The indie-scene has grown more and more interesting lately. 2009 seems to be a really interesting year with some awesome projects being released.
I'm not really connected to the indie-scene, so I'm going to need all your help with this one. Please let me know if you find any really interesting projects, and I'll add them.
Love
This is an insanely stylish online FPS with a generated user-editetable gameworld. Don't know what that means? Me neither. Just look at the screenshots, and watch the video!
Homepage: http://www.quelsolaar.com/love/index.html
Screenshots: http://www.quelsolaar.com/love/screen_shots.html
News: http://news.quelsolaar.com/#home
Releasedate: Unknown
Platform: PC
The Unfinished Swan
This is another really stylish First person game, but this one is called a First Person Painter. Yet again, a video says more than a thousand words.
Homepage: http://iandallas.com/games/swan/
Releasedate unknown, platform: XNA?
Crayon Physics Deluxe
A puzzling physics game, set in a world of physics with crayon graphics, this game won first price at the Independent Games Festival 2008! Again, the video says it all:
Homepage: http://www.crayonphysics.com/
Releasedate: Out now! (Jan 9th)
Platform: PC
Price: $20
Metacritic rating: 79
Fez
A 2d/3d game in the same spirit as Crush and the latest Paper Mario, Fez is almost too good looking for its own good. Sadly, the canadian based developer Kokoromi's blog has not been updated for almost a year. What happened?
Homepage: http://www.kokoromi.org/fez
Releasedate: Early 2010
Platform: Xbox Live Arcade
Blueberry Garden
Erik Svedäng's (World of Pong) latest project, Blueberry Garden features a complete eco-system as well as an experiment in game storytelling and amazing visuals.
Screenshots:
Homepage: http://eriksvedang.wordpress.com/blueberrygarden/
Releasedate: June 8th
Platform: PC/Steam
Price: 5€
Osmos
(Courtesy of Noname)
Osmos appears to be a 2d version of Katamari Damacy. Collect smaller cells to grow, and avoid bigger cells. Also, accellerating your lifeform shrinks it, so move wisely. This game is all about the serene ambience. Download the demo!
Homepage: http://www.hemispheregames.com/osmos/
Releasedate: Out now!
Platform: PC/Steam
Price: 9€
Night Game
Designed by Nicklas Nygren, Night Game is an action-puzzle game that focuses on providing players with an ambient gameplay experience, challenging the mind with increasingly challenging picturesque worlds. Each level is broken into different areas in which the player must maneuver a ball and using realistic physics to advance through each level. There are no enemies, per se, and no violence in Night Game -- it's all about the experience.
Homepage: http://www.nicalis.com/#/games/
Blog: http://nicalis.com/blog/
Releasedate: Unknown
Platform: WiiWare
Limbo
Designed and programmed by Arnt Jensen, this is a Danish platformer with tons of style. So far information beyond this point is hard to come by, but I await the final product anxiously.
Homepage: http://www.limbogame.org/
Releasedate: Unknown
Platform: Unknown
Zeno Clash
(Courtesy of b3n3v3nt3)
Zeno Clash is my favorite, its bizarre and yet beautiful visual is really surprising. Zeno Clash is a First Person Brawler. It features some of the best hand to hand combat I've ever seen from a first person perspective.
FPS/Fighting
Releasedate: Out now!
Platform: PC (Steam)
Price: 16€
Metacritic rating: 78
The Path
Descriptive text stolen from the homepage: The Path is a short horror game inspired by older versions of Little Red Ridinghood, set in modern day. The Path offers an atmospheric experience of exploration, discovery and introspection through a unique form of gameplay, designed to immerse you deeply into its dark themes. Every interaction in the game expresses an aspect of the narrative. The six protagonists each have their own age and personality and allow the player to live through the tale in different ways. Most of the story, however, relies on your active imagination.
http://tale-of-tales.com/ThePath/
Release date: Released
Platform: PC
Price: 8€
Metacritic Rating: 80
Eduardo The Samurai Toaster
You don't really need more than the name for this to be an instant add to the wishlist. But I'll post the video anyway.
Courtesy of Nikkom
Release date: 15th of June (Released)
Platform: WiiWare
Price: ?
And MANY, MANY MORE!
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