Chester Market review: Great food, clunky ordering
Despite being born at the Countess and living just down the road, I had somehow never actually made it to the new-look Chester Market. That felt a bit daft, really. I had visited a few of the traders back in the old market days before the Forum site shut, so there was something quite nice […]
Chorus Worldwide heads to BitSummit PUNCH with Coffee Talk Tokyo and 4 more indie games
Chorus Worldwide has announced a joint BitSummit PUNCH booth with Indie-us Games, and it is bringing five playable titles with it to Kyoto later this month. The shared booth is set for May 22 to 24 at BitSummit PUNCH, which takes place at Miyako Messe in Kyoto, with May 22 serving as the business day […]
Nottingham Video Games Expo returns July 18th with retro, indie and arcade chaos
Nottingham Video Games Expo is heading back to the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham on Saturday, July 18, 2026, marking its fifth event anniversary with a day built around retro favourites, indie games, guest speakers, tournaments and plenty more gaming-shaped distractions. Doors open from 11am to 5pm, while VIP ticket holders can get in from 10am […]
Psyvariar 3 gets a May 21 release date on consoles and PC
Psyvariar 3 is officially locked in for May 21, with Red Art Games confirming the cult shoot ’em up sequel is heading to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. For fans of arcade shooters, bullet grazing, and games that expect your hands to keep up with your brain, that […]
More than an escape: Gaming, mental health, and 5 indie games that dare to talk about it
Let’s not dress this up too much. Sometimes gaming is just an escape. Not in the dramatic, “running from your problems forever” kind of way, but in the quieter sense. A break. A pause. A way to switch your brain off for a bit when everything feels a bit too loud, too heavy, or just […]
Demo or Early Access: What actually gives indie games the best shot?
If you’re making an indie game, getting people to notice it is half the battle. The other half is convincing them it’s worth sticking around once they do. That’s where demos and Early Access come in. Two approaches that aim to solve the same problem, getting your game into players’ hands early, but go about […]
ENDIX 2026 returns this May, and Indie-cent Exposure is officially joining as a media partner
Well, this is a pretty exciting one for us. Not long after launching Indie-cent Exposure into the world, we’ve officially joined ENDIX 2026 as a media partner, and honestly, it feels like exactly the sort of event this site was built for. If you have not heard of ENDIX before, it is essentially a digital […]
Cisk and Cisk Excel review: 2 Maltese lagers built for sunshine
Why are we reviewing Cisk? Well, this is a story of when a wedding, a gaming friendship, and a lager all collide. Many years ago, I made a friend from Malta through a gaming site. We ended up playing a lot of Destiny together, then in around 2017, he and his girlfriend came over to […]
Dead Format review: A clever slice of VHS horror
There is something instantly appealing about Dead Format before you even really get stuck in. Maybe it is the 1990s Scotland setting. Maybe it is the idea of a cursed VHS format called GHL, short for Ghoul. Maybe it is just the fact that “Video Ghastlies” sounds like exactly the kind of thing I would […]
5 upcoming indie co-op games to play with friends
There are two kinds of co-op games. The first kind gently encourages teamwork, communication, and friendship. The second kind turns your group chat into a war zone where someone ends up shouting “THAT IS NOT THE BLUE BUTTON” before everything explodes. These upcoming indie co-op games mostly lean towards the second category. And honestly? Good. […]