Indie Game International

Sergiu Crăiţoiu is the co-founder and game designer at Alien Pixel Studios, based in Romania. Alien Pixel Studios released what is in my opinion the best game of 2021, called Unbound: Worlds Apart for PC and Switch. A Playstation and Xbox port is in the works but no release date has been announced. Unbound: Worlds Apart is a 2D metroidvania platformer with unique portal mechanics, built in Unreal....

Aubrey Serr is the owner and lead developer at 12 East Games . Aubrey was called out by past guest Gabe Miller, lead artist on Firegirl. We are here today to discuss Trackless , Aubrey's amazing first person puzzle game from 2017. You can get Trackless on PC. It is one of my favorite first person gaming experiences out there, so I encourage you to try it out. In this episode we will dicuss the def...

Isaac and Virgilio Cortez have joined IGI twice previously and this time we are celebrating new DLC and the one year aniversary of the relase of Tiny Lands, their serene 3D spot-the-difference game. Isaac and Virgilio are co-founders at Hyper Three Studio , the developer of Tiny Lands.  In this episode we will discuss; does free DLC improve your sales?, how to convert wishlists into units sold, ba...

Aviv Salinas and Dave Seaman developed the point-and-click adventure game The Corruption Within , released in 2021. the game is available on Steam and itch.io. It is a gothic horror adventure with gorgeous pixel art. Dave handles story and design while Aviv did the art and coding.  In this episode we will discuss,game dev as a hobby vs earning a living, collaboration, the adventure game genre, adv...

Agusia Krzywinska is the President and Technical Director at Adjective Noun Studios in St. Catharines, Ontario. The company's most recent release is called Hotel Hermes (2021). They also released The Fisherman and the Sea in 2021. I played both games and enjoyed them very much. You can get them on iOS and Google Play. Agusia was called out by previous IGI guest Paul Boyko of Devil's Cider Games. I...

This is IGI's second interview with Andrea Brasch of Lovable Hat Cult , the development team behind 2020's Journey of the Broken Circle . Journey of the Broken Circle is a narratve 2D side scroller. It is available on Switch, PC, Xbox, and Playstation.  In this episode we will discuss securing funding, how game development becomes easier once you've put out a complete game, working efficiently wit...

Andrea Brasch is one half of the core development team at Lovable Hat Cult in Denmark. They created the 2020 game Journey of the Broken Circle . I played the game on Switch and PS4, but you can also get it on Xbox and PC. It is a 2D narrative-driven side scroller about a circle looking for a perfect fit for his missing piece. The game is excellent. This is the very first interview I ever did. It w...

George Remus is the developer of Gray Dawn from 2018, available on PC. His studio is called Darkania Works where he is currently developing Last Days Of Lazarus. Gray Dawn and Last Days Of Lazarus are first-person psychological thriller/horror games. George was called out by GrimTalin who is helping with development and publishing Last Days Of Lazarus. I very much enjoyed Gray Dawn and I've comple...

Anna Mimik is one half of 2for2 , the development team behind KAPIA. KAPIA releases on January 25, 2022 on Steam and GOG. I only played the demo for KAPIA prior to this interview and was very excited to finally speak to a game developer who was gearing up for a first release. KAPIA is a 3D adventure game with point-and-click elements. It is available on January 25, 2022 on Steam and GOG. In this e...

Today's guest is Davide Pellino, CEO and lead developer at DP Games, in southern Italy. Davide was called out by ENCODYA developer Nicola Piovesan. We are discussing Davide's 2021 game Summertime Madness, a surreal first-person puzzle /exploration game. Summertime Madness is available on PC and sometime in 2022 it will arrive on Playstation, Xbox, and Switch. In this episode we will discuss collab...

Today's guest is Paul Boyko, Lead Programmer at Devil's Cider Games based in Ontario, Canada. We are discussing the team's game Cat Colony Crisis which won the 2020 Jamming The Curve game jam! I played the game on mobile and i enjoyed it very much. You can play it on Google Play, the Apple App Store, Steam, and itch. Paul Boyko was called out by past guest Alex Golebiowski. In this episode we will...

Today's guest is Maik Gross. Maik won the Godot Fire Charity Jam 2021 which took place during the month of October, 2021 with his game One Simple Observation. Maik was called out by past guest Rafael Bordoni who also took part in the same game jam. One Simple Observation is a story-driven 2D platformer which takes the player through a person's entire life in just about an hour of gameplay. It is a...

