Great selection of indie games *. Part four
* or how to take the whole weekend for half a year ahead.
The fourth part, the last for today (and maybe not. Details - at the end of the post). I hope that someone alive (after three parts of something!) Will get here :)
Part one .
Part Two .
Part Three
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A long platform game in the style of Indiana Jones, mostly based on Konami's Maze of Galious and other MSX computer games. It is incredibly difficult, it includes brutal boss battles and difficult puzzles, but thanks to this, it has earned itself numerous admirers (masochists).
Free
Windows
There are many games, the action of which takes place in the Middle Ages, but only a couple of them are drawn to the title of “realistic simulators”. The game, in which cavalry battles were realized so vividly that you really feel yourself in the shoes of a warrior, could not but appeal to thousands of players around the world. The user directly controls only one character in the game, but can hire and train soldiers to assist in the battle. The game is notorious for its open-ended gameplay, but nevertheless it is worthwhile to go headlong into it for a few days.
$ 30 on the developer's site. Officially published in Russia by 1C .
Windows
The topic of politics and racial conflict, in order to avoid problems, "big" igrodely unlikely to ever be affected. And it's sad, because There is a huge potential for games of this genre, which will make us think about the pressing problems of society. Thank God, there are indie developers in the world who don’t care about anything :) Peacemaker skillfully imitates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while trying to make the game as unbiased as possible.
$ 20
Windows, Mac OS X.
The game is an interactive story that uses the latest algorithm for recognition of English speech and artificial intelligence technology. In it, you find yourself embroiled in a tense conflict between a married couple, Grace and Trip. Their speech is not scripted and is generated in real time. Your task is to respond to them as quickly as possible so that their marriage does not break up. The New York Times newspaper called Façade "the future of video games."
Free
Windows, Mac OS X.
Once upon a time, when the “big” adventure games sank into oblivion, all that black humor, so beloved by fans, went away with them. Sam n 'Max, a game about the glorious villains created by Steve Purtzel, was one of the most sassy and fun games, but we all missed it. Fortunately, Telltale Games decided to bring the hellish couple back to life in an episodic game series. Sam and Max never looked and sounded better. The New York Times newspaper included this game in the list of the best games of 2006.
$ 9 / episode .
Windows, Wii, Xbox 360.
A first-person action game that uses the Cutting Edge technology to immerse the player more into its dark world. The physics engine manipulates objects directly with a mouse, enhancing the horrific atmosphere ... so if you hear something outside the door, you put your arm-cursor in there and push it towards you, opening the door. A frontal fight is the last hope for salvation in a battle against creatures that you can meet in Penumbra: they work in groups and profitably use game physics, surpassing the player in this. It will scare the hell out of you!
$ 20
Officially published in Russia by 1C. Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Before us is a non-traditional representative of the games of the genre Interactive Fiction . Galatea is an extremely interesting and complex character (according to legend - a revived statue). Her answers vary with mood (which, in turn, changes with your questions about her). In this game there is no other purpose than to study the mind of a living statue, but this is a fascinating activity that abounds in pathos, existentialism and mythology.
Free
Cross-platform (over browser, java-powered).
The Chinese two-dimensional fighting game Little Fighter 2 bribed me with simple controls and all the riot of the bloodless cartoon fight that occurs on the screen between twenty fighters. And the support of Hot-Seat multiplayer was very useful when guests were visiting me :) Naruto The Setting Dawn is a smart addon that changes the game beyond recognition. All characters of the original are replaced, the game mechanics have changed, the abilities of the fighters have become stronger, and the gameplay of the game is generally faster. And do not be fans of the series Naruto, to comfortably play this mod.
Free
Windows
Wrapped in a three-dimensional bottle of Ragdoll Masters, slowed down by various goodies, as before, continues to entertain us with its light-looking, but difficult inside gameplay. Carefully, it is terribly addictive!
$ 20
Windows, Mac OS X.
The thunder of all offices, the nightmare of bosses and just an excellent two-dimensional multiplayer shooter - Soldat will appeal to all. This is one of the most addictive small games for the company - there are so few games that you can afford to kill a friend of a friend :)
Free
Windows, Linux (server only).
