Archive for the ‘indie RPG news’ Category

Old release: Dreams Chapter One

Hey folks! I’m going to tell you about a little game called Dreams Chapter One. This isn’t a new release; in fact, it’s pretty damn old. And I don’t have a “new to me” excuse to offer here, since I’ve known about this game since the day it released, way back in 2006. But you […]

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Deepest Dungeons of Doom announced

The name is so absurd that it almost sounds like a parody, but indie developer MiniBoss seems quite serious about its upcoming three-button action RPG Deepest Dungeons of Doom. DDD features three classes: the crusader, the witch and the shadowblade. Each dungeon is linear and partially randomly generated, with combat primarily a matter of timing […]

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Mechlore announced

Word has reached my ears of Mechlore, an indie Diablo-alike that ditches linearity and procedural generation and opts for a robot-centric sci fi setting. In other words: it’s an action RPG with classes, branching skill progression, an isometric perspective, and lots of clicking. From the game’s website: MechLore takes place in a large non-linear world. […]

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Symphony of the Origin announced

Matteo Conti of Kemco Games has written in to announce that Symphony of the Origin, a prequel to the Android/iOS jRPG Symphony of Eternity, is now in development. Once upon a time, humans, elves and dwarves lived on the earth. Under a treaty of nonintervention, world peace was protected without any conflict… until that all […]

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New release: Warlock’s Bounty

Emil Bakalinov of Attic Squad writes in to announce the release of a unique new game called Warlock’s Bounty for Android. The narrative premise is simple: You are a mighty wizard, once apprenticed to the sorcerer Corax Whiteraven, guardian of the lands of Lloegyr. When Whiteraven’s familiar appears out of the blue carrying an urgent […]

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New release: Monster RPG 2

Trent Gamblin of Nooskewl writes in with word of Monster RPG 2, a jRPG where…you recruit an elephant? You guys see that too, right? That’s not just me? Okay, cool. Here is the plot, as summarized by the developer: The game opens on a girl and guy picking mushrooms in the forest, and they find […]

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Interview with Brian Mitsoda

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Mitsoda–formerly of Troika, Black Isle and Obsidian–and currently one half of Doublebear, the indie studio creating Dead State.

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New release: The Real Texas

Wild West-themed action RPG The Real Texas (previously mentioned here), described as a game “that plays like a mashup of Zelda: Link to the Past and Ultima VI,” has been released to the tune of $14.95 on Windows, Mac and Linux. You can nab the game for 40% off if you buy it before “Sunday […]

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Drox Operative enters open beta

Soldak Entertainment writes in to report that their sci fi Diablo-alike Drox Operative has entered open beta. Windows and Mac users can pre-order the game for $14.99 to get immediate beta access (as well as discount off the price it will carry upon release). For more info on what this game is about, check out […]

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New release: Shepherd Slaughter

Max Becker of Blindhack Software writes in to tell me about Shepherd Slaughter, a top-down action RPG with a procedurally generated open world. Here is the feature list: Do battle with 70+ monsters. Explore 10 unique dungeons scattered throughout a massive randomly generated world. Take advantage of many different items and weapons. Improve your skills, […]

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