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jack_package_200 · Mar 1, 2015

Seeing how Hotline Miami 2 is getting a lot of (well deserved) attention, lets give some attention to some indie games you feel need more attention.

Hollow Knight: Atmospheric Metroidvania from Australia

Salt and Sanctuary: 2d Souls like action platformer from the developers of the Dishwasher games

Children of Morta: Top Down roguelike dungeon crawler

Paradise Lost: First Contact: 2d Stealth game about an Alien in a pseudo Area 51

Spot · Mar 1, 2015

Still waiting for A Hat in Time to come out. Gives me Wind Waker vibes and looks very charming!
I was hoping for a Wii U port, but that seems unlikely now unfortunately...

Bulbasaur · Mar 1, 2015

TWIN SOULS

co1onel · Mar 1, 2015

Arms of Telos. An upcoming arena shooter with really cool movement and big robots.

Dog Problems · Mar 1, 2015

I'm going to copy and paste some of what I mentioned in another thread.

White Night
Shelter 2
Dyscourse
Catlateral Damage
Sunset
Three Fourths Home

The links go to their official sites.

Labadal · Mar 1, 2015

Ghost Song - A Gaffer made Metroidvaina.
http://www.ghostsonggame.com/

The Banner Saga 2 - Turn-based strategy game with choose your own adventure parts.
http://stoicstudio.com/

Cosmic Star Heroine - Turn-based rpg made by the guys that made the 3rd and 4th episodes of the Penny Arcade RPGs, Cthulhu Saves the World and so on.
http://stoicstudio.com/

RONIN - Think Gunpoint but the combat is turn-based. (I can't give it a better description and it might be wrong.)
http://teedoubleu.itch.io/ronin

TOREN - Puzzle/adventure game that looks great.
http://toren-game.com/about.php?lang=en

Hard West - Turn-based combat a la X-Com (hopefully).
http://www.playway.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=325:hard-west&catid=37:main-game&Itemid=37

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows - Has a really nice style. Combat is real time with pause and you have three characters in your party.
http://www.witching-hour.net/portfolio/masquerada/

STASIS - Isometric adventure game with beautiful environments.
http://www.stasisgame.com/

Pillars of Eternity - While Obsidian is a fairly big studio, this might be cheating, but I will add this spiritual successor anyway.
http://eternity.obsidian.net/

There are many, many more, but I think that I will stop here. I could probably list 50 indies I am interested in.

jesu · Mar 1, 2015

In every thread I can, I will mention Chaos Reborn from the Xcom creator Julian Gollop.
Going back to his roots.

The current version is already amazing online, can't wait to see how the single player campaign turns out.

WeWereGiants · Mar 1, 2015

Rime

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture

A Hat In Time (collect-a-thons can make a comeback right?)

Cosmic Star Heroine too! Year of the indie!

Solemn_In_Berlin · Mar 1, 2015

Intrigued by the name of that First Contact game. Are there any parallels to Milton's epic in any way?

sixteen-bit · Mar 1, 2015

YIIK looks pretty neat

Puruzi · Mar 1, 2015

Rain World and Ronin.

Zukkoyaki · Mar 1, 2015

Cosmic Star Heroine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xwRduJKJwc

It's a modern day SNES era JRPG. Should be all you need to know!

Hikami · Mar 1, 2015

VA-11 HALL-A (PC/Vita)

Choomp · Mar 1, 2015

You guys think Cuphead has enough attention? Just, I mean, as a platformer it looks solid, so there's that, and the art style, what the hell?! Why did no one do this before? It looks so perfect I can't wait.

Thanks for this thread, only a few posts in seeing lots of interesting stuff I haven't seen before.

woopWOOP · Mar 1, 2015

Rain World

stryke · Mar 1, 2015

WeWereGiants said:
Rime

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture

These games aren't indie. They're published by Sony.

HP_Wuvcraft · Mar 1, 2015

Choomp said:
You guys think Cuphead has enough attention? Just, I mean, as a platformer it looks solid, so there's that, and the art style, what the hell?! Why did no one do this before? It looks so perfect I can't wait.

Thanks for this thread, only a few posts in seeing lots of interesting stuff I haven't seen before.

