Indie News
The latest Indie coverage curated for game developers.
XBox Wire details a packed October 12-16 slate, with Game Pass and Play Anywhere releases spanning retro FPS, co-op roguelikes, and sim management. For devs, the notable thread is breadth: …
Unity has rounded up a 2026 Halloween playlist of horror and spooky games made with its engine, spanning pure dread, co-op scares, cozy supernatural sims, and horror-comedy. For teams shipping …
XBox Wire says Echo Weaver is out now on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass, and it leans hard into a knowledge-first take on Metroidvania design. Moonlight Kids built …
GamesIndustry.biz reports Fireshine Games has acquired Danish indie studio Fair Games and its open-world sandbox hit Necesse. The studio says Mads Skovgaard will stay on as managing director, while Fireshine …
Payne Robinson has put out a demo trailer for Medium Rare, a turn-based survival dungeon crawler with clear Resident Evil DNA. For developers, the pitch is the blend of deliberate …
GameMaker has opened nominations for the GameMaker Awards 2026, inviting developers to put forward standout games, resources, and community contributors. It’s a lightweight but useful reminder that the engine’s ecosystem …
XBox Wire says Game Pass is adding Battlefield 6 on October 13, alongside several day-one launches like Valor Mortis, Forever Ago, and Deep Dish Dungeon. For teams shipping on subscription …
XBox Wire says October’s Indie Selects spotlight six indie games built around exploration, combat, and strong world design. The lineup ranges from the punishing dark fantasy of Mortal Shell II …
GamesIndustry.biz lays out a practical way for indie studios to define a long-term BHAG and turn it into yearly goals. The advice is aimed at keeping teams aligned, making bigger …
Game Developer details how Blackbird Interactive and Secret Mode helped Escape the Backrooms turn Backrooms hype into a co-dev success, pushing the game past 4 million players. The partnership shows …
Tim Ruswick weighs in on the advice indie developers keep repeating, from scope and deadlines to Steam expectations and AI assets. The video pushes back on get-rich-quick thinking, argues for …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that South Australia has doubled its Digital Games Fund to A$1 million, the state’s biggest single investment in game development. The expanded program adds a new placement scheme, …
GamesIndustry.biz details how former AAA developers are increasingly choosing indie as layoffs and cancelled projects squeeze the market. Ex-Player First Games leads Justin Fischer and Brock Feldman are bootstrapping Airlock …
XBox Wire says Forest of Deceit has added six new languages, including German, French, Spanish and Simplified Chinese. For a social deduction game built on conversation, the update should reduce …
GamesIndustry.biz says Sony is now surveying partners after announcing plans to end physical game releases, a move that has drawn louder backlash than expected. For developers, the bigger issue is …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Reigns and Card Shark developer Nerial is shutting down development and entering hibernation after 13 years and 11 released games. The studio says it will regroup, while …
Kenney.nl has released Skyboxes Space, a free CC0 texture pack aimed at teams that need quick space backdrops without licensing friction. The bundle ships as five skyboxes, making it a …
Unity’s September 2026 roundup spotlights a busy month for releases, from Valheim’s 1.0 launch to early access debuts like ShipShaper: Falconeer Chronicles and Wanderburg. The list also includes sequels and …
XBox Wire says Section 9 Interactive’s End of Abyss lands October 1 on Xbox Series X|S, blending top-down combat with metroidvania-style exploration and horror. The small Malmö team, founded by …
GamesIndustry.biz argues indie teams need to build the studio, not just the game, if they want lasting momentum. The piece frames a studio as team, IP, and distribution, then ties …