JOSH HARDY

If your dream game is sitting in your head — or maybe half-finished in Unity — it won’t go far unless someone sees it, gets it, and believes in it. That’s what a pitch is all about: making someone believe.

Discover the top-performing demos, genre trends, and key takeaways for indie developers from Steam Next Fest June 2025. Learn what worked—and why.

Each month, we spotlight five standout indie games you won’t want to miss. From hidden gems to breakout hits, these fresh releases showcase the best of the indie scene. Here’s a quick look at this month’s top picks!

So you’ve decided to make a game. Welcome to the Beautiful Chaos. Somewhere between naming your game and realizing your placeholder art is the final art, you’ll start collecting tools. Not real tools (unless your prototype is made of MDF), but digital ones; glorious, browser-tab-multiplying, resource-hogging tools.

In this candid Q&A, solo developer FromLefcourt shares a behind-the-scenes look at his journey as a full-time indie game developer, having released three games in as many years on Steam. With a deeply personal approach to art, genre experimentation, and a mindset rooted in persistence, he opens up about funding his projects through freelance work, tackling Kickstarter for the first time, and adapting game designs based on player feedback.

In this Q&A, we spoke with Luke Day, Client Engineer at Hutch Games, about his journey into the games industry, his experiences working on franchises like Hungry Shark and Matchcreek Motors, and the realities of day-to-day life as a mobile game programmer. Whether you’re a student aiming for your first role or a hobbyist looking to go pro, Luke offers grounded advice on standing out, staying sharp, and growing your career in game development.

Each month, we spotlight five standout indie games you won’t want to miss. From hidden gems to breakout hits, these fresh releases...

Two years ago, developer Seyed released an open-source, community-curated Indie Game Publisher List, and it’s grown into the go-to resource