I originally had planned to use cohost and it's longer blog-like posts for longer writeups and the sort but I frankly don't have the time! So at least for now I'm going to try and use this as a secondary place to post about what I do, which is basically just Indiepocalypse.
"But what is Indiepocalypse?" you may ask. Well, you're in luck because I already wrote a starter guide that you can just read!
But basically it's a monthly anthology of games that pays developers (up front and royalties) and even commissions new games each month! It's small press for games! There's no real theme to the anthology (that I often call a zine because I feel it is more aesthetically appropriate though I believe the term often confuses people) other than a focus of alternative games. In the past I've called the games indie, outsider, art, altgames, bedroom dev, or any number of things, but "alternative" is my favorite so far.
At my most confident I like to say that Indiepocalypse is what you get when instead of just discoursing about indie games you actually do something. I've collaborated with artists from kuš! comics to make four new games and help put out an issue focusing on Japanese indies.
If you want to buy it, you can buy them (and they're on sale as I post this) I have them all on itch, or you can subscribe and even get physical copies.
To reiterate with just the facts, because I've had some people really not get it. Indiepocalypse
- Comes out the first Friday of each month
- Is an anthology of 10+ games that you can download and play
- Costs $15USD
- Is cool
- Is a foundational work in games, the influence of which will be noticeable and long lasting (TBD)
- Has open submissions
But that's not all! I also
- Host a weekly radio show where I talk to (mostly gamedev) artists
- Hosted the Sicko Showcase, a showcase of alternative/noncommercial games
- Hosted the Local Scene Showcase, highlighting game dev scenes around the world (Saturday 10/29 at 12pm ET, or tomorrow as I post this)
- Occasionally make my own games
I basically do a lot! If you're into (especially indie) games and wondering "why haven't I heard of this??" all I can say is YEAH GREAT QUESTION.
About me I suppose: I'm Andrew, a person who turned a desire to have the ability to make a little money off short games into frankly too much work. Work that loses money. I like art.