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
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
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
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."
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
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
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
Indie Showcase
Google Play Indie Games Contest heads to London next week
Takes place at Saatchi Gallery on February 13th
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Italic Pig's Kevin Beimers on defining success and following butterflies
"That game you want to make? Make it."
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
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
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?"
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
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
Survey Results
Indie attitudes to mobile game monetisation
YoYo Games shares insights from its latest survey on in-game monetisation
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
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Prague and Essex in 2018
Focusing on the indies
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
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
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
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
Win Big
Google Play Indie Games Contest open for entries
Submit your title by 6pm GMT on December 31st
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hidden Treasures
Indie game funding scheme Treasure Hunters FanClub launches
Up to $350,000 available for each project
Every Plane’s A Game
Twists and turns: How Glenn Corpes accidentally built the “fastest AR action game”
From Magic Carpet to ARKit
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!)
Kongregate Acquisition
Kongregate acquires Animation Throwdown and Spellstone developer Synpase Games
Will continue to operate as an indepdent studio
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
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
Indie Festival
Google names 20 finalists for Indie Games Festival in San Francisco
Free event open to the public
Big Indie Pitch
2Awesome’s Dimension Drive lands top prize at Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2017
Top three games revealed
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
Monkey Business
One-man indie developer Part Time Monkey surpasses five million downloads in under two years
Breakout Ninja is the breakout success
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
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
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
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
Indie Mavens
What do indie developers think about Apple's ARKit?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Igf Submissions 2018
Independent Games Festival opens submissions for 20th annual competition
Deadline is October 2nd, so there's still some time left
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
Now Playing
Now playing: Galaxy of Heroes Creative Director Justin Jones on Kingdom: New Lands
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Very Big Indie Pitch
Space colonisation game TerraGenesis wins Very Big Indie Pitch at PGC San Francisco
We round up the top three games at everyone's favourite indie dev contest
Kapow
Team attack: The making of Chroma Squad
From Kickstarter to mobile with Mark Venturelli
Shanghai Pitching
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Shanghai for ChinaJoy on July 28th 2017
Indie dev event arrives in China in order to shed some light on one of the most unexplored mobile markets in the world
Get Your Pitch On
Amazon UK on board as sponsor for Big Indie Pitch in Brighton and Dundee
Batter up... the Big Indie Pitch is coming to a city near you