Know your monetisation strategy and be open to feedback. For indie developers, the opportunity to pitch a game and get ...
The past year has been near-legendary for indie games – from the smash-hit success of Balatro, to games that crept up into success like 1000xResist. Nearly every month, dozens of indies dropped to ...
2025 was a massive year for indie games, and while plenty were worthy of players' time, these 15 titles are the best of the ...
Expedition 33 is not just the biggest breakout game of 2025, but it's also poised to take home a lot of year-end awards as ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming. As I reach the very end of my 30s, I’ve learned two things about myself: I’m not ...
The runaway success of occult puzzle game Strange Horticulture was a complete surprise for brothers John and Rob Donkin, a sibling duo who have been making indie games together for well over a decade.
Dragon Age "EA has a huge repository of dormant IPs that are just sitting there" after $55 billion buyout, says former Dragon Age and Anthem producer, so it could make better "financial sense" to sell ...
These PlayStation 5 games need more love as they're indie games with the look and feel of big-budget blockbusters.
Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...
Pop quiz: What's an indie game? This isn't meant to be a trick question. As GOTY season starts ramping up, award considerations require wading into semantics as critics try their best to categorize ...