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

Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):

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

• List of all 2013 threads
• List of all 2014 threads
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• Indie Games 2015 [January]
• Indie Games 2015 [February]
• Indie Games 2015 [March]
• Indie Games 2015 [April]
• Indie Games 2015 [May]
• Indie Games 2015 [June]
• Indie Games 2015 [July]
• Indie Games 2015 [August]
• Indie Games 2015 [September]

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

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

Post 2:
6. Recently released Indies!

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

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We are always interested in getting to know more people with the same hobby. If you share our love for Indies, let us know! We talk about anything Indie, want to talk about the block design in Braid? The character design in FEZ? Need recommendations? This is the right spot to ask! We'd also love to read more impressions

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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 so the post is picked up by Toma-Bot:

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 September"|
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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. STASIS - $24.99 (PC, Mac)

http://stasisgame.com/

STASIS is a point-and-click, sci-fi, horror adventure game played from a unique isometric perspective. In the distant future, aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
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1. Celestian Tales: Old North - $9.74 (PC, Mac)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/315860/

Celestian Tales: Old North is a refreshing take on the classic turn-based Japanese style RPG, where your decisions in its dark and gritty storyline shape the world of tomorrow. When the future comes at last, is it what you hoped for?

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1. Velocity 2X - $19.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/337180/

Abducted by a race of hostile aliens, Lt. Kai Tana must use her quick reflexes and the teleporting power of the Quarp Jet to free her fellow prisoners and find a way home. Swapping back and forth between top-down vertical shoot ‘em up and side-scrolling action platformer, Velocity 2X blends two unique styles of fast-paced, frenetic gameplay into one incredible experience.
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4. Galactic Keep - $3.99 (IOS)

http://www.galactickeep.com/

Galactic Keep is a sci-fi, tabletop-styled, role-playing game. Investigate exquisite maps in a richly described world, free to roam where you want, exploring at your own pace, for hours!
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4. INK - $4.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/385710/

INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.
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4. Duet - £3.99 (WIN)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/292600/?snr=1_237_querypaginated__103_4

Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.
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4.Shadowrun: Hong Kong - £14.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/346940/

Shadowrun: Hong Kong is the third standalone game in Harebrained Schemes’ critically-acclaimed Shadowrun cRPG series. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun yet with an all new crew, expanded magic and cyberware, a revamped Matrix, an upgraded Shadowrun Editor, and much more!
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8.-23. (Still great games here)
Dolphin Island 2
RymdResa
Spooky's House of Jump Scares
Viridi
We Missed You
Duskers
Flywrench
Cobalt
Super Mutant Alien Assault
Inferno 2
Dandy
Satellite Reign
Evoland 2
Hacknet
Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
Time Clickers

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

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

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

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

 

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Albino Lullaby: Episode 1 - £6.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/355860/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_10

Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.

Armello - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Linux, PS4)

http://armello.com/

Armello is a grand swashbuckling adventure that combines three styles of play; The deep tactics of card games with the rich strategy of table top board games, combined with a character role-playing system.

Assault Android Cactus - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/250110/

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

Bass Blocks - £3.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/400220/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_10

Bass Blocks is a top down RPG shooter, featuring procedurally generated open worlds and interactive music.

Circa Infinity - $9.99 (PC, Mac)

http://circainfinitygame.com/

Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay.

CodeSpells - $19.99 (PC, Mac)

http://codespells.org/

CodeSpells allows you to craft your own magical spells. It's the ultimate spellcrafting sandbox. What makes it all possible is code. The game provides a coding interface where you can specify exactly what your spells will do.

Concrete Jungle - $15.99 (PC)

http://concretejunglegame.com/

Concrete Jungle is a new take on the city building genre that swaps micro-management for a more strategic and puzzle-orientated style of city planning.

Containment Protocol - £3.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/346300/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_16

A top-secret military research facility has gone dark. Their last communication only had two words in it: “Containment Protocol” Your task is to infiltrate the facility using a prototype remote control drone and work out what has happened to the facility and more importantly - what has happened to the weapon.

Death Ray Manta SE - £2.79 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/338760/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_8

Death Ray Manta is an arcade game where you shoot lasers to kill bad guys, flash lights at yourself and move to the next screen to do it all over again.

Dropsy - $9.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://dropsytheclown.com/

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game's perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Else Heart.Break() - $24.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://elseheartbreak.com/

Else Heart.Break() is a reimagination of the adventure game – a fantastic story set in a fully dynamic and interactive world. Instead of rigid puzzles you will learn (with the help from other characters in the game) how the reality of the game can be changed through programming and how any problem can be solved in whatever way you find suitable.

Evolpedal: Walking Sim - $2 (PC)

http://evolsim.itch.io/evolpedal

Evolpedal is a versatile walking evolution simulator where lifeforms reproduce based on their ability to travel forward. After a while, the leading generations will have evolved their own methods of walking, crawling, jumping, or climbing no matter what the environment is.

Fear Syndicate Thesis - Free (PC)

http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=11045

A LD33 entry from the devs of Gods Will Be WatchingFear Syndicate Thesis is a poem about violence.

Gunman Clive 2 - $2.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/394550/

Gunman Clive 2 retains the same classic gameplay formula, but dials the action up a notch further, with improved and more colorful graphics, more dynamic levels and richer, more diverse environments, bigger bosses and tons of new enemies.

