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Which 2015 GOTY thread? This one for which we still need to write up blurbs and pictures:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1159091

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GAF Indie Steam Group (We are currently looking for someone to handle the Steam Group announcements, any volunteers are welcome to contact me via PM):
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NeoGAFIndie
IndieGAF Steam Curator Group (Game suggestions curated by me):
http://store.steampowered.com/curator/4626771

Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):

IndieGAF recommends: The 50 Best Indie Games of 2013: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=766928
IndieGAF recommends: The 50 Best Indie Games of 2014: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=985103

• List of all 2013 threads
• List of all 2014 threads
• List of all 2015 threads
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• Indie Games 2016 [January]

As before, voting is going to happen in the last week of the month.

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Post 1:
1. Header Information
2. Overview
3. Introductory Blurb
4. Voting Results "Best of Last Month"
5. Indie Media Corner

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6. Remarkable Indie Release Dates coming up this month!

Post 3:
7. Recently released Indies!

Post 4:
8. Upcoming Indies to look forward to!

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We are always interested in getting to know more people with the same hobby. If you share our love for Indies, let us know! We talk about anything Indie, want to talk about the mess that DoubleFine is leaving behind? The depth(s) of Dwarf Fortress? Need recommendations? This is the right spot to ask! We'd also love to read more impressions

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Hey! I assume you are new in this thread series and want to see what we were up to? Or you didnt have enough time to play through all of the games from the last month but still want to catch up with the best ones? Then this list is for YOU! These were the games we enjoyed the most in the previous thread, voted on by the community (More thorough descriptions and impressions in the previous thread, especially the last few pages with the voting):

1. Reap - Free (PC)

http://managore.itch.io/reap

Your ship breaks up on the rocky shores, but luckily you've made it to the island! Every action drains your energy, but the sleep you get each night revitalizes you
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2. Underrail - $14.99 (PC)

http://underrail.com

A Serbian-made tough-as-nails isometric RPG with tactical turn-based combat in the style of Fallout 1/2. There is a heavy focus on player freedom and exploration with tens of hours of content.
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2. Human: Fall Flat - $9.99 (PC)

http://www.nobrakesgames.com/human/

Human: Fall Flat is an open-ended physics based puzzle game in which you take control of builder Bob helping him resolve the mysteries behind his recurring dreams of falling.Your goal is to escape those dreams full of puzzles, dangers and surprises using everything you find in the levels.
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2. Breathe - Free (PC, Browser)

http://galvesmash.itch.io/breathe

Four hundred years ago, in an ancient forest of somewhere in Japan Ni-tsu was left by her family in an very old temple. She started a deep meditation journey in order to fulfill her loneliness and to reach the highest state of illumination, however evil spirits won’t let her in peace. We invite you to help Ni-Tsu in this journey of self-illumination!
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5.-10. (Still great games here)
Zunus
Conquerors
Day By Day
Forklift Man
Cubyrinth
SneakR

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I noticed there are a few noteworthy, and relatively unknown, projects that deserve a shoutout here because I feel that they share a common interest with the people in this thread. I talked to the guy from Pixabyte and MetaVendetta and both are very enthusiastic about the things they love and figured you might appreciate the shoutout as well. If you enjoy anything here or want to give feedback, let these guys know via their websites or also here in this thread. If you appreciate something, let people know. A heads up can sometimes very valuable.

This is a monthly podcast series that presents notable Indie Game soundtracks. A likeable host and guests, a fantastic track selection, interesting discussions and a focus for Indies will make this one a mainstay in my monthly threads.

Episode 11: Episode 11: Summer Girls
[Wolfenstien | Elysian Shadows | Trials Fusion | Fract OSC | Out There | Parappa the Rapper]

GAF Thread: Freeware Games
So many free games are out there and so many are just really good games that a large majority of people will never play. From developers with large portfolios of freeware games, to free alphas and betas, to the hundreds and hundreds of entries for game jams such as Seven Day Roguelike, Seven Day FPS, Ludum Dare, and others, to the talented work of Digipen students, there's just an astounding amount of quality free games to play and enjoy that this thread tries to uncover.

 

[Toma]

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- GRIP (Early Access) - 2/2
- Cobalt - 2/2
- Sorcery 1 & 2 - 2/2
- Firewatch - 2/9
- Unravel - 2/9
- Machiavillain (Kickstarter) - 2/11
- SuperHOT - 2/25
- Factorio (Early Access) - 2/25
- We Are The Dwarves - 2/26
- Grim Dawn (Full Release)
- Moon Hunters
- Blood Alloy - February or early March

Quick and dirty for now. Maybe I'll add some pictures and links later.

