The Neverending Indie Thread

[Ink Asylum]

Hah. First time I've heard the term "dig-boxers".

[Vigil80]

Perhaps I should have linked it (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=23410). ;)

[Hawkzombie]

Unlucky Gnome...weird game.

[OrangePulp]

Retro City Rampage (http://www.retrocityrampage.com/) is supposed to release this month. Really hoping it does, because the wait is killing me. Game looks sweet.

[Ravenlock]

Yeah, I've been looking forward to that since it was Grand Theftendo, years ago.

[Lekon]

Retro City Rampage (http://www.retrocityrampage.com/) is supposed to release this month. Really hoping it does, because the wait is killing me. Game looks sweet.

You are kidding. I thought they'd never stop teasing that one.


Sweet!

[LordDon]

Reprisal (http://www.reprisaluniverse.com/site/), Populus in your web browser!

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(and ZOMG the music!)

[Khrymsyn]

Yes, I'm throwing this out there as it's getting closer, but in case anyone HASN'T seen it...

bapenguin's twin stick shooter - Blue Shield Alliance. Release expected this summer for Xbox Live, and sometime after that on PC.

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Adding this next video to show some straight gameplay and how the co-op aspects work :
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[biosc1]

Has the game 48 Chambers been mentioned yet? I saw it through the Because We May indie sale.

http://www.discordgames.com/?page_id=1451

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Only $1.

[Ink Asylum]

It's still very early in development, but there's a horror game coming out next year that has a very interesting hook: The player character is a 2-year old.

Among the Sleep (http://www.krillbite.com/ats/)

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[Spigot]

That sounds fascinating.

[Ink Asylum]

It's the helplessness mechanic of Amnesia taken to its extreme conclusion.

[AntonThaGreat]

Can't wait for this one:

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[LordDon]

JUST WATCH THE GODDAMN VIDEO! HOLYSHITWANTNOW!

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Starforge (http://www.starforge.com/StarForge_V0.1.torrent). Since Notch passed this along their site is being treated like fresh meat on the prison block. Torrent linked so you can still grab a copy.

[AntonThaGreat]

JUST WATCH THE GODDAMN VIDEO! HOLYSHITWANTNOW!

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Starforge (http://www.starforge.com/StarForge_V0.1.torrent). Since Notch passed this along their site is being treated like fresh meat on the prison block. Torrent linked so you can still grab a copy.

Don, how'd you miss my thread about it that was right next to this one? :p

[LordDon]

Because I had to post to the indiethreadasfastaspossible.

[AntonThaGreat]

Because I had to post to the indiethreadasfastaspossible.

You're right to be excited. This looks like a god damn gaming jambalaya. I hope they have proper funding already. I wonder what they're planning to do about funding if they don't... I can definitely see them raking in a few hundred thousand dollars with a well executed kickstarter campaign.

[Ravenlock]

I'm excited by a lot of stuff in that video (the 3D tilesets, procedural generation and the physics engine all look really cool), but I'm not sure I fully understand how it comes together as a game, yet.

That first shot of the aliens rushing the base while the guy stood by the two spotlights didn't actually look all that good or fun. The spotlights weren't actually being useful at highlighting the incoming enemies, and then they fell into the "moat" (which didn't appear to be successfully deterring other enemies from reaching the base) and shot / clawed each other. Cool looking, I guess, but it sure didn't make me think "I wish I was playing that." And getting whacked by a giant spinning thing that clearly exists only to demonstrate getting whacked is cool, but not actually fun.

But there are lots of good ideas in there, for sure. They've got my attention.

[Lekon]

Home Horror (http://www.homehorror.com/#buygame) just hit. Only 2 bucks. Seriously. TWO bucks.

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[Spigot]

Awesome news. Grabbing this the second I get home.

[LordDon]

I'm not quite sure how it's possible we missed posting Fray (http://www.fray-game.com/) in this thread. A turn-based shooter a-la Advanced Wars meets Frozen Synapse?

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You can head over to their site and pick up a beta key.

[AntonThaGreat]

That looks fuckin' awesome!

[Spigot]

That gave me a Syndicate vibe for some reason. And that's a god thing.

[LordDon]

Yeah, I got that too, and that's also a good thing for me as well.

[Spigot]

Word of warning about Home, don't play it really late at night when you can't keep your eyes open. I think I was getting VERY close to finishing it but had to go to sleep. There is no save option.

[Ink Asylum]

How long is a playthrough? And is there replay value?

[Spigot]

From what I've heard it's an hour or two to play through. It is quite fascinating and I noticed some choices that change the narrative a bit. I'll try to play through it tonight (and stay awake) and I'll see if anything is radically different.

For $2, it's easily worth it for the creep factor alone.

[Ink Asylum]

A year after signing up I've finally received an invitation to the Spy Party (http://www.spyparty.com/) closed beta. Did anyone else get the e-mail?

Unfortunately, it's a paid beta like Minecraft and Kerbal Space Program. $15 gets you early access and a copy of the game when it releases. I'm still weighing whether to buy in. I love the concept and enjoyed the one game I got to play at PAX East.

[BLeeP]

ShootMania (http://www.shootmania.com/) is having its first tournament as we speak, and it looks fricking fun as frick!

The mode here is called "Elite Mode". This is a video explaining it and giving you a feel for it: PgYzdqLGWS8


And here is a video showing some amazing matches: 6Y5bnhLNeKk

Now, this MIGHT not really be considered Indie, as I think Ubisoft MIGHT be publishing, but I'm not too sure the rules on that. Then again, a game this fun looking probably deserves its own thread, but I am lazy. Anyway, here's hoping for beta soon!

[Lekon]

ShootMania (http://www.shootmania.com/) is having its first tournament as we speak, and it looks fricking fun as frick!

Now, this MIGHT not really be considered Indie, as I think Ubisoft MIGHT be publishing, but I'm not too sure the rules on that. Then again, a game this fun looking probably deserves its own thread, but I am lazy. Anyway, here's hoping for beta soon!

Indie enough for me. And I'm the goddam indie prophet. Verdict: Stays!


That and it does look pretty damn awesome and fun.

[Libuke]

That shootmania is getting a lot of buzz in the e-sport stuff I follow.

[BLeeP]

Which is funny, because that is just a mode someone made in a "design your own shooter" game (Shootmania is from the same folks who developed Trackmania).

[Handmade.Mercury]

Which is an awesome game, may I add! I used to play the crap out of Trackmania

[Hawkzombie]

Bought and played Home.

At the end of my story, Rachel and Normal had an affair however Rachel was a figment of my imagination. The Man in the house had killed his wife, but I had maybe killed all those other women.

All in all, a rather confusing end because I didn't find Rachel in the dirty rags in the basement. I also missed some things as well along the way. I had sort of guess the story about half-way through, and the letter I found cinched it.

