Indie
In conversation with Alexis Sara, Nebula Award-winning writer of Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Sara opens up about “minority soup,” queer motherhood, and her work on the upcoming expansion
Spirit Swap makes queer softness magical
Soft Not Weak's match-3 game has a simple premise and hidden depths
Consume Me dev Jenny Jiao Hsia rejects glow-up culture
It’s no coincidence that Hsia encountered "looksmaxxing" content while promoting the game.
Discopup is a Lynchian deconstruction of the club and the city
Trying to get by as a seal in a dog's world? Tougher, and more poignant, than you might think.
Maps, mice, and moody hues: The making of Mina the Hollower
On a studio visit to Yacht Club Games, Nicole Clark learned about the origins of our new favorite mouse hero.
Glen Henry is building his Jamaican micro-studio, one project at a time
The newest release from SpriteWrench, Duppy Detective Tashia, leans hard into Caribbean culture and folklore.
17 indie developers who are making games about messy, sometimes toxic, queer romance
A series of profiles of participants in the Toxic Yuri Visual Novel Jam and other similar game jams
Consume Me got me to stop save-scumming and delete perfectionism
If I could, I would restart every day to do it better
Kara Stone is creating low-carbon games
A future where games can be played without burning fossil fuels
In Esoteric Ebb, men talk to men about manhood, and that's a good thing
It does not shy away from the things many of us are always thinking about when we interact with others, like, “Who are you voting for?” and “What does being a man mean to you?”
10 years in, Stardew Valley's binary approach to gender still gets a failing grade
We can marry whoever we like in Pelican Town, so why no they/them pronouns?
Perfect Tides: Station to Station is you, me, and Meredith Gran at 18
How can a narrative point-and-click make my heart beat so fast?
