The IndieBeat: Dead Static Drive is ‘Grand Theft Cthulhu’ on Route 66
Developer Mike Blackney describes Dead Static Drive as “Grand Theft Cthulhu.” It’s his debut game, which he’s developing under the moniker Team Fanclub. Though...
The IndieBeat: Year of the Dog chronicles the pups and downs of owning a shiba inu
Indie developer Keane Ng’s slice-of-life game Year of the Dog shows off how adorable and frustrating it is to own a shiba inu. It’s a...
The IndieBeat: Way to the Woods shows nature thriving in a Studio Ghibli-esque postapocalypse
Way to the Woods is a gorgeous exploration game starring two deer in a postapocalyptic landscape. Melbourne-based developer Studio Happy Bee — which is...
The IndieBeat: How Shakespeare’s Landlord shows the aftermath of sexual trauma — and the road to recovery
Shakespeare’s Landlord is a murder-mystery, but more than that, it’s about Lily Bard’s journey of dealing with past trauma and sexual assault. It’s the...
The IndieBeat: How Way of the Passive Fist’s animators helped make it accessible
Way of the Passive Fist is a side-scrolling brawler … in which you never throw a punch. Rather than tussling with your enemies, it’s all...
The IndieBeat: Lucah shows how guilt is a powerful foe
Lucah is an unforgiving action role-playing game that follows the journey of a child as they wrestle with their own identity in a hostile...
The IndieBeat: Tuned Out channel surfs between 15 different minigames
Tuned Out is a hectic mashup that puts up to four people through the paces of 15 minigames. It presents these as different channels...
The IndieBeat: Valleys Between is a relaxing puzzler that ponders the environment
Valleys Between is a peaceful game about interacting with nature and solving puzzles. Inspired by the New Zealand landscape outside developer Little Lost Fox‘s...
The IndieBeat: Totem Teller invites you to explore a glitchy fairy tale
Totem Teller is a glitchy, beautiful fairy-tale world that invites the player to be the storyteller. It’s Australian studio Grinning Pickle’s debut, and it’s...
The IndieBeat: Baba Is You is a charming puzzle game where words matter
Baba Is You is an innocuous little puzzler that emerged from the Nordic Game Jam last year — and it’s received nominations for four...