I need to play again, but go more carefully, and pick and choose the answers. Still, an interesting game.

[Lekon]

Shepherd Slaughter (http://blindhack.com/shepherd-slaughter)

Zelda-ish roguelike. Lots of killing, weapons, broken weapons and more killing. Graphics aren't the best, but the gameplay is rather nifty!

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[Ravenlock]

And it's on Desura, for $3? Done. I'll give it a shot for that.

[Lekon]

And it's on Desura, for $3? Done. I'll give it a shot for that.

Free demo on the site too!

[LordDon]

Holy shit you guys, Planet Explorers looks awesome. And there's an Alpha out (http://www.indiedb.com/games/planet-explorers/downloads/planet-explorers-alpha-v01).

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[evilgoodwin]

Going back to Starbound (Woot), some folks found one of the music composer's soundcloud site. In a nice twist, the devs are encouraging people to give it a listen (http://playstarbound.com/music-in-starbound/), as long as you keep in mind that this is not finished material.

It sounds pretty damn sweet. (http://soundcloud.com/curtis-schweitzer/sets/starbound/)

Unfortunately, the forum hints that the game is being delayed until around Holidays. Sad face. (http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/starbound-release-time-and-news-update.7481/)

I want this game more than ever now.

[Ink Asylum]

Planet Explorers looks interesting, but there are a lot of Minecraft/Terraria clones in the works these days. That one isn't standing out to me yet. It looks very sparse.

[Ravenlock]

That looks like it's got some pretty neat ideas, for sure. I'm glad that people are playing with voxels again.

Planet Explorers looks interesting, but there are a lot of Minecraft/Terraria clones in the works these days. That one isn't standing out to me yet. It looks very sparse.
I don't get "Minecraft clone" out of that - it looks like the gameplay focus is primarily on building automatic defenses against encroaching wild beasts.

[MagGnome]

So then it's a Terraria clone, right? Hopefully there aren't any zombies.

It does look interesting though.

[LordDon]

Cannon Brawl (http://turtle-sandbox.com/category/cannon-brawl/) = Tower Defense + Worms and also awesome.

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[Ravenlock]

I do love Worms. I don't generally love tower defense, but I do love Worms.

Hrm.

[Spigot]

I love Worms (not the 3D variety though) and generally enjoy Tower Defence games. Interesting...

[Hawkzombie]

Planet Explorers....I'd like to explore DAT ASS!

Seriously, looks neat.

[Lekon]

New Hotness!

I present: Rollers of the Realm (http://www.rollersoftherealm.com/)

Have a peek at the video:

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Yup. action rpg pinball. I'm not sure I can add more onto that to make it seem cooler than it already is.

[LordDon]

I must admit, I never thought I'd see RPG and Pinball mixed.

[Spigot]

If they can make pinball RTSes, the sky is the limit.

[BLeeP]

I must admit, I never thought I'd see RPG and Pinball mixed.

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One of my favorites from yesteryear!

[Lekon]

Some more oddness:

Mercury, a Winner Generated Roguelike. (http://www.decisionproblem.com/mercury/) Each new cycle of the game, the two highest scores make one new item, class, or monster to add to the game. Potential to be a rather fascinating little experiment. Looks pretty neat too, reminds me of old maps.

http://i.imgur.com/MsNAB.jpg

[Spigot]

I love the look and the concept looks amazing. Keep us posted.

[LordDon]

Nation of Wind (http://nationofwind.tumblr.com/) looks like a mix between a MOBA and the management portion of Actraiser.

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[Ravenlock]

(1) The art style makes me think of Populous, with sky instead of water. That's not a bad thing.

(2) Having an "it's / its" typo in the first 10 seconds of your trailer, however, is kind of a bad thing. ;)

EDIT: Looks like the Alpha release is free on Desura (http://www.desura.com/games/a-nation-of-wind). I'll give that a shot.

[Lekon]

Alright, starting soon I'm going to be doing a front page article on indies to watch, just to get more coverage going. Right now I'm collecting screenies, dev quotes, etc.

Until then. DEAR GOD LOOK AT THIS ONE.

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MoonBase Survival Horror, Random Generated hazards, it has it all. (http://www.routinegame.com/)

[Ink Asylum]

I've been meaning to post that one.

[bapenguin]

I'll just leave this here. :)

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http://button.desura.com/play/medium/games/17954.png (http://www.desura.com/games/schar-blue-shield-alliance)

[Clark]

I'll just leave this here. :)

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http://button.desura.com/play/medium/games/17954.png (http://www.desura.com/games/schar-blue-shield-alliance)

You kick so much ass, Bap. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

[bapenguin]

You kick so much ass, Bap. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

Thank you very much.

[Ink Asylum]

Whoa! Spy Party (http://www.spyparty.com/), the long-awaited Spy/Sniper competitive game, has gotten a major graphical overhaul. (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/27/spyparty-redesign-the-new-art-of-espionage/)

Before:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2376971/Forum%20Images/spyparty1.png

After:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2376971/Forum%20Images/spyparty-convo-all-green.jpg

I was already excited about this title for the gameplay alone. Now it's got a great look that, as the article points out, is a mix of Archer and The Incredibles.

If you're going to PAX Prime, make sure you check this title out.

[Spigot]

Um... I'll wait until I see a gameplay shot. That looks like concept art or renders to me.

[edit: yeah, they are saying it's not quite time to 'release the new models into the game' yet.]

I'm still interested in the game though! It sounds great.

[Ink Asylum]

Even if it's scaled down in quality to make it into the game, it's a damn sight better than what they have right now. I was already planning to buy the title, but now I'm eagerly anticipating the new look as well.

[Ravenlock]

Agree, I love the art direction, no matter how high the fidelity is or isn't.

[LongStepMantis]

Have you ever thought to yourself : I like Diablo hack 'n slash loot games, but I also like spaceships, lasers and diplomacy/interplanetary race relations? Then, boy do I have the game for you!

Drox Operative (http://www.soldak.com/Drox-Operative/Overview.html)

From the maker of Din's Curse and Depths of Peril (both awesome, by the way) comes one-man-band Soldak Entertainment's next game. The game is still in beta, but pre-ordering the release gets you access to the current beta build. I've spent some time playing and have to say I'm impressed. It's not perfect, but as someone who followed Din's Curse in a similar manner, I can tell you that patches come frequently and often tweak or add major game features. The dev is passionate about game making, and listens to and interacts with his audience.

But you don't have to take my word for it... [/LeVar Burton]

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[Ravenlock]

They Bleed Pixels is out on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/211260/), and after spending about a half hour with it I feel confident that if you liked Super Meat Boy and/or Dustforce, you probably need to buy this.

Trailer below, and here's GiantBomb's Quick Look (http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-they-bleed-pixels/17-6503/).

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Extremely tight platforming, basic but fun enemy juggling & combos, lots of extras and hidden stuff. It's good. And tough.

