Links
There are many indie community sites as well as developer sites. While it would be hard to try to catalog them all, we have tried to make an effort to provide as many links as possible. We are especially proud of our developer links section which contains over 100 links! We are always looking for more so feel free to email exlstudios [at] hotmail [dot] com. Be sure to replace [at] with the @ symbol and [dot] with a period. To quickly find a link, press and hold "Ctrl" and "F" at the same time. Then type either a developer name, a game name, a creation engine, or the name of a community site.
Xbox Live Indie Community Sites
Give us this day our daily game
http://giveusthisdayourdailygame.blogspot.com/
A site by a gamer, for gamers. The blog features indie game news, reviews, and play-time information. This information is commonly created levels, maps, characters, etc. within an indie game.
Emuholic's Game Blog
http://games.emuboards.com/
A great site for the latest news, reviews, and general information regarding indie games.
Indie Flux
http://indieflux.com/
Extensive indie game news and reviews, along with a nice selection of helpful links.
Indie Game Blog
http://www.indiegameblog.net/
A blog devoted to helping indie games get recognized. A nice site for news and reviews.
Microsoft's Xbox Live Indies Games Page
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/community/default.htm
Microsoft's main page for indie games complete with a hot titles list and indie game news.
Negative Gamer
http://negativegamer.com/category/cgames/
Another site with some interesting reviews and indie news.
Rusted Views
http://rusted3572.wordpress.com/
A site with some great reviews as well as indie game news and details on the latest gaming sessions.
Small Cave Games
http://smallcavegames.blogspot.com/
A blog with a great selection of reviews as well as information regarding their latest project, Ophidian Wars: The Legend of Kilflame.
Wasted Seconds
http://wastedseconds.com/
Want to hear news about Xbox Live Arcade and Xbox Live Indie Games? Reviews and Podcasts are available, but the site also deals with many issues outside of these two fields.
Worth the Points
http://www.worththepoints.com/
A nice catalog of reviews organized by those worth the points and those that are not. They can also be searched through by popularity, name, and more.
XBLA & XNA Ratings
http://xnaratings.com/
A nice site with the most developer interviews I have seen! It also contains a lot of information on Xbox Live Indie Games and Xbox Live Arcade Games.
XBLIG Reviews
http://www.xblig.co.uk/index.php
Game reviews and news for indie games. Also has a nice "indie game search engine" to find a game with the specifications you enter.
XboxHornet
http://xboxhornet.wordpress.com/
Looking for the latest news on Xbox Live indie and arcade games? Look here.
Xbox Indies
http://xboxindies.com/
A complete catalog of every indie game as it releases. The community can choose to recommend or not recommend each game. Search games by genre, price, and/or features. Unfortunately, the news section is no longer updated, but the catalog is.
XNA Creator's Club
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/
The main center of the XNA universe. Everything required to get a game on Xbox Live happens here, complete with technical forums. Find starter kits, resources, utilities, submit games, review games, playtest games, and more.
XNA Development: Game Development for the masses
http://xnadevelopment.com/index.shtml
A nice site with tutorials to help newcomers learn Microsoft's XNA Game Studio. Learn to create 2D sprites, backgrounds, move objects, scroll backgrounds, make sprites duck/jump, and more!
XNA Roundup
http://xnaroundup.blogspot.com/
The popular video review site. Check it out weekly and subscribe to get your weekly review fix!
xnPlay
http://www.xnplay.co.uk/
A review site that organizes games by cost, recommended, genre, or list of all. A fair site that reviews games based on features and gameplay and does not (at least to us) seem to be bias.
ZBuffer XNA News
http://www.thezbuffer.com/
Provides news, information, and resources for Managed Direct X and XNA Framework.
Ziggyware
http://ziggyware.com/news.php
Provides articles, downloads, news, tutorials, technical forum, contests, and more for Microsoft's XNA Game Studios.
Farseer Physics: (Xbox 360 and Windows)
http://www.codeplex.com/FarseerPhysics
Farseer Physics is a 2D physics engine that is easy and has been designed for Microsoft's XNA and Silverlight platforms. It is full of features and is free to use (just give credit where needed).
Starter Kit - Puzzle Game: (Xbox 360 and Windows)
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/starterkit/marblets
The starter kit for Puzzle games is a full fledged XNA Game Studio game. It can be customized in C# and the source code can be used as the basis for projects. It showcases the ability to eliminate same-colored bubbles. Offers a few game modes, but emphasises creating your own. It is free to use, but give credit where it is due.
