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Mike Bithell, developer of award-winning platformer Thomas Was Alone, has announced his new game – Volume. Volume is an isometric stealth game featuring a yet unnamed protagonist who cannot kill. Instead, he must use distractions and evasion tactics to get around and steal. Over the course of the game, he …
Read More »Circulets is free today, update on the way
Tabletop multiplayer game Circulets is available for free today, developer Hashstash Studios has announced. The one-day promotion applies only to the iOS version of the game, and not on Android. The developer has also announced that the game is set to receive an update soon. No details were given, other …
Read More »Rolocule’s Apple TV-powered iPhone game Motion Tennis out now
Coinciding with the ongoing Wimbledon Championships, Rolocule Games has released its new game, Motion Tennis, a motion-controlled game that uses the iPhone/iPod Touch and Apple TV. Similar to motion controlled tennis games available on Wii or PlayStation Move, Motion Tennis lets you swing your iPhone/iPod Touch to mimic forehand and …
Read More »Unrest: Pyrodactyl’s new RPG meets Kickstarter funding goal within 24 hours
Unrest, the new RPG from Jaipur-based Prodactyl Games, has surpassed its Kickstarter funding goal in less than 24 hours. At the time of writing, Unrest has received funding of $5,744 from 334 backers; that’s nearly double the modest $3,000 funding goal. Unrest is an unconventional RPG based in ancient India …
Read More »Supersike Games announces Catcher in the Sky for iOS
With its debut game still two days away from release, Delhi-based indie developer Supersike Games is already teasing its next game – Catcher in the Sky. Catcher in the Sky aims to flip the script on the ever-popular endless runner genre. As the studios describes it, the game is the …
Read More »Circulets out now for iOS, Android
Hashstash Studios’ tabletop multiplayer game Circulets is out now on the iOS App Store and Google Play. Circulets is an easy-to-pick-up causal game for all ages. With two players sitting on either end of a smartphone or tablet, the game tasks them with pulling as many circles, or circulets, of …
Read More »Circulets gets 9th May release date for iOS, Android
Hashstash Studios’ new game, Circulets, is set for release on 9th May for iOS and Android devices. The tabletop same-screen multiplayer game will be available on the App Store for iOS devices, while Android users can get the game from the Google Play Store, Amazon App Store or Samsung App …
Read More »SuperSike Games to release Yet Another Bird Game for iOS
SuperSike Games’ runner-up entry from last year’s Square Enix Game Development Contest India, Yet Another Bird Game, is headed to the App Store soon. Since the conclusion of the contest, the Delhi-based indie developer has been polishing up the game further and is now close to releasing it on the …
Read More »Sony announces 25 indie games headed to PS3, PS4, PS Vita
Sony hosted the PlayStation Indie Arcade at GDC this week, where it unveiled 25 games from indie developers that were heading to the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. Sony has been quite aggressive in its pursuit of indie games and making PlayStation platforms attractive for indie developers. Adam Boyes, who …
Read More »Double Fine’s Kickstarter-funded game gets a name – Broken Age
Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions raised $3.4 million through Kickstarter last year for its new game, tentatively called Double Fine Adventure. The game now has a proper name – Broken Age. The crowd-funded point-and-click adventure follows two characters leading parallel lives. The girl has been chosen by her village to …
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