Jotun - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://jotungame.com/

In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Explore vast regions of Norse Purgatory to find runes to unleash the jotun, giant Norse elementals. Fight them using only your massive two-handed axe, the blessings of the Gods and your skills!

Late Night Shop - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux))

http://latenightshopgame.com/

A first person mannequin evaderThe rules are simple.Get to the exit of each level without the creeps touching you. They only move when you can't see them. Sounds easy enough, doesn't it?

Legends of Pixelia - £10.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/371530/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_11

Legends of Pixelia is an action RPG that combines retro pixelart with modern gameplay mechanics. Choose a hero class, crawl through procedurally generated dungeons and show your reflexes in challenging boss fights. Single player & local multiplayer, best played with gamepad.

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 2-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue kidnapped space-bunnies, and avoid a vacuumy demise. Deep space is a dangerous place, but you don’t have to face it alone!

Master Spy - $9.99 (PC, Mac)

http://masterspygame.com/

Master Spy is a stealth-based precision platformer with retro cutscenes full of espionage, intrigue, and betrayal!In a world of corruption and decay, you're not just good at what you do - you're the best.

Mob Inc. - Free (Browser)

http://pietro-ferrantelli.itch.io/mobs-inc

Mobs, Inc. is hiring new employees! The dungeon the company has been taking care of, has become so attractive that too many adventurers are visiting it every day.Become one these new employee hired to maintain a constant challenge for these adventurers. If you're doing your job quite well, the CEO might give you a promotion and enhance you with some new powerful skills."

Mondrian - Abstraction in Beauty[/B] - £4.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/392780/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_7

Inspired by the works of the De Stijl masters’ limitations on form and color, Mondrian - Abstraction in Beauty takes an abstract look at the history of video game art in the form of a circular block-breaker

OBEY - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/346970

OBEY is a highly asymmetrical multiplayer game. We've all played games where you send commands to AI units or teammates. OBEY instead puts you in the position to command your enemies (human opponents), and to be commanded by them. Players are always free to obey/disobey. It is always up to players to deal with the consequences of their decisions in the game.

Painter's Guild - £6.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/384550/

Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more.

Rampage Knights - £8.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/314410/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_13

Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion - $14.99 (PC, IOS)

http://scourge.ravenmark-saga.com/

Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion is a turn-based wargame, where strategic troop placement is essential to succeed, but this is just one of the many choices you will face while fighting your way through your many battles!

Renowned Explorers - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.renownedexplorers.com/

Renowned Explorers is a strategy adventure game. Assemble your team and use their beauty, brains or brawn to resolve any encounters they come across during their expeditions. Become famous by discovering the most prestigious treasures in a fictitious 19th century!

Renowned Explorers: International Society - £14.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/296970/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_15

Ever wanted to seduce your way past a huge gorilla in faraway jungles or humiliate cultist enemies into tears in secret labs? In Renowned Explorers, YOU decide how you approach your adventures into the great unknown in the search for treasure!

RESET - Free demo (PC)

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

A sci-fi noir, a mystery, a first person puzzle game. Reset is infused with mind boggling puzzles, a grippingly haunting but beautiful story and an unparalleled immersive atmosphere. The unique game mechanic in Reset is the ability to travel back in time to solve puzzles co-operatively with yourself.

Rising Islands - Free demo (PC)

http://mindblownstudios.com/risingislands.html

Switch between dimensions and use an extensive moveset to traverse beautiful environments and use your powers to rid the world from an ancient evil.Rising Islands is an adventure game set in a beautiful world which has been torn apart by mystical forces and split into two dimensions.

Rogue Continuum - £6.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/357700/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_10

A wise-cracking space marine, an ice cold sniper, a homicidal robot and a chainsaw-wielding aristocrat travel back in time to save Earth from destruction in a co-op roguelike planet-crawler.

Skyshine's BEDLAM - $19.99 (Win)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/367600/

Skyshine's BEDLAM is a strategic rogue-like turn-based RPG. You are the Mechanic, in charge of commanding your crew in battles, managing your resources, improving your Dozer, interacting with various characters, and protecting your passengers while navigating through the post-apocalyptic

Snik - £3.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/388050/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_13

Snik is an extremely hard game that will test your reflexes, timing, aiming and planning ahead in a simple, minimalist interface.

SOMA - $29.99 (PC, Mac, Linux, PS4)

http://somagame.com/

Enter the world of SOMA and face horrors buried deep beneath the ocean waves. Delve through locked terminals and secret documents to uncover the truth behind the chaos. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants and take part in the events that will ultimately shape the fate of the station.

Space Grunts - £6.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/371430/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_10

Space Grunts combines fast paced arcade action with turn-based gameplay. The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal...

Spaceport Hope - £5.59 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/394540/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_11

Spaceport Hope is a 2D action platform shooter featuring a retro-style pixel world. Packed with 13 unique bosses and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is ready to challenge every aspect of your gaming abilities! Collect items, unlock achievements, and fight till the end through a well crafted world.

Speak of the Clouds - Free prototype (PC, Android)

http://www.mechanicmoon.com/speakofthecloud/

A classical point-and-click adventure where you have to help Fenix to escape from a UFO's invasion

Star Command Galaxies - £14.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/402160/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_9

Star Command Galaxies is the ultimate starship simulator. Become Captain and recruit your crew, build your ship, explore a randomly generated universe and battle alien ships across the galaxy.

