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Indie Games 2014 [March] Now Voting - Post 651!

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
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GAF Indie Steam Group (For announcing votings, contests and Greenlight collections):
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NeoGAFIndie

Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):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
As before, voting 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 March"
5. Indie Media Corner

Post 2:
6. Recently released Indies to check out!

Post 3:
7. Upcoming Indies to look forward to!

Post 3:
7.1 Upcoming Indies to look forward to! Part Deux

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February was the month of small, yet polished experiences! Plenty of smaller games that surprised us more than we thought possible, which is also reflected in the voting. March looks a bit meatier and hopefully we see more impressions to have some more people participating in the vote than last month.

Additionally, minichange in the title formatting to make a distinction to last years threads.

Other than that, the current month has 51 games in the released section and 86 in the future section, so have fun guys with another month of Indies!

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| 3.5 Quick Note about Formatting |
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If you want to suggest a game that has recently released or that looks interesting, but hasnt released yet, please follow the following formatting structure:

Released games:
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DESCRIPTION TEXT
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Not yet released games:
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Copy the appropriate content and add the proper information for the black writing. Please only include 1 link and 1 image. I tried making it a bit failsafe, so it should be able to deal with 2 links or images as well, but 1 is safer.

If the game is free, then put "Free" as the price, otherwise please use $ or € for the price. You can also include more than one game per post (like the Screenshot saturday posts), but please stick to the above format for every entry.

If someone posts a non-proper formatted post, I'd appreciate if you could repost the game with the same info in the proper format.


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| 4. Voting Results "Best of February" |
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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. Olympia Rising - Free Online Demo/ (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paleozoic/olympia-rising

The visuals are charming, the animations smooth and fluid. Perhaps the most rewarding aspect is when you build a smooth flow through an area, leaping from one enemy to the next, tripling jumping around platforms to continue your chain. It just feels satisfying and the solid responsive controls means such skill rests in the player's own ability. I think Olympia Rising is a promising title with great potential, appealing to both the fans of speedrunning and platformers who enjoy the thrill of moving through an environment with swiftness and precision, and the fans of exploration and old school challenge.
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2. Lyne - $3 (PC, Mac, Linux, IOS, Android)
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http://www.lynegame.com/

While LYNE is also available on PC, I'm convinced that the best way to play it is on a touchscreen. The smooth minimal interface hides a massive wealth of content. The puzzle mechanics themselves are simple - connect various paths between nodes - but the infinite levels and the increasingly challenging puzzles make it an enjoyable addictive experience.
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3. simian.interface - Free/PWYW (Browser, PC, Mac)
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http://www.vested-interest.co/simian/

An excellent month for abstract Flash games, it seems. This one is a simple, but very stylish puzzle game that plays around with perspective on a 2D field. Heavily inspired by Fez, methinks. Starts out innocently and goes to some weird and awesome places (you're trying to reboot a monkey, I think? also, drugsbananas and behaviourism?). I finished it in a single sitting. Soundtrack keeps you pumped all the way through.
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3. Magnetized - Free, $2.99 (PC, Browser, IOS)
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http://www.cloud-macaca.com/2013/04/magnetized-available-on-gamejolt.html

Stylistically, it is very similar to a game like *ahem* Impulse (obligatory and required Impulse cameo as sacrifice to avoid any other impulsive thread havoc) . The mechanic is quickly explained: You're a little dot that floats in a straight line and you have to navigate through a level by activating the magnetic pull which influences you're trajectory. It's free to play in your browser and, well, I've kinda been going at it for for at least 45 minutes now and it simply hooks the player.
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5. The Banner Saga - $24.99 (PC, Mac)
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/237990

An epic role-playing game inspired by Viking legend. Hand-painted landscapes portray a world eerily suspended in perpetual twilight. Cities and towns begin to crumble into chaos. Heroes abandon their hearths and homes to traverse the snowy countryside, gaining allies along the way to help battle a strange, new threat. Decisions have consequences; wise choices must be made when conversing with possible allies during intricately crafted dialogues. Turn-based strategy brings tactical challenge in hand-animated battle sequences to gamers waiting to re-experience classic adventures and tactics.
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5. Magicians & Looters - €5,49 (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/magicians-and-looters

Its an action platformer with RPG and Metroidvania elements and also actually very apt at what it does. The initial 15 minutes are really bland and I wasnt too sold on the combat itself, but past the starting area, I was very surprised to see plenty of hidden areas, metroidvania style map progression, interesting room/enemy setups that require some mildly challenging strategies, switches, shortcuts, a magic system, equipment, a level up system and 3 different characters between which you can switch to reach certain areas of the map. It might be short, but its certainly enjoyable.
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6.-30.
The Floor is Jelly
Dojo of Death
Bloodlust Shadowhunter
Heroes of a Broken Land
Permutation Racer
Nidhogg
Xenoraptor
Turbo Dismount
Kromaia
Rockets Fucking Everywhere
Hyphen
Trace Vector
Zenzizenzic
Zero
The Rapture is here and you will be forcibly removed from your home
Inexistance
Lemma
The Castle Doctrine
Ultimate Space Commando
Sub Rosa
From Hells Heart
Env
Strike Vector
Joe X

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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.

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Episode 8: New Indie Year
[Valdis Story: Abyssal City | The Cave | Antichamber | The Stanley Parable | Samurai Gunn]
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.

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http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=773681
This is a regularly maintained thread for any interesting Kickstarter projects out there. If you have something you find interesting, post it over there or post some impressions/anticipation from there in here!

*insert PnC Adventure GAF banner.png*
Point n Click Adventure Gaf 2014 thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=744274
A thread about the most recent point&click adventure games, from the beginning of this year up until now, upcoming games, impressions and recommendations by our fellow friends from Adventure GAF.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
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Action Painting Pro - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://ianmaclarty.com/action-painting-pro/

Create great works of art from the comfort of your desk chair. With Action Painting Pro being creative is as simple as playing a video game.

Astrovoid (working title) - Free (Browser)
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http://gamejolt.com/games/arcade/astrovoid-working-title/21906/

Die in the wasteland that is your heart, but is actually space.

Banished - $20.00 (PC)
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/

In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland.

Black Ice - Free (PC, Mac, Linux, Browser)
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http://superdupergc.com/

Black Ice is a Hack and Shoot – a Cyberpunk First-Person Shooter / Hack & Slash RPG about hacking. Think Borderlands meets Tron. The cyber-world is procedurally generated, the colors are neon, the loot is randomized, and the lasers are loud. Black Ice is currently in Open Alpha, with updates every Friday.

Blue Saga - Free Beta (PC, Mac)
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http://www.desura.com/games/blue-saga

This is a free indie mmorpg currently in development but released in a beta-version. The game features retro pixel art and a gigantic world to explore, both by land and sea. My main inspiration sources include: Dark Souls, the One Piece anime and Pokémon amongst others, but more games are added into the mix.

Bosses Forever 2.Bro - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://www.bossesforever.com/

This game is a lovingly crafted homage to the days of yore, when men were robots and bosses needed destroying. Days which are no longer to be found.Seriously though, this is a game about fighting bosses. Bosses who learn and adapt every time you play. It gets hard...

Box Out - €4,99 (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/box-out

Box Out! Is a platformer where you play a little box who tries to escape its factory in order to regain its freedom. It can alter its form to become a block of metal, a box of fire, a little bubble and more. Then it can go through the different worlds and obstacles in its way.

Card City Nights - $3,99 (PC)
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/271820/?cc=us

Its not the most complex of card games but it is nice and snappy to play and the overall package is full of lovely art in both the cards and the surrounding scenes as you wander across this nighttime island city, which basically seems like a halfbreed of that game on FF8 and a match 3 puzzler At less then £2, the entire game is pretty nuts with the sheer variety of different scenes and characters you come across. It feels like a product that costs 4x to 5x it's value at least.

