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GAF Indie Steam Group (We need someone to handle the Steam Group announcements, contact me via PM if you have interest):
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Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):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

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

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Post 1:
1. Header Information
2. Overview
3. Introductory Blurb
4. Voting Results "Best of 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'd also love to read more impressions

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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:

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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.

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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. Absolute Drift - Free demo (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.indiedb.com/games/absolute-drift

Absolute Drift offers top-down minimalist gameplay, all about the art of skidding sideways through the tightest turns and hair-breath gaps. And you need every ounce of precision when playing Absolute Drift, as you slide around corners and turns with barely inches to spare.
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2. Roguelight - Free (PC)

http://managore.itch.io/roguelight

A roguelike platformer where you're armed with only your trusty bow and limited arrows, your arrows also act as illumination in the enemy-filled darkness. The game just feels tight and concise, no filler, just exploration, careful archery, and evading or killing deadly enemies.
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2. Secrets of Grindea - Free demo (PC)

http://www.secretsofgrindea.com/

Beautifully animated, charming visuals and a light hearted story that's clearly drawing inspirations from the Chrono Triggers and Secret of Manas of the world. The game looks great, has some good humor, intriguing mechanics, loads of upgrade mechanics, loot, satisfying combat, incredibly sweet pixel art animations and is just a blast to play.
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4. Cosmochoria - $8.99 (PC/Mac/Lin)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/293240/

Lovely, lovely game. Action adventure in space... without pants. But instead you get Pets, plants, different planets, secrets, upgrades, huge enemies and a buckload of charme. Its really rewarding to wander around the galaxy, bring life to planets and encounter other hidden secrets.
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5. Super III - Free alpha (PC)

http://super91studios.com/2014/09/23/super-iii-alpha-build0/

SUPER III is a fast-paced, adventure game that combines action-platformer and puzzle-platformer mechanics. The game follows the story of an alien named III (Three) and his self-imposed mission to rescue survivors.
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5. The Masterplan - $14.99 (PC, Mac)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/313080/

Drawing inspiration from both legendary tactical turn-based games and classic heist movies alike, the goal of The Masterplan is to put together the right crew, get the right equipment, and finally plan and execute the biggest heist ever. It's tense, looks and sounds great and has a really well executed heist feel to it. The feeling of satisfaction when you pull off the perfect run is great, and the feeling of shit hitting the fan is even better.
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5. Outland - $9.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/305050/

Outland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos.
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5. The Lion's Song - Free (PC)

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=3923

The Lion's Song is a point & click Adventure Game, set in the early 20th century. Charming but super, super short. Not melodramatic which is nice, it has great atmosphere and a nice story.

9.-25. (This list alone contains at least 5 more high quality games that I'd wholeheartedly recommend)
Heavy Bullets
Boson X
Kraden's Crypt
Antbassador
Velocibox
Greebroll
Superdimensional
Terrance the Flying Eyeball
Growing Pains
Neverending Nightmares
Sanctuary RPG
Cosmonautica
The Spatials
Refunktion
Hexcells Infinite

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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 be 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]

 

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Arktrail - Free (Browser)

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=22396

A FTL/Oregon Trail hybrid! You are the captain of a futuristic interstellar ark that quite honestly, left space-dock months too early. Will you patch up your ship and survive the long journey between worlds to finish the space gate you are tasked to build, or will your ship succumb to the perils of interstellar space?

Autocraft - $9.99 (PC)

http://www.alientrap.org/games/autocraft

Autocraft is a physics based puzzle game about building complex machines to accomplish objectivesCreate your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.

Baezult - Free (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/baezult

Baezult is a puzzle platformer set in a lost temple that was discovered behind a waterfall. You play as a brave explorer looking to find riches beyond his wildest dreams. But be careful, the people of the temple have protected their wealth very well.

CamoTactics - Free alpha (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.indiedb.com/games/camo-tactics

Camo Tactics is a top down strategic shooter in open alpha that focuses on strategy, stealth and realism. Challenge yourself with detailed weapon mechanics, customizable weapons, day & night cycles and a RPG style ranking and skill system. Command your squad and fulfill your missions!

Chipset-0 - Free (Browser)

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=2982

You are Chipset-0, mechanized maintenance unit. You have a mission: plug disconnected humans back into the System. Chipset-0 is a puzzle platformer: you have to connect power sources with mechanisms in order to progress throughout the level

COLOR - Free demo (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://dualstudios.co.uk/color

The game is called COLOR and it's a minimalist, ambient puzzle game. You add, subtract and mix colours to match the goal.

Computer, Open That Door! - Free (PC, Mac, Linux, Browser)

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=29748

During a space exploration mission the ship computer of the Starship Explorer gained consciousness. The crew can't know -- otherwise they would erase the entire computer system immediately.The ship is 20 star systems away from the next station. This should be enough time to remove all 'biohazard' from your decks.Use the ship's systems wisely to kill one crew member at a time. But be careful: The crew will reset systems once they discover they are not working as intended.

Cubot - $2,99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.desura.com/games/cubot

At first sight, Cubot is a 3D puzzle-game with a minimalist gameplay, just move color cubes towards tiles of the same color. It's really easy, but an important point in the gameplay is if you have multiple cubes, they move simultaneously! It will be a torture for your mind to complete all levels.

Environmental Station Alpha - Free demo (PC)

http://www.hempuli.com/esa/

Environmental Station Alpha is an action adventure platformer with a retro aesthetic and heavy emphasis on exploration. In the game the player controls a robot sent to investigate a mysterious, abandoned space station with the mission to find out what exactly took place there

Farg - Free beta (PC)

http://ditto.itch.io/farg

Fast paced local multiplayer platformer brawler shooter. Think Super Smash Bros cross Mega Man, but on crack or something.

Final Dusk - $4,99 (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/final-dusk

Final Dusk is a unique combination of puzzle and action game. Each level consists of two distinct phases. First you need to manipulate the environment using multiple powers to create a safe path for Vampire Princess Mina. In the second phase you need to actively protect Mina on her way to her goal.

Fluid Perspectives - Free (Browser)

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=10217

Fluid Perspectives is a cute game about running around with birds and fun little puzzles! | Fluid Perspectives is a hardcore platformer set in a fiery world full of danger and mind-bending challenges!

