Independent game releases, demos, studios and development news.
5 Nov 2026 at 11:06 am UTC | Last updated: 5 Nov 2026 at 1:01 pm UTC By Liam Squires-HandTripwire Presents, the publishing division of Tripwire Interactive, announced a new initiative to expand support for smaller indie…
It seems it isn't just Steam that's being flooded with AI slop. Indie games storefront itch.io has reported that the number of new game pages being created per day on the site has doubled in the past two months, and just…
Game Bundles By Tonci October 28, 2026 Humble Bundle has launched the Maximum Entertainment Indie Hits Bundle, offering 8 Steam games worth $197 for just $13, saving around 93% off their combined regular prices.The…
Well, here's a headscratcher. Paolo Pedercini, developer of Future? No Thanks! recently admitted to using generative AI in his ecosocialist satire while also referring to the technology as "a technofascist, anti-human…
A new kind of Steam problem has emerged: Games keep missing their release dates because Valve can't keep up with approving them.Several frustrated indie devs have publicly posted about the limbo status of their finished…
Free GamesFree For a Limited Time By Tonci November 1, 2026 IndieGala is giving away FREE DRM-free copies of My Darkest Witch, a Vampire Survivors clone! This indie game is Free to Download at IndieGala for a few…
Ken AllsopNews Writer Ken coolly serves the hottest news stories and has played, we think, every game ever made. Published: November 1, 2026If you've got a hankering for the old-school Command and Conquer era of classic…
Ken AllsopNews Writer Ken coolly serves the hottest news stories and has played, we think, every game ever made. Published: October 30, 2026Catching lightning in a bottle as an indie game publisher is hard enough, but…
It's a sad day for aficionados of undead porn games, but a good one for pretty much everybody else: Valve has rescinded the adults only rating it had applied to the upcoming narrative RPG Nighthawks, meaning it will…
Ken AllsopNews Writer Ken coolly serves the hottest news stories and has played, we think, every game ever made. Published: October 24, 2026The first big Paralives update is currently in the works after a "whirlwind"…
27 Oct 2026 at 9:40 am UTC By Liam Squires-HandTop marks for some protagonist originality here in Leafborn, with your character made up of a thousands leaves. In development by Turkish indie team Green Cat Games, a demo…
The organisers of Australian independent games showcase Parallels have rejected accusations of "prejudice" and say they've received "violent threats", after a Jewish developer had her sponsorship of the event refunded…