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    List some good indie games please

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MSIfanboy, Jan 18, 2012.

  1. MSIfanboy

    MSIfanboy Notebook Consultant

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    I thought i would try buy some indie games at steam, so far the only indie i played is mount and blade and Trine, both very fun.

    Are there any other indie games that r really worth checking out?
     
    MSIfanboy, Jan 18, 2012
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  2. Ktulu85

    Ktulu85 Notebook Evangelist

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    Machinarium !!!

    Terraria

    Super Meat Boy

    Limbo

    Braid
     
    Ktulu85, Jan 18, 2012
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    Trine 2.
    Super meat boy is fun if you have a high tolerance for failure. because you WILL die. a lot.
    Audio Surf and Beat Hazard are great games to play with your own music.
    Defense Grid: Awakening is a good tower defense game
    VVVVVV is a fun 2d platformer
    Bastion is a fun hack n slash game. <--- highly recommended
    Skydrift is a fun Mario Kart style game, except you're flying.
    Hard Reset is a good Classic Style FPS with awesome graphics.
    Limbo is another fun platformer
    I hear the binding of Isaac is pretty good.

    Any particular genre you are looking for?
     
    Tree_Burner, Jan 18, 2012
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  4. andros_forever

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    To the moon! To the Moon
    Only 4 hours but the story is so good, it will warm your soul! I guarantee it!
     
    andros_forever, Jan 18, 2012
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  5. MidnightSun

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    Trine 2 is a great game (love the soundtrack of 1 & 2), although
    the ending locations and story doesn't make too much sense.
    You'll have to specify a genre that you're interested in for more recommendations, but here are some more that I've personally enjoyed:
    World of Goo
    Revenge of the Titans
    Battle for Wesnoth
     
    MidnightSun, Jan 18, 2012
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  6. tijo

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    Bastion also gets my vote, skydrift is a lot of fun too.
     
    tijo, Jan 18, 2012
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  7. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    Haven't tried terraria, the rest are very good. The Binding of Isaac is also very good, same dev as Super Meat Boy.

    VVVVVV is also good
     
    masterchef341, Jan 18, 2012
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  8. windelicato

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    Terraria is amazing. 80+ hours spent so far. I also enjoyed Super Meat Boy. Wait a couple weeks for Humble Bundle #5
     
    windelicato, Jan 19, 2012
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    - Terraria <-- This is THE game!
    - VVVVVV <-- don't know what this game has, but I love it. The soundtrack is amazing.
    - The binding of Isaac <-- addictive
    - Hard reset <-- Awesome graphics, sound, gameplay... and so on
    - Defense Grid <-- great TD game, one of the best (if not the best one xD)
    - Anomaly Warzone Earth <-- Inverted TD. A must have.
    - Audiosurf & Beat Hazzard <-- Music driven games. If you like music, you'll like these.

    There are a LOT of good Indie games... I believe it's better to wait for bundles (most of the time they includes past bundles as a bonus)

    I hope the next bundle includes Hoard, I miss it on last sale.
     
    assaultsuit, Jan 19, 2012
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  10. DropZite

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    I can't believe no one mentioned SPAZ (Space Pirates and Zombies) here yet.. Also a very good game.
     
    DropZite, Jan 19, 2012
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    Orcs must die isnt mentioned here :p
     
    Cloudfire, Jan 19, 2012
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    Yep... I bought it on last sale, but ain't played it yet ;)

    Neither Dungeon Defenders. Or dungeons of Dredmor!! Aquaria, Saira, Uplink...

    A game that surprised me was Voxatron. Very nice retro game!
     
    assaultsuit, Jan 19, 2012
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    SPAZ is excellent... most time I've ever spent on an indie game.
     
    Bearclaw, Jan 19, 2012
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    If you never played the original, Cave Story+.
     
    dark5, Jan 19, 2012
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    Absolutely amazing! It's been on sale so much lately, everyone should get it :)
     
    tellarion, Jan 19, 2012
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    Babylon 5 IFH
     
    key001, Jan 19, 2012
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  17. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    bit trip beat, bit trip runner, cogs
     
    Karamazovmm, Jan 19, 2012
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  18. MrFong

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    Really? Nobody wants to say "Minecraft"?

    It has all of my votes.
     
    MrFong, Jan 19, 2012
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    bastian is a very pretty game. I think they could have had more variety with the enemies however the environment is top notch.
     
    AppleUsr, Jan 20, 2012
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    AAAAAAAAAA a reckless disregard for gravvity
    bastion
    binding of isaac
    bittrip games
    braid
    cave story+
    frozen synapse
    limbo
    revenge of the titans
    super meat boy
    trine
    torchlight
     
    joshthor, Jan 20, 2012
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  21. longhairedfreak

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    Bastion and Binding of Isaac (I put 100+ hours into BoI) were definitely the top indies games to come out last year.
     
    longhairedfreak, Jan 21, 2012
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    Gemini Rue - great adventure game
     
    inm8#2, Jan 22, 2012
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  23. kurtcocaine

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    "to the moon" and bastion.. highly recommended..
     
    kurtcocaine, Jan 22, 2012
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