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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Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):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
IndieGAF recommends: The 50 Best Indie Games of 2015: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1203844

• List of all 2013 threads
• List of all 2014 threads
• List of all 2015 threads
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• Indie Games 2016 [January]
• Indie Games 2016 [February]
• Indie Games 2016 [March]
• Indie Games 2016 [April]
• Indie Games 2016 [May]

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

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Post 1:
1. Header Information
2. Overview
3. Introductory Blurb
4. Indie Media Corner

Post 2:
5. Remarkable Indie Release Dates coming up this month!

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6. Recently released Indies!

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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 mess that DoubleFine is leaving behind? The depth(s) of Dwarf Fortress? Need recommendations? This is the right spot to ask! We'd also love to read more impressions

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

1. Halcyon 6 - $14.99 (Win, Mac)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/371200

On the edge of Terran space lies Halcyon 6, a derelict starbase left behind by a mysterious precursor race. Your mission is to reclaim the derelict station and rebuild it. A mysterious alien force is making a beeline towards Earth and this starbase is the best chance for the New Terran Federation to establish new alliances, research new technologies and otherwise figure out a way to stop the impending invasion.
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1. Redcon - $5.99 (PC, IOS, Android)

http://www.hexage.net/redcon/

The game is kind of like XCOM base building, plus FTL. You build your artillery base and then manage your weapons and soliders. Weapons have different shot types, you can send out airships to drop assault troops onto the enemy base, and there's a ton of weapons, rooms, and upgrades to choose from.
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3. Veer - $2.99 (PC, Mac)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/405530

A slick little gem of a puzzler that revolves around teleporting between totems that mirror your position. This allows for interesting spatial challenge that's a bit more complicated than just teleporting between spots, as you need to consider height, angle, and direction when you swap position. The challenge increases as more puzzle elements are introduced, such as foreground/background platforms, rotating levels, and more.
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3. Daily Chthonicle - Free beta (PC)

http://www.indiedb.com/games/daily-chthonicle

Its basically a text adventure RPG with a UI disguising the setup as a news paper agency. Send out reporters, decide on mini encounters, equip and train them and find the solutions to the mysteries throughout the cities. Good sense of progression, although it might seem a bit aimless at first. Definitely worth checking out. The incredibly confusing UI and styl over readability/non save games kept it from getting the highest praise, but maybe they will work on that for the full version.
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3. Pharaonic - $15.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

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

Its an action adventure game, which is mostly focussed around timing your actions correctly to block/evade and attack. Its rather simplistic, but they managed to slot the individual pieces together to a rather engaging whole, especially with the multi path side scrolling levels and the itemization/loot. The combat feels a bit sluggish, but offers decent variety if you take different weapon and item setups into account and the challenge is motivating enough to want to push forward. Strange thing, but worth checking out.
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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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Dangerous Golf - June 3rd
Ghost 1.0 - June 7th
SteamWorld Heist - June 7th
On Rusty Trails - June 13th
The Technomancer - June 28th
House of the Dying Sun

For an exhaustive list, check out the Summer release thread from MB: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1227519

 

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35MM - $12.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/466500/

A post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic.

Addiction - Free beta (PC)

http://gamejolt.com/games/addiction/147656

Find the exit and make it out alive. The maze is dark and full of shadowy wraiths lurking around. You need to find a way to turn the elevator back on and make it there in one piece. Good luck!

Astrokill - $9.99 (PC)

http://astrokill.com/

Pilot spacecraft ranging from small, nimble fighters to heavily armed gunships. In ASTROKILL, you will engage in combat against enemy fighters, capital ships, turrets, and even space mines. To succeed in this unforgiving zero-G battlefield, you must master your ship and its weapons.

Blacksea Odyssey - $9.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://blackseaodyssey.com/

Enter the Blacksea Odyssey, a violent top-down rogue-lite space shoot ‘em up RPG brimming with colossal creatures and runic technologies. Explore dangerous, interstellar spacescapes as you hunt enormous space-behemoths with a harpoon and rune-infused spears.

Brigador - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://stellarjockeys.com/

Great Leader is dead. Solo Nobre must fall. Here is your contractBrigador is an isometric mech action game full of intense, tactical combat. Fight your way through the streets of Solo Nobre in a 21 mission story campaign as well as a free play mode with endless variety.

Cavern of Flight - Free (PC)

http://www.alphabetagamer.com/cavern-of-flight-game-jam-build-download/

Enter the Cavern of Flight. Stories say that inside it lies artifacts that let you change your shape into that of a freely-soaring bird!

codex - Free (PC)

https://managore.itch.io/codex

A highly experimental game. Pen and graph paper is strongly recommended

Deios II: Deidia - Free demo (PC)

https://barch.itch.io/deiosiideidia

Deidia is an Exploration Platformer game where you explore a lonely world that is very unstable, with glitches, forgotten ruins, and unknown lands abandoned in lonely BBS systems. Find the worlds behind a thousand doors, lost mysteries, hidden ruins, and loot your discoveries for gain and profit.

