PandaPedinte
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Risk of Rain should get a new update this week if nothing goes wrong.
You beat me to post it. xD
You beat me to post it. xD
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Indie Games 2014 [October] Now Voting - Post 280!
- Thread starter Toma
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More_Badass
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New IGS deal is Pilota
https://indiegamestand.com/deal/
If I remember correctly, Toma had posted some pretty positive impressions of the game
https://indiegamestand.com/deal/
If I remember correctly, Toma had posted some pretty positive impressions of the game
Yes, yes, yes. Really lovely little game that is much more challenging and rewarding than it might seem. All thumbs up.
More_Badass
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Depths of Fear and Mind Path of Thalamus in the new IndieGala bundle. $3.99 for a limited time
https://www.indiegala.com/october
https://www.indiegala.com/october
Go all spend money, Mind Path is sweet too. Good deals today with Pilota and Mind Path.
Inkvoterad
Member
Just played through the demo/early build. Goddamn this is really interesting. Great music too.
phantomspiker
Member
Depths of Fear is pretty cool, hopefully technical issues have been fixed though.
More_Badass
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Primitives - Free beta (PC)
http://primitivesgame.com
Lead your tribe to prosperity by hunting game, gathering resources and surviving the perils of an alien world.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! is getting a free expansion in November with tons of features added, among which is the best guest roster I've seen in a game since forever.
More_Badass
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It's beautiful...
One Foul Note
Member
Hmm, I do primarily play Cook Serve Delicious on my android tablet computer, it works super well in that format, although that patch may be the thing that makes me double dip for the steam version too.
Messofanego
Banned
People, play Mind.
PandaPedinte
Member
That's amazing!
More_Badass
Member
Messofanego's been holding out on us. He mentioned this game in passing over in the GamerGate thread
Gameplay preview
The Marvellous Miss Take - November 20th (PC, Mac)
Gameplay preview
The Marvellous Miss Take - November 20th (PC, Mac)
http://misstakegame.com
A Stealth Game About Breaking the Rules
When Sophia Take is swindled out of the greatest art collection ever amassed, she decides to put things right. But the only way to get true justice, and to preserve the collection for all humanity to enjoy, is to out-criminal the criminals who took it. Brute force and violence isnt her style, though. Shell need cunning, stealth and lateral thinking.
phantomspiker
Member
I need this in my life.
More_Badass
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He posted some impressions here
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=131929850&postcount=340
Oh, and Ziggurat is out of Early Access
More_Badass
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Nothing Good Can Come Of This - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)
http://www.cartwheelgames.com/nothing-good-can-come-of-this/
Two players are trapped in a nearly featureless room. After hours of waiting in near-silence, a loaded gun drops from a hole in the ceiling, falling between them. What is this supposed to mean? What are they expected to do next?
This is a minimalist local multiplayer game based around the struggle for control of a deadly weapon.
phantomspiker
Member
Neonstruct dev posted some really nice screenshots today.
More_Badass
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The Void is $1.99 on BundleStars
http://www.bundlestars.com/store/the-void-game/
I think I need to get this game
http://www.bundlestars.com/store/the-void-game/
One of the best games I've played this year.
I think I need to get this game
glaringradio
Member
I'm trying to not play too many games - my graphics card has been over heating a lot
I did manage to play some Secrets of Grindea though. I really like that a lot.
I feel like any time Secrets of Grindea is mentioned I need to quote it. The studio only consists of 3 people, but when you play the game you can tell that they are putting so much love into it, it really shines through.
So yeah, GAF, play the demo, fall in love with the game and then support the devs.
Ice Pick are fantastic - The Void is probably their best game.
I feel like any time Secrets of Grindea is mentioned I need to quote it. The studio only consists of 3 people, but when you play the game you can tell that they are putting so much love into it, it really shines through.
So yeah, GAF, play the demo, fall in love with the game and then support the devs.
I'm waiting now until the full release - playing RPGs through development is kind of weird, I had the same problem with Divinity - I sunk 5-6 hours into the game before it even released.
More_Badass
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Sneaky Sneaky - 2014 (PC, Mac, IOS)
Fortified - 2015 (PC, Consoles)
Color Assembler - ????
Jump Tanks - PC, Mac
Shiny Gauntlet - Free demo (PC, Mac)
CamoTactics - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)
The Cluster - ????
Previously Mentioned
Heart & Slash
Courier of the Crypts
Fortified - 2015 (PC, Consoles)
http://www.clapfootgames.com/
Fortified is an exciting new take on action strategy games. It combines shooter, real-time strategy, and base defense mechanics in a way that will challenge players like never before. The game features a captivating visual presentation that is an homage to classic 1950s sci-fi films. You will defend your cities from sky scraping robot invaders and menacing flying saucers.
