Yeah, I'm here to see if anyone has played Ash of Gods. Tried to get in to review it but no luck.
First question: Blossom Tales is the most obvious choice as it's essentially Link to the Past made by an indie developer. I'd suggest Ittle Dew as a decent suggestion. It's both simpler and more complex. They're smaller games that are really focused on the dungeons. I only played the first game but to give you an idea what I mean there were four total dungeons with the first three giving you items to help solve puzzles and movement and the last final dungeon. But you're actually able to get to the final boss with any mix of two of the three items and the last boss will change accordingly. And yet it's not obvious at all as I couldn't imagine not getting to the boss without all three items. Really great dungeon design with that in mind. I simply didn't find it an exciting game.Looking for two sorts of recommendations, if folks are able to help out.
First, any adventure games with an early Zelda vibe (particularly Link to the Past/Link's Awakening). I got really into LttP Randomizer, and then really fell out with it, but I still kinda want a game that'd scratch a similar itch. I have Anodyne, which IIRC is in that range, but I don't think I have anything else.
Second, any suggestions for indie games pre-2013? (Or, even better, pre-2010.) I'm thinking of putting together a podcast about older indie games, including a "where are they now" about the developers, and I could always go for ideas for games outside of what I've seen already. (I know it's a little odd to ask for old-game recommendations in a new-game thread, but....)
Are student games fine too?Looking for two sorts of recommendations, if folks are able to help out.
First, any adventure games with an early Zelda vibe (particularly Link to the Past/Link's Awakening). I got really into LttP Randomizer, and then really fell out with it, but I still kinda want a game that'd scratch a similar itch. I have Anodyne, which IIRC is in that range, but I don't think I have anything else.
Second, any suggestions for indie games pre-2013? (Or, even better, pre-2010.) I'm thinking of putting together a podcast about older indie games, including a "where are they now" about the developers, and I could always go for ideas for games outside of what I've seen already. (I know it's a little odd to ask for old-game recommendations in a new-game thread, but....)
Two Brothers. A Unity remake was being worked on but the last update is from 2016.And now I'm trying to remember another indie game that I barely have a memory about that is about two brothers (No, not Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons) that I believe played with a GameBoy aesthetic and you were one brother trying to save the other? Maybe? Super vague memory but I was thinking it was a mini-Zelda-esque game.
Ha, of course that's the title. But now that I see it originally came out in 2013 I wonder if I'm thinking of yet something else also or if that is the game in mind and maybe it kicked around on indie sites for a long time before it released? I swear I had downloaded and played a version of it long before 2013 but after doing some searching it seems it mostly got talked about in 2012 and 2013. It's not that big of a deal but that does appear to be the game I had in mind. And the last update I could find from them was just last October so it seems the remake is still coming but it'll be after they finish YIIK.Two Brothers. A Unity remake was being worked on but the last update is from 2016.
Outer Wilds is releasing this year! And Annapurna is publishing
SYNTHETIK is pretty legit.
SYNTHETIK is legit.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/528230/Synthetik/
Rogue-lite/like (IDK the difference) shooter. Binding of Isaac item unlockes, RPG-like experience/perks. Adjustable difficulty levels, and four classes.
I've put 4 hours into it and barely scratched the surface (2nd boss REKT me)
I liked what I've played so far - haven't had any luck getting the online coop to work though
Through the Ages - $15.99 (currently $9.91) (PC)
Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil
Squirm - $1.99 (currently $1.49) (PC)
After a previous adventure, you and your rat friend stop for a snooze. When you wake up, the rat is gone and strange creatures have appeared across the land as if from out of nowhere! What has happened while you were asleep? Where is your rat friend?<br />
Get to the bottom of these mysteries by squirming your way through tons of trap-infested levels!
Diabolic - $3.99 (currently $3.19) (PC)
The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game
EXIST - $0.99 (currently $0.84) (PC)
Have you ever invented your own worlds? Perhaps you managed to think out one of them so well that you literally immersed in it? Sometimes, when the soul is badly bad, you just want to take it and find yourself in a fantasy world where everything is fine, but there are no problems. But ... But suppose that in this world, you have terrible consequences for him, carrying a part of your problems into your own fragile world.<br />
And now, now your world is bursting at the seams because of you, and you are simply stuck in it.
