Indie Friendly Online Distributors
January 7th, 2009
As a small indie developer, we don't have the resources to make a bunch of CDs and boxes for Overgrowth. The good news is that physical retailers are out and online distribution is…
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Multiplayer News
January 7th, 2009
Hi everyone, I'm Henry. Although this is a very late introduction, I've actually been working with Wolfire since 2005. You might know me from the Windows port of Black Shades, and…
Overgrowth Alpha 8
January 6th, 2009
Has it been a week already? That means it's time for a new build of Overgrowth. If you're just tuning in, we are doing something a little unusual with our development on our…
Pen and paper: next-gen design tools
January 5th, 2009
When designing algorithms for 3D rendering, it's often tricky for me to visualize what I'm doing. I find that if I stop for a few seconds and sketch the idea out using pen and…
Free Lugaru Postmortem
January 4th, 2009
Free LugaruA few weeks ago, we tried something new. We gave Lugaru away 100% for free in a holiday promotion. It was only covered by a few big sites, the largest two being the…
Aquaria design tour
January 2nd, 2009
The last post had many design tour requests, so I picked one of the most popular for this week. Sorry it took so long; it's a long game! This is the fourth design tour, and it is…
Overgrowth Level Concepts
January 2nd, 2009
One challenge I have as the artist on Overgrowth is working with David so that each area can help tell the story of the game. As a gamer, I don't like having to sit through drawn…
Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2008
Happy New Year! Wolfire New Years It seems like just yesterday we officially formed Wolfire Games and announced Overgrowth. In just a few short months, I think we have accomplished…
Tiki Towers: the man fights back
December 30th, 2008
It's things like this that make me proud to be an indie game developer. RealArcade, a subsidiary of RealNetworks, recently released Tiki Towers, a game that looks quite similar to…