 

[Toma]

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AIPD - $9.99 (PC)

http://aipd-game.com/

Enter the AI arena and fight evil artificial intelligences with a variety of weapons and modifications. AIPD is a top-down coop twin-stick shooter with a visual style that is an homage to 80s neon art styles, pioneered by games like Minestorm on the Vectrex console system or feature films like TRON.

Broken Puppet - Free (PC)

http://www.indiedb.com/games/broken-puppet

Katherine was once the star of a puppet theather, but she has been replaced by a new doll, and vanished to the basement. Now, using her own threads she will recover the glory, kill the impostor and return the show to its one and only start...

Crashlands - $14.99 (PC, Mac, IOS)

https://www.crashlands.net/

Crashlands is a story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world of hidden magic and high technology. Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

Darkest Dungeon - $24.99 (PC, Mac)

http://www.darkestdungeon.com/

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

DarkMaus - $9.99 (PC)

http://www.darkmaus.com/

In DarkMaus, you play a lonely wanderer searching for what's left in a corrupted world. The odds are against you - you will certainly perish.

Evochron Legacy - $24.99 (PC)

http://www.starwraith.com/evochronlegacy/index.htm

Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.

Garbage Day - $14.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/368860

Garbage Day is an open world sandbox game, in which you are stuck in a time loop (meaning you live the same day over and over). In this game you have to explore and interact to find out how to get out of the time loop.

Geminis - Free (Browser)

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view

Follow the story of two siamese twins who work at freak show. During the day they complete challenges to amuse the public, but nothing is never that simple. You'll discover how different these sisters are over their late-night conversations.

Helium - Free alpha demo (PC)

http://gamejolt.com/games/helium

Helium is an arthouse game in a genre of "action-adventure".The 27th crew member of a board of "Stellar-VI" appears in the middle of the unknown planet absolutely alone. The only thing that could explain something - the voice proceeding on the holographic panel from astronaut corpse.Whose voice and should it be trusted?

Oxenfree - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Xbox One)

http://nightschoolstudio.com/oxenfree/

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Pharaonic - $12.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/386080/

Pharaonic is an unforgiving sidescrolling Action-RPG set in Ancient Egypt. Explore a vast kingdom full of dangers and brutal enemies while you find the truth behind Ahmosis I, the Red Pharaoh.

Pythagoria - $1.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/434620/

Pythagoria is a brain-teasing number puzzle game.

Scrap Mechanic - $19.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/387990

Scrap Mechanic is an all-new creative multiplayer sandbox game which drops you right into a world where you quite literally engineer your own adventures! Choose from the 100+ building parts you have at your disposal and create anything from crazy transforming vehicles to a house that moves. You’re even able to team up with your friends to create amazing things together: in Scrap Mechanic, you’re the master creator of anything you can imagine!

Space Grunts - $9.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.orangepixel.net/spacegrunts/

You play one, out of a team, of Space Grunts, and your mission is simple: find your way into the moon-base, and figure out what has happened. You'll have to fight your way through aliens, robots, security drones and base-systems. Find the lower levels of the moon-base, and get to the core of the problems.

Tharsis - $14.99 (PC, Mac)

https://totallychoice.com/games/tharsis

Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice. And cannibalism.You are in control of humanity’s first manned mission to Mars, just as it’s struck by a meteor. You must guide your crew through disasters, food shortages, and the indifference of space — Do not expect survivors.

That Dragon, Cancer - $14.99 (PC, Mac)

http://www.thatdragoncancer.com/

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human - $9.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.whycjwhy.com/aquaticadventure/index.html

Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction

The Bug Butcher - $7.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.awfullynicestudios.com/games/

A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels

The Deadly Tower of Monsters - $14.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/353700

Fire up your ray guns, crystal swords, and laser whips, and get ready for thrills and chills! With three incredible movie stars playing out decidedly B-level sci-fi exploits, Dick Starspeed, Scarlet Nova, and Robot will have you ready to jump off the side of the tower—right into adventure!

