March 8, 2018

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"

March 7, 2018

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

March 6, 2018

Indie Mavens

Is there any room for indie games developers to get in on the battle royale trend?

Our mobile mavens weigh in

March 5, 2018

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

March 1, 2018

Indie View

The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Zaibatsu Interactive talks saving zombies and indie pitching

We speak to Zaibatsu Interactive, who took away the third place prize at The Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017

February 27, 2018

Indie View

The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Wee Door talks striking OIL at The Big Indie Pitch

We speak to Wee Door, who came third at The Big Indie Pitch at Abertay University in Dundee 2017

February 22, 2018

Indie View

The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Studio Sinkhole talk pitching and playing golf in space

We speak to Studio Sinkhole, who took away the third place prize at the Big Indie Pitch at G-Star 2017

February 20, 2018

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Accidental Queen's Diane Landais on giving credit where it's due and moving on from lost phones

"My typical day is mostly not what I expected it would be before I actually founded an indie studio."

February 16, 2018

A Good Cause

“We're constantly struggling with whether we could do more and have a more meaningful impact through games”

Muse Games' Howard Tsao on why it remastered CreaVures as a completely free game, with the option to donate to Unicef

February 14, 2018

Google Play Winner

Bury me, my Love scoops top prize at the second Google Play Indie Games in Europe

Old Man's Journey and Yellow take second and third

February 13, 2018

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Magic Notion's Richard Franke on learning to run a business and making inclusive games

The importance of looking after yourself and handling the expectations of a community

February 8, 2018

Indie Showcase

Google Play Indie Games Contest heads to London next week

Takes place at Saatchi Gallery on February 13th

February 6, 2018

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Italic Pig's Kevin Beimers on defining success and following butterflies

"That game you want to make? Make it."

February 2, 2018

Games Make Prizes

Appodeal launches indie games developer contest

Titles must be free and already available on the App Store and Google Play in the US

February 1, 2018

Sign Up Now

Sign up for free Indie Showcase tables at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018

A limited number of spaces are available in our US conference in May

January 30, 2018

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Dumpling Design's Travis Ryan on financial challenges and exploring AR

"I’m not sure there is a ‘typical’ day as an indie, is there?"

January 25, 2018

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Fat Fish Games' David Lane on failing fast and prototyping faster

The Tiny Striker developer's CEO talks future partnerships and average days at the office

January 23, 2018

Build A Brand

Curve Digital and Identity Spark on how indies can build their own brand

Alex Moyet and Nat Griffith on tone and time

January 18, 2018

Survey Results

Indie attitudes to mobile game monetisation

YoYo Games shares insights from its latest survey on in-game monetisation

January 16, 2018

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Tinytouchtales' Arnold Rauers on working with constraints and the weight of expectations

The average day of an indie developer, and advice for aspiring devs

January 15, 2018

Big Indie Pitch

The Big Indie Pitch heads to Prague and Essex in 2018

Focusing on the indies

January 12, 2018

Pgc London

Why indie games developers should head to Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018

Discounts, 2,000 delegates, Indie Strategies Track, Very Big Indie Pitch, networking opportunities and more

January 11, 2018

Pg Connects

Developers: Book your appointment at the Pocket Gamer Journalist Bar now

A rare chance to demo your game one-on-one with one of our expert game journos

January 9, 2018

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Part Time Monkey's Tuomas Erikoinen on life as a one-man casual mobile games studio

Why he focused on hyper-causal and why he's now looking for the second monkey

January 2, 2018

Indie Mavens

How is 2018 shaping up for indie games developers on mobile?