Starter Kit - 3D Racing Game: (Xbox 360 and Windows)
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/starterkit/racinggame
The starter kit for Racing games is a full fledged XNA Game Studio game. It can be customized in C# and the source code can be used as the basis for projects. It is free to use, but give credit where it is due.
Starter Kit - 2D Role-Playing Game: (Xbox 360 and Windows)
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/starterkit/roleplayinggame
The starter kit for 2D Role-Playing games is a full fledged XNA Game Studio game. It can be customized in C# and the source code can be used as the basis for projects. It comes complete with character classes, items, quests, multiple party members, turn-based combat engine, and all game data is written in XML files. It is free to use, but give credit where it is due.
Starter Kit - 3D Ship Game: (Xbox 360 and Windows) (Premium Creator's Club Membership)
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/starterkit/shipgame
The starter kit for 3D Ship games is a full fledged XNA Game Studio game. It can be customized in C# and the source code can be used as the basis for projects. The game is a ship combat game set inside a complex tunnel. It features advanced lighting and textures, full GPU particle system, and advanced physics. Comes with local two player built in. It is free to use, but give credit where it is due.
Starter Kit - 2D Shooter Game: (Xbox 360 and Windows)
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/starterkit/netrumble
The starter kit for 2D Shooter games is a full fledged XNA Game Studio game. It can be customized in C# and the source code can be used as the basis for projects. It showcases the new multiplayer features using XNA Game Studio. It is free to use, but give credit where it is due.
Starter Kit - Spaceship Combat Game: (Xbox 360 and Windows)
http://creators.xna.com/en-US/starterkit/spacewar
The starter kit for Spaceship Combat games is a full fledged XNA Game Studio game. It can be customized in C# and the source code can be used as the basis for projects. It comes in two versions: Retro and Evolved. The Retro version is a faithful of the 1962 classic. The Evolved version is almost the same, but with 3D models and effects. It is free to use, but give credit where it is due.
Synapse Gaming: (Xbox 360, Windows) (Premium Creator's Club Membership)
http://www.synapsegaming.com/
Torque X: (Xbox 360, Windows, Mac, Steam, iPhone, and web browser)
http://www.garagegames.com/
Torque 3D is a powerful game engine that helps create and publish games across multiple platforms. There is a lot of support in forums, art packs, genre kits, tools, and more. Torque 3D has a lot of features to allow the creation of any game.
Visual 3D: (Windows)
http://www.visual3d.net/game-engine
Visual 3D is a very powerful game engine that allows for games of all types to be created (read: massively multiplayer online as well). It is rather new and has been developed with C#, .NET, and XNA in mind. It works for Windows, but we are unsure whether it works for Xbox 360 or not.
Game(s): Project Alpha, Zombies 2.0, Castle Crushers (coming soon)
http://www.2point0studios.com/
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Game(s): Mithra Episode 1: The Calling
http://www.afictiongames.com/default.aspx
Developer: Altered Reality Entertainment
Game(s): Iris
http://www.iris-360.com/index.html
Developer: Arcane Labs
Game(s): Classicard, TV Calibration
http://www.arcanelabs.biz/
Developer: Archor Games
Game(s): BluePrint Racer 4D (removed from XBLM), A Kitchen Sink War
http://games.archor.com/
Developer: Aztec Games
