Author: Jacob Schneider

[ad_1] First of all, would like to start by saying a big thank you to the dozen or so people who joined this project on the many platforms it was shown; you weren’t forgotten, so much so that this entry is mostly dedicated to those involved. Although, might be useful for other devs as well.It was mostly kept a “secret” that what you saw of the game was only scraping the surface in terms of execution (speaking of aesthetics and quality): Crún should not look like this, nor be in this chopped up state that it found itself in (trying…

[ad_1] Nintendo has announced the first Indie World Showcase for 2024. The digital showcase airs tomorrow, April 17, at 7am PT / 10am ET. New #IndieWorld Showcase incoming! 💡Tune in tomorrow, 4/17 at 7am PT for roughly 20 minutes of announcements and updates on indie games headed to #NintendoSwitch in 2024.Watch live here: https://t.co/jGiccyBhME pic.twitter.com/V31Dfuxs0N— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 16, 2024 As with previous Indie World Showcases, the event will be roughly 20 minutes and will feature news and updates focused on indie games heading to the Nintendo Switch. The last Nintendo Indie World Showcase was held in November;…

[ad_1] Game developers and artists from across the industry are rallying to raise money for an abortion rights fund after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, a decision that made abortion immediately illegal in many states and threatened autonomy in many others. More than 600 developers have contributed projects to the Indie Bundle for Abortion Funds on itch.io, with a fundraising goal of $200,000. In total, there are more than 750 games and other works — a $3,000 value available for a minimum donation of $10. There are just over seven days left to donate and…

[ad_1] Russian Roulette is just an edgy version of Snakes & Ladders. It’s pure luck gussied up with high stakes and the cool aesthetic of spinning a six-shooter. A grizzled mafioso whose cheeks glitter with fragments of other people’s teeth has as much chance of winning Russian Roulette as a sleepy five-year-old in SpongeBob pyjamas. But take Russian Roulette, swap the revolver for a pump-action shotgun, mix up live and dud rounds, and add Inscryption-esque items which let you change the rules, and now you have a more skillful game. That’s Buckshot Roulette, the latest from Mike Klubnika, the dev…

[ad_1] In this blog post I will describe how my planet terrain erosion simulator handles rock layers and deformation of layers. Here is a picture of the current results:You can clearly see the multiple layers and their deformation. Each type of layer has its own erosion intensity, which influences how the final terrain looks after erosion (differential erosion). This is generated all in real time (10ms per 64×64 tile) on the CPU without the use of traditional voxels. Voxels would be much too slow.Virtual LayersTo make it feasible to have many rock layers without actually storing them, I use One…

[ad_1] In 2016, Empty Head Games had a dream to create a 2D platformer. It would feature hand-drawn artwork and animations to enhance the dark fantasy world. They launched a campaign on IndieGogo to fund the dream and I gladly joined as a backer. That game was Saviorless. Creating a game in Cuba wasn’t a cakewalk either, there were limited resources, outdated hardware, and limited access to the Internet. The team persevered for eight years and on April 2, 2024, it was officially released on STEAM, Epic, Switch, and PS5 for $12.99. Saviorless has the player take on the role…

[ad_1] Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that’s why I poop on company time. This statement has become a well-worn mantra of the working man, but a recent indie game challenges its wisdom. Please Leave Me Alone, I Need to Poop is a game about balancing biological needs with the demands of the workplace, but it takes a quick hand at some WarioWare-style minigames to meet both urgent needs. Please Leave Me Alone, I Need to Poop starts with the player character’s boss calling and giving them notes for an important presentation. Unfortunately, this coincides with the protagonist’s…

[ad_1] Konami has just released a brand-new first person Silent Hill game called Silent Hill Short Memories on the PS5. It’s totally free to download too, so get into it right now if you’ve got a hungar for some horror. Announced during the Sony State of Play, this first person horror experience seems very PT-like, in that it’s a first person experience where you as an as-of-yet unamed protagonist must navigate through a very spooky set of hallways and corridors. If you want to find out more about it, you’ll have to try it out yourself! To see this content…

[ad_1] In recent years, developers have faced more and more harassment and toxic behavior from people who say they love games but seem more interested in yelling about how studios are lazy or how everything is “woke” in 2024. And one Sony studio developer has a message to all the gamers out there, telling them to relax and not suspect the worst, adding: “We’re just human beings.” This Brutal Gothic Metroidvania Is Shaping up To Be Something SpecialWhile people being shitty online is nothing new, in recent years it has become more and more common for developers and people involved…

[ad_1] Larian Studios quietly supported the creators behind Blasphemous, one of the standout indie game releases of 2019, with massive donations, according to one dev. Blasphemous was one of the big success stories of the indie dev scene in 2019, being met with great reviews and higher attention than many other titles. In particular, its blend of traditional Metroidvania gameplay with an innovative 2D interpretation of souls-like combat and storytelling received a lot of praise, enabling developers The Game Kitchen to release a sequel. Like many aspiring indie titles, Blasphemous launched with the help of a successful Kickstarter campaign. Initially…