Robocraft Royale - $14.99 (PC)
100 Players, 100 Crazy Rides, mecha, tanks, dinosaurs, helicopters, jet fighters, monster trucks, you drive them, you fight with them in an epic fight for survival with only one winner!
The Four Colour Theorem - $0.99 (PC)
The Four Colour Theorem is a game of competitive colouring in. Challenge yourself to colour in the pictures so that none of the colours touch. Then when you can do this try for the top score!
I keep almost buying this game and I think I'm finally gonna do it. I've played a lot of twin stick shooters lately (Monolith from last year is the best one I've ever played) but I really like how this one looks a bit more strategic and slower paced.SYNTHETIK is pretty legit.
SYNTHETIK is legit.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/528230/Synthetik/
Rogue-lite/like (IDK the difference) shooter. Binding of Isaac item unlockes, RPG-like experience/perks. Adjustable difficulty levels, and four classes.
I've put 4 hours into it and barely scratched the surface (2nd boss REKT me)
So did this game reach its stretch goal for a Switch release? Trying to decide which version to go for. It looks super cool.Today's highlight is a trippy 2-screen shmup ported from 3DS.
摩尼遊戯TOKOYO - $9.99 (currently $8.99) (PC)
Maniyugi TOKOYO is a Pixel-art shooting game inspired by Japanese Buddhist worldview. The player becomes a priest, goes on a journey round the Rokudo, aims at constant life while accumulating merit.
I keep almost buying this game and I think I'm finally gonna do it. I've played a lot of twin stick shooters lately (Monolith from last year is the best one I've ever played) but I really like how this one looks a bit more strategic and slower paced.
Noita seems really cool. I had my eyes on it for a while my Twitter, but they finally released a proper gameplay trailer.
There's also an RPS article:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/27/noita-physics-roguelite/
Oops, I look like a fool right now :D Missed the trailer when it was released for some reason. I had only seen some gifs on Twitter.I'm excited for this too, but that's the old trailer, it's been out for a while.
Brutalism - $4.99 (currently $4.24) (PC)
First-person puzzle game based on a world of hundreds of individually moving vertigo-inducing rods.
NeverBound - $19.99 (PC)
NeverBound is the gravity-shifting shooter that brings you mind-bending combat and puzzles in multi-gravity environments. You are as dangerous from below as you are from above. The rules have changed. High ground is relative.
Atelier Lydie & Suelle ~The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings~ - $59.99 (currently $53.99) (PC)
"Lydie and Sue are twin sisters who live in the Kingdom of Adalet, and they aim to make their atelier the best atelier in the kingdom.
One day, they discover a certain Mysterious Painting that will eventually become the very key to realizing their dream...
A new Mysterious story to mark the 20th anniversary of the Atelier series!
Delve into the fantastic worlds of Mysterious Paintings together with Lydie and Suelle!
PixARK - $24.99 (currently $19.99) (PC)
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
The Pirate's Fate - $19.99 (currently $14.99) (PC)
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate.
CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition - $9.99 (currently $8.99) (PC)
"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?" CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?
PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker - $4.99 (currently $4.49) (PC)
PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker' is the fastest, easiest way to make platform games. Suitable for all ages, PlataGO! is a versatile yet simple drag and drop tool, that can be enjoyed by creative game-makers of all ages. The only limit is your imagination!
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues - $39.99 (currently $33.99) (PC)
SHROUD OF THE AVATAR: FORSAKEN VIRTUES is a multiplayer fantasy RPG that sets the player on a path filled with peril and tough choices as they explore a persistent realm that can be shared with other Avatars. It is the spiritual successor to Richard Garriott's Ultima games.
I actually have no clue. I didn't know about 3DS version before seeing it on Steam. I noticed talk of a Switch version but couldn't find anything concrete.So did this game reach its stretch goal for a Switch release? Trying to decide which version to go for. It looks super cool.
Oh but thank you still: I had never heard of this game, and am now super duper excited about it.Oops, I look like a fool right now :D Missed the trailer when it was released for some reason. I had only seen some gifs on Twitter.
