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How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day Interview Jan 20th, 2021

How Stacky Dash utilised TikTok to achieve 100,000 downloads a day

"The biggest challenge is acknowledging that success is the exception and failure is the norm"

Q-Games founder Dylan Cuthbert on the allure of Apple Arcade Interview Dec 16th, 2020

Q-Games founder Dylan Cuthbert on the allure of Apple Arcade

"We are developing another Apple Arcade title"

The story of DreamTree Games and DeLight from co-founder ZhiWei Tan Interview Dec 9th, 2020

The story of DreamTree Games and DeLight from co-founder ZhiWei Tan

"I will consider us successful if our game can continue to leave a lasting impression on our players."

Indie Spotlight: How a school maths assignment inspired Tales of Memo Interview Jun 11th, 2020

Indie Spotlight: How a school maths assignment inspired Tales of Memo

"The game originated from a conversation I had with my daughter"

Indie Spotlight: Steet Lamp Games co-founder on the difficulties of breaking into games in India Interview Apr 29th, 2020

Indie Spotlight: Steet Lamp Games co-founder on the difficulties of breaking into games in India

Mahesh Athirala details how he started the award-winning studio.

Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade Interview Feb 12th, 2020

Indie Spotlight: The Gentlebros CEO Desmond Wong on leaving Koei Tecmo and the allure of Apple Arcade

Former Koei Tecmo artist Desmond Wong talks about the Cat Quest studio and plans for the future

Indie Spotlight: SMG Studio on going from Flash to Fast and Furious Interview Mar 14th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: SMG Studio on going from Flash to Fast and Furious

"Know if you want to make games or run a business because sometimes the business side can get in the way of making games."

Mountains' Ken Wong on moving on from Monument Valley to Florence Interview Jan 31st, 2019

Mountains' Ken Wong on moving on from Monument Valley to Florence

"I felt like I wanted to grow on my own and I wanted to see what they could do without me"

How Super Entertainment's Spin Rhythm is designed to combine flow with flare Interview Dec 5th, 2018

How Super Entertainment's Spin Rhythm is designed to combine flow with flare

“Spin Rhythm makes use of all the available inputs and gestures of a touch screen to make players feel like they are inside the music, almost composing as they play like some interdimensional DJ”

"This business is built on love": How a spark of romance led to AppSir's meta-horror game Dere Evil Exe Interview Jul 17th, 2018

"This business is built on love": How a spark of romance led to AppSir's meta-horror game Dere Evil Exe

"The idea that someone could get so addicted to these mobile games was still alien to me"

Indie Spotlight: Brad Erkkila on Castle Pals and bringing a background of visual design to mobile Interview Jun 18th, 2018

Indie Spotlight: Brad Erkkila on Castle Pals and bringing a background of visual design to mobile

"As long as I can live pretty well and I can make the games I want to make, I consider that success."

Indie Spotlight: Little Lost Fox's Niamh Fitzgerald on Valleys Between and finding the balance Interview May 1st, 2018

Indie Spotlight: Little Lost Fox's Niamh Fitzgerald on Valleys Between and finding the balance

"Some of my favourite days are ones where I get to focus on game design or technical art"

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