swarley64
Member
Just saw Destructoid mention this game Resin:
The trailer shows a really nice atmosphere.
https://youtu.be/y5H60ua_wXY
The trailer shows a really nice atmosphere.
https://youtu.be/y5H60ua_wXY
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Indie Games 2016 [November] Lets play some Indies!
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More_Badass
Member
This looks really cool. Brb
Be sure to check out Sethian. Uniqueness alone, it's definitely going to be somewhere on my list
Wok
Member
More_Badass
Member
Man, there's going to be some really diverse list this year. Aside from The Witness and Sorcery and potentially miegakure, none of those will be on my list.
Definite contenders
- Inside
- Oxenfree
- Factorio
- Stephen's Sausage Roll
- House of the Dying Sun
- N++
- Thumper
- The Witness
- Sorcery 4
Under consideration/Need to play more
- Thoth
- Sethian
- SuperHOT
- Devil Daggers
- Samorost 3
Upcoming potentials
- Miegakure
- Islands
- Astroneer
Wok
Member
I try to constrain my choices to games that marked me in such a way that I still remember them acutely months after, or that completely fascinated me so that I would play and finish them without getting bored (time flies and the game is already finished).
So some games that I liked, such as INSIDE, get factored out. I remember some scenes but the story was too abstract to mark me.
More_Badass
Member
Sara Is Missing - Free (PC, Mac, Android)
Resin - $4.99 (PC)
https://monsoonlab.itch.io/sim
Experience first hand a found footage style mobile game. Sara is Missing (SIM) is all about the horrors of mobile technology and touches upon the voyeuristic pleasure that one gets from prying through another person's personal items.
Resin - $4.99 (PC)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/525630/
An action-adventure game about an android made out of Resin who struggles to put an end to machine reign.
Messofanego
Banned
With the film Arrival, this game seems well timed. I hope I get the time to check it out, considering it seems to be pretty short.
PandaPedinte
Member
I need to sit down and look through the games I've played but Stardew Valley, That Dragon Cancer and Owlboy will be on my list.
This week was released the first game from Teku Studios, Candle, which was successfully kickstarted ~3 years ago.
I already played ~2 hours and the game is lovely!
The art is amazing, everything, even the animations, are hand made with this mind blowing watercolor art.
The music is nice and the voice actors of the narrator do a great job for both the English and the Spanish versions. Such a surprise to hear that in the Spanish version the actor is Pepe Mediavilla! (the voice of Morgan Freeman, Ian McKellen...). I think that the English actor is also quite known at least in video games but I am not sure who he is.
I was expecting a point and click adventure but everything is controlled with kb, which is a bit weird for the first minutes but controls smoothly after a while. The gameplay and puzzles are quite good, it really has this old school adventure game style.
It reminds me a lot of Samorost and The Neverhood. Try it out!
I already played ~2 hours and the game is lovely!
The art is amazing, everything, even the animations, are hand made with this mind blowing watercolor art.
The music is nice and the voice actors of the narrator do a great job for both the English and the Spanish versions. Such a surprise to hear that in the Spanish version the actor is Pepe Mediavilla! (the voice of Morgan Freeman, Ian McKellen...). I think that the English actor is also quite known at least in video games but I am not sure who he is.
I was expecting a point and click adventure but everything is controlled with kb, which is a bit weird for the first minutes but controls smoothly after a while. The gameplay and puzzles are quite good, it really has this old school adventure game style.
It reminds me a lot of Samorost and The Neverhood. Try it out!
Cant remember anyone being too excited about it. I was a bit disappointed by the structure, world design and overall limitations. It was a decent little experience but nothing outstanding for me.
Messofanego
Banned
This week was released the first game from Teku Studios, Candle, which was successfully kickstarted ~3 years ago.
I already played ~2 hours and the game is lovely!
The art is amazing, everything, even the animations, are hand made with this mind blowing watercolor art.
The music is nice and the voice actors of the narrator do a great job for both the English and the Spanish versions. Such a surprise to hear that in the Spanish version the actor is Pepe Mediavilla! (the voice of Morgan Freeman, Ian McKellen...). I think that the English actor is also quite known at least in video games but I am not sure who he is.