Dialogue is........ really bad. For all that I love TBS and weird turn-based combat systems, combat is my least favorite part about it. Combined, I can't really recommend it unless you're a high fan of TBS.Yeah, I'm here to see if anyone has played Ash of Gods. Tried to get in to review it but no luck.
Man, looks like I'm trying out another game.Today's highlight is an ambitious CCG/RPG hybrid with a lovely stained glass art style, a focus on speed and multiple campaigns.
The Land of Glass is a collectable card game with a twist: speed. It's CCG meets action RPG, combining card collecting and deck building with frantic combat. Choose your heroes, build your deck, and save Vitrerran.
Let me know what you think!
Long Gone Days - $14.99 (PC)
A 2D modern-day character-driven RPG that combines elements from visual novels, shooters, and dystopian fiction.
OF MICE AND SAND -REVISED- - $9.99 (PC)
On a desert planet in the farthest reaches of space, mice await your command! Direct their mobile fortress, and seek the legendary city of gold!
Garrison: Archangel - $14.99 (PC)
Garrison: Archangel is a fast-paced, customizable, mecha fighting game designed for one-on-one and multiplayer team battles. Design, build and pilot your Archangels today!
while True: learn() - $6.99 (currently $6.29) (PC)
while True: learn() - is a simulator of a machine learning specialist who uses visual programming to make his and his cat's living. Make money as a machine learning developer. Learn how machine learning works. Add to wishlist.
Gambol - $9.99 (PC)
Gambol is a wall-hopping, ceiling-slapping jaunt of a platformer with straight forward controls, and buttery smooth movement. You control the Gambol Gumball through a gauntlet of levels designed with flow and rhythm in mind to test your platforming grit.
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition - $19.99 (PC)
Return to the Forgotten Realms in this bestselling Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Combines all the content of Neverwinter Nights Diamond Edition with all-new enhanced features. Includes 100+ hours of award-winning adventures and the tools to create your own!
Harmonium - $4.99 (currently $4.24) (PC)
Discover the story of this point'n click and lead your town towards a better future!<br />
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You'll guide the town of Harmonium Point to a yet unbuilt future after a great war that ravaged the world. React to numerous events that punctuate the life of this town and build relationships with the other citizens!
Tube Tycoon - $10.99 (currently $9.89) (PC)
The only game of its kind where you can feel like a real internet celebrity! Record videos, interact with your subscribers, buy better equipment and gain fame!
Evil Cogs - $4.99 (currently $3.24) (PC)
Dark fairy-tale about little beam of light.<br />
Explore the strange and mystic world.
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Apex Construct
Ash of Gods: Redemption
Cardinal Cross
Dark Grim Mariupolis
Exorder
Legend of Himari
Loyalty and Blood: Viktor Origins
OCTAHEDRON
Yay! Nice!Thanks KodeAndGame. Added two games from today's summary to my list!
You are the Harbinger, a skilled warrior who exists outside of time. You have foreseen the annihilation of the land known as Urralia and have been summoned to rewrite its fate. Serve as the eyes and the sword of Urralia as you identify characters who may have played a part in the story of its destruction, like a war general or a powerful sorcerer. Appear alongside these characters to discover how they chose to spend their final moments. Will you fight with them or against them?
By participating in fateful events from different perspectives, you'll learn valuable information about how specific decisions unfold. When those situations call for battle, make use of the Harbinger's sword techniques and creatively combine time-slowing spells or other abilities to eliminate threats. Use the power of Omensight to weave a new narrative, pave the way to a brighter future, and give the land of Urralia a second chance.
From the creators of Stories: The Path of Destinies.
Key features:
- Manipulate time to witness the outcome of events from different perspectives
- Join a diverse cast of characters with mysterious roles to play in Urralia's story - and each other's
- Learn key information about specific characters, then help or hinder them to prevent the end of the world
- Fight using fluid, stylish combat that combines swordplay and magical abilities
Sorry for the spamming friends but I ended up putting a lot of work into this new feature and would love some feedback if possible. It's called Indie Weekly and in it, we highlight our top 10 faves of last week and find interesting coverage from other sites. Here's the link: http://notablereleases.com/post/indie-weekly-2018-03-27/
Ohh housemarque! That's definitely a better touchstone mechanically.Nice job, and I agree everyone should play OCTAHEDRON. I place it more in the Housemarque camp than the Minter camp, but both analogies are fitting. It's simply sublime! I expect it to maintain a pretty high spot on my GOTY list.