Color Assembler - ????
Jump Tanks - PC, Mac
http://www.mbsgames.com/games/jump-tanks/
Dash and bound through vibrant battlefields in your 20 ft tall custom built tanks. Battle it out in 5 vs 5 battles that are equal parts skill, tank customization and team work. Build the perfect battalion of 3 tanks based on your play style by choosing each tanks pilot, chassis, gun, legs, shield and up to four additional attachments such as radar jammers, hover drives, x-ray scanners, floating gun pods and many more.
Shiny Gauntlet - Free demo (PC, Mac)
http://gauntletgame.tumblr.com/
Play as Patch, the flickering spirit, in this action rogue-lite adventure. Explore the ever changing Gauntlet. Use different weapons, collect shiny things to survive as many floors as you can!
CamoTactics - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)
http://www.indiedb.com/games/camo-tactics
Camo Tactics is a top down strategic shooter in open alpha that focuses on strategy, stealth and realism. Challenge yourself with detailed weapon mechanics, customizable weapons, day & night cycles and a RPG style ranking and skill system. Command your squad and fulfill your missions!
The Cluster - ????
http://blog.runevision.com/search/label/TheCluster
A 2.5D platform game under development with focus on non-linear exploration, set in a big, continuous world.
Previously Mentioned
Heart & Slash
Courier of the Crypts
More_Badass
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Farg - Free beta (PC)
hets - Free (PC)
The Great Emoticon - 2015
Seasoned Tactics - PC, Mac, Linux
The Dark Stone From Mebara - October 27th
Fragments of Him - ????
Hyper Dance - $1.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
Malebolgia - New trailer
Vagante
http://ditto.itch.io/farg
Fast paced local multiplayer platformer brawler shooter.
Think Super Smash Bros cross Mega Man, but on crack or something.
hets - Free (PC)
http://ditto.itch.io/hets
hets is a very fast, very difficult platformer about shooting monsters in dark randomized caves. After each cave you get rewarded with some well deserved rest and an upgrade that will help you fend off the ever increasing amount of beasts you encounter. What is actually the deal with those statues by the way?
The Great Emoticon - 2015
http://hitthatswitch.com/the-great-emoticon/
The Great Emotion is a top down action adventure game set in a charming post-apocalyptic future.
Powered by the three prime emotional energies glad, mad and sad play the last Science Knight of an oddball world ruled by the nefarious & passive aggressive King of the Emoticons.
Use a battery powered sword, and switch between the 3 emotional energies, to defeat all sorts of emotionally volatile enemies including: Flutterbots, Glitchbugs, Liquid Emotion, and the Undeleted.
Seasoned Tactics - PC, Mac, Linux
http://seasonedtactics.com/
Seasoned Tactics is a cross-platform multiplayer tactics arena where seasons battle against each other. Players can challenge each other in a head-to-head match between two seasons or in a Four Season Brawl to wrest control of the land. Each season has two summoners that can either spawn minions to attack their opponents or they can spread their seasons influence across the board.
The Dark Stone From Mebara - October 27th
http://thedarkstone.com/
A H. P. Lovecraft-inspired PC RPG!
Set in 1924 Massachusetts, take the role of Detective Monroe, Professor Webley, and Boss Pendleton of the Pendleton Agency, all of whom have come to possess an eerie black rock with strange properties. Battle mad cultists as you race across the state to unravel the origins of the stone! Visit famous Lovecraftian settings while managing your party against poisons and sanity loss! Come face-to-face with unspeakable horrors, all as you struggle to unravel the truth behind THE DARK STONE FROM MEBARA!
Fragments of Him - ????
http://fragmentsofhim.com/
When a young man dies suddenly, his friends and family are left to pick up the pieces. What were his last thoughts, what were the moments in which he changed their lives, and how will their lives be without him?
Fragments of Him is an interactive narrative experience. Follow the story of Will as you see how he influenced the lives of many people.
Hyper Dance - $1.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
http://cniangel.itch.io/hyper-dance
Hyper Dance is a fast-paced game about moving in a pattern. If you stop moving, you lose. Never stop moving.
Malebolgia - New trailer
Vagante
I played the demo awhile ago and am definitely going to pick it up once it is on Steam proper. So hard to find two more people for a 4-pack right now compared to when it is actually giftable on the store.
I feel like any time Secrets of Grindea is mentioned I need to quote it. The studio only consists of 3 people, but when you play the game you can tell that they are putting so much love into it, it really shines through.
So yeah, GAF, play the demo, fall in love with the game and then support the devs.
