Category: Indie Games

Candle Man

developed by Spotlightor Interactive  |  Platforms: Xbox One

“As an action adventure game…the game uses the mechanics of light and shadow combined with an immersive story. The player takes on the role of a lowly candle with the ability to burn for a meagre 10 seconds. The brevity of candle man’s power is it’s only resource against the challenges and obstacles in the dark shadows. There are a wide range of environments to explore, which enable players to experience an unsettling but also intriguing adventure.”

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One Night Stand

developed by Kinmoku  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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“One Night Stand thrusts you into a “morning after” scenario where you decide how things play out.

“After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed.

“With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger’s bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. You may resort to some unusual methods to find your answers, but take care not to prod and pry too much though – a nosy guest quickly becomes an unwanted one!”

[Buy on itch.io]  |  [Visit the Website]

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Into the Rift

developed by Weston Tracy  |  Platforms: Windows, iOS

“A game with parkour, melee combat and pixel art.”

“You’ll be a lone adventurer, running, jumping and fighting your way to restore a splintered society. Half of which are bent on destroying you.”

“All born in Sky Valley are born with wildness. Is it tempered by the knowledge of exploration or is it tempered by the promise of myth? The time has come to choose a path: the flowing tapestry of discovery or the statued certainty of tradition. Between these two lies The Rift.”

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Moblets

developed by Rebecca Cordingley & perplamps  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac (and possibly more)

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“A game about farming, befriending creatures, training them, and challenging other moblets and trainers in little battles.”

“You can also run a little shop, explore different regions, go on quests, meet lots of characters, and use the money and items you make from your farm to upgrade your moblets.”

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Roofbot

developed by Double Coconut Games  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac

“Guide Roofie through gorgeous, meditative rooftops and try to get the right color energy balls into the proper slots. But beware, the architecture changes as you interact with it so think ahead — every step you take may lead you closer to the goal, or trap you on the roof forever.”

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Lost Ember

developed by Mooneye Studios  |  Platform: Windows, PS4, Xbox One

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“A story-driven 3rd person exploration adventure for PC and consoles. With a wolf as your main character and a determined companion on your side, you will unveil a story of loyalty, despair and betrayal that led to the fall of a whole world.

“On your journey you are guided by a companion that used to be part of the old Inrahsi culture and witnessed the fall of his world. For thousands of years he was seeking and finally found you. Through his memories you will see what happened to the old world and learn to understand him, to finally help him on his mission.”

[Back on Kickstarter]  |  [Follow on Steam]  |  [Visit the Website]

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via PixelProspector

Beglitched

developed by Hexecutable (Jenny & AP)  |  Platforms: Windows, Mac

“A game about insecurity, in our computers and ourselves. In a pastel world of networks where nobody truly knows what they’re doing, hacking is a magical art and the notorious Glitch Witch is the most premium archmagi of the net.

“Through what appears to be nothing more than random circumstance, YOU are her new apprentice. You must use your wits and cunning to unravel the mechanisms of an alien computer and survive amongst a veritable web of clowns, leftclickers, and filedraggers.”

[Buy on itch.io]  |  [Buy on Steam]  |  [Visit the Website]

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Thrive

developed by Revolutionary Games  |  Platforms: Windows, Linux

“A free open-source game for PC and Linux about evolution, in which the player guides a species from their origin as a microbe to the space age and beyond. Gameplay is split into seven stages – Microbe, Multicellular, Aware, Awakening, Society, Industrial and Space. Through each of these you will guide your creature towards intelligence, sentience and the stars. Our team seeks to accomplish two major goals: create engaging, compelling gameplay that respects our players’ intelligence, and remain as accurate as possible in our depiction of known scientific theory.”

You can read more about it over on KillScreen.

[Download Thrive]  |  [Visit the Website]