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[MrHoatzin]

It seems since I don't have time to play games as much as usually, a royal shitton of important, interesting, weird, under-the-radar little indie games came out. It would be nice if we had them all in one place, for reference. And also so that I and others may search them out and play them more easily. Might be best if we stuck to games that can be played, as in have been released, as opposed to are still being worked on.

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Here, I'll start it off:

BRAID
By: Jonathan Blow and his artist dude
Available: XBLA Marketplace, Steam, etc.
Synopsis: Paying around with time integral part of platforming. Plot has something to do with princesses, marriage, stalking, the Manhattan project, Milorad Pavic and David Lynch.
More: http://braid-game.com/
More: Idle T Braid Thread

Edited by MrHoatzin, 20 December 2012 - 06:20 PM.

[Erkki]

And Yet It Moves
By: Broken Rules
Available: direct purchase from the website, Steam, etc.
Synopsis: A unique platformer where you rotate the world by ninety degrees with arrow keys and move the character with WASD. The visual style is a collage of ripped photos and pencil-drawn characters.
More: http://www.andyetitmoves.net/
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Edited by Erkki, 25 April 2009 - 11:35 PM.

[elmuerte]

THE MAW
By: Twisted Pixel
Available: XBLA Marketplace, Steam, Greenhouse, etc.
Synopsis: Move around with a cute purple translucent blob, and eat things. Solve simple puzzles, and eat things.
More: http://www.mawgame.com/

[Shakesbeard]

Tag: The Power of Paint
By: Students at the DigiPen Institute of Technology
Available: Free download on their website
Synopsis: A puzzle FPS with a paintgun, spray different color paints around to give the affected environment new properties (Green lets you jump real far, red gives you a speed boost, blue lets you walk on walls and ceilings). Combo them in interesting ways and have lots of fun, like spraying a big line of red with some green at the end for a super-fast long jump!
More: http://www.thepowerofpaint.com/

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[Wurtsi]

Zeno Clash
By: ACE Team
Available: Steam, Direct2Drive
Synopsis: Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal.
More: http://www.zenoclash.com/

[Nachimir]

CASTLE CRASHERS
By: The Behemoth
Available: XBLA Marketplace.
Synopsis: Retro style sidescrolling hack and slash with HD cartoon aesthetics and lots of humour. Up to 4 player (mostly) coop, either locally with controllers or online.
More: http://www.castlecrashers.com/

[OssK]

TEEWORLDS
By: Magnus Auvinen
Available: On their website (free)
Synopsis: Cartoon side-scrolling platformer and shooter onlyne, using mouse to shoot and keyboard to move..
More: http://www.teeworlds.com/

[ThunderPeel2001]

World of Goo
By: 2D Boy
Available: $20 from their website/Steam
Synopsis: A popular physics-based puzzle game...
More: http://www.worldofgoo.com/

[ThunderPeel2001]

Emerald City Confidential
By: Wadjet Eye Games
Available: $20 from Playfirst.com
Synopsis: Dave Gilbert's latest adventure. The Wizard of Oz through a film-noir filter.
More: http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/PF.htm

[Wurtsi]

Scarygirl
By: Nathan Jurevicius and some other folks
Available: Browser based
Synopsis: Side-scrolling adventure/platformer with great art and quirky characters.
More: http://www.scarygirl.com/

[OssK]

fl0w
By: Jenova Chen
Available: Browser based (flash)
Synopsis: Overhead 2D exploration game, mouse controlled. Mirco-Organism simulation might you say ;P
More: http://intihuatani.u.../cloud/flowing/

[DanJW]

The Path
By: Tale of Tales
Available: Steam, Tale of Tales website
Synopsis: Impressionistic horror exploration game, based on a modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
More: http://tale-of-tales.com/ThePath/

Edited by DanJW, 24 April 2009 - 03:26 PM.

[elmuerte]

CRAYON PHYSICS DELUXE
By: Kloonigames
Available: From their site (through paypal)
Synopsis: Solving puzzles by drawing objects on which gravity has effect.
More: http://www.crayonphysics.com/

[SignorSuperdouche]

Gravity Bone
By: Brendon Chung
Available: BLENDO Games website (Free)
Synopsis: Quirky spy game in which a mysterious agency sends you on bizarre missions.
More: http://www.blendogames.com/

[Wurtsi]

The Graveyard
By: Tale of Tales
Available: Steam, Tale of Tales website
Synopsis: Experimental art game, in which you play as an old lady visiting a graveyard.
More: http://tale-of-tales.com/TheGraveyard/

Edited by Wurtsi, 25 April 2009 - 12:28 PM.

[SignorSuperdouche]

Eversion
By: Zaratustra Productions
Available: Zaratustra Productions website (Free)
Synopsis: Mario style platforming with a Lovecraftian twist.
More: http://zarat.us/tra/...s/eversion.html

[ThunderPeel2001]

Space Giraffe
By: Llamasoft
Available: XBLA Marketplace/Llamasoft website (new PC version)
Synopsis: Tempest reinvention. Utterly outstanding and extremely clever, or a huge pile of poo, depending on who you ask (I'm in the former camp). Very cheap (on XBL). Having the patience to fully understand it rewards you with a finely-honed arcader.
More: http://www.llamasoft.co.uk

Edited by ThunderPeel2001, 25 April 2009 - 12:08 PM.

[ThunderPeel2001]

Uplink
By: Introversion
Available: Introversion wesbite/Steam/In stores
Synopsis: Play as a "hacker for hire" in this WarGames/Sneakers inspired simulation. From the makers of Darwinia. Considered a classic bit of Indie software.
More: http://www.introversion.co.uk/uplink

[Ben X]

Ben There, Dan That!
By: Size Five Games
Available: sizefivegames.com/games/ben-there-dan-that
Synopsis: Old-school comedy adventure game, written by and starring me and a friend.
More: Special Edition, pay what you want (or get it bundled with the sequel for £3 on Steam).

Edited by bbX1138, 04 December 2011 - 05:32 PM.

[Ben X]

Large Scale Vehicular Stealing
By: Zombie Cow Forumites
Available: zombie-cow.com/lsvs
Synopsis: Bootleg demake of GTA4, written for a TIGsource competition. Satirical/comedy angle mixed with NES gameplay.
More: Written for Windows by Seregrail 7 and Nickenstein.