Yeah, I mean jesus.

SparkTR · Mar 1, 2015

Serpents of the Staglands, Buldur's Gate-esque cRPG.

OniBarubary · Mar 1, 2015

Hikami said:
VA-11 HALL-A

WHAT THE FUCK

WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS

WHY IS MY MONEY SLITHERING OUT OF MY POCKET AND INTO MY DISC DRIVE

Oh crap I think my tower's on fire

adixon · Mar 1, 2015

SparkTR said:
Serpents of the Staglands, Buldur's Gate-esque cRPG.

Holy shit, it looks like darklands.

Deadbeat · Mar 1, 2015

Routine is a first person Survival Horror set on a abandoned Moon Base designed around an 80's vision of the future, Your job is to find enough data and survive long enough to uncover the truth behind the strange disappearance of everyone stationed on the Lunar Research Station.

You can watch the alpha gameplay here.

Paz · Mar 1, 2015

I like this thread but much of what has been posted so far are things that have had enormous attention.

One I'm excited for is Expand which uses links between music and platforming in its minimalist yet dynamic world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMuJfj5VhzA

You can't quite tell from the trailer due to the lack of context but it's actually a large 'world' you explore but each 'room' is refreshed on the same screen, very interesting.

Choomp · Mar 1, 2015

Paz said:
I like this thread but much of what has been posted so far are things that have had enormous attention.

I'm sorry, Cuphead has plenty of publicity at this point, but it looks so promising I still want as many people as possible to see it.

Paz · Mar 1, 2015

Choomp said:
I'm sorry, Cuphead has plenty of publicity at this point, but it looks so promising I still want as many people as possible to see it.

Well I guess more is contextual and I'm not trying to stop you from being excited about the game, I was just surprised by what games people think are lacking attention is all. Definitely no need to be sorry for liking a game!

Guri · Mar 1, 2015

- The Charnel House Trilogy;
- We Happy Few;
- Hunger;
- Technobabylon;

alstein · Mar 1, 2015

http://www.atthegatesgame.com/

At the Gates- Jon Shafer's 4X. A good number of unique concepts, and a very strong team working on it.

Dinjoralo · Mar 1, 2015

I wanna say Night in the Woods, but I think that's got a lot of attention. I might as well post it anyway in the event it's not that attention-ed.

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BlackBuzzard · Mar 1, 2015

Assault Android Cactus

Where is it Paz you %*$#@!%

sn00zer · Mar 1, 2015

BlackBuzzard said:
Assault Android Cactus

Where is it Paz you %*$#@!%

I thought this game actually came out already? Or has there just been a very extensive beta?

EnlightenedMint · Mar 1, 2015

Below.

BlackBuzzard · Mar 1, 2015

sn00zer said:
I thought this game actually came out already? Or has there just been a very extensive beta?

Waiting for the PSN version.

Paz · Mar 1, 2015

BlackBuzzard said:
Assault Android Cactus

Where is it Paz you %*$#@!%

Maybe if I wasn't responding to GAF posts it would be done faster

(It's actually getting dangerously close to finished, our next update will be a major one that takes us to alpha with all gameplay complete).

sn00zer said:
I thought this game actually came out already? Or has there just been a very extensive beta?

Long beta/early access, total dev time is now 2 years with about half of that being in Early Access (with constant updates, it's not a DOA project or anything).

8 X 11 Printer Paper · Mar 1, 2015

AdventurOS

Undertale

BlackBuzzard · Mar 1, 2015

Paz said:
Maybe if I wasn't responding to GAF posts it would be done faster (It's actually getting dangerously close to finished, our next update will be a major one that takes us to alpha with all gameplay complete).

Ok good to know looking forward to it.

Squishy3 · Mar 1, 2015

Caffeine:

Set in the near future, the entire population of Earth is vigorously addicted to coffee. Massive space stations built by the biggest corporations roam the stars mining minerals to create a synthetic caffeine.You awaken aboard one of these caffeine mining stations alone. Supposed to be a psychological horror game with some environmental puzzles.

Developed in Unreal Engine 4, it looks quite good. There's a playable demo on Steam that's available to anyone right now.

spazchicken · Mar 1, 2015

Red Cobra

http://www.adversarygames.com/

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=326841906

xch1n · Mar 1, 2015

Two top down shooter games that both look like bonkers fun.

