The advent of Steam and the Xbox and Playstation marketplace turned
the indie gaming scene from a quirky - yet - insignificant homebrewed hobby to a potent force that people would stand up and pay attention to.
During Sony's E3 press conference today the company reminded gamers of its supremacy when it comes to
the indie gaming scene, placed an emphasis on exclusive content and showed of a small amount of exclusive titles.
A night of unforgettable entertainment celebrating NYC's vibrant
indie gaming scene during GDC
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Some of these games are hidden gems, while others are mammoths of
the indie gaming scene.
Though the game's hiccups do prevent it from reaching the heights it may have otherwise reached, Hyper Light Drifter is still a standout in
the indie gaming scene.
25YEARLEGEND brings together composers from across
the indie gaming scene such as Laura Shigihara, Joshua Morse, Jeff Ball, Daniel Rosenfeld, and Jimmy Hinson in a collection of eighteen tracks marking memorable music from most every one of Link's adventures.
Her ability to write about sexuality and love in her both mature and immature way has given her an interesting place in
the indie gaming scene with just a handful of games to her name.
Shovel Knight would represent the overall
indie gaming scene if he got it, so with Cloud and Ryu aboard there's definitely a possibility
Survival Horror continues to thrive in
the indie gaming scene where consumers can find games that replicate the classics such as Lone Survivor or try something different like Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
More recently, Brendan has been a staff writer for the gaming website, GameCloud, mostly focusing on
the indie gaming scene in his locale of Perth, Australia.
2017 has been one of the busiest years for games and
the indie gaming scene has been thriving with new and interesting games.
Roguelike games have been becoming a big part of
the indie gaming scene and Dragon Fin Soup, has been on my radar for quite some time.
Between Gamersgate, Minecraft, and Amnesia, Sweden is really emerging as a country to watch in
the indie gaming scene.
Even now there are projects in the works that will help grow
the indie gaming scene.
The Swapper was released in 2013 on PC, and won numerous awards in
the indie gaming scene for its story, graphics and puzzle design.
It's a well - written piece, and I think Parkin has a point, but I just can't see the evidence for it within
the indie gaming scene.
That's the real problem with
the indie gaming scene; it's so damn hard to get into.
Jengo is the first game from studio Robot Wizard, founded by two unlikely figures from the South African
indie gaming scene.
Chicago has a great
indie gaming scene, but none were in attendance (as an exhibitor).
Not exact matches
With the advent of the smartphone came a boon for the
gaming industry, and new niches within the
indie -
gaming scene have created a whole new lens through which games can be viewed; we are more aware than ever that games can teach us or exist as experiential art in addition to the entertainment they provide.
After falling in love with the
indie landscape, my interest in the classic
gaming scene had been peaked.
These days he's been especially enamored by the
indie development
scene, particularly its ability to expand upon the medium while drawing inspiration from
gaming's more retro roots.
The PlayStation 4 is still a more powerful system, developers are still going to have to figure out a way around the eSRAM problem on the Xbox One (1080p and all that), and the PlayStation 4 has a ton of games the Xbox One does not have due to their strong support from the
indie development
scene; an
indie development
scene that is producing some of the best content across all of
gaming (Resogun and Mercenary Kings say hello).
I've noticed of late that there is a revival amidst the
indie scene that is a warm welcome in this retro - fusion period of
gaming.
This bodes badly for the future where AAA games get worse and worse and we are only really left with the
indie scene to satisfy our
gaming needs.
All jokes aside, Serbia does have a few very prolific
gaming companies, like Nordeus, but the
indie development
scene is quite small and it's difficult to connect with other indies.
These days he's been especially enamored by the
indie development
scene, particularly its ability to expand upon the medium while drawing inspiration from
gaming's more retro roots.
Lines have been crossed and we now find ourselves in the precarious situation where much of the
gaming press are no longer impartial when it comes to coverage, and this has been notable with the
indie scene.
Chances are if you're an
indie dev you'll already have your own Twitter channel and will be keeping a close eye on the
indie scene and
gaming in general.
With Sony's warm embrace of the
indie scene in recent years, along with their core
gaming audience, this is a title that would thrive on a PlayStation device.
Some would argue that
gaming is in a slump, but I normally come from the
indie side of things and argue, which always seems to be the state of the industry at the moment, that game development risks are taken in the independent
scene.
Mixing AAA quality with an
indie heart, Jotun brings frame - by - frame animation and classic, honest
gaming to the
indie scene.
Undertale shows that the
indie scene is where true innovation is coming from in the
gaming industry.
After falling in love with the
indie landscape, my interest in the classic
gaming scene had been peaked.
We've seen multiple re-appearances of age - old titles updated for the modern era, the usual innovation from the
indie and kickstarter
scenes, and we saw it all with some tumult in the
gaming journalism field as well.
And this month: «Taking a hard look at the games most recently missed by the
gaming public, four reviewers rate this month's Independent and Downloadable game releases, providing a meta - review within an article of the best games from the
indie scene.
The mainstream
gaming media doesn't make a big enough deal of how fantastic the
indie scene on Wii U really is, and as Wii U owners we're not embracing this aspect of our beloved machine as well as we could be.
With the shooter genre having taken the throne as the premiere genre in
gaming today, the platformer has been mostly relegated to the
indie scene in the form of arthouse 2D side - scrollers (Rayman, Inside, Outland), hence why it's so exciting to see the key creative talent behind the Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country series deliver a brand new 3D platformer in Yooka - Laylee.
There's never been a shortage of MMO games to grace the
gaming scene and the
indie side is no slouch either.
That's kind of where we're at with Angry Birds; it's been copied enough that the physics - based puzzle format that it helped popularize has become a part of the
gaming landscape, particularly in the
indie scene.
After this experience I feel like we need more
indie games like this to pick up the torch for co-op and local couch
gaming where the AAA
scene has dropped the ball, because I felt more togetherness this holiday season through playing a bunch of $ 15
indie games than I have in a long time.
Citing
indie strategy games FTL and the Kairosoft series as his personal favorites, SavySoda founder Xin Zhao says while these games «both made a mark on the
gaming scene,» gameplay ended in a short time period, and the mechanics were limited to a single - player world that couldn't be shared with friends.
The Raspberry Pi makes a fantastic retro
gaming console thanks to the efforts of the bustling
indie dev
scene that surrounds the computer and its predecessors.
Mobile
gaming technology has never been more powerful, and the
indie scene is booming.