Author: Pickled Sea Cat

Drop Alive

developed by Invi Games | Platforms: Windows

“A platformer where you control a little drop of water that can transform into ice and steam to overcome its journey.”

“An adventurous and curious water drop is trapped inside a house and needs your help to get back to the place she truly belongs to; a nearby glistening river. Climb a pile of jars, squeeze yourself through pipes and manage to get past a fridge full of stalactites without bursting. Use your wit to change from one state to another (liquid, solid and gas) surpassing every obstacle thrown your way as the game’s difficulty increases.”

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via The Co-Optional Podcast

Fresco

developed by Yannick Gerometta | Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

“A mind-bending first person exploration / puzzle game, featuring a unique gameplay mechanic. Find your way out by creating a path in the world, via manipulating paintings and placing them on strategic locations.

“You start in a colorless world without any explanation. You quickly find paintings which you can interact with and move. By looking at them, you will notice that they look a lot like your environment. The idea is to use them to your advantage to progress through the world. The game is about exploration, awareness, and analysis of your surroundings. You will have to understand how to use the paintings by finding what they represent, where they have been painted from, and how you could transpose them to the world.”

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via /r/IndieGaming

Dark Train

developed by Paperash Studio | Platforms: Windows, Mac

“A 2D atmospheric adventure with mechanical squid ANN 2.35f ? tied to a railroad “tamagotchi”. The road is non-textual and made of paper.”

The art assets for the game were initially created using actual paper which is pretty weird (and neat!). You can see a creation video of an elephant-bison thing here.

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Pocket Kingdom

developed by 08 Games | Platforms: Windows, Linux, iOS, Android

“Islands sometimes appear out of the blue in the clouds. The mysterious Pocket Kingdom is one of them. Wander around its districts, solve puzzles and listen to the weird stories told by the locals. Unveiling the place’s mysteries depends on it. So does getting out of it.”

[Buy on Steam] | [Dev Log]

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Earthlock: Festival of Magic

developed by Snowcastle Games | Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4

“An adventure RPG inspired by the classic 3D RPGs of the late 90’s, with a fresh take on turn based combat and character progression.

“Enter a beatiful world haunted by its fateful past and join a party of unlikely heroes on their journey to rescue Amon’s uncle from an ancient cult and uncover the secret of Earthlock.”

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Walkie Talkie

developed by Daniel Linssen | Platform: Windows

This is a really neat little game made over the weekend for Ludum Dare. Sorry that the gif feels so rushed, I had a lovely longer gif that kept crashing my computer. :( Anyways check it out at the link below!

[Download on itch.io]

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap

developed by Lizardcube, published by DotEmu | Platforms: Windows (possibly Mac, Linux, & consoles)

“Cursed into a half-human, half-lizard monstrosity by the Meka-Dragon, a lonesome adventurer is facing the challenge of a lifetime! In search for a cure, our mutated anti-hero will explore the many traps of Monster Land… and defeat many stuff-throwing, curse-wielding dragons. How many more transformations can one hopeful body survive as it turns into a Lizard, a Mouse, a Piranha, a Lion, and a Hawk…”

This is a reverse engineered remake of Sega’s Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap. The developer took apart the code in the original to see how it all worked and has teamed up with an artist to create an authentic (but enhanced) follow up. You can read more about the process of deconstruction on their dev log here.

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I went through a video by World of Longplays and put together a little comparison of the old and the new.

via TIGForums

Far from Noise

developed by George Batchelor | Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

“A single-player narrative set on the edge of a cliff overlooking a vast ocean.

“You are a 20 year-old woman stuck, balanced precariously over the edge of a cliff in an old rusting car. The sun is gradually disappearing behind the horizon and the blanket of night will soon fall. Through a strange conversation you can attempt to discover your reasons for coming out there, your relationship with nature and if you’ll make it out alive. “

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via Little Wolf Studio

Heart Forth, Alicia

developed Alonso Martin | Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4/Vita, Wii U

“A Metroidvania RPG about a young wizard pursued by a terror in the sky.

“On the night of your coming of age trial, the sky rains fire over your village, scorching everything in its path. Soon, you’re catapulted into an ongoing war between the wizards of the forest and the desert army of the West. Desperate to reunite with your loved ones, you embark on a journey across the landscapes of a beautiful but threatening world, sculpted by the pulsing violence of its past.”

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via PixelProspector

Down the Rabbit Hole

created by Goro Fujita

This was made using a program called Quill, which allows you to “paint” in 3D using an Oculus headset. I really loved the use of perspective, you can see more in the full video below.