After a pandemic-era funding boom fizzled, Maryland developers are turning to bootstrapping, angels and virality to survive — and keep creative control.

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An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play ...

Vedinad, developer of Megabonk, has withdrawn his game from The Game Awards following its nomination for Best Debut Indie Game, saying it doesn't qualify for the category. In a post to Twitter/X from ...

Vedinad says they've previously released games under other studio names. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "It's an honor and a ...

As ballooning costs and longer production cycles strain major publishers, smaller teams are finding room to grow — and meaning in the creative freedom.

Two smaller-scale games have cancelled their planned Xbox ports, possibly due to lower demand or the Xbox Series X/S ...

An indie game developer has made a passionate plea to gamers on social media after outing someone on Steam who pirated their title. On the Steam page for Farthest Frontier, a city building and ...

Indie devs are having to defend their art.

Israel’s gaming industry continues to grow, and at the first-ever GameIS grant awards, three independent developers received ...

Japanese indie games, created by small-scale or independent developers and attracting funding from publishing and other firms ...