gaming Favorite Indie Title(s)

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

Well, school is once again closed for me today, and today just seems a little bit boring to me. So, you know what I do during these times? I DISCUSS VIDEO GAMES WITH YOU!

 

Anyways, down to business. Indie games have really seemed to burst on the gaming scene over the past couple years. There are even some indie games that seem to surpass Triple A titles like Call of Duty. I don't play a lot of indie games, but I'll tell you; lots of them can have more charm, gripping gameplay, and great mechanics that surpass even big-budget games.

 

So, I'll ask you; what Indie games do you guys like the most. Mine is probably Braid. Because time and puzzles really go well together :3

[Moonlight 7,287]

I enjoy both "The Cat Lady" and "Limbo". I'm not sure if "The Cat Lady" counts as indie, though. 

[Sweet Pen 1,348]

Q.U.B.E.
I really like this game because of cubes xd

[Black Licorice 58]

I would say Default Dan (rage-inducing, but fun) and Limbo. Both SPECTACULAR games and they're both indie games, so that's a big bonus...

[Leavinh 313]

As you can probably guess by my avatar, I'm a huge fan of the game Fez. I just really enjoyed the puzzles, the atmosphere, and the soundtrack is probably one of the best I've heard for a game. 

 

Some runners up, since I have a really hard time choosing favorites: The Swapper, Off, Antichamber, The Stanley Parable, MirrorMoon EP, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Closure, Braid, Super Meat Boy (all Edmund McMillen games, really) , Castle Crashers, Cave Story, Bastion, Anodyne, the Bit.Trip series, The Bridge, Gone Home, The Adventures of Shuggy, Gravity Bone, Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Gunpoint, the Knytt series, Limbo, Papers Please, Shelter, Thomas was Alone, VVVVVV, and Super Hexagon. 

 

...I really like indie games.

 

Edit: How could I forget 140, Kairo, Beatbuddy, Eryi's Action, Thirty Flights of Loving and PixelJunk Eden?

Edited January 9, 2014 by AyoMistadurrk

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

I've actually never played Fez. Heard it's good though :3 It looks good, I'll give it that much.

 

Q.U.B.E reminds me a lot of Portal, mostly from the graphical design

[Leavinh 313]

I've actually never played Fez. Heard it's good though :3 It looks good, I'll give it that much.

 

I definitely recommend it. But have a pen and some paper on hand because some of the puzzles can get a bit complex.

[Sweet Pen 1,348]

Q.U.B.E reminds me a lot of Portal, mostly from the graphical design

Except that you move blocks to go to another levels.

And more you go, more hard 

[MLPForums Phanact 1,374]

VVVVVV is an awesome platformer game that I cannot wait to pick up on my PS Vita. I've got it on my PC and it's awesome.

 

Flower is another great indie title made by ThatGameCompany for the PS3 and PS Vita and it's so beautiful, it's the only video game that's ever made me full on bawl my eyes out. It is such a beautiful work of art, I recommend it to anyone and everyone.

[Forlong 1,726]

 

Everything has been said that needs to be said.  This is probably the greatest video game period, let alone the best indie game.

[An Old Head 4,816]

9.03m. It's about twenty minutes long, but they were twenty of the most beautiful minutes of my life.

 

 

9.03m isn't so much a game as an experience. It puts you in the context of the 2011 tsunami in Japan that killed so many people. The developers wanted to individualise and characterise the victims of this tsunami, because only so many forms of media represented all those unique lives lost in the disaster with no more than a death toll. 9.03m lets you discover those lives that were lost by finding pieces of their livelihood - a football, for instance, or a wooden train - washed up on the beach. It's a beautiful way of telling a tale, with such incredible ambience and soundtrack to capture it; I became so immersed and entranced that I even said "No!" in protest upon discovering one certain item. (spoilers... go play it!)

