Author: Josh Bycer

Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I'm also the author of the "Game Design Deep Dive" series and "20 Essential Games to Study"

Indie Game Archive Stream (9/28/22) Edition

This is the archive from our nightly stream on Game-Wisdom. If you would like to watch them live, I stream nightly starting around 9:30 PM ET on youtube.com/c/game-wisdom.

Games shown:

  • 0:00 Squad 51 vs. the flying saucers
  • 44:46 Temple of Starlight
  • 1:12:15 Turbo Kid
  • 1:44:12 There is No Light
  • 2:29:41 Taiji

Nextfest 2022 Showcase (finale)

Next Fest 2022 Showcase Part 4

More indie game demos I covered during Steam Next Fest 2022 October Edition.

Next Fest 2022 Demo Showcase Part 3

This is another showcase from Nextfest 2022 of the demos I played on stream.

Steam Nextfest 2022 Showcase Part 2

All games shown were played as demos from Next Fest 2022 October edition on steam. 

Next Fest 2022 Indie Showcase Part 1

For this set of showcases, these are my favorite demos from the October Steam Next Fest 2022.

A Few Dragons Developer Interview

For this Perceptive Podcast, I’m speaking with Keirron Stach from A Few Dragons to talk about the indie studio. We spoke about their games Lightsmith and The Sacred Acorn and the challenge of working on two projects at once.

Indie Showcase Stream 9/7/22

Games shown include:

  • 0:00 Kitsune Tail Zero
  • 14:29 GogMagog
  • 35:17 Decline’s Drops
  • 53:51 Rungore
  • 59:35 Beacon Pines
  • 1:23:35 No Place For Bravery
  • 1:50:59 Geometry Arena 2
  • 1:57:38 Candle Knight
  • 2:10:23 Fortune’s Run

Tacticon 2022 Indie Showcase

This is our coverage of Tacticon 2022 covering indie games, all games shown were either press keys or demos.

EGX 2022 Demo Showcase

For this video, I’m looking at the various demos I played that were featured at EGX 2022 on steam’s showcase. If you would like me to look at your game for a future video, please reach out.

Genfanad Developer Interview

For this perceptive podcast, I spoke with Andrei Krotkov who is working on the MMO Genfanad to try and bridge the gap between the live service games of today and MMOG design of the past. Due to google hangouts causing problems, my voice is not going to sound right for this cast. We spoke about the design of the game, trying to make a MMOG in 2022, and more.

Realms Deep 2022 Indie Showcase

This is a showcase dedicated to the demos we played during the realms deep 2022 showcase. If you would like me to take a look at your game for a future video/stream, please reach out.