Game(s): The Collector, TicTacToe, Double Vision, The Amazing Rumbling Hypno Disc, Stereo3D Gallery, Pushy (coming soon)
http://aztecgames.spaces.live.com/default.aspx?sa=586238147
Developer: BadRadish
Game(s): Lodestar 1000
http://badradish.com/
Developer: Bagfull of Wrong
Game(s): Squid Yes! Not So Octopus!, Squid and Let Die (coming soon), Vampyros Squidos (coming soon)
http://bagfullofwrong.co.uk/bagfullofwords/
Developer: Barkers Crest Studio
Game(s): Easy Golf Course Architect, Avatar Golf
http://barkerscrest.com/
Developer: Binary Tweed
Game(s): Clover, Clover: A Curious Tale
http://www.binarytweed.com/
Developer: Binary Zoo Studios
Game(s): DUOtrix (In cooperation with Caffeine Monster Software), Echoes +, mono (coming soon)
http://www.binaryzoo.com/site/index.php
Developer: Bionic Shark Studios
Game(s): Air Legends
http://sharky.bluecog.co.nz/
Developer: Blackpwn
Game(s): Pwned, Pwnker (coming soon)
http://blackpwn.com/
Developer: Bootdisk Revolution
Game(s): Freqµency
http://www.bootdiskrevolution.com/
Developer: Borderline Interactive
Game(s): Chaos
http://borderlineinteractive.com/
Developer: Brain Seal
Game(s): Masters of Belial (coming soon)
http://www.mastersofbelial.com/
Developer: Bwoot Games
Game(s): LED Display, Puzzwords, Graffiti LIVE (coming soon)
http://www.bwootgames.com/
Developer: Caffeine Monster Software
Game(s): DOUtrix (In cooperation with Binary Zoo Studios)
http://www.caffeinemonstersoftware.com/index.php
Developer: Cannibal Cat Software
Game(s): Chubbles, Decimator
http://www.cannibalcat.com/home.html
Developer: Chounard
Game(s): Being
http://thirdpartyninjas.com/blog/
Developer: Chris Hughes
Game(s): Chris Unarmed (coming soon)
http://chrisunarmed.blogspot.com/
Developer: Cletus Clay
Game(s): Cletus Clay (coming soon)
http://www.cletusclay.com/
Developer: Codeglue (Harald Maassen)
Game(s): Revenge of the Evil Aliens
http://evilaliens.lamaars.nl/index.html#links
Developer: Creative Cog Games
Game(s): Balloon Blocks
http://www.creativecoggames.com/
Developer: Crying Monkey Studio
Game(s): Zulu Hour (coming soon)
http://www.cryingmonkeystudio.com/zuluhour/
Developer: D-pad Studio
Game(s): Owlboy (coming soon), Project Rhapsody (coming soon)
http://dpadstudio.com/default.asp
Developer: danderham
Game(s): Tomato Blaster
http://www.tomatoblaster.com/
Developer: Darix Studios
Game(s): Marvelous Galaxy
http://www.darixstudios.com/
Developer: Dark Omen Games
Game(s): Nebulon, Bubble Trouble (coming soon), Killer Core (coming soon)
http://darkomengames.co.uk/
Developer: Darthuvius
Game(s): Ye Olde Dice Game
http://giveusthisdayourdailygame.blogspot.com/
Developer: David Webbs Games
Game(s): Hexothermic
http://davidwebb.games-journal.com/
Developer: Dead Pixel Arcade
Game(s): Revenge of the Ball
http://www.deadpixelarcade.com/
Developer: Decapod Studios
Game(s): Calculator360, Murphid (coming soon)
http://decapodstudios.com/
Developer: Devilduck
Game(s): Valhyre: The Aftermath
http://www.valhyre.org/
Developer: Domain of the Infinite
Game(s): Mind's Eye of Jupiter - Episode 01, Mind's Eye of Jupiter - Episode 02 (coming soon)
http://domainoftheinfinite.com/blog/
Developer: Duckocide
Game(s): Tail Gun Charlie, Rail Gun Charlie
http://duckocide.squarespace.com/rail-gun-charlie/
Developer: Escapist Games
Game(s): Atomhex, World Clock, Platypus
http://escapistgames.com/index.htm
Developer: Evolution Dream Studios
Game(s): Bomb Disposal Expert, Planet Delta, Project Atlantis (coming soon), Words in a Word, Pirate Mayhem (coming soon), Runic Quest (coming soon)
http://www.evolutiondreamstudio.com/index.html
Developer: Excalibur Studios
Game(s): Aesop's Garden
http://www.excaliburstudios.com/