Detention - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://redcandlegames.com/detention/

Greenwood high school, located in a remote mountainous area, two students found themselves trapped and vulnerable. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by evil creatures. To escape, they must explore the mysterious campus filled with ominous objects and puzzles. How will they survive in this ever threatening environment? Could they return to safety in one piece?

Duskers - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://duskers.misfits-attic.com/

In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. In film terms it's The Road meets the first Alien movie. In game terms: It's a roguelike with elements of dungeon crawling and real time strategy, but in a survival horror setting that focuses on subterfuge, and adapting to survive.

Frost - $4.99 (PC, Mac)

https://bodsey.itch.io/frost

Frost is a Survival solo Card game. Inspired by deck-building board games like Dominion, Ascension and the like, it's an unique take on the genre as it puts you in charge of a group of people struggling against a restless, lethal storm.

Gladiabots - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)

https://gfx47.itch.io/gladiabots

GLADIABOTS is a Tactical Bot Programming game.Craft your own strategic AI and run it on badass unmanned robots.

Isles of Umbra - Free (PC, Mac)

https://riffst.itch.io/isles-of-umbra

Isles of Umbra is a first person exploration game where you're playing as John Wilbur – archeologist who suffers from chthonic nightmares. Every night he finds himself at the ancient islands inhabited by mysterious creatures who trying to break into the real world.

Knights - $0.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://heisarzola.com/KNIGHTS/

KNIGHTS is a minimalistic puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.

Kundalini - Free (PC)

https://zellk.itch.io/kundalini

The player controls Kunda, the celestial keeper of the resumption, attempting to appease the dying God and accompany him into the cycle of renewal.They need to ride the raging dragon's decaying body and ring the seven bells on his back to bring Ouroboros peace.

LASTFIGHT - $14.99 (Win)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/443450

LASTFIGHT is bringing 2v2 3D fighting back to your living room! Pick up any available object in one of the 8 stages and teach your opponents a lesson! Play in local multiplayer mode, for up to 4 players, or one-player story mode, with a cast of 10 characters inspired by the comic book LASTMAN.

Lifestream - $4.99 (PC, iOS)

https://unimatrixproductions.itch.io/lifestream

Lifestream is a haunting and innovative text adventure that plunges players into the roles of Randolph and John Holton, a father and son desperate for answers to the mysteries surrounding a mysterious realm and an enigmatic brotherhood.

Lije - Free demo (PC)

https://rufflerim.itch.io/lije

"Lije" is a 2D RPG project, named after its heroine, which takes place in a medieval realm in permanent conflict with an advanced African empire. Lije is a wanderer, half thief, half henchwoman, but above all free of any obligation.

Little Bug - Free demo (PC, Mac)

https://belamessex.itch.io/littlebug

Little Bug is a dark 2.5D platformer with unique twin stick controller mechanics. You play as a lost little girl and her powerful firefly at the same time, using their elastic connection and gravity to jump, swing and blow up obstacles.

Lovecraft Tales - Free/PWYW (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://lovecrafttales.com/

Lovecraft Tales is an adventure game set in Lovecraftian universe,

Mu Cartographer - $5 (PC, Mac)

https://titouanmillet.itch.io/mu-cartographer

Mu Cartographer is a contemplative game experience that combines colourful sandbox and experimental treasure hunt.Learn to operate an abstract machine in order to shape and explore colourful landscapes and find the mysteries hidden in a shifting world.

Neon Chrome - $14.99

http://neonchromegame.com/

Neon Chrome is a ruthless top-down cyberpunk shooter with rogue-like elements. The game takes place inside an arcology - a massive sci-fi mega structure. Blast your way through walls with guns and cybernetic abilities and try alternate approaches with different roles like the Hacker or the Cyber Psycho. Upgrade your character stats, discover new cybernetic enhancements and build up strength to finally stop the Overseer.

Offworld Trading Company - $39.99 (PC, Mac)

http://offworldgame.com/

Mars has been colonized and has invited you to lend a hand to make sure the new colony has a shot at success. But you're not the only one that's been invited, other business rivals are here as well and they have no qualms about playing dirty to gain the choicest territories on the Martian surface and driving their competitors out of business.

Omnibus - $9.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.omnibusgame.com/

OmniBus is next-to-last gen physics game about the most powerful bus in the universe that can’t stop or even slow down for reasons incomprehensible to the simple human mind.

