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YouTube Channel Accused Of Taking Advantage Of ‘Vulnerable, First-Time Indie Developers’ With Expensive Advertising Campaigns

Indie developers are complaining about a content creator's expensive marketing package, which apparently results in little, if any, return on investment

By Lewis Parker Published September 19, 2026

Games

A Game About A Delivery Tanuki On A BMX Bike Is Making Me Nostalgic For My Childhood Summers

Tanuki: Pon's Summer reminds me of a particular kind of freedom I'm unlikely to have again

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 11, 2026

Games

Brutal Cult-Favorite Indie Survival Game Is Almost Free After Years Of Legal Limbo With Adult Swim’s Defunct Publishing Label

Start of a new cycle

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 11, 2026

Games

I Played A Game That Turns Tetris Into Doom, And It’s For Babies

A child could do it, if you gave them a gun

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 10, 2026

Games

Rebounder Is A Celeste-like That Has Me Throwing Caution To The Alien Wind

Whee!

By Rebekah Valentine Published September 10, 2026

Games

This Cozy Diorama Puzzle Game Will Make Your Brain Feel Good

Or, like, take up wood carving or something

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 28, 2026

Games

I Spent Hours Tracking Down Big Walk’s Mysterious Flying Folk Hero To Learn His Secret

Meet the mysterious man with a smooth radio voice and flying powers who's helping make Big Walk's community-organized lobbies even more memorable

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 27, 2026

Games

Gnosia Is Streaming Its Among Us-Like, Fully Improvised Stage Show For Free

The Japanese improvised theater adaptation is available on YouTube for a limited time

By Alicia Haddick Published August 26, 2026

Games

Why A Game Originally Prototyped For Game Boy Color Is Going Head-To-Head With GTA 6

'If only we knew about the GTA 6 nudist colony'

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 26, 2026

Games

I Tried To Play Steam’s Newest Hit Friendslop Game And Immediately Got Murdered By A Spider Crab

I probably should have, you know, brought friends

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 25, 2026

Games

The Creators Of Big Walk Break Down The GOTY Contender’s Development, Puzzles, And Stunning Ending

Big Interview

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 18, 2026

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Sony Terminates Stonks-9800 Dev’s Publisher Agreement Without Warning, 14 Titles Set To Disappear In Under A Week

'PlayStation Support refuses to listen to my arguments or even respond to my emails in any way,' stated Ternox Games

By Lewis Parker Published August 17, 2026

Culture

Foundational Freeware Indie Metroidvania Knytt Gets Surprise Remake For Its 20th Anniversary

In the early 2000s, players got to scurry and discover the network of caverns in the engrossing Knytt, celebrating a big birthday with a port for modern hardware

By Zack Kotzer Published August 16, 2026

Games

I Love Big Walk’s Tutorial Playground

Turns out, all it needed was more cowbell

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 5, 2026

Games

Hey, What Do You Call This Item?

I just wanna know

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 4, 2026

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Dev Behind Beloved Indie Game Files For Bankruptcy With Over $800,000 In Debt

2064: Read Only Memories dev MidBoss' filing was made by former and now-current CEO Matt Conn

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 3, 2026

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Japanese Indie Dev Is Adding Czech Language Support For A Single Person In The Czech Republic

'Wait for me, my Czech friend'

By Lewis Parker Published August 3, 2026

Reviews

Big Walk: The Kotaku Review

’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 3, 2026

Culture

This WarioWare-Like Game Captures The Joy And Adventure Of A Year’s Worth Of Walks

Inspired by a year’s worth of strolls, Walk turns the little things into a quilt of delightful micro-games

By Zack Kotzer Published July 23, 2026

Games

A24 Reportedly Copyright-Striking Backrooms Indie Games And Artwork

According to artists and an indie developer, A24 is hitting multiple creators with copyright strikes on Backrooms-themed works unrelated to the film

By Lewis Parker Published July 16, 2026