8b461b No.15426660
Any indie games you've been keeping an eye on?
For smaller devs without the resources for multi-million dollar trailers and adverts, it kinda helps to shine the spotlight on them every once in a while. Just so that they don't get lost or forgotten in all the commotion. One indie game whose development I've been following lately was Bug Fables. It's an homage to Paper Mario in both artstyle and gameplay. An anon here mentioned it to me a long time ago, and I've been highly interested in playing it ever since.
e83a9d No.15426707
>>15426660
Mostly for porn games on dlsite.
c8ae4d No.15426797
Broken Reality, a vaporwave-themed walking sim
946ef8 No.15426837
I'm still waiting for Burrito Galaxy
dec1c4 No.15426866
>paper mario clone about bugs
>Not calling it "Fly Paper"
ISHYGDDT
>>15426707
Pretty much this
Though I'm also waiting for Memories of Magic and Risk of Rain 2
dec1c4 No.15426869
>>15426866
Fuck meant to spoil no not bump
b4d499 No.15426877
I can at least tell that Celeste and Iconoclasts are both not worth it. Stupid SJW devs and virtue-signalling bastards aside, the games themselves are very mediocre. Celeste is just a platforming spike hell, and Iconoclasts is a shit Metroidvania. Would both not recommend.
23d2fe No.15426919
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Creeper World 4. The only good RTS doing new things and pushing the genre forward instead of trying to clone starcraft and cash in on nostalgia.
a45808 No.15426927
>>15426919
I remember this.
Creeper world 3 was pretty fun and is what I actually wanted out of tower defense games
802585 No.15426945
>>15426660
bugfables looks pretty good
hopefully it isn't pozzed, though
98f1d1 No.15426957
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>>15426660
>Paper Mario with bugs
yes
46b730 No.15426978
>>15426919
ewwwww creeperrrr
98f1d1 No.15427008
>>15426919
I've never played much RTS before, but this looks pretty good. Should I play the first 3 creeper worlds?
39802f No.15427028
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I'm very excited for Beat Hazard 2 and it's open mic options. Going to be shooting giant bosses to Alex Jones, IF HE STILL HAD YOUTUBE.
0a7dc9 No.15427118
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>>15426919
on the rts front im looking forward to that and ai war 2.
other than that i havent really been keeping up with this kind of thing, those just happen to be sequels to games that i liked and was curious as to whether or not theyd be getting sequels.
>>15426978
just shoot at the ocean until it dies.
>>15427008
2 and 3 are fun, i cant vouch for 1 as i have not played it but it looks similar to 3.
3 has a fuuuckload of bonus levels that i think were made by fans.
032ea0 No.15427123
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Deep Space Waifu: Fantasy, Ion Maiden, and EITR. EITR has some pretty big warning flags for me, though. First off, it's not really a indie since it's being published by DevolverDigital. So, technical disqualification there. It's also really clearly aping Dark Souls in 2D, which means despite it's best efforts to appear original and compelling - it's just derivative shit, and most derivative shit is half-baked. Lastly, it's pixelshit - which is either an indication that the devs have no original ideas and are just chasing trends (especially true coupled with the previous point about being a Dark Souls inspired game) - or they are supremely lazy. Or both. Still, I think it has potential to be alright - though I think it's a long-shot.
Also, I was keeping an eye on Bloodstained:RotN, but the more I see of it - the more I think I'm just perfectly happy with Curse of the Moon. I don't even have a specific criticism against RotN… it's just, not interesting me the way it initially did.
8b461b No.15429264
Other than Bug Fables, the other indie game I've been keeping track of is Cryamore. It's an action rpg whose combat gameplay reminds me a lot of Secret of Mana's combat. Your attacks use up a stamina meter, so you have to space out the timing of your hits in battle. I mainly got interested in it because Aivi Tran, my favorite pianist that does vidya covers on yt, is composing the soundtrack for it.
Here's her in action, doing a Sonic cover: https://invidio.us/watch?v=Q1uh9dW5yFw
Also, the Main Theme she made for Cryamore: https://invidio.us/watch?v=zT-E85KZmrQ
She and her husband also helped make a lot of the songs for steven universe, such as "stronger than you". Shame that she had to waste her talents on that cancerous show. But oh well.
Besides that, this game has had a troubled development. Last time I checked, this game had a successful kickstarter and had 8 people working on it. 4 members have bailed from the project since then, but the game's progress is still chugging along somehow (albeit at a much slower rate) with just 2 devs + Aivi and her husband. I'm having doubts now over whether it'll ever get completed or not, but I'll still keep a watchful eye over it nonetheless.
