Featured Showcases

If you love air hockey, then you’re in for a treat. Rebound Rivals takes the classic game and amplifies it with turbo-charged vehicles, unpredictable bounces, and an explosive range of power-ups. This isn’t just air hockey, it’s a high-octane battle where speed, skill, and chaos …

Formed by a close and collaborative team of independent game developers from across the globe, Castle of Blackwater is the debut release from the Castle of Blackwater studio. The game has been carefully shaped over more than three years of development, from initial concept through …

In Blue Shutter, light itself becomes a weapon in a world on the brink of shadow. This 2.5D pixel art adventure brings players into the mysterious town of Wadsroad, now cloaked in unnatural darkness. Developed by a trio of siblings, twin sisters and their brother, …

LUCID is an action platformer set in a crystal-punk world torn apart by dissonance. As Oenn, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat, enabling you to take on acrobatic obstacles and a wide array of enemies and bosses.

Sanguine Studios returns with a pulse-pounding vengeance in Beat The Machine: Rebooted, a top-down single-player shooter drenched in nostalgia and packed with chaos. Players are dropped into the digital trenches as Damon, a cocky, gun-slinging cadet armed with sass, swagger, and the futuristic firepower of …

Prepare for an interstellar defence challenge in Astronaut Assault, an exhilarating third-person Sci-Fi tower defence game from DalyForge Games. Step into the boots of a lone astronaut, tasked with protecting your base against unyielding waves of enemies across a variety of stunning arena settings. In …

Showcases

The year 2021 started like every other year. Soon, messages about a new virus started coming. It started on the other side of the world, but in a few months, the virus reached Europe. Soon, no one was safe. Governments started closing their borders, closing …

After 200 years, the dark shadow has returned wreaking havoc across the orient. Only Xiaolang, a brave warrior who possesses the elemental power of fire, has the strength to take on the shadow clan, rescue the children of the orient and restore peace to the people of the east. But, the dark shadow is stronger than before and Xiaolang has not had to fight for two centuries. Is he up to the task? Are you?

Step into the golden era of platforming with Unless, a game that strips away the gimmicks and distractions, leaving only the pure joy of running, jumping, and mastering finely-tuned levels. Designed for both solo players and co-op partners, every stage is a challenge to overcome, …

Enoch: Children of Fate casts players into a stark, dystopian future aboard the Enoch space station – a floating relic of humanity’s last desperate hope. In the year 2279, the entire solar system fell victim to an unknown threat, rendering Earth uninhabitable. Only the inhabitants …

Two brothers, Traian and Florian Cazacu, founded Legacy Forge Studio with a passion for crafting deep, innovative gameplay experiences. Drawing inspiration from board games and classic RPG mechanics, their work is built on rewarding players who experiment, adapt and overcome. Their latest creation, Valor of …

Welcome to the wonderfully chaotic world of Ragdoll Physics Experiments, where creativity collides with destruction in the most delightfully absurd ways. Here, you won’t just observe the madness, you’ll orchestrate it. Set in a vast physics driven sandbox, this is a playground where every experiment …

Trailers & Gameplay Videos

News & Crowdfunding

JaB Arcade has officially released its long-awaited survival horror title, The Dark Delivers, on Steam. The launch marks a major milestone for …

The goblin chaos has begun! Fat Goblins, the 16v16 team-based castle-siege game from indie developer Koda Games, now has a free demo …

Fangs & Forges Kickstarter Enters Final Stretch, Halloween Special Announced! With less than nine days left in its Kickstarter campaign, Fangs & …

Alpenwolf Studio has officially launched the Kickstarter campaign for Fangs & Forges, a tactical, turn-based RPG set in the richly imagined world …

What’s Coming in City Defense Z Since its release, City Defense Z has set up a deep strategic foundation: managing day/night cycles, …

Alpenwolf Studio is gearing up to launch the Fangs & Forges Kickstarter this September, a tactical, turn-based RPG where you command a …

Developer Interviews

We’ve been sitting on this interview for a while, as our new website isn’t quite ready yet. Rather than hold it back any longer, we’ve decided to release our interview with ADHOC Studio now. It makes a great read, enjoy!

IGD sat down with the team at JaB Arcade for a quick interview about their upcoming survival horror title, The Dark Delivers. We chatted about their origins as a studio, the inspirations behind their new game, the challenges they faced along the way, and what …

We sat down with Alex “Alpenwolf”, the solo developer behind Fangs & Forges, for an in-depth conversation about the project’s origins, design choices and release plans, plus a technical overview.  From Lyboria’s deep lore to brisk hex-grid skirmishes and a no-microtransactions business model, here’s how …

Articles

Love games and want to make them for a living? At the National Film and Television School (NFTS), students learn how to …

PoolKit is an advanced Unity toolkit tailored for professional object pooling, designed to enhance game performance by reducing memory allocation and eliminating …

Becoming part of a game development or gaming community offers significant advantages, particularly if you aim to attract attention from publishers, media …

IGD Toolkit

We’ve launched a FREE QR Code Generator to help you with the marketing of your game (Digital or High-Resolution Print).

All Things IGD Related

We are excited to share that the IGD Awards will be launching after our new website has launched later this Summer.  Keep …

IGDs Team manages and maintains several communities on multiple platforms, two of them have been around for over 14 years – We …

We’re working on our first BIG BOOK of INDIE GAMES with our publishing company that will turn into a initial collectable volume …

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