March 2021 Update
Hello Indies!
Is it just us, or is this year moving really fast? In any case, March was a busy month for our Indie Showcase and the devs, lots of new games and updates from our community below!
Monthly Recap
We just wrapped up our first virtual Seattle Indies Game Showcase on March 27! It took place right on our discord, with each exhibitor having their own text and video channel, live streaming their game and chatting with anyone who stopped by. In case you missed it, here are the games that were featured:
Cirrata, a rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer.
Reclamation, a claymation 2.5D Metroidvania currently in development by Hat Hair Games.
Ardenfall, an open-ended fantasy RPG with a beautiful low poly aesthetic.
Rain on Your Parade, a slapstick comedy game where you play as a cloud and ruin everyone’s day.
Subject Redacted, an upcoming co-op Strategy RPG where you eliminate your enemies, swap your body parts for theirs, push forward.
Slime Heroes, a top down action-adventure game where you band together with your fellow slimes to fight back the corruption threatening the land.
Metal Reign, A simple to pick up and play platformer shooter – a first time game from a newbie dev trying to find his footing.
Which Wizard? a social deduction game WITH MAGIC, up to 10 players.
Scrawl Brawl, an open-source free platform for creating web party games!
Neko Ghost, Jump! a puzzle-platformer where you not only switch between 2D & 3D camera perspectives but also between your physical & ghost forms.
Duple Dragon, android game where you fly two spirit dragons through vibrant and mystical locations. Set off fireworks to save the festival, collect items to upgrade your dragons, and avoid dangers.
Peglin, a Pachinko Roguelike – Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage.
Upcoming Events
The Portland Indie Game Squad is celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary on Saturday, April 3rd! They’re streaming a public access / variety show style stream featuring games made in the community, short talks, and weird video content 🙂 Click here for more info.
Indie Support Group is still going strong as ever in the new year! Tune in every Saturday from 1pm on our Discord in the #isg-voice channel, Curious how to start learning something? Want to chat with someone of another discipline? Need a place to work on a project and share it with others? ISG is a social, game development focused work group that encourages people of all skill levels and disciplines to come together and collaborate for the benefit of all.
As a part of Indie Support Group we have added Feedback Circle for you to get critical feedback on your game from our community of developers. Sign up on this form and ping the indie_support_group_isg channel on Discord when you are ready to have your game reviewed.
Game Club will take place on April 21st at 7pm and chat about Occupy White Walls this time. Check out the full event info here.
The Seattle Indies Social is coming as well! Keep an eye on our Discord or Facebook for more details. Join your friends from Seattle and beyond to catch up on what everyone is working on and doing to keep busy while we’re practicing social distancing.
Local Dev News
Breakwaters, an island hopping survival adventure has just launched their Kickstarter and it’s already fully funded! Check it out and back it to help meet the stretch goals.
Rain on Your Parade announced their release date: April 15th for PC, Xbox and Nintendo Switch! Play as a cute cardboard cloud and ruin everybody’s day in a variety of settings!
Cozy Grove, a relaxing new life-sim adventure from the team at Spryfox is releasing on April 8th on PC and consoles (and Apple Arcade)!
S.L.U.R.P. released on Google Play store. Join an intergalactic crew of unscrupulous scavengers as you harvest energy cores for a lucrative business venture- all perfectly legal, of course!
_keyboardkommander is out in Early Access. A true test of your typing skills, Keyboard Kommander is a fast-paced zombie type’em up, and the story of a conspiracy theorist vindicated.
If you enjoy grabbing birds with a big yellow scoop, you’re in luck! Scoop’n Birds is on iOS and Android now.
Princess Castle Quest, a 2D Puzzle Game with Full Level Editor and Local Coop, is officially out of Early Access after 3 years of development!
Which Wizard? Is now available for playtesting! Join the discord to get involved in this social deduction game WITH MAGIC, up to 10 players.
Harassment Policy, AAPI, Black Lives Matter, and Resources
Seattle Indies stands with the AAPI community. We are here for our members who have been affected by the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes both locally and nationally. For further resources to educate yourself on the issue and how to take action, here is a useful link: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
Seattle Indies believes the stories of the victims of sexual harassment and assault in the games industry that have been shared this past week and before. We strongly condemn the actions by people in power preying on the dreams of vulnerable people trying to make their way in the industry and strive to build an inclusive community that welcomes all minorities to provide a safe environment and a better vision for the game industry.
While our code of conduct states a zero-tolerance policy for harassment of any kind we are especially sensitive to the daily challenges faced by womxn due to the ingrained sexism that has existed in the structure of the games industry for far too long. We are actively working to build a better community of game developers and we all need to do better.
Additionally Board Member August Belhumeur has offered to be a personal resource for anyone who needs help, someone to talk to or some guidance on next steps if you have experienced harassment in the industry either at our events or elsewhere. She can be reached at august@seattleindies.org.
Our friends at Take This Org have compiled valuable resources for anyone in immediate need of professional help for their situation.
Lastly, Seattle Indies and Diversity Collective+ support Black Lives Matter. Here are some resources compiled by Diversity Collective+ for how you can offer support, whether this is financial, contributing to petitions, preparing for protests, or getting informed. If you have additional resources, comment below and we will add them.
As always, keep an eye on our Discord for any last-minute news and discussion, and let us know about any projects you’re working on that you’d like shared on our Steam or Itch collections or tweeted about from @SeattleIndies!
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