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Indie Investigations: Neptune, Have Mercy
February 02, 2015

Last week I had the fantastic opportunity to sit down with John and Jarret from Octopodo Interactive to discuss the interesting underwater roguelike that they're currently working on, Neptune, Have Mercy. Neptune, Have Mercy takes the player to the hazard

Indie Investigations: Yes, Your Grace, An Interview With Brave At Night
December 16, 2014

This week I got to sit down with British development team Brave At Night, and we spoke about their game "Yes, Your Grace", which is a medieval management game, coming out sometime in 2015. We discuss the intricacies of game development, how game design co

Indie Investigations – I, Zombie
December 10, 2014

I, Zombie is an arcade puzzle game that puts the player in control of the leader of a zombie horde as he tries to take over the world. He does this through converting other humans to zombies through attacking them. I, Zombie makes the player use strategy

Indie Investigations – Distance
December 03, 2014

Distance by Refract is a fantastic high-speed racing game from the team behind Nitrionic Rush. A racing game gives you full control over your vehicle, with the ability to jump, drive and fly through a very cyberpunk kind of racing setting. The game featur

Indie Investigations - Polarity
November 25, 2014

Polarity is an interesting first-person platformer that makes the player take control of the floor he stands on, and wether or not it is a corporeal thing for him to stand on. Polarity makes the player able to change his ability to pass through objects, a

Review Of The Day: Deadstone
November 03, 2014

The beauty of being an indie games journalist is getting to talk to people about what they experienced as a games developer on a project. I get to talk to developers about what it was like to make a game for the first time, and see where they improved. Th

Indie Investigations - Enforcer: Police Crime Action
October 31, 2014

Enforcer: Police Action is a goofy police simulator that puts you in the role of a police officer moving to a new town, and tasks you with the roles that come with such a job. You prevent robberies, arrest murders, and place speed cameras around the decen

Hazewalker: An Interview With David Pierce
October 15, 2014

I sat down to talk to David Pierce (the developer of one of my personal favourite Skyrim mods, Frostfall) from TheoryForm Games about their new project, Hazewalker, which is a Metroidvania platformer game that follows the story of the survivors of a myste

Indie Investigations: TRI
October 09, 2014

Originally developed for Ludum Dare 20 (which is a 48 hour games jam) by RatKing Entertainment  and now developed into a full game, TRI is an exploration puzzle game that features a fantastic atmosphere and that allows the player to solve riddles in thei

Indie Investigations - Eurogamer Expo Edition
September 29, 2014

On Friday, I got the chance to attend Eurogamer Expo for the second year as a member of the press. Once again, it was a fantastic experience that allowed me to see a large amount of the gaming industry on a scale that I don't normally get to. It was a tot