Clockefeller Free Demo (PC, Mac)
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http://www.clockefeller.com/
Demo here

Clockefeller is a 2D platformer with shifting gravity that takes place in and around a Magical Clock in the sky. The gears of the Clock create a gravity field which allows the player to explore around the gears. Each level challenges the player to figure out how to maneuver past enemies, hazards and gears while collecting coins, using items, and finding keys that unlock the next level. Beware the cat trying to stop you with his giant, doom machines.

Cloudbase Prime - Free alpha (PC, Mac)
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http://stttutter.com/

Your shift on a floating mining platform on a gas giant does not go as planned. Survive. Your main tools are an energy cannon and the architect, a tool that can move the tiles that the mining platform is constructed from to clear paths and defeat enemies.

Cosmochoria - Free browser demo, late 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://www.cosmochoria.com/

Cosmochoria is a love letter to old-school action / arcade games like Asteroids, Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong. Cosmochoria is a mesmerizing way to kill hours: hopping between planets, unravelling forgotten mysteries, killing aliens and planting seeds to sprout new life across a long-barren galaxy.

Cubesis - €3,69 (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/cubesis

Cubesis is a turn-based strategy, centered around the fragile balance of the Cubeworld. You assume the role of Cubies – the inhabitants of the Cubeworld – whose purpose is to survive, To overcome any obstacles, you need to figure out what pleases the gods Ikjuch and Likael, and for example make them dry the sea out.

cubrick - Free Alpha/2014 (PC, Mac, Android)
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http://acatalept.com/cubrick/

Cubrick is a minimal, meditative, 3D exploration puzzle game that challenges your perception and spatial reasoning. The challenge lies in finding the path. Rotate and zoom your perspective to grasp the layout of the maze.

Drunken Robot Pornography - $14.99/on sale for $11.99 (PC)
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http://www.dejobaan.com/drunken/

Drunken Robot Pornography (DRP) is a bullet-hell first-person shooter. Battle giant robots -- called Titans -- as they try to slice you apart with their lasers. Pick off their missile launchers, fry away their carbon fiber armor, and tear off their claws, leaving them writhing.30-story tall giant robots. Jetpacks. Guns. It all started so innocently, but struck by the world's problems your robot bartender went crazy, burned your club to the ground, and fled with your twelve exotic robot dancers.

Exoplanet: First Contact - $15 alpha (PC, Mac)
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http://alersteam.com/blog/en/

Exoplanet: First Contact brings together distinctive elements of Wild West, futuristic technologies and feudal society of a distant human colony, placed on a wild and dangerous planet named K'Tarsis, which is now a “ghost colony” with no law and order except for “the rule of gun and fist”. Colonists must struggle to survive in an aggressive environment and fight the uprising natives and criminals of all kind.

Glitchspace - $5.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://spacebudgie.com/games/glitchspace

Glitchspace is a first person programming game that's centred around a visual programming mechanic. Set in a cyberspace world, you are trying to find a place known as Glitchspace - a by-product of cyberspace and its various glitches. A world that would allow for infinite possibilities, and access across all systems in cyberspace through exploitation.

Goofball Goals - Free demo/$6 (PC)
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http://www.gravitysensation.com/goofball/

Goofball Goals is a very happy soccer game with fully physically based character animation using interactive alive ragdolls in a destructible envornment.

Grabbles - Free demo (PC)
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http://www.grabblesgame.com/

You are a Grabble! Pull yourself around an alien world using your two sticky elastic appendages.Explore strange environments populated by mysterious creatures as you journey to discover the source of a recent string of catastrophic occurences that are threatening to destroy your home and possibly the entire world!

Gravitanks - Free alpha demo (PC)
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/gravitanks

Gravitanks is a 2.5D dual stick shooter with a gravity based twist. Players drive massive tanks around planets or fly through space firing projectiles and other weapons. Projectiles are strongly affected by the gravity field of the planets. This can be used to the player’s advantage to fire from cover and arc shots into foes. Up to 4 players can compete in frenetic deathmatches. From 1 to 4 players can fight against the hordes cooperatively in survival mode.

Guild of Dungeoneering - Free alpha/ $9,99 for preorder (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://gambrinous.com/games/dungeoneering/

A dungeon exploration game where you don't get to control the adventurer. Instead you lay out the dungeon one room at a time (including treasure & monsters) and he proceeds according to his AI. You want him to explore, level up, find treasures and ultimately survive - but you don't get to directly control him.

Heroes of Steel RPG - $9,99/$1 per episode on iOS/Android (PC, iOS, Android)
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http://www.desura.com/games/heroes-of-steel-rpg

Heroes of Steel is a tactical turn-based RPG in which you lead a group of four unique characters, each with their own talents, special powers, and abilities on their quest through the world of Steel. Engage in tactical combat with the ferocious, devious, and magical enemies who threaten humanity's last settlements. You must decide how to develop each character’s individual strategy in order to build a powerful and dynamic team capable of triumphing over the impossible odds.

HOMEunculus - Free (PC)
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http://www.homeunculus.com/

You are the house. Get out.

iZBOT - Free Beta (PC, Browser)
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http://ruxar.com/blog/new-2d-platformer-izbot/

A fast 2D action platformer that is a bit of a homage to our good friend super meat boy.

Jazzpunk - $15 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://necrophonegames.com/jazzpunk/

Jazzpunk is a first-person spy comedy adventure set in a pseudo futuristic and fantastical Cold War-era society. The developers cite The Naked Gun and Airplane as inspiration for their sense of humor. The missions are quick and simple to complete but the numerous sidequests and optional gameplay are what really put meat on Jazzpunk's bones.

KiloBite - Free (PC)
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http://kamaki.itch.io/kilobite

KiloBite is an the next logical step for snake, 3D! A simple HighScore chaser with a beautiful retro look; which can be left on or mixed and matched to achieve a look you like.

Lenna's Inception - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://bytten.net/devlog/lennas-inception/

Lenna’s Inception is an action-adventure game with procedurally generated locations. It has a Gameboy-like aesthetic and a top-down view. The gameplay consists of action-driven combat segments, seeking out new items and upgrades, and solving simple puzzles, which has been compared to the gameplay of The Legend of Zelda and The Binding of Isaac.

Lift - Free Alpha (Browser, PC, Linux)

Magic Book - Free Demo/ €2,99 (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/magic-book

Looks like a simplified Sidescrolling adventure RPG! I am getting some slight roguelike vibes from it, but I dont think its randomized, will check it out and report back as this looks too interesting to ignore, yet doesnt have a proper description either... other than you can kill dragons.

Magicite - $9.99
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/268750

Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Magicite is already packed with randomly generated dungeons, crafting, lots of loot and a bunch of gear. So far there are 7 explorable biomes; each filled with unique enemies and resources to collect.

Magicmaker - Free alpha (PC)
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http://tastystewdios.blogspot.com/

Magicmaker is an indie platformer dungeon-crawler where you make your own magic spells from components you find.

Maverick Bird - Free (Browser)
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http://terrycavanaghgames.com/maverickbird/

Terry Cavanaghs take on Flappy Bird game.

Mirage - Free (PC, Mac)
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/mirage

In Mirage the player is tasked to control a swarm of glass through a hazardous and mysterious world. The goal of this journey is to try and piece together a mirror which has shattered.

NeonXSZ - $9.99/Free demo (PC, Mac, Linux
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http://www.neonxsz.com/

NeonXSZ is a homage to the 6DoF genre of FPS games like Descent combined with the frenetic adrenaline pumping feel and gameplay mechanics of old-school twitch shooters such as id software's Quake. Then add Diablo-like loot explosions, rpg elements, leveling up, procedurally generated environments and enemies. Finish it all off with truly open-world gameplay inside a micro ecosystem of up to one thousand unique little AI dudes buzzing around getting into fights and doing their own thing.

Noir - Free (PC, Browser)
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http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/minild-48/?action=preview&uid=16007

One man, one depraved city. 'Noir' lives up to its name, being surprisingly atmospheric for a flash game and definitely worth playing. After beating it, just leave it running in your browser for some background noise.

