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[Toma]

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

Older threads[ (which are by no means "outdated" and still contain awesome games to check out and/or look forward to):

IndieGAF recommends: The 50 Best Indie Games of 2013: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=766928
IndieGAF recommends: The 50 Best Indie Games of 2014: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=985103
IndieGAF recommends: The 50 Best Indie Games of 2015: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1203844

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

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

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

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

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6. Recently released Indies!

Post 4:
7. Upcoming Indies to look forward to!

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| 3. Introductory Blurb |
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We are always interested in getting to know more people with the same hobby. If you share our love for Indies, let us know! We talk about anything Indie, want to talk about the mess that DoubleFine is leaving behind? The depth(s) of Dwarf Fortress? Need recommendations? This is the right spot to ask! We'd also love to read more impressions

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| 3.5 Quick Note about Formatting |
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If you want to suggest a game that has recently released or that looks interesting, but hasnt released yet, please follow the following formatting structure so the post is picked up by Toma-Bot:

Released games:

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Not yet released games:

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Copy the appropriate content and add the proper information for the black writing. Please only include 1 link and 1 image. I tried making it a bit failsafe, so it should be able to deal with 2 links or images as well, but 1 is safer.

If the game is free, then put "Free" as the price, otherwise please use $ or € for the price. You can also include more than one game per post (like the Screenshot saturday posts), but please stick to the above format for every entry.

If someone posts a non-proper formatted post, I'd appreciate if you could repost the game with the same info in the proper format.

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| 5. Voting Results |
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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. Duskers - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

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

In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. In film terms it's The Road meets the first Alien movie. In game terms: It's a roguelike with elements of dungeon crawling and real time strategy, but in a survival horror setting that focuses on subterfuge, and adapting to survive.
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2. Brigador - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://stellarjockeys.com/

Great Leader is dead. Solo Nobre must fall. Here is your contractBrigador is an isometric mech action game full of intense, tactical combat. Fight your way through the streets of Solo Nobre in a 21 mission story campaign as well as a free play mode with endless variety.
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3. Mu Cartographer - $5 (PC, Mac)

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

Mu Cartographer is a contemplative game experience that combines colourful sandbox and experimental treasure hunt.Learn to operate an abstract machine in order to shape and explore colourful landscapes and find the mysteries hidden in a shifting world.
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4. Stephen's Sausage Roll - $29.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

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

Dev: "A simple 3d puzzle game."
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5. Soft Body - $12.99 (PC, PS4)

http://www.softbodygame.com/

Soft Body is a meditative action game where you control two beautiful, gooey snakes at the same time. In the game, you paint the world with your body, and as you do so, the world changes around you and reveals new obstacles and challenges.
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| 5. Indie Media Corner & Other Links |
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I noticed there are a few noteworthy, and relatively unknown, projects that deserve a shoutout here because I feel that they share a common interest with the people in this thread. I talked to the guy from Pixabyte and MetaVendetta and both are very enthusiastic about the things they love and figured you might appreciate the shoutout as well. If you enjoy anything here or want to give feedback, let these guys know via their websites or also here in this thread. If you appreciate something, let people know. A heads up can sometimes very valuable.

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

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

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

 

[Toma]

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| 2. Remarkable Indie Release Dates coming up this month! |
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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

 

[Toma]

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| 6. Recently released Indies! |
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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.

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.

Ghost - $12.99 (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/463270/

"Ghost" is a metroidvania where two super hackers hire a mysterious agent in order to infiltrate the Nakamura Space Station and steal the greatest electronic secret ever. Of course, the space station will defend itself, which is where the fun begins: the station's defences, with their never-ending arsenal of weapons and artifacts, will have to be destroyed. But the story gets more complicated when the hackers find out about their agent's hidden ties...

House of the Dying Sun - $19.99 (PC)

http://dyingsungame.com/

Execute the Emperor's final edict: hunt the traitor lords, and bring ruin to their peopleHouse of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the Empire's most deadly interceptor and in command of the Harbinger Fleet. Hunt down the enemies of your dying empire and upgrade your warships with new weapons and abilities earned during your campaign of terror.

Inside - $19.99 (PC, XBO)

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

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

Kaasua - Free (Browser)

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

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

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

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.

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.

SteamWorld Heist - $19.99 (PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS Vita)

http://imageform.se/game/steamworld-heist/

Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts. Inspired by classics like XCOM and Worms, SteamWorld Heist is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!

