The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

Way back in February, I wrote a big article about indie phenomenon Vampire Survivors. So great that a million indie developers coincidentally had the EXACT same idea a few days later. Both about game design, and about the indie games biz as a whole. Indie developers started copying it almost immediately after it went public.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Our newest indie adventure, Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor, is out for iPhone and iPad ! Our peak experiences have always been with the Halo series, which has had couch co-op since the beginning. Then they said couch co-op was delayed. Also, couch co-op is still a hugely popular feature. Lots of fun.

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Game Errors

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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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Game Errors

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Interesting fact : Did You Know Performance Issues are common in newly released Indie Games? Indie games often experience performance drops upon release due to a lack of extensive testing across various hardware configurations. Open up your PC, locate the existing RAM sticks, and insert the new ones into the empty slots.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. They had to design a 4 player co-op game that all the friendless Arkane fans play as a single player game.

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