Sometimes it takes months of hard work before people start taking notice of your game — this is the new norm in a world where dozens of quality
indie games are released every month.
This week on the Nintendo eShop several high profile
indie games are releasing, including Curve Studios» port of Jasper Byrne's Lone Survivor.
Indeed, three
indie games were released following the presentation: Swords & Soldiers, Tiny Thief and Year Walk.
Then around 2012/2013 more and more interesting
indie games were released, so I started finding games for me again.
Not exact matches
Everything from the latest
releases to smaller
Indie games and even retro classics
are available.
This
game is incredible, and
is easily one of the biggest
indie releases of the year.
Deep, engaging gameplay and stylish presentation combine to make this one of the standout
indie releases of the year; this
is a great example of a well put - together
game.
We preview 2014
's most notable upcoming
game releases, including major new titles like Titanfall, Watch Dogs, and Destiny, sequels to popular franchises like The Witcher and Elder Scrolls, and a few key
indie games.
When Nintendo
indie boss Dan Adelman left the company late last year to help Axiom Verge developer Tom Happ see his Metroid - vania
game released on PlayStation platforms, plenty of people
were surprised.
Nintendo has confirmed that more than 60
indie games are set to
release on Nintendo Switch this year, with many making use of multiple play modes — whether that
be TV Mode, Handheld Mode or Tabletop Mode — flexible control options, local and online multiplayer and HD Rumble.
Super Mario Maker
is the big
release this week, but there
are a few
indie games worthy of your attention as well.
Two Tribes have
been one of the most productive
indie developers for the Wii U to date, already
releasing four fantastic
games for the machine.
While EA has said that they will take a wait - and - see approach on the Switch for now, they still have a
game coming to the Switch soon: the
indie adventure title «Fe», which will
be released on the Switch and other platforms in February.
PlayStation Experience 2015
was a showcase of both upcoming
indie and AAA
games, many of which
are either
releasing on the PS4 for the first...
In the last few months, the Nintendo Switch
release schedule has
been filled with ports and rereleases of
Indie games...
And if you want «a ton» to just mean 2000 of something, between all of the shovelware on steam, all the
indie games released on various consoles, all AA and AAA titles, etc. you
're going to hit that number of new
games pretty easily.
Originally developed by Studio Pixel and
released in 2004 it
was one of the earlier «Metroidvania»
indie games, Cave Story
is a platform / adventure
game and
indie developer Nicalis
are bringing it right up to date on the Nintendo Switch with a definitive «+»
release of the
game like they have for Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth +.
Stardew Valley
was an
indie darling back when it
released on PC and other consoles, but the Switch could
be argued as the very best place to play the
game.
The critically acclaimed Golf Story, Stardew Valley and Axiom Verge have all
released in the last two weeks on the platform, but those
are just some of the heavy hitters — there
are plenty of other
indie games up for grabs.
While it
's sad that the bigger AAA Survival Horror
games seem to
be disappearing as publishers try to minimize risk or move away from single - player offline titles, and beloved scary franchises like Silent Hill or Dead Space aren't getting new entries, at least we have Capcom and Bethesda
releasing big epic Survival Horrors and all the cool
indie titles like Outlast and Observer picking up the slack.
Then we have The Darkness II for PS3 and Downwell, that
's quite a remarkable title but pretty small
indie game also
released on PC via Steam.
Indie farming sim Stardew Valley has the feel of a
game that would fit perfectly on the Nintendo Switch and owners of the hybrid console have
been waiting for
release ever since it
was confirmed to
be getting a Switch
release.
Continuing Nintendo UK's promotion of several high - profile
indie developers who have
released games on the Nintendo eShop
is the course from Marianne Lerdahl, one of the developers at Sarepta Studio.
Before the co-op top - down rogue - like
indie dungeon crawler
was released, Steam and similar digital stores had a 10 % instant discount that disappeared on
release day - but now that the
game is facing great reviews, the discounts
are back to push sales higher.
One of the
indie titles featured at PAX West and Nintendo's Nindie's Night, this breakdancing rhythm
game was announced for
release later in the year.
Fans of both platform and Metroidvania genres will
be pleased by its enjoyable gameplay and, even if you
're not into those style of
games, it may
be worth a try - as it
is one of the best
indie games released on the Switch.