Nothing To Hide - Free (PC, Browser)
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http://nothing-to-hide-demo.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html

Calling itself an "anti-stealth game", Nothing To Hide is both a biting satire on the lives we are seemingly forced to lead in a post-private world, and an innovative, subversive stealth experience at that. The goal is to remain visible at all times - a frightening proposition, but one that is all to real.

Offworld - Free alpha (Browser)
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http://tengugames.com/Offworld/

Offworld is all about controlling air ships and battling with them. You fight for the dominion of your clan. The player chooses a side, a vehicle type, a primary weapon and a secondary weapon, and you are ready for battle. Currently there are two different types of airships, two different primary weapons and three secondary weapons.

Painters Guild - Free Alpha (Browser)
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http://guildofpainters.com/

Even in the early state it is in, you can already tell that 'Painters Guild' is built upon a clever idea. You manage the workshop of the famous Italian painter Verrocchio who has decided to take a young talented artist with the name of da Vinci under his wing. Finish the contract work in time, pay the rent, watch historical events go by - and don't fall asleep on the job!

Principia - Free Demo, $10, $4 (PC, IOS, Android)
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http://principiagame.com/about

Principia is a sandbox physics puzzle/adventure game. Principia contains over 190 unique objects that can be combined with each other both mechanically and electronically.In Adventure mode you play as the robot, you can interact with the physics freely and even build using objects as you play. Gather resources by mining, and gather oil by installing Oil Rigs. Use the factory to construct objects that can be used for building your own house or maybe a spacecraft!

Probably Archery - $11.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/263420

With controls inspired by games like QWOP and Surgeon Simulator 2013, you must overcome a series of ridiculous challenges like shooting a hangman's rope, exterminating flying eggs in a china shop and stopping an apple-headed warrior in space.

Retrobooster - Free demo/$17.99/on sale for $12 (PC, Mac)
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http://www.reallyslick.com/retrobooster/

Retrobooster is a reinvention of the cave-flyer for players who love games of skill. You control an extremely responsive ship, which opens up new possibilities for speed flying challenges, puzzles, and bullet hell scenarios. At its core this is an old school action game, plus updated visuals and audio and new types of levels.

Roche Fusion - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://rochefusion.com/

Roche Fusion is a fast paced, exploding, over the top shoot-em-up. The player fights ever more aggressive, deadly, and crazy waves of enemies while upgrading their ship with more weapons, shields and other items. Also: explosions.

Serena - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://store.steampowered.com/app/272060/

This short point-and-click adventure is the result of a massive collaborative effort between dozens of fans and designers of adventure games. Rallying to support the venerable genre and its passionate community, these developers have brought together a grim and highly detailed horror story in what is the largest, possibly even the first, game project of its kind.

Space DM (working title) - Free alpha demo (PC)
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38782.0

In this game you get to build your ships out of construction blocks Lego style. Your goal is to destroy the enemy AI while collecting resources from asteroids and destroyed ships and protecting your mining ships and mother ship from enemy attacks.

Standpoint - Free demo (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://standpointgame.com/

Manipulate the world’s gravity to explore as the Narrator accompanies you through the environment. Standpoint is a puzzle-platformer, where the game-play of VVVVVV meets Portal. Traverse a world where the ceiling can become the floor, and a treacherous climb can suddenly become a simple corridor…

Super Mega Bob - Free Beta (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/super-mega-bob

Super Mega Bob is a reflection of my childhood – an awesome childhood fueled by games like Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, Adventures of Lolo, and Kirby! A 16-bit style 2D shooter filled with enemies, levels, upgrades, and awesome bosses, Super Mega Bob is a combination of all the stuff that make classic games so rockin’ along with some newer concepts that help gameplay seem completely smooth.

Tesseract - Free demo (PC)
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http://propelledbird.com/Tesseract/

A puzzle game designed around a cube with a 4th Dimension. Use this cube to manipulate physics to solve the puzzles of your environment.

The Everloom - Free (PC, Browser)
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http://www.kongregate.com/games/kajenx/the-everloom

There are two things this game shows well: The ambivalence of dreams, and how they eventually must end. Do they mean anything? Who knows.

TrapThem - Remote Control[/B] - Free Demo/ €1,99 (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/trapthem-remote-control

TrapThem-Remote Control is a puzzle shooter alternative to TrapThem with new caves to explore. Equipped with a precision rifle and a remote-controlled crystal collector you take the role of a sniper. Avoid being spotted and damaged by the RoboTTech robots. Be smart about shooting down the environment to shape it to your needs and safely guide the crystal collector through the caves.

Trish - Free (Browser)

Underdusk - Free (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/into-the-underdusk

Welcome to the Underdusk - a world where life and light are fading away into the dark night, where even your memories are beginning to fade. Can you find your lost locket, and fulfill one last wish, or will you go quietly into that dark night? Grab power-ups. Explore. Uncover secrets. Jump, dodge, and outmaneuver your enemies. Find and collect all the mysterious orbs and achieve your victory.

Walk - Free (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/walk

A simple exploration game with a beautiful visual style and atmosphere with simple, intuitive controls. Your only real objective is to find the darkly coloured sphere. Look for planets orbiting it and the dark sparks it emits. Although you don't have to look for it, you can just walk around, listen to the peaceful music and soak up the wonderful atmosphere. You and the sphere are randomly placed around the world so each playthrough is different.

Whitewash - $5 (PC)
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http://www.ousegames.com

A sudden day Bill awakes cloistered inside a strange fortified building… He is told by voices on the walls that he's hired to play a game. If he succeeds, he is free; if they succeed, he dies. Apparently he has no choice but to accept to play the game and so he does. Bill understands he may never leave that place alive…

Xaxi - Free (PC, Mac)
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http://www.noctuelles.net/Xaxi

A virtual memory palace of sorts, designed to teach Aliceffekt's Conlang Traumae, and examine the possibilities of learning and memory in interactive virtual environments.

Yelaxot - Free Demo/$10 (PC)
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http://www.desura.com/games/yelaxot

Yelaxot is a big mysterious world that was created by the Power Of Yelaxot many years ago in space. With the Power Of Yelaxot gone, the entire planet along with every being on it is in grave danger! You must set out on an adventure into this big open world and find the necessary items to restore the Power Of Yelaxot, but there is much more to your adventure than you may think...
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
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A Story About My Uncle - 2014 (PC)
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http://gonenorthgames.com/games/a-story-about-my-uncle/

A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent First-Person platform adventure game built in the Unreal Engine. It is a story about a boy who searches for his lost uncle and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed.The movement through the world in A Story About My Uncle is a crucial part of it’s core gameplay – focusing on swinging yourself through caverns with a grappling hook mechanic that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and freedom. Soar through a game world with a unique art style and a mysterious story unraveling slowly before you.

Abatron - ????
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http://www.abatrongame.com/

It's an RTS meets FPS game. You can create and command large armies in battle, build defenses, and then jump into any unit to play FPS at any time for added strategy.

ADR1FT - ????
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https://twitter.com/ThreeOneZero_

Adr1ft is a non-violent first-person game that poses the player as an astronaut who begins the game floating above Earth amid the debris of a mostly-wrecked space station. Adr1ft is meant to be a quiet and lovely game with exploration and puzzles, a combination of the acclaimed immersive first-person shooter Half-Life, the beloved surreal nature-walk of Journey and the movie Gravity

Adventurezator: When Pigs Fly - PC, Mac, Linux
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/adventurezator-when-pigs-fly

The Adventurezator is an emergent adventure game about creating emergent adventure games!

Age of Asteroids - PC
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/age-of-asteroids

You are a freelancer in this world. Seek out to find asteroids, colonize them, build up a mining colony, gather resources and defend them. You will be on your own and have to care for your colonies survival. Expand your Scanner Range, send out scouts to find even more asteroids in your sector. Your main goal is to mine resources and sell them to the occassionaly appearing transporters to earn your money and your reputation.

