Hello cohosters!
Back again with a recap of the past month in the world of indie games. Lots of great interviews with game devs here on Cohost this month! Also the batch of games is absolutely stellar.
Without further ado, here's your Indie Game Recap of all of the Cohoster interviews I did and new games I found in July...
INDIE INTERVIEWS
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I had a chat with C.T. Matthews about Ducky's Delivery Service and the journey of adding Assist Features and Level Editors to indie games.
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I had a chat with Lena Raine about Project Astray and how to know when to start incorporating music when you're leading your own game project.
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I had a chat with Liana about Narrat, and bringing the tools of making narrative RPGs to the masses.
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I had a chat with Can't Get Enough Games about Cold Calling, and bringing real life tech like managing switchboards into the world of game design.
NEW RELEASE SPOTLIGHT
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Sticky Business, the cozy game where you design stickers and run an online sticker shop
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Viewfinder, the first-person puzzler about using photos and perspective to navigate the world.
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YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!, the minigame collection that re-creates the absurdity of fake mobile game ads.
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DETUNED, the hidden object game meets roguelike in a dark, surreal world.
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Time Bandit - Part 1: Appendages of the Machine, the idle game + puzzle game + stealth game that asks you steal company time.
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Mage Mayhem, the third-person 4v4 spell-slinger.
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The Banished Vault, the strategic base-builder in the punishing reaches of outer space.
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Pseudoregalia, the dark 3D platformer / metroidvania that emphasizes smooth movement
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Venba, the beautiful narrative cooking game about an Indian mother who moved to Canada to start a family
SURVEY RESULTS
For this month's survey, I asked about your favorite Touhou Project games, official or fanmade! This question caused one of the most immediate explosions in responses and great suggestions I've ever seen on here, so go check out that comments section! ZUN's stance of letting fans make their own Touhou games has led to a load of cool stuff being made with those characters.
Thanks for reading, and for all the kind comments! There's some new folks joining Cohost who may enjoy this page, so give a Share if you think any of your followers are into indie games! I'll see you all next month!