. It’s a pity about the gameplay, then. Unfortunately, Chasing Aurora is just not that interesting. It has a decent local multiplayer mode on a…
Read MoreIt’s risky setting up an independent development studio, and the team at Western Australia-based Kactus, have seen it all. From learning how to develop games, coming from an enterprise software background (a very different environment, we’re told), to having a critical source of financing pulled at the last moment, the…
Read MoreOne of the nearly-completed background objects for AVWW2. In what may be the oddest and most kind gesture I have ever seen a game developer take, independent developer Arcen Games has just announced its enormous, procedurally-generated platformer A Valley Without Wind is getting a sequel – and everyone who bought…
Read MoreNow available on Steam I am not a huge fan of the label “clone”. While I don’t view the word as anything more than the comparison of two very similar pieces of entertainment, to a lot of people the word “clone” usually comes attached with the idea that the secondary…
Read MorePlayer expectation in video games is something that is rarely toyed with. While a game may be filled with many story twists and turns, most games do not surprise players through gameplay alone. Rarely do linear/scripted games surprise players through more than a story or a musical cue, with horror…
Read MoreWelcome, once again, to the weekly feature Game Bundles Of The Moment! This week we are looking at a handful of great indie bundles that round up to two handfuls of great indie games. Also, there are some spells to be thrown into the mix. First up is what many…
Read MoreA new indie-focused download service where you pay what you want? Sounds pretty great actually. You know what’s even better? You get a free game just for signing up before the service launches. Started by The Indie Game Magazine, IndieGameStand (launching on September 26th) is a game spotlighting service at…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloadeds new feature, Game Bundles Of The Moment! This weekly feature will highlight game bundles that are running throughout the current week. Let us not waste anymore time with introductions! For our first week, we have four bundles. The first of which is 2K Games’ Desert to…
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