Welcome back to another edition of IndieXP, our series of indie developer interviews where we try to spotlight as many creative minds and interesting projects as we can! Our latest episode features a developer whose new game is certain to shock, surprise and entertain – in it, you grab what we can only describe as a fancy fly swatter and dive into digital worlds to spank a sassy and talkative virus into submission. Yup. Please enjoy our interview with Kyle Frost aka Mahelyk, the mind that brought you GlitchSPANKR!
The first episode of IndieXP Series 2 begins with a developer who’s certainly no stranger to dark, eerie and surreal topics, having worked on such titles as Daemonologie, Cardiac and Symphony of Seven Souls – in his latest project, Dead Format, players dive into mysterious VHS worlds based on iconic movie eras in a desperate attempt to find their missing brother. We sat down for a chat with Chris Evry (Katanalevy), the solo developer currently working on the game.
October continues to be a good time for indie games – from limb-cutting, Resident Evil-inspired madness to surreal, otherworldly shenanigans, you’re bound to find something truly unique and exceptional in this month’s indie/non-mainstream lineup. Check out our personal picks below to see which mid-October releases we found the most interesting!
Our latest interview spotlights a creator whose upcoming project is an affectionate satire of various tropes and clichés you may be familiar with if you've been playing games for a while–a tale of heroes and chosen ones that doesn't quite play out the way you might expect. Today, we're chatting withIan Lynch from Jaggy Snake Games, the indie studio currently working on Questing, a satirical RPG inspired by 16-bit era classics.
Games that draw on folklore and mythology have always fascinated us – the potential to tell stories based on such tales in order to create unique and memorable experiences never ceases to be an exciting prospect. Today’s interview spotlights a team whose games have primarily dealt with the world of Slavic folklore – we chat with Morteshka, the team whose games include The Mooseman, Black Book, and the upcoming One-Eyed Likho.
The second week of November is here! Are the indie game releases slowing down? Absolutely not. Here are our personal picks from the most interesting releases of the week – check ‘em out below!
A spooky point & click adventure about a decades-old mystery? A rhythm game set in a world where music is banned? Or a survival game where you save humanity as a lonely robot? November is looking like another solid month for indie game releases, and we can’t wait to tell you all about them...
Somehow, fate has brought yet another cooperative horror game to my attention where you spend the majority of your time completing objectives while trying to outsmart – or eliminate – a bloodthirsty and highly agitated monster. First it was Macabre, a fairly unremarkable and thoroughly undercooked project I didn’t have a particularly high opinion of; now it’s Species: Unknown, a sci-fi Alien: Isolation-esque co-op romp that is in a desperate need of content… but is actually fun to play.
October may be coming to an end, but the last stretch of the month is looking like a veritable gold mine of promising indie titles: from haunted ships to creepy national parks and non-stop demon-slaying action, the lineup is looking both strong and familiar, even featuring some of our Next Fest favorites. Check out our list below to see which late-October indies we’re looking forward to the most!
Steam Next Fest came and went, and as is tradition here, we dove into its pool of demos, hoping to discover a few interesting gems. As always, our experiences were a bit of a mixed bag: from genuinely promising survival horror titles through somewhat lackluster projects to games that outright refused to properly work, we most certainly saw both ends of the quality spectrum.