Alaska - ????
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http://ratusapparatus.com/alaska.html

Alaska is an immersive sim with a dynamic narrative, you have been sent to a remote space station to investigate a murder, you must explore the station and investigate its occupants. Build a case against a suspect, but did you prove his guilt or have you made a terrible mistake?

Arcadecraft - PC
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http://firebase.ca/arcadecraft/

Arcadecraft is a realtime strategy Arcade economics simulator. Starting in January of 1980 the player is given the task to run a sustainable arcade. To accomplish this goal they have to purchase arcade games from the various fictional manufacturers and place them within their retail space so that they can earn money. The more money the machines make, the more games you can buy!

Ashen - ????
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http://www.aurora44games.com/

Ashen is an an open world action-adventure game set in a harsh, unforgiving land.

ASTROIDS - 2014 (PC)
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http://astroids.tv/

ASTROIDS is a 3D space video-game where player in its spaceship has to shoot everything that's standing on its way.In a manner of the best visual games, this is a spacecraft with lasers, rockets and other weapons in a space combat. Defending himself from asteroids that are flying around, player has to take care of explosions, asteroid particles and other spaceships. Player can only count on his own reflexes, speed, weapon destruction power and the shield to protect himself.

Black Shuck - ????
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http://www.chromium-gamesroom.com/

Black Shuck is a survival horror game set in a 1700’s English town and its surroundings . You play as the mother of a child who is taken by the evil beast Black Shuck – a creature who is whispered about in folk tales and responsible for driving most of the towns denizens away. The aim of the game is to get your child back. The problem is, Black Shuck loves to toy with its prey, with the prey being you.

Blindsight - ????
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http://www.stimpaqstudios.com/

Our first project is Blindsight, an old school topdown action shooter set in a Cyberpunk themed world.

Caromble! - 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://www.caromble.com/

Take classic Breakout, add stunning 3D graphics and realtime physics. Season with a good pinch of new gameplay. Stir well and you get Caromble! Discover all game worlds, collect the shards, and don't forget to keep improving your high scores.

Children of Liberty - 2014 (PC)
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http://childrenofliberty.us/

A Revolutionary stealth platformer, Children of Liberty blends classical 2D gameplay into a 3D world. Run, sneak, and turn your way through the streets of Colonial Boston in a stealth adventure like no other.

Combat Core - PC
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https://twitter.com/MABManZ

Combat Core is a multiplayer arena fighting game I am developing using the Unity game engine. Most influence is definitely from an old Sega Dreamcast game named Power Stone.

Crossing Souls - ????
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http://www.fourattic.com/

“Our first approach to our brand new videogame. It will have a top-down view, be based in the 80s. It will be released soon on kickstarter”

Darkest Dungeon - 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://www.darkestdungeon.com/

Darkest Dungeon is a hard-core RPG about the stresses of dungeon crawling. You will lead a band of four heroes on a perilous side-scrolling descent, dealing with a prodigious number of threats to their bodily health, and worse, a relentless assault on their mental fortitude! Five hundred feet below the earth you will not only fight unimaginable foes, but famine, disease, and the stress of the ever-encroaching dark. Darkest Dungeon focuses on the humanity and psychological vulnerability of the heroes and asks: What emotional toll does a life of adventure take?

Daughters of the Void - PC, Mac, Linux
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http://monocosm.net/daughters-of-the-void.html

Daughters of the Void is a methodical action platformer currently under development. The game will be released for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.This game is supposed to offer some meaningful challenge inspired by older NES titles. I would like to find a balance between the gruesome difficulty of older games and a more modern time-conscious design.The game was initially supposed to be a combination of the combat-platforming sections of Zelda II with the game-structure of Castlevania

Deep Space Settlement - PC
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http://dss.stephanierct.com/

A real-time strategy game for PC, focused on empire building and grand-scale space battlesYou are part of a multi-generational mission to colonize distant regions of space. Your journey brings you to a star cluster rich in resources and lightly populated. Or so it seems. Your goal is clear: setup a space settlement and thrive. Whether you choose to make allies or conquer through supremacy is up to you.

Endeavor - PC, Mac, Linux
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toastmobile/endeavor

Endeavor is a voxel-based massive multiplayer game

Environmental Station Alpha - 2014
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=24101.0

The station was used to preserve unique species and natural environments. It was abandoned several decades ago. The main engine began to malfunction due to unknown reasons, and was shut down. However, we have been receiving signal from the station as of late. Investigating the station will be dangerous but necessary. To avoid casualties, we've sent our most durable explorer robot for the mission...

Ether One - Releases 25/03/14
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http://ether-game.com/

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At it’s core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace. There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patients history in order to help the validation of their life. The choice is left to you.

Even the Ocean - PC
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http://www.eventheocean.com/

Explore and learn the nature, boundaries and future of an fantasy world with diverse landscapes. Balance your energy bar to modify your horizontal and vertical movement speed as you travel through the world of The Ocean.Even is a woman in her 20s in a fictional present-day seaside town: meet and learn about people around her town, as well as explore Even's thoughts through this slice-of-life walk-and-interact + daydream-exploration-platforming hybrid game that also looks at mechanics developed in The Ocean.

Exist - 2014 (PC, Mac)
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http://www.existgame.com/

A first-person horror-adventure based on themes of existentialism and societal negativity that takes place in a surreal nightmare where the fears of your character and the world around us intertwine into an eerie atmosphere of unsettling truths.

Expand - PC, Mac, Linux
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http://expandgame.com/

Expand is a conceptual video game that takes the player on a journey through a labyrinth in circular space. Players must avoid getting squashed as the labyrinth twists, stretches and expands itself in ways that create interesting and hypnotic visual aesthetics. As the player progresses through the labyrinth they encounter abstract metaphors accompanied with a dynamic soundtrack to captivate and challenge the player’s perception and ideas.

forma.8 - 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux, IOS, PS4, PS Vita, Wii U)
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http://www.forma8.net/

In a distant future, the small exploration probe forma.8 is stranded alone on the surface of an alien planet. It will face great perils, discover ancient civilisations and dystopian visions. But not everything is as it seems...

Frank's Day Out - ????
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http://8bitape.net/

A 3D adventure game, it will have a healthy dose of exploration and Dinosaur ghosts!

Friction - ????
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https://twitter.com/Duende_Games

You fly though outer space fighting unearthly enemy ships using your powerful laser gun. However, the gun can only be used once it is charged up, and the only way to charge it is to risk life and limb by heading into close proximity with the enemy bullets.

Goo Goo Ghost Kitty - PC, Mac
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/goo-goo-ghost-kitty

An arcade style shoot 'em up with a dead cat twist. A tail sure to end in happiness.

Grain War (working title) - ????
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38950.0

<i>What would happen if "A Link to the Past" and "Risk of Rain" had a baby?</i>In Grain War you play as a father who can't earn enough money to feed his young family and so decides to fight in the arena. In the arena you fight until you die. The longer you last, and the more the crowd likes the fight, the more food your family receives. If you last long enough you will feed them for life.

Hawks - Summer 2014 (PC, Mac)
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https://twitter.com/pkMinhas

Hawks is an isometric dogfighting game featuring an intense single player campaign and 8 player local multiplayer.

Heros of Space - PC
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https://twitter.com/TechLogicCoding

It's a game where you control a space ship and have to collect gold from asteroids and defend your ship against others.

Hive Jump - late 2014 (PC, Mac)
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http://graphitelab.com/

HIVE JUMP is a multiplayer co-op sci-fi shooter that gives players the experience of jumping into a gloriously rendered alien hive, fighting their way to the bottom, and nuking the hive queen for the good of mankind!