Monsters and Monocles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6IBJuTf_fk

and

Enter the Gungeon
I mean, look at these guns:

wanderingprostheyltite · Mar 1, 2015

Deadbeat said:
Routine is a first person Survival Horror set on a abandoned Moon Base designed around an 80's vision of the future, Your job is to find enough data and survive long enough to uncover the truth behind the strange disappearance of everyone stationed on the Lunar Research Station.

You can watch the alpha gameplay here.

Been waiting on that one for awhile, hope it turns out great, and supports some consumer VR hmds!

It got a thread recently but I'm really digging the look of Jetpack Squad, looks like some crazy fun.

EasilySatisfied · Mar 1, 2015

Don't see anyone talking about Galak-Z

That game caught me from the first glimpse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVeOKbUFplE

RedSwirl · Mar 1, 2015

Secret Legend
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=46292.0

Odallus: The Dark Call
https://www.facebook.com/JoyMasher

You Are Not The Hero
http://www.youarenotthehero.com/

Chasm
http://www.chasmgame.com/

Environmental Station Alpha
http://www.hempuli.com/esa/

Liege
http://www.codagames.com/

A.N.N.E
http://www.annethegame.com/

ricen-beans · Mar 1, 2015

There's a game I was really looking forward to that had a mature red riding hood theme but the name slips my mind. Anyone know it?

Edit: I remember now. Dragon Fin Soup

hemtae · Mar 1, 2015

~~Fallout 3~~ Underrail

Age of Decadence

Serpents in the Staglands

Devilinthiscity · Mar 1, 2015

Just recently saw the trailer to Death's Gambit and was blown away. It's like a souls game mixed with Shadow of the Colossus.

Here is the reveal trailer.

More_Badass · Mar 1, 2015

Rain World - An open world stealth-survival platformer set in a living ecosystem of predators and prey, prasied by Fumito Ueada for its design and tech

StaffyManasse · Mar 1, 2015

These threads are always awesome it seems. Subbed.

SatelliteOfLove · Mar 1, 2015

Have you have your fill of smuggling human souls to devils in Sunless Sea and been dunked in the cauldron more than you'd care to admit in Darkest Dungeon, but STILL have a hankerin' for steampunk madness and fumbling thru to a gameplan? CLOCKWORK EMPIRES.

Found colonies!
Tame the land!
~~Be turned by icthyian horrors to join the Faceless Ones in gibbering mind-slavery.~~Claim a new colony for Her Excellency, The Queen!

wanderingprostheyltite said:
Been waiting on that one for awhile, hope it turns out great, and supports some consumer VR hmds!

It got a thread recently but I'm really digging the look of Jetpack Squad, looks like some crazy fun.

That animation is delicious. Contra all up in here.

MegaSackman · Mar 1, 2015

"Vane" by Friend and Foe Games

Vane Teaser

Santiako · Mar 1, 2015

Choomp said:
You guys think Cuphead has enough attention? Just, I mean, as a platformer it looks solid, so there's that, and the art style, what the hell?! Why did no one do this before? It looks so perfect I can't wait.

Thanks for this thread, only a few posts in seeing lots of interesting stuff I haven't seen before.

As far as I know, the game is all bossfights, so not really a platformer

But yeah, looks amazing.

FloatOn · Mar 1, 2015

If any of you are into local multiplayer games I strongly suggest you look into videoball.

Converse · Mar 1, 2015

Thank the skies for indie games. They've really helped make this generation a remarkable experience for me.

Though it may not be quite as obscure as some of the above-mentioned titles, I'm most looking forward to Affordable Space Adventures, and I wish it'd get more attention.

It's a Wii U collaboration from indie developers KnapNok (Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party) and Nifflas (Knytt). While one player controls a rusty lemon of a spaceship with a traditional controller, a partner uses the GamePad to act as a sort of co-pilot, adjusting all sorts of ancillary controls, so you really have to communicate as a team to navigate through the stages. Looks to me like the best use of the GamePad since ZombiU, and when that thing's used properly, it's magnificent. I've been looking forward to this game for ages.

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