My Indies to Watch 2012
So here's the deal: I follow a lot of crazy indie games. Many aren't entirely on the radar of the average gamer and few appear on any Lists. This is their story.
Work in Progress.
List items
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1. Starsector
Already brilliant and completely playable. Vast potential for an open world, the current version is a much smaller sandbox map but with their incredible space combat system it's wasted hours of my life.
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2. Project Zomboid
The Zombie Fans dream game, seriously. Survival in a vast and dynamic city, with characters morale, health, and more tracked.
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3. Automation
I'm not a huge car enthusiast - in fact before the beta of this came out I wasn't entirely sure what most things on a car were for - but this appeals to me as a detailed sim as well as a business management game.
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4. A Valley Without Wind
A hard-to-describe and completely unique take on the action-platforming genre. I still don't know what I think about it, but it is undeniably unique
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5. Xenonauts
A reimagining of the original X-Com franchise with a cold war twist and modern conveniences and improvements. A lot of potential and a dedication to the core gameplay that made the franchise great.
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6. 0x10c
I have my doubts about Notch but few people these days are willing to put together these kinds of sandbox space sim experiences anymore, and certainly few have ever existed with the depth of the DCPU-16 system.
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7. FTL: Faster Than Light
A space ship command Roguelike? Amazing, and one I've pledged to on kickstarter.
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8. Dead State
The ultimate zombie RPG? Time will tell but there are some smart people involved here, most notably Brian Mitsoda the head writer of Vampire: Bloodlines.
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9. Starbound
Another great seeming sandbox, with strategy elements and all kinds of great procedural generation content.
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10. Torchlight II
Torchlight but better. SOLD.
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11. Broken Age
Obviously.
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12. Wasteland 2
Yes yes yes
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13. Shadowrun Returns
Sure is Kickstarter in here
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14. The Dead Linger
Almost seems too good to be true, will be more excited for it when they show off some real gameplay footage.
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15. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
A fantastic looking co-op experience.
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16. Prison Architect
An interesting looking take on management/strategy/sim games, by longtime indie darlings Introversion.
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17. Clockwork Empires
Possibly my dream game.
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