{
  "id": 2117839,
  "title": "Inner Pocket Publishing is \"building a quiet corner for people who love thoughtful single-player games\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/inner-pocket-publishing-is-building-a-quiet-corner-for-people-who",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:21:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/inner-pocket-publishing-is-building-a-quiet-corner-for-people-who-love-thoughtful-single-player-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Inner Pocket Publishing, an indie label founded by a team of industry veterans, aims to cater to players who appreciate single-player games with thought-provoking experiences. The company consists of four co-founders: Artem Oleinik, Yaroslav Kadyshev, Ivan Bushmin, and Eva Manuilovich. Inner Pocket has partnered with Nozomu Games to launch Burn With Me, an occult deck-burner game for PC. Other titles under Inner Pocket's banner include Outcast Tales, Nonolith, and The Archives of Trevosa.\n\nThe company is currently working with early-stage developers on several projects, selecting smaller games or nearly completed projects that require minimal additional funding. Inner Pocket is self-funded by its founders and can invest up to $75,000 per project. The founders believe that the traditional generalist publisher model is unsustainable, so Inner Pocket adopts a hybrid publisher-as-curator approach.\n\nInner Pocket's founder, Yaroslav Kadyshev, draws inspiration from Pantaloon's transition from a newsletter recommending indie titles to a publisher. Kadyshev sees value in cross-publisher collaboration, such as Pantaloon's practice of reviewing games it doesn't publish and inviting other publishers into its newsletter. He emphasizes that Inner Pocket is not a direct competitor to Pantaloon but rather a complementary entity with a distinct niche.\n\nKadyshev envisions Inner Pocket as a curator that brings new, interesting games to an audience that enjoys exploring worlds, solving mysteries, and discovering stories through games. The company plans to launch a curated library on Steam through its official Curator page, aiming to build a community of like-minded players who appreciate the curated selection. Inner Pocket sees its own published games as icebreakers, clearing a path for the community they want to create.",
  "summary": "A team of industry veterans from Critical Reflex, Gaijin Entertainment, and Nozomu Games has established the indie label Inner Pocket Publishing. Read more",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}