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Frogmind on going from a team of two working on premium games to the new F2P Rumble Stars Interview Apr 25th, 2019

Frogmind on going from a team of two working on premium games to the new F2P Rumble Stars

"There have always been thousands of games competing for attention but it has increasingly become harder as every day there are more"

1 Indie Spotlight: Panzerdog on making Tacticool a $1 million a month hit Interview Apr 17th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Panzerdog on making Tacticool a $1 million a month hit

“It has never been better for indies"

Indie Spotlight: PanicBarn’s founder Tim Constant on mistakes to avoid when starting out as a developer Interview Apr 9th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: PanicBarn’s founder Tim Constant on mistakes to avoid when starting out as a developer

“With hindsight, I should have made the jump a long time ago.”

Indie Spotlight: Nitrome’s Matthew Annal on coming back from the brink Interview Apr 3rd, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Nitrome’s Matthew Annal on coming back from the brink

"Survival is success”

Indie Spotlight: Big Indie Pitch winner E McNeill on cutesy puzzler Squeelings and making it as a solo developer Interview Mar 27th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Big Indie Pitch winner E McNeill on cutesy puzzler Squeelings and making it as a solo developer

"I'd love to keep making games as an indie for the rest of my life, but since I have no idea how the industry will change, I feel like I need to launch a hit game"

as 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."

Indie Spotlight: Knife-wielding crabs star in Robot Squid's new mobile battle royale game King of Crabs Interview Mar 6th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Knife-wielding crabs star in Robot Squid's new mobile battle royale game King of Crabs

"It's a great achievement for the team but launching is just the start. We know the challenges will keep coming"

Indie Spotlight: Small Island Games on creating puzzle odyssey Haiku Adventure Interview Feb 5th, 2019

Indie Spotlight: Small Island Games on creating puzzle odyssey Haiku Adventure

"We’re hoping to celebrate the original craft of woodblock printing and allow people to explore it in a new way"

as 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"

as 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”

Alex Johansson on combining vertical platformer and shooter inspirations in Shump and diversifying income Interview Nov 28th, 2018

Alex Johansson on combining vertical platformer and shooter inspirations in Shump and diversifying income

"Other areas gave me those extra streams of income to sustain development when getting started and also serve as a breath of fresh air from the apps I was working on daily"

Indie Spotlight: Stefan Åhlin on leaving King and creating a roguelike deck-builder Interview Nov 20th, 2018

Indie Spotlight: Stefan Åhlin on leaving King and creating a roguelike deck-builder

"The single biggest challenge has been to simply finish such a big game"

How an Oscar-nominated animator went from working on The Breadwinner to creating mobile games Interview Nov 13th, 2018

How an Oscar-nominated animator went from working on The Breadwinner to creating mobile games

“I wouldn’t trade the indie experience for the world"

Indie Spotlight: Neutronized's Gionathan Pesaresi on making Super Cat Tales 2 in a tough mobile market Interview Oct 23rd, 2018

Indie Spotlight: Neutronized's Gionathan Pesaresi on making Super Cat Tales 2 in a tough mobile market

"If you consider that Super Cat Tales 2 took almost a year from its start to release, you can imagine how hard it is to compete with publishers dropping a new hyper-casual game every two weeks"

From virtual boots to managerial suits: Simon Read on the evolution of New Star Soccer Interview Oct 2nd, 2018

From virtual boots to managerial suits: Simon Read on the evolution of New Star Soccer

"I was determined to make the game as accessible as possible and bring a bit of light-hearted fun back to football management"

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