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Indie App Spotlight: ‘oh my hours’ counts the hours you’ve wasted, not your screen time (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-13 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Time Tracking Journal → | tags: oh my hours, 9to5mac, screen time

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Show HN: StackScope – I crawled over 40k indie launches to see what they ship (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | get Tech Launches Data Book → | tags: analysing, analysing indie, analytics

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Meet Wander, a StumbleUpon-inspired tool for discovering the ‘small web’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-03 | by Sarah Perez | get StumbleUpon Digital Subscription → | tags: small web, wander console, stumbleupon

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How Austin’s sandlot baseball scene became a magnet for indie rockers, filmmakers, designers, and brands (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-01 | get Austin Baseball Sandlot Kit → | tags: south by southwest, kevin morby, little wide open

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Mina the Hollower, a Sims alternative and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-05-30 | by Kris Holt | get Indie Game Development Kit → | tags: mina the hollower, indie games, summer game fest

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Gemini, Gophers, and Fingers. Oh My Alternative Internets Beyond HTTPS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-27 | by Brennan Kenneth Brown | tags: gemini, gopher, uri schemes

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Poppy’ is a proactive AI assistant that handles what Siri still can’t (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-23 | by Michael Burkhardt | get AI Assistant Device → | tags: poppy, siri, apple maps

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Cats Lock’ is a fun Mac app that solves cat keyboard spam (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-16 | by Michael Burkhardt | get Mac Keyboard Protector → | tags: cats lock, mac app store, 9to5mac

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AYANEO’s pricey Windows handhelds are this close to a release (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-15 | get AYANEO Windows Handheld Console → | tags: ayaneo, windows handhelds, next 2

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Don't Touch the Snail is an anti-cozy game that takes permadeath to the next level (engadget.com)

2026-05-14 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: indie game, don’t touch the snail, steam

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Show HN: An index of indie web/blog indexes (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-10 | get IndieWeb Starter Kit → | tags: indie web, blog indexes, random discovery

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Tell HN: An update from the new Tindie team (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | get Tindie Electronics Kit → | tags: tindie, eetree, hardware

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Show HN: My friend and his AI homies wrote SGI Indy emulator in Rust (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | get Rust Emulator Software Kit → | tags: sgi, indie, rust

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Vampire Crawlers, Peter Molyneux's return and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-04-25 | get Indie Game Development Kit → | tags: playdate, panic, titanium court

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Independent Bookstore Day: Bookshop.org founder on how small retailers are taking on Amazon (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-25 | get Bookstore Gift Card → | tags: bookshop.org, amazon, indie bookstores

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Tindie store under "scheduled maintenance" for days (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-21 | get Tindie Electronics Kit → | tags: tindie, scheduled maintenance, online marketplace

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Cyberpunk platformers, gallivanting geckos and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-04-18 | get Cyberpunk 2077 PC Game → | tags: indie games, top hat studios, motorslice

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An Etsy-style retail chain abruptly closed all of its stores, leaving customers and vendors blindsided (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get Etsy Seller Protection Kit → | tags: painted tree boutiques, indie businesses, brick-and-mortar

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A four-day Steam freebie turned into $250,000 for an indie game (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get Indie Game Development Kit → | tags: steam, indie game, nichiporchik

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Everything we like is a psyop? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | by Amanda Silberling | tags: geese, chaotic good, tiktok

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Everything we like is a psyop (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-16 | by Amanda Silberling | tags: geese, chaotic good, tiktok

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A Better Ludum Dare; Or, How to Ruin a Legacy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | tags: ludum dare, legacy, game jam

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Spotify is selling books now (engadget.com)

2026-04-15 | get Spotify Book Subscription → | tags: spotify, bookshop.org, audiobook

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MicroProse's next game is flight simulator Legendary Pilots (techspot.com)

2026-04-13 | get Flight Simulator Controller → | tags: microprose, legendary pilots, flight simulator

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Indie Animation Is Having a Moment on YouTube (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-11 | get Animation Studio Lighting Kit → | tags: youtube, digital circus, knights of guinevere

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How Two Indie Darlings Are Challenging a Collapsing Industry With Their Next Game (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-09 | get Indie Game Development Kit → | tags: indie games, 1000xresist, slay the princess

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Slay the Princess’ developer is the latest to expand into indie game publishing (theverge.com)

2026-04-09 | by Jay Peters | get Indie Game Developer Book → | tags: slay the princess, black tabby games, sunset visitor

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The Exit 8 movie is even better if you play the game first (theverge.com)

2026-04-09 | by Andrew Webster | get Exit 8 Puzzle Game → | tags: exit 8, iron lung, backrooms

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Super Meat Boy 3D makes suffering fun (theverge.com)

2026-04-04 | by Jay Peters | get Super Meat Boy 3D Game → | tags: super meat boy, headup games, 3d platformer

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Indie Pass is a forthcoming subscription service exclusively for indie games (engadget.com)

2026-04-02 | get Indie Game Subscription Card → | tags: indie.io, indie pass, steam deck