0497e9 No.15429378
>>15426660
Temtem
Also Bug Fables
Scrap Story(another Paper Mario styled RPG)
War is Shell
Atomic Heart
d3c009 No.15429389
nightmare cops
we shall wake or robot farms but that is fucking shit
are there indie serious sam clones
9e4edf No.15429444
>>15429389
>robot farm
where the fuck is it?
33acfa No.15429483
>>15426660
>Any indie games you've been keeping an eye on?
Yeah, but every time I try to talk about "that game" I just get the same replies
>GTFO SHILL, STOP SHILLING THAT SHITTY GAY FURRY PONY GAME!!
>we dont like that shit here, go back to >>>/leftypol/ >>>/furry/ >>>/mlp/ >>>/oven/ >>>/cuckchan/
there are a few ones I want to talk about but most of them are on alpha state
beac17 No.15429509
>>15429264
I remember that shit looking kikestarter from years ago. Looks about as boring as I thought it would be.
It has been fun watching Sakuna look better and better literally every time it's shown off.
beac17 No.15429513
oh and the combat also gets more interesting with every little detail revealed, like storing momentum with bubbles.
abd329 No.15429516
Nothing with a concrete release date, but there are a few things that have been on the horizon for a while
>Spire
New game from Hitbox Team (made Dustforce, one member made Devil Daggers). Some kind of first-person platforming adventure game they've been working on for about five years
>Baba Is You
New game from Hempuli (Environmental Station Alpha), it's a puzzle game. I've also heard he's working on ESA2
>Ghost Song
Super Metroid clone that is never, ever coming out
>God Is A Cube
Programming puzzle game that's currently in alpha
>Firmament
New game from Cyan Worlds. I don't know anything about it, but I'll play anything they put out
f131cd No.15429536
>>15429509
>>15429513
I want this game so fucking badly.
beac17 No.15429553
>>15429536
I've had my eye on it for 3 years now, humble beginnings but rice farmers sure can cook up a fine piece of vidya.
616935 No.15429584
>>15429509
WHEN CAN I HAVE IT
1e006a No.15429621
>>15429536
that looks real damn Sugoi
3d9602 No.15429624
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Blazing Chrome. Contrafags gonna love this.
beac17 No.15429648
>>15429584
Winter, have some old footage of the game
d027a9 No.15429679
>>15426660
That game looks super cute and fun but the main thing that bugs me is that its way to similar to paper mario
802585 No.15429682
>>15429679
is that a bad thing?
beac17 No.15429698
>>15429648
oh and also some frame data
d027a9 No.15429705
>>15429682
Id say yes
Paper Mario is one of my favorite games of all time, and its a series which I do agree needs a desperate (true) revival
but I think copying something so similarly is inherently a bad creative decision.
I think its more important to learn what you like about content that inspires you than just taking from it directly.
Trying to copy what has already been done is how stuff like MN9 and Yooka-Laylee happen
Where as a game like Shovel Knight or Hat in Time very clearly take inspiration from what they love but dont imitate it, and instead create something new.
In my opinion, going off the trailer, it copys paper mario a little too closely
That being said, the game does look very cute and I will likely find someway to play it sometime.
ec1c76 No.15429712
>>15429624
I'm actually looking forward to that game. If this game ends up being as decent SNES/Genesis Contra successor as "Bloodstained Curse of the Moon" was for Castlevania 3, that would be nice.
Also, the same devs are working on a Shinobi/Hagane styled game called "Moonrider" (embed related) that looks promising. It also made me think that a Super Metroid (not Metroidvania) styled game with a focus on melee combat would be very fun if done right.
beac17 No.15429726
>>15429712
Not a fan of the screen shake on impact, really doesn't belong in a game like that. The actual designs of everything seem a little boring too, both in game play and art.
c0f40b No.15429737
>>15426660
I'm kinda hoping that Not-Castlevania game with the QT MC won't be shit, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
ae986c No.15429751
>>15429737
Every new piece of footage I see makes me more and more apprehensive. The fact a low effort pixelshit prequel or whatever the fuck it's supposed to be farmed out to fucking Inti Creates, the kings of mediocrity, ended up being miles better than anything the main game is shaping up to be is just the cherry on top.
8cc7a5 No.15429766
>>15426877
Indies are almost always just shitty knockoffs of better games. I find it funny how a lot of them end up as so called "roguelike lites" because the devs are too retarded to figure out how to properly implement exploration/progression through item/ability access and appropriate enemy scaling.
f9c71d No.15429794
>>15429766
Roguelites are a blight, its a shame that everyone wants roguelike elements but no one wants to make new roguelikes.
533644 No.15429802
>>15429516
>God is a Cube
Is that still being worked on? I fire up that indev version occasionally and haven't had it update in quite a while.
2a511a No.15429838
I'm still waiting for Highfleet.
df1662 No.15429839
this game is so obviously based on paper mario that it has my interest
2a511a No.15429859
Shakedown: Hawaii also looks good. Also being developed by a single dude and as such taking a million years to complete.