Starbreak - Free (Browser)

http://www.crunchy.com/

A web-based Roguelike MMO action-platformer with MetroidVania-esque gameplay

STOORM - Full Edition[/B] - £2.79 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/365930/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_15

Stoorm is a skill arcade game. Although the reflex is your main asset to overcome all levels, you will sometimes need to take back your breath, and a minimal analyze of the map, to escape without dying too often. The purpose of the game is to move your cube through the rooms to finally leave the complex

Subaeria - $12.99 (PC)

http://subaeria.com/

Subaeria is a roguelike action puzzler where players manipulate robots into destroying each other. Throughout the game players follow the journey of an outcast trying to escape a world ruled by technology.

The Age of Decadence - €27.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/230070/

The Age of Decadence is an isometric, turn-based, single-player role-playing game set in a low magic, post-apocalyptic fantasy world, inspired by the fall of the Roman Empire. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple skill-based ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and extensive dialogue trees.

The Beginner's Guide - $9.99 (PC, Mac)

http://thebeginnersgui.de/

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game. It tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

The Fifth Apartment - Free (PC)

http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=57722

The old lady lives a frugal and lonely life on apartment number 5 of Mont Sinaï building. But who could be lonely with all the demons of a lifetime?

Tinertia - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://tinertia.com/

Tinertia is rocket-powered platforming geared toward the streaming generation and built on the premise of Quake-like fun, Sonic-like speed, and dynamic, precision controls. Addictive, surprising, and challenging, Tinertia makes gamers laugh while kicking their butt.

To Burn in Memory - Free (Web)

http://toburninmemory.com/

Inspired by Devine lu Linvega's impressive living, breathing Interactive Fiction project 'Paradise', To Burn in Memory is a psudo-historical story in a twisted world. Genocide, Prostitution, the darkness of mankind's desires are brought to light.

Towerclimb - $14.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/396640/

TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.

Train Valley - $9.99 (Win, Mac, Lin)

http://train-valley.com/

Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!

Trigonarium - £4.79 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/394030/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_15

Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming. Fight your way through multitudes of enemy formations in constantly shifting battle arenas to face the colossal level bosses.

Undertale - Free demo, $9.99 (PC, Mac)

http://undertale.com/

Welcome to UNDERTALE. In this RPG, you control a human who falls underground into the world of monsters. Now you must find your way out... or stay trapped forever.

We Know The Devil - $6.66 (Browser)

https://datenighto.com/game/we-know-the-devil

Three teenagers spend their final night at summer camp awaiting the actual, literal devil in a rickety cabin by the lake. Over the course of the evening, two will become closer, while the other gets pushed away. When the sirens wail, who will be the one to succumb to his call?

Writhe - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=35553

In "Writhe: The Thing from the Omega Sector", you play an alien organism recently escaped from Research Station Omega. None too happy about your captivity, you decide the best thing to do is to eat all the scientists on board, destroy all their stuff, and escape!

 

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| 7. Upcoming Indies! (Not yet released) |
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Action Legion - early 2016 (PC)

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

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

Ancestory - Fall 2015 (PC)

http://ancestorygame.com

Summon souls back to a battlefield and cast devastating spells to vanquish your foes in a mix of turn-based strategy and card game.

Cyberzone - PC, Mac, Linux

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

Super FAST shooter with time control system. Crowd of enemies, difficult and long multi-levels, connected by a single storyline. Control the time, use the environment as a weapon and KILL. ALL. F18KING. ENEMIES.

Defier - ????

http://www.bouncygarlic.com/about.html

DEFIER is the story of Hester, she is a magic user in a world that fears and hates her. She starts very weak, but with a very strong will, that will help her to acquire more allies and much more internal power to change a society that she sees as very unfair

Empire Apart - PC, Mac

http://empiresapart.net/

Lead your civilization to glory in an old-school medieval RTS

Empires In Ruins - Late 2015 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=441297411

Empires in Ruins is a Turn based strategy/Tower defense/Empire management hybrid, with a black humour infused plot, set in a grim, disillusioned world.You expand, strengthen and defend on a turn based strategy map. You will have 26 regions to tame and improve to increase production and military prowess while following a twisted plot that explores the lower aspects of human beings.

ExtroForge - PC, Mac

http://www.extroforge.com/

Construct a base, upgrade your technology, build vehicles, and then take them into battle against other players. Players face off in epic 32 player matches, comprised of two teams of 16 players each. Once the game begins, the race is on to secure resources, find a home for your base and begin building. As you gather more resources and refine your technology, you build greater and more complex structures, and eventually vehicles that you can use to explore the world and to ride into battle

Frauki's Adventure - ????

https://twitter.com/IndieCade/status/642777215889858560/photo/1

<i>No details yet</i>

Fulcrum - ????

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=50255.0

Lost on a snowy mountaintop, amidst rad ruins of an alien civilization. Your path is clear. Do tricks, get orbs, be cool..

Guardians of Victoria - October (PC)

http://www.tallstorystudios.com/guardians-of-victoria/

Guardians of Victoria is a Steampunk, story-book running game with multiple twists, taking conventional running gameplay and creating something unique! Testing your reactions, planning, and timing in an action-packed multi-tasking race to the end without being caught by Jack the Ripper.