Theme kind of reminds me of http://www.beforegame.net/ -- Seems like Primitives is doing well on Steam Greenlight (rank #62), but it seems a bit rough to me. Though I'll keep an eye out as I really enjoy those sorts of games.
One Foul Note
Member
Gotta admit, really wasn't impressed with Grindea. The combat just felt really slow and clunky and they would be hard pressed to make a more dull art style for a top down RPG. That said, I gotta give the dev team credit for making what seems like a fair competent game given that RPGs as a genre are generally much more difficult to make with a small team, but the quality of the demo at least never raised much beyond average.
That's very good answer, however the correct one was 'Pathologic.'
Voting October!
RULES THIS MONTH IN SHORT: Up to 10 games, at least 4.
Why?
Because we want to offer people who first step into the thread an easy go-to list for great games. Plus it gives more attention to the titles that really deserve it.
How?
Everyone votes on his top 10 games out of the ones that already have been released AND are mentioned in the OP (So everything in Post 2). I'll tally the results and put the best 5 in the next thread. A minimum voting count of 4 is required. Feel free to vote for games that you deem "important" or the ones that you enjoyed the most. Since this is a rather communicative thread, feel free to include a short description why these games ended up on your list or a "honorable" mention if you feel that one game deserves another mention even though it wont count for your list. That way it would also make it interesting to read which games we should check out that others might have enjoyed. You dont need to "rank" the 10 games. Every list entry gets 1 point for the overall ranking.
When?
This thread is still open until the end of the month, so you can drop your list in here whenever you want. You can also change your list up to the last day. I wont start the count before the last day of the month, so everyone has still time to revise their lists and play some games. Speaking of which, if you dont even KNOW 7 games to vote for, there are plenty free games in the OP to check out. Most of which are rather short too. Use the remaining week to catch up with 1 or 2 titles you didnt get around to yet!
Which?
Since the list got rather long, here is the complete list of games to vote for for this month:
RULES THIS MONTH IN SHORT: Up to 10 games, at least 4.
Why?
Because we want to offer people who first step into the thread an easy go-to list for great games. Plus it gives more attention to the titles that really deserve it.
How?
Everyone votes on his top 10 games out of the ones that already have been released AND are mentioned in the OP (So everything in Post 2). I'll tally the results and put the best 5 in the next thread. A minimum voting count of 4 is required. Feel free to vote for games that you deem "important" or the ones that you enjoyed the most. Since this is a rather communicative thread, feel free to include a short description why these games ended up on your list or a "honorable" mention if you feel that one game deserves another mention even though it wont count for your list. That way it would also make it interesting to read which games we should check out that others might have enjoyed. You dont need to "rank" the 10 games. Every list entry gets 1 point for the overall ranking.
When?
This thread is still open until the end of the month, so you can drop your list in here whenever you want. You can also change your list up to the last day. I wont start the count before the last day of the month, so everyone has still time to revise their lists and play some games. Speaking of which, if you dont even KNOW 7 games to vote for, there are plenty free games in the OP to check out. Most of which are rather short too. Use the remaining week to catch up with 1 or 2 titles you didnt get around to yet!
Which?
Since the list got rather long, here is the complete list of games to vote for for this month:
If you don't download the easy mode patch, then prepare to lose a playthrough few hours in at least one time, because the game has a time-sensitive resource management mechanic in it. Just brace yourself for it and then do a new playthrough with the tactics you've learned. This game is worth finishing
OP Impressions
Absolute Drift
I'm super bad at this game. Oversteering, understeering, crashing - you name it, I'm doing it. I recognise how well it's made; I like the aesthetic, the physics are really well done and its fun to play. I just suck.
Antbassador
Kind of scratches that Surgeon Simulator itch - without the hair pulling frustration. It's short, has some nice charm to it and squashing ant princesses by mistake (or not) is always fun.
Bonfire
Not such a fan of this - it calls itself "strategy" but it feels as though it's just attritional. There's basically no animation at all as well which is a shame, because it looks kind of nice. I'll echo Toma's thoughts here - seems like it would be a better fit for mobile.
Greebroll
Weird. It doesn't look very nice and the UI is all sorts of horrible. I think if the game was cleaner to look at it might go some way to changing my mind on it. As it is its a simple game about maintaining your balance on rotating and shifting objects. Baddy was much more positive on it than I was though.
Secrets of Grindea
Surprise of the month so far. Beautifully animated, charming visuals and a light hearted story that's clearly drawing inspirations from the Chrono Triggers and Secret of Manas of the world. It's a joy to play and I think the animation is the main draw. It's fluid, fun and I'm definitely buying it when it comes out proper.
Voting so far:
Secrets of Grindea
Absolute Drift
How could I forget?! Pathologic is ace - but super hard to play now. I'm excited for the remake though. Fun fact - my first game of theirs was Cargo! The Quest for Gravity. So much fun.