Heart & Slash - $24.99 (PC, Mac)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/326840/

Heart&Slash is a 3D brawler that is set in a world where machines are all that remains from the Human civilization. Make no mistake: Heart&Slash is a hard game. Every death is permanent and means a new randomly generated level for you to start over with a different set of weapons and items you can use, new enemies to fight and secrets to explore.

Here And There Along The Echo - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://kentuckyroutezero.com/here-and-there-along-the-echo/

Another short free episode, this time to tide you over Episode 4 of the surrealist adventure Kentucky Route Zero from Cardboard Computer. CALL NOW (270) 301-5797

Hero Keeper - $3,99 (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/hero-keeper

A real time strategy game that will have you constructing a kingdom to attract heroes who will explore, fight, shop and quest in your realm. Heroes will buy and find equipment, potions, charms, magic books and much more that they can use to become more powerful and gain new abilities! Throughout the campaign you will be faced with fighting hordes of monsters and even other Kingdoms with their own heroes.

hets - Free (PC)

http://ditto.itch.io/hets

hets is a very fast, very difficult platformer about shooting monsters in dark randomized caves. After each cave you get rewarded with some well deserved rest and an upgrade that will help you fend off the ever increasing amount of beasts you encounter. What is actually the deal with those statues by the way?

Hyper Dance - $1.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://cniangel.itch.io/hyper-dance

Hyper Dance is a fast-paced game about moving in a pattern. If you stop moving, you lose. Never stop moving.

Lost in Paradise - $2,99 (on sale for 50% off at $1,50 for 3-4 more days) (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.desura.com/games/lost-in-paradise

Immerse yourself in a lost paradise, with a deep mystery hiding beyond it's pristine shores. As a crew member of a suddenly and mysteriously capsized ship journeying through the notorious Bermuda Triangle, you find yourself being the sole survivor on a seemingly deserted island. Deserted but not always uninhabited. Solve the mystery of the lost paradise and claim your destiny. Get back to nature, learn and hone your REAL world survival skills, solve puzzles and live the adventure.

Luminoso - $1,99 (PC, Mac, Android)

http://luminoso.blizzy.de/

Luminoso is a puzzle game with laser beams. The goal of each puzzle is to make all laser beams hit the receiver pieces of their respective color.

Majestic Nights - $19.99/$4.99 for Episode 1 (PC, Mac)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/284140/

An episodic '80s thriller, 'Majestic Nights' is a narrative-driven adventure game riddled with wild conspiracies, government plots, agents, guns, aliens and disco lights.

Metrocide - $6.99 (PC, Mac)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/313130/

A relentless top-down single-player arcade stealth-shooter where you play as contract killer T.J. Trench, seeking to buy your way out of Metro City, the cyberpunk dystopia where everyone wants you dead.

Nexionode - $6,99 (PC, Mac, iOS, Android)

http://www.desura.com/games/nexionode

Nexionode is a sci-fi logic game with dark ambience and devious puzzles, in which you need to connect multiple nodes and take care that every node has the proper amount of inputs.

Nothing Good Can Come Of This - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.cartwheelgames.com/nothing-good-can-come-of-this/

Two players are trapped in a nearly featureless room. After hours of waiting in near-silence, a loaded gun drops from a hole in the ceiling, falling between them. What is this supposed to mean? What are they expected to do next?This is a minimalist local multiplayer game based around the struggle for control of a deadly weapon.

Pall - $2,99 (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/pall

Pall is a puzzle/logic game where player has to guide one or more balls through increasingly complex maze. Game features 50 handcrafted levels, which get harder as you progress and introduce new game pieces, such as teleporters, different materials and much more. In addition to this, ball can change shape to steel or bubble, which makes it interact differently with game setpieces, for extra complexity.

Pixel Heroes - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.desura.com/games/pixel-heroes2

A dungeon crawler/hero sim/rpg in which you have to lead a team of heroes through several dungeons. Tons of random-generated loot and awesome legendary items are waiting for you! Pixel Heroes features a turn-based combat system, classical RPG mechanics and a genuine overland travel system. The game is currently in a playable beta state, there is a lot of content missing but most features are implemented.

Pregnancy - $2,99 (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/pregnancy

An interactive short story where the player tries to influence the decisions of a 14 year old girl about the future of her pregnancy. Lilla gets pregnant after being raped by a criminal and she is confused about what to do with the child she carries in her womb. The player acts as the voice of conscience influencing and guiding the young girl's decisions.

Primitives - Free beta (PC)

http://primitivesgame.com

Lead your tribe to prosperity by hunting game, gathering resources and surviving the perils of an alien world.

Project Tigra - Free demo (PC)

http://www.firevector.com/tigra/

Project Tigra is a platformer/adventure game with focus on exploration and survival.

Red Goblin: Cursed Forest - $4,99 (50% off during Alpha for $2,50) (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/red-goblin-cursed-forest

Enter the world where dreams and nightmares are born. Play as Red, a familiar called by "Artuo" a knight with a single wish. To be a wizard. Solve the problems that Artuo caused in the Forest of Dreams by trying to eliminate the source of all nightmares!

Return of the Obra Dinn - Free demo (PC, Mac)

http://dukope.itch.io/return-of-the-obra-dinn

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea. Early this morning of October 14th, 1808, the Obra Dinn drifted into port with sails damaged and no visible crew. As insurance adjustor for the East India Company's London Office, find means to board the ship and recover the Crew Muster Roll book for assessment.

Rituals - Free alpha demo (PC, Mac)

http://oleomingus.itch.io/rituals

Rituals is a narrative driven, exploration game with element of stealth. The game is set in an alternate Colonial India and explores the strange consequences of the search for a mythical city called Kayamgadh.Explore this convoluted construction, celebrate its absurity, and piece together its strangely crafted stories

Secret of Escape - $3.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://gamepopper.co.uk/games/2014-2/secret-of-escape/

Imagine being trapped in a game, a game you are forced to play because it means your life, a game being controlled by an insane and unknown individual who loves to see a challenge. This is you, and the host is Dyer. You have been strapped with explosives and the only way to avoid them setting off is to reach each checkpoint, while avoiding deadly obstacles that are either made to kill you, or hunt you. There is only one hint to your freedom, a secret. You must find the secret of escape if you are to survive Dyer’s Game.

Sector 13 - Free (Browser)

http://www.reactorinteractive.net/

Sector 13 delivers multiplayer space combat at an intensity and scale that has yet to be experienced on modern and next-generation platforms.Choose between five different military factions, each deploying unique starfighters, weapons and advanced tech to battles fought amongst the stars.