The Witness - $39.99 (PC, PS4)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/210970

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Torment: Tides of Numenera - $44.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/272270

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

 

[Toma]

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Action Legion - Early 2016 (PC)

http://www.aeonic-entertainment.com/action-legion/

Action Legion is a mouse-controlled, single-player war game with comparable similarities to classics such as Cannon Fodder. Fight your way through waves of enemies using an array of weapons, destroy enemy structures and bases, and defeat tough boss fights in this classical single-player epic!

Astrokill - PC, Mac, Linux

http://www.indiedb.com/games/astrokill

AstroKill is a space-shooter that combines intense dogfighting with realistic, zero-G physics. Space, bullets, explosions, and Newton's first law are on full display. Battles are fast-paced and cutthroat.

Black Future - ????

http://bracketproductions.com/index.php/blackfuture

A sci-fi roguelike inspired by Dwarf Fortress, years of fantasy roleplaying, and Douglass Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Corpus Inedia - ????

http://www.jefawk.com/games/corpus-inedia

Corpus Inedia is an 18+ non conformist point and click adventure game taking place in today’s Transylvania. The title comes from a deadly virus (corpus meaning body in latin and inedia, starvation) used in wars which slowly slipped in the civil zones.

Crossroads - ????

https://www.facebook.com/crossroadsgames/

Crossroads is an upcoming historical visual novel about choices, people, and planes.

Dangerous Golf - May (PC, PS4, Xbox One)

http://www.dangerousgolf.com/dangerous-golf/

Dangerous Golf is an irreverent, silly, fun approach to golf games that challenges players to break the rules and wreak havoc on more than 100 holes in four unexpected locations.

Darkness Anomaly - PC

http://www.indiedb.com/games/darkness-anomaly

In your role as a detective it is your task to solve a crime happened in your hometown. The scenery takes place deep down in the woods, which makes the strange and disturbing things that happen during your stakeout even more frightening. It's a compelling story that is driven forward with every decision you make

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North - Late 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://inthekillhouse.com/door-kickers-2-announced/

The sequel to the critic and public-acclaimed Door Kickers moves the action to the Middle East and puts the player in control of military Special Operations Teams fighting an elusive Terrorist Network.Gone are the SWAT shields and tazers, enter the beltfeds and frag grenades. Door Kickers 2 casts the player as leader of the eponymous Task Force, handling units such as the US Rangers and assets like drones to respond to threats, solve crises and hunt the enemy on his own turf.

Dropcore - PC, Mac, Linux

http://www.indiedb.com/games/dropcore

A unique hybrid of tactics focused RTS/RPG/Topdown Shooter.

Dungeon Rushers - 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://dungeon-rushers.com/en/

A 2D Tactical dungeon crawler and builder

Fragmental - February (PC)

http://www.ruffiangames.com/fragmental/

Fragmental is an intense couch-play, multiplayer twin-stick shooter with some of the fastest and most frantic gameplay around. It’s a single screen, explosive arcade blast of fun where the weapons and levels are deadly and the rivalry is fierce.

Gunmetal Arcadia - 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://gunmetalarcadia.com/wordpress/

Gunmetal Arcadia‘s long-term structure takes cues from modern-day roguelikes and their derivatives, emphasizing replayability across multiple bite-sized sessions, while Gunmetal Arcadia Zero focuses on classic action and skillful play across a number of handcrafted levels.

HTPD: Force of Law - 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux, IOS, Android)

http://catswhoplay.com/new/index.php

Cyberpunk police department simulator. Strategy with turn-based tactical missions

Invisigun Heroes - PC (Steam or DRM-Free), Mac and Linux. Stretch goals for PS4, Wii U and Xbox One.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadiradio

Invisigun Heroes is a multiplayer, single-screen stealth battle arena game with a twist: everyone’s invisible!

Judgement - PC, Mac, Linux

http://www.suncrash.com/#!judgment/cnec

Judgment is a real-time colony simulation taking place during the apocalypse, with emphasis on tactical combat.

Niche - PC, Mac, IOS, Android

http://niche-game.com/wordpress/

Niche is a digital board game about genetics, heredity and evolution. Trying to prevent an animal tribe from extinction is a tough task. A long journey through different landscapes awaits you!

Participant Needed - ????

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev

First-person narrative puzzle game inspired by games like The Stanley Parable, Gone Home and Portal.

Pode - PC

http://henchmangoon.tumblr.com/tagged/Pode

Pode is a puzzle adventure about friendship and cooperation. Join Bulder the rock and Stella the star on a wonderful journey through an ancient, lush underground world filled with riddles and mysteries.

