Highlighting indie games and developers from Japan! 2025-12-03T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/ Nice Gear Games 2025-12-03T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2025-12-03-Pickup-Tokyo-Game-Dungeon-10.html ]]>A whole mess of games we thought were pretty cool at Tokyo Game Dungeon 10 on November 9th! 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2025-12-01-Interview-with-Kinmoku.html ]]>We had the pleasure of speaking with Kinmoku about their incredibly nostalgic visual novel VIDEOVERSE, which recently got a Japanese translation! We spoke about the nostalgia of 90s and early 2000s Internet culture and how the relationships we make in games like VIDEOVERSE reflect the ways we interact in online spaces. 2025-07-28T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2025-07-28-Checking-in.html ]]>Wiping the cobwebs away and returning to updating Indie Tsushin!! 2024-12-27T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-12-27-Rodem-the-Wild.html ]]>Guest writer Misty De Méo introduces Rodem the Wild, a 1994 Macintosh game about surviving in a harsh world as the titular Rodem the dog! Explore this gorgeous and strange hand-drawn world by iTA-Choco Systems! 2024-12-09T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-12-09-Study-Buddy-Jam-2024-Extension.html ]]>The 勉強会ジャム2024 // Study Buddy Jam 2024 has been extended until December 15! 2024-12-07T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-12-07-2024-Autumn-Issue-and-Wrap-Up.html ]]>Announcing the release of the 2024 Autumn issue of the インディー通信 Indie Tsushin zine! 2024-11-29T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-11-29-Interview-with-Kanna.html ]]>We had the opportunity to speak with Kanna about how starting as a doujinshi illustrator led to the creation of an original setting filled with a colorful cast spinning tales of drama in the creepy world of Monstrous Park! 2024-11-18T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-11-18-Monstrous-Park.html ]]>Daikon dives into the unsettling world of Monstrous Park, a visual novel series by Kanna! What could be hiding behind the cheerful facade of this strangely cheerless amusement park? 2024-11-05T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-11-05-Note-on-update-schedule.html ]]>Hit some speed bumps, tl;dr: the March and April issues will be combined and go up at end of April! 2024-10-27T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-10-27-Announcing-the-Study-Buddy-Jam-2024.html ]]>Let's learn something new for the 勉強会ジャム2024 // Study Buddy Jam 2024! 2024-10-26T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-10-26-Yumeiri.html ]]>Game profile of Yumeiri by ishinoura, a dreamy one-dimensional RPG delving into memories of the past and confronting the hidden demons that haunt us! 2024-10-26T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-10-26-Interview-with-ishinoura.html ]]>We spoke with ishinoura about making the one-dimensional roguelike game, Yumeiri! 2024-10-15T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-10-15-Operation-STEEL-JA-Translation-Postpartum.html ]]>Guest writer mojilove walks us through the process of translating Undermog's Operation STEEL from English to Japanese in this introspective postpartum! 2024-09-14T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-09-14-Missile-Dancer-2.html ]]>We looked at Missile Dancer 2 by prolific indie STG creator TERARIN GAMES, a 3D rail shooter with sprite scaling graphics and a fun lock-on targeting system! Pirouette through the sky and dodge enemy fire, grab items, and take down waves of enemies in this exciting modern reimagining of retro arcade shooters! 2024-09-14T00:00:00Z https://indietsushin.net/posts/2024-09-14-Interview-with-Terarin.html ]]>We had the opportunity to speak with famed STG creator Terarin! We talked about shooting games both old and new, working with different styles within the genre, and pushing into new territory with the 3D rail shooter, Missile Dancer 2!