Latest articles by Alan Wen
How Toem 2 builds on its monochrome magic with a more confident vision
Something We Made's Lucas Gullbo on creating a smoother and snappier sequel.
Awaysis isn’t just a retro throwback – it reinvents 16-Bit dungeon crawling with next-gen physics
17-Bit's Jake Kazdal shares how this indie adventure is reimagining retro.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound challenges me to be the ultimate side-scrolling ninja with stunning pixel art
Not a retro throwback, but modern pixel-perfect animations and mechanics at its finest.
Super Meat Boy 3D uses Unreal Engine 5 and a Mario twist to evolve the classic
3D platformer indie studio Sluggerfly takes on its toughest challenge yet.
Consume Me's "cute-looking, approachable art style" hides a darker side
Jenny Jiao Hsia's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age slice-of-life sim has been almost a decade in the making.
This cosy indie game lets you decorate tiny dioramas from handmade assets
Kenney Vleugels makes free assets for all and turns them into games.
How Lou’s Lagoon captures the magic of Nintendo to feel like a lost GameCube classic
Tiny Roar co-founder Robert Koch reveals how mixing influences can be creative.
The Drifter blends pixel art nostalgia and noir storytelling – here’s why it will have you hooked
Indie dev Powerhoof is avoiding typical influences for something more original.
How Moonlighter 2 builds on its Zelda-inspired twist as it moves from 2D to 3D
Game co-director Luis Pérez explains why 3D in Unity makes a creative difference.
How psychedelic detective game Nirvana Noir is adding 3D and colour to its nostalgic graphic design look
Feral Cat Den's creative team discuss building on its 2021 predecessor to create two very different worlds.
“The key to our success was keeping a 2D mindset": Marvel Rivals' art director on the game's unique comic book style
Marvel Rivals art director Dino Ma on creating a unique comic book style for the hit superhero shooter
Having played Survival Kids, here’s why it’s an imperfect showcase for Unity 6 on Switch 2
Unity's first next-gen Nintendo release is more than a tech demo.
I played Reach and have never felt like more of a parkour king in VR
nDreams' new game, made in Unreal Engine 5, is the next (literal) leap for VR since Half-Life: Alyx.
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour review: nerdy and disappointing in equal measure
This is one for die-hard Nintendo heads.
Escaping a religious cult clashes with cosy 80s pixel art nostalgia in Quantum Witch
Solo indie dev NikkiJay channels personal trauma into a bold queer 'plotformer' built with MonoGame.
I went to the new Nintendo Museum for a hit of nostalgia before Switch 2 launches the game icon's next chapter
What can Nintendo's past teach us about its future?
How abstract art, graphic design and point cloud tech combine in unique indie game Dreams of Another
Director Baiyon shares how the game's shifting stylised world is made.
Unreal Engine 5 has been customised to deliver a Ghibli-like painterly art style for upcoming indie game Crescent County
This witchy fantasy sci-fi mashup looks wonderful.
This brilliant parody of The Elder Scrolls was made possible with pre-made assets
The solo indie dev behind The RPG explains how customising off-the-shelf 3D models has helped.
Redesigning football? How Rematch reimagines the sport as utopian 'painterly and impressionistic' cartoon chaos
Art director Sabrina Tobal on an aesthetic that's "futuristic, optimistic, with movement and cooperation".
The Midnight Walk review: like stepping into a Studio Laika animation
This hand-crafted, stop-motion cosy horror game impresses.
How an inspired gamble on Nintendo Switch 2's mouse controls led to party game Mouse Work
Nitrome's Mat Annal reveals how one of the best-looking Switch 2 launch games came about.
How the new fantasy world of video game Absolum was created in collaboration with an animation studio
Supamonks' Maxime Mary discusses comic influences and the challenge of merging animation and game design.