[LordDon]

Holy shit, Incredipede (http://www.incredipede.com/) looks bizarre and awesome.

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[Spigot]

That looks awesome. It reminds me of a very pretty mix of Pontifex and World Of Goo only with musculature being the focus rather than overcoming gravity.

VERY interesting indeed...

[Ink Asylum]

Did anyone else contribute to the FTL Kickstarter and, as a result, get the beta over the weekend?

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I've been hooked on this game over the past few days. Combat is more challenging than I expected. Although the primary strategy is pretty repetitive (Focus on the enemy's shields and weapons) they throw enough curve balls at you to keep you on your toes.

[Ravenlock]

Yup, I got in over the weekend too, and absolutely love it.

I got wrecked my first few runs through, but in my most recent game I've made it to the 4th "Exit" point without losing any crew.

If you get a chance to pick up an Ion Bomb, which teleports to any enemy subsystem and immediately (temporarily) disables it, get it. Battles become exponentially easier when your opening gambit can always be "now you have no weapons system." ;)

It's a brilliant system for emergent storytelling. Reminds me of Strange Adventures in Infinite Space, in the best ways.

[Ink Asylum]

I've played probably around 2 dozen games so far. I also got wrecked early on, and even now if I run into an unlucky encounter in the first system I can take such a hit to my crew/hull that I'm better off restarting.

With practice, though, I've now gotten to the final sector twice. The first time I was curb-stomped by the final boss, the second time I fared much better, although they threw a twist at me which I wasn't prepared for, and I couldn't overcome it. If I can get the right weapons next time I know I can beat it.

Some advice, for the default ship, at least:


Shields - I tried to skirt by on 4 shields for a while, but 6 is definitely the key to survivability.
Engines - Boosting engines is massively effective against all projectiles. By the end of my last game I was dodging more than half of all incoming fire.
Doors - At least get the first upgrade to Blast Doors. It makes fighting invaders much easier. If possible, I now just open all the airlocks between them and the vacuum of space, so they suffocate before getting too deep into the ship.
Weapons - While auto-firing weapons is easier, I've gotten better at timing them manually so I can bring down the shields with one weapon then do heavy damage immediately with another.
Crew - Remember that your crew get better at their assigned stations. Remember where they usually work or check on the ship tab to see where they have experience. Also, if you have to fight invaders, try to do it in your med bay, where they'll be healed while they fight.

It's tough deciding how to spend your scrap. You simply don't have enough to buy everything. I think I'm going to focus on getting my shields up first next time. I figure if I can avoid taking a lot of hull damage that will save me scrap I can instead spend on upgrades and weapons.

[Lekon]

I've played probably around 2 dozen games so far. I also got wrecked early on, and even now if I run into an unlucky encounter in the first system I can take such a hit to my crew/hull that I'm better off restarting.

With practice, though, I've now gotten to the final sector twice. The first time I was curb-stomped by the final boss, the second time I fared much better, although they threw a twist at me which I wasn't prepared for, and I couldn't overcome it. If I can get the right weapons next time I know I can beat it.

Some advice, for the default ship, at least:


Shields - I tried to skirt by on 4 shields for a while, but 6 is definitely the key to survivability.
Engines - Boosting engines is massively effective against all projectiles. By the end of my last game I was dodging more than half of all incoming fire.
Doors - At least get the first upgrade to Blast Doors. It makes fighting invaders much easier. If possible, I now just open all the airlocks between them and the vacuum of space, so they suffocate before getting too deep into the ship.
Weapons - While auto-firing weapons is easier, I've gotten better at timing them manually so I can bring down the shields with one weapon then do heavy damage immediately with another.
Crew - Remember that your crew get better at their assigned stations. Remember where they usually work or check on the ship tab to see where they have experience. Also, if you have to fight invaders, try to do it in your med bay, where they'll be healed while they fight.

It's tough deciding how to spend your scrap. You simply don't have enough to buy everything. I think I'm going to focus on getting my shields up first next time. I figure if I can avoid taking a lot of hull damage that will save me scrap I can instead spend on upgrades and weapons.

Dude thank you. This helps a ton. I just started playing and adore the hell out of the game. The doors were a hard learned lesson.

[Ink Asylum]

No problem. Make a decision early on what to prioritize. The higher levels in each system cost a lot of scrap but they're pretty powerful in my opinion.

[Ink Asylum]

Man, I don't know if anyone else has made it to the last sector in FTL yet, but it is BRUTAL. I definitely suffered this time from having a bad run through the rest of the game. My ship just wasn't prepared for the final battle. I didn't have the right weapons to get past all of the boss's defenses. I definitely need either the ion cannon or one of those bomb teleporters. Regular missiles just didn't cut it.

[Lekon]

Man, I don't know if anyone else has made it to the last sector in FTL yet, but it is BRUTAL. I definitely suffered this time from having a bad run through the rest of the game. My ship just wasn't prepared for the final battle. I didn't have the right weapons to get past all of the boss's defenses. I definitely need either the ion cannon or one of those bomb teleporters. Regular missiles just didn't cut it.

On my third playthrough, I made it to the last sector. Pure luck. I was promptly stomped into space dust. That fight-not pretty.

[Ink Asylum]

Especially because it's next to impossible to take out all their weapons, the strategy most people use on all other ships.

[Lekon]

Aliens RL Just got an update after about 4 years of nothing. No really, I think the last update for it was 2008 or so. It's an Ascii roguelike, but many colors so it's fairly easy to tell everything apart, and there's only around ten keys used. Highly recommended.

Grab it over here at Chaosforge. (http://alien.chaosforge.org/)

[Hawkzombie]

Some more oddness:

Mercury, a Winner Generated Roguelike. (http://www.decisionproblem.com/mercury/) Each new cycle of the game, the two highest scores make one new item, class, or monster to add to the game. Potential to be a rather fascinating little experiment. Looks pretty neat too, reminds me of old maps.

http://i.imgur.com/MsNAB.jpg

This one bugs me...I can never make it more than a floor before encountering enemies that dodge every attack, and then I've run out of moves.

[Lekon]

Another neat new one, free download to test it out: Steam Marines. (http://www.steammarines.com/). I'll do a write-up on this one later, but so far, I like their style. It's a bit of a 4 character rogue like combat game. Squad Roguelike basically... with guns and clunky suits.

[SilentScreams]

Definitely interested. Downloading now. Thanks Lekon.

[biosc1]

Another neat new one, free download to test it out: Steam Marines. (http://www.steammarines.com/). I'll do a write-up on this one later, but so far, I like their style. It's a bit of a 4 character rogue like combat game. Squad Roguelike basically... with guns and clunky suits.

Looks fantastic!

[Lekon]

Another new one. This one's up for Kickstarter as well, but here's the link to the playable online alpha of GUTS.