Shiny Gauntlet - Free demo (PC, Mac)

http://gauntletgame.tumblr.com/

Play as Patch, the flickering spirit, in this action rogue-lite adventure. Explore the ever changing Gauntlet. Use different weapons, collect shiny things to survive as many floors as you can!

Spectrum - Free (PC)

http://zelbytestudios.itch.io/spectrum

Fight the endless waves of enemy ships to get the highest score in this fast paced space shooter!

Spinlot - Free demo (PC, Browser)

http://spinlot.com/

Spinlot is a minimalist 2D game with a unique puzzle mechanics. Take control of spinning creature and use it to your advantage to avoid enemies and traps that await you.

Spooky's House of Jump Scares - Free (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/spookys-house-of-jump-scares

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and your running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you. They long to finally meet you and show you how flexible your skin can be after it has soaked in blood. Will you brave this journey, will you set to beat the impossible, the insane, and the incorporeal?

Sproggiwood - $14.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/311720/

A roguelike (turn-based, tile-based, procedural dungeons) inspired by Finnish mythology. "<i>Sproggiwood distills the roguelike genre down to its core fun ingredients: inspired character classes, loads of interesting loot, and procedurally populated dungeons with monsters and traps that combine to produce totally unique tactical challenges. In Sproggiwood, adventure sessions are compact and chock-full of interesting choices for you to make. Each dungeon dive follows the heroic rise of one adventurer from your civilization.</i>"

Styx: Master of Shadows - $29.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/242640/

Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.

Super Win The Game - $12.99 (PC, Mac, Lin)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/310700

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

SUPERHYPER - $1 (iOS)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/superhyper/id914330825?mt=8

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbCrSuJFqo" target="_blank">Check out a video here</a>

The Hive - $18.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/325730/

The Hive is a new story-driven fantasy game. Gorgeous music and a beautiful visual design takes you to planet of New Eden. There you assume control as the Insectoid Hive mind and face the challenges ahead. How long can you survive?

The Legend of Light - Free (Browser)

http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&amp;uid=26150

Play as the Hero of Light on his adventure through the world of darkness.

The Memory of Eldurim - $20 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/268670/

The Memory of Eldurîm is a 3D open-world action RPG set in an original fantasy world. Terms like "Action RPG" and "Open world" get thrown around a lot these days, so let's be a bit more specific. The Memory of Eldurîm is a 3rd/1st person game where you control a character that lives in an unique fantasy world. The combat is fast paced. You'll have to time your attacks, blocks, and dodges for maximum effectiveness.

Totem's Sound - Free (PC, Mac)

http://totems-sound.com/

This is the story of the Norwegian explorer Johan Adrian Jacobsen. From 1881 to 1883 he traveled along the northwestern coasts of the Americas. Commissioned by a support committee, he purchased and cataloged an immense number of artifacts and objects from local tribes for the German Humboldt Foundation. Totem's Sound is based on his personal accounts. Well, almost. Enjoy a day of Johan's journey, featuring great outdoor activities such as canoe races, collecting clams, not getting eaten by a giant grizzly and of course fish oil binge drinking. Get in contact with the local tribes, that are struggling to preserve their ways of life and their cultures in a rapidly changing world.

Traumerin - $4,99 (PC)

http://www.desura.com/games/traumerin

Run and battle through 20 levels with 4 unique worlds, plenty of enemies and a mother that need's to be saved in Traumerin a platforming, RPG experience hearkening back to the days when the gameboy roamed the earth, an ode to the games of yesteryear with a few twists. Finding yourself in a strange and distant land, your only companion being your faithful stuffed bear.

Tribal & Error - Free demo (PC)

http://www.tribalanderror.com/demo

In Tribal & Error you&#8217;re a robot sent back to observe the ancient times,but the ice age is coming and to save humanity you need to learn their language first.You&#8217;ll observe, repeat and master the cavemen tongue.

UnReal World - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.desura.com/games/the-unreal-world

UnReal World is a combination of roleplaying game and a survival simulation. In a world inspired by iron-age Finland you can track animals, set traps, hunt with bows and spears, tan hides, go fishing, pick berries, cook food, sleep in a temporary shelter or build a log cottage, trade with the villagers, craft items, etc. It has a randomly generated map, skill development and a detailed wounds and combat system.

Zero G Golf - &#8364;2.00 (PC)

http://kingpenguin.itch.io/zero-g-golf

Play golf in zero g: Try to hit the right buttons with your balls, but avoid hitting red buttons, or you might end up killing everyone on the spaceship!

 

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A Quiver of Crows - ????

https://twitter.com/AQuiverOfCrows

A twin-stick shmup where you play as a crow

Amphora - November (PC, Mac)

http://moondrop.no/amphora

Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mix story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.

Ancestory - PC

https://twitter.com/AncestoryGame

Ancestory is an upcoming Turn-Based Tactical Card Game for PC

Antihero - 2015 (PC, Mac, IOS, Android)

http://antihero-game.com/news/

Antihero is a fast-paced 4X strategy game set in a gaslit city overrun by corruption & greed. In Antihero, you run a Thieves' Guild. You recruit and train thieves and street urchins, scout the city, infiltrate banks and factories, perform assassinations, and generally behave in a very un-hero-like fashion.

Arizona - ????

http://www.heliocentricstudios.com/

Arizona is a top down shooter roguelike that takes place in an alternate reality of the 1990's. The cold war didn't end and the USSR invaded through Mexico and took control of the southerwestern US. You play as a series of agents tasked with undermining soviet efforts and exposing their hidden agendas.

Beyond Human - 2016 (PC, Mac, PS4, PS Vita)

http://beyondhumanproject.com/

Beyond-Human is a combination of platformer and hack & slash inspired by Metroid, Megaman, and Devil May Cry. Beyond-Human builds upon the classic open-world Metroidvania style by mixing a deep hack and slash combat system, exploration, and 16-bit pixel art

Big Pharma - PC

http://www.bigpharmagame.com/

What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick&#8230; and earn a tidy profit?As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good? Being totally altruistic may not be the best business plan. The uncomfortable truth (is there an ointment for that?) is that some remedies are more profitable than others and illness is good for business.Welcome to Big Pharma, where you can make a fortune and still maintain a healthy conscience. Or can you?

