At Gamescom, I caught up with Observer Interactive to chat about Good Boy, their dog-powered “petroidvania” full of curious rovers and ecosystem-driven exploration. Here’s how their own pets helped shape one of the most charming indie metroidvanias on the horizon.
At Gamescom 2025, Andrew Tsai discusses the vision behind UNBEATABLE, why music and storytelling are inseparable, and what’s next for the cult-hit rhythm game.
Witch of Oblivion seems incredibly promising in the way it fuses Elden Ring's punishing combat with a world of whimsy and sorcery, and I'm incredibly excited to share an interview I did with Lachlan from Tasto Alpha!
During this year's Gamescom, I got to talk to the developers behind Farlands - the ambitious sci-fi farming sim that just realsed in Early Access!
Paleo Pines is way too cute and I highly recommend checking it out! It's releasing next month but I just can't wait... grrr
Peglin has received a lot of updates since I last took a look at it and thus, I wanted to write again about it, showcasing some changes and talking about what I heard from the devs.
Akupara Games' booth featured not one but two amazing titles that I really wanted to talk about today!
Dive into a dangerous dungeon, ready to find ingredients for your restaurant, and then create delicious dishes for your customers, dying to have a taste of monster-based cuisine - Delicious Dungeon is an exciting new Roguelike coming out soon!
Gentle Troll Entertainment just announced their upcoming kickstarter campaign as well as their new demo for their CoffeeTalk-and-DnD-inspired game, Tavern Talk!
Freaked Fleapit is what happens to Crypt of the Necrodancer after it gets hooked on anime. It's a game full of waifus, style and just great beats - I'm really hyped.
I'm incredibly excited about the release of We Stay Behind! Here, I'll talk about this upcoming mystery game, as well as my time talking to the devs at Gamescom 2023!
Indiecator is attending Gamescom on Saturday starting at 4 PM!
Today I'm sharing an interview I did with Daniel Fahrtmann, the Community Strategist Lead of Daedalic Games.
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, the dice-based roguelike deckbuilder is coming out soon - and in anticipation of that release, I got to ask the devs a few questions!
Today, I'm sharing an interview I did with Dreamnauts Studios' Noemi, the lead artist of Grid Force at this year's Gamescom!
I've been a huge fan of the "Kingdom" games ever since the first game came out. At the time, it honestly felt innovative almost in its approach with the Pixel Art Sidescroll aesthetic - something that Lakeside has going for it as well - and its Colony Sim and Strategy elements. And eventually, Kingdom New... Continue Reading →
In this short interview, I ask Gonçalo Monteiro from Massive Galaxy Studios a few questions in regards to their upcoming game, Lakeside!
In this interview, I ask Jörg Friedrich from Paintbucket Games a series of questions in regards to their upcoming game, The Darkest Files!
Today I talk a little bit about the work that goes into getting those interview posts out.
Here's my report on how I liked this year's GamesCom! Enjoy!
Quick little update on the upcoming IAB Reception and this year's GamesCom!
Lots of ramblings, not enough time!
This year's GamesCom is just around the corner - and both the Indie Arena Booth and I will be there!
This year's GamesCom (fully digital btw) didn't really excite me all too much. Sadly, we got no news regarding Endless Dungeon but all the more exciting announcements regarding other great Indie Games!
This year's GamesCom (fully digital btw) didn't really excite me all too much. Sadly, we got no news regarding Endless Dungeon but all the more exciting announcements regarding other great Indie Games!
At last year's GamesCom I interviewed Ngoc Vu, the lead artist from Route 59, who at the time worked on Necrobarista. Now that the game is out I got a key for review purposes and, well,… TLDR: I love it. It's a great game. Why? Find out here! Developer: Route 59 Publisher: Route 59, Coconut... Continue Reading →
So, today's the last day of Blaugust and also the last post about interviews I did at the GamesCom! Today's Stray Sheep features the devs behind Kingdom, Flotsam and Foundation. Three strategy games that I'm quite excited about! While Kingdom has been out for quite some time and while I'm a fan of it ever since the first game, which... Continue Reading →
Today I started my job at a nearby school which is why today's Stray Sheep may be a bit later than usual - but then again, I don't have fixed times for my post anyways, apart from daily during Blaugust, so it shouldn't matter. In today's post, I'll share the next two interviews with you.... Continue Reading →
Okay in today's Stray Sheep, we're traveling in time as we're not only visiting the darkest of times (in Through the Darkest of Times) and the 60s/70s (in Resort) but also going back into the future (in a short bit about GravityLane). These are the second and the third GamesCom-Interview! Sadly, I couldn't interview GravityLane... Continue Reading →
So, for today's post, I'm publishing the first interview I ever did. As for context: I've visited the GamesCom last thursday, for the first time, and not only did I check out a ton of cool new games there, but I also talked to a lot of cool devs and even interviewed some of them,... Continue Reading →
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