Hello, Neighbor - PC, Mac, Linux, PS4

http://www.helloneighborgame.com/

Hello, Neighbor! is a first-person tactical thriller puzzler with a tricky self-studying A.I. as an opponentThe Neighbor gathers all the information about the player's actions, decisions, movements etc. Having analyzed it, he comes up with counter-actions, traps and a unique tactics against the player. The more one plays, the more experienced the Neighbor becomes.

I Can't Escape: Darkness - September 17th (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://icantescape.com/

I Can't Escape: Darkness is a quicksand trap for the senses - the more you listen and look for clues, the deeper you fall into a damp, living dungeon. Plunge into the depths and scrape together whatever tools you can find, then try to escape one of the most diabolical puzzles of all time!

Kill To Collect - PC

http://piecesinteractive.se/games/kill-to-collect/

You are a Bounty Hunter. Without any remorse or judgement, you take on jobs, eliminate targets and collect Credits. Your mission objectives hide in the deeper levels, usually protected by their vile friends. You can take your chances alone, but bounty hunting is best done with friends! So choose your powers, gather your friends and go hunting in a Cyberpunk-inspired city world filled with danger, mystery and treasures.

Off Grid - 2015 (PC, Mac, Linux

http://www.offgridthegame.com/

Off Grid is an adventure, satire and stealth game about a mishap antihero. You play an everyman pencil pusher, who is oblivious to the city's prying and spying, corporate-sponsored government until a series of dark events unfold.The contemporary storyline follows real-world events surrounding data privacy, and gameplay utilises unique mechanics that allow you to manipulate the world and people around you with the data they unwittingly leave behind.

Outreach - Late 2016

http://pixelspill.tumblr.com/post/124085171929/outreach-execution-labs-announcement

Outreach is a first person, narrative-driven adventure game. You are a lone Cosmonaut sent to investigate a Soviet military station, which has mysteriously cut all communication with Ground Control. As you explore, you piece together an account of what transpired aboard Outreach Station.

PaperBlade - ????

https://twitter.com/paperbladegame

A side-scrolling hack and slash, packed with ninja action and yokai monsters!

Reditum - 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://reditumthegame.com/

Find the key and to continue to gate... but it&#8217;s not that easy. There is a range of difficulty you will encounter, which will necessitate a variety of unique skills. Dynamically craft collectable particles into powers such as camera travel, time-slow, fast running, and more

Shadows of Adam - ????

http://www.somethingclassic.net/shadows-of-adam/

Shadows of Adam is a 16-bit era, character-driven JRPG with an indie soul. Players will journey through a vivid and mysterious world and take on a cast of comical and brutal foes in fast-paced battles. Take control of our hero Kellan and navigate your way through a multitude of treacherous dungeons such as the ominous Tangle, dizzying Wind Tower, or foreboding Haunted Swamp.

Strafeman - ????

https://twitter.com/palanysamy

A kitsch metal action game

The Final Station - PC, Mac, Linux

http://thefinalstation.com/

Travel by train through the dying world, watch after your passengers, keep your train operational (refuel and setup devices) to continue your journey to the next station.Make your way through the swarms of zombies at the infected stations. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors. Visit living stations for trade and the new quests.

The Great Whale Road - 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.the-great-whale-road.com/

The Great Whale Road is a medieval RPG with turn-based tactics, longships and axes.Travel the early medieval seas with your crew of chosen men and women. You will build up your crew by recruiting champions and characters from different cultures and kingdoms along the North Sea including Anglo-Saxons, Picts, Franks and Danes.

The Nullpoint - ????

http://nullpoint.schellgames.com/

A real-time tactical survival horror roguelikeNullpoint is a sci-fi horror game where you control a small team of survivors stranded inside a mysterious alien structureecipher what the Nullpoint is, and find a way to escape it&#8211; if you can.

The Storm Guard - PC, Mac

http://www.bitmen-studios.com/games/the-storm-guard/

The Storm Guard is a turn-based tactical game in a fantasy setting. Wildings, undead and even greater horrors from the north have crossed the borders and are now invading the realm of men causing death and destruction. You assume the role of the Lord Commander and have to manage this conflict.

Tungsten: Armored Outlaw - ????

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/3kmmz7/-/cuywpig

A side-scrolling armored fighter/mech game in the spirit of an SNES game called Metal Warriors. Your home planet is bombed to bits and you now survive as a mercenary-for-hire flying missions for pay. You start each mission in one mech but you can jump out and grab another as you find them. Between missions there's a hub area where you pick your loadout and negotiate to figure out what missions you'll do next.

Untitled Game 1 - ????

https://www.twitter.com/indigentstudio

<i>*No details yet*</i>

Untitled Game 2 - ????

https://twitter.com/prdxcl

<i>*No details yet*</i>

Verreciel - January 2016 (IOS)

http://wiki.xxiivv.com/Verreciel

Verreciel is a virtual space exploration project You must learn to use the Glass Ship's consoles, route them into one-another, and navigate the surrounding universes aboard its fragile habitat.

Wartile - PC, Mobile

http://www.wartile.com/

A real time strategy game for PC and tablets in which you control a small band of figures by picking them up and placing them on the miniature battle map, just like a game of chess without turns. Each figure has special attributes and abilities that counter each other, forcing you to strategically time and plan your moves against the enemy player.

