Comic: https://www.deathbulge.com/comics/441
Alt text: Yeah yeah, there's always exceptions, I mean look no further than the game in the 2nd panel, not the most thrilling gameplay, is it?
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Games that I have enjoyed that are indie:
Its a wild ride I recommend!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296610/Peglin/
If you like peggle its a fun little game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1218210/Coromon/
Its like pokemon and amazing pixel art.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082710/Bug_Fables_The_Everlasting_Sapling/
If you liked Mario RPG titles this is a fun one.
What are your picks?
Right now I am hitting endgame in SolarPunk. I fucking love it.
Im the type, if a game hands you a gun, and says go kill the bad guys, Ill pass. It's very clear in this game, it will not be for everyone, I however, have sunk 60 hours into it in the last few weeks. It's for me, and I love it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/
A fun puzzle game with lots of layers to it. There's the original, stated goal. But as you work towards it, you discover lore that points you towards other puzzles.
This game is genius until you're determined to truly finish it... Then the next level of the puzzles border on insanity.
Yup. I'm working on the final puzzles right now. Just finished one of the final two doors. I wouldn't even be sure there was a second puzzle if it weren't for hints on the wiki π³.
For puzzle games, my goto is baba is you
Interesting! ill take a look.
Jazzpunk https://store.steampowered.com/app/250260/Jazzpunk_Directors_Cut/ - Everyone should play Jazzpunk. Watch the trailer, and read no other reviews, just play it.
Far: Lone Sails https://store.steampowered.com/app/609320/FAR_Lone_Sails/ - a gorgeous art piece, a good story that develops through the gameplay, worth your time.
Void War https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853590/Void_War/ - Void War is FTL crossed with Warhammer 40k, but it's not just a reskin. If you ever wanted more FTL gameplay, Void War is it.
The Red Strings Club https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/The_Red_Strings_Club/ - a great story with beautifully written characters, everything that digital storytelling should be.
Songs of Syx https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162750/Songs_of_Syx/ - this has been eating my brain recently. If you enjoy colony builders like Rimworld or Dwarf Fortress, Songs of Syx is potentially dangerous in that where did the last eight hours go kind of way. It's still got some rough spots, but the developer is actively working on it.
*Bonus - Fatum Betula https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281270/Fatum_Betula/ - a strange experience, like nothing else that I know of. I also recommend going into this one blind, just watch the developer's trailer.
+1 for Far. I've only played a little, but the art and music are fantastic.
I'll have to check out the rest.
No way Undertale/Deltarune fans haven't shown up yet
This one has arrived
Genuinely crazy that it so rarely gets mentioned in the "we'll never see another original game again!!!" hysteria.
Larian Studios also has a string of bangers that should mark it out as the next Bethesda or BioWare, but it also routinely gets ignored.
CRPGs aren't as popular as a genre is the main reason
Dead Cells has difficukty adjustments in the menus too, for anyone who tried it and hated it like I did. They added it later. Its a lot of fun even on easy mode. I played it enough that I had the difficulty back to "normal" and even higher at one point too.
Star valor kinda reminds me of the old Inner space game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCcpqUL90rY
Yes, i loved that back in the days too, fighting through my Mp3 collection lol
There are some NSFW games I've had a lot of fun with that are contenders for a space in your library:
The Flipwitch series is a fun Metroidvania that asks "what if changing gender at will was a gameplay mechanic?"
Scarlet Maiden was my first 2d platformer roguelike I've ever sunk hours into and really turned me on to the genre, pun intended.
Spirit Valley is "what if Pokemon but with sexy monster girls?" There are even shinies to hunt!
Elf Girl Pinball is a lot of fun!
Tower/Sword of Succubus are two entirely different genres. Tower is more puzzle based, Sword is essentially sexy Zelda. Even comes with the free Castlevania throwback: Succubus Hunter. The series even expands further into search-action with Midnight Castle Succubus DX and Castle in the Clouds DX. Seriously, check these out while you wait for Belmont's Curse.
Smash Girls looks fun if you can get it to run without crashing and rebooting your PC. Basically Smash Bros with Hentai.
I've sunk way more hours than I'd ever have thought into My Dystopian Robot Girlfriend. Still haven't finished it at all but really good storyline and honestly the porn aspects can be completely ignored
Outer wilds a fun little mystery game about exploring a small alient solar system
Don't look up anything about it and go in as blind as you can for the best experience
My only suggestion for outer wilds is that at the very start of the game if the village feels boring just go straight to the ship and once you've taken off give the game at least another half an hour to wow you. If by that time you're not hooked the game might not be for you.
I have to use every opportunity to recommend vivid/stasis. Its amazing, my favorite game
catgirl is another cool game
Both games are free and have a cool story, the second took me 5 hours to finish, in the first one i have spent 117 hours
I've been enjoying My Little Puppy. It's a cute little game about finding your human. Not for kids though.
Edit: I've finished the game, here is my Steam review.
Tap for review
Wow what a game⦠ok first and foremost, for any parents reading this, I would actually rate this game as PG not the current G age rating, due to certain themes.+++ Animations and graphics for the dogs are perfect. Really makes you feel like a dog
+++ Environment design, sound design, pacing, themes, all of it is perfect
+++ Huge amount of detail and effort put in to the story, even side characters
+ Controls are mostly good. I had this bug where I would have to let go of the direction stick and press forwards again every 5 minutes or so, which was mildly annoying.
- Some of the puzzles, quick time events, and platforming jumps would be very difficult for a child. I can't see anyone under 10 maybe 13 finishing this game without adult assistance. Heck even as an adult some sections really annoyed me.
I can't really review anything else without giving it away. It's definitely worth playing. If you're on the fence, consider this review your signal to go for it.
Is it like spiritfarer? That game fucked me up.
Not so far, though I haven't finished the game yet
Iβve been playing that and loving it! Isβ¦is it not kid friendly? A lot of the gameplayβ¦ seems just cute and simpleβ¦ Ohno. Anxious now that it might have a dark af ending o-o Guess Iβll see.
I've finished the game now. No spoilers, but for any parents reading this:
Tap for not spoiler
I would personally rate the game PG instead of the current G age rating due to certain themesSorry by that I meant that the gameplay is actually quite difficult. The quick time events are strict and there's no accessibility option, the jumps are tight especially in some sections, etc. So far the themes are kid friendly, though I haven't beaten it yet*. But I can't see anyone under 10 maybe 13 beating this game without serious frustration. Heck as an adult I got annoyed at repeatedly failing a few seconds π
"This looks amazing!"
"Oh, its already on my wishlist, I thought itnwas amazing before too!"
You have to buy it now, it's the double wishlist rule
You joke but I have used this before.
I mean c'mon you gotta at least acknoledge that these are wildly different genres from the AAA games people complain about
Voices of the Void is great and free! Itβs a game set in a government facility in the woods where you monitor satellites to try to detect aliens.
!VoicesOfTheVoid@indie-ver.se
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/knucklecracker
I really enjoyed most games by Knuckle Cracker. They're very unique and different.
I love creaper world but i feel like its one of those games you either love or hate pretty strongly. I have 100+ of hours into the series.
if youβre looking for a fun couch coop game, towerfall is really awesome! itβs a 2D vertical fighting game with bows, the controls are very easy to pick up and the rounds are fast, so anyone can join in and itβs really fun!
Oh wow havent seen that game since the ouya. It was actually super fun. Nice.