Nathan P. Gibson

I write about games, movies, and TV.

Author of Indie Game Works.

Words at:
@Independent | @Looper | @SlashGear | @EscapistMag | @ComicBook | @ScreenRant

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My book Indie Game Works, showcasing games like #Tunic #Dredge #Ghostboy #SCHiM #Eastward #Cairn #Gris #Ashen #Sable and #Abzu is out today in the UK.

You can order it at most online books retailers and get access to exclusive concept art and interviews with the developers.

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@HeartMachineHQ @HeartMachineZ Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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Hyper Light Drifter started as sketches and story fragments Alx Preston worked on for years in his garage with friends, long before @HeartMachineHQ existed as a studio or full production began.

Find out more in Indie Game Works.

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@heartmachinez

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@feralcatden Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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Genesis Noir traces to a single Italo Calvino short story, "The Distance of the Moon." @feralcatden's founders started by sketching cosmic characters in charcoal on newsprint before any code was written.

Find out more in Indie Game Works.

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@nomadastudiobcn Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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GRIS's team picked "grief" and "unlocking color in a colorless world" as guiding pillars before writing a line of code.

@nomadastudiobcn says the final game barely changed from those first sketches.

Learn more in Indie Game Works.

https://t.co/RO4gAJ6Ama

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@WilliamChyr @ManifoldGarden Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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One of Manifold Garden's biggest inspirations wasn't architecture at all — it was old library catalog cards. @WilliamChyr spent seven years refining that into the game's paper-like look.

Get the full story in Indie Game Works.

https://t.co/RO4gAJ6Ama

@ManifoldGarden

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@TWGdevstudio Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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Chicken Police was made almost entirely remotely, with @TWGdevstudio adding team members one-by-one as needed. Voice acting came late — the team says it's the moment the game truly came alive.

Learn more in Indie Game Works.

https://t.co/RO4gAJ6Ama

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@Slow_Bros Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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None of the Harold Halibut team were trained illustrators — they couldn't even draw the main character on paper. @Slow_Bros started by building tiny sets and puppets by hand on a kitchen table instead.

Indie Game Works contains more behind-the-scenes

https://t.co/RO4gAJ6Ama

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@GamesCircus Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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Silt's entire art style started as traditional pen-and-paper drawings — @GamesCircus only moved to digital art once it became clear paper was too slow to keep production moving.

Learn more about Silt and other titles Indie Game Works.

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@TbDxn @furcula Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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Morsels began as a rougher GameMaker prototype with oversized pixels before @TbDxn rebuilt it in Unity. His aesthetic goal: to create creatures that look like "an extra in The Dark Crystal."

Read more about the game in Indie Game Works

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@furcula

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@LovelyHellplace Buy it here:

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📖 A limited edition version from Read-Only Memory with an alternative cover and handmade slipcase is also available here: https://t.co/ueW3pcigGg

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Dread Delusion's core concept began as a "fantasy Matrix" — @LovelyHellplace built the entire world as the dream of a slumbering god. Some real locations were even scouted in southern France.

Find out the full story in Indie Game Works.

https://t.co/RO4gAJ6Ama

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Hi @Chris_Suth, I'm currently working on a book proposal and wanted to speak to you about it to get some input from your days at Rare. Could you send me a DM so we can discuss further?

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@MartyTheElder Hey @MartyTheElder. I'm working on a project pitch about the history of Halo and I'd love to speak to you about it. Would you be able to send a DM so we can discuss further?