Rewind - PC

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails

Try. Try again. In Rewind you can use up to three clones of yourself and manipulate time to solve puzzles. Can you escape? You can only count on yourselves.

Sylence - ????

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev

Sylence is an 2d top down rpg with elements from timing and rhythm games. The gameplay features the need to time and carefully place attacks with the beat in order to create combos.

The Last Dive - ????

http://www.pixelcows.com/2016/01

A man in a diving suit is stranded and all alone on the bottom of the ocean. Can he reach the surface in time?

The Scape - ????

http://noahvn.wix.com/welcome-to-the-scape#!blank/qacga

The Scape is a Doom inspired, action packed top down metroidvanian shooter, set in an alternate future, aboard an abandoned space station packed with aliens and strange creatures.

Tricky Towers - 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux, PS4)

http://weirdbeard.nl/tricky-towers/

Tricky Towers is a frantic physics action puzzler. You have to build a tower with tetromino bricks and make sure it doesn’t topple. To spice things up, use magic spells to either support your structure or mess up the towers of your opponents. With spells flying everywhere and bricks dropping like flies – Tricky Towers gives a chaotically good time

Unnamed Game - ????

https://twitter.com/ChaosSharkGames/status

<i>No details yet</i>

 

[Toma]

5th and thread open!

 

[Toma]

Shortest Indie thread in the history of Indie threads. Nobody released anything in January due to fear of Witness. Nobody played anything other than Witness. Nobody witnessed anything other than...

Alright, I'll stop. As usual, if you see any mistakes, mention it here.

 

[arts&crafts]

Bought Witness and Firewatch, hopefully Firewatch is half as good as the Witness.

PS. Nice thread as always.

 

[KevinCow]

This one is already out on Steam, but it's coming out TOMORROW for Wii U so I thought this might be a good thread to give people a heads up. It's even got a discounted week 1 price of $9.99!

FreezeME - February 4, 2016 (Wii U)

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/freezeme-wii-u

A 3D platformer inspired by classics like Mario 64, and even incorporates some of the gravity mechanics from Mario Galaxy! The real unique feature, though, is that your character has a camera that can freeze things in place, like moving platforms and enemies. The Wii U version supports multiple control schemes, including the Pro Controller, the Gamepad (with which you can freeze things by simply tapping on them), and the Wii Remote and Nunchuk (with which you can freeze things by pointing at them).

It had a Kickstarter way back when that was unfortunately not successful, so I'm extremely happy to see that the developer was able to not only finish the game, but also release it on the Wii U as was originally planned.

 

[More_Badass]

New thread, nice! This month is going to be amazing. Firewatch will be a nice change of pace between intense bouts of tactical strategy in XCOM. And then SuperHOT later

 

[More_Badass]

Can't believe SuperHOT's finally coming out this month. I still remember trying the game jam version for the first time.

Look how far we've come

 

[Toma]

Can't believe SuperHOT's finally coming out this month. I still remember trying the game jam version for the first time.

Look how far we've come

I really would love to play this in VR
The VR tech demo was amazing.

 

[KingKong]

Devil Daggers Steam page is up, releasing on February 18th http://store.steampowered.com/app/422970/

 

[SnakeLordJelly]

Shortest Indie thread in the history of Indie threads. Nobody released anything in January due to fear of Witness. Nobody played anything other than Witness. Nobody witnessed anything other than...

Alright, I'll stop. As usual, if you see any mistakes, mention it here.

Hey now, Pony Island and The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human were pretty good.

 

[Moobabe]

That Scrap Mechanic gif is glorious.

I'd be so bad at it though.

Got some stuff to add to upcoming shortly - just checking work emails and complaining about no-one is backing Consortium.

 

[spineduke]

I'm really excited about Grip, the quality of the work makes me think of how indie games are now approaching the "mid-AAA" development tier. Looking at you too Witness.

 

[More_Badass]

I'm really excited about Grip, the quality of the work makes me think of how indie games are now approaching the "mid-AAA" development tier. Looking at you too Witness.

It looks awesome in motion.

If we're just going by visual fidelity, I'd say Soul Keeper, Everspace, Naval Action, and a few others too qualify. It's nice seeing indie devs fill that mid-tier gap.

 

[timetokill]

Yay, February is officially here now

 

[titch]

Thanks for the hard work again Toma et all

Seems like my game post was missed from last month, any reasons?