Welcome to Undercog - ????

http://undercog.com/about/

Welcome to Undercog&#8221; is an RPG/Adventure game set on a distant world where a city thrives in caverns deep beneath the cracked and barren surface. The story (cut scene and NPC interaction) is told on the pages of a comic book. Through each comic panel and game play the player will attempt to unravel the mystery behind an industrial accident that spun the fair city of Undercog into chaos. The tool for this task is the Armored Personal Exoskeleton (or A.P.E. for short) is a versatile suit of armor with interchangeable components that will let the player face all of the baddies in the outlying caverns of Undercog.

Wheels of Aurelia - PWYW (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.santaragione.com/wheelsofaurelia/

Wheels of Aurelia is a narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s. Half racing game, half interactive fiction, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous Via Aurelia.Wheels of Aurelia plays like an old-school isometric arcade racer, except that you get to chat with your passenger while driving. The story takes places at the end of the 70s &#8211; a time of terrorism, kidnappings, and political turmoil in Italy &#8211; and it will introduce you to that world and its dynamics thorough a cast of characters that you have never met in a video game. It's up to you to discover their motivations for driving along the coast of Italy and away from their homes.Based on your choices &#8211; and the places you'll decide to visit &#8211; you may end up in car chases, illegal street races, or in tense debates that will make you wonder who your travel companions really are.

xo - ????

https://twitter.com/d_kilford

A minimalistic turn based strategy / puzzle game

 

[Toma]

4th, thread is now open. Feel free to post, but I will need a few more minutes to fill the thread.

 

[Stumpokapow]

There was some conversation near the end of the last thread re: Indivisible's IndieGoGo campaign.

Lab Zero is asking for $1.5 million.

+ Lab Zero's previous campaign for Skullgirls DLC is by far the most funded IGG project of all time
- No IGG gaming project has ever broken $1 million before

IGG gaming campaigns that have broken $100k (successful campaigns only):
Skullgirls DLC $828k
Tobuscus Adventures: The Game (some YouTube star?) $644k
Shaq-Fu The Legend Reborn $458k
SMOSH Food Battle The Game (YouTube star) $258k
Them's Fighting Herds (My Little Pony fighter, currently being funded) $227k
Lacross 2016 $161k
StarForge $135k
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm $118k
Reiza Simracing Bonanza $106k

So, a grand total of 9 games ever have broken $100k and none broke $1 million.

I hope Lab Zero makes it and what they've shown so far looks great. But I'd be scared of any campaign that requires you to significantly break the all-time record just to make the game. By contrast, 22 Kickstarter projects have made $1.5 million (28 have made $1 million; and maybe 250-300 or so have made $100k)

 

[Toma]

Games are in, let me know in the thread if anything is messed up.

 

[Toma]

There was some conversation near the end of the last thread re: Indivisible's IndieGoGo campaign.

Lab Zero is asking for $1.5 million.

+ Lab Zero's previous campaign for Skullgirls DLC is by far the most funded IGG project of all time
- No IGG gaming project has ever broken $1 million before

IGG gaming campaigns that have broken $100k (successful campaigns only):
Skullgirls DLC $828k
Tobuscus Adventures: The Game (some YouTube star?) $644k
Shaq-Fu The Legend Reborn $458k
SMOSH Food Battle The Game (YouTube star) $258k
Them's Fighting Herds (My Little Pony fighter, currently being funded) $227k
Lacross 2016 $161k
StarForge $135k
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm $118k
Reiza Simracing Bonanza $106k

So, a grand total of 9 games ever have broken $100k and none broke $1 million.

I hope Lab Zero makes it and what they've shown so far looks great. But I'd be scared of any campaign that requires you to significantly break the all-time record just to make the game.

Hm, interesting. Guess my perception of crowdfunding has been a bit skewed, due to 1M+ being relatively common for high profile Kickstarters. Considering they already seem to have a publisher with 505, I cant imagine that they wouldnt be able to get a substantial amount of hype behind the project, especially if they were already successful before, but true, basically doubling the highest amount that IGG has seen so far? Tough.

 

[Nabs]

I'm going to be very sad if they don't make it. I know it's going to be a stretch, but I have my fingers crossed for 'em. The prototype was really well done and I think it's going to do a lot for the campaign. I just hope the digital game tier isn't priced too high.

 

[Granjinha]

There was some conversation near the end of the last thread re: Indivisible's IndieGoGo campaign.

Lab Zero is asking for $1.5 million.

+ Lab Zero's previous campaign for Skullgirls DLC is by far the most funded IGG project of all time
- No IGG gaming project has ever broken $1 million before

IGG gaming campaigns that have broken $100k (successful campaigns only):
Skullgirls DLC $828k
Tobuscus Adventures: The Game (some YouTube star?) $644k
Shaq-Fu The Legend Reborn $458k
SMOSH Food Battle The Game (YouTube star) $258k
Them's Fighting Herds (My Little Pony fighter, currently being funded) $227k
Lacross 2016 $161k
StarForge $135k
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm $118k
Reiza Simracing Bonanza $106k

So, a grand total of 9 games ever have broken $100k and none broke $1 million.

I hope Lab Zero makes it and what they've shown so far looks great. But I'd be scared of any campaign that requires you to significantly break the all-time record just to make the game. By contrast, 22 Kickstarter projects have made $1.5 million (28 have made $1 million; and maybe 250-300 or so have made $100k)

There's some differences, though. IndieGoGo is helping significantly with the marketing, from what Ravidrath said, so is 505 Games (which have some fan favorites in their catalogue), also, this is the first time (that i can think of) in which a crowdfunded game has a near 1 hour prototype with such refined mechanics, visual and music. One that isn't near completion, in this case.