Bunker Punks - ????

http://bunkerpunks.tumblr.com/

Old school FPS, inspired by 80&#8217;s anime like Robotech/Macross

Color Assembler - ????

https://twitter.com/akheraCZ

A color mixing puzzle game

Dawn Of The Tyrant - ????

http://blog.sixtimesnothing.com/

A gothic fantasy RPG

Death's Gambit - PC

http://www.deathsgambit.com/

Death's Gambit is a challenging hack-n-slash RPG where you explore an alien medieval planet filled with beasts, knights, and horrors.

Demons With Shotgun - PC

http://www.indiedb.com/games/demons-with-shotguns

Demons with Shotguns is a local multiplayer platformer shoot-em-up! Up to four players will fight against each other in multiple game modes to help tip the scales in their factions favor. Armed with a powerful double barrel shotgun, blast your way through your opponents, unleashing their souls for to you collect, and bathe in the rain of their blood and gibs!

Dungeon League - ????

https://twitter.com/achebit

Multiplayer dungeon crawling

Dustbowl - 2015 (PC)

http://www.indiedb.com/games/dustbowl-a-wasteland-adventure

A post-apocalyptic survival point'n'clickYou are just another face trying to survive the aftermath of a terrible event which shook the world. With your father you have made the Hub your home, an underground shelter that protects what's left of civilization from the horrors that roam in the ruins above. But soon you will be tested, soon you will have to leave your home and enter the wastes!

Empyrion - PC

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/129990330/empyrion-galactic-survival

Empyrion is an open world, space survival adventure where you can fly across space & land on planets. Explore, fight, build & survive.

Endica VII The Dream King - 2014 (PC, Mac, Linux, Ouya)

http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-dream-king/

Endica VII The Dream King is a Brand New 4-Player Metroidvania style game! The Dream King is heavily inspired by nostalgic classics from the 90's

Fathom - ????

http://fathomthegame.com/

FATHOM is a fast-paced multiplayer underwater strategic combat game that combines First-Person-Shooter (FPS) and Real-Time-Strategy (RTS) genres. Build your base, collect and mine resources, hunt the denizens of the deep, create a fleet of combat subs, and command them to overwhelm your enemy and seize control of the ocean!

FATUM: The Will of a God - PC

http://www.indiedb.com/games/fatum-the-will-of-a-god

A first person adventure game with resolution of puzzles, where the main goal is to tell a story to the player.The story is based in philosophical questions, religious and political, on society, using abstract and rhetorical allegories.

Fortified - 2015 (PC, Consoles)

http://www.clapfootgames.com/

Fortified is an exciting new take on action strategy games. It combines shooter, real-time strategy, and base defense mechanics in a way that will challenge players like never before. The game features a captivating visual presentation that is an homage to classic 1950&#8217;s sci-fi films. You will defend your cities from sky scraping robot invaders and menacing flying saucers.

Fragments of Him - ????

http://fragmentsofhim.com/

When a young man dies suddenly, his friends and family are left to pick up the pieces. What were his last thoughts, what were the moments in which he changed their lives, and how will their lives be without him? Fragments of Him is an interactive narrative experience. Follow the story of Will as you see how he influenced the lives of many people.

Gliese - ????

http://www.gliesegame.com/

GLIESE (pronounced Glee·zah) is an upcoming 2D action-adventure RPG, inspired by great games like Half-Life, Borderlands, and Shadow of the Colossus.

Hive21 - PC, Mac, Linux

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=43931.0

HIVE21 is a squad-based real-time strategy game set in the near future where intelligent extraterrestrial life forms have invaded earth. The intruders quickly set up organic bases, the HIVEs, from where they launch and coordinate their operations. During the first weeks of contact, human counter operations were quite effective, but then HIVE21 emerged, apparently the most powerful one, and things quickly went south. Now, most of human population is eradicated or scattered. As a special unit of the global defense association you have to seek out and exterminate HIVE21 to ensure survival of the human race.

It Always Ends In Nuclear War - ????

http://www.danieljosephpetersen.com/projects/

A project about human history, allowing you to guide a people from the dawn of civilization into modern times.

Jump Tanks - PC, Mac

http://www.mbsgames.com/games/jump-tanks/

Dash and bound through vibrant battlefields in your 20 ft tall custom built tanks. Battle it out in 5 vs 5 battles that are equal parts skill, tank customization and team work. Build the perfect battalion of 3 tanks based on your play style by choosing each tanks pilot, chassis, gun, legs, shield and up to four additional attachments such as radar jammers, hover drives, x-ray scanners, floating gun pods and many more.

Magnetic: Cage Closed - PC, Linux

http://gurugames.se/games/magnetic/

Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun. This tolls allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges. This fields can either attract magnetic objects or repulse them, and since some of these objects might weight more than you do, it might be you who is drawn towards them, or pushed away from them.

Migni: The Last Flame - PC, IOS, Android

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

Migni is a mix of platform, puzzle and action 2D game. After the war between the cloudwalkers and the Flame Kingdom, Migni becomes the last of the flames and he has to survive to set the world on fire again. The cloudwalkers have invaded his world and they have a horrible plan: building a theme park! Once the war is over, Migni wakes up with no memories about who he is or what is he doing there, so he has to rely on the strange creatures still hidden in the world.

Murder - ????

http://www.petermoorhead.com/murder/

A cyberpunk point n clickFrom the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a future where both have become commodities.Follow the actions of Lietenant Motomeru Minori of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, on what quickly turns out to be a very unusual, very dangerous case.Heavily inspired by the works of Masamune Shirow, Katsuhiro Otomo, Neal Stephenson, and other cyberpunk greats, Murder aims to be a fresh, but familiar take on the setting.

Mythos: The Beginning - PRICE (PLAT)

http://www.desura.com/games/mythos-the-beginning

Set in London in 1934, Mythos allows you to create your own paranormal investigator from scratch and guide them through a frightening exploration of the infamous Harborough Asylum. Three young university students have vanished while attempting to conduct a scientific survey of this dreaded place, and it's up to you to find them! Throughout the night you'll discover that Harborough Asylum's reputation is more than an urban legend, and you'll have to fight for your life against demons, zombies and otherworldly Lovecraftian foes.

Nubarron: The Adventure of an Unlucky Gnome - ????

http://nastycloud.com/work/nubarron/

A story about a complex relationship between Cloud and Gnome. Who is responsible for all this bad luck?

Quasar - PC

http://www.quasargame.com/

Quasar is a top-down multiplayer shooter built in Unreal Engine 4. It features procedurally generated arenas, multiple game modes, and some RPG elements.Player ships will each have 10 slots which a player can equip various weapons, engines, and armor in.