 

I could go on about the symbolism, the subtlety, the heartfelt humanisation of all these people... but 9.03m is a game to be played, not told of. Steam is selling it for a mere £1.60, half of which the developers give to Aid For Japan, a charity supporting the families of those who lost their beloved. You'd be a fool not to pick it up.

Edited January 8, 2014 by Flipturn

[Crystallize 279]

PS3:

• Journey (My most favourite indie game)
• The Unfinished Swan
• Flower

PC:

• The Stanley Parable
• Papers Please

Also really looking forward to Jazzpunk (PC). I believe that's also an indie game and it looks hilarious.

[Katana 298]

Probably my favorite unspoken indie is Aquaria. It's an underwater "metroidvania" style of game where you play as a mermaid that can change form to fight and solve puzzles. There's a recipe mechanic to the game that I found pretty enjoyable.

What I especially liked is that despite being indie, it makes no excuses on content; and that's not to say it becomes repetitive. It finds plenty of different ways of challenging you, and even has something like 13+ boss fights in total (many of them optional). It's on Steam, and probably other sites too. Come to think of it, it may have been released on iPad or Android.

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

I wish I could quote on this computer D:

 

Anyways, Journey! Yeah, I've played it. I like it. Does it have a PC release, cause I recently gave my PS3 away...

[Ferret Girl 2,642]

Darkest of Days. A little known FPS from 2009 with an interesting premise. Just look it up.

[Scootalove 10,689]

There have been many games that have really impressed me especially with the Indie games lately. Super Meat Boy is a very fun and enjoyably indie game especially with the diverse levels in the game.

[Crystallize 279]

I wish I could quote on this computer D:

 

Anyways, Journey! Yeah, I've played it. I like it. Does it have a PC release, cause I recently gave my PS3 away...

No PC release but it will probably be one of the games you can play on your smartphone/TV when Playstation Now releases.

[BreakingJesse 111]

JOURNEY is the best indie I've played.

It's even better than DOTA 4.

[Greywolfin 102]

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Limbo

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery

Lone Survivor

Bastion

 

I have a huge list of indie games in my steam account (way, way too many to list) but these are my favorites.

[Discordian 6,015]

Depending on your definition of "indie" I've either played very few or a lot.

 

I used to play flash games all the time. In spite of their freeness they have a tendency to be quite innovative. I've found games that are even more atmospheric and creative than most retail games.

 

If you don't count flash games as indie games for whatever reason than I've played like...Limbo and Amnesia. Both of which were pretty mediocre.

 

I've played a few freeware games too like Last Scenario (it's so good I'm surprised they didn't ask for money!) and Eversion.

[Mutemutt 773]

Skullgirls, kind of by default. Don't really play a ton of indie games for that long; there's plenty of underwhelming games out there you see. I do play some games so niche they should be honorary indie games, but...

[Fantasma Phantasm 673]

Skull girls and Cave Story for the win!!! 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/83/Cave_Story_title_screen.png

http://skullgirls.wikia.com/wiki/Skullgirls?file=Skullgirls_gamefan_magazine_cover_by_oh8-d5oelyg.jpg

Edited February 13, 2014 by Mr.Green

[Solar Cloud 493]

This cool game

and this game.

[Celtore 2,770]

I really enjoyed playing through VVVVVV. I submitted a bug report once because I exited the game in an awkward location and Terry claimed it was a feature he left in!

 

Anyway, I'm also a big fan of:

Cave Story - Awesome gameplay and it's a pretty good challenge

The Stanley Parable - Don't ask me to describe what it is though...

Amnesia - Fantastic atmosphere, 3D and LINUX SUPPORT! (despite not having played it because I'm a coward)

Minecraft - Obvious reasons

Bit Trip Runner - Frustrating at times, but man is it great when you get a streak going.

Edited February 13, 2014 by Celtore

[SomariFeyWright 776]

Sadly (and also fortunately), the only indie game I've officially played is Cave Story. A great game, with great controls, a great story, the usual 8-bit indie graphics, and an overall amazing game more than worth playing.