Neowin News Feed for: Indie

Art of Rally developer announces Over the Hill, a cooperative off-road exploration game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:30:01 +0000

Funselektor is taking a completely different route from its previous games with Over the Hill. The upcoming cozy driving game is all about exploring. Read more...

Another Steam Next Fest demo event is live with hundreds of new demos

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:00:01 +0000

Another Steam Next Fest event has been kicked off by Valve, offering Steam users access to over 600 demos of upcoming games by indie developers. The latest event runs for an entire week. Read more...

Steam Next Fest demo event is back with hundreds of upcoming games to try out

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:32:02 +0000

Another Steam Next Fest promotion has kicked off, offering PC players a horde of new demos to try out from upcoming indie games. The demo festival will run for an entire week this time. Read more...

Here's a Dropleaf subscription for all-you-can-play Indie PC games at just $19.99

News Staff — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:00:01 +0000

With today's deal connect with Dropleaf, helping players discover games that they can connect with and help emerging developers grow their audience, and business all at an affordable price. Read more...

Game where you play as an annoying goose announced for 2018

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:32:02 +0000

If you have ever wanted to take the role of a goose that is hell-bent on ruining the days of other people, House House has a new game planned that is right up your alley with a 2018 launch date. Read more...

Sony executive at it again, says indie games are less relevant now; Microsoft fires back

Usama Jawad — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:50:01 +0000

After detailing Sony's reasons for rejecting cross-platform play in Microsoft, it appears that the company's executive Jim Ryan is at it again, saying that indie titles are not relevant anymore. Read more...

Cuphead finally has a firm release date: September 29, 2017

Usama Jawad — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 22:55:55 +0000

Microsoft has finally announced a firm release date for highly-anticipated indie title "Cuphead". The game was first shown off at E3 2014, but is yet to be played by the hands of the general public. Read more...

Valve decides on Steam Direct fee and it's good news for indie devs

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:40:01 +0000

Valve has announced that its Steam Direct service will require developers to pay a $100 recoupable fee. The news will be good for indie developers who don't have a lot of cash to spend. Read more...

ID@Xbox celebrates milestone with over 500 titles on Windows 10 and the Xbox One

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:18:01 +0000

It has only been a few years since the announcement of the ID@Xbox program, but it has since flourished, and now celebrates a milestone with more than 500 games on Windows 10 and the Xbox One. Read more...

This Weekend's PC Game Deals: Nier Automata, Sniper Elite 4 at lowest historical price

Adrian Potoroaca — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:02:01 +0000

It doesn't matter if you are a casual or a hardcore gamer, or anything in-between. You can spend your budget more wisely by keeping up with our weekly feature, where we hand-pick the best deals. Read more...

Nintendo adds a few more indie titles to the Switch's library

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:50:01 +0000

It has been a couple of weeks since the launch of the Nintendo Switch and it appears that four new indie titles are making their way to the eShop this week. The titles start at $9.99 each. Read more...

Don't forget to catch the "Nindies" stream showcasing the Switch's upcoming indie titles

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:00:01 +0000

Nintendo is holding a streaming showcase of its upcoming indie titles for the Switch console that is set to release in under a week. The Switch will arrive on March 3 for $299.99. Read more...

This Weekend's PC Game Deals - The Old New Year Edition

Adrian Potoroaca — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 09:38:01 +0000

Whether you're buying games for yourself or someone else that is passionate about PC gaming, you can use our guide to take advantage of the best deals on anything from indie gems to AAA titles. Read more...

Microsoft to celebrate indie developers with ID@Xbox Game Fest

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 03 May 2016 09:06:01 +0000

With promotions and developer showcases and upcoming title previews, Microsoft is launching ID@Xbox Game Fest, a month-long celebration of the ID@Xbox developer program. Read more...

'Dungeon of the Endless' review for Xbox One

Chris Schroeder — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:26:01 +0000

From the minds at Amplitude Studios comes a game that is three genres in one - challenging and adventurous all at the same time. Now on Xbox One, is 'Dungeon of the Endless' worth your consideration? Read more...

