Vignettes encourages exploration and curiosity through manipulatable objects, hiding whole new items and stories through touch, rotation, and orientation of colorful things. ...

Pump the Frog uses a bicycle air pump to inflate or deflate a frog, as well as manipulate objects in the environment through spinning, in order to help the amphibian find food and get around. ...

GDC 2018 organizers are excited to continue their partnership with the Indie Giving charity effort by donating 30 GDC 2018 Indie Games Summit tickets - contribute now to get your pass! ...

A lonely slugcat has to make its way in a world of predators and lethal storms in Rain World, a game that mixes curiosity, calmness, and terror with its sound design. ...

"Create characters we can care about," the veteran writer (Rogue One, The Walking Dead) advises. "be mindful of structure, don't be predictable, try to surprise as much as possible." ...

This week's Video Game Deep Cuts highlights include a look at evocative smartphone title Florence, the anniversary of Valve's Orange Box, and a Monster Hunter buddy team-up service. ...

Striker Air Hockey makes use of a table sized-touch screen to do things no other air hockey game could do, creating unique effects and changing up how the game works on the fly. ...

'In the end, I learned that true effort is always rewarded,' recalls the dev team. 'After pushing this project through, we found a gratifying reception waiting for us in a distant, foreign land.' ...

A Mortician's Tale explores death and the stories and emotions around the deceased through having the player work in the death industry. ...

Nearly 20 years past "hack the planet!", the heroic hacker archetype still holds a certain appeal. But how to make it interesting in a game? Devs share their thoughts on 7(ish) games that do it well. ...