Today's guests are Wren Brier (Creative Director) and Tim Dawson (Technical Director) at Witch Beam Games in Brisbane, Australia. They created the lovely puzzler Unpacking which was released in 2021. Unpacking is an amazing game and I highly recommend it. You can get Unpacking on PC, Switch, and Xbox. In the episode we will discuss using video games to teach empathy, the technical side of how Unpa...

Today's guest is Gabe Miller, one half of the core development team, and lead artist on 2021's Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue. Firegirl was developed by Dejima Games and published by Thunderful. Firegirl is a 2D platformer with roguelike elements. It is insanely fun and was one of my most anticipated games of 2021. In the episode we will discuss the roguelite/like genre, achieving the unique visu...

Today's guest is Alex Golebioski, co-owner of PixelNAUTS in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Alex was called out by past guest Shane McCafferty. We are here to discuss PixelNAUTS' newest game Rocket Rumble which is in early access currently on Steam. We also discuss the excellent earlier game from PixelNAUTS titled, LOST ORBIT: Terminal Velocity. Both games are excellent and I highly recommend the...

Today's guest is Taryn McMillan of Mystic Mill Games . She released her first game on Steam, titled No Crooks On Christmas, in December of 2021. She is relatively new to developing games, but I've played three of her releases and enjoyed them very much. In addition to No Crooks On Christmas, I have also played Grave Digger and The Coffee Shop. We will discuss game jams, coding courses, working in...

Today's guest is Pert Soomann of Vikerlane Games for his 2021 release Headbangers In Holiday Hell. This is a special christmas day release because Headbangers in Holiday is hilarious and holiday themed. HIHH is a twin stick shooter with roguelite elements. You can play it on Steam and there are plans to port it to consoles in the future. I absolutely love this game. I became aware of it through my...

Today's guest is Jim Squires, CEO and one half of the development studio Rocketship Park. I previously had his partner, Shane McCafferty, on the show to discuss LOVE: A Puzzle Box Filled With Stories but today we will mostly discuss Word Forward. LOVE and Word Forward are excellent. You can get Word Forward on PC, Switch, and mobile. In this episode we will discuss making games for Apple TV, puzzl...

Today's episode features Dave Evans of Falling Squirrel out of the Niagara area of Ontario, Canada. We are talking about his 2021 game The Vale: Shadow of the Crown, which is an audio-only gaming experience. It is fantastic. You can get it on PC and Xbox. We will discuss binaural and spatial audio design, working in AAA vs working in indie games, making a game for visually impaired gamers, and muc...

Today's guest is Shane McCafferty, one half of the team over at Rocketship Park based in St. Catharines, Ontario. We are discussing his 2021 game LOVE: A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories. I played the game on my Switch but it is also available on PC and mobile. The game is a very unique puzzler about love and loss. In the episode we will discuss making a game based on one specific emotion, fundraisi...

Daniel Wagner is co-founder and creative director at Monokel based in Cologne, Germany. We are here to discuss Monokel's first game, White Shadows, released in December of 2021. White Shadows was my most anticipated game but now that it's out and I've played it, it's just an amazing and gorgeous game that you should play. In this episode we will discuss how Monokel achieved the unique visual style...

Today we are speaking with Emiliano Pastorelli, CEO and lead developer at Hammer & Ravens, based in Estonia. Emiliano was called out by Antonio and Maximiliano from Dev9k. We are here to discuss mostly Empires In Ruins from 2021, but we also discuss Headbangers In Holiday Hell from 2020, and Razerwire: Nanowars from 2018. I played, and very much enjoyed, all three of those games. In this episode w...

Today we are talking to GrimTalin, developer of Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale . This is the second time he has been on this show. Previously we discussed The Adventures Of Elena Temple , but today we are talking about his newest release, Long Ago: A Puzzle Tale. You can find GrimTalin at www.grimtalin.com and on Twitter @ grimtalin and Instagram @ grimtalin . Links to purchase all of his games can be fo...

Dev9k is an indie game studio based in Estonia and Italy. Antonio and Massimiliano are its co-founders. I played their game Nirvana Pilot Yume on the Switch and I really enjoyed it. It's a synth-wave, neon story-driven game with racing elements. It is quite unique. It was initially released on Steam in 2017. Dev9k is currently working on Fragments Of The Past , a table-top role playing game. We wi...

Today's guest is GrimTalin , developer of The Adventures Of Elena Temple , released in 2019. Elena Temple is available on PC, Switch, and Xbox. I played it on my Switch and absolutely adored the experience. It is a 2D monochrome platformer with meta storytelling elements. It is extremely clever.  GrimTalin is based in Romania and I have interviewed him twice. My other conversation with the develop...