Developer: Four Bros Studios
Game(s): Zoomaroom
http://zoomaroom.blogspot.com/
Developer: Fun Infused Games
Game(s): Nasty, Abduction (coming soon)
http://www.funinfused.com/
Developer: Funavision
Game(s): Duologue
http://funavision.com/
Developer: Funkmasonry Industries
Game(s): Groov
http://www.funkmasonry.com/
Developer: Fuzzy Bug Interactive
Game(s): Word Soup
http://www.bigfizz.com/index.php
Developer: Gambit Game Labs
Game(s): CarneyVale Showtime
http://gambit.mit.edu/index.php
Developer: Gamer Outfit
Game(s): Exisled
http://gameroutfit.com/wordpress/
Developer: Games Never Change
Game(s): 0nes (coming soon)
http://www.ones-thegame.com/
Developer: Gnomic Studios
Game(s): Square Off
http://www.gnomicstudios.com/blog/
Developer: GoGo-Robot Games
Game(s): The Galactic Aquarium, Blast Buggies (coming soon - In Cooperation with Radiation Burn)
http://gogo-robot.com/index.php
Developer: Green Light Projects
Game(s): Carcophony
http://www.glpeas.co.uk/
Developer: Halfbrick
Game(s): Halfbrick Blast Off, Halfbrick Echoes, Halfbrick Rocket Racing
http://www.halfbrick.com/
Developer: IshiSoft
Game(s): Johnny Platform's Biscuit Romp, Johnny Platform Saves Christmas (coming soon)
http://ishisoft.remakes.org/index.php
Developer: Jade Vault Games
Game(s): ASCII Quest (coming soon)
http://www.jadevaultgames.com/
Developer: JForce Games
Game(s): Unstoppable
http://jforcegames.com/blog/index.php?special=home
Developer: julio9 (Geriatric Studios)
Game(s): unRevolutionary
http://unrevolutionary.com/index.htm
Developer: Kindling Games
Game(s): Hieronymus Bash
http://kindling-games.com/
Developer: Microsoft Game Labs
Game(s): Kodu
http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/default.aspx
Developer: Krollware LLC
Game(s): Wacky Karts
http://www.krollware.com/
Developer: laXarIS
Game(s): Magnetic Mind (coming soon)
http://www.laxaris.com/
Developer: Lefantome
Game(s): Boring Space Shooter
http://boringspaceshooter.blogspot.com/
Developer: LemonBall Games
Game(s): Snaker Ace
http://www.lemonballgames.com/home
Developer: Level 13 Games
Game(s): Wheels of War: Carnage Academy (coming soon)
http://www.level13games.co.uk/
Developer: Lighthouse Games Studio (SniperED007)
Game(s): myFishtank, Fireplace, Avatar Rockets
http://www.facebook.com/LighthouseGames
Developer: Louis Lavallee
Game(s): Karnn Age, Karnn Age Lite
http://karnnage.com/index.php
Developer: Mad Ninja Skillz
Game(s): EZmuze: House and breaks edition, ezmuze+: Hamst3r edition (In cooperation with The Hamster Alliance)
http://ezmuze.co.uk/
Developer: Mexond
Game(s): Abronium Party, Sqong, T-KARA, Bobby Says - dance with me!
http://www.mexond.com/?ID=1991&lang=GB
Developer: Mezzanine Games
Game(s): Merc Defenders
http://www.mezzaninegames.com/
Developer: Milkstone Studios
Game(s): Little Racers, Wool
http://www.milkstonestudios.com/
Developer: Moment Games
Game(s): Office Politics (coming soon)
http://www.momentgames.com/
Developer: Mommy's Best Games
Game(s): Weapon of Choice, Grapple Buggy (coming soon)
http://www.mommysbestgames.com/
Developer: Murudai
Game(s): Solar, Primordial (coming soon)
http://www.murudai.com/index.html
Developer: Nevosoft
Game(s): Supercow (In cooperation with CTXM)
http://www.nevosoft.com/
Developer: Novaleaf Game Studios
Game(s): Biology Battle, Jason Bomb (coming soon), Arcana Advanced (coming soon), Subspace (coming soon), ArenA MechA (coming soon), AARRR! Ninjas Beware! (coming soon)
http://games.novaleaf.com/
Developer: No Hands Games
Game(s): Battle Bubbles
http://www.nohandsgames.com/
Developer: Occasional Gamer
Game(s): Gum Drop Celestial Frontier, Gum Drop Neo Terra
http://www.occasionalgamer.com/
Developer: Oesis Inc.
