@robmanuel
Indie Game Person of Interest. Strategy / Marketing / Biz Dev / Events (Prev: IGN, Indie MEGABOOTH, Geek & Sundry, Gametrailers, X-Play) I talk about indie games, board games, tRPGs, and other assorted experiences. (He/Him)
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Ghost of Yotei star: 'workers need more protections' in game development
📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!
www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope
100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...
ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!
It was already a great game. I can't wait to see what 1.0 brings to the table.
Hello everyone. I come with the sad news that as you are no doubt already aware, we're saying goodbye to several of our friends and colleagues here at Eurogamer. Leaving us are Tom Orry, our editorial director; our video team of Ian Higton, Zoe Delahunty-Light, and Alix Attenborough; Alex Donaldson, our editor-at-large; and Will Judd, who worked across Digital Foundry, hardware and deals. I'll start with Tom, who over the past year-plus had made himself a hugely valuable source of advice, expertise, desert-dry humour and world class poker faces (I think we just about made him laugh once, for a moment, on his final day). Tom initially began the role when Tom Phillips was our editor-in-chief here, mostly working away diligently in the background in a two-Tom-tandem doing editorial director things, before taking on a more prominent role on the site itself over the past 11 or 12 months, gracing us with some signature console nostalgia and unjustifiably intense Project Gotham Racing enthusiasm. Tom, Dom, Alex and I, along with the rest of the team, worked together closely on what a 'new Eurogamer' might look like last year, and his experience in running multiple games media sites was consistently our rock to lean on. While he may have initially seemed an outsider of sorts compared to Eurogamer chiefs of old - at least to some on the surface, coming from his 20-plus years across our sister sites VG247 and USGamer, and before that the cult-favourite site he founded in our once-rival VideoGamer - I can't stress enough how much Tom 'got' Eurogamer. His goal was for us to be at the heart of the big stories that mattered most to our readers with original, diligent reporting and on-the-button commentary, and that will absolutely continue. In immaculately on-brand, limelight-dodging Orry style, Tom opted to sneak his farewell into this past weekend's What We've Been Playing column, but I'll be damned if he gets away with it that easily. Sorry Tom. Here's what he had to say…
From myself and the whole team at @eurogamer.bsky.social, a very fond farewell and huge thank you to our friends and colleagues (thread).💙
Anyway all of this is endemic of the mode through which we monetize video game development. It's shifted to offloading risk from the wealthy publisher that can afford it (tencent) to the poorer developer that cannot (wildlight)
we don't have to make games like that
aftermath.site/indie-game-p...
the writing in this essay really transported me back to the game -- the flow, the depiction, it's like I'm back on that journey again
Phoenix Springs is such a visually distinct game, this piece really evoked the imagery, it's such a good read (esp as someone who played the game and was v confused)
Cool job opportunity for game folks!
kairosfellowship.recruitee.com/o/gamer-orga...
📰 TOEM 2 Update! 📰
As announced during today's Indie World, we're stoked to say that TOEM 2 from @swmgames.bsky.social and co-published by us will be arriving THIS SUMMER for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC.
Please enjoy this new trailer edited by our own @nickverge.bsky.social.
Turn on. Tune it. Drop out.
MIXTAPE debuts MAY 7, 2026.
Coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Switch 2.
The week's indie releases are marching out:
Mar 3 - Esoteric Ebb (@chrisbodegard.bsky.social)
Mar 3 - Legend of Khiimori EA(@aesirinteractive.bsky.social)
Mar 5 - Planet of Lana II (@wishfully.bsky.social)
Mar 5 - Slay the Spire 2 EA(@megacrit.com)
And: theindieinformer.com/2026/01/05/2...
@esotericebb.bsky.social is my favourite game this year so far. Brilliantly written, hilarious, and with an intriguing central mystery that grabs you and doesn't let go. Blends Disco Elysium and D&D amazingly. @chrisbodegard.bsky.social @rawfury.bsky.social
www.consolecreatures.com/esoteric-ebb...
It was planned to be a game with FMV, choose your own adventure choices, and mini-games. Duelin' Firemen Never came out but the trailer lives on.
youtu.be/7wJ9Xd6YRa0?...
Okay, it's SHOW AND TELL time, freak corner.
Reply with a game trailer that opened your third eye.
I'll start with Hypernet Explorer, which I'm pretty sure is doing actually illegal things with RPG Maker.
I would love to shoot a campaign in this style. Even as one of the first, they still stand out in terms of visuals and creativity.
youtu.be/ngEUX3EJe90?...
Holy Shit! I'm watching an interview with JJ Stratford about her work on Blippo+ and mentions making Dungeon Majesty.
Dungeon Majesty -- the first (that I know of) Actual Play Dungeons & Dragons show. Wanted to do a piece for G&S back in the day but never had time.
youtu.be/zmvlXIzO9K8?...
![The Game Club [ March 2026 ] Just Crow Things](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ghfhu4jctjaaio2gbzy3tah5/bafkreiaya6ugn4a7n43ec4dy2nlyghw2ghnth6lckvjts64syabjk5hvxa@jpeg)
This months game is JUST CROW THINGS!
PC Gamer says: "Finally, another chaotic animal game that has given me the same sadistic satisfaction as Untitled Goose Game."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N6k...
Ah, I missed that last month Burggeist got a big v2.0 update. Improved english translation and a little more of everything. Story, spells, enemy variety, etc.
It's a fantastic, one of a kind game. An open-world, high-mobility action tower defense game with a very Drakengard-ish vibe and conlang VO.
Are these the weirdest games at Next Fest? I doubt it but you should still check them out. The creator even threw in a free bonus game you can play right now.
youtu.be/KHL3ai8aTBg?...
Just going through SteamDB to see if there were any real deep-cut indie gems I missed, and I stumble upon Terminal Lucidity. A very polished looking sci-fi horror adventure with a lot of command-line shenanigans.
100% positive user reviews, and it's apparently a full-length game. And it's FREE.
This is nothing like a fly in your Chardonnay, but I'm into it. youtu.be/2LUP4CcG86Q?...
One of my favorite movies as a kid. It only got better with age.
Always good to see more content from @noclipvideo.bsky.social about indie games. Here are some more demos you can try out now. - youtu.be/UShI-I18Zd0?...
Freshly updated for Black History Month is our list of new indie games to play made by developers of color. RELOOTED! DROPSHOT! SANTACORPS! www.pcmag.com/picks/indie-...
FISHBOWL is utterly beautiful. A life sim where you play Alo, 20-year old moving alone for the first time, while going through some heavy emotions relating to loss, grief, and isolation. The demo almost made me cry already, and I'm not done with it yet. I can't wait to play the full game in March.
Downsouth has one of the best soundtracks at Steam Next Fest. Lots of Rayman vibes if it took place in a big city. Check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/4169030?...
Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.
Off the top of my head:
www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email
Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