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

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

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

The Ben Wander Murder Collection - Free demo (PC, Mac)

https://benwander.itch.io/ben-wander-murder-collection

Think something between Phoenix Wright and 80 DaysThe Ben Wander Murder Collection (Working Title) is a 1920s historical fiction set in San Francisco, where you play a female private investigator solving multiple intertwined mysteries. I'm making the game almost entirely on my own, with audio generously contributed by Mark "Marowi" Wilson.

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!

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 Long Reach - Free demo (PC)

http://gamejolt.com/games/the-long-reach-playable-teaser/110190

The Long Reach is an episodic intricate adventure, where you solve puzzles, run and hide. The world is a twine of reaching hands. Yet even endued with money power, divine blessing or technological might – they are nothing but hands of mere men. This simple fact is where the Darkness hides.

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)

The Temporal Invasion - 3,99€

http://store.steampowered.com/app/454220/

A puzzle game with plenty of riddles that requires you to do some actual research and leg work (Google is your friend). It could use some better writing, but its a genuinely interesting take on puzzle/riddle games.

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.

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.

 

[Toma]

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Ad Infinitum - PC, PS4, Xbox One

http://strixlab.de/presskit/sheet.php?p=ad_infinitum

Ad Infinitum is an atmospheric single-player horror game, which puts you into a World War I setting seen through a first-person perspective. You find yourself in the trenches of a forlorn battlefield where your are being hunted by vicious creatures.

Axis Descending - ????

http://axisdescending.tumblr.com/

Axis Descending is a Metroidvania Dark Souls-like where you dodge, slash, dash and shock your way through a story mode, randomized "Divecaching" levels, unique bounty hunt adventures and tons of treasure chests full of loot!

Badass Hero - PC

http://badasshero.com/

In Badass Hero you shoot enemies with various guns while avoiding projectiles, traps and obstacles. Collect ink from defeated enemies to upgrade your hero. Play dynamically and aggressively and take risks like a badass to get greater rewards! Stay focused at all times or you'll die sooner than you think. Become proficient with your character's skills and master each enemy to succeed!

Ballistic - PC

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

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

Chrysalis - ????

http://owlandfox.co.uk/chrysalis/

Chrysalis follows the life of Mooki, a headstrong young monkey who is on a quest to find the answer to evolution. His tribe have come under the unruly gaze of a powerful dictator and it is upto Mooki to escape the jungle and unlock the answers that will free his tribe from captivity.

Eliosi’s Hunt - August 2016 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)

http://www.tdzgames.com/en

Eliosi's Hunt is a sci-fi top-down shooter and platformer with a unique universe, challenging and fluid gameplay and stunning visuals. During your journey, you will face monsters from nature, mutated creatures, nomad tribes, natural disasters, a robot army and more.

Etherborn - 2017 (PC, Consoles)

http://alteredmatter.com/etherborn/

Etherborn is an exploration platformer game set in a strange and exotic world where the laws of physics behave in a completely different way than in ours. The main character experiences gravity in a direction perpendicular to the surface she’s standing on, allowing endless exploration possibilities in beautifully crafted environments.

Grand Values - Summer 2016 (PS4, Xbox One)

http://www.bearhands.berlin/

Grand Values is a kick ass story-driven 3D stealth game about three young thieves and their descent into danger and infamy against the filthy rich millionaires of Monaco.Climb over certain death, sneak past the guards, steal from the rich, and save your friends. No problem, right?

GravLabs - PC, Oculus

http://www.gravitationaltestingfacilityandobservations.com/

The Gravitational Testing Facility & Observations would like to introduce our new range of gravity modifying appliances.No matter how fast or how heavy your objects are, we can move them! Save money and time by replacing your entire human workforce with automated appliances from Grav|Lab!

Gris - ????

https://twitter.com/GRIS_game

An artistic sidescroller

Haven Moon - July 8, 2016 (PC, Mac, Linux)

https://haven-moon.com/

You are teleported to Seleos, the moon of the planet Menra. In front of you, a metal box opens, and inside, you find a note from Ektor Turren, the only survivor of a cataclysmic event that destroyed his world. In his note, he explains that he wishes to leave you the treasure that he accumulated during his whole life. From that, you’ll have to explore the islands on Seleos to discover who was Ektor Turren, what happened to him and to his world, where to find the treasure and go back home with it…

Kologeon - PC

https://chillcrow.com/

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

Light of the Empire - PC

https://yc960.wordpress.com/2016/06/03/light-of-the-empire-developer-blog-beginning/

A space & land RTS/RPG hybrid

Lumote - Late 2016 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)

http://www.luminawesome.com/

Lumote is 3D puzzle platformer that challenges you to overcome your fear of what lurks in the shadows. Perseverance is rewarded with a deep sense of wonder that comes from the exploration of an unfamiliar world. Master your light to solve puzzles by manipulating the world’s inhabitants, the Motes.

