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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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Movie night: Dead State and Underrail

Grab your popcorn, folks–it’s movie night once again! This week, we have a new trailer from Dead State and a video of the latest build of Underrail. Hit the jump for the movies:

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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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Cult: Awakening of the Old Ones announced

Now this is a game to watch. See that map to the right? That’s procedurally generated. But that’s not even the half of it. Cult: Awakening of the Old Ones is ridiculously ambitious. Not only does this roguelike procedurally generate the entire world, the developer also aims to procedurally generate all of the characters and […]

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New release: Cardinal Quest

I could have sworn I’d posted about Cardinal Quest before, but I can’t seem to find it in the archives. Shame on me! But hey–better late than never, right? I’m not going to quote the developer’s description here, as it’s really inaccurate (he compares the game to arcade games like Gauntlet and Golden Axe, which […]

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Movie night: Phantasmaburbia and Minion Master

Grab your popcorn and get cozy, folks! It’s the start of a brand-new feature here on IndieRPGs.com, where we show off new movies of indie RPGs. This evening, we have: Phantasmaburbia (announced here, and followed up by an interview with the creator here); and Minion Master (announced here, and given a thorough preview by our […]

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