A deck-building game with soulslike elements is an odd genre mashup, to say the least. But that's what the three-person Danish studio The Outer Zone is creating with Death Howl. The second demo for ...

The Last Faith is an upcoming indie hack n’ slash developed by Kumi Souls Games. A souls-like metroidvania, the game challenges you to bludgeon, burn, and butcher your way through a deadly world ...

Oh boy, is Balatro good. It’s a roguelike deck builder where you’re using Poker hands to clear point requirements to continually advance through a run. Jokers provide modifiers and multipliers. Your ...

PC gaming has been gradually becoming more accessible, but the Steam Machine is the closest PC to a home console we are ...

Steam is releasing a mini PC that's basically a console, and if it's got a good price point, it could change the game for indies.

A new fundraising campaign will help support efforts to connect indie developers with gamers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Day ...

It's not the fault of Diablo 4, Last Epoch, or Path of Exile. Some tropes, no matter how fussy or fiddly, die hard, and for decades now the classic RPG game has been built around - for better or worse ...

While many games feature a clear beginning, middle, and end, there are a variety of games that facilitate multiple conclusions. This is predominantly seen in games with bigger budgets, but plenty of ...

There's a new Humble Bundle on the block, and it's packed full of seriously cute indie games with quirky pixel-style art all at a fraction of their usual price. Celeste is probably the best of the ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. When over 50 indie games come out a day on Steam alone, it can feel impossible to keep up with what’s worth playing. One of the best techniques is to ...

Both roguelikes and deck-builders are all the rage in indie PC games right now, but I find it hard to engage with both genres. Aside from dalliances with smash hits like Hades and Hearthstone, they ...

The Crush House and Clickolding are provocative indie titles that make you complicit in the drama—from a distance. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a senior writer, using the ...