Flamberge 

developed by Hydezeke.  

“A “simultaneous turn-based tactics RPG”. Players plan out multiple movements and attacks at once, and the turn is resolved at the same time as the enemy. The player must anticipate enemy actions in order to win.

At heart, though, Flamberge is mostly an RPG. Players will control many different characters with different abilities and strengths, and level those characters to add new traits and abilities.”

Recently released on Early access with pretty positive reviews, though it’s still early in development so naturally lacking a bit in content.

[Download the Demo]  |  [Purchase on Steam Early Access]

via IndieWombat

StarDiver 

developed by Gravity Ride.  

“A story-driven action/rpg that spans numerous star systems and is teeming with alien life, conflict, and dying stars in desperate need of saving.”

A space opera influenced by StarFlight, Star Control, and SunDog.  Being developed by a family team of husband (programming), wife (art), and son (sound/music) for PC and Xbox One.

via /r/gamedev.

“The deeper I descend into the fire.  Layer by layer.  My soul is stripped of fear and I join eternity at the heart of all stars.  Through this lens, I now see.”

– The StarDiver

Dragon Of Legends 

developed by Thrive Games.  

A cross-platform free-to-play (not win) MMORPG, intended for PC, Mac, and mobile devices.  It’s being developed by a pretty small team, and while they are using contractors I get worried every time I see an indie team claim to be attempting an MMO.  Remaining hopeful. :)

Still pretty early in development, and the art is great, so we’ll see how this turns out.

“An ancient threat looms on the horizon. The Forces of Nature signal with distress, but all calls fall on deaf ears. Two races fight for dominance within the world of Hávamál while time runs out. Will you stand for reconciliation, or reckless abandon?” 

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Concept art of the Norse hunters, by Annamaria Klimkovic.

via /r/gamedev

Jotun 

developed by Thunder Lotus Games.  

“An action-exploration game for PC and Mac that takes you on an epic journey through Viking purgatory. 

In Jotun, you play Thora, a Norse warrior who has died an inglorious death and must face the challenges of Viking purgatory to prove herself to the Gods and enter Valhalla.”

Seems like a hand drawn Titan Souls, which could be really interesting.  A new trailer came out recently which you can watch here.

via /r/gamedev

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Terrarium Land  

developed by 

Layer Games.  

An adventure and puzzle game.  Play as 

Robot T.I.X., who has crash landed on a strange planet.  Explore various “terrariums”, solve puzzles, and try to save the world that you’ve found yourself stranded in.

[Vote on Greenlight]

I was doing some GIF/cinemagraph practice.  Not exactly sure where these would fit in, but thought I’d share anyway.

They’re taken from evilmrfrank’s Unreal 4 videos. which are time lapses of him building environments that he usually does over a weekend.  You can see his latest one here.

The movement in the forest scene might be a little hard to see if you’re on a small screen, click to expand, or you can see the higher resolution versions on imgur.

[Higher resolution here]

All the indie game posts from April!  Though, Star Wars Battlefront and Bloodborne managed to sneak in there. >.<

I started learning how to make cinemgraphs (stationary but moving GIFs), you can see my attempts so far here.

You can go through all the April posts here.  I would have liked to list them all out so that you can go directly to what catches your eye, but I didn’t want to have a mega long post.  The GIFs are mostly (mostly!) ordered, with the older posts at the top.

You can see the previous months here.

Never Alone 

developed by Upper One Games.  

I quite enjoyed playing through this recently.  I really liked the atmosphere and the main characters (the story was rather anticlimactic to me), and kind of just wanted to hang out with my fox most of the time.  Hence. I decided to make a bunch of GIFs of us relaxing in various spots.

As you can see, we went to the beach, went swimming, and even had time to go to a musical concert. ;)

I uploaded the higher resolution versions to an imgur album, which makes it a bit easier to see the owls bopping their heads to the music.  

I did a bit of searching to see what kind of Never Alone GIFs were on Tumblr already, and I came across this awesome illustration by Abigail L. Dela Cruz (“hyamei”) which kinda sums up what I like about the game.

You can see her Tumblr here.

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RIOT 

developed by Leonard Menchiari, Jendrik Illner, & Simon Michel.  

A ‘riot simulator’ based on historical conflicts in Egypt, Spain, Greece, and Italy.  It includes a level editor which allows players to create and share their own scenarios.  

“As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world’s most fractious disputes.

RIOT – Civil Unrest presents the player with the opportunity to experience both sides of the fight – a fight in which there really are no winners. Who is right and who is wrong?”

via Trust in Play

[Follow RIOT on Steam]

 

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