Developer Awards
Entries open for The Big Indie Awards at G-STAR
Gala ceremony in South Korea the grand finale to another fantastic year of international Big Indie Pitches
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Ivan Kovalov on cognitive disorder and G30’s memory maze
"It is important that we understand other people and care for everyone around us, not just ourselves"
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch arrives in Russia for the first time ever as a part of White Nights St. Petersburg 2018
Conference takes place on June 29th and 30th
Indie Event
Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed speakers revealed, keynote by Rami Ismail
Day two of the four-day event features four seminar tracks covering everything from indie studio survival tips to successful international development strategies
Big Indie Pitch
Defend The Cake takes the crown at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018’s Very Big Indie Pitch
The best of the best from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018's Very Big Indie Pitch
Event News
Developers have until next Friday to be involved in the Big Indie Fest
Come show your game off in front of an audience of thousands
Indie Event
Over 60 great games on show at the Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed: here are 6 highlights
Just a few of the talented games developers you can meet in Vienna this July - with more to come
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Zach Gage on reinventing old classics and beating the clones
“I think it’s nice for the kind of people I'm going after, people who are not hardcore gamers but actually play a lot of games in their lives, but don’t think of themselves like that”
Congrats
Florence, Alto's Odyssey and Inside named Apple Design Awards winners
Other recognised games include puzzle title Frost and action-adventure platformer Oddmar
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Airapport spins the idle clicker genre on its head with Steampunk Idle Spinner
We speak to Airapport, who took away the third place prize at the first ever Big Indie Pitch in Prague
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Headshot Labs talks thumb wars and game jams
We chat to the runner-up from the first ever Big Indie Pitch in Estonia
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Orbital Knight talk Bloodborne, Clash Royale and candy
We speak to Orbital Knight, runner-up of the first ever Big Indie Pitch in Prague
International Events
Pocket Gamer and G-STAR launch international promotional partnership as Big Indie Awards heads to South Korea
UK publisher Steel Media Ltd extends partnership with South Korea’s leading game expo G-STAR, including the Big Indie Game Awards in Busan in 2018
Indie Mavens
Indie games developer tips for making the most out of industry events
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Ticket Discount
Early bird prices for The Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed end today
Save up to 20 per cent and book your ticket to the four-day Vienna celebration of gaming
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Limestone Games tells us all about their stylish anime-inspired Aeon Must Die!
We chat to the winner of the first ever Big Indie Pitch in Estonia
Unreal
Interactive Gaming Ventures and Epic Games out to invest in indies using Unreal Engine 4
IGV plan to invest $1 to $5 Million in one to three indie teams per year
Big Indie Fest
New event for indie devs: The Big Indie Fest at ReVersed 2018
Four-day celebration of gaming comes to Vienna, Austria this July
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Gorogoa creator Jason Roberts talks getting into games and the genesis of the hit title
We get up close and personal with the stars of mobile games' indie scene
Indie Backing
GameMaker creator YoYo Games spins up indie games publishing division
Ex-Outplay senior producer Chris Trewartha heads up new team
Cabin
Games accelerator Stugan welcomes 21 developers in 2018 line-up
The programme has aimed to double down on diversity with this year’s crop
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: State of Play's Katherine Bidwell on art inspirations and spinning plates
"I think with running a small company it’s about making sure all the plates are spinning and keeping the focus on achievable goals"
Indie Spotlight
"If you are an indie and you are making an indie game, I think it’s becoming very difficult to lead from the heart"
Darjeeling's Marc Lustigman on Homo Machina and Fritz Kahn's presentation of the body
Free-to-manage
Project management tool Hansoft goes free for small indies
Available for teams of up to five
Indie Mavens
Is ad revenue a good revenue generator for indies in 2018?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Digital Melody talks winning the first ever BIP in Poland
We speak to Digital Melody, who won the first ever Big Indie Pitch at GIC in Poznan with their game Runventure
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Puny Astronaut talks relaxation and experiences for everyone
We speak to Puny Astronaut, who came second at the Big Indie Pitch at Abertay University in Dundee 2017
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Team Ocmo on redefining hardcore platformers for mobile devices
We speak to Team Ocmo, who won The Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: From tiny bubbles come big things
We speak to Pine Street Codeworks about their multi-awarding winning game Tiny Bubbles
Indie Spectacle
Develop:Brighton opens submissions for Indie Showcase
10 developers will get a chance to show off their game at the event
Indie Spotlight
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"
Silly Money
Ads generate majority of $270k revenue for Finnish indie Part Time Monkey's Silly Walks
Unity Ads-driven earnings made up 97 per cent of all revenue
Big Indie Pitch
Aeon Must Die! walks away with the first place prize at the first ever Big Indie Pitch at GameDevDays
Take a look at the winners from the Big Indie Pitch at GameDevDays 2018
Indie Mavens
Is there an opportunity for indie developers on chat app platforms like Facebook Instant Games?
We caught up with Strange Flavour CEO Aaron Fothergill and Perchang’s co-founder Ben Murch to find out
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Bontegames' Bart Bonte on creative constraints and the allure of puzzles
The developer discusses his most successful games to date and what the future holds
Big Indie Pitch
What The Golf? takes the crown at this year’s Big Indie Pitch at GDC 2018
Take a look at the winners from the Big Indie Pitch at GDC 2018
Looking East
Unity to open Centre of Innovation for games developers in Malaysia
Tech firm will team up with Malaysia’s Digital Economy Corporation to open the facility
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Eldring Games' Dan Olsson on overcoming adversity and taking risks
“I set out to do this because it has a lot of potential and I figure it's worth the risk. And it is a big risk, but you've got to take those sometimes.”
Rad
The Witness developer Thekla puts up $100k for underrepresented developers
RAD Game Tools' Jeff Roberts matched the initial $50k to double the prize pool
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Pixel Hunt’s Florent Maurin on Bury me, my Love and trading journalism for games development
"Bury me, my Love tells the story of a Syrian woman as she tries to reach Europe in hope of a better life. You just can’t write a game like that light-heartedly"
Raw Funds
Multiplay founder invests $125,000 into indie publisher Raw Fury
"Thanks for the money, dude"
New Show
Steel Media to launch new B2B and B2C event The Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed 2018
Show takes place from July 5th to 8th in Vienna, Austria
Results Are In
Virtual Virtual Reality and Bury Me, My Love take the accolades at 14th annual IMGAs
Old Man’s Journey and Hidden Folks also receive awards
Indie Publishing
Habby: We don’t believe in copying like other publishers
Start-up wants to help guide indies onto the global stage
Get Published
New mobile publisher Habby on the hunt for indie games
Profiling Habby - the hot new games publisher from Asia
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Alto’s Odyssey and the reinvention of the snowboarding genre
Team Alto’s executive producer Ryan Cash and producer Eli Cymet talk about growing as a studio, delays and capturing a feeling
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Arcane Circus’s Molly Heady-Carroll on the accessibility of the mobile market and finding the balance in life
"Defining what you want and don’t want is vital to creating a clear plan for yourself to reaching your goals. This definition can be surprisingly different for each person"
Building Blox
How one student's The Sims-like Roblox game racked up 160 million play sessions
Coeptus on the success of Welcome to Bloxburg
Indie Mavens
Is there any room for indie games developers to get in on the battle royale trend?
Our mobile mavens weigh in
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Tiny Corp talks being indie and coming second in the first ever BIP in Poland
We speak to Tiny Corp, runner-up of the first ever Big Indie Pitch at GIC in Poznan