Developed by Russian
indie studio Lazy Bear Games, and originally seeing
releases on PC, mobile devices, and then 3DS, Punch Club
is a boxing tycoon management
game with...
Debuting on Xbox One in the first half of 2015, other details
are sparse but
gamers can
be excited for what will undoubtedly
be one of the biggest
indie releases of next year.
My digital purchases so far have
been only Virtual Console
games and
indie titles, except for Wii Fit U (free), Wii Sport Club (too lazy to wait for physical
release) and
Game & Wario (club nintendo platinum)
18 years after Super Smash Bros» initial
release, a slew of
indie games are challenging its dominance of the platform fighting genre.
A Bird Story, the sequel of sorts to 2011's hit
indie game To the Moon,
is set for
release next Friday, developer Ken Gao has announced.
«All employees, lend me your full attention...» BH Tilt
released a third trailer for The Belko Experiment, the
indie action comedy about an office building locked down where all the employees
are forced to play a
game of kill - or - be-killed.
Battle Chasers
is making the jump from a 90's comic sensation to an
indie game, described as a love letter to the JRPG genre, and arrives on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on October 3rd, with a later
release on the Nintendo Switch.
The World Cinema Documentary Editing Award
was presented to
Indie Game: The Movie, co-directed by Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky — Follow the dramatic journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the w
Indie Game: The Movie, co-directed by Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky — Follow the dramatic journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the wo
Game: The Movie, co-directed by Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky — Follow the dramatic journeys of
indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the w
indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the wo
game developers as they create
games and
release those works, and themselves, to the world.
Within just four days of
being on sale on Steam, the
game managed to recoup its investment and development costs, making it one of the most successful
games released via the
Indie Fund model.
Originally developed by one man, Daisuke «Pixel» Amaya, and
released for free in 2004, it
's often regarded as the father of modern
indie games — in no small part due to its creativity, efficiency and mastery of
game design.
Q.U.B.E.
is a first - person puzzle platformer similar to Portal that
was released January of last year with the help of
Indie Fund, a foundation set up by four great indie developers to help fund the future of games it deems wo
Indie Fund, a foundation set up by four great
indie developers to help fund the future of games it deems wo
indie developers to help fund the future of
games it deems worthy.
Released: September 22 Cast: Martin Dingle Wall, Gary Sturm, Ken Lally Director: Joe Dietsch & Louie Gibson Why It
's Great: You could throw a virtual rock through Amazon, iTunes, and Netflix and hit a half - dozen
indie thrillers that riff on «The Most Dangerous
Game» blueprint i.e. human
beings hunting other human
beings for sport.
We've got some big retail
games releasing, some big
indie games — ones that actually have
been on other consoles before.
Super Meat Boy has received numerous awards over time, and
is one of the highest - reviewed
indie games to ever
be released.
It
's even got an array of minigames, including a remarkably fleshed - out hack - and - slash
game, that could have
been indie releases in their own right.
Cave Story, an
indie PC
game released over six years ago,
is still winning new fans today following subsequent
releases on the Wii and DS.
Subnautica
is one of the best survival
games released in recent years, and one of the best
indie games released in the beginning of 2018.
It
's the same
release strategy as another
indie sports
game, Psyonix
's Rocket League, which
was a free PlayStation Plus
game when it launched on PS4 in July 2015.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, another newly
released Switch
game,
was the third best selling title, followed by another great
indie title: Stardew Valley.
That
's right, despite
releasing in October, Chucklefish and ConcernedApe
's indie farming life simulator Stardew Valley
is the overseas best selling eShop
game of 2017, beating out big name
games like Sonic Mania and Snipperclips, not to mention
indie mega hits such as Shovel Knight.
Toki Tori 2, the cute little Wii U
indie game — one of the very first
indie games to
be announced and
released on the Wii U — will
be coming to the Switch.
announced that Kamiko (a 2D action RPG that
was among the very first
indie games released on Nintendo Switch) has already sold over 150 000 units worldwide.
True, but that
was an
indie game, not the entire
release of a system made by the biggest
game company in the world.
However, one of such tracks that
was composed by an
Indie Pop band called Animal Collective for the
game couldn't make into the
game and
was never
released.