It may surprise you, but ping-pong is beautiful. So beautiful that the riot of colors simply stuns. Taking the classic Pong as a basis, Steve Taylor managed to make a little indie masterpiece. Wired News named Plasma Pong one of the best games of 2007.
Free
Windows, Mac OS X (?). Because the rights to the Pong trademark belong to Atari, then the author has some problems. Thank you so much LLIAMAH for the link to the game.
A masterpiece of indie-game development of the last century, Another World already favorably differed from the brothers in the genre of the wonderfully elaborated animation of the main character, a hint of an interesting plot and not the easiest gameplay. “The earth was created six days. "Another World" took two years "- under this slogan the game came out from under the keyboard of its only author, Eric Shayi.
$ 9, but you can certainly find the old version for free .
Windows
Three years - and we face a very high-quality indie shooter. Daniel Remar added some share of the RPG - the possibility of pumping glavgeroin on seven skills. The game is one, but a great evening.
Free
Windows
I would like to add a few more games to this list, but I didn’t play them, usually due to lack of funds to buy them (for example, I really want to see the description of the game Aquaria). therefore
Attention! A search for short descriptions in the format of this topic of the following games is announced:
Please kindly send all descriptions to me by inbox, or, if you are not a Habrahabr user, I will be sent to the mail specified in the profile. Send more descriptions - an invite to Habrahabr! Hurry up! The number of good games without a brief review decreases very quickly;)
Given the previous experience, I specifically publish this post on Friday. From time to time it happens that I find some kind of magic game that few played, and talk about it on my twitter - maybe you will be interested in following me :)
Interested also want to advise a few Russian blogs on indie topics:
The fourth part, the last for today (and maybe not. Details - at the end of the post). I hope that someone alive (after three parts of something!) Will get here :)
Part one .
Part Two .
Part Three
')
La mulana
A long platform game in the style of Indiana Jones, mostly based on Konami's Maze of Galious and other MSX computer games. It is incredibly difficult, it includes brutal boss battles and difficult puzzles, but thanks to this, it has earned itself numerous admirers (masochists).Free
Windows
Mount & blade
There are many games, the action of which takes place in the Middle Ages, but only a couple of them are drawn to the title of “realistic simulators”. The game, in which cavalry battles were realized so vividly that you really feel yourself in the shoes of a warrior, could not but appeal to thousands of players around the world. The user directly controls only one character in the game, but can hire and train soldiers to assist in the battle. The game is notorious for its open-ended gameplay, but nevertheless it is worthwhile to go headlong into it for a few days.$ 30 on the developer's site. Officially published in Russia by 1C .
Windows
Peacemaker
The topic of politics and racial conflict, in order to avoid problems, "big" igrodely unlikely to ever be affected. And it's sad, because There is a huge potential for games of this genre, which will make us think about the pressing problems of society. Thank God, there are indie developers in the world who don’t care about anything :) Peacemaker skillfully imitates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while trying to make the game as unbiased as possible.$ 20
Windows, Mac OS X.
Façade
The game is an interactive story that uses the latest algorithm for recognition of English speech and artificial intelligence technology. In it, you find yourself embroiled in a tense conflict between a married couple, Grace and Trip. Their speech is not scripted and is generated in real time. Your task is to respond to them as quickly as possible so that their marriage does not break up. The New York Times newspaper called Façade "the future of video games."Free
Windows, Mac OS X.
Sam n 'Max: Episode One
Once upon a time, when the “big” adventure games sank into oblivion, all that black humor, so beloved by fans, went away with them. Sam n 'Max, a game about the glorious villains created by Steve Purtzel, was one of the most sassy and fun games, but we all missed it. Fortunately, Telltale Games decided to bring the hellish couple back to life in an episodic game series. Sam and Max never looked and sounded better. The New York Times newspaper included this game in the list of the best games of 2006.$ 9 / episode .
Windows, Wii, Xbox 360.