Of course, it's not gonna be easy, but i don't think it's impossible for them to get to that. Especially with how transparent they've been and given how everything they promised (and more) from the Skullgirls IGG was delivered. That gives them some goodwill.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Renowned Explorers is listed two times

There was some conversation near the end of the last thread re: Indivisible's IndieGoGo campaign.

Lab Zero is asking for $1.5 million.

+ Lab Zero's previous campaign for Skullgirls DLC is by far the most funded IGG project of all time
- No IGG gaming project has ever broken $1 million before

IGG gaming campaigns that have broken $100k (successful campaigns only):
Skullgirls DLC $828k
Tobuscus Adventures: The Game (some YouTube star?) $644k
Shaq-Fu The Legend Reborn $458k
SMOSH Food Battle The Game (YouTube star) $258k
Them's Fighting Herds (My Little Pony fighter, currently being funded) $227k
Lacross 2016 $161k
StarForge $135k
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm $118k
Reiza Simracing Bonanza $106k

So, a grand total of 9 games ever have broken $100k and none broke $1 million.

I hope Lab Zero makes it and what they've shown so far looks great. But I'd be scared of any campaign that requires you to significantly break the all-time record just to make the game. By contrast, 22 Kickstarter projects have made $1.5 million (28 have made $1 million; and maybe 250-300 or so have made $100k)

Interesting numbers Stump. I also hope they can reach it.

Hm, interesting. Guess my perception of crowdfunding has been a bit skewed, due to 1M+ being relatively common for high profile Kickstarters. Considering they already seem to have a publisher with 505, I cant imagine that they wouldnt be able to get a substantial amount of hype behind the project, especially if they were already successful before, but true, basically doubling the highest amount that IGG has seen so far? Tough.

The deal with 505 is if they reach the 1.5 millions the publisher will give the other 2 millions to make the game, if the campaign fails they won't make the game.

 

[Gwyn]

edit: nvm wrong thread (didn't read title)

 

[More_Badass]

Really hyped for Brigador and Mushroom 11 this month!

Anyone play Expand? Was surprised to see it got a review on IGN (8/10)

Expand - $5.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://expandgame.com/

Expand is a meditative video game in which you explore a circular labyrinth that constantly twists, stretches and expands underneath you

 

[More_Badass]

Was browsing itch.io, and it looks like they improved their search function. You can browse multiple tags, makes it a bit easier to sift out the low quality stuff

 

[Toma]

The deal with 505 is if they reach the 1.5 millions the publisher will give the other 2 millions to make the game, if the campaign fails they won't make the game.

Yeah, but 505 should have an interest in them being funded, so hopefully some social media coverage from their side, etc.

 

[Crocodile]

There was some conversation near the end of the last thread re: Indivisible's IndieGoGo campaign.

Lab Zero is asking for $1.5 million.

+ Lab Zero's previous campaign for Skullgirls DLC is by far the most funded IGG project of all time
- No IGG gaming project has ever broken $1 million before

IGG gaming campaigns that have broken $100k (successful campaigns only):
Skullgirls DLC $828k
Tobuscus Adventures: The Game (some YouTube star?) $644k
Shaq-Fu The Legend Reborn $458k
SMOSH Food Battle The Game (YouTube star) $258k
Them's Fighting Herds (My Little Pony fighter, currently being funded) $227k
Lacross 2016 $161k
StarForge $135k
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm $118k
Reiza Simracing Bonanza $106k

So, a grand total of 9 games ever have broken $100k and none broke $1 million.

I hope Lab Zero makes it and what they've shown so far looks great. But I'd be scared of any campaign that requires you to significantly break the all-time record just to make the game. By contrast, 22 Kickstarter projects have made $1.5 million (28 have made $1 million; and maybe 250-300 or so have made $100k)

I've always sensed a bit of trepidation and nervousness in Ravidrath's posts and I never understood why. I had assumed their initial funding goal was somewhere in the neighborhood of $500-750k and thus thought "they'll clear that easily!". Knowing the goal is actually $1.5 million does change my perspective on things. I do hope (and I still think it will be) it is successful. As far as I'm concerned, aside from having the name of some legacy, 20+ year developer who invented or was a big contributor to IP/genre X attached to the project, I'm not sure what they could do that's better. Lots of goodwill from prior projects, extremely transparent developer, constantly engages with the community in a way most developers don't, a playable prototype so you don't have to guess what the game looks or plays like, etc.

I'm curious, what makes Indiegogo less successful/popular than Kickstarter other than it came second (I think) and is just already is less popular? Is there some objective measure by which Kickstarter is better (i.e. not brand name)?

 

[More_Badass]

Crypt of the Necrodancer is currently 50% off/$7.49
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/

 

[toythatkills]

It is SO GOOD. Will probably wait for the PS4 version before I put significant time into it though.

 

[More_Badass]

I'm really looking forward to Paint The Town Red this month

It's a tad bloody. Only a tad.

It's a first-person brawler from the devs of Probably Archery and it's an expanded version of their 7DFPS entry. It features voxel-based damage so you can bash and slash enemies piece by piece, through flesh and bone.

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Anyone know any good spooky (no jump scares, etc) indies for the spookiest month of the year?

 

[More_Badass]

Anyone know any good spooky (no jump scares, etc) indies for the spookiest month of the year?