Futuridium EP Deluxe - £6.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/352790

Futuridium EP Deluxe is a psychedelic retro inspired shoot’em up with a modern twist, that blends together frantic action, puzzle elements, a vibrant low poly aesthetic and an heart pumping electronic soundtrack.

 

[More_Badass]

Frozen Cortex ($1), Reassembly (BTA), and Big Pharma ($15) are in the Humble Weekly Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

 

[More_Badass]

Banish - Free (PC)

http://vitasa.itch.io/banish

BANISH is a two player versus game, that allows players to partake in the immortal battle between two warring spirits, as they fight to banish each other from the plains of existence.

 

[Moobabe]

Frozen Cortex ($1), Reassembly (BTA), and Big Pharma ($15) are in the Humble Weekly Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Frozen Synapse is the real headline here!

 

[Toma]

Frozen Cortex ($1), Reassembly (BTA), and Big Pharma ($15) are in the Humble Weekly Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Frozen Synapse is the real headline here!

Its not Frozen Synapse, its Cortex, which is a watered down version of the concept.

The headline is Big Pharma, which I really, really like, was in my top 5 or something last year and usually isnt that cheap.

 

[Moobabe]

Its not Frozen Synapse, its Cortex, which is a watered down version of the concept.

The headline is Big Pharma, which I really, really like, was in my top 5 or something last year and usually isnt that cheap.

Synapse is in the bundle!

But you're right - didn't like Cortex at all.

 

[Toma]

Synapse is in the bundle!

But you're right - didn't like Cortex at all.

Oh, yeah then Synapse should be the headline instead of Cortex.

 

[Wok]

Oh, yeah then Synapse should be the headline instead of Cortex.

Dammit, I bought the bundle solely because of Cortex!

 

[Toma]

Dammit, I bought the bundle solely because of Cortex!

Could have asked first
Hope you get some enjoyment out of it.

 

[Wok]

If you guys want to play Sausage Roll, send an email to Increpare at analytic@gmail.com asking for beta access.

Could have asked first
Hope you get some enjoyment out of it.

I have some trouble making a pass or shooting the ball. lol

 

[timetokill]

Its not Frozen Synapse, its Cortex, which is a watered down version of the concept.

Meh, Frozen Cortex is the better game

 

[Toma]

Meh, Frozen Cortex is the better game

I am patiently waiting for your arguments to support that statement, so I can relentless tear them apart.

 

[One Foul Note]

Really positive first impressions of DarkMaus from me. The artstyle still hasn't really won me over but the nimble precise combat is lovely and meaty and very very dangerous if you are messing around. I am certainly getting the same feelings of tension and trance-like concentration you get while deep in combat in the Dark Souls games.

 

[Wok]

Wanted to post Luis Antonio's artwork retrospective here, too: http://www.artofluis.com/3d-work/the-art-of-the-witness/

Interesting to confirm that the starting house was originally the "bunker", presumably before we ended up with the "greenhouse" bunker we have now.

I'm really looking forward to seeing earlier versions of the mountaintop, which definitely went through several massive changes based on in-development screenshots.

Cross-posting.

 

[More_Badass]

Youji - Free demo (PC)

http://luxjuve.itch.io/youji-game-demo

A Wuxia story based in the wartime of late Ming dynasty, with an aesthetic stylized after Chinese ink paintings

Last Fight - 2016 (PC, Xbox One, PS4)

http://lastfightgame.com/en/

Last Fight s a 3D fighting / plateform game with an arcade style based on the recently awarded comic book LASTMAN. Packed with humour, skill and fun for up to 4 players, Last Fight introduces a roster of 10 different characters. Each of its 8 arenas offers specific boosts and items for a constant update in gameplay!

Zero Dark Gravity - ????

http://www.zerodarkgravity.com/

Zero gravity open world survival

Northern Lights - PC

http://madgoat-studio.com/blog/

Story-driven survival on a Siberian island

Boor - PC, Mac, Linux

http://dazlog.com/boor/

BOOR is a beautiful puzzle-platformer where you take the role of the protagonist, in a quest to discover the secrets of a planet where she accidentally landed. You'll soon discover that you are not alone in the planet, but you have something by your side: the power to multiply yourself.