Penumbra / Penumbra 2
A first-person action game that uses the Cutting Edge technology to immerse the player more into its dark world. The physics engine manipulates objects directly with a mouse, enhancing the horrific atmosphere ... so if you hear something outside the door, you put your arm-cursor in there and push it towards you, opening the door. A frontal fight is the last hope for salvation in a battle against creatures that you can meet in Penumbra: they work in groups and profitably use game physics, surpassing the player in this. It will scare the hell out of you!$ 20
Officially published in Russia by 1C. Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Galatea
Before us is a non-traditional representative of the games of the genre Interactive Fiction . Galatea is an extremely interesting and complex character (according to legend - a revived statue). Her answers vary with mood (which, in turn, changes with your questions about her). In this game there is no other purpose than to study the mind of a living statue, but this is a fascinating activity that abounds in pathos, existentialism and mythology.Free
Cross-platform (over browser, java-powered).
Little Fighter 2 & Naruto The Setting Dawn
The Chinese two-dimensional fighting game Little Fighter 2 bribed me with simple controls and all the riot of the bloodless cartoon fight that occurs on the screen between twenty fighters. And the support of Hot-Seat multiplayer was very useful when guests were visiting me :) Naruto The Setting Dawn is a smart addon that changes the game beyond recognition. All characters of the original are replaced, the game mechanics have changed, the abilities of the fighters have become stronger, and the gameplay of the game is generally faster. And do not be fans of the series Naruto, to comfortably play this mod.Free
Windows
Rubber ninjas
Wrapped in a three-dimensional bottle of Ragdoll Masters, slowed down by various goodies, as before, continues to entertain us with its light-looking, but difficult inside gameplay. Carefully, it is terribly addictive!$ 20
Windows, Mac OS X.
Soldat
The thunder of all offices, the nightmare of bosses and just an excellent two-dimensional multiplayer shooter - Soldat will appeal to all. This is one of the most addictive small games for the company - there are so few games that you can afford to kill a friend of a friend :)Free
Windows, Linux (server only).
Plasma pong
It may surprise you, but ping-pong is beautiful. So beautiful that the riot of colors simply stuns. Taking the classic Pong as a basis, Steve Taylor managed to make a little indie masterpiece. Wired News named Plasma Pong one of the best games of 2007.Free
Windows, Mac OS X (?). Because the rights to the Pong trademark belong to Atari, then the author has some problems. Thank you so much LLIAMAH for the link to the game.
Another world
A masterpiece of indie-game development of the last century, Another World already favorably differed from the brothers in the genre of the wonderfully elaborated animation of the main character, a hint of an interesting plot and not the easiest gameplay. “The earth was created six days. "Another World" took two years "- under this slogan the game came out from under the keyboard of its only author, Eric Shayi.$ 9, but you can certainly find the old version for free .
Windows
Iji
Three years - and we face a very high-quality indie shooter. Daniel Remar added some share of the RPG - the possibility of pumping glavgeroin on seven skills. The game is one, but a great evening.Free
Windows
I would like to add a few more games to this list, but I didn’t play them, usually due to lack of funds to buy them (for example, I really want to see the description of the game Aquaria). therefore
Attention! A search for short descriptions in the format of this topic of the following games is announced:
- Super satan sam
- Akuji the Demon
- Aquaria
- Teppomanto
- ADOM
- Saira
- Sumotri Dreams
- Eufloria
- Trine
- Audiosurf
- Raameses
- Crayon physics
- Democracy
- Mutant storm
- Veck
- Makibishi comic
- Gunroar
- Death village
- Rose and camellia
- Fraxy
- Cloud
- And anything else of your choice.
Please kindly send all descriptions to me by inbox, or, if you are not a Habrahabr user, I will be sent to the mail specified in the profile. Send more descriptions - an invite to Habrahabr! Hurry up! The number of good games without a brief review decreases very quickly;)
Given the previous experience, I specifically publish this post on Friday. From time to time it happens that I find some kind of magic game that few played, and talk about it on my twitter - maybe you will be interested in following me :)
Interested also want to advise a few Russian blogs on indie topics:
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/78685/
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