I was expecting a point and click adventure but everything is controlled with kb, which is a bit weird for the first minutes but controls smoothly after a while. The gameplay and puzzles are quite good, it really has this old school adventure game style.
It reminds me a lot of Samorost and The Neverhood. Try it out!
This sounds cool (am a massive fan of Neverhood), just bought it. Thanks for adding to my backlog! XD
This week was released the first game from Teku Studios, Candle, which was successfully kickstarted ~3 years ago.
I already played ~2 hours and the game is lovely!
The art is amazing, everything, even the animations, are hand made with this mind blowing watercolor art.
The music is nice and the voice actors of the narrator do a great job for both the English and the Spanish versions. Such a surprise to hear that in the Spanish version the actor is Pepe Mediavilla! (the voice of Morgan Freeman, Ian McKellen...). I think that the English actor is also quite known at least in video games but I am not sure who he is.
I was expecting a point and click adventure but everything is controlled with kb, which is a bit weird for the first minutes but controls smoothly after a while. The gameplay and puzzles are quite good, it really has this old school adventure game style.
It reminds me a lot of Samorost and The Neverhood. Try it out!
I came here to ask if anyone had played this. Someone in Steam described it a mix of Limbo and Machinarium and it looks so good.
How are the controls though, can you use a controller or just kb? Is it completely linear or more exploratory? Discrete scenes or interconnected world?
More_Badass
Member
Looked gorgeous and the tension and pacing was excellent, but it hasn't stuck with me the way Oxenfree did.
It'll be pretty high on mine.
PandaPedinte
Member
I didn't played it.
As much as I love indie games, I feel like 99% of them are wayyy too difficult to learn and as such, I'm terrified of picking up a new one. Can someone recommend me something that is generally loved but can be played without the ridiculous difficulty of rogue like games?
Too difficult:
Enter the Gungeon
Similar or a little bit harder than:
Stardew Valley
Thanks Indie gaf!
Too difficult:
Enter the Gungeon
Similar or a little bit harder than:
Stardew Valley
Thanks Indie gaf!
More_Badass
Member
Way too many to list within that range. Any particular genres you like?
Sure! Anything with rpg elements or base building that isn't overly difficult?
Like.. an easier "Don't starve"?
More_Badass
Member
- Consortium
- Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
- Transistor
- SteamWorld Heist
for the RPG elements
An easier Don't Starve?
http://store.steampowered.com/app/391730/
Transistor, steamworld heist, and Spaceport Janitor looks super interesting but you pretty much hit it on the head with crashlands, thank you so much! (buys..)
More_Badass
Member
Pretty excited for Islands. This Eurogamer preview made it sound really promising
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...reenlight-game-islands-is-going-to-be-amazing
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...reenlight-game-islands-is-going-to-be-amazing
More_Badass
Member
Quur - Free (PC)
Ultimate General: Civil War - $29.99 (PC)
RŌA - Free (PC, Mac)
Zone of Lacryma - 2017 (PC)
http://typhaine-uro.com/quur/
In a world sustained by a magical liquid, called the Color, you embody an ethereal being capable of manipulating it.
Every action you take will have a direct impact on the forest of Quur and on the creatures who inhabit it.
Ultimate General: Civil War - $29.99 (PC)
http://www.ultimategeneral.com/ultimate-general-civil-war/
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical wargame, immersing players into the bloodiest period of U.S. history, the American Civil War 1861-1865.
Fight in the American Civil War campaign and participate in 50+ battles, from small engagements to massive battles that can last several days over hundreds of square miles of terrain.
RŌA - Free (PC, Mac)
https://arquoia.itch.io/roa
RŌA is a cryptic single-player first-person play on awareness and fugacity, where you descend into a restful dream-like state visually dealing with questions of life.
