Coming off its smash indie hit Spiritfarer, Thunder Lotus Games is taking a more action-heavy approach with its next title.

Sure, games like Elden Ring deliver jaw-dropping graphics and sprawling worlds, but indie games have a knack for hitting you right in the feels. They're personal, unfiltered, and often daring.

Early-stage venture Blue Ocean Games has launched a $30 million fund to support indie game developers. The fund uses an investment model called SAIL (Structured Agreement for Indie Launch), which ...

South Korean games publisher Neowiz has launched a new indie game development program called Neowiz Quest. With over $115,000 in prizes, the fund is designed to support story-driven game development ...

A very simple indie horror game that costs absolutely nothing to ... It features three distinct modes: Shapeshifter, Survival ...

Poulter played eccentric video game designer Colin Ritman ... He recently wrapped indie filmmaker Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” in Atlanta and hopes to continue to search out ...

“I was kind of an introverted person that doesn't feel very comfortable posting things online and marketing the game,” Basso says. Adelman is well known for running Nintendo of America’s ...

Some of the developers formerly working at Volition, which was closed by Embracer Group in 2023, have formed a new support studio called Shapeshifter Games, as spotted by Techraptor. Based in ...

Splashy blockbuster games are great, but there are there are a huge number of indie and smaller video games worth playing, too. Whether they’re pushing the boundaries of the medium and or ...

Indeed, it's one of the coziest, most accessible games of 2024, indie or otherwise. It's also one with an immensely satisfying sense of progression. As you explore the city, solve puzzles ...

Too often relegated to the sidelines, a handful of indie games (cough, Balatro, cough) were among the most discussed releases of 2024. But indie gaming doesn’t stop with just those games that ...

Zoë Hannah is the games editor at Polygon, where she covers gaming news, reviews indie games, and writes about consuming media at the end of the world. She has about a decade of experience in ...