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.

Nefarious Vagabond - ????

https://twitter.com/NVtheGame

A fast paced action rpg sidescrolling platformer

No Truce With The Furies - 2016

http://devblog.fortressoccident.com/press-kit/

A story-driven isometric role playing game about being a total failure. An almost irreversible, unmitigated failure. Both as a human being and an officer of the law.Find yourself in a strange and familiar new world, where you can go anywhere you want to. See that liquor store? You can go there. See that motor-carriage? You can drive it into the ocean. See that phone booth? You can call her, and make her love you again!A world of Bauhaus and Dada, neo-grotesk fonts and transistors, communists and fascists and boring old democracies. Off the coast you can occasionally spot airbound coalition warships keeping the peace. They are kept afloat with magnetic levitation. Further beyond the horizon there is the Pale that divides the continents.

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.

Pallas of Vines - Early 2017 (PC, Mac, PS4)

http://pallasofvines.com/index.html

Pallas of Vines is a point-n-click adventure/musical journey of shared identities and nested worlds. Trees, plants, rivers, buildings and sculptures move, dance and change colour in response to player-controlled music, and in turn can be used to control sound, visuals and solve puzzles

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.

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.

Spheres - 2016

http://www.senseofplacegames.com/

A dynamic game of motion, exploration & discoveryCompete with other beings as part of an ecosystem powered by spheres of energy that fall from space

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

Super Block Party - PC, Mac

https://twitter.com/sofasquadron

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

Suppressed - PC, Mac, Linux

http://cargocollective.com/zephyo/Suppressed

Escape from an isolated, totalitarian nation modelled after North Korea in Suppressed, a visual novel and 2D platform game. Suppressed, strongly based on North Korea’s politics and culture, shows both the good and bad of isolated dictatorships.

Symmetry - PC, Mac

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=695751068

Symmetry is a time-management survival game set in a postapocalyptic world. Your main goal is to manage the survivors and help them withstand the desolate, extremely cold environment in order to fix the spacecraft and escape. The deep and compelling plot is surrounded by an atmospheric musical score and graphic design that sustains the harsh and mysterious ambience.

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.

Unnamed Game - ????

https://twitter.com/DTwomey_

<i>No details yet</i>

Unnamed horror game - ????

https://twitter.com/Human_Gallery

A psychological horror adventure game

 

[Toma]

5th and thread open, rest of the thread will follow soon.

 

[Moobabe]

I was SOOOO slack last month - I didn't even realise it was July

 

[r3n4ud]

INSIDE and Furi this week. Starting off nice!

 

[More_Badass]

INSIDE and Furi this week. Starting off nice!

Oxenfree and Inside are currently locked in mortal combat over my favorite game of 2016 so far

 

[Toma]

Everything filled in.

I was impulse buying The Temporal Invasion earlier today, which is a riddle game that starts off pretty easy, but has some nice hooks that makes me geniunely curious how it continues. You have some tools like magnifying glass, color adjustments, your brain, using google, ingame mail contacts etc. Its all super low profile, but I love the presentation:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/454220/

On sale for 2,50€ atm.

 

[More_Badass]

Have we talked about Anatomy here before? Just made a thread about it
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1242897

Anatomy - $2.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

https://kittyhorrorshow.itch.io/anatomy

Explore a suburban house, collect cassette tapes, study the physiology of domestic architecture.

 

[Aaron D.]

I love these threads so much.

Thanks for all your effort, Toma!

My money is on RimWorld this month.

Ranks as one of my most anticipated titles of the year overall. Can't freakin' wait!

 

[More_Badass]

Decisions, decisions. Had jumped the gun last week and gotten Inside on Xbox although I had already preordered it on Steam. Now I'm debating whether to cancel the Steam preorder so I can use the refund for Furi or keep it and have Inside on my laptop as well. It's certainly something I'm going to replay a bunch of times

 

[Gilby]

Excellent thread yet again!