Sorry for the spamming friends but I ended up putting a lot of work into this new feature and would love some feedback if possible. It's called Indie Weekly and in it, we highlight our top 10 faves of last week and find interesting coverage from other sites. Here's the link: http://notablereleases.com/post/indie-weekly-2018-03-27/
New game from the Stories: The Path of Destinies devs. Looks pretty cool.
Oh but thank you still: I had never heard of this game, and am now super duper excited about it.
Oops, I look like a fool right now :D Missed the trailer when it was released for some reason. I had only seen some gifs on Twitter.
Flash Point: Fire Rescue - $19.99 (PC)
Coordinate a squad of firefighters as they navigate the hazards of a structural fire in search of the survivors trapped inside. Flash Point: Fire Rescue is a turn-based strategy game featuring Single and Multiplayer modes. A unique tactical firefighting experience to enjoy with your family and friends.
Questlike - $4.99 (currently $3.99) (PC)
Questlike is a Charge-Time Battle System RPG. Band your Party together and test your mettle against Endless Challenges.
End Space - $19.99 (currently $14.99) (PC)
Jump in your Minos Starfighter and blast your enemies into space dust in virtual reality. Maintain law and order at the mysterious and beautiful edge of inhabited space as you complete increasingly difficult contracts for the United Trade Consortium.
Empires Apart - $29.99 (currently $25.49) (PC)
Empires Apart is a Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Play as one of six uniquely designed factions. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a multiplayer focused classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
SCALPERS: Turtle & the Moonshine Gang - $9.99 (currently $7.49) (PC)
An action-packed and intense skill-based shooter that takes its inspiration from classic co-op games. Set in a frantic zoomorphic Wild West universe with massive boss-battles and hours of engaging co-op fun!
Metropolis - $24.99 (currently $22.49) (PC)
Metropolis - The Ultimate City Simulator. In a game of construction, politics and real estate, build and manage your city to become the most liveable city in the world.
That looks neat.Out now:
Spectrum Break - $14.99 (PC, Mac)
Spectrum Break is a synth-infused physics platformer, where you reshape levels with neon light. Blocks in each level float in zero gravity and can be pushed around by the player, causing them to light up in a burst of vibrant color and sound. Light up all blocks to win.
Lethal Lawns: Competitive Mowing Bloodsport - $4.99 (PC)
The world's first Competitive Lawn Mowing BLOODSPORT
Train Valley 2 - $9.99 (PC)
Drive forward the industrial revolution in our train tycoon puzzle game! Build an efficient railroad, upgrade your locomotives, and keep all trains on track to meet the ever-growing demand of the cities and industries in your tiny valley. Choo-choo!
Ramen - $7.99 (currently $7.19) (PC)
Operating Ramen Restaurant. Making various dishes, Manage and operate storefronts. Compete with other AI-controlled stores for regional rankings
An Aspie Life - (PC)
One day your roommate Leaves for no reason. You're left to face the outside world alone. But this can be both difficult and amazing when you have autism. This game recreates how some people with autism perceive the world. All forms of sound, graphics and interactions are intentional.
Spectrum Break - $14.99 (PC)
Spectrum Break is a synth-infused physics platformer, where you reshape levels with neon light. Blocks in each level float in zero gravity and can be pushed around by the player, causing them to light up in a burst of vibrant color and sound. Light up all blocks to win.
Crystals and Curses - $12.99 (PC)
Welcome to Asterra, where the puzzles are cursed, the lobsters gamble, and riddles lead you somewhere you never expected.
Make Sail - $19.99 (currently $17.99) (PC)
Make boats and sail them. Survive an ocean of storms and beasts to find better pieces to make your ship bigger, faster stronger, prettier, stranger, wilder: more yours.
Snail Trek - Chapter 4: The Final Fondue - $0.99 (currently $0.84) (PC)
Relive 1980s nostalgia in this text parser driven graphic adventure game. You and your molluscan crew embark on an epic journey to find a new home world. In Chapter 4 - The Final Fondue, the story concludes. Your entire civilization is heading towards its doom, and it's up to you to save the world.
