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Indie Links Round-Up: Grandfather Clock

May 18th, 2013 | By Erik Johnson

What makes Ludum Dare special, indie RPG combat mechanics and abandonware on today’s Indie Links.
Indie Corner (RPGamer)
“Greetings, and …

Indie Links Round-Up: New Heights

May 17th, 2013 | By Erik Johnson

Indie Links today has freeware before commercial, personal instead of professional and hot Monaco on Monaco action.
Four perspectives …

Indie Links Round-Up: Cruel Summer

May 16th, 2013 | By Erik Johnson

Today’s Indie Links include a Boston Festival of Indie Games Kickstarter, a Javier Cabrera interview and what indie …

‘Among The Sleep’ Funded, Walking Dead Sound Studio Joins Project, Public Alpha Available

May 15th, 2013 | By Tom Christiansen

It has been a busy month for Krillbite Studio, the developer currently working on the horror title, Among …

Freshly Renamed ‘Villagers And Heroes’ Mad Otter Games Updates Their Free MMO With New Features And Zones

May 15th, 2013 | By Tom Christiansen

Mad Otter Games has announced that their previously entitled A Mystical Land, has now been renamed Villagers And …

Indie Links Round-Up: Spirit World

May 15th, 2013 | By Erik Johnson

An Indie Links rich in reviews today, including looks at Terraria, Thomas Was Alone, Retro/Grade and Kairo.
Wot I …

IGM Under Construction- ‘A.N.N.E.’

May 15th, 2013 | By David Johnson

Your favorite 8-bit and 16-bit era games mashed into one! Metroidvania meets Gradius in an exciting, modern pixel …

Indie Links Round-Up: Rat’s Nest

May 14th, 2013 | By Erik Johnson

This rendition of Indie Links covers the Japanese indie scene, indie RPGs and an indie 10 years in …

Free Flash Game: Burn the Rope

January 19th, 2009 | By Mike Gnade

Burn the Rope by Mazapan

Burn the Rope is nominated for the 2009 IGF Innovation Award and rightly so. It is touted as an anti-game about false choices in interactivity. The game is basically one big boss fight and takes only a few minutes to beat, but it’s really a satire on gaming. It’s a pretty funny joke and

Blackwell: Deception Review

October 15th, 2011 | By Dale Beerling

Intriguing. That’s the word for Blackwell: Deception. For the diehard fans of the Rosa Blackwell series and for …

‘Analogue: A Hate Story’ Soundtrack Now On Steam Too

May 1st, 2012 | By Chris Priestman

Christine Love’s visual novel, Analogue: A Hate Story, has now been coupled with its soundtrack on Steam, for …

‘The Banner Saga’ Reaches Its Kickstarter Goal In Two Days

March 20th, 2012 | By Emerson Smith

Another indie game has exceeded its goal in record time. The Banner Saga has raised, as of now, $102,106.
They …

The Pay-What-You-Want We Heart IGM Sale

January 30th, 2010 | By Mike Gnade

Love is in the air and we here at the Indie Game Mag heart Indie Games.  To Celebrate …

Minecraft to be Released on Microsoft’s XBLA in 2012

October 26th, 2011 | By James Attard

At E3 earlier this year it was revealed that Minecraft will be released on the Xbox 360, though …

Indie Intermission – ‘Why Are You Running, Philibert?’ Seems Like It Isn’t Just Lemmings Trying To Kill Themselves

December 4th, 2012 | By Alex Wilkinson

So I did say I was going to shy away from the jam games for this week. However …

Dev Links: Alchemy

June 28th, 2012 | By Erik Johnson

Today’s Dev Links include analyses of the design of games including Gratuitous Tank Battles, Lone Survivor, and SpaceChem.
Thoughts on …

‘Starseed Pilgrim’ – A Walkthrough Guide And Tips For The Lost And Weary

April 20th, 2013 | By Tom Christiansen

There are a lot of players out there who would argue that the best part of Starseed Pilgrim …

‘RIOT’ Developer Interview – A Crowd Funded, Crowd Controller

May 15th, 2013 | By Tom Christiansen

RIOT is a “riot simulator” for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and the OUYA. The development team is …

Editor’s Notebook: ‘Anomaly 2′ Hands-On Preview

May 11th, 2013 | By Tom Christiansen

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a game that has sat in my Steam library for as long as I …

Indie Intermission – ‘Minimalism’ A Geometric Nightmare

May 6th, 2013 | By Alex Wilkinson

This week I am largely going to be looking over more games that were submitted to the Ludum Dare 26, …

Indie Intermission – ‘Life/Routine’ You Are Only Cheating Yourself

May 2nd, 2013 | By Alex Wilkinson

With the power to create or destroy in the palm of your hand Lightnarcissus‘ Life/Routine is a minimalistic …

‘Monaco’ Review: Co-op Stealthy Goodness

May 3rd, 2013 | By Petey A.M.

Reinvigorating a genre seems like a daunting task. This is especially difficult to do when the graphical steps …

‘Among The Sleep’ Funded, Walking Dead Sound Studio Joins Project, Public Alpha Available

May 15th, 2013 | By Tom Christiansen

It has been a busy month for Krillbite Studio, the developer currently working on the horror title, Among …

‘Ms. Splosion Man’ Review – Splodin’ In Style

April 23rd, 2013 | By Kim Berkley

Saying Twisted Pixel’s Ms. Splosion Man has a unique personality is like saying Beowulf has a lot of …