... Wild West Undead Turn Based Strategy Roguelike.

Click me, you know you want to. (http://bigmengames.com/qxTB23.html)

[BLeeP]

Another new one. This one's up for Kickstarter as well, but here's the link to the playable online alpha of GUTS.

... Wild West Undead Turn Based Strategy Roguelike.

Click me, you know you want to. (http://bigmengames.com/qxTB23.html)

Okay, I loved this. And the curse removing element where you fight a shade of yourself? Genius!

[SilentScreams]

... Wild West Undead Turn Based Strategy Roguelike.

I didn't even know I wanted this until right now.

[BLeeP]

Sadly, it doesn't look good for that Kickstarter, but I might be bad at judging such things.

[Khrymsyn]

Perhaps I should start a new thread with this question... but... the term roguelike. I always wondered wtf that meant, and I looked it up on good ole Wiki and it states :
"The roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing video games, characterized by level randomization, permanent death, and turn-based movement."

A) Isn't that REAAAALLY broad? And
B) Doesn't that basically describe X-Com?

[Ink Asylum]

There's more to it than that. Roguelikes tend to involve a single character that you use to explore an uncharted area in a largely linear fashion.

X-Com has mission goals, a home base, replaceable characters, and other factors that set it apart from roguelikes.

[Khrymsyn]

There's more to it than that. Roguelikes tend to involve a single character that you use to explore an uncharted area in a largely linear fashion.

X-Com has mission goals, a home base, replaceable characters, and other factors that set it apart from roguelikes.

I guess that's part of my confusion. I've heard FTL often referred to as a Rogue-like (that's the game that got me wondering btw), yet, FTL has mission goals, a home base (the ship), and replaceable characters...

[Spigot]

It's the best of both worlds!

[Ink Asylum]

In FTL the ship is your character, not the little guys running around inside it. Those are just equipment. :)

FTL has one end goal, which some rogue-likes have as well at the bottom of their dungeon. The dungeon for FTL is the stretch of space between sectors 1 and 7. Each sector is like the floor of a traditional roguelike dungeon, where you can roam around to fight enemies and recover equipment before eventually moving deeper to face tougher foes.

[LongStepMantis]

Honestly, "roguelike" is almost starting to become a buzzword for games. Which seems really weird to me since most of my life no one outside of we devoted geeks seemed to know roguelikes even existed.

[BLeeP]

Honestly, "roguelike" is almost starting to become a buzzword for games. Which seems really weird to me since most of my life no one outside of we devoted geeks seemed to know roguelikes even existed.

I remember being made fun of for playing video games that weren't sports related in middle school. Luckily, things change!

[Ink Asylum]

Honestly, "roguelike" is almost starting to become a buzzword for games. Which seems really weird to me since most of my life no one outside of we devoted geeks seemed to know roguelikes even existed.

Well, now all those geeks who grew up playing roguelikes are now making their own in the new indie gaming golden age. :)

[Lekon]

"Roguelike" is being used lately to depict games that use certian elements. Usually: Permanent death, Randomized Areas, Randomized Loot, and some form of level progression. It's broad on purpose. Even the FTL guys call it a rogue-like-like. Few steps away.

Eventually someone is going to come up with a better term for it, like they did for doom clones and Dota-likes.

I'm all for Lekongames. myself. It's catchy.

[BLeeP]

"Roguelike" is being used lately to depict games that use certian elements. Usually: Permanent death, Randomized Areas, Randomized Loot, and some form of level progression. It's broad on purpose. Even the FTL guys call it a rogue-like-like. Few steps away.

Eventually someone is going to come up with a better term for it, like they did for doom clones and Dota-likes.

I'm all for Lekongames. myself. It's catchy.

Lekongames gets a red squiggle under it in my web browser, so that can't be right.

[Troggles]

Lekongames gets a red squiggle under it in my web browser, so that can't be right.

That's just your web browser highlighting how correct it is.

[SilentScreams]

Stone Soup will always be the king of roguelikes for me. It's completely free too!

It really is a broad term, but it was always meant to refer to games like Stone Soup, ADOM and Nethack. Those games don't need a new term to describe them...it's all these impostors like FTL that need to get their own identity! :)

[graddy]

Has anyone played these games in this bundle? The prices for different tiers is really good - I want to find out which one is the best for my money. I haven't heard much about any of these games.

http://www.gamersgate.com/indiefort-bundle

[Spigot]

I've played Cardinal Quest and Tiny & Big. They're both fine. T&B has a fantastic soundtrack and is pretty fun to goof around in.

I would actually be quite interested in that "Girl With A Heart Of..." game but not $5 interested :P

[LordDon]

Um, seriously want.

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[Lekon]

Has anyone played these games in this bundle? The prices for different tiers is really good - I want to find out which one is the best for my money. I haven't heard much about any of these games.

http://www.gamersgate.com/indiefort-bundle

There should be a demo for Cardinal Quest. Oddly enough, I know for sure there's one for CQ2, and they play a ton alike, so you can give that one a go.

Ones I can recommend:

Telepath: (Decent tactical RPG)
Project Black Sun: Nifty Metroidvania
Star Prospector: RTS-ish game. Somewhere between an RTS and an action rpg.
Zombie Football Carnage: Surprisingly fun and mindless combat game.
Devil Whiskey: If you were a big fan of Bards Tale, this is basically a new one of those.


All the others, I haven't played myself, so I don't want to comment on them.

[Hawkzombie]

Picked 6 games and can get them for 6.99...not a bad deal actually...

[biosc1]

Any thoughts on these 2?

Survivors of Ragnarök (Alpha - http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-RAGNAROK/survivors-of-ragnarok-alpha

and

Black Market - http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BM/black-market

[Hawkzombie]

Rag looked like a neat Terraria/Dwarf Fortress/Minecraft take so I choose it myself. Black Market isn't my bag so dunno.

[jpublic]

Devil Whiskey looks really interesting, but I've got no brainspace for agame like that right now.

[Lekon]

Okay... I like the look of this one. Board/Card game, called Armello. This is just the trailer. There's some info over on a Verge article as well.

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Between this and Card Hunter. Austrailia is really shoring up the digital Card/Board game market.

[Rune_74]

I found this game the old world on indiegogo and it looks pretty cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OBW-v06_SZ4

and it's link:

http://www.indiegogo.com/TheOldWorld

[Ink Asylum]

That's an ambitious idea. It sounds a lot like Dwarf Fortress's adventure mode.

[Ravenlock]

It does sound ambitious, but it also sounds very vague and is, frankly, written pretty horribly. It's entirely likely that the project lead doesn't have English as his first language, and if so that shouldn't be held against him, but reading through the pitch was kind of painful.

I also see a lot of high concept ideas without any specifics or evidence that he can pull them off. I mean, it's a 20-year-old who's never put out a game before. Every member of the team except him is a student, which I assume means they're doing this in their spare time.