SOMA
My father's long long legs (free, browser)
Late Night Shop (free alpha/demo, PC)
Antumbra (free, browser)

 

[titch]

Thanks again for putting this up Toma and the same to everyone else that contributes.

 

[One Foul Note]

Anyone know any good spooky (no jump scares, etc) indies for the spookiest month of the year?

I've only played the demo of this, so no idea bout the quality of the final game but I quite liked Fran Bow. And that is an adventure game so it probably don't have much in the way of jumpy jump scares.

 

[More_Badass]

Guys, you need to check the Indivisible prototype. It's fantastic
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indivisible-an-rpg-by-lab-zero-and-505-games/

 

[Venus Van Dam]

I'm really looking forward to Paint The Town Red this month

It's a tad bloody. Only a tad.

It's a first-person brawler from the devs of Probably Archery and it's an expanded version of their 7DFPS entry. It features voxel-based damage so you can bash and slash enemies piece by piece, through flesh and bone.

wow I can't stop staring at this gif. reminds me of Cronemberg's A History of Violence, but also a game I'm very fond of, Cortex Command.

 

[More_Badass]

The underrated Echo of the Wilds is on sale for $4.49 this week
http://store.steampowered.com/app/305780

Any impressions of Aaru's Awakening?

 

[Nabs]

I'd wait on a bundle with Aaru's Awakening. I started the game and began to enjoy it, even getting to the point where I'd tell others to give it a shot, but then I hit the difficult curve. It got really tough out of nowhere, and man, that final boss can go fuck off. It doesn't control well enough to justify a difficulty bump like that.

It could just be me.

 

[Toma]

The underrated Echo of the Wilds is on sale for $4.49 this week
http://store.steampowered.com/app/305780

Any impressions of Aaru's Awakening?

Underated would mean enough outlets gave it a try to even score it.
One of the best surprises of 2014.

 

[freerangegames]

Labyrinth - PC & Mac

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=527898055

Labyrinth is a CCG + tactical turn based RPG. It combines the depth, replayability, and customization of a CCG with the look and feel of a classic dungeon crawl RPG. You raid other players' dungeons in asynchronous multiplayer gameplay.

[/code]

 

[Moobabe]

I am still without PC (and my Vita charger has run out) while in London and I forgot to vote in the last thread...

In other news

Spoiler

This one month unpaid placement might become a 4 months paid one

 

[sheaaaa]

For what it's worth, I did not enjoy Jotun much. Here's my Steam review:

I didn't like this as much as I thought I would, having killed 3 bosses and started on the path to the fourth. Here's what I didn't like:

- Plodding pace of exploration. Even running from area to area from the hub is a bit of a chore. Sometimes this lets you take in the sights that the game wants you to see, as the developers bring back the camera and reveal something spectacular in the distance. Moving slowly gives you time to appreciate what you're seeing. Most times however, the very basic of moving your character just isn't any fun.

- Combat isn't much to shout about. With only a couple of moves and an emphasis on your character's position rather than any skill in attacking, fighting enemies just isn't very fun.

- Bosses are a tad underwhelming. Okay, they were probably the the best parts of the game, but I think they could have been even better. Stop zooming all the way out when we're fighting the jotun - it doesn't make their scale more imposing, or awe us with their size. It just makes it harder to see. I don't get the sense that I'm fighting a titan when I'm controlling something absolutely tiny on-screen. I would love to have seen more reactive enemies as well. Fighting jotun felt more like they were just doing their thing. I could go off into a corner and they'd just run through their attack cycles.

- You don't have to give players problems in every stage. The constellation stage - I was wowed as I began, because I was doing something novel and unique, even beautiful. Then the developers had to make it difficult for the player somehow, with electricity travelling on the ground and lighting bolts coming out of seemingly nowhere to take away huge chunks of health, while still lighting up pylons in the shapes of constellations. What was serene and beautiful before became a complete chore and what I feel is emblematic of the game's failings. Another less egregious example is the ice level with the high points where you survey the entire stage. Why put in the blizzard that comes in intermittently and forces me to hide? It doesn't add anything interesting mechanically or thematically - all it does is make it an absolute chore to finish the stage. Don't manufacture problems for the player to face, and don't feel like you have to shoehorn something to make every stage difficult. You had something special with the constellation stage, but I think you blew it.

I enjoyed everything else - the Icelandic voiceover, the Norse mythology, the beautiful animation and backgrounds; they all give Jotun a mood and feel that is really unique.

I don't usually review games here but this was so, so close to being something special.

 

[Jacksinthe]

Hey all - throwing my gat in the ring. Will delete post if not allowed

MAINFRAME ONE - Announced (PS4, PC)

http://www.mainframeone.com

MAINFRAME ONE is a fast-paced action-platformer inspired by the NES Classics Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man. Speed and agility are at your fingertips in this throwback pumped full of tight gameplay, hyper-responsive controls and eye-popping visuals inspired by the greatest pop-culture films, music and literature from our time.

Any questions - feel free

 

[More_Badass]

Alientrap (Apotheon) is releasing a new game tomorrow. Cryptark, a roguelite sci-fi shooter. Early Access
http://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/

 

[OnPoint]

Hey all - throwing my gat in the ring. Will delete post if not allowed

MAINFRAME ONE - Announced (PS4, PC)


Any questions - feel free

I'm interested for sure.