Junkcraft Armada - PC, Xbox 360
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/junkcraft-armada

A modular spaceship game, build/design your ship while you play, explore, escort or help other ships, exterminate pirates and use the remaining modules as part of your ship or recycle them for parts for upgrades or repairs with more than 20 different module types, more than 10 different missions and many different environments that affect how you maneuver and survive, black holes, white holes and many other space anomalies, choose the power distribution of your ship between weapons, shields, thrusters, tractor beams, and many other modules.

Karmaflow - late 2014 (PC, Mac)
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http://karmaflowgame.com/

In "Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame" you take on the role of The Karmakeeper, which makes you responsible for maintaining the balance in the multi-verse. On this journey, you have to travel to different universes where the balance of life has been distorted. Through puzzling and platforming you have to bring the long lost Karmaflow back into these worlds, to drive out the unbalanced Karma that led to the destruction of the guardian spirits of these universes.

KEL: Reaper of Entropy - 2014
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http://tavern-games.com/games/

KEL: Reaper of Entropy gives you the chance to control (or at least try to) Kel the Skeleton and choose whether to terrorize or please the villagers. Or both for that matter. The game features unconventional gameplay, heinous methods of gaining victory and a non-existent variety of ways to customize your character. Plus an overdose of twisted humour as a bonus.

Kodama - PC, IOS, Android, Windows Phone
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https://twitter.com/FlatfishGames

Kodama is a graphic adventure that throws you in to the fallen kingdom of abylon, long lost in thorns.It's a new kind of precision platformer game, with hundreds of levels and level building tools included. The gates to the endless realms of abylon will open this summer.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CKTKBqkxoA" target="_blank">Trailer</a>

Kyn - PC / Mac / Linux (Summer 2014)
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http://www.kyngame.com/

Kyn is a singleplayer video game that mixes exciting team combat with an engrossing world worth exploring. Control powerful warriors in tactical combat built on making smart decisions in tough situations.

Let's Go Camping! - PC, Mac, Linux
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http://www.steamburgerstudios.com/LetsGoCamping/

An upcoming FPS roguelike(lite) dungeon crawler, whereby dungeons are reached via hiking, camping, and surviving a vast overworld wilderness.

Luna's Wandering Stars - March 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://serenityforge.com/

Luna's Wandering Stars is a planetary physics puzzler with a full Level Creator/Editor and online level sharing. Control the powers of the solar system as Luna, a mysterious sentient space probe. Explore your curiosity of space.

Mercury Shift 3D (working title) - ????
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http://www.klonk-games.de/games/mercury-shift-3d/

Mercury Shift 3D is a two player coop focused platformer.Play the original Mercury Shift <a href="http://&#8221;http://www.klonk-games.de/games/mercury-shift/&#8221;" target="_blank">here</a>

Midora - late 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38433.0

Midora is a love letter to the classic 2D RPG adventures like The Legend of Zelda or Mana that have frequented consoles and enamored audiences for generations. It has a charming world to explore, with new mechanics to learn, quests to fulfill, and all while hopefully tugging at your nostalgic heartstrings, Midora seeks to bring you the same tried and true feel of familiar titles, but with the grace of a new, modern experience, with in a beautiful, 100% pixel art setting.

Modulate - Late 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=199743507

Modulate is a first person puzzle game in which you solve rooms by switching objects in and out of your reality. You take the role of a young cadet being trained to become an agent in the Interspace Police Force (IPF). The device you're trained to use is called the Space Attenuator Mark V. This device allows navigation between spatial dimensions, which we call "channels", that each contain their own obstacle devices.

Pigvane - Browser
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https://twitter.com/xxNxT

It&#8217;s an arcade action side-scrolling platformer. Un-finished version &#8221;http://frederickfogerty.com/pigvane/&#8221;here[/url


Project Outlaws - Open alpha soon (PC, Mac, Linux)
We are developing an action oriented spaceship building and exploration game. You play as a robotic probe from a long extinct civilization, mysteriously reactivated after aeons of disuse. The artifacts and memories of your civilization have been scattered and the ruins colonized. Your objective is to recover what you can and reinvent the rest. Pilot and redesign your ship, explore a dynamic ecosystem, and fight enemies.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Project Stealth - ????
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http://www.projectstealthgame.com/

Stealth-Action Multplayer is back! Project Stealth is here to breathe new life into the much overlooked genre. Project Stealth is a multiplayer stealth-action thriller with two teams of two, with a focus on strategic gameplay, heart-pounding intensity, and close teamwork to overcome adversity

QBEH-1 - April 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://digitaltribegames.com/qbeh-1/

QBEH-1: The Atlas Cube will take players on an inspired quest through six divergent worlds, each filled with new mysteries and secrets to uncover. In each world there will be special cubes that must be collected and used to navigate to the next portal. Some cubes will simply be used as stepping stones to new areas while others and imbued with magical properties such as light, gravity and propulsion.

r0gu3 - ????
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38694.0

A classical roguelike inside a glitched simulation.

Rebirth - mid 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/rebirth

Rebirth is a game about survival. The world is in shambles, shattered to the core due to a mix of mysterious events. The air is barely breathable, society has crumbled, governments have been toppled. What will you do, when your way of life no longer exists? Will you survive?

Shrug Island - late 2014 (PC, Mac)
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http://amazumedia.com/shrugs/index.php

A hand-drawn adventure game about hope in the mysterious, organic world of the Shrugs. Ambient story, magic and animated music puzzles.Now on <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iggynore/shrug-island" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>

Skara: The Blade Remains - PC, PS4, XBox One
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http://thebladeremains.com/

Skara aims to revolutionize gaming by taking a Versus Fighting concept and turning it into a Multiplayer battle arena experience. With never before seen character control and graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4, Skara promises to turn the Free to Play gaming world upside down.

SLaVE - ????

Sole - PC, XBIG, Ouya
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http://stickydpad.com/

Without going into detail on how Sole is going to play out, there&#8217;s two main focuses; Exploration and Survival Horror. Should mention though you cannot attack anything in the game. Meaning you are left to survive without a weapon. Pretty dangerous considering some of the characters that lurk the streets.

Solus - PC
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http://www.solusthegame.com/

Solus is a single player exploration and survival game, experienced in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. It is set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction you are sent to explore a distant planet. After 20 years of space travel you arrive but experience a catastrophic landing. With your team members dead and your equipment destroyed you have no ways of communicating with - or receiving help from an earth that might no longer exist...You are completely and utterly alone.

Star Fighter - PC
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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=207074748

Star Fighter is a fast-paced 3D Space Shoot-Em-Up. Fast-paced, arcade-style, many enemies with different tactics and attack patterns Players use dual weapons which swap independently and a swappable special ability.

StarCrawlers - 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://starcrawlers.com/

StarCrawlers features randomly generated maps, missions, events and loot combined with deep character customization and a tactical time-unit based combat system to create an endless dungeon crawling experience. You&#8217;ll be running missions on the hulks of abandoned ships, fighting the remnants of security systems (and who knows what else&#8230;?!), all while venturing deeper and deeper in search of a big score.

Super Rocket Shootout - PC, Mac, Linux
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http://oddlyshapedpixels.blogspot.com/

Local multiplayer, fast-paced and easy-to-learn brawler full of jetpacks and shotguns

Super Smash Ball - PC, Mac
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38382.0

Multiplayer only (2 - 4 players) 2D ball game.For the main mode right now the player simply has to get the ball into his opponent's goal. Having several punches and powerups at his disposal. There are 2 modes; One where you can walk around freely and one where you can only access your own side of the field.

Terra Melior - 2014 (PC, Mac)
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https://terrameliorrpg.wordpress.com/

Heavily influenced by Dark Souls and Mass Effect 1, Terra Melior is a sci fi action RPG with challenging gameplay, an artistic style, and a chilling story. The adventure takes place on a harsh planet of ice and snow where unprepared colonists struggle to survive. You play as a soldier looking for a famous researcher who disappeared here. Your search uncovers a larger mystery, which you solve by shooting giant monsters in the face.

