Tag: indie
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Set in a dystopian future, the game puts players in the shoes of a team of customizable mech pilots fighting against a powerful military. This team is the titular Phantom Brigade.
March 1, 2023 -
Black Paradox is a retro-styled horizontal scrolling rogue-lite shoot 'em up that brings back the nostalgia of the arcade games from the 80s and 90s.
February 28, 2023 -
Developed by Fantastico Studio and published by Digerati, Black Paradox is a retro style horizontal shoot'em up that features a beautiful pixel art, pumping electronic soundtrack, and fast-paced gameplay that will keep your fingers sweating. It is available on a multiple of platforms, but today we are focusing on the Mobile version.
February 26, 2023 -
7/10Pitstop in Purgatory is a visual novel / adventure game full of story and thought-provoking ideas. Originally made for PC in a surprising two-month timeframe, it is now available as well for Android.
February 26, 2023 -
2/10Kerbal Space Program 2 is now released in Early Access. Is it a decent follow-up to one of the greatest spacecraft physics simulation games of all time — Kerbal Space Program?
February 26, 2023 -
Kerbal Space Program 2, or KSP2, is essentially a space flight simulator that offers players the opportunity to design, engineer, build, and launch their own rockets, spacecraft, and planes as they attempt to explore the vast reaches of the fictional Kerbol System and beyond.
February 25, 2023 -
Pitstop in Purgatory is a visual novel and point-and-click adventure hybrid developed by Tymedust Games in a two-month timeframe, which is surprising considering the compelling writing.
February 25, 2023 -
There’s been a resurgence of Metroidvania games lately, and it’s not stopping anytime soon. Elderand is another addition to the growing list, and it is not for the faint of heart, both with regard to gameplay and theme.
February 19, 2023 -
Elderand is a 2D retro-inspired action platformer that has recently been released, and it is not for the faint of heart.
February 18, 2023 -
In the indie-games industry, production costs are limited. Usually, game creators cannot always afford to create photorealistic graphics and an expansive combination of story and gameplay. This usually leads to popular common denominators, such as retro art-style, and rogue-like gameplay, and Dungreed is one such example. The only difference now lies in the gameplay, does Dungreed have what it takes to get your attention?
February 10, 2023 -
It has simple graphics but offers a decent survival horror experience | 1 Bit Survivor - Full Review Review1 Bit Survivor is a rogue-lite survival horror with simplistic 1-bit graphics but an artistic stylized presentation. The atmosphere is definitely classic Resident Evil 2 and 3-style, an obvious inspiration especially with sound bits when starting a session complete with typewriter sounds to tell the story, and the menacing sound effects that you hear. The comparison however ends there as the gameplay features a 1-bit retro game design and monochromatic graphics.
February 10, 2023 -
Ailment: dead standoff is a single-stick top down corridor shooter with retro pixel-art and an interesting story as a bonus. Of course, if you see the word “dead” in the title, it better include zombies, and it does — with a twist.
February 9, 2023 -
it's up to our party of cute princesses to save the world in this JRPG | Asdivine Saga - Full Review ReviewAsdivine Saga is another Retro-JRPG in the likes of classic Final Fantasy games like FFV and FFVI, The latest standalone entry in the somewhat popular and at the same time obscure retro-style JRPG series Asdivine.
February 8, 2023 -
Can you survive 28 days in this 1-bit survival adventure? | 1 Bit Survivor - First Impressions ReviewYou have exactly 28 days left to reach the bunker before they bomb the city. You have your trusty car, and a new cat for a companion. You need to stop for gas once a day, and has 4 bullets remaining. Can you survive all 28 days in 1 Bit Survivor?
February 3, 2023 -
Asdivine Saga is the latest standalone entry in the somewhat popular and at the same time obscure retro-style JRPG series Asdivine. While made primarily for and popular on mobile platforms, most of the games were also released on PC and consoles but turned out not quite as popular.
February 3, 2023 -
There are gun wielding zombies in this retro shooter | Ailment: dead standoff - First Impressions ReviewAilment: dead standoff is a single-stick shooter with a retro pixel-art take, plus an interesting story as an extra bonus. Of course, if you see the word “dead” in the title, it better include zombies, and it does.
February 3, 2023 -
There are a lot of ARPGs out there already, but what makes Superfuse unique is its cell-shaded comic-book art-style. It’s not just cell shaded graphics, because even the effects and texts are comic-book inspired. This is something that even Marvel and DC games have failed to utilize and capitalize on, considering they are comic-book franchises. Superfuse combines cell-shaded comic-book art style, looter elements, with some action packed hack ’n slash mechanics.
February 2, 2023 -
Test your fear of the ocean in this underwater horror game | Death in the Water 2 - Full Review ReviewDeath in the Water 2 is a single-player horror FPS game that is set deep underwater, pitting you — a specialist deep-water diver — against various mind controlled sea creatures perpetuated by a sinister being – The Kraken, or what they call Death.
January 29, 2023 -
Imagine a deep sea survival game like Subnautica, which is basically an underwater version of The Forest. Remove all the base building, crafting, focus on the shooter aspect, make it darker with lovecraftian elements and you get Death in the Water 2.
January 28, 2023 -
9/10Slice-of-life turned romantic fantasy against a 90’s Indonesian backdrop | A Space for the Unbound ReviewA Space for the Unbound is the story of a boy and a girl — both with supernatural powers — in a slice-of-life turned fantasy romance adventure against a 90’s Indonesian backdrop. A nice change of setting from the usual Japanese-themed similar works of art, like the popular Makoto Shinkai Anime movies Your Name and Weathering with You, all embodied in video game format.
January 21, 2023