 

[Moobabe]

Alientrap (Apotheon) is releasing a new game tomorrow. Cryptark, a roguelite sci-fi shooter. Early Access
http://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/

Looks good!

 

[daydream]

i feel very compelled to check out concrete jungle. might do just that.

 

[JC Sera]

Read Only Memories - $14.99USD (PC/MAC/LINUX)

http://midboss.com/rom/

Read Only Memories is a new cyberpunk adventure that will take you on a journey of puzzle-solving and exploring as you investigate the mysterious world and characters of Neo-San Francisco. Inspired by classics like Gabriel Knight and Snatcher, ROM is a retrofuturistic take on the point and click adventure genre that features a rich mature narrative and unique gameplay challenges hidden within the beautiful interactive pixel scenes. The deeper you delve into the life of your missing friend, the further you get entangled into this tale about the dark side of technology.

If you go through their page they have a 10% discount for most shops
available on steam/gog/humble/itch.io

also my #1 looking forward to small indie game made a blog about
http://blog.waifubartending.com/post/130638967693/read-only-memories-is-out-itchio-steam-gog

they are almost sisters subject & thematically wise

 

[More_Badass]

Sun Dogs is releasing this month, really looking forward to this one
http://store.steampowered.com/app/404420/

 

[Moobabe]

Sun Dogs is releasing this month, really looking forward to this one
http://store.steampowered.com/app/404420/

That does sound pretty cool!

 

[More_Badass]

Pathologic Remaster (not the remake)!
Coming to Steam and other stores

 

[More_Badass]

Lumino City is supposed to releasing soon on iPad. Given the tactile puzzles, I'd say that's probably the best way to experience the game

And some good recent releases:

Skyhill - $14.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://mandragoragames.com/skyhill/index.html

World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...

Prison Architect - $29.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/

Inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Dwarf Fortress and Theme Hospital and with over 1 million players having spent time inside, Prison Architect is the world’s best lock-­em-­up.
Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. As the sun casts it’s early morning rays on a beautiful patch of countryside the clock starts ticking. You’ve got to crack on and build a holding cell to detain the job­ lot of maximum security prisoners that are trundling to your future prison on their yellow bus.

 

[Moobabe]

Pathologic Remaster (not the remake)!
Coming to Steam and other stores

Interesting. I might pick this up if it's a decent remaster - if not I'll wait for the remake.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Pathologic Remaster (not the remake)!
Coming to Steam and other stores

Store page is now live for Steam, so happy we can finally get this next to its sibling The Void.

 

[Dascu]

In care you're interested, Malebolgia is on sale as part of BundleStar's Killer Bundle:

http://www.bundlestars.com/all-bundles/killer-bundle-5/

Rise of the Triad
Town of Salem
Malebolgia
Blue and Bullets- Episode 1
Runestone Keeper
Paperbound
Chargeshot
rFactor
Quarries of Scred
Contradiction - Spot the Liar

 

[Granjinha]

Posted in the wrong thread, but:

First trailer for Astroneer. Looks amazing. The trailer is so nice.

Now i want every indie game using UE4. BattleTech pls ;-;

 

[SapientWolf]

Alientrap (Apotheon) is releasing a new game tomorrow. Cryptark, a roguelite sci-fi shooter. Early Access
http://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/

The question mark is always the controls. But if the controls are solid then that looks like a solid contender for Galak-Z.

 

[More_Badass]

Finally! Broforce is leaving Early Access next week!
http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791435394194/announcements/detail/83672696741293505

 

[Visualante2]

Interesting that people are riffing on Blendo's style with Paint The Town Red. I assume that Chung was the first to make something with that style of character.

 

[One Foul Note]

Finally! Broforce is leaving Early Access next week!
http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791435394194/announcements/detail/83672696741293505

That's cool, although kinda out of nowhere. Gotta admit their was a part of me that wishes that they would keep it in EA and just release new dudes till the end of time.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I'm curious, what makes Indiegogo less successful/popular than Kickstarter other than it came second (I think) and is just already is less popular? Is there some objective measure by which Kickstarter is better (i.e. not brand name)?

My sense:
1) IndieGoGo's primary audience in early years was funding campaigns outside the US, when KS had limitations placed on them by Amazon Payments; it never really got much elbow-room in the US market.
2) Many projects on IndieGoGo are flexible funding (the project creator gets the money even if the project is not fully funded). I think people are scared of that and I think it impacts their trust even for fixed funding projects on IGG
3) IGG takes your money immediately after you pledge and refunds it if the goal isn't met and the project is Fixed Funding. I think most people would rather not actually be out their money in the meantime, especially for larger pledges.
4) At various points they have sold themselves as a site willing to fund projects that are outside KS' guidelines. This might work for the people who want the money, but I suspect it doesn't work for the people who want to give money. Again, another way the site feels less safe.
5) Finally, I think most of the attention is driven by a large umbrella effect from a few small projects. That's not to say that DFA is responsible for Kickstarter being famous, but more that I think IGG in part hasn't taken off because it hasn't had an obvious mega-bucks success story. The closest is Skullgirls. I think if Torment or Eternity or DFA or whatever had been on IGG, it'd be a bigger alternative to KS now.

 

[One Foul Note]

With regards to IGG, I've never been fond of the way you can't cancel your pledge after they have taken your money. That makes me very unwilling to pledge to a fixed campaign and totally unwilling to do it to a flexible one.