#indie-games

#indie-games

Gamescom 2025 is wrapping up this weekend, but the winners of the annual Gamescom Awards have already been named. This year's biggest winner was Resident Evil Requiem, which took home four awards, including Best Sony PlayStation Game. There were some surprises along the way--including the winner of the inaugural Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game--and there were surprise winners among the indie titles like Windup's Hela, which won two awards against stiff competition from more established games like Donkey Kong Bananza.

Ratshaker offers a unique horror experience, tasking players with solving puzzles through a bizarre narrative that initially appears quirky but soon reveals unnerving truths.

The bizarre fever dream of Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans of the music band Yacht emerged in the wake of the COVID pandemic, as a creative outlet for storytelling.

UFO 50 is a wildly varied set of retro-styled games belonging to a fictional console, created by a made-up developer UFO Soft from the 80s.

The Drifter tells the story of Mick Carter, a homeless man attempting to return to his hometown to pay respects to his recently departed mother.

The first two Monument Valley games would surely be first-ballot inductees in a mobile games hall of fame, establishing a high standard for gaming quality.

'Rather than the high-speed dexterity tests that generally make up cooking games, Venba runs at a slow simmer, focusing on recipes through trial and error.'

A recent report indicates that the number of games on Steam disclosing the use of generative AI has skyrocketed by 700% within a year, increasing from around 1,000 to nearly 8,000.

Kaizen - A Factory Story is a puzzler set in 1980s Japan where players build popular electronics like calculators and arcade cabinets.

8BitDo, an independent gaming company, is making waves in the educational realm as medical students adopt their tiny controllers for studying with the flashcard app Anki.

There are so many indie games and very few outlets willing to cover them, highlighting the overwhelming state of indie gaming.

Indie-Penance Day is an event celebrating unknown or under-known indie games, allowing Kotaku to focus on smaller titles amidst a landscape dominated by AAA games.

An interesting story about Peak, a co-op climbing game, highlights how smart marketing and community engagement helped it sell over 2 million copies in just nine days.

Deltarune Chapter 5 is set for release in 2026, following a message appearing after Chapter 4, marking a notable timeline for the series.

Survival Kids offers a fresh take in a slim Switch 2 market, showcasing Unity's capabilities and bringing a revival of a classic Konami franchise with modern co-op gameplay.

Prison of Husks effectively combines tightly coiled level design with a dreamlike aesthetic, capturing the essence of exploration and discovery inherent to its inspirations.

"I confirmed BEFORE holiday - we are not tied to a console release," Matthew Griffin, PR and marketing lead for Team Cherry wrote on Discord.

At Fate's End contrasts its predecessor with an action-packed narrative that includes unique combat mechanics involving tactical dialogue and psychological insight.

"The combination of handing the keys to a classic franchise to a proven indie studio like Lizardcube and the utterly stunning art style had me ready to don the Oboro Clan shōzoku..."