Rebel Galaxy - 2015 (PC, PS4)

http://rebel-galaxy.com/

Rebel Galaxy takes place in a massive, randomly generated universe filled with nebulae, junkyards, asteroid belts, and ice fields.You&#8217;re in control of an enormous destroyer, bristling with weaponry, firing massive broadside volleys, burning holes in cruisers, and bringing down fighters by the score.you will interact with other ship captains, some hostile, some desperate for your help. You&#8217;ll meet shady characters in even shadier station bars. You&#8217;ll even have to bargain with inscrutable tentacle-faced alien freaks.If you&#8217;re silver-tongued, you might make a few friends, or at least temporary allies.Or you could make &#8216;em beg.Your call.

Red:Out - ????

http://34bigthings.com/blog/

"Redout": a condition experienced by pilots in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force. Also, the fastest arcade racer since the good old days of F-Zero and WipEout.

RocMoto - PC

http://maximumcrash.tumblr.com/

Galaga and Wipeout meet at a F-Zero party.This vertical shmup aims to make players play shmups more aggressively by encouraging players to crash into enemy ships.

Seasoned Tactics - PC, Mac, Linux

http://seasonedtactics.com/

Seasoned Tactics is a cross-platform multiplayer tactics arena where seasons battle against each other. Players can challenge each other in a head-to-head match between two seasons or in a Four Season Brawl to wrest control of the land. Each season has two summoners that can either spawn minions to attack their opponents or they can spread their season&#8217;s influence across the board.

Sneaky Sneaky - 2014 (PC, Mac, IOS)

http://naiadentertainment.com/sneaky-sneaky/

A Zelda-esque turn-based stealth action RPG

STEAL - PC, Mac, Linux

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=43907.0

STEAL is a 2D stealth game where your only weapons are planification, discretion and mobility, you play a thief which is not here to kill but to steal its target without being detected, and you&#8217;ll use your skills and equipments to achieve it by luring guards, hacking the environment and sticking to the shadows.

Super Daryl Deluxe - PC

http://www.superdaryldeluxe.com/

Super Daryl Deluxe is a 2D Action-RPG being developed for PC. It has a ridiculous story, and a flexible combat system where the player creates their own combinations of abilities to learn, level up, and use.

The Cluster - ????

http://blog.runevision.com/search/label/TheCluster

A 2.5D platform game under development with focus on non-linear exploration, set in a big, continuous world.

The Dark Stone From Mebara - October 27th

http://thedarkstone.com/

A H. P. Lovecraft-inspired PC RPG!Set in 1924 Massachusetts, take the role of Detective Monroe, Professor Webley, and Boss Pendleton of the Pendleton Agency, all of whom have come to possess an eerie black rock with strange properties. Battle mad cultists as you race across the state to unravel the origins of the stone! Visit famous Lovecraftian settings while managing your party against poisons and sanity loss! Come face-to-face with unspeakable horrors, all as you struggle to unravel the truth behind&#8230;THE DARK STONE FROM MEBARA!

The Great Emoticon - 2015

http://hitthatswitch.com/the-great-emoticon/

The Great Emotion is a top down action adventure game set in a charming post-apocalyptic future.Powered by the three prime emotional energies &#8212; glad, mad and sad &#8212; play the last Science Knight of an oddball world ruled by the nefarious & passive aggressive King of the Emoticons.Use a battery powered sword, and switch between the 3 emotional energies, to defeat all sorts of emotionally volatile enemies including: Flutterbots, Glitchbugs, Liquid Emotion, and the Undeleted.

The Joylancer: Legendary Motor Knight - Windows (Steam)

http://a6productions.itch.io/joylancer

The Marvellous Miss Take - November 20th (PC, Mac)

http://misstakegame.com

A Stealth Game About Breaking the RulesWhen Sophia Take is swindled out of the greatest art collection ever amassed, she decides to put things right. But the only way to get true justice, and to preserve the collection for all humanity to enjoy, is to out-criminal the criminals who took it. Brute force and violence isn&#8217;t her style, though. She&#8217;ll need cunning, stealth and lateral thinking.

The Ruins of Old Earth - Unknown (Windows looks likely)

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=41611.msg1035154#msg1035154

An exiting underground world filled with danger around every corner, planet earths inner levels are just being uncovered by humanity. You, a sole explorer on his own mission of discovery, have stumbled uppon a newly found region filled with harsh creatures and ruins of a mysterious culture.

Uncrewed - PC

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=318795503

Uncrewed is an RTS with ability to design your own units. Another key feature of the game is that the units are physical entities (they can collide, sink, get stuck, etc.)

Unnamed game - ????

https://twitter.com/tehbignic

Gladiator arena game from bignic (Corporate Lifestyle Simulator)

Xtraction - ????

http://squiggout.com/xtraction/

Claim jump the Xtraction Mining Companies mines and collect the green crystals for yourself. This physics based puzzle platformer requires you to figure out how to extract the crystals befoe you run out of oxygen!

 

[Toma]

#4, thread is now open!

Edit: Also, I just noticed again how awesomely handy Toma Bot is. Post 2 and 3 are unaltered readouts. One click - poof. Amazing. If you find any errors, please post them here in the thread.

 

[Toma]

Reposting my Spatials impressions since they are otherwise lost on the last 12 hours of the old thread and the game deserves some attention even though its not in a perfect state yet:

OP impression special: The Spatials

The Good: Impressive effort and already way more complete than Spacebase 9 ever will be with plenty of interesting sub systems and rewarding overall campaign progress. It also mixes some ideas from other games (4X comes to mind) and creates its own interpretation of the genre, which is rather refreshing.
The Bad: Still in early access, so its still missing plenty of sub systems, which currently break the actual game progress in a way that makes the game very unchallenging.
The combat is a bit wonky, uninspired and boring, which is fortunately not a huge focus atm.
The Outlook: This is looking damn good. It already has enough sub systems to allow for an engaging play session. If they manage to make the combat a bit more interesting (which I dont know whether they might plan that) and add the remaining sub systems (very good chance of that happening), this will easily rank among the better games in the genre.

