Hosted by by Sarah and iV · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 49 episodes
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We love indiegames! If you are reading this, so do you. We tell the stories of passionate indie game developers across the world making them.We explore their motivations, goals, funding experiences, and valuable advice for aspiring creators. 🔗 You can find us here: https://linktr.ee/openindieHave fun listening and if you do, make sure to Follow us for updates on new episodes and tell your friends (and enemies) about us.
by Sarah and iV hosts openindie - your indie game podcast, a leisure show with 49 episodes published.
Welcome to another dev talk episode of openindie! In this session, host Sarah sits down with Leo, the Creative Director at 6side Studio, to dive into the development of their debut commercial title, Dawn of Defense. If y
You've poured your heart into developing your game, a publisher shows interest, and suddenly you're staring at a contract full of terms you've never heard of. Our guest today is there to help you in that situation. To ki
Sarah & iV sit down once again for a cozy chat about the indie games they really enjoyed playing in 2025 and the games they're most looking forward to in 2026. If you're looking for great indie games to play, give the on
In this episode, we are trying something new! Instead of our usual developer interviews, Sarah and iV are sitting down to give you a dedicated review and deep dive into the unique indie gem, Cryptmaster. We spent 30+ hou
Sarah sits down with Lee Williams, one half of the duo behind Cryptmaster, the word-based dungeon crawler that mixes 80s gamebook visuals with dark humor into one of the year’s most original RPGs. Lee talks about his jou
Your host Iv sits down with solo developer Sydney, the creator of Qualia, a text-based philosophical game where players must figure out which of two participants is human and which might be AI. Built in the Twine engine,
Your host Sarah sits down with Norwegian brothers Erlend and Kay, the duo behind Skogdal, a roguelike deckbuilder set in a '90s small town where everyone’s slowly losing their minds. With hand-drawn art, a quirky card sy
Your host iV sits down with Juan (Pirijuamps), the writer and narrative lead, and Pablo (Tucky), the 3D artist from Recurring Dream, to discuss their upcoming game, Desktop Explorer. This detective-like puzzle game lets
Sarah sits down with game dev and content creator Emily, aka SonderingEmily, to talk about Lily’s World XD—a psychological horror game that turns early 2000s internet nostalgia into something far more unsettling. Set ent
Episode 37 of openindie is a treat for 2D Platformer fans! iV sits down with professional Graphic Designer gone Indie Game Developer Shphrd from Creative Waste Studio to talk about the ups and downs of solo game developm
Join your host iV as he chats with Christopher and Josef from Swedish indie studio Y/CJ/Y Games about their latest game, Keep Driving. This road trip adventure took over five years to make, evolving into a unique journey
In this special New Year episode 35 of openindie, your hosts Sarah and iV discuss their favourite indie games of 2024 and some of their most anticipated, wishlisted games for 2025. Timestamps to the games we talked about
Before diving into video games, Elli created the successful board game "Worldbreakers: Advent of the Kani," which gained significant attention and praise from industry veterans. Now, discover how Elli's unique background
In this episode of openindie, we sit down with newobject, the indie developer behind the upcoming roguelike game Ballionaire. After spending two decades in the corporate world and experiencing the 2023 tech layoffs, newo
In episode 32, we dive into the world of chess and Autobattlers with our guest, PlistA, a talented developer from the Netherlands. He is currently working on AFK Chess (check it out in here), an innovative game that sea
One topic we never expected to explore on openindie? The unlikely game dev origins of solo creator Leo, who used PowerPoint to craft point-and-click adventures way back in kindergarten! Today, that precocious creative sp
In episode 30, we explore the development journey of Thronefall, a captivating kingdom builder/tower defense game seamlessly blending key elements from classics like Kingdom, tower defense titles, and real-time strategy
In this episode of our podcast, we delve into the captivating world of Tiny Rogues, a game that seamlessly blends gameplay elements from iconic titles like Hades, Dark Souls, Diablo, and Binding of Isaac. Tiny Rogues mad
In this exciting episode of openindie, join us for an one-on-one interview with James Letherby, co-founder of CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOAD, an indie game dev studio located in Bristol, UK. Discover the fascinating journey of CA
Three friends - Sarah, Ben and iV - share their top 3 favorite indies of 2022 and what game they are looking forward to in 2023 the most. #Indiegames from these awesome #indiedevs covered during this cozy talk: Darkest D
Leo
incoming board member · Street Sects
2 appearances on this show
Sarah
archer · Bat Digest
2 appearances on this show
Lee Williams
Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation's Investigative Journalism Project and Board Member of Florida Carry · Second Amendment Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Sydney
labor & delivery nurse · MUSE Magazine
1 appearance on this show
Kay
middle school Bible and history teacher · Leafage
1 appearance on this show
Emily
Cal State Long Beach President's Ambassador · The Rooted Vine
1 appearance on this show
Josef
Otterly.AI
1 appearance on this show
Christopher
seasoned pediatric flight nurse · Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
1 appearance on this show
Benji
brilliant engineer · Studio Pixlpunk
1 appearance on this show
Ben
CTO and Lead Product · Acter
1 appearance on this show
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