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New indie label Cult Games: "Real breakouts don't come from the boardroom"

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Today sees the arrival of a new indie publishing label in the form of Cult Games. Cult will be responsible for publishing Galacticare – the sci-fi hospital management game by War for the Overworld dev Brightrock Games – as well as the next title from Witch Beam, the studio behind the multi-BAFTA winning puzzle game Unpacking.

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Unity reportedly told dev Planned Parenthood and children's hospital are "not valid charities"

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Developers of indie puzzle game Orgynizer have claimed that Unity said organisations like Planned Parenthood are "not valid charities" and are instead "political groups." In a blog post, the EU-based developer LizardFactory said the plans to charge developers up to $0.20

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Former EA devs' Simply Sweet Games aims to "raise the bar for the entire industry"

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Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Simply Sweet Games is a fully remote studio that is currently developing its inaugural mobile title – the roguelike word puzzle Criss Cross Castles. Merry and Kom have over thirty years of experience in AAA, mobile, and indie game development.

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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Solo dev Graham Reid: “Being part of a like-minded community is really important” Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. Solo dev Lente lives and works on a boat and that shows in her game Spilled! Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I

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Brok the InvestiGator is the first Punch&Click game “Indies need to be innovative”

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When he left his day job in 2014 to become a full-time indie developer, he realised he had to come up with something special to stand out from the crowd. In 2014 I decided to leave my (unrelated) day job after saving up money for years in order to go ‘full indie’. Puzzles are also adapted for blindness.

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Solo dev Diego Ras of Raccoo Venture “Everything starts with paper and pencil”

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And I believe that creative freedom is the greatest quality that an indie game has, as it is free from labels and return demands from big investors.” That’s how I worked on the level design and puzzles in Raccoo Venture, for example. Of course, if it doesn’t work out you won’t be able to blame anyone!

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Out Now • Solo dev Pat Naoum of the handpainted The Master’s Pupil: “Creativity is a tool”

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Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. All advice for new game devs is to work on small projects, and make as many as you can.

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