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Stifled - PC

http://stifledgame.com/

Spiritual successor to Digipen project Lurking, Stifled is a Mic-Enabled Sound-Based Survival Thriller, where sound is the only way you see and the enemies HEAR your fear

Nefarious Vagabond - ????

https://twitter.com/NVtheGame

A fast paced action rpg sidescrolling platformer

Remnant - PC

http://www.timestopint.com/remnant

A game about exploring ancient ruins and facing off against its denizens. You start out in a sacred forest, where you arrive knowing only one thing: You must slay a god. During your travels you will have to fight the twisted creations that roam the lands, upgrade your equipment, delve into trap-ridden dungeons and uncover the history of the world.

Reverse - PC, Mac, Xbox One

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

Reverse Time Collapse is a (time travel) story driven Action-Adventure. The game combines exploration, combat and an innovative over-time puzzle solving.

Previously Mentioned

Rising Island

Dag Adventures

Shattered

 

[Messofanego]

Anyone hear what game it was Roll7 announced/reveal last week?

I'm not coming up with anything here...

 

[More_Badass]

Obliteracers - $14.99 (PC)

http://www.obliteracers.com/

Award-winning same-screen party racing for up to 16 players! Race brutal-cute aliens on exotic planets, using weapon powerups and physics-based vehicles to annihilate your competition in frantic round-based combat. Connect spare gamepads, laptops and smart devices as extra controllers.

Nest - Free (PC)

https://cullendwyer.itch.io/nest

Explore the forest as a crow and try to make friends with whom to find treasure and secrets

Tick Tock Bang Bang - $9.99 (PC)

http://www.dejobaan.com/ticktock/

Slow time. Sprint through a 100-car pileup. Take down a 12-story robot.

The Endless Express - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

https://vltmn.itch.io/the-endless-express

Explore some cool places by taking the train, get lost and find your way back home(?)! Talk and become friends with to the various characters on your voyage! Explore the various areas at different times and stuff!

simian.interface++ - $1.99 (PC, Mac)

http://vested-interest.co/simian/

simian.interface++ is an abstract puzzle experience for simian participants of all ages and abilities. There are no explicit rules, no instructions, and very simple controls. Puzzles must be solved using pattern recognition, intuition, and experimentation.

There You Go - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

https://evyatron.itch.io/there-you-go

There You Go is a short (around 15 minutes) isometric puzzle game about rooms, puzzles, puzzle rooms, and rooms with puzzles. It has about 10 rooms, each with its own set of riddles, and even contains some easter eggs.

The Last Leviathan - $9.99 (PC)

http://www.thelastleviathangame.com/

The Last Leviathan is a physics-based, ship building and destruction adventure. On your voyage to uncover where The Last Leviathan lies you will discover a world full of rival ships, mythical monsters, wrecked flotsam, physics-puzzles and hidden treasures.

The Temple of No - Free (Browser)

https://crowscrowscrows.itch.io/the-temple-of-no

It is objectively the BEST GAME EVER MADE (in twine form)

Asemblance - $9.99 (PC)

http://asemblance.com/index.html

You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine... A machine built to simulate memories. You no longer recall why you entered, but an AI voice guides you. Trying to escape, you face memories from a past you may not want to remember.

Unforeseen Incidents - 2017 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.indiedb.com/games/unforeseen-incidents

Unforeseen Incidents is a humorous point and click mystery adventure in a beautifully hand-painted 2D world. On his journey, Harper explores plenty of intriguing locations, meets a lot of interesting characters, and unveils some conspiratorial dark secrets behind the ongoing catastrophe that threatens to exterminate all humankind.

Cranks and Goggles - $6.99 (PC, Mac)

http://cranksandgoggles.com/

Cranks & Goggles is a single player top down racing game set in late 1920' and early 1930's. Players can create their own avatar and enter different races in England, Italy, France and more.

Oxygen Not Included - PC

http://store.steampowered.com/app/457140

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Manage your colonists and help them dig, build and maintain a subterranean asteroid base.
You'll need water, warmth, food, and oxygen to keep them alive, and even more than that to keep them happy.

Mr Shifty - 2017 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/489140

Shift through bullets, and master lightning-fast takedowns in an all new kind of action game.

Gris - ????

https://twitter.com/GRIS_game

An artistic sidescroller

Slayer Shock - PC, Mac, Linux

http://slayershock.com/

Slayer Shock is a role-playing shooter about hunting vampires in Nebraska.
Operating from your headquarters at a college coffee shop, you take missions to patrol the streets, rescue captive humans, and weaken the undead threat. A team of fellow vampire slayers assists you from HQ, providing new weapons, skills, and research.

 

[More_Badass]

Inside!

It's so good!

Play it! Don't read reviews. Just enjoy it as blind as possible.

