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The Great List of Good Indies

Multi-headed Cow

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Should probably add Jamestown to this list.
 

thesoup

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E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

Buggy and unfinished, but it's Deus Ex-ish, doesn't feature any hand holding (many reviewers whined about that) and the combat feels great. Also, you can deflect bullets with your sword.
It's not popamole and it even has lean keys, something I haven't seen in ages.
 

Damned Registrations

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You could add Path of Exile, Starfarer and Valley Without Wind to the 'upcoming' list. I'm also waiting on Megaman X Corrupted, from what I've seen it'll be the best megaman game released in over a decade.

As for already released stuff, I'd throw in:

Iji http://www.remar.se/daniel/iji.php
Transcendence http://neurohack.com/transcendence/
Battle for Wesnoth http://www.wesnoth.org/
Mount and Blade http://www.taleworlds.com/
SPAZ http://spacepiratesandzombies.com/
JetsnGuns http://jng.rakeingrass.com/screenshots.php
An Untitled Story http://mattmakesgames.com/games.php
 

Unkillable Cat

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Eversion

http://zarat.us/tra/offline-games/eversion.html

It's a cutesy Super Mario Bros-clone with a quote from H.P. Lovecraft on the title screen. Should tip off people that this is NOT your average platformer.

It's short, but it will leave a lasting (if not scarring) impression.

Delve Deeper

http://www.lunargiantstudios.com/games/ ... lve-deeper

Command a squad of 5 Dwarfs as they seek gold and fortune in dark and deep mines. You're competing against time, the monstrous inhabitants of the mines, and other teams of dwarfs whose lust for gold may even rival your own.

(WTF is Eversion not on this list yet?)
 

mondblut

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Trash said:
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Does it require ZX Spectrum emulator to play? :smug:
 

Donna White

Educated
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Gemini Rue is a great adventure game. Do check it out. Thanks for the recommendations for the list so far btw!
Yah, first time it was recommended me by my friend and i associated with it.
Really fun game and useful for free time!
 

nihil

Augur
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Jun 11, 2006
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Project: Eternity
"La-Mulana" is an obvious addition to this list. It's one of the best games of the last decade, in my opinion. And it's free. The linked page provides a download link and the English translation patch.

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Also, is the list PC only? Otherwise, there's a hidden gem I enjoyed the hell out of a while ago called "Aban Hawkins & The 1000 Spikes", for Xbox Live Indie Games. My favorite game out of that channel. It shares some superficial similarities with La-Mulana, actually, but they end at "platformer with Indy-like protagonist".

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And for a bunch more: Warning Forever (PC), and upcoming Fez (XBLA) and Owlboy (XBLA).
 

roll-a-die

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Starfarer, think Mount and Blade, IN SPACE! Uses and EVN alike's combat, and has some decent ship customization that will likely get better as time goes on. They are planning on adding in player character skills in the coming few releases, and the kids crying again I'll post a bit more after I settle it.

http://fractalsoftworks.com/
 

kingcomrade22

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Apr 14, 2012
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Trash you should add Tribes Ascend. F2P Tribes game that's pretty good. I've sunk 30 bucks and probably a couple dozen hours into it over the last couple weeks.
 

Keith

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Hello Community! I would like to share with you our upcoming indie game... Numinis Online. We are a team of 2 doing what we can when we can, and the game is 70% complete! We are hopeful for a beta start in Summer 2012, and a definite release in 2012. Please check out Numinis Online and back our development.

Numinis Online Site
Numinis Online on KickStarter
Youtube

Thank you! If you have any feedback, please post them here, i'll be sure to reply!
 

Saint_Proverbius

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Ummm...

Fate from WildTangent. Seriously. I love those games.
Torchlight. Made by the same dude that did Fate.
Stellar Impact. Think WW2 Naval Combat in Space. Don't expect quick games unless the teams are totally unbalanced.
MAGICKA. This is the most fun you'll ever have playing co-op and dying repeatedly.
Dungeons of Dredmor. It's a rogue-like. With humor. And the only chance you'll get to say the one thing you've always wanted to say. "OH SHI- MONSTER ZOO?!"

I'd also like to agree with Eye: Divine Cybermancy. Very cool first person shooter/RPG hybrid.
 

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