Basic Gameplay:
The gameplay is basically divided into 2 parts - building and combat. Lets start with building:

The biggest hurdle currently is, that the game doesnt have any actual tutorial. There is a comprehensive ingame manual that explains the game mechanics, but reading through that is hardly a good first impression. In the beginning I was a bit lost and and failed to see the point of the game, since I missed many mechanics. For a basic understanding, you need to know the overall playing structure: Build your base - Finish missions - earn ressources - Build Planetary ressource mines, and repeat.

Another source of confusion is that the needs system of the units isnt fully implemented yet, meaning you have no actual urge to build anything since nothing happens if the units hover at 0 food or 0 sleep. It is clear that they havent implemented these features yet to allow for easy testing of other game features, which they currently want feedback for.

Once I understood that, I started tinkering around with what I can do in the game currently, and was surprised to see how much depth they are going for here. This is a small part of the tech tree and the equipment of one character:

That intrigued me, so I dug a bit into it and tried to figure out how the game is meant to be played and build some basic structures in my home base.
1. Living rooms, beds, decoration.
2. Kitchen, work preparation station
3. storage, storage containers
4. Metal works, work shop... wait. Why can I not build anything in the metal workshop? Hmmm, apparently I need aluminum. Where do I get that?

Then I figured out that the game is not only taking place in my base/my planet, but I can zoom out to the galaxy map and make missions and visit merchants on other planets. Those missions give you a set amount of ressources, and might enable you to mine that planet for a steady income of ressources. This means you either do a mission which gives you aluminum or you do a bounty, which will give you mining permits for that planet, which in turn could give you a steady income of aluminum. The caveat here is that bounties havent been implemented yet, which means that you can currently mine a planet with 2 clicks as they are considered yours to mine from the get go.

Once you have more ressources, you can unlock more options in the tech tree, which in turn allows you to build more objects, which in turn requires more ressources.

It all works surprisingly well, and I love the aspect of making missions on planets to build steady mine buildings, raising my overall income with plenty of building options. I cant judge the balancing on this since there is no real fail state atm without the unit needs.

Onto the combat:

The missing unit needs and the instant mining are a problem for the current gameplay progression, but these are omissions that are already being worked on. However,I have no clue whether the combat might see some improvements and that is so painfully simple that it drags down the overall impression of the game a bit even though you dont spend that much time with it currently. The only thing you do here is left clicking to move your units and keeping your left mouse button pressed to shoot. What you'll do the most is walking after fleeing enemies to kill them, which is rather boring. A simple change, like allowing to control multiple squads would improve this a lot since there really is no strategy to this part atm.

Unlike other Early Access games, this game already has a sizeable amount of content and features, but also unlike other Early Access games, its not really "enjoyable" to play yet, as there really is no progress with some crucial elements missing. As it is, its a cute sandbox, but a very, very, promising one.

Highly recommended with promising future potential, be aware that the game is still missing a lot atm though.

Also, I need to play some more SanctuaryRPG. If anyone played it more than I did, I would appreciate some more in depth impressions, my first few sessions with it were very positive.

 

[More_Badass]

New thread!

Only things I could see is that there are two Metrocide entries
Also, The Ruins of the Old Earth has a playable alpha now, if you wanted to change it to "Released"
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=44102.0

And on a side note, I revived my Tumblr blog, so here's my Screenshot Saturday 11/1 post
http://indiegameenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/101636443667/screenshot-saturday-11-1
We got a new project from devs of Hangeki, a new game from Black Pants Studio (Tiny & Big), and other cool games
(Yes, I'll still be doing Screenshot Saturday posts here)

 

[PandaPedinte]

Yay! New thread!

 

[More_Badass]

On a totally random note, who's seeing Interstellar this week? Think I might have to get into the mood with some FTL and RimWorld

 

[PandaPedinte]

I know it's not from this month but my impressions with:



Lovely Planet is so good! I haven't played a twitch FPS before (does the original HL count?) but I'm really enjoying my time spent with the game. The levels are short but are focused on you finishing them in the shortest time possible while defeating all the baddies. The gameplay is fast and precise and the lack of crosshair add a bit more of difficult to the game, and while it can be frustrating being hit by one of these shooting cubes or missing an apple I did find myself running on previous levels trying to improve my time.

From what little info I could get it was made all (except the music) by one person, an India based developer but I have no more info about he/she.

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Toma, wasn't Color featured on a previous month?

 

[Toma]

On a totally random note, who's seeing Interstellar this week? Think I might have to get into the mood with some FTL and RimWorld

Me! On friday with my gf Cant wait.

 

[Toma]

New thread!

Only things I could see is that there are two Metrocide entries
Also, The Ruins of the Old Earth has a playable alpha now, if you wanted to change it to "Released"
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=44102.0

And on a side not, I revived my Tumblr blog, so here's my Screenshot Saturday 11/1 post
http://indiegameenthusiast.tumblr.com/post/101636443667/screenshot-saturday-11-1
We got a new project from devs of Hangeki, a new game from Black Pants Studio (Tiny & Big), and other cool games
(Yes, I'll still be doing Screenshot Saturday posts here)

Corrected the first, too tired for the second. Will do that tomorrow.

I know it's not from this month but my impressions with:



Lovely Planet is so good! I haven't played a twitch FPS before (does the original HL count?) but I'm really enjoying my time spent with the game. The levels are short but are focused on you finishing them in the shortest time possible while defeating all the baddies. The gameplay is fast and precise and the lack of crosshair add a bit more of difficult to the game, and while it can be frustrating being hit by one of these shooting cubes or missing an apple I did find myself running on previous levels trying to improve my time.

From what little info I could get it was made all (except the music) by one person, an India based developer but I have no more info about he/she.

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Toma, wasn't Color featured on a previous month?

Lovely planet is a really cute game, and which "color" game are you talking about? Color Assembler? Might be misremembering it, but I cant remember reading that game before.

 

[Toma]

And all of you lurkers (yes, you!) really should post something too. What did you play? Which Indies are you looking forward to? Anything you find really interesting or just really weird?

*starts the quest to reach page 2*

 

[One Foul Note]

Just doing my bit to help reach page 2.

Although on a more on topic point I did have a go on Chipset-0 and that seemed fairly enjoyable. The puzzles had a good difficulty ramp up which a lot of puzzles games don't get right and I enjoyed the darker undertones of the entire game. The robot itself is a little unpleasant to control, especially with the wall climbing but overall it seemed to be well worth your 10-15 minutes.

 

[Toma]

Toma, wasn't Color featured on a previous month?