One Troll Army - Free (Win)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/438680/

Play as a giant troll in One Troll Army - a defense game about building forts, upgrading your troll, and fighting off waves of enemies.

Overfall - $9.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/402310/

An open-world strategy RPG with roguelite elements. Sail the high seas and unite (or annihilate) the disparate factions before you as you quest to bring down an even greater foe. Use your characters' traits to your advantage to talk, fight, outsmart, or more, as you face everything in your way. Bonus: includes an event editor.

Pangea - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

https://zelosfan.itch.io/pangea

Become a powerful nation by collecting resources, very wealthy by stealing their money or even completely destroy their country with evil decisions.Choose your hero and help them reach their goal to help their country. Your choices will influence the life quality of all countries of Pangea.

PataNoir - $9.99 (PC)

http://www.sichris.com/Games/PataNoir

PataNoir is a homage to the classic stories of hard-boiled private investigators with a knack for describing everything with complex similes and metaphors. In PataNoir, you solve problems by manipulating the hard-boiled metaphors used by the main character to make sense of the world in which he lives.

Pine - Free alpha (PC)

http://twirlbound.com/pine/

Pine is a game about evolution. Using neural network AI technologies, we advance regular enemy design by making the world and its inhabitants adapt to the player's behaviour and actions. In Pine, all inhabitants have the shared goal and struggle of survival. Players interact with a systematic ruleset that allows for infinite choices and that tailors the gameplay to any player's style.

PLLUG - Free (PC)

https://carpetbones.itch.io/pllug

Separated from your family, alone in the dark.You must find your way out of this underground city and get back to the surface. Absorb electricity to illuminate your path.

Rekindle - Free demo (PC)

https://grandham.itch.io/rekindle

REKINDLE is a game about a person's journey through dangerous and dark dungeons.

RUINER - 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://ruinergame.com/

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired sociopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend. Combine preternatural reflexes, augmented tools, and the arsenal of fallen foes to tear down and dismantle the corporate titans of virtuality dealers at HEAVEN

RYB - $0.99 (iOS)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ryb./id1052611304

RYB is a logic puzzle game full of beautiful, minimalist puzzles. Each level has a logical, unique solution. Can you find it?Standardized grids and complicated rulesets are exchanged for beautiful, minimalist puzzles where you discover the rules.

Salt & Sanctuary - $17.99 (PC)

http://ska-studios.com/salt/salt2.php

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Shadwen - $16.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.shadwen.com/

Shadwen is a stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight! Shadwen, an assassin on a quest to kill the king, has a chance encounter with an orphaned girl, Lily. She follows Shadwen on her dangerous journey, but when the ruthless guards get too close, Shadwen must take action right in front of Lily's eyes.

Shapeshift Biker - Free (PC, Mac, Linux, Browser)

http://www.moremountains.com/shapeshifter-biker

You're a shapeshifter biker, all alone in a desolated world, chased by angry ducks in black trucks. To escape, you need to collect all the Animal Powers scattered across the land, in mysterious blue boxes.

Soft Body - $12.99 (PC, PS4)

http://www.softbodygame.com/

Soft Body is a meditative action game where you control two beautiful, gooey snakes at the same time. In the game, you paint the world with your body, and as you do so, the world changes around you and reveals new obstacles and challenges.

Space Pirates And Zombies 2 - $19.99 (PC)

http://minmax-games.com/SpacePiratesAndZombies/

Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.

Starship Corporation - $19.99 (PC)

http://www.starshipcorporation.com/

A scifi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test space ships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic mega-corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.

Stellaris - $39.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.stellarisgame.com/

Explore a vast galaxy full of wonder! Paradox Development Studio, makers of the Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis series presents Stellaris, an evolution of the grand strategy genre with space exploration at its core. Featuring deep strategic gameplay, a rich and enormously diverse selection of alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris has engaging challenging gameplay that rewards interstellar exploration as you traverse, discover, interact and learn more about the multitude of species you will encounter during your travels.

Stephen's Sausage Roll - $29.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/353540/

Dev: "A simple 3d puzzle game."

Super Combat Jr. II - $10 (PC, Mac)

https://interdimensional.itch.io/super-combat-jr-ii

Super Combat Jr. II is fast butt-on-couch, competitive 2-4 multiplayer gaming inspired by Zelda, Street Fighter, and Hotline Miami. Choose from six armors and eighteen items to customize your character before heading into battle. Spam arrows, drop bombs, smash faces, and stab your way to victory again and again.

Super Footbrawl - PC

http://pixelpizza.de/footbrawl.html

A low-poly mix between Gang Beasts and Rocket League

Wood for the Trees - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

https://ratking.itch.io/wood-for-the-trees

A personal adventure game.