In the dark and with headphones

Inside - $19.99 (Xbox One)

http://www.playdead.com/games/inside/

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project.

 

[More_Badass]

1) Duskers
2) Brigador
3) Mu Cartographer
4) Stephen's Sausage Roll
5) Soft Body
6) RYB
7) Gladiabots
8) Blacksea Odyssey

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Brigador

Gorgeously detailed grungy cyberpunk mech action. Play smart, and play cautious, and Brigador becomes a tactics-on-the-fly action game as you blind enemies with smoke, use the environment to funnel and block enemies, and carefully move and position yourself to best suit your loadout. And what a loadout, encompassing a vast array of vehicle types, weapons, and abilities that leave the isometric landscapes in ruins and light up the night with explosions and high-velocity rounds

Stephen's Sausage Roll

A cleverly designed puzzler from which complexity emerges from simplicity. Much like learning a new language, Sausage Roll's arsenal of fork and meat grows more complex and reveals new ways of interactions that were staring you in the face. So hard, yet so satisfying

Soft Body

Sleek, fluid, and beautiful in motion, this is an arcade puzzle game, as you control two snake like beings as they flow around hazards and through shifting stages. Learn to control both simultaneously and soon you can perform deft evasive dances across the screen

Blacksea Odyssey

Only played the demo of this, but it showed promise. The creatures and bosses were impressive massive, and tearing them to pieces with your harpoon was quite satisfying. Hope to check out the full game eventually, but at least worth a try if the demo is any indication

 

[Toma]

Inside!

It's so good!

Play it! Don't read reviews. Just enjoy it as blind as possible.

In the dark and with headphones

Inside - $19.99 (Xbox One)

Still takes about a week or so until PC release.
Looking forward to it though.

Also, do you guys realize that No Mans Sky is only a bit over a month away now? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

 

[spineduke]

This isn't game-related but I figured Indie-gaf would be interested

Paint of Persia

It's a free program - created as part of a dev jam - that renders video into full blown pixel art animation. The effects look really pleasing to the eye.

 

[Toma]

This isn't game-related but I figured Indie-gaf would be interested

Paint of Persia

It's a free program - created as part of a dev jam - that renders video into full blown pixel art animation. The effects look really pleasing to the eye.

Those look really good. However, it looks like its not actually creating the effect, and just gives you a tool to "redraw" animations with Pixelart. Still super neat though.

 

[spineduke]

Those look really good. However, it looks like its not actually creating the effect, and just gives you a tool to "redraw" animations with Pixelart. Still super neat though.

Ah you're right - in my haste I didn't pay attention to that aspect. Like you said, it's still potentially a powerful tool in the right hands.

 

[More_Badass]

Notable July releases

Fossil Echo - July 1st
Furi - July 5th
Inside (PC) - July 7th
Necropolis - July 12th
Song of the Deep - July 12th
Videoball - July 12th
Anarcute - July 12th
Super Mutant Alien Assault - July 12th
Rimworld - July 15th
Zombie Night Terror - July 20th
Hive Jump - July 20th
Death Road to Canada - July 22nd
Human: Fall Flat - July 22nd
Obduction - July 26th
We Happy Few - July 26th
Candle
Timespinner
Syndrome

 

[epmode]

Oh, Hive Jump. They're releasing on Steam Early Access because they needed additional funding to finish the game but they're not providing Early Access keys to all Kickstarter backers, even the backers that paid over the $19.99 it'll cost on Steam.

As a $20 backer, I'm pretty annoyed about the situation.

 

[mrchampipi]

Zombie night terror is releasing on jully 20th!
Been follwing that game since a long time, hope it'll deliver.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Oh, Hive Jump. They're releasing on Steam Early Access because they needed additional funding to finish the game but they're not providing Early Access keys to all Kickstarter backers, even the backers that paid over the $20 it'll cost on Steam. I'm pretty annoyed about that, honestly.

I think I remember Hover: Revolt of Gamers pulling the same thing citing that Early Access meant the game wasn't released, and only people who backed at a higher tier that promised "alpha access" got early access keys. Is this the same situation? Here's a thread on it I found:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/280180/discussions/0/618459405711635496/

 

[Nabs]

Oh, Hive Jump. They're releasing on Steam Early Access because they needed additional funding to finish the game but they're not providing Early Access keys to all Kickstarter backers, even the backers that paid over the $19.99 it'll cost on Steam. I'm pretty annoyed about that, honestly.

Hmm, yeah. They could easily get around that by starting a private Alpha for the $35 and up backers now, then provide early access keys to all $20 and up KS backers later in the month. They have to see how ridiculous it looks to backers who paid the same as people pre-ordering and buying into the EA now.