Seeing Stephen's Sausage Roll that far down makes me think that not enough people must have played it. It's one of the best puzzle games I've played in my life, and I can't believe I was hesitant for so long because of the price.

 

[Klart]

Mother Russia Bleeds (PC, PS4) is coming out soon.

 

[More_Badass]

Mother Russia Bleeds (PC, PS4) is coming out soon.

Really? Interesting. Still just says 2016 on the Steam page

 

[Aaron D.]

Seeing Stephen's Sausage Roll that far down makes me think that not enough people must have played it. It's one of the best puzzle games I've played in my life, and I can't believe I was hesitant for so long because of the price.

Yeah, there was a GOT-mid-Y thread over at GWJ and I was a little surprised to see Stephen's Sausage Roll land my #1 spot this year.

I think the lo-fi presentation (glorious) and the price tag turned many away. Shame as the last time I remember playing a puzzler that felt so deliberate and ingenious was OG Portal years and years ago.

SSR will easily go down as the Best Game of 2016 that no one played.

 

[More_Badass]

Yeah, there was a GOT-mid-Y thread over at GWJ and I was a little surprised to see Stephen's Sausage Roll land my #1 spot this year.

I think the lo-fi presentation (glorious) and the price tag turned many away. Shame as the last time I remember playing a puzzler that felt so deliberate and ingenious was OG Portal years and years ago.

SSR will easily go down as the Best Game of 2016 that no one played.

Right next to Brigador and (hopefully not) Duskers

 

[One Foul Note]

Have we talked about Anatomy here before? Just made a thread about it
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1242897

Anatomy - $2.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

I brought it earlier thanks to your thread. Waiting till the house is nice and dark and quiet to crack that one open.

 

[More_Badass]

Red Trigger - July 8th (PC)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/491130/

A First Person Shooter (FPS) Puzzle game.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

Mother Russia Bleeds (PC, PS4) is coming out soon.

Any specific date in mind?

 

[DaddyDonuts]

Videoball looks so fun!

 

[More_Badass]

You can preorder Zombie Night Terror on Steam now. $11.04 (15% off the main price of $12.99)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/416680/

 

[TheVoidDragon]

I accidentally posted this in the other thread so I'll post it here again.

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

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

This is VERY similar to Banished. So much so it looks pretty much like a direct copy. The UI is basically identical in what it shows and how, even a few of the icons are very similar. It supposedly has a few new features added but i'm still not sure how i feel about it looking so close to it.

Banished was a good game and i certainly want more, but i'm not so sure about almost copying the game and just sticking a few new features ontop. Even then the new features don't sound like they're much of a chance - terrain editing, first person mode and a "Dynamic ecosystem" seem to be the most significant ones.

 

[Toma]

I accidentally posted this in the other thread so I'll post it here again.

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

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

This is VERY similar to Banished. So much so it looks pretty much like a direct copy. The UI is basically identical in what it shows and how, even a few of the icons are very similar. It supposedly had a few new features added but i'm still not sure how i feel about it looking so close to it.

I am very fine with the idea of a Banished inspired game with more features/complexity as I thought Banished (Vanilla) was missing alot.

Besides, the whole argument about it is a bit weird... I mean there are so many city builders out there that get ideas from each other and why shouldnt someone who loved Banished create a similar game with better graphics to expand upon it?

Its like Cities:Skylines shouldnt exist because SimCity already exist, while it was obviously the inspiration.

 

[Possumowner]

Hmm.Like the look of The Last Leviathan.What to pick

 

[Klart]

Really? Interesting. Still just says 2016 on the Steam page

Any specific date in mind?

No date yet, but their twitter account said "SOON" on both the 17th & 23rd of June...

 

[NotMyUsername]

Is simian.interface++ a good time or does it end up mostly just feeling like busy work where the solution doesn't require thought but just time and brute force? That's the main reason I held off getting it during the Steam sale. The price is cheap enough but puzzle games where there's no actual thought required is frustrating.

I'll pick up The Temporal Invasion since it's on my wishlist and a couple nice things said about it that makes me think I'd be into it. I saw the negative review on Steam mentioned the writing isn't good but if it's serviceable enough to ensure the puzzles make sense and instead it's just complaints about the storytelling than that's okay.

 

[TheVoidDragon]

I am very fine with the idea of a Banished inspired game with more features/complexity as I thought Banished (Vanilla) was missing alot.

Besides, the whole argument about it is a bit weird... I mean there are so many city builders out there that get ideas from each other and why shouldnt someone who loved Banished create a similar game with better graphics to expand upon it?

