If you’re a stranger to the indie gaming community, then Tale of Tales–comprised of leads Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn–is a developer worth knowing. If you’re not a stranger, then chances are you know exactly who Tale of Tales is and just how obscure their titles can be (flash back to October 2009 with Geoff [...]
2009 was quite a year for iPhone and mobile titles across the board. In December, Bolt Creative announced that Pocket God sold over 1.7 million downloads. And now, another IGF Mobile “Honorable Mention” game unveils its success as it claims 3 million paid downloads on the App Store. This comes as no surprise, of course, [...]
Superstar Games release of Marble Merge last year came at a time when there was an abundance of great iPhone titles. The game’s match-3 mentality was pulled off extremely well in terms of mechanics but the popularity of the studio’s debut seemed to stifle a bit because of its lack of a “lite” app. Chances [...]
Each Thursday Browser’s Best profiles a trio of web-based/flash indie games, selecting one of the three to spotlight as the week’s must play.
Join me for our inaugural Browser’s Best piece, where I try my hand at playing these little chunks of joy and subsequently recommend any I find with merit to you. Exciting! Well, perhaps not as exciting [...]
TimeTrap Games just announced that they’re bringing their gnome-platformer Emberwind to the iPhone and iPod Touch this spring.
While no exact release date is mentioned, the game was well reviewed by our own Geoff Gibson, and seems to me it would make an excellent addition to the mobile market. Fingers crossed for the leap to the [...]
One of the many things I learned writing for DIYgamer this past year is that people seem to play the hell out of steampunk titles. They gather a respectable amount of attention and give the impression that a core fan base truly loves the steampunk style. At the same time, most of us gamers love [...]
Tale of Tales is an independent studio that is no stranger to experimental titles. Hailed for such efforts as Fatale and The Path, the studio can easily be considered one of the most artistic and inspiring. For us iPhone and iPod Touch owners, this means good news as they have released their first portable title, [...]
I’ll admit it, when I first heard about B-Boy Beats, I automatically thought of Backstreet Boys. Whether that’s a good thing or bad thing depends on how big of a BSB fan you are… but fortunately, B-Boy Beats has nothing to do with boy bands. Instead, the game is a hip-hop rhythm title that centers [...]
It’s been quite some time since Angry Mob Games conceded that the release of Guerrilla Bob would bring a new experience in the field of twin-stick shooters. It helped that the character designs looked excellent as well. Now, finally, Guerrilla Bob has been released on the App Store and it has garnered some exceptional praise [...]
PikPok’s story of a bird with underdeveloped wings in need of gamers’ help has been featured on the “New and Noteworthy” section of the App Store. To celebrate, PikPok has decided to offer Bird Strike at half its price, $0.99. The game will go back up to its regular price of $0.99 starting February 1st, [...]