Zone of Lacryma - 2017 (PC)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/496540/
Zone of Lacryma is a story driven 2D shooter inspired by the classic shmups and with a couple of mechanics of its own. Multiple weapons with multiple charge levels make room for lots of different ways to play. A deep and rich story leads you through your missions, giving everything purpose.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Ambient Mixtape 16 has released today, featuring 9 (1 was added an hour after this post went live) games produced by different studios under certain restrictions. Picked Pol Clarissou's "t- e ni hтm-are of·`a c ty" to try first - deeply claustrophobic and stifling. Can't wait to load up Exit 19 (Fan of Squires' "Tonight You Die") and the others soon.
t- e ni hтm-are of·`a c ty - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
Exit 19 - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
Touch Me2 - Free (Win, Mac)
Media Is Dead, You Are Alive - Free (Win, Mac)
I Have Been There Twice - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
The Migration - Free (Win, Mac)
Panoptique - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
Rotting Crescendo - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
t- e ni hтm-are of·`a c ty - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
https://polclarissou.itch.io/the-nightmare-of-a-city-i-thought-i-knew
"t- e ni hтm-are of·`a c ty ▯ th_ught 'i kиe w
this is a simple moodpiece without progression or advanced interactions; a recreation or a nightmare to wander into."
Exit 19 - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
https://jsqrs.itch.io/exit19
A forgotten highway exit erodes under the fading desert sun.
Dusk approaches as a car burns away its last drop of fuel.
Touch Me2 - Free (Win, Mac)
Media Is Dead, You Are Alive - Free (Win, Mac)
I Have Been There Twice - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
https://robocicero.itch.io/i-have-been-there-twice
I have been there twice. Twice isn't enough, to be honest, but past the first time I have only been there in fragments, dreams and daydreams, and something half-assembled. The sum of an infinite series is finite, if each successive term diminishes. 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ... sums to two, no matter how many more times I see us walking through jioufen in the cool night, making our way back to the bus stop.
The Migration - Free (Win, Mac)
Panoptique - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
Rotting Crescendo - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD - Free (Win, Mac, Linux)
https://lycaon.itch.io/blood
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CW: SUICIDE, FLASHING LIGHTS, LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISES
Hi trying to gain a bit of attention for a friends game on Steam greenlight, please take a look and vote The Golden Turd!!!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=796565955
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=796565955
More_Badass
Member
But that hasn't changed. There are always new indie devs working on debut games. First time teams, one man projects, devs experimenting with the tactile nature of touch
I find it odd that he thinks it's not like that anymore. If anything, we've gotten more experimentation, in more genres, than before.
But I also agree that the scene was only gotten more competitive and crowded. It can be hard for good games to stand out without the push of a publisher. Look at games like Brigador or Duskers, both highly praised by the sites that covered them and well received on Steam but still relatively unknown
Huh....And a new game, more NSFW than you could ever imagine: Genital Jousting. Developed by the Broforce team. Published by Devolver.
Huh
One Foul Note
Member
More_Badass
Member
Ultimate General: Civil War is out on Early Access now, $29.99
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Is Daedalic considered indie? Dunno, thought it was, but I'm not sure on secondhand reflection. Thought I'd just post the OT for their new game Silence here in case anyone is interested:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1316373
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1316373
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
AM16 pulled my head above the water long enough to feel like swimming towards Islands right away. It's as short as Carl advertised - about 40 minutes - but it never repeats itself, despite the central mechanic severely limiting what a scene can do. Burton's hazy dreamscapes reminded me a lot of the mystery in old web games back in the early 00s, where the creator's intent was impossible to nail down, and there was no telling what could come next. Some sequences have a more sensible logic to follow that makes it easier to 'accept' the space, but I could never predict what was going to happen whenever I clicked on the next series of flashing lights. It even subverts pacing expectations by mixing in shorter pieces between more complex, multi-stage gags.
Be it due to the sheer absurdity of the progression in a non-space, or the potential commentary for what the non-space is trying to say about its real-world counterpart, Islands had me giggling at its very dry sense of humor. Simple laughs, but the fact that they got me to express anything at all after being so emotionally flatlined towards games over the past year says a lot about the game's wit. Or maybe I'm just that broken! Either way... it's likely to be a one-time-use sort of experience for most, but I feel comfortable enough saying that the moments where each scene clicks easily justifies the asking price. Those who seek out the strange will find unusual comforts here in the islands.