A dynamic, believable, AI controlled world isn't a simple problem to solve. Certainly a top-down 2D approach makes it a little easier, but still, this is the sort of stuff other experienced developers spend years refining over multiple games. I'd love to see them pull it off right out of the gate, but I think I'll wait and see. If they do it, they'll have me as a customer, for sure.

[Ink Asylum]

Yeah, those are some of the reasons I'm really doubtful. The pitch reads like the kind of "Living World!" promises we used to get from Molyneux.

[Rune_74]

Well I found their main website...gives a look into the development...it is interesting:

http://joxno.com/TheOldWorld/

[Lekon]

Side Scrolling Turn based GPR game. WazHack (http://www.wazhack.com/). Free demo too through Desura and other channels.

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Looks actiony in the video, but it's still turnbased, nothing moves unless you do.

Also, check out my new column on the front page, and if you have suggestions of indie studios for me to interview, let me know!

[Ravenlock]

Hunh. That's an interesting idea, a sidescrolling roguelike. I dig it.

EDIT: Played the demo they've got on their website. I really like it.

[Spigot]

I just noticed you used the term GPR. Well played :)

[Lekon]

I just noticed you used the term GPR. Well played :)

And I'll keep using it. :p GPR. Growth Permadeath Ranomization game. Harder to miss-spell than Roguelike.

[Hawkzombie]

I liked it until I had a water Nymph steal all my weapons in the demo and then proceed to chase me down and murder me with them. All during the tutorial.

[Ravenlock]

And I'll keep using it. :p GPR. Growth Permadeath Ranomization game. Harder to miss-spell than Roguelike.

I do love irony. ;)

[Lekon]

I do love irony. ;)

Glad you caught it =).

I was half tempted to misspell roguelike too, but thought that'd be way too obvious.

[MagGnome]

That looks cool. I'll be sticking with Roguelike, however. :p

[Lekon]

Sword of the Stars: The Pit (http://sots-thepit.com/). A sci fi roguelike.

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They're even doing an indiegogo to try and fund it. I'm in.

[Hawkzombie]

I want that yesterday.

[Ravenlock]

For some reason that isn't doing it for me. I'm gonna come back to it later and see if it grows on me. I certainly ought to like it.

[biosc1]

I'm holding out for that squad-based sci-fi roguelike. That is the evolution of the genre (or does that just make it XCOM?)

[Lekon]

I'm holding out for that squad-based sci-fi roguelike. That is the evolution of the genre (or does that just make it XCOM?)

Well, there are some squad based RLs. Steam Marines is one that's semi sci fi (Guns, steamtech in space). I linked to it a bit earlier in the thread. Also, there's an actual Xcom RL, basically Xcom original redone in ascii.

[Ravenlock]

I'm holding out for that squad-based sci-fi roguelike. That is the evolution of the genre (or does that just make it XCOM?)

Have you tried Pineapple Smash Crew (http://store.steampowered.com/app/204390/)? Not a roguelike in the strictest sense (too action focused and not enough variety), but a lot of randomness, good squad mechanics, and a nice tight addiction loop.

I was pleasantly surprised.

[biosc1]

Well, there are some squad based RLs. Steam Marines is one that's semi sci fi (Guns, steamtech in space). I linked to it a bit earlier in the thread. Also, there's an actual Xcom RL, basically Xcom original redone in ascii.

Yah, Steam Marines is the one I'm excited for.

Have you tried Pineapple Smash Crew (http://store.steampowered.com/app/204390/)? Not a roguelike in the strictest sense (too action focused and not enough variety), but a lot of randomness, good squad mechanics, and a nice tight addiction loop.

I was pleasantly surprised.

I haven't fired it up yet, but it looks more twin-stick shooter, no?

[LongStepMantis]

I just realized that scifi roguelikes do not whet my whistle at all. Strange.
I just equate roguelikes with either having a medieval/fantasy setting, or more rarely, a modern-ish setting. I'm not keen on futuristic scifi ones apparently. FTL didn't even snag me.

[Ravenlock]

I haven't fired it up yet, but it looks more twin-stick shooter, no?

Not really? I mean, in terms of raw gameplay interaction, yes, it's an action game, but the focus is much more on team management, item management and tactics than just moving and aiming your gun.

Cannon Fodder would be the closest parallel I could draw, probably, in terms of how it controls and plays.

[Lekon]

Heya folks. My new column (Indie Center) (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?p=1075421) is going now, and any comments at all are welcome in the various threads. People you'd like to see interviewed, groups you'd like to see. I'll be putting most of my indie recommendations up there.

The latest one was MoaCube (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?p=1075421), one of the groups that got me into loving Indie games.

[menage]

Just bought the Canadian bundle on steam. I haven't been using Steam long but I already own 20 games now:). Those bundles are cheap!

[Ravenlock]

Oh wow. That's a really good bundle.

[menage]

I mainly bought it for capsized cause I love the look, but having both Shanks, Dredmor and S&S didn't hurt:)

[MagGnome]

Wow, Capsized looks fantastic. If I wasn't in a "no buying" mode I would pick that up right away. It's on my wishlist now.

[LordDon]

Holy shit this looks cool:

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[Lekon]

Updates!

I was sent a press demo of Sword of the Stars: The Pit (http://www.indiegogo.com/sots-thepit). Said demo had about 1/5th the levels in, and was an alpha, but despite that, rather fun. Good solid roguelike, ton of skills to mess with, and pretty easy to get the hang of.

As it stands, certainly worth a donation. Also, the guys from Kerberos have agreed to some q&a with CoG. If anyone's got some questions for the Pit Crew, let me know, and I'll pass them along.

Update 2:

Had a chance to play Bonfire (http://moacube.com/games/bonfire/)as well. I'm damn impressed. Alpha state still, but no crashes or errors. The game's a coffeebreak tactics game (Most games over in 30 minutes or an hour *max*, think desktop dungeons) Turn based, an emphasis on tactics and improv, instead of healtankspank. I'll have a full write up of it soon. Until then, you can get some more details over at the interview I did with Bonfire's creator. (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=27731)

[Libuke]

Updates!

I was sent a press demo of Sword of the Stars: The Pit (http://www.indiegogo.com/sots-thepit). Said demo had about 1/5th the levels in, and was an alpha, but despite that, rather fun. Good solid roguelike, ton of skills to mess with, and pretty easy to get the hang of.

As it stands, certainly worth a donation. Also, the guys from Kerberos have agreed to some q&a with CoG. If anyone's got some questions for the Pit Crew, let me know, and I'll pass them along.

