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Mini compendium of indie games

Played with Fire

As game fans, we can choose from both big AAA productions and less known (but not always) indie productions. A few words about indie games. Indie , which is short for independent , means independent of the creator – financially, conceptually, or in terms of time. What are indie games and why are they popular?

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How an indie developer realized an out-of-this-world vision for multiplayer video game “Crossfar” using Amazon GameLift

AWS Games

Omidi hosted the first playable build locally for initial testing; after enthusiastic feedback from the player community, he opted to go all-in on AWS and move his pipeline to the cloud for greater flexibility and scalability. Taking a leap of faith, he left that role to focus solely on developing his own games.

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Wizard With A Gun Crashing: How I Fixed It

Game Errors

Interesting fact : Did You Know Crashing is Most Common in Indie Games? Indie games like Wizard with a Gun often face more crash issues compared to AAA titles. Given that indie developers might not have the vast resources to iron out all bugs, crashes can be more frequent.

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Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

The hub for the second region is a "maritime center" that features its own branding, graphics, and pitch perfect museum-voice wall text about supporting boaters, helping the environment, and embracing local heritage. that a bigger US AAA or a non-US indie would've failed to capture.

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The Forgotten City (2021) revisited

Radiator Blog

And as the Vestal, she administers the local election, and in this ancient Roman city only the male NPC citizens are allowed to vote. Still, overall this was a very impressive achievement for just 3 indie developers. Even AAA has given up on immersive sim RPGs , so any dev deserves praise just for attempting this genre I think.

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Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

unlike Outer Wilds, golden loop here is heavily hard-gated by quest progression, not a "true" information game, compromise with AAA market? I know it's easy for armchair indies like me to complain about pulling punches. I imagine Arkane debated this a lot, and over the years, had to bow to AAA approachability and clarity.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

Game Analytics

In the game, you run your own farm, create your own products, and sell to the local community through your own small business. Originally launched back in 2019, Dicey Dungeons was an immediate hit indie game. Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile. star review on the Google Play Store.