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 Dev Stream Archive

And for more indie game coverage, here is the archive of my stream last week showcasing a variety of indie games.

  • 0:00 Spellbook Demonslayers
  • 25:43 Mech Shuffle
  • 45:24 Endling Extinction is Forever
  • 1:20:57 Ginger the Toothfairy
  • 1:28:51 Lightsmith
  • 1:43:13 Myth of Mirka
  • 1:48:50 Supernova Tactics
  • 2:00:55 Fabled Lands
  • 2:16:01 Kokoro Clover Season 1

Indie Dev Showcase 8/12/22

The showcase videos highlight the developer-submitted games and demos we play each week. If you would like to submit a game for a future piece, please reach out.

Brian Cronin Developer Interview

For this perceptive podcast, I spoke with Brian Cronin to catch up and talk about his next project: Business Challenges at the End of the World and using an AI to generate the art for the game.

Play it on Itch

Indie Game Showcase 8/6/2022

Each weekly indie dev showcase highlights the many games we play here on the channel. All games shown were either key submissions for demos covered. Please reach out if you would like me to cover your game in a future piece.

Dave Gilbert Interview

For this cast, I sat down with returning guest and owner of Wadjet Eye Games Dave Gilbert for a chat about the adventure genre, his next project Old Skies, and discussing the adventure market today. We had a small issue where the stream wasn’t live at the start, but we started talking anyway.

Indie Inquiries Store Page Review: Metroplex Zero

This is a store page review of the game Metroplex Zero submitted by the developer. If you would like us to review your store page for a future show please reach out. Rob’s internet and camera were acting up and causing some issues with his footage.

Indie Game Showcase 7/30/22

The Indie game showcases highlight the developer submitted games and demos we check out each week on Game-Wisdom. If you would like to submit a game for a future piece, please reach out.

Videogame Fables Developer Interview

For this perceptive podcast, I spoke with Matt Sharp who is the designer of Video Game Fables to talk about creating a subversive RPG while still adhering to the design and structure of the genre.

Last Call BBS Video Review

Zachtronic’s last game is here and represents a great combination of brain teasers, programming puzzles, and solitaire.

This was played with a press key provided by the developer.

Indie Dev Showcase 7/21/22

Our indie dev showcases highlight the developer-submitted games and demos we play on the stream. Please reach out if you would like to submit a game for a future piece.

Chris Knowles Developer Interview

For this cast, returning guest Chris Knowles is back to talk about his upcoming game Hexahedra, going indie full time, and the challenges of building a “Zach-like.” We did play the demo of the game on stream, but that will be in a separate video.

Indie Game Showcase 7/17/22

The indie showcase highlight the many developer submitted games and demo we play here on the channel. If you would like to submit a game for a future stream and video please reach out.