Reprinted with the permission of our friends at DownloadAstro, Akupara’s narrative kingpin Kyle Holmquist gave a great interview on the development of Whispering Willows! As always, you can feel free to pick Kyle’s brain yourself by following him on Twitter or joining our Discord!     Did you have any prior development or coding experience? […]

  Akupara Games will be releasing Spinch on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, alongside its upcoming Steam release. A 2D precision platformer where you run, jump, dash, dodge and slide your way through a hostile world of strobing, colorful monstrosities, Spinch fits perfectly into the catalogue of the console that defined the term “Nintendo Hard.” Not […]

Last Wednesday, Mutazione took home the Independent Games Festival award for Excellence in Audio. As one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies for indie games, the team at Akupara was humbled and honored to have been a part of Mutazione’s win that night. Given the nature of the award, the lion’s share of the credit […]

Akupara Games is a fully remote video game developer and publisher operating mainly out of Los Angeles, California. My name is Alyssa Kollgaard and I am Akupara’s main producer across all of our development, marketing and publishing efforts. We have been successfully shipping products for over three years across a multitude of genres, engines (Unity, […]

In what feels like a truly spectacular whirlwind, Akupara Games announced its attendance to the Indie Megabooth at PAX East 2020 on February 11th. For several weeks before and since, we’ve been consumed by it. What are we presenting? How many machines? Where are we going to find the hardware? What kind of configuration are […]

In our grand tradition of featuring games industry experts on the Akupara Blog, today’s entry is brought to you by Cat Arthur! Akupara and Rogue Snail approached me in 2019 to give Relic Hunters Zero a fresh new soundtrack to go along with all their updates in Relic Hunters Zero Remix and I immediately said […]

Gone Viral features brutal combat, wacky mutations and devastating items throughout its brawler roguelite gameplay, but the team at Skullbot Games also crafts features specifically for streamers who want to show off to the fans! In today’s blog, you’ll receive a rundown on all the different goodies you can look forward to when you start […]

Two months ago, we announced that Akupara Games would be taking the reins on Relic Hunters Zero and promised hunters all across the globe an update to the fan favorite title. Today, we’re making good on that promise! Announcing Relic Hunters Zero: Remix, an all-inclusive update for PC players and the first Relic Hunters experience […]

The Etherborn Original Soundtrack by Gabriel Garrido García and Altered Matter went live today across your favorite music apps. Recorded live in Barcelona, Spain, the flowing melodies of a string quartet, bassoon, clarinet and soprano vocalist create the perfect soundscape for the otherworldly puzzle game. Not just the complete original score, but a number of […]

  With the announcement of our 2020 slate of games under our belt, as well as new content for Mutazione freshly released, the team at Akupara Games took the opportunity to get together a little bit later than usual for our 2020 Holiday Party! Just in time for the Lunar New Year (and a certain […]