Indie Interview May 2nd, 2019

Why Kitfox is making sword smooching game Boyfriend Dungeon

“We hope by the end of it, it's a game more about humanity than blacksmithing,” says designer and co-founder Tanya Short

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Indie Interview Apr 18th, 2019

Why Dodge Roll has decided to part ways with Enter the Gungeon

Studio co-founder Dave Crooks discusses the hit indie game's life so far and what the developer has planned next

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Indie Interview Mar 27th, 2019

"Kick Doors. Shoot Men": How Ground Shatter’s James Parker leveraged nostalgia with RICO

Arcade inspiration, co-op concerns and how there's no "easy fix" for discoverability in 2019

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Indie Interview Mar 14th, 2019

Ape Out creator Gabe Cuzzilo: “I'm just out here trying to make games and not get a real job”

Hyper-violent gorillas and improvised drums drive one of the year's most striking games so far

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Indie Interview Mar 6th, 2019

Dante Knoxx is going postal with forthcoming Steam Early Access game Willowbrooke Post

"It had to be cosy, somewhere the player wouldn’t mind spending hours and hours walking around and exploring"

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Indie Interview Feb 27th, 2019

Meet Klang: the Berlin-based indie studio with ambitious MMO dreams

Co-founder and CEO Mundi Vondi talks building single-shard MMOs with the help of Improbable's cloud tech

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Indie Interview Feb 20th, 2019

Resort Boss: Golf's journey from Gus Martin's side project to Early Access

Resort Boss: Golf maker looks back on the chance encounter that led to a publishing deal

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Indie Interview Jan 16th, 2019

“We are very pleased with the comparison with BioShock, it means we did our job well"

Storm in a Teacup CEO Carlo Ivo Alimo Bianchi talks about avoiding references to Irrational's cult classic and accessing Unreal funding with art-deco horror Close to the Sun

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Indie Interview Dec 12th, 2018

Why the Weta vets at Aurora44 enjoy Ashen's Dark Souls comparisons

Creative director Derek Bradley explains the background behind the company's debut title

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Indie Interview Dec 6th, 2018

How Kenshi survived Steam Greenlight and over a decade in development

Lo-Fi Games’ Chris Hunt tells us the story of how one of Greenlight’s earliest success stories is finally launching this month

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Indie Interview Jul 6th, 2018

“Most challenges stem from my haphazard make-it-up-as-you-go approach to making games”

Hypnospace Outlaw’s Jay Tholen talks about creating niche games through Kickstarter and working with indie publishers

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Indie Interview Apr 11th, 2018

Roll7 wants Laser League to be the next Rocket League

Studio co-founder Simon Bennett takes us behind the scenes on Roll7's most ambitious title yet

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Indie Interview Dec 6th, 2017

Getting physical: Why Villa Gorilla's debut game is the open-world pinball title Yoku's Island Express

Jens Andersson tells us about games genre definitions and the tribulations of self-publishing

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