Night School Studio is an indie team best known for their entries into the “Walking Simulator” genre. Both Oxenfree and Afterparty have come out of the California based studio and are some of the pioneering games in that genre. Afterparty was their most recent release, dropping towards at the tail-end of last year, and now,
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It’s a bit hard to not constantly compare a studio’s second outing to their big debut—it might even be unfair to even do so. But Night School Studio’s Afterparty is a clear attempt of an evolution of the style they established in their 2016 game Oxenfree, a game that I admire quite a lot. It
Double Fine Entertainment, best known for their work on creating the games Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Costume Quest, and Kickstarter success Broken Age, has been hosting a Day of the Devs event every year since 2012 in coordination with iam8bit. This event shows off upcoming indie games that may not be getting a lot of attention
I see a lot of game announcements, pitches, and ideas come across my Twitter feed. Some are hits, some miss the mark of my personal interest, and others just stick with me. Some are so unique in their presence that I kinda have to pay attention and keep the game on my radar until they
Over the past few years, Xbox Game Pass has become one of the key services driving a constant library of games (including new releases) each and every month to Xbox One owners. Outside of the marquee releases that have come to the service, such as Crackdown 3 most recently, indie games are also getting the chance
Since February 2017, Nintendo has held a Nindies Showcase every couple of months to highlight some of the cooler independent titles hitting their platform. Today, Microsoft revealed that it will be entering the ring as well next week with ID@Xbox Game Pass, a livestream highlighting upcoming indie titles. ID@Xbox Game Pass will premeire at 9:00am PT
Oxenfree developer Night School Studios first revealed Afterparty last year and from the start it was clear that this new game will be somewhat similar in game mechanics to Oxenfree but radically different in setting and tone. DualShockers recently had the chance to check the game out at GDC and asked Night School Studios Co-Founders Sean Krankel
GDC 2019 is quickly approaching (man I gotta pack at some point) and ahead of the conference ID@Xbox has announced the thirty games they will be showing off in San Francisco from March 18-22, 2019 that includes 13 new titles. ID@Xbox (Microsoft’s indie-focused department) will be at the Microsoft Booth in the lower level of