Zen & the Art of Transhumanism - Free (PC)

https://deconstructeam.itch.io/zen-and-the-art-of-transhumanism

Zen and the Art of Transhumanism is a cyberpunk pottery game about improving the human race through technology.

 

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AiK - PC, Mac

https://twitter.com/Aik_theGame

Aik is a journey. It is about discovering a 2D open world setting and the more you understand and observe the environments, behaviours and creatures in this world, the more you understand how to interact and make your way through it

Aya Blaze - ????

https://twitter.com/ayaBLAZEgame

Aya Blaze is a high-speed, low gravity arcade racer with focus on a fluid racing experience and energizing, uplifting vibes.

Aye Captain! - ????

https://www.facebook.com/AyeCaptainGame

Aye Captain! is a rogue-like tactical pirate game. Sail through the waves, kill enemies, steal ships and become The King of The Seas! FTL in a pirate world

Battle Princess Madelyn - ????

http://www.causalbitgames.com/

A young princess and knight in training must battle her way through the forces of evil to save her family with the assistance of her previously deceased dog Fritzy!

City Climber - PC, Mac, Linux

https://ondrejangelovic.wordpress.com/city-climber/

City Climber is a dynamic climbing game situated in city environment. You are the one in control of the climber`s arms and your task is to climb wide variety of structures as fast as possible. But it is not so simple. There are always some obstacles in your way. You can run into moving pistons, ladders wooden barricades that you need to break and much more.

Decay of Logos - ????

http://decayoflogos.com/

Decay of Logos is an immersive action/adventure third-person RPG influenced by Nordic folklore and by J. R. R. Tolkien’s high fantasy. You play as a girl on a journey with her companion, a mystical Elk. They fatefully meet after her village is destroyed by one of the King’s sons. Battered and oblivious of the culprit behind the attack, the girl will not rest until she has her revenge. During her quest she will unveil secrets about the King and his sons, slowly realizing that all is not what it seems.

Dogos - PC, PS4

http://www.opqam.com/dogos.html

Putting the player in the shoes of Desmond Phoenix, a skilled pilot in command of sophisticated ships equipped with various types of powerful weapons, DOGOS invites you to explore 14 original open world levels completely made in 3D, giving players the opportunity to meet goals from any angle they can imagine!Intensive action, an insane amount of shooting and explosions, (not kidding a lot of explosions), all accompanied by an incredible and catchy soundtrack.

Event[0] - Summer 2016

http://event0game.com/

In a world where the humankind has embraced artificial intelligence, you are stranded on an abandoned spaceship.

From Above - PC

https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=55828.0

From Above is a procedurally-generated planetary exploration game. You play as an engineer on a small planet (mother ship) travelling to different galaxies and exploring planets for resources. Resources are gathered using your trusty multi-purpose capsule-bot. These can then be used to upgrade your home planet. New buildings and factories will allow advancements in technology and weapons for exploring more challenging galaxies.

Gunnhildr - ????

http://ratdoggames.com/

Gunnhildr is a Dark Souls meets Binding of Isaac style Rogue-like FPS. Taking place on the Norse world of Niflheim you are Gunnhildr, the only warrior to ever achieve the honor of becoming an ancient.

Hacktag - PC, Mac, Linux

https://twitter.com/HacktagTheGame

A 2 players co-op stealth videogame with asymmetric gameplay

Heat Guardian - PC, Mac, Linux

http://www.indiedb.com/games/heat-guardian

Support the fire to survive a cold and dark world full of dangers and mysteries

Imprint-x - PC

https://imprint-x.com/

A causal puzzle game set on a space base. Hack into people's brains and destroy the robotic viruses that enslave their minds!

INSIGHT - PC

http://insightfps.com/

A unique take on the classic arena FPS genre. Gameplay is based around the custom movement system.

Keel-Haul - Late 2016 (PC)

http://summa-games.com/press/sheet.php?p=keel_haul

Keel-Haul is an assymmetrical multiplayer action game that pits the greatest pirate captains from across the seven seas against deadly sea monsters, in a battle for gold and glory. The game currently features local versus multiplayer, with 3 deadly pirate ships and a crafty Kraken.

Operetta - ????

http://www.oogby.com/2016/05/18/embrace-the-fluff/

A space opera game that combines 4x strategy and arcade-style shooters

Pathway - 2017 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.pathway-game.com/

A tactical rpg set in a 1930s pulp adventure scenarioGuide a cast of eccentric characters on a journey into the unknown. Explore lost temples, haunted tombs and Wehrmacht strongholds in ever-changing levels. Fight deep and demanding turn-based strategy battles.

QDUST - ????

https://twitter.com/LorenSchmidt

A trash RPG

Rogues Like Us - Fall 2016

http://www.oddbytegames.com/games

Become a Rogue and fight your way out of exile in this hack n' slash rogue-like.