Elk - IOS

http://www.weedoor.co/elk/

A 2.5D stealth puzzle platformer about an elk lost and alone in a strange land

Previously Mentioned

Everspace

Starlit

 

[Nabs]

Something feels different around here...

Grats!

I got into the Clustertruck alpha last night. I hope I get good enough to make a fancy gif of me clustertrucking around.

Also, Thomas Mahler posted a prototype for a top down RPG and was asking for feedback. He's part of the team that made Ori, so you know it's going to be good. Thread here

Really positive first impressions of DarkMaus from me. The artstyle still hasn't really won me over but the nimble precise combat is lovely and meaty and very very dangerous if you are messing around. I am certainly getting the same feelings of tension and trance-like concentration you get while deep in combat in the Dark Souls games.

This is definitely on my radar. Thanks for the impressions.

 

[Wok]

Congratulations, MB!

Also, Thomas Mahler posted a prototype for a top down RPG and was asking for feedback. He's part of the team that made Ori, so you know it's going to be good. Thread here

The "visual target" looks super good! Unbelievable!

 

[More_Badass]

Something feels different around here...

Grats!

I got into the Clustertruck alpha last night. I hope I get good enough to make a fancy gif of me clustertrucking around.

Yeah, I got my hands on the alpha as well. It's solid enough, but it's in desperate need of an aiming reticle or a shadow so you can judge where you're going to land

 

[Moobabe]

YES FRIEND

 

[Toma]

Oh wow, grats I guess we have someone to rename the threads now.

 

[Nyx]

Frozen Cortex ($1), Reassembly (BTA), and Big Pharma ($15) are in the Humble Weekly Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Chaos Reborn is nice too!

 

[PandaPedinte]

Congrats M_B!

 

[titch]

Congrats Baddie!!!

 

[Moobabe]

Oh wow, grats I guess we have someone to rename the threads now.

And BAN indie haterz!1

The revolution begins now

 

[More_Badass]

Thanks guys. Now I won't need to pester the mods to edit all my thread titles

 

[antitrop]

Thanks guys. Now I won't need to pester the mods to edit all my thread titles

You need a better tag, though.

 

[More_Badass]

You need a better tag, though.

Definitely. Still thinking of something.

Btw, I'm finished Firewatch last night. Can't say much, but let's just say between that and Oxenfree, 2016 has already been a great year for narrative adventures

 

[Stumpokapow]

Also, Thomas Mahler posted a prototype for a top down RPG and was asking for feedback. He's part of the team that made Ori, so you know it's going to be good. Thread here

There was a brief derail in that thread about which side of the self-promotion line this fell on. I know More_Badass has followed up with PM questions about that subject (jumping right into the job! Yay!) but I thought I'd post here as well just to give some info about our thoughts.

Basically we want devs on GAF and we want devs to stick around and talk on and contribute to GAF. We don't want devs to use GAF's community. We don't allow people to make threads about their own Kickstarters or anything like that, or to incessantly bump threads about their own games or podcasts or anything like that. But the idea of someone releasing something exclusively on GAF, for free, to share with GAF's community and get feedback: that's cool and we want to encourage this. The appropriate venue is probably commensurate with scope; if you're making your first game then maybe it's more appropriate to post it in the indie game thread and then if no one replies move on or whatever. If the thing you're distributing is just a menu test then you definitely shouldn't be making a thread. So we're sort of relying on peoples' discretion to make sure that they strike the right balance. If you have an idea and it's unclear what side of the line it's on, More_Badass, or me, or any other moderator (you can see the full list here) would be happy to help clarify.

I think everyone can appreciate that it's difficult to both encourage people to share their projects and avoid spam, in large part because everyone thinks their projects are worth sharing. But I hope we do a good job and I'm glad thomasmahler shared that prototype!

 

[Moobabe]

Thanks for the updates on that - was always a little confused about it.

Stardew Valley out soon, Firewatch looking to be good (MB's teasing) and I still haven't finished The Witness.

A NIGHTMARE. (Oh and Oxenfree looks ace.)

 

[More_Badass]

And half the time, I'd have probably made a thread about the game first. i.e. Yonder and Twin Souls

 

[Afro]

Btw, I'm finished Firewatch last night. Can't say much, but let's just say between that and Oxenfree, 2016 has already been a great year for narrative adventures

Very nice! Such a great year ahead of us.

 

[More_Badass]

Very nice! Such a great year ahead of us.

Yeah, January and February alone have been jam packed with releases.

 

[More_Badass]

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