Its like Cities:Skylines shouldnt exist because SimCity already exist, while it was obviously the inspiration.

I don't mean it as in there shouldn't be anything similar to Banished, having a game with a similar idea and theme is perfectly fine. The problem with this is that it seems to copy Banished in more than just the general idea, while games like Cities: Skylines are clearly based on other similar games, they don't copy even the idea/look of the UI elements and there are plenty of obvious things to differentiate the two.

 

[Headless]

CASE: Animatronics is coming on August 3rd, 2016 on Steam.

CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?

The game focuses on a fictional police Department, where the player must act as a police officer, protecting yourself from animatronic robots, solving puzzles, hiding in shelters located throughout the play area.Closely monitor the battery charge the tablet, use the charger. Exploration of the police station is the key to survival.

Web-page
Trailer

 

[Toma]

I don't mean it as in there shouldn't be anything similar to Banished, having a game with a similar idea and theme is perfectly fine. The problem with this is that it seems to copy Banished in more than just the general idea, while games like Cities: Skylines are clearly based on other similar games, they don't copy even the idea/look of the UI elements and there are plenty of obvious things to differentiate the two.

Sure, but I dont think its inherently negative to copy a concept even down to this level. I mean the market is usually sorting that out anyway. If its too close to Banished, nobody will buy it and go back to the now cheaper Banished instead. If its different enough, the developer will add more concepts, then there are enough reasons to buy it, even if it very similar.

Sure, someone might call it "lazy" to not start with more drastic changes right from the start, but I am cautiously curious how it ends up and all this negativity without them actually infringing on anything is worse than the "evil" it tries to fight in my opinion.

 

[Wok]

Yeah, there was a GOT-mid-Y thread over at GWJ and I was a little surprised to see Stephen's Sausage Roll land my #1 spot this year.

I think the lo-fi presentation (glorious) and the price tag turned many away. Shame as the last time I remember playing a puzzler that felt so deliberate and ingenious was OG Portal years and years ago.

SSR will easily go down as the Best Game of 2016 that no one played.

I did not know this website. It looks cool to get some news about games.

https://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/1299800

https://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/1299986

 

[Aaron D.]

I did not know this website. It looks cool to get some news about games.

They've also got a fantastic weekly podcast.

And their forums have a STRICT no-asshole policy, making it one of the friendliest gaming communities online.

 

[Toma]

They've also got a fantastic weekly podcast.

And their forums have a STRICT no-asshole policy, making it one of the friendliest gaming communities online.

The podcast is great. Extremely likable crew. <3

 

[More_Badass]

Prey To The Gods is on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/802508750/prey-for-the-gods

 

[KodaRuss]

Mr. Shifty looks like a cool Hotline: Miami clone/lookalike.

Furi has been a lot of fun so far, check that out if you have not on PS+ Gaf.

Softbody looks cool as well.

No Truce without the Furies looks kinda cool. Artstyle reminds me of Diablo a little bit (at least of the town), obviously not the same genre but it looks cool, ill keep my eye on it. It has me interested

 

[One Foul Note]

Prey To The Gods is on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/802508750/prey-for-the-gods

I wish it luck, as I do with all kickstarters really, but I am not entirely confident that you can make a great game with that vast scope on a 300k budget. Unless they get super transparent as to how they got to that sum I can't find myself backing the project.

 

[Wok]

Another Myst-like for July 19th: The Eyes of Ara
http://store.steampowered.com/app/454250

 

[Wozman23]

Softbody looks cool as well.

Soft Body is amazing! And it dances between being both serene and difficult beautifully. Easily one of my favorites this year.

Furi kicked my ass last night. Granted it's not my type of game - I'm never good at games that require a lot of dodge/block/parry - but I really wanted to try it. Spent a while on the second boss last night. After about 3 tries I made it to the final phase and immediately died. Started again, final phase again, immediately died again...

 

[KodaRuss]

Soft Body is amazing! And it dances between being both serene and difficult beautifully. Easily one of my favorites this year.

Furi kicked my ass last night. Granted it's not my type of game - I'm never good at games that require a lot of dodge/block/parry - but I really wanted to try it. Spent a while on the second boss last night. After about 3 tries I made it to the final phase and immediately died. Started again, final phase again, immediately died again...