 

[epmode]

I think I remember Hover: Revolt of Gamers pulling the same thing citing that Early Access meant the game wasn't released, and only people who backed at a higher tier that promised "alpha access" got early access keys.

Yes, it's a similar situation. They promised "alpha access" to people that paid $35 or more. It still hasn't materialized. In the end, they're going to give early access to Early Access for $35 backers a week before the Steam build goes live. Everyone below $35 has to wait for the official release. It sucks for everyone.

I'd much rather they went the way Larian did with Divinity: Original Sin when they gave alpha and beta access to every Kickstarter backer, even those that didn't pay $95 for the alpha tier. No one complained because they realized that it was a good idea for the developer.

 

[More_Badass]

Yes, it's a similar situation. They promised "alpha access" to people that paid $35 or more. It still hasn't materialized. In the end, they're going to give early access to Early Access for those backers a week before the Steam build goes live. Everyone below $35 has to wait for the official release. It sucks for everyone.

I'd much rather they went the way Larian did when they gave alpha and beta access to every Kickstarter backer, even those that didn't pay the $95 for the alpha tier.

The latter seems way more messed up and unfair. If I paid extra for alpha access and then anyone who backed any tier can get alpha access...then why did I even back for alpha access in the first place? Too bad, you should have backed the higher tier.

Usually in the cases similar to Hover and Hive Jump, Early Access is at the same price as the alpha or beta access price, so while EA is open to everyone, they're still essentially "slacker-backing" at the same tier to get alpha/beta access

 

[epmode]

The latter seems way more messed up and unfair. If I paid extra for alpha access and then anyone who backed any tier can get alpha access...then why did I even back for alpha access in the first place? Too bad, you should have backed the higher tier.

If you're going to think that way, the truly fair way to handle it would be to sell the Early Access version for $35 (the same cost as the alpha tier in the KS campaign), then drop the price to $20 when the game is finished. This is how Elite: Dangerous handled it and I would have been satisfied with the decision.

Graphite Lab's idea to price Early Access at $20 while keeping Early Access keys away from $20-$30 backers is terrible all around.

Speaking of Larian's situation, no one complained because they realized that Larian's plan would result in a better game for everyone; More beta testers to iron out the bugs, more funding for Larian since they'd get more revenue at the reduced price. I personally backed over the alpha tier and I was perfectly happy with the decision.

 

[Phawx]

It does seem inconsiderate to KS backers.

 

[Wok]

Notable July releases

Fossil Echo - July 1st
Furi - July 5th
Inside (PC) - July 7th
Necropolis - July 12th
Song of the Deep - July 12th
Videoball - July 12th
Anarcute - July 12th
Super Mutant Alien Assault - July 12th
Rimworld - July 15th
Zombie Night Terror - July 20th
Hive Jump - July 20th
Death Road to Canada - July 22nd
Human: Fall Flat - July 22nd
Obduction - July 26th
We Happy Few - July 26th
Candle
Timespinner
Syndrome

Personally, I am also waiting for:

• The Room Two on July 5th
• Haven Moon on July 8th

 

[TheVoidDragon]

Notable July releases

Fossil Echo - July 1st
Furi - July 5th
Inside (PC) - July 7th
Necropolis - July 12th
Song of the Deep - July 12th
Videoball - July 12th
Anarcute - July 12th
Super Mutant Alien Assault - July 12th
Rimworld - July 15th
Zombie Night Terror - July 20th
Hive Jump - July 20th
Death Road to Canada - July 22nd
Human: Fall Flat - July 22nd
Obduction - July 26th
We Happy Few - July 26th
Candle
Timespinner
Syndrome

Has any sort of price been mentioned for We Happy Few?

 

[Wok]

I think it is important to have in mind that:

• Happy Few is not a walking simulator, it is a survival game, maybe with stealth elements, I don't remember,
• Obduction should be installed on a SSD and played with a GPU with 4 GB VRAM (not talking about RAM, which should be at least 8 GB, but about the VRAM of the GPU).

Some people won't be happy when they realize that, others will be, just do not have wrong expectations.

 

[epmode]

So Obduction turned out well? I didn't back but I'm definitely interested.

 

[Purkake4]

Notable July releases

Fossil Echo - July 1st
Furi - July 5th
Inside (PC) - July 7th
Necropolis - July 12th
Song of the Deep - July 12th
Videoball - July 12th
Anarcute - July 12th
Super Mutant Alien Assault - July 12th
Rimworld - July 15th
Zombie Night Terror - July 20th
Hive Jump - July 20th
Death Road to Canada - July 22nd
Human: Fall Flat - July 22nd
Obduction - July 26th
We Happy Few - July 26th
Candle
Timespinner
Syndrome

Isn't Rimworld just going on Steam? It won't be any more released than now, no?

