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New release: Forgotten Tales RPG

A few minutes of browsing the Android marketplace reveals another mobile RPG I’ve never come across before: Forgotten Tales RPG by British developers Central Bytes. I can’t seem to find mention of a narrative anywhere in the game’s description, and actually playing the game just drops you into the world with no exposition or explanation. […]

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Two Brothers announced

We have another Zelda-alike on deck here, folks! Ackk Studios has been hard at work on Two Brothers, a Zelda-style action adventure game with graphics modeled in large part on the capabilities of the Game Boy. Also, it is not a beer company. Here’s the premise: You take on the role of Roy Guarder, a […]

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Defender’s Quest goes “gold”

Level Up Labs has just released the Gold Edition of Defender’s Quest. The demo is updated, and so is the game. You can check out our video preview of the game right here.

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Steam Marines announced, playable

It has come to my attention that there is a new, squad-based tactics roguelike in development by Worthless Bums by the name of Steam Marines. Let’s put aside for the moment the fact that they have the best studio name I have ever heard, and look at what Worthless Bums are up to with this […]

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Bloodlust announced

William Fisher of WRF Studios writes in to announce Bloodlust, a vampire-themed action RPG he’s working on in the Unreal engine. The premise: Varic and Vista, two silent, dark, and solitary “ShadowHunters” find themselves resurrected into a lost city terrorized by the all-powerful “Emperor” Ranior, a monstrous vampire lord. Haunted by visions of darkness and […]

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Movie night: Secrets of Grindea and Shadow Remnants

Happy Friday! As is customary, IndieRPGs celebrates the coming of the weekend with some movies. Because who doesn’t want to kick back and watch new movies of RPGs we’re dying to play? (Some people, presumably–but we don’t associate with folks like that.) Today, we’ve got new footage showing off combat mechanics in Secrets of Grindea […]

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Way Walkers announced

Choice of Games writes in to announce yet another RPG / Choose-Your-Own-Adventure hybrid by the name of Way Walkers. The premise sounds rather promising: In a metaphysics driven society where freewill is law, your choices are your own as you attend the most prestigious of magical schools.  Learn to master psychic Ability, fight monsters, argue with […]

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Underrail alpha demo released

So! Remember this? The Underrail playable alpha demo is now out; the developer estimates that it should provide a few hours of play time. Grab the demo right here and give it a try!

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Snöken: Inverno announced

Karl Zylinski has announced a new RPG by the name of Snöken: Inverno, intended as the first of three “Snöken” releases. The setting for this game is contemporary, and so is the premise: The game is set in the near future where the greenhouse effect has spiralled out of control. You play as an activist […]

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Profit Motive: A Business Adventure RPG announced

Kasan Wright of Profit Motive Team writes in to announce (what else?) Profit Motive, an RPG styled on the rough-and-tumble world of big business. The premise is simple: Profit Motive is a modern day, corporate themed RPG. Players assume the role of Myron Meckler, a one-time executive of a major corporation who has been betrayed […]

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