Saurian - 2017 (PC, Mac)

http://saurian.maxmediacorp.com/

Saurian is a video game project focused on living as a dinosaur in a dynamic open world through intense, survival-based gameplay.

Scrap Galaxy - PC

http://www.scrapgalaxy.com/

Build a spaceship from random parts under time pressure.Battle until only one player is standing in a fierce deathmatch. Construct a new ship after each round and repeat.

Shattered King - PC, PS4, Xbox One

http://www.shatteredking-thegame.com/

A single player aRPG/Platformer in a strange and shattered world, ruled by Elder Gods

Smash Bash - PC

http://smash-bash.com/

Turn-based tactic game in setting of alternative WW1 history with mix of military technologies like steampunk and dieselpunk.

Solitairica - PC, Mac

http://righteoushammer.com/

Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.

SOUL - PC, Mac

http://merakientertainment.com/

A VR relaxation game, a digital home away from home

Starborne - Late 2016

http://www.starborne.com/

STARBORNE is a take on the grand-strategy 4X genre with the added powerful impact of being a multiplayer game played in real-time. In STARBORNE each game will last six months culminating in a decisive endgame.You start with a fledgling station and as you invest in its infrastructure you will see it take shape and its borders grow, bringing unclaimed territories under your sovereignty.

The Adventure Pals - PC, Mac, Linux

https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=39311.0

Ride your giraffe across an open world, discover secrets, bash up some baddies and enter a colorful world of laughter and adventure where using a giraffe’s tongue as a helicopter propeller is a legitimate means of transport.

Unnamed mech game - ????

https://twitter.com/joymachinegames

Post-apocalyptic technoir with mechs

Zed - PC, Mac

http://www.eagregames.com/

“Zed” is an explorative adventure into whimsical dreamworlds. This beautiful and meditative game encourages curiosity and imagination. The Dreamer needs your help – there are mysteries to solve and memories to unlock.

ZEscape - PC, Mac, Linux

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

Two teams of players face off in ZEscape, the upcoming multiplayer game that has you running for your life from the relentless forces of the undead! Beat platforming challenges and upgrade your gear while defending and covering your teammates across challenging levels and bosses as the undead are chasing your delicious brains! Make your escape or become one of them!

 

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5th and thread open

I will still need a bit to fill everything in.

 

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woo!

 

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It was? That good? I only ever played the demo

Yeah, Unepic still is a really great game. These were some older comments on it from users here:

"And Unepic is an amaaaaaaaaaaazing game. It basically plays like a non-random roguelike with witty dialogue and interesting level progression"

"I wrote and rewrote a personal review of this last month because it was about all I was playing but never posted it. All I found to bitch about was the swearing in the dialogue. I found the game to be incredibly funny and clever, then there's a "fuck" inserted and I just found it seemed out of place and unnecessary for some reason."

"An addicting mix of Metroidvania and straight RPG. Pretty hilarious in its original Spanish scrit, but there's tons of languages available, including English; they however reportedly kept the traditional Spanish foulmouthedness intact, so you might want to cover your ears... or eyes, I guess. Beautiful 2D visuals, atmospheric lighting and a forebonding soundtrack converge to create an ominous and truly engaging experience. Has a free demo that I've not beaten yet, so it must be quite long."

"I finally played the demo of Unepic. The game generally seems like it should be right up my alley, but everything about the setup and dialogue turned me off. It's a shame it's so needlessly vulgar, because the actual game seems sort of neat. I'll give it another try sometime."
And in response:
"It's worth pushing through. I found most of the 'comedy' in that game to be agonizingly unfunny and the menus are a little lacking. But after a few hours the quality of the gameplay shines through all its flaws. The use of light to signify explored and unexplored areas is a highlight for me."

Bonuspurdyshot (I really like the art style):

 

[r3n4ud]

Another great month of indies. Let it raaaaaaain!

 

[More_Badass]

Nice, new thread! Don't forget to include the missed high profile stuff from April like Stephen's Sausage Roll and Offworld Trading Company
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=202627197&postcount=6

 

[More_Badass]

Started this thread yesterday. I imagine it will be useful to the folks here

A guide to 2016's summer indie games

 

[Toma]

Just added the notable June releases, but there are probably more. Let me know what I missed.

Also, downloading the Tomorrow Children PS4 Beta. Weekend Beta, in case you guys missed it. Super curious about that, gonna try later.

Nice, new thread! Don't forget to include the missed high profile stuff from April like Stephen's Sausage Roll and Offworld Trading Company
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=202627197&postcount=6

Yup, already on it.