Update 2:

Had a chance to play Bonfire (http://moacube.com/games/bonfire/)as well. I'm damn impressed. Alpha state still, but no crashes or errors. The game's a coffeebreak tactics game (Most games over in 30 minutes or an hour *max*, think desktop dungeons) Turn based, an emphasis on tactics and improv, instead of healtankspank. I'll have a full write up of it soon. Until then, you can get some more details over at the interview I did with Bonfire's creator. (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=27731)


Kerberus broke my heart with Sword of the Stars 2. I am not sure I can trust them again how can they make this up, allow us to trust them again, to people like me? (Feel free to word this better).

[Lekon]

Kerberus broke my heart with Sword of the Stars 2. I am not sure I can trust them again how can they make this up, allow us to trust them again, to people like me? (Feel free to word this better).

Have you tried SOTS2 lately? From what I've been reading they announced it is finally playable and the patches have everything fixed. (So maybe not *on time* by any means, but they did fix it)

This is meant as an honest question. I never played SOTS2, so I'm curious how the patches have worked.

[Libuke]

Have you tried SOTS2 lately? From what I've been reading they announced it is finally playable and the patches have everything fixed. (So maybe not *on time* by any means, but they did fix it)

This is meant as an honest question. I never played SOTS2, so I'm curious how the patches have worked.

No I have not I really should give it a shot but hard to start it up after the other times I did.

[MagGnome]

Holy shit this looks cool:

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That looks fantastic, and I love, love, LOVE the title!

[Libuke]

Okay... I like the look of this one. Board/Card game, called Armello. This is just the trailer. There's some info over on a Verge article as well.

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Between this and Card Hunter. Austrailia is really shoring up the digital Card/Board game market.

Looks neat but tablet only it sounds like. I don't have one.

[Ink Asylum]

Pid

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I'd never heard about this game until RPS posted about its launch today. It looks like an interesting and atmospheric puzzle/platformer.

[MagGnome]

That trailer is great, and I really like the art style.

[BrassGecko]

Lookin' good, Starbound (http://playstarbound.com/building-demonstration/).

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[Ten19]

Lookin' good, Starbound (http://playstarbound.com/building-demonstration/).

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Is it out yet?

Is it out yet?

Can I buy it yet?

Is it out yet?

[SilentScreams]

What Tennineteen said.

My life needs more Terraria clones.

[boratika]

New Indie Royale bundle is out (http://www.indieroyale.com/). Mutant Mudds, Pineapple Smash Crew, Spirits, Avernum 4/5/6, and Basketbelle.

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Sold.

[Ravenlock]

I have everything in there except Basketbelle already, but if you don't, that's a good bundle of games.

[boratika]

I only had Spirits (from a Humble Android Bundle), so yeah, pretty sweet for me.


Speaking of:

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[MagGnome]

These indie bundles are greatly expanding my gaming library. Wish I had time to play the darn games.

Also, the Humble Indie Bundle needs a new narrator. That guy's voice and cheesiness grate on my ears.

[Ink Asylum]

Legend of Dungeon (http://robotloveskitty.com/LoD/index.html), an upcoming 4-player, co-op, pixel-art, roguelike dungeon crawler.

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[Ravenlock]

I don't like the voiceover at all, but the art style looks fantastic, especially the lighting.

If the gameplay is solid, I'm in. Looks like a de-rezzed Castle Crashers plus more RPG.

Will it be randomized?

[BLeeP]

Legend of Dungeon is being made by a friend of a friend of mine and everyone is pretty psyched. It is the same dev as Tiny Plumbers , which I shared earlier in the thread, and Neverdaunt 8-Bit. I was invited to go over and beta test it last week BUUUUUT I'm a flake and forgot :/. Still, I can't wait to give it a go!

[Ravenlock]

That's pretty awesome. If you get the opportunity to spread some of that beta love around, I'm sure several of us would be interested. ;) Also, get them here on the CoG boards!

[MagGnome]

Legend of Dungeon?

Well other than the awful title and voiceover, it looks great!

No offense to the developers. Kudos to them for getting Christian Bale on board. :p

[BLeeP]

Legend of Dungeon?

Well other than the awful title and voiceover, it looks great!

No offense to the developers. Kudos to them for getting Christian Bale on board. :p

If I had to guess, the title and the voice over are both part of Calvin's sense of humor.

[Hawkzombie]

ROBOT <3's KITTY!!

I love those games. So does my son :p

[Ravenlock]

Legend of Dungeon has hopped on the Kickstarter train (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotloveskitty/legend-of-dungeon).

[Ink Asylum]

That's a modest goal, and the price for the game is low. Plus, there's a demo. (http://robotloveskitty.com/LoD/Demo.html)

I don't see how this one doesn't make it.

[Ravenlock]

Their demo is sweet. I'm in.

[BLeeP]

Was just coming here to post all of this info! I'm really excited for them, and also urge peoples to give the game a thumbs up on Steam!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=108895757

[SilentScreams]

I don't know if it's been mentioned before but Maia (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1438429768/maia) sounds like something out of my wildest dreams. Just under 2 days left on the Kickstarter if you want to get yourself early access (mid-January). Funding goal has already been met though.

[Spigot]

I just saw Primordia (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/primordia) over on GoG and I can't wait to get home to throw some money at it (though there's part of me wondering if a Steam release is around the corner).

It looks great and the setting is spiffy.

[Ravenlock]

I played Teleglitch today and I really like it a lot (http://j.mp/U9Yt63) (short impressions / praise post).

You should get the demo (http://teleglitch.com/index.php?page=demo).

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[biosc1]

I saw that game yesterday. Looked a little to 'messy/twitchy' for my tastes, but maybe I will give it a try.

[Ravenlock]

It is absolutely messy and twitchy. ;) But I liked it a lot anyhow. Check out the demo, see what you think.

[Chaotic Kitten]

Ahoy!

I was poked by Ravenlock a while ago and told this was where all the cool kids hang out.
My husband and I are the makers of Legend of Dungeon (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotloveskitty/legend-of-dungeon), I just wanted to say hi and thank you for your coolness.


*curtsies*

[MagGnome]

Welcome to COG! Hopefully you enjoy your stay. :)

[Ravenlock]

Ahoy!

I was poked by Ravenlock a while ago and told this was where all the cool kids hang out.
My husband and I are the makers of Legend of Dungeon (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotloveskitty/legend-of-dungeon), I just wanted to say hi and thank you for your coolness.


*curtsies*

Yay! You guys are the bestest. :) Glad to see you here!

[Chaotic Kitten]

Well thanks for inviting me! ^_^
Sorry it took so long to actually drag my butt in here, but this Kickstarter stuff is making our lives hectic @_@

[Hawkzombie]

Robot Loves Kitty is one of my (and and my 6 yr old son's) fave games. On that ALONE I'm interested in Legend of Dungeon. Good stuff!

[Chaotic Kitten]

Robot Loves Kitty is one of my (and and my 6 yr old son's) fave games. On that ALONE I'm interested in Legend of Dungeon. Good stuff!


