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What is Indie Game?
Indie Game (Indie Game) is a booru-style image gallery focused on independent games. It runs on Gelbooru Beta 0.1.11, the same software family behind many anime- and game-art boorus, and its front page lists 8,619 posts. It is a browsable archive of tagged images, not a store, news site or game database.
Who it is for
- Players who want to browse fan art, screenshots and promotional images from indie titles in one place.
- Artists and fans looking for references or a way to see how a game's visual identity is represented.
- Anyone who already understands booru conventions: tag-based search, favorites, comments and user registration.
What to expect
The visible interface is minimal: posts, comments, favorites and registration. There is no editorial layer, review section or pricing information, so it will not tell you whether a game is worth buying or where to buy it. Booru sites also vary widely in tagging quality and moderation, so search results depend on how consistently uploaders have tagged their posts.
Practical next step
If you want to judge whether the archive is useful, search for a specific indie title you already know and check how many tagged images it returns and whether the tags are specific enough to filter by character, artist or game. If you are looking for reviews, release dates or purchase links, use a dedicated storefront or games database instead; this site is best treated as a visual archive.
How do I search for a specific indie game on Indie Game?
On Indie Game, search works like a booru image board rather than a store or wiki: you type tags into the search field to filter the roughly 8,600 posts, and the site returns matching images. There is no separate game database or product page to look up, so you search by what the posts are tagged with, not by a title field.
H3 Practical approach
- Start with the plainest tag for the game, usually the title written as one tag (lowercase, spaces replaced by underscores is the booru convention).
- If that returns nothing, try a shorter or alternate form: a series name, a character name, or a distinctive word from the title.
- Combine tags to narrow results, e.g. a game tag plus
screenshot,fanart, orpixel_art. - If you still get nothing, the game may simply not be indexed yet, or it may be tagged under a different spelling.
H3 What to expect
- Results are images, not descriptions, release dates or reviews.
- Tag vocabulary is community-driven, so coverage and naming are inconsistent.
- The visible footer shows the site runs on Gelbooru Beta 0.1.11, which means standard Gelbooru search syntax and tag autocomplete behavior generally apply.
H3 Reader scenario
Say you want to find art for a specific small indie title. Typing the full title and getting zero hits is common; dropping to the developer's name or a main character usually finds the posts. From there, click a tag to see everything filed under it.
Next step: if the site's own tags fail, search the game's title on Gelbooru, since Indie Game uses the same software and tag conventions, and the larger index may reveal the exact tag spelling to bring back here.
What are the registration benefits and how do I create an account on Indie Game?
Registration on Indie Game is mainly about saving and organizing what you find, not about unlocking hidden content. According to the site’s own page, it serves 8,619 posts and shows a Register link alongside Posts, Comments, and Favorites. The visible benefit is the Favorites feature: an account lets you keep a personal collection instead of relying on browser bookmarks.
What an account gives you
- Favorites: Save posts to a personal list tied to your account, so they persist across devices and browser cleanups.
- Comments: The page lists Comments as a section, so registration is likely how you participate in discussion rather than only browsing.
- A named presence: Your activity is attached to an account instead of being anonymous.
How to create an account
- Open Indie Game.
- Find the Register link in the top navigation, next to Posts, Comments, and Favorites.
- Choose a username and password, then submit the form.
- Log in and start using Favorites on posts you want to keep.
Practical notes
Use a unique password, since small fan-run image boards are not high-security services. If you only want to look at images, registration is unnecessary; browse as a guest. If you want a persistent, portable collection or want to comment, register.
As a next step, decide based on your use: casual one-time browsing means skip it; ongoing collecting or discussion means create the account and test Favorites on a few posts before building a large list.
How can I filter posts by tags or rating on Indie Game?
On Indie Game, you filter by using tags — the booru-style search box is where you type them. Ratings are handled the same way, as a search term rather than a separate dropdown.
Typical tag search behaviour on a booru
- Type one or more tags in the search field and submit; results show posts matching all of them.
- Space-separated tags narrow the results; adding more tags makes the set smaller, not larger.
- Rating filters are usually written as
rating:general,rating:sensitiveorrating:questionable/rating:explicit, depending on how the site labels them. - Negation is usually supported, e.g.
-tagto exclude something. - Ordering and pagination controls sit alongside the results.
Practical example
If you want safe-for-work pixel-art scenes, try a search like pixel_art rating:general. If that returns nothing, drop the rating term and check which rating labels the site actually uses by opening a few posts and reading their tag lists — that tells you the exact spelling to type.
Next step Open any post you like and look at its tag list; copy the tags that describe what you want, then combine them in the search box one at a time. If a tag returns zero results, it probably isn't used here, so try a synonym.
What are the terms of service and content rules for posting on Indie Game?
The site does not publish its terms or content rules on the page you can see. The visible page shows only the site name, a post counter, a visitor counter, and links labelled "Terms of Service", "Register", "Comments", and "Favorites" — the terms themselves sit behind that link, and the excerpt gives no rule text.
That matters for anyone planning to post. You cannot tell from the front page whether the site requires an account, how it handles adult or copyrighted material, what tagging conventions are enforced, or what gets a post removed. Indie Game is a booru-style image board, and boards of that type usually attach their rules to the registration flow or a linked terms page rather than the homepage.
Practical next steps
- Open the "Terms of Service" link directly and read it before uploading anything.
- Check whether posting requires registration; if so, the rules are often shown during signup.
- Look at how existing posts are tagged and categorised — that shows the accepted conventions in practice.
- If you are posting your own game's art or screenshots, confirm the site's stance on creator-owned material and credit before you upload.
A reader scenario
Suppose you have screenshots from a small game you are developing and want them seen. You would first check whether the board permits promotional or self-posted content, whether it expects source links, and whether it restricts certain content categories. None of that is answerable from the page as it stands, so the terms link is the only reliable starting point — and if it turns out to be empty or unclear, treat that as a reason to ask in the site's comments before posting rather than after.
How do I add a post to my favorites on Indie Game?
Adding a post to your favorites on Indie Game requires an account. The site's own navigation lists "Register" and "Favorites" alongside "Posts" and "Comments," which tells you the favorites list is tied to a logged-in user rather than stored in your browser.
The practical flow is:
- Register or log in. Use the "Register" link in the site navigation. Without an account there is no favorites list to add to.
- Open the post you want to keep. Browse or search the posts, then open the individual post page rather than the thumbnail grid.
- Use the favorites control on the post. On boards running this software, that is normally a button or link near the post itself, often labeled "Favorite" or marked with a star or heart. Clicking it adds the post to your account's list.
- Check the result. Visit "Favorites" in the navigation to confirm the post appears. If it does not, you were likely logged out when you clicked.
If you do not see a favorites control, the usual causes are that you are not logged in, that your account is too new or lacks the required permission, or that the board has disabled the feature. Logging in again is the first thing to test.
A concrete scenario: you are collecting reference art for a project and want a shortlist you can return to without re-searching. Favoriting is the right tool for that; downloading is better if you need the files offline, since favorites only store a link to the post.
Trade-off to weigh: favorites are public on most boards of this type and are visible on your profile, so treat them as a public collection rather than a private bookmark folder. If you want something private, save the image locally instead.
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