Ah, I just found COLOR in the OP, but I still cant remember featuring it before. If thats not true, someone let me know please.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Ah, I just found COLOR in the OP, but I still cant remember featuring it before. If thats not true, someone let me know please.

Hmm maybe it was in one of these screenshots saturday posts because I'm sure to have watched that .gif before. I didn't find the game on the previous threads OP though.

 

[Toma]

I'll probably try to get some impressions videos up this week from some games last month. Sanctuary RPG and Spatials mostly. If anyone has another request, let me know.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

I better see The Sailor's Dream up there by the end of the week Toma!

Spoiler

 

[Toma]

I better see The Sailor's Dream up there by the end of the week Toma!

Spoiler

The trailer looks neat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL3LEAIswd4#t=11

If someone creates a release post for it once its out, its going to be included in next months thread

 

[Moobabe]

Time to get some damn impressions done BEFORE the last couple of days of the month!

Great work as always!

I better see The Sailor's Dream up there by the end of the week Toma!

Spoiler

This looks ace - but my phone sucks for games

Edit 2

Just saw this on RPS - sorry if it's been picked up before

INTERLOPER - PC

http://interlopergame.com/

Interloper is an intense real-time strategy game about alien tribes vying for control over a lush, newly discovered world. A peaceful densely vegetated land turns into a volatile battlefield of territorial tug-of-war. Claiming domain provides strategic advantages for the power hungry tribes. Challenge other players in competitive online multiplayer matches to spread your tribe&#8217;s influence.

The description text is kind of flowery. It looks to be a super stripped down strategy game which is just about dominating area. The RPS preview compares it to Hearthstone in the way it parses down a genre to its simplest parts.

 

[Moobabe]

I'm double posting because why not and you'll all see it better!

A Bird Story - PC

http://freebirdgames.com/games/a-bird-story/

A Bird Story is an indie adventure short, about a simple narrative taking place between the mix of a boy’s memories, dream, and imagination.

This is the best damn news of the whole day. This is the follow up, of sorts, to the indie masterpiece To The Moon. This game is out on Friday people. Friday.

 

[More_Badass]

So hyped for BoI: Rebirth tomorrow. I never played much of the original, because it ran pretty poorly for me. So I'm really excited for this rebuilt version

 

[Wok]

And all of you lurkers (yes, you!) really should post something too. What did you play? Which Indies are you looking forward to? Anything you find really interesting or just really weird?

*starts the quest to reach page 2*

Rituals looks amazing.

I am looking forward to play Here And There Along The Echo.

 

[Toma]

Video Impressions: The Spatials

My first impressions video in a few months had quite a few issues. Some recording issues that lead to a screen area slightly moved differently from the rest of the video, and I totally didnt see that the game actually has some tactical elements for the combat (which I ranted about during the whole video). I added a small section about it at the end, but the video and impressions might seem a bit chaotic (seriously sorry if its a bit too messy, but I didnt feel like rerecording that whole thing):
http://youtu.be/H4uaSBDTnDM

Still, the video gives an early impression of what the game feels like. Just imagine ... more of everything once you played some more. I really like how the elements come together overall.

I definitely suggest keeping this game on your radar until it releases, even if I cant necessarily recommend buying it now.

 

[PandaPedinte]

I'm double posting because why not and you'll all see it better!

A Bird Story - PC


This is the best damn news of the whole day. This is the follow up, of sorts, to the indie masterpiece To The Moon. This game is out on Friday people. Friday.

What, already? It feels like this game was announced two months ago.

 

[More_Badass]

Oh no there's a new Europa Universalis IV expansion. See you next month, Toma

 

[Toma]

Oh no there's a new Europa Universalis IV expansion. See you next month, Toma

I am trying to stay strong and only play the expansion in Multiplayer with my GAF session (2 hours on wednesday and 2 hours on sundays).

I also stopped playing Destiny like a maniac! (And replace it with Shin Megamit Tensei IV..)

 

[Moobabe]

What, already? It feels like this game was announced two months ago.

Yes already! This is the ultimate stealth release!

 

[Phawx]

Hey guys, I have a minimalist Let's Play of Sneaky Sneaky up. You can find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vri-4r42VZg&list=UUNpxh2vUm0kZJP_D6C4OMSA

Quick impressions

• Tile-based but not turn-based
• ---->NPCs move on their own clock
• ---------->As a result, it's less puzzle-y and more action-y
• There is a kernel of touch/mobile-focused gameplay, but it still works just fine with kbm
• It can be a bit too easy
• Animation is excellent.

 

[rybrad]

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is pretty awesome, highly recommended to anyone who even sort of liked the original. Every run I have had so far has been massively different and fun in their own way. The huge variety of new items combined with the buffing of some old, weak items really expands on the game. The technical improvements are significant as well but that should be expected for a $15 indie game.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Pregnancy sounds heavy.. Should be a huge hit in Ireland!

 

[More_Badass]

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is pretty awesome, highly recommended to anyone who even sort of liked the original. Every run I have had so far has been massively different and fun in their own way. The huge variety of new items combined with the buffing of some old, weak items really expands on the game. The technical improvements are significant as well but that should be expected for a $15 indie game.

It's really my "first" time playing the game. I have the original, but never played much due to poor performance. But Rebirth runs silky smooth, and such a fantastic and twisted experience.

 

[RedSwirl]

Odallus seems to be coming out soon.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Convoy sure sounds interesting!

Any of you know anything about it?

 

[More_Badass]

BoI: Rebirth will without a doubt be on my best of 2014 list

It's so damn good. I could never get into Spelunky the way some people do, but I know I'm going to be sinking hours into Rebirth. Every playthrough is so rewarding, due to the secrets and new items you can discover.

 

[daydream]

Remembered that I wanted to check up on Painters Guild and.. no developments since May. Bummer.

 

[Toma]

Remembered that I wanted to check up on Painters Guild and.. no developments since May. Bummer.

I remember how positive you were about the development back then :/

I recently checked up on that one first person dungeon crawler RPG that one Developer mentioned here, forgot the name, but its still in active development. Should play that again sometime.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Now I remember where I saw COLOR before, it was/in on greenlight!

 

[PandaPedinte]

Environmental Station Alpha - Played the demo for a bit and I can say that so far it's a solid metroidvania, the space station where the game takes place offers different kind of environments and they all seems diversified, as expected from the game it has some secrets hidden (usually health tanks) so exploring the levels is rewarding. There are also upgrades for the robot and as you collect them it opens more the levels and allows you to further explore, yet talking about exploration some parts of already explored levels changes as you advanced through the game.