Xbox head confirms 'parity clause' on Xbox One is dead

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:54:01 +0000

Microsoft's Phil Spencer confirmed that the 'Xbox parity clause' is a thing of the past. The company now prefers to work alongside indie devs to make their games better, no matter when they launch. Read more...

Indie game studio praises “super easy” Xbox One developer experience

Andy Weir — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:27:39 +0000

An independent games studio has praised the Xbox One, calling it "the most appealing console platform" to develop for, adding that "diving into the Xbox One universe has been super easy" for them. Read more...

Microsoft announces ID@Xbox self-publishing program for Xbox One

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:57:32 +0000

Microsoft confirmed its Xbox One self-publishing plans at Gamescom on Tuesday, revealing the ID@Xbox program that will allow indie developers access to all the company's development tools. Read more...

BundleStars Pack #3 releases, offering six games for $6

Paul Ferson — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:54:00 +0000

Another indie bundle from the people at BundleStars has released, offering another 6 injections for your Steam Library for less than one of the games directly from Steam. Does that take your fancy? Read more...

Second BundleStars pack appears, 10 games for $7

Paul Ferson — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:52:08 +0000

Another indie game bundle is offering 10 games for less than $1 each, with proceeds going to the good folks at the Special Effect charity. You can never have too many Steam-friendly games, can you? Read more...

BundleStars brings you eight games for eight dollars

Paul Ferson — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:12:26 +0000

BundleStars has listed eight games for as many dollars on their site, with all titles being available through Valve's Steam service. You thought you'd survived Steam's sales without buying didn't you? Read more...

David Hayter and Jennifer Hale join cast of Republique

Tyler Holman — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:05:21 +0000

The voices of Solid Snake and the female Commander Sheppard have joined the cast of the KickStarter funded indie title, Republique, lending their 'street cred' to the innovative title. Read more...

Legend of Grimrock turns a profit - patch incoming

Tyler Holman — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:13:37 +0000

Legend of Grimrock, Almost Human's retro inspired dungeon crawler, has earned back its development costs several times over in its first week on the market, and a new patch is on the horizon. Read more...

SOL: Exodus Review

Tyler Holman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:22 +0000

SOL, a space combat game in the tradition of Wing Commander and X-Wing, has some big shoes to fill. Seamless Entertainment's new game tries hard to revive the genre, but does it succeed? Read more...

Bastion devs give US airman physical copy

Paul Ferson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:35:17 +0000

A US airman and Redditor asked about the possibility of Bastion on on physical release - and was rewarded by the developers. Read more...

Microsoft reveals top Xbox LIVE games of 2011

Andy Weir — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:54:19 +0000

2011 was a great year for Xbox, with huge sales of the 360, Kinect and major game titles. Microsoft has now announced the top-performing LIVE games of the year, across the 360, PCs and Windows Phone. Read more...

Microsoft adjusts Xbox 360 Indie games rating system

Byron Hinson — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:10:08 +0000

Microsoft has made adjustments to the way in which Indie games are rated and promoted on their Xbox LIVE! Arcade service. The old system used to allow anyone to go ahead and vote on a... Read more...

Indie labels priced out of the iTunes LP market

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:25:11 +0000

A recent discussion between Gizmodo's John Herrman and Brian McKinney who runs boutique record label Chocolate Lab Records, suggests that Apple's new iTunes LP feature may be just a pipe dream for most musicians. According... Read more...

Apple signs three major European indie labels to iTunes

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:46:05 +0000

Users of Apples iTunes Music Store overseas now have a larger selection of music to choose from. Today Apple announced that they have signed up three independent music labels for its other Music Stores... Read more...

Apple, Indie Labels 'Close' to iTunes Pact-Source

Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:12:14 +0000

Apple is meeting with the top independent labels this week to figure out a deal to offer songs for its other iTunes Music Stores. When Apple released its iTunes Music Store overseas it didn't... Read more...