Be it due to the sheer absurdity of the progression in a non-space, or the potential commentary for what the non-space is trying to say about its real-world counterpart, Islands had me giggling at its very dry sense of humor. Simple laughs, but the fact that they got me to express anything at all after being so emotionally flatlined towards games over the past year says a lot about the game's wit. Or maybe I'm just that broken! Either way... it's likely to be a one-time-use sort of experience for most, but I feel comfortable enough saying that the moments where each scene clicks easily justifies the asking price. Those who seek out the strange will find unusual comforts here in the islands.
Crantius_Colto
Member
Hazelnut Bastille looks really good, hasnt been mentioned, as a search didn't bring anything up. Devs call it a "classic Pixel-Art Topdown Zeldavania". Apparently the devs are planning to release a demo in March 2017. https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=56748.0
Wok
Member
I went to the first day of IndieCade Europe today and it was pretty cool.
It started with a keynote by Matt Nava (Flower, Journey, Abzû) about games as art.
Then I missed a talk by Diane Landais and Elizabeth Maler from Accidental Queens, which is the studio behind A Normal Lost Phone (Steam link). I am a bit mad about missing that talk since the echoes that I got is that it was interesting.
I have then attended a talk by Yoan Fanise (Valiant Hearts, Lost in Harmony) about tackling serious issues with gaming (respectively World War I and brain cancer).
In the afternoon, there was a talk by Alexis Moroz, a game designer of escape rooms, in real life and in VR. The talk was supposed to be in French but the guy, despite being French, uses a lot of English words. You could feel the creativity behind the chaos.
I had a choice between a talk by Santa Ragione and a talk by the guys behind Mother Russia Bleeds. Since I had already watched the making of for MRB, I went with the talk by Pietro Righi Riva, director of Santa Ragione (FOTONICA, MirrorMoon EP, and Wheels of Aurelia), in which he advocated tabula rasa so that video games could appeal to a broader audience. It was pretty interesting in its radical aspect.
Then there was a live-play with Fakhra AlMansouri (Who Lurks, which is a local party game with just one smartphone, a bit like Werewolves), Philomena Schwab (Niche - a genetics survival game), and Nicolae Berbece (Move or Die). That last guy is full of energy, I understand why he is going to give a talk about Creating a great experience for players on the show floor tomorrow.
Olivier Madiba gave a talk full of energy as well about Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, the first indie game 100% made in Africa, more precisely in Cameroun. I think I am going to buy it from Steam just to support that incredible guy.
Finally, Rami Ismail (Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, LUFTRAUSERS, Super Crate Box) gave a talk about games as cultural artefacts. The idea is that games reflect the cultures of their creators, no matter what. I liked the fact there were several examples, the first of which is one of my favorite puzzle games, Farsh by Mahdi Bahrami, who still has not released Engare by the way (6 months late...).
It started with a keynote by Matt Nava (Flower, Journey, Abzû) about games as art.
Then I missed a talk by Diane Landais and Elizabeth Maler from Accidental Queens, which is the studio behind A Normal Lost Phone (Steam link). I am a bit mad about missing that talk since the echoes that I got is that it was interesting.
I have then attended a talk by Yoan Fanise (Valiant Hearts, Lost in Harmony) about tackling serious issues with gaming (respectively World War I and brain cancer).
In the afternoon, there was a talk by Alexis Moroz, a game designer of escape rooms, in real life and in VR. The talk was supposed to be in French but the guy, despite being French, uses a lot of English words. You could feel the creativity behind the chaos.
I had a choice between a talk by Santa Ragione and a talk by the guys behind Mother Russia Bleeds. Since I had already watched the making of for MRB, I went with the talk by Pietro Righi Riva, director of Santa Ragione (FOTONICA, MirrorMoon EP, and Wheels of Aurelia), in which he advocated tabula rasa so that video games could appeal to a broader audience. It was pretty interesting in its radical aspect.
Then there was a live-play with Fakhra AlMansouri (Who Lurks, which is a local party game with just one smartphone, a bit like Werewolves), Philomena Schwab (Niche - a genetics survival game), and Nicolae Berbece (Move or Die). That last guy is full of energy, I understand why he is going to give a talk about Creating a great experience for players on the show floor tomorrow.
