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| 1. Header Information |
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GAF Indie Steam Group (For announcing votings, contests and Greenlight collections):
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NeoGAFIndie
Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):
As before, voting going to happen in the last week of the month.
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| 2. Overview |
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Post 1:
1. Header Information
2. Overview
3. Introductory Blurb
3.5 Quick Note about Formatting
4. Voting Results "Best of Last Month"
5. Indie Media Corner
Post 2:
6. Recently released Indies to check out!
Post 3:
7. Upcoming Indies to look forward to!
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| 3. Introductory Blurb |
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Welcome to another year of Indie madness. Stats of last year:
~350,000 combined thread views
~9200 combined posts
We saw the release of 436 games we covered. Out of which we saw impressions on ~300 of them here in this very thread.
We peeked into the development of 411 future games, some of which released, others not yet.
For this month: 38 games in the released part, 32 games in the future part. Last year was certainly packed with amazing under-the-radar releases and even though january doesnt contain quite as many releases as most older threads, the amount of quality in january looks to be surprising high again. Also remember that we still have the ongoing goty 2013 voting! We (MB and me) are also preparing a little surprise for you from march onwards. We liked the idea, and if it catches on will consider doing it on a permanent basis. More info in the upcoming march thread.
We will also have a vote on the best games of the month in the last week of the thread. The results for june can be seen below. For some first time readers that wonder about my definition of "recent": We didnt have any major Indie thread in 2012 on GAF, so we are also catching all the titles that slipped through our net last year. Anyway, have fun with the games from this month!
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| 3.5 Quick Note about Formatting |
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If you want to suggest a game that has recently released or that looks interesting, but hasnt released yet, please follow the following formatting structure:
Released games:
Not yet released games:
If the game is free, then put "Free" as the price, otherwise please use $ or for the price. You can also include more than one game per post (like the Screenshot saturday posts), but please stick to the above format for every entry.
If someone posts a non-proper formatted post, I'd appreciate if you could repost the game with the same info in the proper format.
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| 4. Voting Results "Best of Last Month" |
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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):
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| 5. Indie Media Corner |
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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.
| 1. Header Information |
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GAF Indie Steam Group (For announcing votings, contests and Greenlight collections):
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/NeoGAFIndie
Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):
As before, voting going to happen in the last week of the month.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 2. Overview |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Post 1:
1. Header Information
2. Overview
3. Introductory Blurb
3.5 Quick Note about Formatting
4. Voting Results "Best of Last Month"
5. Indie Media Corner
Post 2:
6. Recently released Indies to check out!
Post 3:
7. Upcoming Indies to look forward to!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 3. Introductory Blurb |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Welcome to another year of Indie madness. Stats of last year:
~350,000 combined thread views
~9200 combined posts
We saw the release of 436 games we covered. Out of which we saw impressions on ~300 of them here in this very thread.
We peeked into the development of 411 future games, some of which released, others not yet.
For this month: 38 games in the released part, 32 games in the future part. Last year was certainly packed with amazing under-the-radar releases and even though january doesnt contain quite as many releases as most older threads, the amount of quality in january looks to be surprising high again. Also remember that we still have the ongoing goty 2013 voting! We (MB and me) are also preparing a little surprise for you from march onwards. We liked the idea, and if it catches on will consider doing it on a permanent basis. More info in the upcoming march thread.
We will also have a vote on the best games of the month in the last week of the thread. The results for june can be seen below. For some first time readers that wonder about my definition of "recent": We didnt have any major Indie thread in 2012 on GAF, so we are also catching all the titles that slipped through our net last year. Anyway, have fun with the games from this month!
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| 3.5 Quick Note about Formatting |
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If you want to suggest a game that has recently released or that looks interesting, but hasnt released yet, please follow the following formatting structure:
Released games:
Not yet released games:
Copy the appropriate content and add the proper information for the black writing. Please only include 1 link and 1 image. I tried making it a bit failsafe, so it should be able to deal with 2 links or images as well, but 1 is safer.
If the game is free, then put "Free" as the price, otherwise please use $ or for the price. You can also include more than one game per post (like the Screenshot saturday posts), but please stick to the above format for every entry.
If someone posts a non-proper formatted post, I'd appreciate if you could repost the game with the same info in the proper format.
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| 4. Voting Results "Best of Last Month" |
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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. Westerado - Free (Browser)
http://games.adultswim.com/westerado-action-online-game.html
Everyone should give this game a try. Westerado takes one of my favorite genres, the western, and gives it an atmospheric pixel art look, with gorgeous sunsets and windswept cemeteries. The game revolves around a randomly generated murder mystery as you search for your family's killer across an open world, slowly piecing together the identity and location of the killer through clues from NPCs and quests. Poker in the saloon, bandits in the mines, buffalo roaming the fields, Westerado is a fun and engaging experience worth playing.
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2. Fjords - Min. 7$ (PC)
https://gumroad.com/l/FJORDS
Anyone of you liked Starseed Pilgrim? Same basic premise, you are exploring this game but dont know ANYTHING and need to find out what to do, where to do it and how the game reacts to your actions. Its mysterious and can be considered a big "puzzle" where you are tasked with finding out how to navigate/progress through this world. Everything is held simple, from graphics to sounds, but the dev put enough polish into it so it doesnt feel "cheap" by any means. Surprisingly mystifying animations, really well done soundtrack design and the dev fully succeeded in giving the players several tools to explore the world, which feel rewarding to figure out.
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2. Risk of Rain - Free Alpha/$9,99 (PC)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/248820/
An action roguelike likened to The Binding of Isaac. It really calls to mind the progression of The Binding of Isaac, with its randomised item lists and enemy encounters, though you're a lot more manoeuvrable in this game with a dodge-roll that makes you invulnerable, and plenty of ropes to climb up and out the way of marauding creatures. If you want to read more impressions, go here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=711958
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4. One Way Heroics - $1,99 (PC)
http://playism-games.com/games/onewayheroics/
The game is basically a turn based roguelike sidescrolling dunge... er... overworld crawler. Darkness approaches from the left and you are escaping from it, exploring the world, beating demons, bartering with merchants, upgrading your equipment, levelling up and generally kicking ass until you are strong enough to finish off the demon lord and saving the world. And its damn good. If you want to read more: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=727834
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4. Paper Sorcerer - Free Demo/ $5 (PC, Mac, Linux)
http://www.ultrarunaway.com/
A dungeon crawler that oozes with charme because it looks unbelievably pretty at times, has plenty of content in the campaign, especially considering the difficulty levels and it seems to be an overall very competent dungeon crawler with some deductions for the puzzles, but overall its a joy to play. Definitely recommended.
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4. Lily Looking Through - Free Demo/$9,99 (PC)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/250030/
Help this heroine through a variety of enchanting environments brimming with magic and wonder, as she seeks to rewrite the past, change the present, and unlock the ultimate mystery. An animated point-and-click adventure for all ages. It is a bit simple, but also rather charming. Certainly doesnt hurt to try the demo to see if its your cup of tea.
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7.-24.
Another Perspective
Creeper World 3
Path of Shadows
Vertiginous Golf
Blade Rush
Mr. Bree+
Stasis
Didgery
Serendipity
Two Brothers
DataJack
Don't Make Me Turn This Car Around
RIP
The very organized Thief
Path of Shadows
The Consuming Shadow
Apexicon
Sym
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| 5. Indie Media Corner |
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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.
