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Bionic Bay pixel art game design; a large robotic hand hovers in the background of a sci-fi fantasy scene in a video game

Bionic Bay dev and artist Juhana Myllys tells me he wants to make games that look "timeless"

By Ian Dean published

Pixel art can be more than a hit of nostalgia.

Video Game Design
Skin Deep; a retro indie game, three stylised cats are depicted in a simple, blocky graphic design

The decades-old Doom 3 engine proves perfectly suited to new indie game Skin Deep

By Alan Wen published

Dev Brendon Chung explains why old "laser-focused" tech still matters.

Video Game Design
Schedule 1 Steam game; a stylised indie game shows a man in an orange t-shirt stood in a back yard, in the background is a car overpass

Steam's most popular indie game of 2025 is a 'Walter White simulator'

By Ian Dean published

Drug-dealing sim Schedule I rivals Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Video Game Design
Wax Heads; a digital illustration depicts a young woman holding a record, surrounded by a variety of displayed items in a store

How Wax Heads hand-drawn 'cosy-punk' aesthetic was made using Godot

By Alan Wen published

Pattatie Games' Murray Somerwolff on recreating a music store narrative game with a brash post-punk comic book style.

Video Game Design
Wanderstop review; a stylised digital illustration shows a whimsical landscape with a large, stout figure gazing at a quaint, fantastical structure beneath a decorative archway.

Wanderstop review: a surprisingly intricate, de-stressing tea-making indie game

By Alan Wen published

Self-reflection over a cuppa.

Gaming
Wanderstop indie game; A vibrant digital illustration portrays two characters seated on a park bench, along with other elements of a whimsical, animated setting.

"The environment is like a character in the game": how Wanderstop's world design blends Art Nouveau and Impressionism

By Alan Wen published

The art inspiration behind the The Stanley Parable dev's new game.

Video Game Design
Wanderstop indie game; A close-up view of a vibrant red torii gate, a traditional Japanese gate, in a lush green forest setting.

How Unreal Engine and Epic's Megascan library made solo-developed Lushfoil Photography Sim possible

By Alan Wen published

Dev Matt Newell shares how he turned his hobby into a zen photography game.

Video Game Design
Will Follow The Light interview; how this indie game is being made using Unreal Engine 5

"It gives you almost everything": How Unreal Engine 5 empowered the indie team behind WILL: Follow the Light

By Lewis Packwood published

Indie studios can now achieve impossible visuals.

Video Game Design
Afterlove EP; an anime and manga style indie game, characters play rock band instruments

Procreate and Unity combine to turn Afterlove EP into a moving manga-inspired indie game

By Alan Wen published

Illustrator Soyatu, background artist Pinga and technical artist Maxi discuss their inspirations, techniques, and pay tribute to the game's late creator.

Video Game Design
Despelote indie game interview; sepia toned images of a South American city with 2D characters

This nostalgic indie game is a mash-up of comic art and photorealism - why it works

By Alan Wen published

Despelote is a football game of two (artistic) halves.

Video Game Design
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