Olivier Madiba gave a talk full of energy as well about Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, the first indie game 100% made in Africa, more precisely in Cameroun. I think I am going to buy it from Steam just to support that incredible guy.
Finally, Rami Ismail (Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, LUFTRAUSERS, Super Crate Box) gave a talk about games as cultural artefacts. The idea is that games reflect the cultures of their creators, no matter what. I liked the fact there were several examples, the first of which is one of my favorite puzzle games, Farsh by Mahdi Bahrami, who still has not released Engare by the way (6 months late...).
Wok
Member
Also, I have just learned that I missed Show & Tell today!
Fresco - PC
Altero - PC
Chessaria - PC
Fresco - PC
http://frescogame.com/
Fresco is a mind-bending first person exploration / puzzle game, featuring a unique gameplay mechanic. Find your way out by creating a path in the world, via manipulating paintings and placing them on strategic locations.
Altero - PC
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=755675243
Altero is a brain teasing puzzle-platform game where you need to learn how and when to sacrifice yourself in order to overcome the obstacles. Dive deep into the heart of the Sorrow Forest and help Ady, a cursed voodoo doll, finding his redemption by rescuing the lost souls.
Chessaria - PC
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=800838491
Chessaria is a unique turn-based tactical game that combines the compelling story and fast paced nature of classic adventure video-games, building on the traditional strategic gameplay of Chess.
More_Badass
Member
More_Badass
Member
Double Screenshot Saturday coming this weekend, forgot to post it last week
In the meantime:
Way of the Red - $7.99, Free demo (PC)
Home Sweet Home - Free demo (PC)
Candle - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
Islands: Non-Places - $4.99 (PC, Mac, iOS)
In the meantime:
Way of the Red - $7.99, Free demo (PC)
http://www.wayofthered.com/
Way of the Red is a 2d action platformer with fun combat, fluid movement, satisfying kills, and an engaging story.
Splatter blood across the land through four massive zones, each with their own unique environments, characters, and secrets. Use satisfying and versatile sword techniques to shred enemies to pieces. Mutate your character with the mysterious red seeds, and learn new abilities from hidden characters.
Home Sweet Home - Free demo (PC)
http://www.homesweethomegame.com/
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various. While playing this game, you will be thrilled by a horror Thai atmosphere, unpredictable scary moments and challenging gameplay!
Candle - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/420060/
Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.
Islands: Non-Places - $4.99 (PC, Mac, iOS)
http://carlburton.tumblr.com/islands
A surreal trip through the mundane. Reveal the hidden ecosystems of ten unusual environments. Unlock an atmospheric experience while exploring strange yet familiar scenes.
More_Badass
Member
Wait, did you have to back at a higher tier to get new backer demos or was that for every backer? The only one I've played was the one released during the Kickstarter
Yeah, I think these demos are for a higher tier.
edit: $90. Should be free to all backers. It's really impressive stuff.
Tetsuo9999
Member
Are there any upcoming beat-'em-ups/stylish action games that I should know about?
More_Badass
Member
My Friend Pedro is being published by Devolver, game has gotten a nice visual upgrade since the last GIFs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFeKZUSZo7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFeKZUSZo7Y
More_Badass
Member
Any games you're looking to pick up in the fall/winter sales that'll be popping up soon? I don't know if Ultimate General: Civil War will get a discount, but I'm definitely want to grab that, and then I'm hoping Rogue System gets a nice sale
And let's get to page 3
More_Badass
Member
Notable KS going on: Jupiter Hell, the successor to DoomRL
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2020043306/jupiter-hell-a-modern-turn-based-sci-fi-roguelike
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2020043306/jupiter-hell-a-modern-turn-based-sci-fi-roguelike
More_Badass
Member
Sounds like a great time. One day, I hope to check out one of these indie conferences and expos. PAX East would be easy, Boston is only three hours away.
NYU also has a really active Game Center, and they do game showcases and events every week. As expected a lot of talented students there; Soft Body was a project from one of the teams there. That's another thing I'd like to check out
More_Badass
Member
Finally, onto page 3 >