 

[More_Badass]

The image for From Above is broken. Here's one that works
http://i.imgur.com/RqN9ORl.gif

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Brigador is so good. Once I stopped rushing into enemies like a robotic chicken without a head, combat become much more survivable. And it just looks gorgeous

This screenshot from the RPS review shows off the lighting really well

 

[One Foul Note]

Oh dear, now I really want to get Duskers, Brigador and that new Unepic game. My poor wallet.

 

[Toma]

The image for From Above is broken. Here's one that works
http://i.imgur.com/RqN9ORl.gif

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Brigador is so good. Once I stopped rushing into enemies like a robotic chicken without a head, combat become much more survivable. And it just looks gorgeous

This screenshot from the RPS review shows off the lighting really well

Thanks, fixed. Still adding some games.

And your hype posts about Brigador arent helping my wallet

 

[More_Badass]

Oh dear, now I really want to get Duskers, Brigador and that new Unepic game. My poor wallet.

RPS says it best

Well, I’m here to tell you that, as much as Alien is essential to any lover of sci-fi movies, Duskers is just as essential to any lover of sci-fi games.

 

[Toma]

Finally done with adding the games. Some of those games look crazy interesting. Hoping to read some impressions from you guys eventually

And I really need to try Duskers again. The praise it gets from everyone makes me think I simply didnt get it and really need to give it another try.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

Maybe I heard it wrong, but will Ghost Song get a release date at PAX Prime?

 

[More_Badass]

Finally done with adding the games. Some of those games look crazy interesting. Hoping to read some impressions from you guys eventually

And I really need to try Duskers again. The praise it gets from everyone makes me think I simply didnt get it and really need to give it another try.

Wrote some impressions of Mu Cartographer on my blog a few days ago

Mu Cartographer doesn't explain much. A mysterious device, a form of scanning console, with a slice of landscape in the center. The two sides of the game - the flat digital panel of dials, meters, switches and the circular window into a mysterious world - are inexorably linked; interacting with the console is your means to explore, and exploring gradually unlocks new means to interact.

But first you have to understand how to use the device at hand. You'll undoubtedly start with cautious inquisitive interactions, dragging and clicking each button and dial to see what it manipulates and how changing them affects the manipulation, and gradually what is a cluster of odd symbols and icons becomes something you understand. How one dial lets you zoom in and out, or move your central porthole across the land, or rotate the world, or perhaps even alter the environment itself.

With each twist and press and drag, the landscape shifts, dropping into steep canyons or impossibly jagged peaks, vast plains or rugged terrain, colors and hues shifting from grayscale to the blooming reds and yellows and greens and blues akin to infrared imagery. The world mutates with a satisfying fluidity that brings to mind clouds in the wind or a disturbed pool of water or the cross-sections of an MRI.

Seeing how your actions influence the land is enjoyable on its own, and endlessly gorgeous, but Mu Cartographer isn't merely an interesting piece of interactive art. There are secrets to be found, signs of civilizations amid the vast landscape, and perhaps by mastering the console, you'll be able to uncover more than just how to make the world look pretty...

Mu Cartographer is at once a gorgeous piece of digital art, a tactile puzzle to learn and master, and an an alien enigma to explore and discover.

 

[Toma]

Wrote some impressions of Mu Cartographer on my blog a few days ago

That sounds awesome, definitely need to check that out this month. Always in for some good art experiences.

 

[More_Badass]

You guys have any E3 predictions?

- Rain World and Below will get their release dates, and come out this summer
- TinyBuild will probably have a solid presence, like Adult Swim and Devolver did before them, especially after how aggressively they were snatching up games to publish
- Tarsier Studios will have a new trailer/footage of Hunger and/or the other thing they've been teasing
- The console version of Prison Architect will get a trailer, or at least featured in Sony or Microsoft's indie montage trailer
- A big project will gets its Kickstarter announced on stage, and it will probably be System Shock 3

 

[Wok]

You should add SteamWorld Heist to the list of games to be released in June.

More precisely on June 7.

 

[Toma]

You should add SteamWorld Heist to the list of games to be released in June.

More precisely on June 7.

Done

 

[More_Badass]

Done

That summer indie guide I made has most of the major June releases

 

[Toma]

That summer indie guide I made has most of the major June releases

Linked it.

 

[Wok]

That summer indie guide I made has most of the major June releases

Sure, it is just that SteamWorld Heist should be pretty big if we are to trust OpenCritic.

 

[Nezzhil]

Hi all,
I wrote to More_Badass to know if I can talk about my own game here or not, and he give me an OK. So excuse me about this little of self promotion ^^U

After months of silence since I talked about my game in the Dev Indie Gaf thread, my teammates and I have finished our first PC game, TANKR.