We ask our Indie Mavens what they think the biggest trends were for 2017 and what the year ahead holds for them

December 22, 2017

Win Big

Google Play Indie Games Contest open for entries

Submit your title by 6pm GMT on December 31st

December 19, 2017

Indie Innit

PG Connects Advent Day 19: How to get into PGC London 2018 for free

Step-by-step guide to transaction-less conference access for independent developers

December 19, 2017

Indie Mavens Goty 2017

Indie Mavens' Games of the Year 2017

From Hill Climb Racing 2 to Breath of the Wild, our Indie Mavens throw their favourites into the ring

November 21, 2017

Steals The Show

Italic Pig's Mona Lisa wins the inaugural Big Indie Awards in association with indieSky

Hidden Folks takes second as The Almost Gone ranks third

November 10, 2017

Get Lobbying

Nominate the Best Indie Developer for the Mobile Games Awards 2018

Accolade recognises a team of up to 10 developers that have released or successful grown an existing game during the last year

November 8, 2017

Indie Publishing

Competing with the big boys: Tilting Point on what publishers should be offering indie developers in 2017

Chief Operating Officer Samir El Agili discusses the realities of the mobile game market

November 2, 2017

Pitching For The Prize

Revealed: The top 10 games shortlisted for The Big Indie Awards

We announce the top ten finalists selected for the inaugural Big Indie Awards

October 23, 2017

Hidden Treasures

Indie game funding scheme Treasure Hunters FanClub launches

Up to $350,000 available for each project

October 18, 2017

Every Plane’s A Game

Twists and turns: How Glenn Corpes accidentally built the “fastest AR action game”

From Magic Carpet to ARKit

October 6, 2017

Indie Heaven

Casual Connect Kyiv: tickets, speakers and Indie Prize details

The international conference is in Ukraine 24-26 October – and tickets are available at 30% discount (prices go up 16 October!)

October 5, 2017

Kongregate Acquisition

Kongregate acquires Animation Throwdown and Spellstone developer Synpase Games

Will continue to operate as an indepdent studio

September 27, 2017

Indie Games Festival

Google Play names winners of its San Francisco Indie Games Festival 2017

Slayaway Camp, Flipping Legend, and Tiny Bubbles all score wins

September 5, 2017

All 4 One

All 4 Games spins off from Channel 4 into independent mobile game publishing label

Business as usual, but with more creative control

August 30, 2017

Indie Festival

Google names 20 finalists for Indie Games Festival in San Francisco

Free event open to the public

August 29, 2017

Big Indie Pitch

2Awesome’s Dimension Drive lands top prize at Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2017

Top three games revealed

August 17, 2017

Keeping Dreams Alive

Live operations management studio DECA Games decloaks after a year of stealth operations

Headed up by Ken GO, former General Manager of Kabam's European HQ

August 7, 2017

Monkey Business

One-man indie developer Part Time Monkey surpasses five million downloads in under two years

Breakout Ninja is the breakout success

August 7, 2017

Zplay Buys Noodlecake

ZPlay acquires indie game developer and publisher Noodlecake Studios for $4.9 million

Helps the Candian developer push further into Asia with no changes to the business

August 4, 2017

Indie Success

8 talks on indie success and new opportunities from Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2017

Discover how independent developers are making it in the games industry

August 4, 2017

Competition

Win one of 10 indie-only expo tables at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2017

Sub-zero competition for indie devs – win FREE expo space plus two tickets to the September event

August 1, 2017

Big Indie Pitch

Story-driven puzzle adventure Abi wins the Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017

Dungeon Balls and Drive Ahead! Arena take second and third spots

July 26, 2017

Indie Mavens

What do indie developers think about Apple's ARKit?

Our Indie Mavens weigh in

July 25, 2017

Igf Submissions 2018

Independent Games Festival opens submissions for 20th annual competition

Deadline is October 2nd, so there's still some time left

July 13, 2017

Out Of This World

Space Krieg blasts away competition at the Big Indie Pitch at Develop:Brighton 2017

Narrative-driven titles The Almost gone and Lost Words take second and third spot

June 30, 2017

Now Playing

Now playing: Galaxy of Heroes Creative Director Justin Jones on Kingdom: New Lands

What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?