Sure Footing - $9.99 (currently $8.49) (PC)
Sure Footing is a fast and frantic infinite runner about four friends saving their world from extinction. The world of Computra is under threat from the evil Ramrafstar and his ferocious minion Deletion Dave, who seek to destroy the partitions that hold everything together. Compete against your friends top scores in single-player survival and play together in a variety of multiplayer modes.
Digital Diamond Baseball - $15.99 (currently $13.59) (PC)
Digital Diamond Baseball is a computerized baseball simulator that allows gamers to play individual games, series, or entire seasons, using players from any baseball season in history. Never pay for a new season again! With one low price, gamers create their own player libraries, or download them from the large collection of free player libraries.
Frost do you have a mouse/wireless mouse for your laptop? Or just the touchpadGuacamelee! - You've probably played it on a PS console, but it was the closest game thought of
FEZ
INK - basically a minimalist Super Meat Boy with a fun twist
Unravel - charming like Ori, but it's EA so you have to get it on Origin
Headlander - a fun/humorous metroidvania from Double Fine
Fly'N - mostly platformer, but you do unlock different character with different abilities
Plus a few other's that are phenomenal but don't exactly match up with your list (I tend to favor platformers, puzzle platformers, and rhythm games):
OCTAHEDRON - platformer, my most recent obsession
Nex Machina - twin stick SHMUP
Velocity Ultra and Velocity 2X - SHMUP and SHMUP/Platformer hybrid with a puzzle-y/rhythm-y feel
140 - rhythm platformer
The Swapper - puzzle platformer
All the Amanita Games (Samorost, Mechanarium, Botanicula, Chuchel) - point and clicks
Thumper - a weird rhythm game nightmare
Guacamelee! - You've probably played it on a PS console, but it was the closest game thought of
FEZ
INK - basically a minimalist Super Meat Boy with a fun twist
Unravel - charming like Ori, but it's EA so you have to get it on Origin
Headlander - a fun/humorous metroidvania from Double Fine
Fly'N - mostly platformer, but you do unlock different character with different abilities
Plus a few other's that are phenomenal but don't exactly match up with your list (I tend to favor platformers, puzzle platformers, and rhythm games):
OCTAHEDRON - platformer, my most recent obsession
Nex Machina - twin stick SHMUP
Velocity Ultra and Velocity 2X - SHMUP and SHMUP/Platformer hybrid with a puzzle-y/rhythm-y feel
140 - rhythm platformer
The Swapper - puzzle platformer
All the Amanita Games (Samorost, Mechanarium, Botanicula, Chuchel) - point and clicks
Thumper - a weird rhythm game nightmare
Frost do you have a mouse/wireless mouse for your laptop? Or just the touchpad
Seconding Octahedron, it's a wonderfully designed and stylish platformer
Also
Clustertruck
Brigador
Cobalt
Pixeljunk Shooter
Heat Signature
Nimbus
Intrusion 2
Tokyo 42
Some of those games you two recommended probably won't work on his machine. I mainly play on my laptop with an Intel HD4000 but only with an i5 [email protected] (which is a bit slower of course) but I already tried some of those games and they ran like not at all (looking at Nex Machina and Tokyo 42 specifically).
Got some more games you could take a look at though:
Night in the Woods
Steamworld Heist (you probably played this on mobile, I guess)
Salt & Sanctuary
Slain
Momodora
Mouse or touchpad is important when recommending games for laptop, that's itThank you for this list. And for taking your time making the links as well. Very thoughtfull. Very appreciated. From that list i already have Thumper, all Amanita minus Chuchel, The Swapper, FLY'N, Unravel, FEZ, Ink, Guacamelee so you pretty much nailed what i like.
And from what i dont have OCTAHEDRON has a demo which i tried and i really like it. Tough as nails but very innovative. Thanks! And also im checking the rest after i write this
Yes i have an external wireless mouse, i cant stand the touchpad, i wish i could disable it and forget about it. Why did you ask it? Any game in mind?
OCTAHEDRON is one of the things i was looking for. An innovative platformer. The demo is great. Tough as nails but splendid.
I will be checking the other games soon after i finish with Wozman list. So many games :) Thanks M_B!!
Mouse or touchpad is important when recommending games for laptop, that's it