Ahh..the Robot Wants Kitty game gets people confused a lot... sorry ^^; but it's not our game. please don't hate me! >.<

[MagGnome]

I finally tried the demo for Legend of Dungeon. I accidentally attacked the wizard/necromancer in the tavern, and he destroyed me pretty quickly. Then I floated around as a ghost for a bit.

I'm in.

[Hawkzombie]

Ahh..the Robot Wants Kitty game gets people confused a lot... sorry ^^; but it's not our game. please don't hate me! >.<

...Awwwwwwwkwaaaaaard.

Pretend I said 'Tiny Plumbers'.

I'm still in, btw :D

[BLeeP]

Ahoy!

I was poked by Ravenlock a while ago and told this was where all the cool kids hang out.
My husband and I are the makers of Legend of Dungeon (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotloveskitty/legend-of-dungeon), I just wanted to say hi and thank you for your coolness.


*curtsies*

Well shucks howdy, madam! We did a Google Hangout once. ONCE.

I am unbelievably stoked by how much publicity Legend of Dungeon is getting and how great the Kickstarter is doing. I wish you and Calvin much more good luck!

[MagGnome]

I backed it. I can't wait to play the full version. :)

[Chaotic Kitten]

*smiles* Wow, hearing so many nice things... it's a very awesome feeling... it's like getting hugged by a group of unicorns made of cotton candy *_*


Bleep, I remember the possible two or so people you might be! Ahoy, and thank you for spreading word of the game!

MagGnome, I am glad you approve!
Insider tip, if you are a ghost in the tavern just go to the appropriate bathroom, and you will live once more.
You also can swap gender in there. ... and spray paint washes off with water. Hygiene.

[jpublic]

I've got one that I've been hotly anticipating that just went to pre order status:

www.malevolencegame.com

Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox is an infinite, non-random, procedurally generated first person RPG.

I think it's a fantastic project, and I couldn't drop my twenty bucks fast enough.

[Hawkzombie]

Ah yes, I remember the Kickstarter for it.

[biosc1]

Well, there are some squad based RLs. Steam Marines is one that's semi sci fi (Guns, steamtech in space). I linked to it a bit earlier in the thread. Also, there's an actual Xcom RL, basically Xcom original redone in ascii.

Just finished playing some of the latest build of this game and it is pretty entertaining, though I got a little lost and couldn't figure out how to activate the elevator :(

Also, those are mines on the ground. Do not try and step on one...

http://steammarines.com/

[Ink Asylum]

Monaco. A 1-4 player arcade game about heists. (http://www.pocketwatchgames.com/Monaco/)

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It feels like it's been in development forever. I've personally played it at two consecutive PAX Easts (spoiler: It's awesome). Well, it's finally nearing release, close enough that they're opening up pre-orders. (http://www.pocketwatchgames.com/Monaco/)

It'll be $15 at release. Pre-ordering will get you the game for $13.50. Pre-ordering a 4-pack costs $45 ($11.25 a copy).

I need three of the usual suspects to break open the vault and get the loot. Who wants in?

1. Ink Asylum
2. Ravenlock
3. Spigot
4. Lekon

[Ravenlock]

Absolutely in. In times 10. You knew I'd be one of the three. I've been waiting for this guy since first announced. ;)

EDIT: For the record "in times 10" is not a literal statement. I want one copy. :p

[Spigot]

Ill go in on that deal.

[Lekon]

Sure, I'm in. I've played the beta and adore the game.

[Ink Asylum]

Sweet. First group of four is filled up. I'll send you guys a PM.

[MagGnome]

The makeup of the first group is simply shocking! ;)

I look forward to hearing some impressions.

[Ravenlock]

The makeup of the first group is simply shocking! ;)

We come by our reputation honestly. ;)

[Lekon]

Gee, it's not like it's a bunch of the people who do indie covera...

Yeah that joke's too easy. You guys are going to love the game though. Singleplayer is fine, actually decent.

Thing is: 2 players? You can clear a stage easily. 3 players? Little chaotic.

4 people is a clusterfuck that turns into the credits of the Benny Hill show. It's awesome.

[Ink Asylum]

I've played 4-player at PAX a couple times, and it's indeed chaos, but the fun kind. All pretense of stealth goes out the window and it's everyone scrambling for loot while dodging overworked guards.

Playing the prototype alone last night is a completely different game. It's almost a stealth-puzzler at that point.

[Lekon]

More joy for everyone: Maldita Castilla (http://www.locomalito.com/maldita_castilla.php)

Think of it as if the arcade days never died, and they made a Ghouls and Ghosts sequel. Again.

[Ravenlock]

More joy for everyone: Maldita Castilla (http://www.locomalito.com/maldita_castilla.php)

Think of it as if the arcade days never died, and they made a Ghouls and Ghosts sequel. Again.

This one is by Locomalito, who has made some of the best freeware I ever wrote up for Free and Worth Every Penny, including the superb L'Abbaye Des Morts (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=19830).

Very excited to play it.

[jpublic]

In somewhat odd Steam news, I just noiced I suddenly have a copy of A Valley Without Wind 2. Apparently if you have the first you get the second free?

[SilentScreams]

Yeah I remember them mentioning that.

[LongStepMantis]

More joy for everyone: Maldita Castilla (http://www.locomalito.com/maldita_castilla.php)

Think of it as if the arcade days never died, and they made a Ghouls and Ghosts sequel. Again.

Just tried this and it's good enough to have to pay for it, but you don't.
I highly recommend it for anyone who loves that so-good-but-it-wants-me-dead style of gameplay. If only all retro "love letter" games were done this well.

[Ravenlock]

Just tried this and it's good enough to have to pay for it, but you don't.
I highly recommend it for anyone who loves that so-good-but-it-wants-me-dead style of gameplay. If only all retro "love letter" games were done this well.

Everything Locomalito makes is that good (and that hard). Try the one I linked a few posts up, and also the one I link from inside that post. ;)

[Lekon]

With the IGF Finalists (http://igf.com/2013/01/2013_independent_games_festiva_2.html) announced, there are a ton of good games to check out. The nominations were pretty well spread out, aside from a few I won't mention.

One that caught me by surprise is 7 Grand Steps (http://p4.hostingprod.com/@mousechief.com/arcadamia/Site/by_Mousechief.html). Feels like you're playing an animatronic board game. Only a demo for now, but I'll probably be buying this when it hits. Just too fascinating to avoid.

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Also, to add on:


A link from Pixel Prospector, the Indie Games Megalist (http://pinterest.com/pixelprospector/indie-games-the-mega-list/), 280 or so games. A ton of good games to look through and possibly play.

[Hawkzombie]

EVERYONE DROP WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

Vote for this. Like yesterday.

