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GDC 2026 Indie Showcase: Five Games on Our Radar
GDC Festival of Gaming returns to San Francisco on March 9. From IGF nominees to long-awaited launches, here are five indie games worth tracking.
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Emberbane Could Be 2026's Best Metroidvania
A Kickstarter success blending Avatar-style elemental combat with tight metroidvania exploration, Emberbane launches February 24.
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Dev Corner
The Game Jam Survival Kit: 24 Free Tools and Asset Libraries
Every free resource you need to build a game in 48 hours. From sprite packs and 3D models to chiptune generators and particle editors, organized by category.
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Xbox Indie Selects February 2026, Week 2: Six Offbeat Adventures Worth Your Time
From hand-drawn British comedy to horror fishing and anti-capitalist fairy tales, Xbox's February curation delivers six indie games you should not ignore.
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Mewgenics Hits Number One on Steam After 14 Years in the Making
Edmund McMillen's cat breeding tactics roguelite sold over 152,000 copies in its first three hours and became the first must-play game of 2026.
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Dev Corner
What Every Indie Dev Can Learn from Edmund McMillen
From Flash games on Newgrounds to the number one seller on Steam, McMillen's career is a masterclass in designing from passion and embracing the weird.
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Review
Hollow Knight Review: The Metroidvania That Set the Standard
Team Cherry's debut turned a dying genre into a thriving one. Seven years later, Hollow Knight is still the benchmark every metroidvania is measured against.
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Review
Balatro Review: The Poker Roguelike That Ate 200 Hours of My Life
Balatro takes the familiar language of poker and twists it into one of the most addictive roguelikes in years. Here's why you won't be able to stop.
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Dev Corner
How to Add Voice Acting to Your Indie Game Without Hiring Actors
Solo developers and small studios are using AI voice tools to ship fully voiced games. Here is a practical guide to adding NPC dialogue, narration, and sound effects with ElevenLabs.
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Dev Corner
Design Monetization Players Actually Want to Buy
Stop adding hooks and start creating desire. A framework for designing monetization layers that feel like value, not exploitation, across every system in your game.
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Dev Corner
How to Make Your Game Addictive: Reward Systems, Core Loops, and the Metrics That Matter
A deep dive into the psychology behind addictive game design, from mastering reward timing to building the investment-trigger-action loop that keeps players coming back.
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Dev Corner
The Complete Guide to Combat Balance in Game Design
A comprehensive breakdown of every variable that affects combat feel, from character stats and weapon tuning to enemy design and powerup systems.
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