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The Crown Stones: A global indie dev team creates a Metroidvania set in the world of the dead

Fabiano Silva (Founder, Director, Producer, and Game Designer at Frater Studios) and I began speaking via email almost six months ago when I first discovered The Crown Stones: Mirrah in its infant stages through a person I actually don’t know IRL, @jenplaysgames on Twitter (shout out: I think she has great taste and makes cool … Continue reading The Crown Stones: A global indie dev team creates a Metroidvania set in the world of the dead

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Indie dev Nick Gregory on his Yoshi’s Island-Inspired Metroidvania, Eagle Island

Eagle Island is a procedurally generated Metroidvania, inspired by Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island. However, instead of a baby plumber/dinosaur duo, you’ll be assuming the role of Quill, a master of falconry, with his loyal owl, Koji. The story begins when Koji’s brother is kidnaped by Armaura, Eagle Island’s resident eagle. (Hey, Nick. I think I … Continue reading Indie dev Nick Gregory on his Yoshi’s Island-Inspired Metroidvania, Eagle Island

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The indie developer behind the Zelda-esque procedural, Songbringer

I had the opportunity to interview game developer Nathanael Weiss on creating his dream game #Songbringer and on what it takes to empower a solo creator. “Awaken an ancient evil as Roq Epimetheos when you stumble upon the hidden nanosword in the cave of Ekzerra whilst partying and pumping tunes. Then embark on 9 procedurally generated, … Continue reading The indie developer behind the Zelda-esque procedural, Songbringer

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An interview with Aleksandar Kuzmanovic on his souls-like debut release, Unworthy

“Unworthy is a hardcore combat-based Metroidvania without jumping. Prepare to die… a lot.” After discovering Unworthy on my Twitter feed, I reached out to Aleksandar Kuzmanovic to assist me in developing 6 PC Indie Action RPGs to Get Excited for In 2017, and I knew almost immediately that I wanted to learn more about the … Continue reading An interview with Aleksandar Kuzmanovic on his souls-like debut release, Unworthy