The Adventure (working title) - ????
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https://twitter.com/arnaud_debock

A experimental video game of adventure using vector for drawing and animation.

The Ancients - ????

The ARC - ????

The Foxy Journey - ????
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38362.0

The Foxy Journey is a 2d platformer based on exploration and solve puzzles with some rpg touches.

The Hong Kong Massacre - ????
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=39027.0

It is a top-down action game inspired by classic Hong Kong action movies. I wanted to make a game for sometime that tries to capture the intensity and mayhem that gunfights creates in these movies. The idea of the games is that the player is set out to hunt down a triad leader(or similar) in Hong Kong, his whereabouts is unknown so your job is to track him down. You do this by finding people in his organization for more clues.The main game mechanic is the ability to slow down time whenever you want. This is crucial to be able to clear a harder level. When you slow down time you can dodge bullet by rotate your character and also rack up shoots when killing enemies.

The Last Disbeliever - PC, Linux
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http://sashadarko.com/tld/

The Last Disbeliever is a satrical, art-driven and slow-paced First Person Adventure/Shooter/Action game. The Last Disbeliever tells the story of an ATF Special Agent Sebastian Arise who was sent to track down a suspicious cargo delivered by a US illegal firearms dealer. It brings him into a closed village in Eastern Europe which is ruled by a ruthless religious cannibalistic cult.

The Universim - PC, Mac, Linux
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http://theuniversim.com/

The Universim is, first and foremost, a planet management game. Your civilization will begin in the Stone Age, thousands of years before the modern era. In The Universim you have a godlike ability to make decisions that play another crucial role in the game. While you will not interact directly with the population that inhabits your planet, you will be able to guide them through their development and influence their decisions for better or worse. Choices in the game extend from ending wars between cities on your planet or watching as one city destroys the other, to influencing the research path of your civilization, and much much more.

The Wild Eternal - Late 2014 (PC, Mac)
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http://www.thewildeternal.com/

The Wild Eternal is a first person exploration adventure game about flawed Gods, thick undulating blankets of fog, hella buffs, un-defeatable enemies, and conversations with a traumatized fox God who isn&#8217;t sure if you are the reincarnation of their lost lover.

Thief Story - PC, Mac
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=34404.0

Slip into the sneaky shoes of Sparrow, as he aspires to become a world class thief, working his way from humble home burglaries to daring bank heists. Become the infamous, all-time master of crime in Thief Story.

Toryansé - ????
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http://www.toryanse.co.uk/

Toryansé is a graphic adventure game about a woman in the midst of an existential crisis who decides to follow a mysterious stranger she meets on the train&#8230;Using a point-and-click style interface you exert a gentle influence over the thoughts and actions of the protagonist, the characters she encounters and the environment that surrounds her. There will be plenty of items to collect, puzzles to solve, conversations to have and numerous locations to explore. The game itself is language-agnostic and all information is conveyed through illustrated thought and speech bubbles.

Ultimate General: Gettysburg - In Greenlight
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http://www.ultimategeneral.com/

Ultimate General: Gettysburg is a Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to lead thousands of soldiers in the famous Battle of Gettysburg as commander of either the Union or Confederate army. The game will feature the most accurately created map, detailed order of battle, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Universe Edge - Pre alpha April 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://universe-edge.com/

Universe Edge is a spaceship-building, crew-management, space-exploration game .

Untitled - ????

Untitled game - PC

Vagante - ????
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=37377.0

It currently features permadeath, proc gen levels, artifacts that grant metroidvanian abilities, bosses.We're hoping to make this a skillbased, and very challenging platformer.It builds off our previous experience with metroidvanians and boss arena games, Min and also The Two of Us, but it's also inspired by games like Diablo and a little bit of Spelunky.

Velocity 2X - 2014 (PS4, PS Vita)
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http://velocitygame.co.uk/

Velocity 2X is the sci-fi platformer and shoot &#8216;em-up in one adventure, heading to PS Vita and PS4 in 2014!This highly anticipated sequel to Velocity Ultra weaves together two classic game formats into one seamless adventure, featuring puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning top-down shoot &#8216;em-up gameplay!

Video Hero Story - 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://vhstory.com/en/

Set in 80-90s, about a guy who likes to fight and wants to become the best in the world.

Waldir's Inferno - ????
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http://waldirgame.wordpress.com/

A roguelike-like beat'em'up RPG

We Have Lied - ????
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http://wehavelied.com/

The player controls Jamie through a series of basic exploration and in-depth dialogue/action trees, as well as a few more or less "action-y" segments. We Have Lied takes place mainly in and around Kansas City following a pandemic of a mutated form of smallpox that wipes out 3/4 of the world's population. Power has been delegated from the nearly-nonexistant federal government to local municipalities; Kansas City declared itself a unified municipality and the Kansas City Department of Defense was formed to protect the city.

Wind Fortress - ???? (Browser)
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http://www.ninesquarezone.com/blog/wind-fortress/

A web browser RPG with a strong scenario, a deep universe and the chance to create your own adventure for others to play.

Wiretap New Jersey - Alpha soon
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http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=38406.0

You play as Patrick, a character that is respected and viewed as a hero by his friends and community (due to his previous accomplishments), but there is a problem with him - the job that he currently has (working as an intelligence officer for the false-flag Wiretap New Jersey operation) is anything but positive.

Zygote - 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://gamesofedan.com/zygote

Zygote is a First Person Adventure Game, influenced by the FPS/RPG/Sci-Fi genres and Surrealism movement.The player discovers an emerging war and must support the Kinship resistance against the advancing Patogens. By exploring the world and it&#8217;s characters, the player discovers the rationale for their existence to ultimately answer the question &#8220;Why am I here?&#8221;.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Another month, another batch of great indie games.

How would you even know if the OP has no games yet? I mean, maybe there were no releases... or just copy pasted side scrolling adventures, because thats all what Indies are, right? :p
 

Fergie

Banned
How would you even know if the OP has no games yet? I mean, maybe there were no releases... or just copy pasted side scrolling adventures, because thats all what Indies are, right? :p
Foresight. ;P

Really can't wait either way.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Info up, same deal as always: if there are any formatting/wrong info issues, let me know here in the thread and I'll correct it.
 
Did we miss Card City Nights? Because I thought it was a pretty neat little card game with deeper strategy than I would've expected. Didn't see it mentioned in the OP for February or March but it might've gotten a mention in the rest of the February thread (in which case consider this my +1!).
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Also: Praise the Toma-bot.

Just to mention that again, without the program this thread would have taken me 10-15 hours instead of the 4 it took me today. So please, please, please follow the formatting in the OP ô.o
 

BraXzy

Member
I don't really know how this works but I'd like to 'add' a game to the OP that is missing?

Ether One. It has been confirmed as coming on the 25th of this month. 25/03/2014

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=96424148

http://ether-game.com/


Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind.

There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At it&#8217;s core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patients history in order to help the validation of their life.

The choice is left to you.

Welcome to Pinwheel.
 

daydream

Banned
aww yiss, new thread

Excellent top five for last month. Check out those games, people.

(Two quick corrections: Jazzpunk's link is missing, and it's Drunk_en_ Robot Pornography.)

Did we miss Card City Nights? Because I thought it was a pretty neat little card game with deeper strategy than I would've expected. Didn't see it mentioned in the OP for February or March but it might've gotten a mention in the rest of the February thread (in which case consider this my +1!).

Yes, I think Foul Note praised it but nobody did a post. Gimme a minute or two.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
I don't really know how this works but I'd like to 'add' a game to the OP that is missing?

Ether One. It has been confirmed as coming on the 25th of this month. 25/03/2014

The formatting for not yet released games would be:

Not yet released games:
[B]TITLE[/B] - PLAT
[QUOTE][IMG]IMG[/IMG]
[URL="LINK"]LINK[/URL]

DESCRIPTION TEXT
[/quote][/code]

Also: We dont include games that didnt release yet in the "released" section, so the way its meant to work is that you/someone else would have posted the "not yet released" formatting in the last thread, so it gets automatically picked up for the not yet released part of the march thread, but I'll add it manually now.

