indie

  • Melatonin Review

    Unlike most other rhythm games that assault your every sense, Melatonin doesn’t rely on flamboyance; it instead delivers a more laidback experience that finds excitement in the mundane. As someone who lacks musical ability, I’m often hesitant to delve into the genre of rhythm games. Yet this wasn’t the...
  • Geek Out Weakly 18 – Nick Box: Indie Filmmaker, game developer, and more

    Aadil sits down with indie horror filmmaker turned game developer Nick Box. We chat about making independent films in the 2010s, the rise of indiscriminate platforms like amazon and turning to games development to put his art out in new ways and to new audiences. We also touch on...
  • Ever Forward Gameplay

    Ben checks out Ever Forward from Pathea Games with Lucy for company. They explore this beautiful puzzle game as Ben learns the ropes and gets to grips with some frustrating moments. Lucy is on hand through to help with her pro puzzle gamer skills. Taken from our twitch stream...
  • Football Drama

    I’ve been struggling with Football Drama. It’s a small indie title by Open Lab Games, released on Steam, iOS & Android. The premise is an interesting one. It’s a satirical take on Football management inspired by the vast amounts of literature on the subject and the narratives that come...
  • EGX Rezzed: Indie Round up

    At EGX Rezzed, there are a lot of indie games to play around with and they all vary so much in scope, there truly is a wealth of content there to try. I have hands on demos with quite a few of them, so many in fact that I...
  • Punch Club Review

    Punch Club, published by Tiny Build and developed by Lazy Bear Games, made its fighting debut on the PC back in January of 2016 but now it has entered a new league and decided to take the belt on consoles now too. Punch Club is a management sim where...
  • 2Dark Review

    Reviewed on: Xbox One Also available on: PS4, Steam 2Dark is a new indie thriller from Frederick Raynal, the creator of Alone in the Dark. The games title works on many levels as you play in a lot of dark areas with little light, but more importantly, the game is...
  • Ellipsis Review

    Ellipsis is the seventh studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro, it’s also an action-packed avoid ’em up from Salmi Games. For anyone still unsure, this is a review for the recent Steam release of the latter. What is an Avoid ’em up? well, it’s pretty self-explanatory so I’m...
  • Tethered To Innovation

    Virtual Reality is a fascinating space right now. It has a lot of the game development community really excited, particularly among some of the veterans of the industry. It is totally new, different and they have the freedom to experiment – Forging new paths forward in development. It’s like...