DIYgamer

On One’s Own is a column about, you guessed it, independent gaming. Specifically, nothing specific. The wayward wanderings of DIYGamer’s James Bishop might lead to probing art, gameplay, reception or a number of other aspects related to independent games. He might even talk about general gaming as it corresponds to the independents! (Henceforth referred [...]

Once upon a time, video games made you work really hard to succeed. They made you learn patterns, start over constantly, and deal with the ramifications of whether or not you wanted to pass the controller from your hand through the front of your television screen in a physical manifestation of how you feel about [...]

Indie developer EXOR Studios recently released the car-as-weapon action title Zombie Driver through Steam. They’re best known for 2008’s DIPRIP (Die in Pain, Rest in Peace), and Zombie Driver holds a few similarities for fans of their first title. While the advent of zombies seems to be growing exponentially in today’s entertainment culture, Zombie Driver [...]

DIYgamer only launched in October, but we have been busy playing independent games all year long. As the year winds down and news comes to a crawl as people head off for the holidays, we’d like to share what we found to be the best, most innovative, most interesting and all around entertaining indie games [...]

If Pac-Man had a crack PR team for an image overhaul and designers to bring him into three dimensions, the result might look something like PikGem. Pikgem is from Sébastien D’heeger of Dconcept, a French independent game developer. It’s a colorful family game based on simple arcade action and the inherent need for nabbing a [...]

I’ve been tinkering with Wolfire’s Lugaru this past week and have grown fascinated with their work on the sequel Overgrowth.
The graphical updates appear heads and tails above Lugaru, and everything appears to be coming together famously. Today they release three new concept shots of landscape areas to appear in the full game. Check them out [...]

Neocore Games just released the free demo for King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame.
You can find it on Steam, FilePlanet and GamersGate right now!
The game released last month, but with the free demo, it should bring a new player base into the game who wouldn’t otherwise get a chance to test it out.  It looks to [...]

Dejobaan Games just informed us that their skydiving game AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! — A Reckless Disregard for Gravity has dropped in price (much like in-game elevation) to a mere $9.95. Beats skydiving lessons, and you don’t even have to be strapped to an instructor.
The game has found its way onto both Gamasutra and Metacritic’s 2009 Best Of [...]

Hi everyone. I’ve revised our review section to break up our reviews by platform, so that you stick to your system of choice. That way you can easily find what you’re looking for, and maybe discover some surprises along the way.
Give the new layout a look, and let us know if there are any indie [...]

Dream Forge Entertainment’s fast-paced arena vehicle shooter title Doom Rails has landed on Steam and is now available for purchase and download. The title is likened to Twisted Metal and Carmaggedon with its battle car gameplay. Specifically, players fly around on twisted run-down amusement park rides trying to destroy one another.
The game offers a single-player [...]