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# Indie

'We're Moving Fast' — Blumhouse Partners With MatPat to Make Amanda the Adventurer Movie, Confirms More Indie Horror Game Adaptations Are Coming

Blumhouse Productions has partnered with YouTube star Matthew ‘MatPat’ Patrick to create a series of movies based on viral indie horror games, and Amanda the Adventurer is first on the docket.

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Pcgamer ·6 days ago

A great indie studio is making a sequel to one of my favorite adventures 17 years later, for one simple reason: 'We're not getting any younger, and the world seems to be ending'

I just made a noise like air being slowly released from a balloon. It's been 17 years since the original Machinarium, a wordless tale of love in a crumbling city of robots.

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Pcgamer ·13 days ago

'Open world fatigue' is one reason indie RPG Entropy is borrowing from the classics: 'PS1, PS2, GameCube games really never outstayed their welcome'

Indie RPG team Lovely Hellplace is undeniably retro-focused: 2024's Dread Delusion and the early access Entropy are crunchy and polygonal as hell. But that also extends to design.

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TechRadar ·28 days ago

I played third-person gun-fu indie shooter Blackwood, and it's nearly the John Wick game of my dreams — but it should have an early access launch, because it's far from bulletproof

Indie games have arguably become a cornerstone of PC gaming, even more so with modern-day entries becoming huge hits such as Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades 2, and a superhero surprise from developer Adhoc, Dispatch.

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Pcgamer ·last mo.

Blending Deus Ex with Escape from Butcher Bay, Deficit is one of the best-feeling indie immersive sims I've played—even if the stealth system needs serious work

Immersive sims like Deus Ex and Dishonored are among the hardest kinds of games to make, so I always try to be supportive when an indie developer takes on the absurd challenge of creating one.

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Tom's Hardware ·last mo.

Gamescom apologizes after backlash over callous response to indie dev hardware thefts — pledges security overhaul and invites devs to the roundtable

Gamescom organizers issued an apology after facing backlash over their initial response to a report that some indie exhibitors had their equipment stolen from their booths.

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Eurogamer ·last mo.

Gamescom says sorry after backlash over how it handled equipment thefts from indie developers

Gamescom has apologised for the way it "communicated about the theft of hardware belonging to several indie developers" last week, admitting, "our first response did not strike the right tone, and it did not show the…

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Ign ·last mo.

gamescom Apologizes for Its Response to Theft of Indie Developers' Equipment and Promises Improved Security Measures

gamescom has provided a second response regarding the theft of developers’ equipment during its event, offering an apology for its initial reaction to the ordeal.