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All the latest news and coverage of the best indie games around. Encompassing all genres imaginable, indie games are often the heartbeat of the industry. From small teams to single developers, here's where you'll find those great indie gems.

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My Friendly Neighborhood: 11 Best Puppets

Which of these mayhem-causing muppets is your favorite?

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How Stray Gods Embraces Its Inner Theatre Geek

Summerfall Studio's David Gaider and Austin Wintory delve into the roleplaying musical.

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Venba Is A Universal Story About Making Your Parents Sad

If you've ever hurt your parents' feelings and regretted it later, you can relate to this narrative indie game.

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Rain World: All Slugcats, Ranked

Here are all the slugcats in Rain World!

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Ex-Games Workshop Presenter Louise Sugden Releases Her Own Miniatures Range

Louise Sugden’s Rogue Hobbies has expanded from Patreon-backed YouTube channel to miniatures creator, and her first large-scale goblins are beautiful

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Yet Another Zombie Survivors: 7 Beginner Tips

These beginner tips will help you stay alive in Yet Another Zombies Survivors.

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14 Best Games On Steam Under $10

We got ten affordable Steam games for under $10. Many are playable on the Steam Deck!

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Venba Review – A Delicious Rendition Of The Immigrant Experience

Venba will make you very hungry and maybe also cry

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Voidigo: 9 Best Weapons

Survive and thrive in Voidigo with the best weapons! From long-range sniping to close-range shredding, find your perfect playstyle and strategy.

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12 Most Underrated Indie Games

From challenging action to mind-bending puzzles and emotionally charged narratives, these titles showcase the creativity and passion of indie devs.

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The Best Games In Early Access Right Now

Early access gives developers time to collect feedback and perfect their games before releasing them — these are the best early access games out now.

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Lisa: Definitive Edition - 6 New Features And Changes From The Original Games

Lisa: Definitive Edition is a surprising port of the bleak cult-classic - what changes were made for it to get the green light?

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Halls Of Torment: Archer Build Guide

Long range for the victory!

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Three Years On, The Queen’s Gambit Finally Has An Official Chess Video Game

Chess master Rockwater Studio has turned its hands to The Queen’s Gambit in a collaboration with Netflix Games

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This Relaxing Indie Is Where’s Waldo?, But Waldo Is Bees

I Commissioned Some Bees 0 has serious buzz.

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5 Spiritual Successors That Did Better Than The Prequel

These games managed to far outpace their (spiritual) predecessors in sales!

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These Developers Are Making Games For The Love Of Art, Not For Money

Some developers spend years making indie games with techniques that might be considered unnecessarily time-consuming, and I love them for it

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Cats & Soup: Beginner Tips

Learn how to have the best working kitties in the world with our Cats & Soup Beginner's Guide!

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Bloons TD 6: The Best Heroes, Ranked

When the clock is ticking and you need to keep that tower safe in Bloons Tower Defense 6, which heroes should you count on?

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Love Diaspora Narratives? Venba Might Be For You

Venba is a cooking game, yes, but it tackles heavy themes like loss of culture and language barriers

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