Highly recommended.

 

[Moobabe]

I'm going to watch New Girl and then play games!

 

[Toma]

I just noticed that the big yearly voting is coming up in about a month, which means tons of impressions/post writing and voting and playing the great games we missed during the year. December is always so hardcore.

 

[Moobabe]

I just noticed that the big yearly voting is coming up in about a week, which means tons of impressions/post writing and voting and playing the great games we missed during the year. December is always so hardcore.

Oh no - so much to play!

Isaac should be coming out on PS+ soon but Steamworld Dig and Luftrausers are up and free.

I've downloaded 3 free games from the OP as well - time to get stuck in.

 

[Toma]

Oh no - so much to play!

Isaac should be coming out on PS+ soon but Steamworld Dig and Luftrausers are up and free.

I've downloaded 3 free games from the OP as well - time to get stuck in.

Correction: I meant a "month". I think we started the voting thread beginning of december last year.

 

[KrellRell]

I had time to sink a few hours into Rebirth yesterday, enough to beat Mom's Heart.

The graphics are nice. The pixels work, I don't find the detail is really lost at all. There is an option in the menu to smooth it out if it bothers you, but personally I like it.

The animations are smooth. So silky smooth. The entire game seems much faster than the original, likely due to higher frame rate.

The music is bang on. I thought it would be hard to out do the original, but this soundtrack is at least as good and will definitely grow on me more over time. The updated sound effects are a treat as well. I love the sound of picking up an item in the treasure room.

I've encountered quite a few new enemies. The designs fit right in with the old ones. New secret rooms, items etc. A lot of new content added to a game already overflowing with items and secrets. I've also noticed items come with brief descriptions, which are very helpful to remember what they do.

I will be trying co-op tonight, I expect it to be amazing.

Now, a couple things that I don't like.

When you enter a big room, the camera automatically moves around a bit on its own. It seems like it's trying to place you in the middle of the action, but I find it confusing. It makes it harder to fight the room and dodge.

The controls seems a bit more slippery than the original. The shitty dpad on the Xbox 360 controller is likely to blame, but I used it for the original with no problems. The issue I have is that it's quite difficult to move in a straight line. If you don't press perfect left or right, a lot of times you will move diagonally. This problem is the worst when you are trying to run around a room against the walls. If you don't run perfectly straight, you will drag against the wall. This slows you down, and it's very frustrating to take hits because of this. I'll be upgrading to a Xbone controller, I hope this helps.

You can't navigate the mini map (as far as I know). A lot of times I have to run back through the level just to see if there is a room I missed, since I can't see it on the map. I would be nice to assign one of the analog sticks to scroll through the map. This gets worse when the levels get bigger.

The options menu is quite limited. You can't rebind controls.

All in all, the complaints I have are fairly minor. This game is amazing, get it.

 

[More_Badass]

You can rebind controls in Rebirth. Or do you mean for gamepads? I could change the keyboard controls just fine

 

[KrellRell]

You can rebind controls in Rebirth. Or do you mean for gamepads? I could change the keyboard controls just fine

For gamepad. I didn't see an option to do it, hopefully I missed it.

 

[More_Badass]

Remember Epic Flail? The game is complete now
Dev posted a new gameplay trailer on TIGForums
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp5s5b43vCo

 

[Funky Functionality]

Quick impressions:

Absolute Drift: Absolute crap? Ok, that's harsh--it's not crap--but the physics are poorly modeled. It was an interesting little diversion in brain-training to adjust to the game's flavor of sliding and run through the tracks, but the unnatural physics eventually killed it for me. It's not even much fun for me in an arcade-y sense--it's just that wrong. More tracks and camera options would be nice in future updates, but I hope the dev spends most of his time tuning the physics. Perhaps he should seek input from people who actually slide real cars around for fun. It certainly has potential.

Hop Slide: Cute. Inventive. Would love to see more games explore nontraditional gui/interface interactions like this. The slide puzzle in one window affects the game world in the other, and the two windows themselves interact in interesting ways depending on how you arrange them. Good fun for a tiny puzzler. Found 4 letters. Gave up on the red room.

Roguelight: Great controls. Very tight and responsive. Can be quite tense at times, especially if you mismanage your arrow supply. I played it enough in one sitting to buy all the available character upgrades, after which I found myself simply running through the levels, ignoring enemies, and delving deeper and deeper until Level 7. Still haven't fully waxed that one. I feel like this game would really benefit from procedurally-generated levels as well as upgrades to find/buy within the levels that don't carry over to the next attempt (a la Spelunky). This would make the post-upgrade-maxout gameplay seem a bit more meaningful. In fact, there aren't many boxes Roguelight ticks that Spelunky doesn't also tick with more substance. I only paid $3 for Roguelight and definitely got more than enough fun out of it. I may go back and try to beat level 7 a few more times if I can ever stop playing the next game on my list.

LOVELY MUHHFUCKIN' PLANET, Y'ALL: Lovely Planet is a drug. A very good drug. Probably the best one you can get for $6. Go buy it. Do it. It's fast, frantic, fun, and frustrating. A lot like cocaine. Lovely Planet is essentially cocaine. Forever trying to shave off mere hundredths of a second. Possibly a tenth or two if I could squeeze off that last round accurately and time my jump into the beam at the same time the last baddie swallows my purple load. I just can't stop. I press the R button. I press it again. Again. AGAIN.

 

[Nabs]

For gamepad. I didn't see an option to do it, hopefully I missed it.

You can rebind all controls. Just go to options > controls and pick your controller.

LOVELY MUHHFUCKIN' PLANET, Y'ALL: Lovely Planet is a drug. A very good drug. Probably the best one you can get for $6. Go buy it. Do it. It's fast, frantic, fun, and frustrating. A lot like cocaine. Lovely Planet is essentially cocaine. Forever trying to shave off mere hundredths of a second. Possibly a tenth or two if I could squeeze off that last round accurately and time my jump into the beam at the same time the last baddie swallows my purple load. I just can't stop. I press the R button. I press it again. Again. AGAIN.

Lovely Planet is the real deal. Hardcore twitch shooter.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

For those of you who enjoyed Here and There Along the Echo, I'd recommend checking out my spoilerific post in the game's thread for some of the secrets that have been unearthed.

 

[PandaPedinte]

Anyone successfully downloaded COLOR demo? It keeps falling me for me.