Did we miss Card City Nights? Because I thought it was a pretty neat little card game with deeper strategy than I would've expected. Didn't see it mentioned in the OP for February or March but it might've gotten a mention in the rest of the February thread (in which case consider this my +1!).

It was mentioned in february here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=101181935&postcount=703

But since no one made a properly formatted post about it (see post above yours), it wasnt included. I'll include it manually now.
 
New thread!

Okay, continuing that discussion from the last thread. Since about 95% of the games in the OP were from my posts, do you think I should limit what games I post about? Is it too much? I mean, I could try to limit it to the most interesting games, but we're talking about indies here. They're all interesting.

Also, for your Kickstarter fans, March is going to be huge. Path of Shadows, Witchmarsh, MTBFreeride, and many many more. I'm maintaining the 2014 Kickstarter thread so drop by if you're an indie dev with an upcoming campaign or just found some promising project that needs some attention

I'll wait till page 2 to the Screenshot Saturday posts so this first page isn't too cluttered
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Hey, Toma, not sure if you want to include it or not, since I'm sure it was featured already, but MTBFreeride has a new version and it's like a whole new game now. Much more polished, better controls, better optimized, new wingsuit mode, etc.

MTBFreeride
http://mtbfreeride.wordpress.com/
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Great thread as always, Toma. Lots of good-looking projects in there.

And I hope no one minds that I post my latest #screenshotsaturday for Malebolgia here?

You really should know my/our answer to that by now. ;)
 

daydream

Banned
Malebolgia is looking great, Dascu, keep the gifs coming!

But since no one made a properly formatted post about it (see post above yours), it wasnt included. I'll include it manually now.

I was in the middle of making one, lol. My five minutes.. gone to waste! :p

Incidentally, I should play more of that. Made a good first impression.
 

SJRB

Gold Member
Holy crap I can't even imagine how long it took to compile all that. Pretty sure my scroll wheel is busted now, haha. Awesome job man.

Yeah, I can highly recommend The Banner Saga. Incredible game with a unique artstyle and seriously depressing story with lots of dialogue choices that have serious consequences.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Holy crap I can't even imagine how long it took to compile all that.

60 seconds, but I am cheating :p

Edit: NOW I am at least, when I still compiled it manually it took me 10-15 hours per thread
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Thanks. Sorry for not posting with the right format, I didn't spot that. My bad!

No worries! Thats why I explained it ;) If anything else comes up, posting in the proper format saves me time and is hugely appreciated.
 

ninjarr

Neo Member
Just a heads-up that The Wild Eternal is listed twice. We definitely appreciate the link but don't need any special treatment. ;)
 
March 2013

Before I joined GAF, I was interested in indie games. It was more of a passing interest, spawned by my time with Facade, Nitronic Rush, and Warning Forever. I mainly played freeware games and flash games. But it was finding this thread, and this community, that turned that interest into a passion for these easily overlooked, often overshadowed, yet always intriguing games and the incredible experiences that await beneath the brightly exposed surface of AAA games and more popular critically lauded indie games.

Since my annoyingly incessant questions about game specs when I first started posting in the Indie threads, I've probably contributed in these threads more than any other forums I frequent. But it's Toma who started these threads, keeps them going month after month, and he should be congratulated for his hard work and dedication to helping and exposing these wonderful games

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So a year has passed and what year it was. From the colossal success of games like Rogue Legacy and Gone Home to the smaller yet no less enjoyable titles such as Outer Wilds, Factorio, Westerado, and dozens more, we've seen the incredible quality and diversity that indie gaming has to offer and continues to offer as we progress through 2014 and beyond.

So keep up the great work IndieGaf, especially Toma, and let's see where these threads stand another year from now
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Just a heads-up that The Wild Eternal is listed twice. We definitely appreciate the link but don't need any special treatment. ;)

Haha thanks, apparently 2 people individually posted about it in the last thread so it got added twice ;) People seem to be excited for your game, but I havent looked at it much yet. Will rectify that eventually.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
New thread!

Okay, continuing that discussion from the last thread. Since about 95% of the games in the OP were from my posts, do you think I should limit what games I post about? Is it too much? I mean, I could try to limit it to the most interesting games, but we're talking about indies here. They're all interesting.

It took me a bit of time, but I think the way we do it currently works still for the current amount of games. I went through some impressions/reviews and images or played them myself to judge them and simply excluded some that seemed less interesting than the others or were SO super early in Alpha that I didnt feel it made much sense to include them yet. I mean you dont need to post EVERY game here either, if you think it might not be worth including, leave it out, if you are in doubt, post it and we'll either add it or I'll omit it myself.

Also, for your Kickstarter fans, March is going to be huge. Path of Shadows, Witchmarsh, MTBFreeride, and many many more. I'm maintaining the 2014 Kickstarter thread so drop by if you're an indie dev with an upcoming campaign or just found some promising project that needs some attention

Oh yeah, I forgot to add the KS thread. I added a link to the KS thread at the bottom of the first post. I've been meaning to include the adventure games thread there for ages already. Need to remember doing that.

Hey, Toma, not sure if you want to include it or not, since I'm sure it was featured already, but MTBFreeride has a new version and it's like a whole new game now. Much more polished, better controls, better optimized, new wingsuit mode, etc.

MTBFreeride - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)

Nah, its still Alpha/Beta. We'll stick with "Include first for Alpha/Beta, then a second time on full release.", otherwise we'll clog up the thread with games most here already know constantly.

So keep up the great work, especially Toma, and let's see where these threads stand another year from now

Haha, thanks for the nice words. Same goes to you, otherwise we wouldnt have much content in these threads lately or I would need to put in severely more time to fill them. And here is a fun thing you might want to read about :p

http://usvsth3m.com/post/60436953054/the-orson-welles-clapping-reaction-gif-is-everywhere
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Anyone have impressions? Last I heard, it was kind of lacking in content

Still sort of the case. It has lots of trade goods etc, but its still missing balanced gameplay options as currently its mostly focussed on trade instead of piracy/combat and anything to make the game more intuitive/more fun to play. Seems like a decent base, but it definitely needs some more work and at least a basic tutorial ingame to tell the player whats in and what isnt. Remind me again in a few months and I'll check it out again.
 
Gang Beasts is already among the top 5 games on Steam Greenlight, new build releasing Friday
- The Incinerator / Furnace stage
- The Big Wheel stage
- AI enemies (in the Sandbox stage)
- Wincing/Grimacing (e.g. Gang Beast's eyes close briefly when hurt)
- Health bars (green/red bar to show the Gang Beast's current health when hurt)
- Additional sounds
Amazing that this game is only 0.0.1. I've seen full games that aren't as promising or as fun as the Gang Beats alpha. If you haven't been following the game, some awesome things that developers have planned:
- Construction site with breakable walls and floors
- Full single player campaign with levels and bosses
- Fights in the middle of traffic and on top of trains
- Moves like headbutts, elbows, ground kicks (basically street brawling moves)
- They're considering online multiplayer
 
Gang Beasts is already among the top 5 games on Steam Greenlight, new build releasing Friday

Outstanding news. Not 100% sure the game needs a health bar, (what it does need is the ability to climb,) but new levels sound fantastic. I have seen the furnace level and it looks like it might be amusing.

Also, excellent OP Toma and Toma-bot, as the usual.
 
Outstanding news. Not 100% sure the game needs a health bar, (what it does need is the ability to climb,) but new levels sound fantastic. I have seen the furnace level and it looks like it might be amusing.

Also, excellent OP Toma and Toma-bot, as the usual.
Well unlike more multiplayer fightng games (I'm lookin at you, Samurai Gunn), single player sounds like it's a big part of Gang Beasts. So I think the health bars wil be most important in those levels and boss fights
 

Wok

Member
Info up, same deal as always: if there are any formatting/wrong info issues, let me know here in the thread and I'll correct it.