Absolute Drift
I'm super bad at this game. Oversteering, understeering, crashing - you name it, I'm doing it. I recognise how well it's made; I like the aesthetic, the physics are really well done and its fun to play. I just suck.
Antbassador
Kind of scratches that Surgeon Simulator itch - without the hair pulling frustration. It's short, has some nice charm to it and squashing ant princesses by mistake (or not) is always fun.
Bonfire
Not such a fan of this - it calls itself "strategy" but it feels as though it's just attritional. There's basically no animation at all as well which is a shame, because it looks kind of nice. I'll echo Toma's thoughts here - seems like it would be a better fit for mobile.
Greebroll
Weird. It doesn't look very nice and the UI is all sorts of horrible. I think if the game was cleaner to look at it might go some way to changing my mind on it. As it is its a simple game about maintaining your balance on rotating and shifting objects. Baddy was much more positive on it than I was though.
Secrets of Grindea
Surprise of the month so far. Beautifully animated, charming visuals and a light hearted story that's clearly drawing inspirations from the Chrono Triggers and Secret of Manas of the world. It's a joy to play and I think the animation is the main draw. It's fluid, fun and I'm definitely buying it when it comes out proper.
Voting so far:
Secrets of Grindea
Absolute Drift
How could I forget?! Pathologic is ace - but super hard to play now. I'm excited for the remake though. Fun fact - my first game of theirs was Cargo! The Quest for Gravity. So much fun.
Messofanego
Banned
Death's Gambit - PC
daaaamn
http://www.deathsgambit.com/
Death's Gambit is a challenging hack-n-slash RPG where you explore an alien medieval planet filled with beasts, knights, and horrors.
daaaamn
More_Badass
Member
Oh snap, I went an entire day without posting here
Oh snap, I went an entire day without posting here
I thought something had happened to you!
More_Badass
Member
School. This week, I start testing subjects for my study. So I was panicking all weekend getting ready
Got to check out some more games in the OP
Messofanego
Banned
I loved what I played of it at EGX, now I just need money to give it a go.
More_Badass
Member
Totally forgot that BoI Rebirth is releasing next week. Can't wait for that
Kitbash
Member
I haven't seen this one mentioned yet, which is surprising considering the SpaceChem vibes it's giving off:
Big Pharma - PC
There's a gameplay video up on his blog. Looks cool!
Big Pharma - PC
http://www.bigpharmagame.com/
What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit?
As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good? Being totally altruistic may not be the best business plan. The uncomfortable truth (is there an ointment for that?) is that some remedies are more profitable than others and illness is good for business.
Welcome to Big Pharma, where you can make a fortune and still maintain a healthy conscience. Or can you?
There's a gameplay video up on his blog. Looks cool!
More_Badass
Member
Murder - ????
http://www.petermoorhead.com/murder/
A cyberpunk point n click
From the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a future where both have become commodities.
Follow the actions of Lietenant Motomeru Minori of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, on what quickly turns out to be a very unusual, very dangerous case.
Heavily inspired by the works of Masamune Shirow, Katsuhiro Otomo, Neal Stephenson, and other cyberpunk greats, Murder aims to be a fresh, but familiar take on the setting.
GunslingerVit
Banned
Murder looks really promising. Looking forward to it.
Just found this title, it's gonna be published somewhere in 2016, but boy, the art design is so classy.
Oddtales
http://www.oddtales.net/
Just found this title, it's gonna be published somewhere in 2016, but boy, the art design is so classy.
Oddtales
http://www.oddtales.net/
More_Badass
Member
Actually, that's "The Last Night", originally a short jam game, now being expanded into a full length release.Murder looks really promising. Looking forward to it.
Just found this title, it's gonna be published somewhere in 2016, but boy, the art design is so classy.
Oddtales
http://www.oddtales.net/
That screenshot...the art style already looks much more detailed than the jam version, can't wait. The more cyberpunk/sci fi noir games, the better
More_Badass
Member
Spacebase came out of early access, owners get HnS for free
PandaPedinte
Member
Murder looks really promising. Looking forward to it.
Just found this title, it's gonna be published somewhere in 2016, but boy, the art design is so classy.
Oddtales
http://www.oddtales.net/
I remember the jam version! Nice to see it getting a full length release.
Thats a good enough compensation for me
Doesnt fix the unfinished Spacebase, but at least I got some value in return.
GunslingerVit
Banned
SquirrelWide
Member
Thanks for putting Rakuen back on my radar. I found it when wondering what Shigihara was up to these days, but I hadn't thought about it recently.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
New side-story piece to Kentucky Route Zero, Here and There Along the Echo.