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Over 70% of indie games that exceed their original scope never ship. Here is how to scope your project, cut features without guilt, and actually release your game.
From the narrative brilliance of Hades to the brutal combat of Dead Cells, these are the 10 best roguelike and roguelite indie games on Steam.
A precision platformer about anxiety, self-doubt, and climbing a very tall mountain. Celeste sold 1.7 million copies and won two Game Awards for good reason. Eight years later, it is still the standard.
Dead Cells set the bar for roguelite action platformers. These 10 games match its speed, its challenge, and its obsession with one more run.
Collector's Cove puts a farm on a boat and sends you island-hopping with a dinosaur companion. Here is whether it is worth your time.
Green Man Gaming's Spring Sale is live with hundreds of PC games discounted up to 98%. Here are the best indie picks you should not miss.
Your game's world doesn't need AAA budgets to feel real. It needs consistency. Here are the five pillars that make players forget they're playing a game.
A rhythm roguelike where every move must sync to the beat. Crypt of the NecroDancer fuses dungeon crawling with dance music into one of the most original indie games ever made.
The 48th gm(48) wrapped up after 48 hours of frantic GameMaker development. The theme was Equivalent Exchange, and submissions are now open for playing and rating.
A roguelike cult management sim where you play as an adorable lamb building a flock of devoted followers. Cult of the Lamb blends dungeon crawling, base building, and dark humor into one of the most memorable indie games of the decade.
From floating meadows to spirit bathhouses, these indie games capture the magic, warmth, and wonder of Studio Ghibli films.
Already hooked on Slay the Spire 2? These 10 games scratch the same itch, from deckbuilders to tactical roguelikes.