It’s been a while since I wrote one of these which is why I’m not waiting until Friday to publish this. Thank you so much for reading these and feel free to check out the posts I’ve made from previous weeks for more indie games. Also consider subscribing to the RSS feed for future blog posts! If you recently released something that you want included, always feel free to send me an email, message me on social media (see About page), or just reply to this post with a link to your thing to let me know it’s out. Or even if you didn’t make it and you just think it’s neat, let me know!
A new Indiepocalypse came out so I’m required to post about it.
Dryft City Kyngs looks like an interesting racing game with a neat aesthetic.
Mel’s Bucket is a short, free point-and-click adventure that’s playable in the browser based on the 90’s Coast to Coast calls about the mysterious Mel’s Hole that I have a fascination with, so this is a GOTY for me.
Swan Neck is a short and great Twine game that’s playable in the browser on Itch. Be sure to read the CWs before playing.
Trouble in Paradisa is a system-agnostic murder mystery for tabletop rpgs inspired by 1990’s Lego sets.
Blister City is a rules-lite ttrpg where you seek revenge against the factions that have ruined life on Mars.
Ostrichmonkey Hack is an in-progress, modular ruleset in the N/OSR tradition.
False Idols is a 1 page ttrpg for 3-5 players where you are musical idols taking down corporations.
TTRPGs for Palestine is a charity bundle where you can get a ton of ttrpgs for $10 or more, with all proceeds going to medical aid for Palestinians.
LXD::Red Honey looks like a lovely, short, and free metroidvania that came to my attention through Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
Most importantly, the Riven remake is here. This is all I’m going to talk about for months. Reviews have been good and I’m so curious what the new content being added to the game is.
Crowdfunding
Indiepocalypse and Iron Circus Comics are teaming up to create a games/comics anthology and have launched a crowdfunding campaign. It looks pretty great!
People Talking About Indie Games
Choicebeat is a fantastic, free zine about visual novels and interactive fiction.
This Steam Curator lists games that are available on Itch, where the dev gets a better cut and the games are DRM free.
Shout out to Party of One Podcast for no reason other than it continuing to highlight great indie tabletop rpgs.
The Imaginary Engine Review is a great new site covering obscure indie games.
The Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2024 features 20 games with a focus on accessibility.
Self-Promo Zone
I’ve started an irc channel for indie and alt games/gamedev talk at AfterNET at #AltGames. If you do not have an IRC client or don’t feel like messing around with that stuff, you can easily join through the browser here. I’ll never be able to get people to drop Discord for IRC, but I personally prefer it. I don’t feel like I have to follow along with every single conversation and I’m not getting pinged all the time by notifications or the “Everyone” tag. Consider giving it a try! No registration required!
I also helped with a games anthology that’s coming out soon. Locally Sourced Anthology I: A Space Atlas is a collection of 8 experimental games from different indie game developers. Grow tea on the Moon! Fish on Saturn! Find love on Mars! And 5 other things! Wishlist it now on Steam! It’s also coming out on Itch.io