Indie Spotlight
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 Track
9 videos from Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019's Indie Track
The series of talks from the track includes speakers from the likes of A Thinking Ape, Unbound Creations, Seismic Squirrel, East Side Games, Niantic and more
Indie Spotlight
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"
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Noodlecake Studios COO on transitioning to games-as-a-service for Golf Blitz
"You need to get your face out there, showing off your games and build a small community to champion it all"
Big Indie Pitch
The bumper Very Big Indie Pitch heads to Hong Kong
The Big Indie Pitch follows the success of Seattle with a trip to the bustling metropolis that is the Pearl of the Orient
Event
Win FREE space at the Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
You could demo your game to the global games industry FREE this July, worth $650
Indie Spotlight
Weather Factory co-founder Alexis Kennedy on making fun over profit
“Safety, fun, or profit: pick one”
Indie Spotlight
Nyamyam co-founder Jennifer Schneidereit on transitioning from triple-A games to indie life
"Developers are driving customers to the storefronts but not vice versa"
Indie Mavens
Does Apple and Google's 70/30 revenue share model work for indies?
The Indie Mavens have their say on the platform's revenue share policy
Big Indie Pitch
SIERRA7 hits the bullseye and wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019
Seattle brings the talent at the inaugural Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Ndemic Creations on how games-as-a-service has become the status quo
"One of the things I love about the games industry is that no one really has a clue what is going on."
Indie Spotlight
"There are too many games that have been designed around the business model"
"I wanted to create something which was beautiful, accessible, yet deep and challenging"
Accessibility Debate
How do indie developers address accessibility in video games?
The Indie Mavens share their experiences with accessibility
Indie Spotlight
“Then it started blowing up": How TerraGenesis transformed indie developer Edgeworks
We speak with Edgeworks Entertainment CEO Alexander Winn about growing a hit mobile game and landing a big publishing deal
Event
Win FREE expo space in the Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong
Get the chance to demo your game to the global games industry FREE this July, worth $650
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: AntiSocialGames on developing and launching 12 games in 12 months
"The biggest challenge has been trying to get noticed and obtain downloads"
Indie View
The Big Indie Interviews: TriangleSquare on its award-winning roguelite RTS Spirit Oath
We chat all tings indie development with the runners-up of The Big Indie Pitch at White Nights Berlin 19
Indie Spotlight
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"
Indie
Google’s Indie Games Accelerator is back, and now open to 37 countries
Google opens up its indie program to developers in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America
Indie
Family-focused publisher Natsume debuts its new indie program with Cosmic Defenders
"We are proud to support and collaborate with inspiring developers who are building the future of video games"
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Panzerdog on making Tacticool a $1 million a month hit
“It has never been better for indies"
Big Indie Pitch
Dark Chess takes a classic game and reinvents it to win The Big Indie Pitch at Game Dev Days 19
Local talent takes The Big Indie Pitch by storm in Tallinn
Indie Spotlight
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.”
Competition
Win Indie Showcase space at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle
Demo your game to the global games industry FREE this May, worth $650
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Nitrome’s Matthew Annal on coming back from the brink
"Survival is success”
The Future Is Now
What does Apple Arcade mean for indie games developers?
The Indie Mavens have their say on the new subscription service
Big Indie Pitch
Highkey Games returns to The Big Indie Pitch during GDC week and walks away as champion
The Big Indie Pitch heads to GDC for the 7th year in a row
No Monitisation
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"
Indie
Dead Cells has sold over 1m copies, and the Switch is leading the pack
"If we'd launched them at the same time, Switch would be winning. It's selling faster"
Nindies
Top 10 best-selling indie games on the Nintendo Switch so far
Overcooked 2's entry gives Ghost Town Games the unique position of holding two top-selling Switch indie games
Hole In One
GDC 2019: FoxNext Games picks up Big Indie Pitch winner What The Golf?
For people that hate golf
Indies Time To Shine
Nintendo streaming Nindies Showcase this Wednesday
30 minutes of content
Gdc 2019
How can indie games developers make the most out of GDC?
The world's biggest industry conference is just around the corner - we speak to our Indie Mavens on how to best utilise the event
Quarter Mile At A Time
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."
Giant Enemy Crab
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"
Spooky
Cultist Simulator will make a terrifying transition to mobile this spring
After selling 100,000 copies on PC, Cultist Simulator will let you perform dark deeds on the go
Dear Mobile
Updated: Publisher Playdius rebrands as Dear Villagers
A change in direction for the publisher of A Normal Lost Phone and Bury Me, My Love
Indie Publishing
US publisher Versus Evil starts 2019 with five new games and an indie fund
Versus Evil has also launched an indie development fund for
Big Indie Pitch
Mousetrap Games feel the rhythm as Run The Beat races to first place at The Big Indie Pitch at White Nights Berlin 19
The Big Indie Pitch goes on the road and crowns its second winner of 2019
Interview
How hard is it to bring a PC hit like Human: Fall Flat to smartphones anyway?
We speak to 505 Games’ Steve Woodward and Thomas Rosenthal to find out more about the wobbly platformer’s port
Funded
TinyBuild has big plans for its newly-acquired $15 million in Series-A investment
Large Series-A funding will be used to bring on new hires and push publishing project growth
Port
Human: Fall Flat will land feet-first on mobile with a little help from 505 Games and Codeglue
505 Games partners with Curve Digital to bring the PC and Console indie hit to handheld devices
Indie Fund
FoxNext rolls out indie development fund
No figure placed on how big this pot is though
Indie Spotlight
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"
Well?!
What industry trends do mobile indies see on the horizon for 2019?
Our mavens weigh in
Indie Spotlight
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"
Big Indie Pitch
Run An Empire Sprints it's way to 1st place at Pocket Gamer Connects London 19's Very Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch gets 2019 off to a flying start by hosting it's flagship London pitch
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Lucky Kat Studios CEO Herdjie Zhou on the future for mobile indies
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch reveals its Q1 2019 schedule including trips to Berlin, Austin and San Francisco
The Big Indie Pitch heads on the road for the first time in 2019 following Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019
Phwoar
Facebook rules Gris' launch trailer too sexual to air
Publisher Devolver Digital claims the platformer’s launch trailer was rejected for “sexually suggestive” content