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Indie Spotlight: Capybara game director Dan Vader on the unlikely success of Grindstone Interview Jan 29th, 2020

Indie Spotlight: Capybara game director Dan Vader on the unlikely success of Grindstone

Why Apple Arcade was the place to be for the slice-and-dice puzzler

Indie Spotlight: Lykke Studios founder Jakob Lykkegard on life after Playlab Interview Jan 22nd, 2020

Indie Spotlight: Lykke Studios founder Jakob Lykkegard on life after Playlab

The studio partnered with Apple Arcade to launch Tint.

How Snowman got noticed by Apple and became part of Apple Arcade's launch with Skate City Interview Jan 15th, 2020

How Snowman got noticed by Apple and became part of Apple Arcade's launch with Skate City

"This growth in audiences combined with a service like Apple Arcade allows for indie studios to take more risks"

Studio Zero creative director William Mesilane on wanting to create "stories that subvert the genre" Interview Jan 8th, 2020

Studio Zero creative director William Mesilane on wanting to create "stories that subvert the genre"

"I want to make smaller-scale games that tell more meaningful stories that subvert the genre"

Seawolf Studios on starting out as an indie developer straight out of university Interview Nov 29th, 2019

Seawolf Studios on starting out as an indie developer straight out of university

Newcastle-based studio is headed up by a two-man development team

Dead Cells' Steve Filby on why you need to design games with an audience in mind Interview Nov 21st, 2019

Dead Cells' Steve Filby on why you need to design games with an audience in mind

Think about what you’re going to build before you build it

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile Interview Nov 6th, 2019

Exospecies creator Eric Zinda on the move from Xbox to mobile

Finding the right way

Indie Michal Pawlowski on finding a fresh, happy mind to come up with OXXO Interview Oct 15th, 2019

Indie Michal Pawlowski on finding a fresh, happy mind to come up with OXXO

"There are weeks that I don't code at all. There are also weeks that I code for 12 hours a day."

How KIDS dev Playables thrives in the intersection between animation and games Interview Sep 11th, 2019

How KIDS dev Playables thrives in the intersection between animation and games

"We are still naive enough to believe that if you create something good, it will find an audience"

Indie Spotlight: Steel Crate Games co-founder on the uncertainty of premium mobile games Interview Sep 4th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Steel Crate Games co-founder on the uncertainty of premium mobile games

If you don't enjoy the process and experience of game development, there are far more likely paths to wealth

Indie Spotlight: Olivér Papp on why it's important to acknowledge your learnings at the end of a project Interview Aug 28th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Olivér Papp on why it's important to acknowledge your learnings at the end of a project

"You gained so much knowledge and experience during your journey and you should acknowledge it"

Platonic Games co-founders on risking it all to form the studio Interview Aug 7th, 2019

Platonic Games co-founders on risking it all to form the studio

"It’s going to be our biggest and riskiest project so far"

Indie Spotlight: Alike Studio on developing successful premium games and creating Very Little Nightmares Interview Jul 24th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Alike Studio on developing successful premium games and creating Very Little Nightmares

This week we put the spotlight on twin brothers Xavi and Marc Terris and the team at Alike

Quite Fresh owner Stefan Åhlin on the life of a solo developer Interview Jul 10th, 2019

Quite Fresh owner Stefan Åhlin on the life of a solo developer

"I feel really lucky to be working with something I love doing at the same time as being in control of my day to day"

Indie Spotlight: Simon Joslin on how The Voxel Agents has been thriving off puzzlers for 10 years Interview Jul 3rd, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Simon Joslin on how The Voxel Agents has been thriving off puzzlers for 10 years

"It’s a good time for an indie if you have a killer idea, or a great track record because there’s a tonne of cash out there for cool projects"

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