Is "cosy" a genre? A theme? A vibe? Are all cosy games broadly the same, or is it just a blanket term that can refer to any game without a central combat mechanic? Is "cosy" even still a valid classification now that we've moved so far past all major new titles being, essentially, Doom with a different paint job?
If you've ever wondered which indie game character would react best to their beloved partner waking up one morning to discover they were just a tiny little mealworm lying on the pillow, amazingly it turns out you're not alone.
Liam sits down with Rachel Noy, Oli Clarke Smith & Phil Crabtree from Kaizen Game Works to chat about the development of Promise Mascot Agency and to reflect on Paradise Killer five years after its release.
We chat about everything we've been playing in January 2025!
Happy New Year, Indieventurers! It’s 2025 and there are so many flavours of existential dread tied up in that particular statement that we have no choice but to distract ourselves for at least a couple...
This epsiode, Rachel, Rebecca and Liam duke it out to create the best indie games console in a very special indie-focused draft!
Wow, how are we halfway through 2024 already?! No need to point out that we’re actually closer to 60% of the way through the year by the time this episode is released; better late than...
TOO MANY GREAT GAMES RELEASED IN MAY. Don’t get us wrong, we love being bombarded with cool indies but, MY GOD, May has been wild. In this episode, the Indieventure gang sit down to chat about this phenomenon and get into which games they played out of the torrent of releases.
The Indieventure gang impart a list of their favourite short indie games that you can finish in a single evening.
It's a Leap Year, and the strange minds at Indieventure have taken this as a sign that we need to do a thematically appropriate episode about a gaming trope all three of us happen to love! Yes, since 2024 has an extra day, we decided to dedicate that sliver of bonus time to talk all about time loops. Trust us, it makes sense.
