After 25 million copies sold, Phasmophobia maker follows Palworld and Among Us devs, forming an indie publisher to "champion and encourage creativity"

The developer behind Phasmophobia, quietly one of the biggest indie hits of the decade, is using its massive success to help ...

‘Maybe it's a video game, maybe it's a movie, maybe it's both’: How an indie filmmaker wound up making Zelda by way of David Lynch

Shot in black and white and evoking David Lynch more than NES classics, Obex is already the year's most unique video game-inspired movie.

New Backrooms FPS Is Fast, Trippy, And Also You Only Have Five Minutes So Hurry Up!

So I’m a big fan of the newly released indie FPS Oddcore, which mashes all of this stuff up into one stylish game. Out now on Steam via early access, Oddcore doesn’t have much setup. One moment you’re ...
Tech Xplore

Ten steps to designing more empathetic, human and effective educational video games

Video games have come to be regarded as valuable educational resources. Through a combination of interactive environments and ...
GameSpot

Roguelikes Are More Popular Than Ever And It's Becoming A Problem

Studios betting on sequels and spending years on post-launch updates are creating a wave of creative stagnation.
GameSpot

Balatro and Silksong "Don't Make Sense Financially" And Are "Deeply Loved," Says Analyst

Balatro and Hollow Knight: Silksong "shouldn't exist," according to industry analyst Joost van Dreunen. He elaborated that, ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Hytale's devs hope to "redefine the block-game genre" with their world generation, and they've now explained how it works

Hytale's developers have put out a blog post explaining the game's world generation mechanics, which they reckon "will ...