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| 4. Voting Results "Best of February" |
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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):

The decription for Lyne is wrong. It should be:

Deceptively simple, infinitely complex, LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul.Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE
 

Wok

Member
A Story About My Uncle - 2014 (PC)

I have already played this game in November 2012. The alpha might still be somewhere on the Internet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmDxko0htS0

I might still have it somewhere on my hard-drive. The game was good but I could not finish it because of some weird bugs.

Regarding the old version

by Team Gone North | Jan 22, 2014 |

As we move towards exciting times of releasing A Story About My Uncle in it&#8217;s new and improved form, you might notice that we no longer advertise the demo that was available for download earlier here on the site.

This is because we no longer feel that the demo is an accurate representation of the game. A lot has changed since then and we have added and updated tons of things in the game: prolonged and enhanced the story and narration, optimized and added levels to the game, reworked assets and characters among other things.

If you happen to have this old demo regardless, we provide some legacy support over at this page
 

Remy

Member
Glad to see the new monthly thread, but what's the deal with his Lyne description?

Another simple concept executed very well. It's one of the more innovative one-button games I've seen. You have to guide a "pixel" safely from point A to point B without hitting any walls along the way. The trick is there are "magnet pixels" you can activate by clicking (the magnet pixel nearest to the pixel is the one that gets activated). When activated, the pixel's path is altered in the direction of the magnet pixel. Such a clever concept and again, executed with a ton of polish

That's so far from what Lyne actually is that I'm wondering if this was the description for something else?

Let me provide an alternate description in case the original got lost:

Lyne is a minimalist, well-polished puzzle game. The goal is to connect the endpoints on the playing field without two lines traveling over the same path. All nodes on the board have to be used, and some have to be incorporated multiple times before the board counts as completed. It ramps up nicely, has a zen aesthetic, and has loads of puzzles (including a daily puzzle set generator).
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Repost for the next month because you guys obviously like it and no further game fits into this OP anymore:

Gangbeasts - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)
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http://www.indiedb.com/games/gangbeasts
Gang Beasts is a Local Multiplayer Co-op Party Game with puppetlike character animations and brutal mêlée fighting referencing scenes from classic arcade Beat 'em ups such as Capcom's Final Fight series, Sega's Streets of Rage, Konami's Crime Fighters, and Techn&#333;s' Double Dragon and Renegade titles.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Glad to see the new monthly thread, but what's the deal with his Lyne description?

Yeah, I accidentally added the Magnetized description to Lyne. Even when I played Lyne for more than 8 hours,these stupid mistakes happen if you have 100,000 characters in front of you to sort out for this thread :p

Already changed though right before you posted after I read Wok's post :)
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
OP impressions, Action Painting Pro:
Its nothing you'll play for long, but its such a refreshing and totally weird concept that I cant help but fall in love with it, especially considering the weird meta comment it tries to make about balancing money, time, art and human abilities and craziness. Jump around, collect different powerups that change your brush and colors and just see how far you can go. I am also surprised at how many of those different power ups/music bits there are. I am sure you could even tweak these mechanics a little bit so that you end up creating images that look quite decent too, but for what it is, this is still a very interesting addition to the threads.

Oh and my Mona Lisa:
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Finally got Nuclear Throne and it's so good. I had played the early Wasteland Kings prototype, and the Early Access game is even better. The controls are so responsive and the characters play so differently due to their special abilities. My favorite is the Chicken, since going in slow motion and slicing through a hailstorm of bullets is awesome

At first I thought the game might be on the easy side, but nope, I think this is the best action roguelite I've played since Teleglitch. I know the guys at Vlambeer are very much focused at establishing game feel and tone and they nailed that Nuclear Throne. Just shooting your weapons feel so satisfying and powerful and the gameplay is just very challenging and intense as you swap out guns, maneuver to better positions, and weave between bullets and enemies.

The charming visuals, the varied mutators and perks, the sheer number of weapons, and diverse enemies makes any time with the game a joy to play. It's the kind of game you can enjoy for short 20 minute attempts or sink hours into the experience.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
We are barely in march and I already find stuff for april, bah. Some games I found on FreeIndiegam.es for next month and just played:

Labyrinth of Keys - Free (PC, Browser)
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http://mattarod.com/games/KagiNoMeiro2x.html

An exploration-action-puzzle-platformer inspired by La-Mulana and just as hard. The biggest challenge doesnt come from defeating certain enemies, but from grasping the game mechanics and understanding that nothing here might be what it seems like. Solving puzzles based on vague hints, exploring the world, failing due to not understanding and finally reaching the true exit is a truly challenging and mystifying affair.

Museum of Parallel Art - Free (PC, Mac, Linux Browser)
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http://technobeanie.com/stuff/games/Museum/

Visiting the virtual Museum of Parallel Art is a very special experience you'll share with someone. You'll express your thoughts and feelings towards art with cards, or try to view the world as your peer and guess the cards he or she has played. Comparing cards will prompt conversation and is sure to connect you two.

The Way of Yiji - Free (PC, Browser)
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http://tchem.itch.io/the-way-of-yiji

The Way of Yiji focus the exploration and contemplation of its visual and sound environment. You are a samurai, that after an attack on your village and the death of your beloved, must carry your child, Yiji, to the Temple of the Lively Light. Poisoned by an arrow, the samurai will die. The game is an immersion in the teachings of Light. The only enemy is time itself.

Javel-ein - Free (PC, Browser)
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http://managore.wordpress.com/javel-ein/

Javel-ein was made by me for Ludum Dare #28, where the theme was you only get one. In Javel-ein, you only get one javelin. Using it together with your magnificent wit and skill, you must defeat all the creatures in each level before proceeding through the door. Javel-ein contains 60 levels split into four chapters. Each chapter introduces new mechanics, greater difficulty and a unique and terrible boss.


This also reminded me that Hofmann was hyping up and anticipating The Way of Yiji for like 3 months back then and now we still missed the release.
 

daydream

Banned
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So, one of my most anticipated games, and one that I regularly think about for some reason, is Night in the Woods, which was kickstarted back in November. In KRZ-fashion, they released a 'supplemental' called The Longest Night (free on their website) which I finally got around to playing.

To cut to the chase, I think it's a marvelous appetiser that also - and this is very important - works as a self-contained intimate play. The art style is really something unique and it is paired with a wonderful soundscape that really sets the mood for the experience. The dialogue is witty, brash and provoking, thoughtful, endearing - it reminds me of a lot of things: Of KRZ, of course, and of absurdist literature, of comics like Calvin & Hobbes or Peanuts, but in spite of that, it absolutely possesses an identity of its own.

What is discussed in this episode? Well, nothing less than the mythology of this world I would say; the quirky and gritty and sad tales that are passed on time and time again in this alternate reality that feels all to familiar. And the best thing about it? Let me tell you: I'm getting all serious talking about it, but in fact, it is told effortlessly, with great playfulness, levity, but never not earnest at the same time. If the final game resonates as much with me as this little scherzo, then I have something truly special to look forward to.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
OP impressions Astrovoid:
Fun and quick arcade highscore shooter. If anyone is in the mood to beat my highscore (which was 2800 on the screenshot below before the game crashed), log in as "guest" to add your scores to the official leaderboards. I have 1400 in the weekly leaderboard or something. Anyway, fun game with some well balanced mechanics, too bad it just crashed on me but recommendable none the less if you want some highscore arcade action

..and Banished:
Much has been said already, and I'll quickly repeat myself. Its a very pretty and charming city builder that works on a funamdental level and is also VERY enjoyable to play for a few hours, but severely lacks content. It is still impressive for a 1 man project, however. If this had a proper campaign and/or scenarios and more options that open up as you go along, this would be further up my recommendation list, otherwise I cant really recommend grabbing it for $20, considering what other games you can grab for those $20. Monaco syndrome.
 
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