That is where I am at as well. Something about the 4th phase gets me every time on the second boss. It is good but damn you gotta be on your game in Furi

 

[One Foul Note]

I finished Anatomy, certainly worth checking out if you are a fan of horror and generally unsettling material. Must admit, I didn't find it as massively affecting as some of the feedback I have read but it is certainly an interesting experience and I will keep an eye out for future Kitty Horrorshow works.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

No date yet, but their twitter account said "SOON" on both the 17th & 23rd of June...

Hot damn

 

[Wozman23]

That is where I am at as well. Something about the 4th phase gets me every time on the second boss. It is good but damn you gotta be on your game in Furi

I jumped back in, beat that boss, and the next two with relative ease. The bullet hell stuff is hectic, yet satisfying. Started to feel like things were clicking until #5 put me in my place again.

 

[PandaPedinte]

CASE: Animatronics is coming on August 3rd, 2016 on Steam.

CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?



Web-page
Trailer

Is that the new game from game from the developer of FNAF?

 

[Headless]

Is that the new game from game from the developer of FNAF?

No, here is an article about its copyright adventure

 

[Wok]

Cross-posting regarding Frost which appeared in the Recently Released section last month.

I am going to advertise a card game which I have just tried and which is actually not bad. It is a deck-building game, that I wanted to try after playing a bit of Cthulhu Realms from the Humble Monthly subscription.



It is a game called Frost, which was released on July 5th. You have to survive a given number of days in a frosty environment. To do so, you have to gather a number of resources each day. You gather resources by playing a resource card, buying event cards, or discarding a character card. There are fatigue cards to entice not to discard cards. If you can not fulfill the day requirements, you can also discard your whole hand, losing a day but not getting additional fatigue cards.

There is a demo on Steam: steam://install/493940

The game is currently cheaper at Humble store (it comes with a Steam key), and you can get 10% additional discount rate if you are a Humble Monthly subscriber, which makes it 5.25&#8364; instead of 7&#8364;.

I have been trying to look for similar games on Steam, but the search function is a mess, even with the tagging system.

 

[More_Badass]

Toma, you can add PC to the platforms for Inside now

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The Spatials: Galactology - $12.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://thespatials.com/

The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your space station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds.
Galactology adds new items and structures to build, trade routes to exploit, planets with many new variables, sophisticated AI, civilizations that actually attack your station -- and unique gameplay systems behind every object and room.

Reclaim Earth - Free demo (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://reclaimearthgame.com/

Reclaim Earth is a Low Rez FPS with some RPG elements.

 

[Toma]

Toma, you can add PC to the platforms for Inside now

Done, and thanks for the reminder that it released! I am preparing a D&D session for my boardgame group atm (and knee deep into learning Go), so not sure when I actually get around to trying it out.

 

[More_Badass]

Get hyped. Next game from the developer of Pony Island
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKwt7uLnflM

The Hex - Early 2017 (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://www.the-hex.com/

In a creaky old tavern, in a dusty corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. The barkeep gets a patchy phone call. It's hard to tell what the caller is saying, but this much is clear: someone in this tavern is planning a murder.
There are 6 patrons of the tavern; all of them are videogame genre stereotypes gone wrong. There's The Spacemarine, The Sorceress, The Platformer, The Fighter, The Apocalypse Survivor, and The First Person Perspective. By exploring their memories you may discover the identity of the murderer... or you may find a much darker secret

 

[More_Badass]

The Only Shadow That the Desert Knows - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)

http://humbit.com/shadow/

Travel through space and time to collect 5 legendary artifact
Time travel to any day in the world's history. Time travel is useful for exploring history, as an escape and, if used properly, as an attack
Hundreds of NPCs live, die, marry, have children, and go on adventures during the course of the game. You can read about those things in procedurally generated books, travel to that time, and see events unfold exactly as described.

Tempest Citadel - Late 2016 (PC, Mac)

http://www.aartformgames.com/games/tempest-citadel

A strategy game set on a storm-ruled planet in which sci-fi and fantasy collide. Assume the role of an enigmatic Captain from Terra, whose past and future are yours to shape, as he embarks on a mission to explore a deadly world that promises wondrous and terrible power.
With a full array of Sci-Fi weapons, armour, and augmentations, you can make anything from Bio-Enhanced Super Soldiers, to Exosuit-Wearing Assault Troopers, or even Psychic Stormweavers.

 

[More_Badass]

Guild of Dungeoneering is coming to mobile next week. I could see that being the best way to enjoy the game, seems like it would be a perfect fit for touch