Game(s): Jonny Crush, Dark Skies: Constellation
http://www.oesis.net/
Developer: Ophidian Wars
Game(s): Ophidian Wars (coming soon)
http://ophidianwars.com/
Developer: Ouch Games
Game(s): Tank-tastic!, Carpet Wrestling (coming soon), Dust Devils (coming soon)
http://www.ouchgames.com/
Developer: Phizz
Game(s): Biophage (coming soon)
http://phizz.ath.cx/
Developer: Play with Motion
Game(s): Junkyard Battle
http://www.playwithmotion.com/blog/
Developer: Pow Studios
Game(s): Spectra Musical Massage
http://powstudios.com/
Developer: Protege Production
Game(s): Armor Valley
http://protegeproduction.com/
Developer: Pwnee Studios
Game(s): Cloudberry Kingdom (coming soon)
http://pwnee.com/
Developer: Radiation Burn
Game(s): Bullet Trap, Blast Buggies (coming soon - In Cooperation with GoGo-Tobot Games)
http://www.radiationburn.net/
Developer: Rece
Game(s): Chalked
http://iamrece.blogspot.com/
Developer: Reiser Games
Game(s): Alchemist, Freedom-Star: New Horizons (coming soon)
http://www.reisergames.com/index.html
Developer: Retroburn Game Studios
Game(s): See and Learn (coming soon), Ultra Pool (coming soon), Shadow Racers (coming soon), Critical Strike (coming soon)
http://retroburngames.com/
Developer: Running Pixel
Game(s): Bricks4Ever, Crystal Crush, Pinball Maker (coming soon)
http://www.runningpixel.com/
Developer: Ryan Thorlakson and Tyrel Schultz
Game(s): Light's End
http://lightsendgame.com/index.htm
Developer: SGN Games
Game(s): Alien Ambush, Golden Royal Blackjack, Slottso Party, Golden Royal Hold'em, Penguin Slip-Side, Golden Royal Omaha & Texas Hold'em, Alien Encounters: Attack on Xa-Tam, Avatar Casino Slots #1, Legends of Lore: Episode 1 (coming soon)
http://www.sgngames.com/
Developer: Shortfuse Games
Game(s): Colosseum, Colosseum: Hammerball, Alive & Undead (coming soon)
http://www.shortfuse.se/
Developer: Simian Soup
Game(s): Ghastly Ghouls
http://simiansoup.com/
Developer: Ska Studios
Game(s): ZP2K9, ZSX4 Guitarpocalypse, I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1
http://skasoftware.wordpress.com/
Developer: Small Cave Games
Game(s): Ophidian Wars: The Legend of Kilflame
http://ophidianwars.com/
Developer: Social Loner Studios
Game(s): What The?!, My Own Little War (coming soon, working title)
http://sociallonerstudios.com/
Developer: Some Call Me Tim
Game(s): UAV Wars
http://uavwars.com/
Developer: SoNotSoft
Game(s): reTension
http://www.sonotsoft.com/news/news.php
Developer: Sorcery Games
Game(s): Pellmell, Aceball, The Dreamland Chronicles (coming soon)
http://www.sorcerygames.com/
Developer: Spyn Doctor Games
Game(s): Golden Tangram, Kuchibi
http://www.spyn-doctor.de/
Developer: Starlit Sky Games
Game(s): StrikeForce Psi, Sky Defender
http://www.StarlitSkyGames.com
Developer: Stegersaurus Games
Game(s): Tank Strike, Pumpkin Carver, Battle Beat (coming soon)
http://www.stegersaurus.com/
Developer: Stir Fry Games
Game(s): SFG Soccer
http://www.stirfrygames.com/index.php
Developer: Suppsoft
Game(s): Wordzy
http://www.wordzy.com/default.html
Developer: SyndicateX
Game(s): Whirlygig (coming soon)
http://www.syndicatex.com/
Developer: tapeteGaming
Game(s): Motoball (coming soon)
http://tapetegaming.blogsport.de/
Developer: Team Holland
Game(s): Hollandia (coming soon)
http://hollandiagame.com/
Developer: Team Mango
Game(s): GravSheep, Dysnomia (coming soon)
http://www.team-mango.com/
Developer: The Hamster Alliance
Game(s): ezmuze+: Hamst3r edition (In cooperation with Mad Ninja Skillz)
http://www.hamsteralliance.com/
Developer: The Shape of Games To Come
Game(s): Time Flows, But Does Not Return
http://shapeofgames.blogspot.com/
Developer: TnT Gaming
Game(s): Trinity Wars Prologue: Spine of the World, Tinity Wars - Episode 1 (coming soon)
http://tntgaming.net/default.aspx
Developer: Tower 17 Games
Game(s): Mania, Aphelion (coming soon)
http://www.tower17games.com/
Developer: Trino Team
Game(s): Trino
http://www.trinoteam.com/
Developer: Triple B Games
Game(s): Fitba, College Lacrosse 2010 (coming soon - In Cooperation with Crosse Studios)
http://triplebgames.com/
Developer: UberGeekGames
Game(s): Awesome Tank, A Game of Tennis, Game Finder, Dungeon Adventure (coming soon)
http://www.ubergeekgames.com/
Developer: Victor Ortega
Game(s): Track Architect
http://trackarchitect.co.cc/
Developer: WAM! Games
Game(s): Pegzo
http://wam-games.com/
Developer: Willow Ridge Software
Game(s): Guardian (coming soon)
http://www.crappycoding.com/
Developer: WizGames
Game(s): RC Racing 360 (coming soon)
http://www.wizgames.altervista.org/
Developer: Xona
Game(s): Duality: ZF (coming soon)
http://xona.com/
Developer: Zenfar
Game(s): Zenhak, Mayan Countdown
http://www.zenfar.com/