 

[Wok]

So Obduction turned out well? I didn't back but I'm definitely interested.

The game looks good (as expected from a game using Unreal Engine 4), but the recommended specs are through the roof.

 

[More_Badass]

Isn't Rimworld just going on Steam? It won't be any more released than now, no?

Well, it's the Early Access release. We Happy Few is an Early Access release as well

 

[supernormal]

Ruiner looks amazing.

 

[Purkake4]

Well, it's the Early Access release. We Happy Few is an Early Access release as well

Sure, just to avoid any confusion. You could have been playing Rimworld for like 1+ year.

 

[23qwerty]

still crossing fingers for that Rimworld steam key

It sounds like we should get it though? From what I understand he just can't say that you will.

 

[More_Badass]

New Death's Gambit trailer

 

[TheVoidDragon]

still crossing fingers for that Rimworld steam key

It sounds like we should get it though? From what I understand he just can't say that you will.

It's really weird. Apparently the reason is because you aren't allowed to promise Steam keys, but I've seen a huge amount of games do that and they weren't asked to stop. Factorio and pretty much every kickstarter game has done it, for example. They all promised you'd get Steam keys months or years in advance and they were allowed to say that, but for some reason Rimworld wasn't.

 

[More_Badass]

It's really weird. Apparently the reason is because you aren't allowed to promise Steam keys, but I've seen a huge amount of games do that and they weren't asked to stop. Factorio and pretty much every kickstarter game has done it, for example. They all promised you'd get Steam keys months or years in advance and they were allowed to say that, but for some reason Rimworld wasn't.

It's certainly odd. I had preordered Door Kickers and Broforce and got Steam keys when they eventually came to Early Access, a year or two later

 

[epmode]

VA-11 Hall-A is another recent game that was happy to promise Steam keys for all early purchases. I've held off on Rimworld because of the lack of clarity.

Maybe the developer is trying to dissuade people from buying now in the hopes of climing the Steam sales charts when it's finally there?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Same thing with Distance for me. I bought the game from its website and got the Steam key when it went into Early Access.

 

[More_Badass]

My unxpected purchase this Sale was the god game Crest. Funnily, I had known of it and it wasn't on my radar at all, but then I listened to a podcast that mentioned it. A god game about man trying to interpret the will of a god and your divine commandments being twisted by people's free will? That's pretty brilliant. Even the pictograph UI seems really clever in that context, since it mirrors a god trying to deliver his commandments in a way humans can comprehend.

 

[phantomspiker]

My unxpected purchase this Sale was the god game Crest. Funnily, I had known of it and it wasn't on my radar at all, but then I listened to a podcast that mentioned it. A god game about man trying to interpret the will of a god and your divine commandments being twisted by people's free will? That's pretty brilliant. Even the pictograph UI seems really clever in that context, since it mirrors a god trying to deliver his commandments in a way humans can comprehend.

12 is Better Than 6 for me, the gunplay is pretty dope. Went ahead and posted a recommendation in Toma's other thread.

 

[More_Badass]

Oh, how cute, so pret...wait, what, oh fuck

http://bloomshrooms.com/

 

[23qwerty]

My unxpected purchase this Sale was the god game Crest. Funnily, I had known of it and it wasn't on my radar at all, but then I listened to a podcast that mentioned it. A god game about man trying to interpret the will of a god and your divine commandments being twisted by people's free will? That's pretty brilliant. Even the pictograph UI seems really clever in that context, since it mirrors a god trying to deliver his commandments in a way humans can comprehend.

That's enough of a recommendation for me, sounds awesome, gonna pick that up now

Woah this is a hell of a CPU hog, using 80% of my 6600k off the bat

Now this is what I'm talking about

 

[epmode]

Has anyone else been playing the Wildfire alpha? It's shaping up to be another Kickstarter success. The game has improved a *lot* since the earliest alpha.

Unfortunately, I don't see an up-to-date build on Youtube so you'll have to take my word for it.

 

[Messofanego]

Has anyone else been playing the Wildfire alpha? It's shaping up to be another Kickstarter success. The game has improved a *lot* since the earliest alpha.

Unfortunately, I don't see an up-to-date build on Youtube so you'll have to take my word for it.

I might put up a video soon.

 

[TheVoidDragon]

So, you guys remember Banished, right? I'm wondering what you'll think of this, then:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44O5p9tyTeo

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=709170194

I honestly don't know what to think of it. Banished was a great game, and there's nothing wrong with making a game with the same sort of theme or idea..but this seems like it's literally just a banished clone with 1-2 new features added (first person and terrain editing). That doesn't seem right to me at all. Pretty much all the UI elements look "the same but different". This was what Banished's UI looked like:

 

[spineduke]

Is the July thread up? can't find it

 

[One Foul Note]

Here it is:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1242877