What Indie Games do you Like?

[springymajig]

Seiklus

Eternal Daughter (although haven't played it in years)

Cave Story

Knytt Stories

Within a Deep Forest

 

VVVVVV was indeed very good... but only played it for the first time quite recently so not sure how I'll feel about it later.

[murve33]

Woah, I've never heard of Seiklus, I'll have to check it out. Thanks.

[chenGOD]

I love VVVVV so hard.

 

me too. Just the right amount of challenging.

And Yet It Moves is another good one.

Passage is an interesting statement....

 

and enigmo is not really indie (developed by PangaeaSoft) but it's goddamned great (and i don't see it mentioned often soooo).

[Guest Rabid]

Don't say Dwarf Fortress, everyone's heard of that.

Minecraft.

 

Really, it's a good example of the untapped potential of indie games. A lot of games mentioned in this thread would be as popular as Minecraft if they were even remotely fun.

 

Nethack

 

Hasn't aged that well, unfortunately most roguelikes today aren't much better. But try Brogue for the pretty graphics.

[Guest Iain C]

Nethack

 

Hasn't aged that well, unfortunately most roguelikes today aren't much better. But try Brogue for the pretty graphics.

 

Do you even think before you open your mouth and let torrents of shit fall out?

 

Nah j/k but Nethack has aged beautifully. It's timeless, punishing, vital. Other Roguelikes come and go, but Nethack is the genre's standard-bearer. Compare it to the more polished and contemporary Dungeons of Dredmore (specifically designed to cater to today's indie crowd) - actually, there IS no comparison. One for the Dark Souls players.

 

If you care about pretty graphics, go play Diablo.

[posture]

all of them

[chim]

Don't say Dwarf Fortress, everyone's heard of that.

Minecraft.

 

Really, it's a good example of the untapped potential of indie games. A lot of games mentioned in this thread would be as popular as Minecraft if they were even remotely fun.

 

Nethack

 

Hasn't aged that well, unfortunately most roguelikes today aren't much better. But try Brogue for the pretty graphics.

 

Pretty graphics? Give me a break. Nethack's graphics are fucking sweet... No bullshit, just functional enough for the game to work. At the same time, there's something immersive and wildly creative about them. Mind you, I started it recently, and thought I'd never get into the look of it, much less get the look of it. Shortly after I realized you get so used to the ascii that people's email addresses look like horrific nightmares. I just love putting on some chiptunes, grabbing some coffee or beer, starting up the game and pretending like the last 20 years of gaming never happened.

 

But to me nethack isn't really about getting into the shitty graphics in a hipsterish manner, it's about eating slain dwarves and throwing monster corpses at stuff. Brogue looks really messy to me for some reason, but I'll give it a try sometime.

[Bubba69]

the binding of isaac. Basically a roguelike shooter with zelda style rooms. $5 on steam, from the creator of super meat boy. Insanely simple yet insanely good.

[MAXIMUS MISCHIEF]

what bubba said

 

also ILOMILO if any1 here hasnt played it its seriously a MUST PLAY and im not joking.

[Dan C]

Nah j/k but Nethack has aged beautifully. It's timeless, punishing, vital. Other Roguelikes come and go, but Nethack is the genre's standard-bearer. Compare it to the more polished and contemporary Dungeons of Dredmore (specifically designed to cater to today's indie crowd) - actually, there IS no comparison. One for the Dark Souls players.

 

Second.

[murve33]

the binding of isaac. Basically a roguelike shooter with zelda style rooms. $5 on steam, from the creator of super meat boy. Insanely simple yet insanely good.

Oh yes. Definitely a must. Very difficult, but very fun.

 

My brother beat VVVVVV in one night yesterday. I'm so jealous. The kid is pretty damn good at Megaman, so I guess that explains it.

 

Another good game, Eufloria (Known as Dyson back in the day).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ62extt6Tw&feature=related

[Guest viscosity]

Akatsuki BLITZKAMPF is a good 2D fighter if you can find it

 

you can even play as a revolver-toting nun or nazi samurai

[murve33]

I'll give that a go as well.

 

I forgot about 2 fantastic Local Multiplayer games. Both are Tron-likes.

 

Armagetron Advance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-2w94z7NGY

I used to play this game all of the time with my friends back in highschool.

 

Cubes

It's like armagetron, but with the addition of the Y axis, and shooting. I haven't actually played this game multiplayer yet, but it looks brilliant.

 

Edit: Link to Cubes: http://db.tigsource.com/games/cubes

[Guest viscosity]

thought some would be interersted in this

 

http://www.thedreammachine.se/

 

haven't played it yet but the art style is reminiscent of Neverhood/Grimfandango

[Guest iep]

thought some would be interersted in this

 

http://www.thedreammachine.se/

 

haven't played it yet but the art style is reminiscent of Neverhood/Grimfandango

 

yeah i played that, a while back. definitely Neverhood reminiscent, but unique. not very long, and not much depth. pretty tho :)

[springymajig]

Oh yeah how could I forget MACHINARIUM!!! That thing is a masterpiece...

[roasty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfd4Sp5Y930

 

This looks pretty sweet, just when I was thinking "they could probably 3dify this idea" it delivered the goods. Thanks will check it out!

 

Dreammachine instantly reminded me of Neverhood too, playing throught it at the moment. Nothing too challenging so far puzzle-wise, seems more an ambient piece than anything. I like the unique atmosphere of it like in Machinarium

[murve33]

Oh yeah how could I forget MACHINARIUM!!! That thing is a masterpiece...

Oh hell yea. Samorost 1 and 2 as well. Good developers.

[impakt]

None.

[murve33]

NEW BUNDLE!

http://www.humblebundle.com/

 

Sadly, I owned most of the games, but I still bought it for the 2 games (and 2 demos) I didn't own. 8 Games for 3ish dollars is a damn fine deal. Games include: Nevermind, here's a video.

 

 

Introversion is a really cool developer. DEFCON and Darwinia are both pretty sweet.

[Guest AcrossCanyons]

 

best xbl game I've purchased. very, very tough. music is amazing in it too. really recommend it.

[Dpek]

yup, seiklus :) it is the shiet

[mcbpete]

yup, seiklus :) it is the shiet

Really have to play that again soon. Bloody lovely game !

 

Here's three games in very a similar style to Seiklus -

 

Painajainen:

http://db.tigsource....mes/painajainen

 

Kaipuu (from the same creator as Painajainen)

http://db.tigsource.com/games/kaipuu

 

Glum Buster:

http://db.tigsource....mes/glum-buster

 

 

And a game as far detached from those three as possible and for those who always wondered what the love child between Myst and Gantz Graf would look like, there's Fract:

 

http://vimeo.com/18548118

 

http://richardeflana...a-come-and-play

[Guest iep]

-The Cat and the Coup (More Educational about the US/UK-Iranian Coup, but I'm really interested in that anyway; Beautiful Art!) [FREE ON STEAM]

 

murve, i've checked this last night. me and ex-voto played thru it in an hour or so: surrealist vibe, very pretty, especially graphically. eric satie soundtrack. kinda shallow, cos its (it's) short and not very text-heavy intheleast. but i'll still say it's a gem in a sea of tepid BS.

[Guest iep]

i'm playing the Cat and the Coup again and the graphical style is really something

 

 

The Cat and the Coup is a documentary game in which you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his downfall. As a player, you coax Mossadegh back through significant events of his life by knocking objects off of shelves, scattering his papers, jumping on his lap and scratching him.