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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"

Grapefrukt's Martin Jonasson breaks down his career and the development of Holedown Interview Sep 26th, 2018

Grapefrukt's Martin Jonasson breaks down his career and the development of Holedown

"It all got started when I was playing another game with somewhat similar mechanics. Shoot a ball, break bricks. Repeat"

The story of Triple Topping Games’ Spitkiss puts polyamory front and centre Interview Sep 13th, 2018

The story of Triple Topping Games’ Spitkiss puts polyamory front and centre

“We thought it was an interesting subject and also something you may have a lot of questions about”

Indie Spotlight: From RAF pilot to indie games with Powerless developer Lauren Carter Interview Sep 4th, 2018

Indie Spotlight: From RAF pilot to indie games with Powerless developer Lauren Carter

How the Narratio founder got into the industry and developed new interactive fiction title Powerless

"I had way too much confidence": Ben Esposito on Donut County's six year journey through development Interview Aug 30th, 2018

"I had way too much confidence": Ben Esposito on Donut County's six year journey through development

“One of the biggest challenges was the decision to make it by myself"

From assassins to companions: Brie Code on travelling, stress and #SelfCare Interview Aug 22nd, 2018

From assassins to companions: Brie Code on travelling, stress and #SelfCare

“Let’s create deep, heartening connections that we all deserve”

Postcard Switzerland and 1930s politics: Stave Studios on striking the balance with Over the Alps Interview Aug 7th, 2018

Postcard Switzerland and 1930s politics: Stave Studios on striking the balance with Over the Alps

"History is a wellspring from which comes a multitude of inspiring stories about ordinary people who stand up to a vast, seemingly undefeatable evil threat and win"

"The security of going onto Nintendo Switch is a lot better than mobile and PC" Interview Jul 24th, 2018

"The security of going onto Nintendo Switch is a lot better than mobile and PC"

Plausible Concept on the development of Bad North and how it started with just a cat

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