TANKR - $11.99 (PC, Mac and Linux soon after the release)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/444240

TANKR is a top-down arcade game about tanks, powerups, ricochet bullets and explosions. Local co-op mode with your friends in 100 levels, or against them in frenzy local & online multiplayer battles! You can design your own maps too!

TANKR will be released on Steam this Monday, June 6. Firstly on Windows and Mac/Linux soon after the release.
We're working in a little demo that we hope to have ready this week, we hope you like it.

 

[More_Badass]

Congrats, Nezzhill. Must feel great (and kind of terrifying) to finally put the finishing touches on a game and then release it into the wild. Good luck with the launch

 

[epmode]

You should add SteamWorld Heist to the list of games to be released in June.

More precisely on June 7.

I really liked SteamWorld Dig and the devs did a great job with the PC port. How did Heist turn out? Switching from a straight action game to turn-based is always a big jump!

 

[More_Badass]

Noticed that Ruiner is in the released section, should be in upcoming

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House of the Dying Sun was confirmed for the 7th, $19.99 with a 10% discount

 

[gabbo]

Keel-Haul - Late 2016 (PC)

http://summa-games.com/press/sheet.php?p=keel_haul

Keel-Haul is an assymmetrical multiplayer action game that pits the greatest pirate captains from across the seven seas against deadly sea monsters, in a battle for gold and glory. The game currently features local versus multiplayer, with 3 deadly pirate ships and a crafty Kraken.

Whoa. Nice to see this game take off after trying it at LevelUp Toronto a few months ago. Really liked the idea then. It needed a bit of fleshing out, but the core mechanics of stealing loot from other ships and avoiding the Kraken were solid, and being the kraken was even better. Should probably have kept the name Plunder though.

 

[More_Badass]

Whoa! Kickstarter next week too

Kologeon - PC

https://chillcrow.com/

An action adventure game
Roam a cryptic world brimming with ancients, demons, and spirits

 

[23qwerty]

That looks just a bit Hyper Light inspired, not a bad thing mind you.

 

[More_Badass]

1) Duskers
2) Mu Cartographer
3) RYB
4) Gladiabots

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Duskers

The universe is dead. You are alone. Supplies are dwindling. As the lone survivor in a galaxy gone silent, you travel from ship to ship, derelict barges and stations and outposts now drifting through space, staving off starvation or certain death by sending drones onto those empty vessels. You can control these drones through command lines; a method that may sound archaic and clunky, but is actually what makes Duskers so brilliant and immersive. Every command must be planned and carefully considered, because if something goes wrong - and it will - you must adapt and improvise on the fly.

Mu Cartographer

Some impressions here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=205635591&postcount=18

RYB

RYB is really good. If you liked Hexcells, you'll like this too. It's an abstract Minesweeper-style game where all the clues are told through symbols, shapes, and colors, which allows for unusual level designs that Hexcells and similar games never could have

Gladiabots

An interesting mix of programming puzzler and RTS. You don't control your squad of armed machines directly, but rather create their AI to perform the challenge at hand. You can set drones to attack at certain ranges, perform multi-tiered action to grab and collect resources, retreat if shields are down, and so on. The AI is designed through an easy-to-use visual interface that lets you easily apply rules regarding movement, attacking, and different conditions.
The current early alpha only features tutorial missions to teach players how to program, but the developers plans to add solo missions and multiplayer, different bot classes with unique abilities, customization and upgrades, and a map editor.

 

[Phawx]

Hi all,
I wrote to More_Badass to know if I can talk about my own game here or not, and he give me an OK. So excuse me about this little of self promotion ^^U

After months of silence since I talked about my game in the Dev Indie Gaf thread, my teammates and I have finished our first PC game, TANKR.

TANKR - $11.99 (PC, Mac and Linux soon after the release)


TANKR will be released on Steam this Monday, June 6. Firstly on Windows and Mac/Linux soon after the release.
We're working in a little demo that we hope to have ready this week, we hope you like it.

This looks exactly like the mini game inside of Wii Play. Not that it's a bad thing. How is online multi?

 

[Nezzhil]

Congrats, Nezzhill. Must feel great (and kind of terrifying) to finally put the finishing touches on a game and then release it into the wild. Good luck with the launch

Thanks. We're really nervous because we haven't a lot of time to promote the game, and we couldn't delay the release date more time. But at the same time, we're really happy to finish the game and make it available to the public.

This looks exactly like the mini game inside of Wii Play. Not that it's a bad thing. How is online multi?

Yes, as our first commercial game we wanted to develop a relatively simple arcade game and we love the Bomberman games and the tank minigame of the Wii, so we think that more people would like to play something like that in PC.
The online game is up to 4 players in a P2P connection with one player is the host. We've a list of public or Steam friends servers that you can join. This mode is a deathmatch mode between the players until one of them wins 3 rounds.
We wanted to have our own servers for more quality control of the servers, but this is the best that we could achieve right now (we've developed all the game without money). If the game sells relatively well, we want to expand the online mode to add our own servers.

