Category: Indie
Games that are created by smaller studios or individuals, rather than large scale companies. Indie games may be published through larger publishers such as Annapurna Interactive or Devolver Digital, but the games themselves are smaller scale.
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Beacon Pines
A very cute little mystery novel with a pretty creepy undertone. Some endings are bad, some are tragic, but the magic is none are permanent, as you explore the branching story of the book to find the true ending.
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Islands of Insight
It’s finally out! The biggest open-world puzzle game has released, and it’s just as- if not more -obnoxious for the “ooh shiny” among us.
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My Time At Sandrock
I like this game. They managed to make a sequel to My Time At Portia, and make the story and distinct while leaving a recognisable gameplay loop.
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Portal Revolution
Its Portal, but another one! I’ve not written about Portal yet, but there isn’t anything that I really need to say about it. It’s the defining 3D first person puzzle game. This mod however, is a nice little extra for people that want more Portal.
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Turnip Boy Robs A Bank
He’s done it again! Our favourite vegetable commits heinous atrocities for fun, part two. What do you mean I haven’t spoken about the time he committed tax evasion (whoops, I’ll put that out eventually, that game is good too.)
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Ato
Ninja cat metroidvania where you just want to find your kidnapped child and wife. With a whole story told without a single word in a large connected world of stunningly beautiful pixel art, this is definitely up there on the list of very good metroidvanias.
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NERTS! Online
All Aces, No Spaces! So you know klondike solitaire, the one that came bundled with your Windows XP computer? The guys at Zachtronics made it a competitive multiplayer game and it’s incredible.
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Melatonin
Cozy Rhythm Paradise for sleepy people. A very pretty game I’m love.
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Bombe
Minesweeper automation game. Mix up a couple good genres and you end up with a good game, a game where with a bit of setup, you can clear 4000 levels in less than a minute. Im frankly surprised rn that I only have 3 different minesweeper reviews, and not more. Bombe is a game where…
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VIVID/STASIS
From the casual rhythm game to a more intensive one, VIVID/STASIS looks like it’d play like Sound Voltex, but instead of being 6 key, it’s described by the developers as a “4 over 2 key game”. There is also a surprisingly compelling story with some particularly unique ARG elements and mysteries that have had my…
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Rhythm Doctor
Yī Èr Sān Sì Wǔ Liù Qī Push button on beat 7, save lives, though the nurse speaks Chinese, so you’re gonna have to listen out for that (“Qī” sounds like “chi”). No matter what, you push the button on beat 7, except for SVT stuff, but eh, the game can explain that. Follow the…
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The Bart Bonte Collection
A lil box of nostalgia chocolates, Not to steal a joke from Power Pak, but ooh, a fudge. Bart Bonte is a flash game developer from the early days of the internet, and was an absolute master of his craft back on Armor Games and Miniclip, that sort of place, and this is a collection…