Chasm (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=116879147)

[biosc1]

Okay, I voted, but then I stumbled across this...I thought it was already on Steam, but then I see it is not anymore.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=106180446

[Spigot]

Okay, I voted, but then I stumbled across this...I thought it was already on Steam, but then I see it is not anymore.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=106180446

I'm kind of surprised that they're making them put this up on Greenlight since the Dark Eye is already up there.

[Hawkzombie]

I already voted for that one as well. Kinda surprising too.

[Ravenlock]

EVERYONE DROP WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

Vote for this. Like yesterday.

Chasm (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=116879147)

You make a compelling case, sir.

[Spigot]

I'm not voting for any more Greenlight until Octodad: Dadliest Catch gets approved *protest*

[Hawkzombie]

You make a compelling case, sir.

I let the facts of the case speak for themselves.

[biosc1]

I'm kind of surprised that they're making them put this up on Greenlight since the Dark Eye is already up there.

Ah, just read it is Greenlight for worldwide release. It is just available in North America through Steam at the moment. I didn't find it through search earlier, but now it appears again.

[Pale Ale]

I'm not voting for any more Greenlight until Octodad: Dadliest Catch gets approved *protest*

It did, numbnuts. :p

[Spigot]

It did, numbnuts. :p

Well, that was effective! I should protest more often!

[Pale Ale]

Well, that was effective! I should protest more often!

You have powers man, powers that can change things months in the past! I wanna stay on your good side!


Also make me not sick from monday this week was not fun.

[Spigot]

Heh. I'll do my best to retroactively cure you.

I thought that Octodad was on the bubble and didn't get approved. If it did, well, YAY!

[Ink Asylum]

Unclaimed Planet. (http://unclaimedworld-game.com/)

“Unclaimed World” is a single player game for the PC which combines the citybuilding and the sim genres, taking cues from games like Dwarf Fortress and The Settlers. You direct a small group of pioneers who are creating a settlement on a lush planet with a harsh and challenging environment.

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Yeah. I could definitely get into that.

[Spigot]

Oh wow. I want that if only to stare at the pretties.

[Ink Asylum]

I love how there are changing shadows based on the position of the sun.

[SilentScreams]

They had me at Dwarf Fortress.

Which reminds me to spend all day today playing Dwarf Fortress.

[Lekon]

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE.

New one in alpha: Risk of Rain. I like it! 2d platformer/roguelike elements. Still early, but a lot of fun. You will die. Link to download's a bit down on the page. (http://riskofrain.tumblr.com/)

[Ink Asylum]

Monaco has a release date, finally. April 24th! I know we have some people here who pre-ordered. I look forward to getting some co-op in soon!

[Spigot]

Phew! I've been looking at that "Coming Soon" icon for far too long.

[Libuke]

Has anyone played Evoland (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/evoland)? I was wonder if it is worth picking up. Sounds like it is fairly short but I cannot tell from the reviews if it would be really fun though.

[jpublic]

It's a good short romp, if fairly tedious at points, but I wouldn't pay $10 (or even $9) for it. Wait for it to go on a big sale. It takes maybe 3 hours to finish.

[biosc1]

It's a good short romp, if fairly tedious at points, but I wouldn't pay $10 (or even $9) for it. Wait for it to go on a big sale. It takes maybe 3 hours to finish.

You make me sad. I was hoping for more from this game.

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[Libuke]

It's a good short romp, if fairly tedious at points, but I wouldn't pay $10 (or even $9) for it. Wait for it to go on a big sale. It takes maybe 3 hours to finish.

That was the impression the reviews gave me. To bad it sounded neat in premise.

[Spigot]

Has anyone played Evoland (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/evoland)? I was wonder if it is worth picking up. Sounds like it is fairly short but I cannot tell from the reviews if it would be really fun though.If you have a fondness for Zelda or Final Fantasy, get it. I'm pretty close to the end, I think, but have thoroughly enjoyed it.

It does get a little grindy and slower paced near the end, but if you think about it, it perfectly encapsulates the late 90s JRPG game design philosophy :)

Heck, it even has a section that is a Diablo knock-off!

[Spigot]

It's a good short romp, if fairly tedious at points, but I wouldn't pay $10 (or even $9) for it. Wait for it to go on a big sale. It takes maybe 3 hours to finish.

I thought it was easily worth the $9 I spent on it. And I've sunken at least 5 hours into it (though I think I got lost in one of the forests). But yeah, if I look at it a little more objectively, you're probably right about the cost, but I think that $9 is fair if you want the romp down memory lane.

[Lekon]

I'll be doing a review/preview of this in a bit, but wanted to do a quick note for "Bonfire (http://moacube.com/news/bonfire-is-out/)" by Moacube. This game has a demo, and is goddamn HARD.

But not unfair. I've heard it said to be "Desktop Dungeons meets Dragon's Dogma." Highly recommended.

Demo's free, full version (Early adopters get it cheaper) is $7.95 (http://moacube.com/news/bonfire-is-out/)

[biosc1]

I'll have to give it a try. I actually kind of like Dragon's Dogma. Played quite a bit of it the other night.

[Ravenlock]

Played the demo. I had a good enough time, but I don't think I'd actually enjoy playing too much more of it. For some reason, figuring out that particular type of "puzzle battle" doesn't yield me enough satisfaction to carry me through a whole game.

Thanks for pointing us to it, though. Neat idea.

[Lekon]

Played the demo. I had a good enough time, but I don't think I'd actually enjoy playing too much more of it. For some reason, figuring out that particular type of "puzzle battle" doesn't yield me enough satisfaction to carry me through a whole game.

Thanks for pointing us to it, though. Neat idea.

The game gets seriously puzzle filled later on, especially once you get characters like the crazy cat witch and the disenchanter.

[Libuke]

Not sure where to ask so I will here.

Anyone know anything about stardrive (http://store.steampowered.com/app/220660/?snr=1_7_15__13)?

It looks sorta neat, and I kinda want to play a strategy game (I guess I could play CIV5) but don't really want to buy it sight unseen and there seems to be no reviews on it. Some user reviews but and they all say the same thing really, that the game could of used some more time due to bugs. I was curious about how and what sort of bugs though.

[LordDon]

Oh man I love games that mix genres well like this. A.N.N.E. (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1445624543/anne) reminds me a little of Blaster Master, only your vehicle is a spaceship instead of a buggy. So-backed!

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[Ravenlock]

Yeah, I'm probably gonna end up backing that guy.

[Ink Asylum]

I'm following it on Kickstarter. I'll be making a decision on whether to back or not near the end.

[Lekon]

Crayon Chronicles just released. Give the demo a try, it's awesome. If you backed it, you've already got your activation code!

Crayon Chronicles Greenlight with demo link. (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=132346785)

Cutest Roguelike ever. I have an owl on a stick as a weapon. Hoot!

[MagGnome]

I think I backed that game...maybe. I should check.

Edit - Nope, guess not.

[SilentScreams]

Looks interesting. I want to give them money, but PayPal means no dice. :(