8138f0 No.15429873
>>15429838
>>15429859
Looks like a better Luftrausers. I'll keep an eye on this.
8138f0 No.15429882
I was really looking forward to Blasphemous, but the gameplay seems really rigid and uninspired and the animations are trash tier. It has some neat designs, that's about it.
abd329 No.15429883
>>15429802
He says he released a new version in July, I haven't tried it yet
7c66a3 No.15429889
>>15429712
>>15429624
>it's the Odallus devs
Somehow, I already figured it before looking them up. Loved Odallus, didn't like Oniken all that much, I hope these are more on the level of the former than the latter.
8138f0 No.15429894
>>15429264
Looks like it could be fun, but the art exudes "mobile game". I really don't like games that look like they should be done in pixel art, but aren't.
ae986c No.15429901
>>15429894
That's because it's a scam that will never release.
2a511a No.15429904
>>15429873
Check out Hammerfight if you haven't. Highfleet is it's spiritual successor.
8138f0 No.15429926
>>15429904
I've meant to try out Hammerfight, thanka for reminding me about it.
df4773 No.15431830
Pizza Tower looks like it's the closest thing I'll get to a new Wario Land game
45d2c8 No.15431908
>>15431830
Thanks for reminding me that this exists. Can't fuckin' wait.
Never have I looked at Ren and Stimpy and thought "Yeah, this would make a good artstyle for a vidya!" but fuck me if it doesn't work pretty well.
3cdf96 No.15431938
>>15426660
I'm following that bug game too, OP.
I'm also following the inevitable porn.
d0de5d No.15431956
>>15429685
Touhou and Shantae are indies.
bd8bfc No.15431959
I've got my eye on that Subnautica expansion pack. For all of Subnautica's flaws and as bad as the developers are, I'm eager to play through more of it.
Otherwise it's just some fangames like Fallout Miami, Pokemon Reborn, Pokemon Rejuvenation, Pokemon Phoenix Rising, and Pokemon Academy Life.
670886 No.15432076
>>15431830
>looks like it's the closest thing I'll get to a new Wario Land game
Probably because it looks like a reskinned Wario Land game. Most of that gameplay is lifted directly from WL4.
ab4bf7 No.15432095
Don't think I've ever played a great indie game. Some solid ones, but usually, they're just an inferior ripoff of an older game.
0eed73 No.15432123
Bushiden looks fucking incredible.
ae986c No.15432132
>>15432095
Yeah pretty much. They either add stupid shit like screen shaking or tons of dialogue for no reason other than the people making these games started playing games on the PS2 at the earliest and only ever heard about actually old games from some faggot on youtube.
3cdf96 No.15432294
>>15432162
The fucking minute they referred to the bugs using they/them pronouns I knew it would be like this.
df4773 No.15432318
>>15432076
>Probably because it looks like a reskinned Wario Land game. Most of that gameplay is lifted directly from WL4.
That's kinda what the dev said he's blatantly doing. He's making a wario land game since nintendo won't but he's not using wario so nintendo can't tell him to stop
789615 No.15432337
>>15426660
Virtually all of the games I've been keeping an eye on are indie games, since outside of Ace Combat 7 I can't see anything to look forward to in AAA.
>Escalation 1985
Tactical shooter, similar to Red Orchestra, Squad/PR, etc, set during the Cold War.
>Project Wingman
Essentially an Ace Combat game on PC, and a very good Ace Combat game at that.
>Vanguard: Normandy 1944 (Traction Wars)
Infantry-focused WW2 tactical shooter that has been in development since the late 2000's when it was a mod as "Traction Wars".
>Maximum Action
Essentially Hong Kong action cinema made into a game, plays like a blend between The Specialists, FEAR, and Quake.
>>15432294
It's a real fucking shame, if all of that was stripped out it looks like it could be a good, comfy Paper Mario clone.
But you just know that upon release that shit's gonna be slathered all over it, like Raid on a cockroach.
4accdb No.15432571
>>15432294
>>15432337
>>15432162
People bash realistic subject matter like milsims for being "autistic", but at least the majority of them aren't pozzed. A lot of the cartoony/cutesy non-animu stuff is guaranteed to be pozzed because it's escapist by nature.
If it's inspired by nintendo, expect it to be pozzed as it has a lot of fans who are either gay or trans. Probably because it's accessible.
ec1c76 No.15432606
>>15431830
It looks fucking awesome. Hope this comes out and as a good game.
>>15432123
Looks pretty nice and the animations are impressive. It just screams "never ever coming out", though. I hope the devs prove me wrong.
5d8f4e No.15433117
>>15432571
>A lot of the cartoony/cutesy non-animu stuff is guaranteed to be pozzed because it's escapist by nature.
