Blue Prince, an engrossing puzzle game about exploring a mysterious mansion that is never the same from one day to the next, is the first breakout indie game of 2025. It’s also currently the ...

Ethan Krieger (He/Him) is an editor at DualShockers that got started in the writing industry by covering professional basketball for a sports network. Despite being a diehard sports fan (mainly ...

Megabonk developer vedinad has announced that its withdrawing from The Game Awards 2025. Megabonk was nominated for Best Debut Indie Game, one of its many pointless categories, along with Blue Prince, ...

Success as an indie developer is tough. For every game that finds critical and commercial acclaim another ten projects fail to make a profit for the creators who put years of their lives into their ...

A gaming journalism veteran of ten-plus years and four-time IGF judge, largely attracted to indie games, new IPs, and in general, what could very well be the gaming world's next surprise hit. Divorced ...

"i really appreciate the nomination, support and votes, but it doesn't feel right in this category. you should vote for another one of the amazing debut titles, they are all amazing games! "thanks ...

"Everyone says triple-A or indie, but there's so many games in between," Jaeho Hwang of Mintrocket said at GDC. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Demaris is a reader, writer, and gamer from Juneau, Alaska. She has been writing about games, movies, and other pop culture phenomena since 2015. Demaris has a particular fondness for fantasy and ...

Indie games blend genres for experimental gameplay. Slay the Spire fuses deck-building with dungeon-crawling. Forgotten City mixes RPG, puzzle, and roguelike elements. Sometimes, the AAA gaming market ...