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How to Fish Sold a Million Copies in Two Days
Two Swedish developers spent fourteen months on a chaotic co-op fishing game. It sold a million copies in two days and outsold Call of Duty on Steam.
AI Cutscenes Sank a Promising Indie Launch
Vapor World: Over The Mind arrived with 100,000 wishlists and left launch week at Mostly Negative. AI-generated cutscenes did the damage.
A Decade In, BlackMill's WW1 Series Lands on the Ottoman Fronts
A Dutch indie studio's decade-long WW1 FPS series lands on the Ottoman fronts. Authentic, team-dependent, and not for lone wolves.
The GTA 6 Leaker Put Leaks Behind a Token
The GTA 6 leaker's manifesto was about discs and DLC. Then someone checked the timeline: the domain, the token, then the leaks. Voting costs crypto.
Chinese Games Stole Gamescom's Opening Night
A record 14 Chinese-made games took the stage at gamescom's Opening Night Live, from miHoYo's dark new hunter to pre-show indie surprises.
Gamescom Gave Indie Games Its Own Primetime
Gamescom 2026 aired its first dedicated indie showcase last night, and a record 420-company indie area gave small teams the biggest stage.
Gamescom 2026 Sets an Indie Area Record
Gamescom opens tomorrow with its biggest indie area ever: 420+ companies, up 16%. The show sold out all 233,000 sqm of floor space for the first time.
Steam's Top 1% Takes 84.5% of All Revenue
A new report crunched 99,206 paid Steam games: median lifetime revenue is $3,622, and the top one percent takes 84.5% of all money. What that means for indies.
Sony Walks Back an Indie Dev's PS5 Delisting
Sony cut Ternox Games off without a word, dooming 13 titles on the PS Store. After days of community pressure, the indie dev's catalog gets to stay.
10 More Indies Are Shipping on GTA 6 Day, Part 2
Part two of the GTA 6 day countdown: ten more indies holding November 19, from a Chinese homeroom teacher epic to a dungeon kitchen on the brink.
GTA 6 Leaker Sends Fans to Rockstar's Front Door
A GTA 6 leaker is asking fans to turn up outside Rockstar's offices, and one already has. Here is who is actually inside that building right now.
10 Indies Are Shipping on GTA 6 Release Day, Part 1
GTA 6 arrives November 19, and 31 Steam games are arriving with it. Meet the first 10 indies holding their ground, from undead armies to a calm fishing trip.