What makes a game indie? In my view, it’s simple: indie is short for “independent,” as in “independent of any publisher or funding entity that can exercise control over the content of a game.” By that measure, any game funded entirely through Kickstarter counts as indie–even if the game just so happens to receive more […]

German developers Rat King Entertainment write in to inform me that a 3D graphical roguelike, developed in Unity, has emerged from the depths. In Pitman, you play a dwarf exploring procedurally generated dungeons of varying descriptions in search of treasure. It’s a pretty standard premise, all in all. What helps Pitman stand out a bit, […]

I’m a little late, here: Red Rogue has been out in various playable-but-incomplete forms for months now. (This is what happens when you don’t write in, developers: games bloggers seldom act sua sponte, and I am certainly no exception.) Red Rogue is a side-scrolling graphical roguelike by Aaron Steed, pitched as a reimagining of the […]

Almost Human have announced that first-person Dungeon Master-alike Legend of Grimrock is due for an early April release. The PC version of Legend of Grimrock will be released in early April and we are going to start preorders a few weeks before launch. That said, we have signed NDAs so we are not allowed to […]

Stoic Studio writes in to announce the release of a trailer for The Banner Saga (last posted about here), which they say contains “real gameplay footage.” Well! There’s not much to do but give it a watch, eh?   Personally, I have a hard time believing that that’s actual footage of the combat, what with […]

IndieGameMag reports that Stoic Studio, a newly-formed indie operation consisting of three former Bioware employees, have announced that they are creating a new turn-based tactical RPG called The Banner Saga. On their site, the devs describe their game as follows: role-playing meets turn-based strategy, wrapped into an adventure mini-series about vikings. Travel through stunning landscapes […]

Tomes of Mephistopheles, a first-person action RPG taking place across randomly generated dungeons and an equally-randomly-generated overworld, has reportedly entered a paid alpha stage. The devs sum it up as follows: “Following the alpha funding model, we offer gamers immediate access to the early alpha of Tomes of Mephistopheles, free updates and a free final […]

A new tactical RPG has been released by Sinister Design*, by the name of Telepath RPG: Servants of God. Quoth the game’s page: Telepath RPG: Servants of God is a hybrid western RPG / strategy RPG set in a unique Middle Eastern steampunk fantasy setting. The game features: Tactical turn-based combat where positioning and planning […]

Carpe Fulgur have released a new localized game (their third, I think?) by the name of Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone. This one is a side-scrolling action RPG sort of in the vein of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys. Andrew Dice from CF has this to say about it: Fortune Summoners is a 2D […]

The Arkh Project is a new 3D action RPG currently in the early stages of development “by individual people who would like to see more representation for the underrepresented.” Specifically, these anonymous individuals are making the game for the primary purpose of creating an RPG with “queer people and people of color as main characters.” […]