 

[Xater]

The Giant Bomb QL of Duskers is fantastic and sold me on the game: http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-duskers/2300-11210/

Just sad I can't afford it right now. I want to play it so bad now.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Not a game from this month, but I just finished That Dragon, Cancer and I'm still crying.

 

[More_Badass]

Kaasua - Free (Browser)

http://www.kongregate.com/games/RobberDocks/kaasua

Fast and fun little racing game for 1-8 local players, on an ever-shifting track

Ballistic - PC

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=682295883

Ballistic is a violent, 3D action-platformer. Careening through abstract, monolithic structures high above the swirling clouds below, you'll annihilate hordes of helpless people in a pulse-pounding race against the clock.

Super Block Party - PC, Mac

https://twitter.com/sofasquadron

Super Block Party is a local multiplayer game about jumping on your opponents. Up to 8 players traverse a dangerous, unpredictable, yet inviting world to see who can get the better of their opponents. Push your friends into spikes, trigger lazer traps and giant mashers to be the last surviving player.

 

[23qwerty]

Wasted isn't in this thread? Officially comes out on Thursday, but came early in the most recent Humble Monthly Bundle. Played it for a couple hours earlier, pretty fun post apocalyptic dungeon crawler roguelike

 

[More_Badass]

You should add SteamWorld Heist to the list of games to be released in June.

More precisely on June 7.

Was originally going to get Heist and Dying Sun on Tuesday, but then I remembered Transmission's KS is the same day

Think I'll probably go with Heist, and save the other for later. Heist seems like the kind of game I've fall in love with instantly. Although it is coming to iPad...

Wasted isn't in this thread? Officially comes out on Thursday, but came early in the most recent Humble Monthly Bundle. Played it for a couple hours earlier, pretty fun post apocalyptic dungeon crawler roguelike

Checking it out now

 

[Valahart]

What exactly are people talking about when they say "that new Unepic game"?

Did the developers release a sequel? Another game? Did the original release for another platform?

 

[More_Badass]

What exactly are people talking about when they say "that new Unepic game"?

Did the developers release a sequel? Another game? Did the original release for another platform?

Developer is releasing a sci-fi successor tomorrow
http://store.steampowered.com/app/463270

 

[More_Badass]

Yeah, House of the Dying Sun is looking slick

 

[stan423321]

Apologies if I'm obnoxious, but after what happened I don't think the Lynn and Spirits of Whatever Kickstarter should be kept in the post-OP. Regardless of politics and such, game just seems to not be in progress anymore.

 

[spineduke]

Wasted isn't in this thread? Officially comes out on Thursday, but came early in the most recent Humble Monthly Bundle. Played it for a couple hours earlier, pretty fun post apocalyptic dungeon crawler roguelike

Yeah, I'm also curious - the giantbomb video made it seem like a lot of fun.

edit: Jeez, June is looking like a strong month for indies. Lots of interesting titles this time around.

 

[Toma]

Apologies if I'm obnoxious, but after what happened I don't think the Lynn and Spirits of Whatever Kickstarter should be kept in the post-OP. Regardless of politics and such, game just seems to not be in progress anymore.

What happened?

 

[One Foul Note]

What happened?

Their are accusation that the team behind the game took advantage of unpaid interns to work on the project. Which is unpleasent in itself but to make matters worse it seems the company may have forced some of these interns to sign contracts that basically say they have been paid despite not being to get around French laws that protect against this kinda thing. True or not though, as Stan said, the kickstarter was cancelled and it looks like the game won't be going ahead.

 

[Toma]

Their are accusation that the team behind the game took advantage of unpaid interns to work on the project. Which is unpleasent in itself but to make matters worse it seems the company may have forced some of these interns to sign contracts that basically say they have been paid despite not being to get around French laws that protect against this kinda thing. True or not though, as Stan said, the kickstarter was cancelled and it looks like the game won't be going ahead.

Oh wow, what a mess. Thanks for the input, guys. Removed the game.

 

[Valahart]

Developer is releasing a sci-fi successor tomorrow
http://store.steampowered.com/app/463270

Holy cow, is it Christmas already? I was totally unaware of that and Unepic was one of my favorite steam games so far.

Amazing!

Tuesday has so many indie releases! Lol

 

[More_Badass]

Holy cow, is it Christmas already? I was totally unaware of that and Unepic was one of my favorite steam games so far.

Amazing!

Tuesday has so many indie releases! Lol

Yeah, this Tuesday is pretty packed