The Darkside Detective is now available on PS4, PS5, Stadia, and Xbox (compatible with Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X)!   With the release of The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark on April 15th (next week!) it’s a great opportunity for you to head back, check out all nine cases in the first […]

In a world where getting the word out about indie games gets harder and harder, we as developers and publishers need to find new opportunities and avenues to rise above the chatter and make a place for ourselves and our games. There are dozens of ways to do this – Victoria Tran of Kitfox fame […]

From a game jam in 2015 to a premium title on the Nintendo Switch, Relic Hunters Zero has gone through quite a journey! One of the most impactful changes made to the game over its lifetime has been the efforts to localize the game for its 1.5 million players worldwide. As a game driven to […]

Today, we’d like to highlight black developers and black owned indie game studios in an effort to help the cause of representation within the games industry.     Notion Games LLC Notion Games is the vision of Andrew Augustin, a Forbes 30 under 30 dev from Texas. His game, Super Ubie Island, brings a cartoonish […]

As a final capstone to May’s launch of Relic Hunters Zero: Remix on the Nintendo Switch, we held an AMA on the Nintendo Switch subreddit where Mark, Lucy, and Buddy got to sit down and answer questions from redditors across the globe! In case you missed it and don’t want to trawl through the comments, […]

  In our second episode of the Akupara Podcast, Ashley Sarroca joins Buddy Sola to dive deep into the art of Relic Hunters Zero: Remix! From the pixel art sprites to the brand new skins, Ashley gave the Relic Hunters a fresh look and a new style with her skills as an animator and illustrator. […]

QA Analyst DnD Class: Cleric Hogwarts House: Gryffindor Pokemon Go Team: Valor Empire or Rebellion: Rebellion Turtle: Mary River Turtle     When did you first get started in games and how? My grandparents had an Atari, which was the coolest thing in the world until my parents brought home an NES. From there my […]

  This is a living article and will be updated as more opportunities are announced, information on listed events is made available, and timelines are defined. We also encourage you to sign up for our events calendar, Indie Calendar Buddy, which tracks opportunities worldwide and year-round. We hope you find these helpful resources. Digital Events […]

We are tremendously excited to announce that Relic Hunters Zero: Remix will be hitting the Nintendo Switch in just a few weeks on Thursday, May 7th! For the first time on a console, you’ll be able to join Jimmy, Pinkyy, and the Spaceheart crew as they enter Asteroid Dungeon Nemesis, face down the Ducan menace, […]

Akupara Games recently joined forces with game industry leaders across the world in support of the #PlayApartTogether initiative.   By bringing special events, exclusives, activities, rewards and inspiration to some of the most popular games in the world, #PlayApartTogether encourages users to adopt best practices for the sake of their own health and that of […]