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Parasite Seeks to Possess The 8-Bit Genre

The 8-bit world is in for an infectious surprise as Parasite contorts its appearance. The Invasion of the Body Snatchers-esque game features nuances of the 8-bit genre, adding action and puzzle solving, and capturing human or animal vessels. ...

Duck, Duck, Duck, Robot – Odd Bot Out Releases February 1st

A lot of us are bad at Standardized Tests. And for those of us who are good at them, it’s because we break ourselves in half studying, and even then, we still might not do as well as we’d like. So it’s comforting to think that robots, paragons of ...

LISA Review – Endless Sacrifice

I gave up my left arm to keep a party member alive, permanently losing the ability to use half of my attacks. That same party member, along with three others, ended up losing his life in a game of Russian Roulette I was forced into playing a few ...

Layers of Fear Review: Fear Itself

Where to even begin with Layers of Fear.   Maybe I should start with the menacing mansion, filled with looming paintings of upsetting imagery. Maybe I should start with the superfluous use of baby dolls that silently move about the rooms ...

Survive the Infected Colonists of Mars in Subterrain

It is the year 2050, and Mars has been colonized by humans. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean it is safe, as the colony becomes infected, and the majority are turned into rabid zombie-esque inhabitants. Dr. West, possibly the only survivor left, will ...

The Nominees For The Independent Games Festival 2013 Are…

The official list of nominees for the 15th Annual Independent Games Festival have been announced, with plenty of familiar and deserving names making the cut.   The likes of FTL: Faster Than Light, Hotline Miami, Cart Life and Little Inferno ...

‘Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet’ Flies To Steam On April 17th

Shadow Planet Productions have confirmed all of the release details regarding the PC version of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.   Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet has become renown for its beautiful artwork and captivating journey through ...

Average Giants Episode 59 – At the Mountains of Madness

IGM Presents… The Average Giants! A weekly webseries where we play indie games while chatting with their developers. Come watch (and “follow”) the show live on our hitbox channel every Monday night at 9:00pm EDT.   This week, we get to ...

Women Are (Not) Too Hard to Animate — WATHTA Jam Entries

This past weekend (and a couple days ) played host to the “Women Are Too Hard To Animate” jam — or just wathta jam, if that phrase is too long. The premise of the jam is simple: Submit entries with women as the main characters. I’ve picked a few ...

Escape Clown-Filled Dreams in Matilda’s Horrible Dream

New jobs can be exciting, but they can also be kind of scary. Taking on the role of a Remote Dream Analyst is probably the latter, and is what the player will be doing in Dave Lasala’s Matilda’s Horrible Dream, an “atmospheric, minimalist, horror ...

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