Yeah, there really can't be a game with honest cute characters these days unless if it's hot lolis or made by nintendo, otherwise it's a 99% guaranteed Yooka-Laylee situation or just PoZ in general. Do people not like cute small critters anymore? Do they get associated with furries and gays or is it just SJW stuff now? They were kinda popular in 2000's japanese games but seem to have died out.
3cdf96 No.15433130
>>15433117
They might still be popular in porn or lewd imagery.
ae986c No.15433136
>>15432571
>A lot of the cartoony/cutesy non-animu stuff is guaranteed to be pozzed because it's escapist by nature.
No, it's because it's easier to do. Notice how all talentless tumblr artists draw noodlearm dot eyed shit and not anything even remotely anatomical.
802585 No.15433145
>>15432095
ive played one that I'd call great
its called ToME
it has flaws, though, but I'd call it much more than solid
5d8f4e No.15433198
Also, Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Some Darkest-Dungeon-looking game where you play as an evil necromancer escaping a huge prison dungeon. Could be a good potential asshole necromancer sim.
>>15431830
Lovin' that artstyle, but it's probably going to be a WL reskin with not many new additions tbh.
ae986c No.15433203
Is anyone else getting constant 502 errors?
113643 No.15433249
>>15433198
Sounds cool but it also seems like it's only going to be battles which is kind of eh.
43a074 No.15433346
>>15426660
>bug fables
its pozzed, anon.
43a074 No.15433353
>>15432162
>>15432294
>moth: yes, we are this and that
>"we"
>"its just a single bug"
7d82fd No.15433372
>>15426660
Haha, Hey anyone else see Amy wearing a big loaded diaper? Haha, that's so funny. I bet she stinks :)
5d8f4e No.15433375
a0d3d9 No.15433382
>>15432162
>Go check some indie game's community quickly due to panic after reading this post
>Discord join our discord community!
>OH WELL YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO
>
All in all, this went better than expected.
c9a75d No.15433391
>>15433375
>looking at shit that went over your head
a6c0e3 No.15433589
Knights of the Chalice 2
Chaos Chronicles
The New World (currently having it's name changed because Amazon decided to steal the name and the devs don't have the resources to fight it)
Plus some rom hacks (Pokemon Orange, Staff of Ages) if those count.
a0d3d9 No.15433618
>>15433382
**LET ME POST
By the way, the game is Pizza Tower. Pic related.
39802f No.15433675
>>15433618
You know, I haven't seen the chef lift and throw an enemy yet like Wario Land.
4832b8 No.15433678
>>15433198
>asshole necromancer sim
I never knew I needed this in my life.
a0d3d9 No.15433769
>>15433675
There are mp4's of it on his tumblr/twitter, even a technique for the secret level which requires jumping on a enemy you threw up in the air.
I have to go sleep now though so you'll have to find it yourself.
They might end up being a minor part of the game though, I'm not sure.
39802f No.15433848
>>15433769
Man, that sounds really neat.
1ddcae No.15433892
I am familialy obligated to shill for a game my brother is working on. However, I have no idea what the game's title is. I do know it's a rip off of Valkyria Chronicles and that they either recently released or are about to release a demo of it. Check it out if you want, or have any idea what I'm talking about.
af4a81 No.15434379
Risk of Rain 2. Multiplayer class based roguelike co-op action.
Project Wingman. Ace Combat on PC and they're adding a Conquest mode that works like a rougelike.
Currently awaiting a major content update for Wizard of Legend, which is… also a multiplayer co-op roguelike.
How the fuck are all my awaited games roguelikes?
af4a81 No.15434382
Oh yeah. I just remembered that Jets n Guns 2 is allegedly in development.
7c9bf9 No.15434436
>>15429766
unfortunately, most indies have become synonymous with soyfilled shit games.
>>15429624
>>15429712
>>15432123
looks ok, clone games often just make me want to replay the originals. This Osman clone might be good. They need to do something unique or be extremely great level designs.
>>15431830
>>15433618
might be cool, but I hate the Cow and Chicken CalArts design.
>>15429509
>>15429513
>>15429536
>>15429553
>>15429648
>>15429698
has potential but the jury is still out.
>>15427123
>Larpagan shit
too much soy
>>15432123
need to see some gameplay
5caee9 No.15434547
>>15431956
>shantae
>published by nintendo
>indie
I guess mario is indie game too huh
82a52c No.15434619
>>15426660
I'm waiting for the release of the game Kenshi.
Last update some days or weeks ago said that the last quarter of the map would be released this month.
Last time there was a big update, we used to have weekly/monthly threads about it.
First time I even heard about it, I thought it was just another early access game that'll never be finished.
39b730 No.15434654
>>15434547
>published by nintendo
>implying nintendo would allow them to make PC releases on GoG if that was the case