Indies for the Masses

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Hey guys and gals,

I thought we should have a thread that allowed people to post links, pics, vids of any indies or new projects that they have come across. As we know Indie development is possibly the most innovative when it comes to pushing genres and creating amazing worlds that capture the player. So with that being said, we need to help these developers get their amazing projects out there.

So to start this off I had stumbled across this really interesting indie game that seems to take the Minecraft building and crafting elements and put them in a sea fairing setting. players create their ships and battle other players and monsters in a heavy physics driven world. Check you the link below to their indieDb page. They also have a soon to be launched site at www.fromthedepthsgame.com the game can also be found and voted for on Steam Greenlight.

http://www.indiedb.com/games/from-the-depths

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Another pretty cool indie i found for mainecraft-esque fans.

Sky Nations is a multiplayer sandbox game where players can join together to build air ships(cannons and all!) and do battle across a vast world procedural world full of relics and machines from an ancient world waiting to be plundered by daring sky captains and their crews.

Features:
Buildable and pilotable Airships
Unique procedural world full of different islands and machines
Simple crafting system to make use of the items you salvage
Player hosted persistant multiplayer Servers
Item Sculpter for creating unique wearable items
Easily reskinnable textures
Friendly and enemy monsters(coming soon)
Modding(C#) support(coming soon)

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all the information can be found here: http://skynations.net/?page=home
and here: http://www.desura.com/games/sky-nations

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Rawbots

A universe where you can play with amazing robots that are designed, built and even programmed by you.
Everything is a robot, doors, roads, walls, bridges, safes, traps, turrets, surveillance systems, etc. Build forts, towers and architect impressive structures to protect your planets and resources. You may play solo or with friends to infiltrate, conquer planets and gather resources.


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more information can be found here: http://www.rawbots.net/page/rawbots

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Patterns

With simulated physics and gravity, Patterns offers a new twist on 3D multi-player sandbox building games. Create your very own 3D universe, complete with powerful crafting tools, surprising shapes (triangles, anyone?), crazy creatures and even explorable planets.

Harvest and build with friends a variety of substances including ice that slides, fruit that bounces and materials that levitate. Whether you're building bridges to traverse chasms or towers that reach high into the sky, Patterns is your universe to shape.

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Patterns alpha can be purchased through there website here: http://www.buildpatterns.com/ for USD 9.95 or
through Desura here: http://www.desura.com/games/patterns for USD 4.99

Patterns is also available through steam here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/21898 ... 1_7_15__13
if you purchase through the official site you will also receive a key for a Steam copy.

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Overgrowth

An interesting fighting adventure by the devs that created the 7 day FPS Challenge contest entry Receiver.

Overgrowth is a 3d action-adventure game for Mac, Windows, and Linux, coming soon from the independent game studio, Wolfire Games. It is the spiritual successor to Lugaru

the latest alpha changes video
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Overgrowth can pe pre-puchased at http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth. This title is more expensive than most alpha stage games at USD 29.95 but it is updated weekly. I recommend keeping it in your radar as it has very well done animation and fighting mechanics. It is worth mentioning that with the purchase of Overgrowth you do also receive the game Receiver.

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7 Days to Die

The World is your Oyster - Explore a modern, beautiful, fully destroyable, fully buildable, fully dynamic, hand crafted, huge voxel world with cities, forests, wastelands, deserts, plains and mountains.  Explore hundreds of points of interest and every building inside and out!

She’s a Brick House! – Our advanced “Dynamic Block Stability Physics System,” simulates real-time structural integrity. Build it right or watch it come crumbling down.

Relentless Enemies – Relentless enemies will stop at nothing as they claw, jump and break their way through the world in order to get to you. And watch out for the unique severely mutated.

The MacGyver in you – Mine and loot a multitude of items and ingredients to survive creating hundreds of weapons, items and traps with the intuitive and deep “Crafting System” inspired by classic adventure games but modernized. No wiki required!

Two sides to every Story – Uncover the truth as you find survivor notes that lead to better loot from the “Dynamic Story Generation System” which puts the player in charge of the story solving the “now what problem” that plague most voxel games.

Friends and Foes – Play solo, Co-op online with friends or in our unique “Zombie Nomad Mode” for a no rules experience!

Blow it up or Build it up! – Enjoy a fully destroyable voxel-based world blowing up everything in the entire game or build it up bolstering the defenses of an existing structure or building your own fort to try and keep the zombies out.

You know like Bowhunting Skills –Gain experience and upgrade your skills in melee, guns, crafting, and stealth!

Become the True Survivalist – Rummage and mine your way through the world finding food, water, loot and the resources you’ll need to survive and discover a purpose for everything in the world.

Build it and they will come – Build your own worlds and play them with your friends using the “Creative Mode Tools” featuring hundreds of block shapes and prefabs.

7 Days to Die is currently on Kickstarter for another 9 days with $10,000 of the $200,000 left to go. Help this ambitious game that melds all our favorite games into one.

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More game info can be found here: http://7daystodie.com/
and at the Kickstarter page here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/7da ... vival-game
and on Steam Greenlight here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... =160808204

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The Dead Linger

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I know what your thinking....Another zombie survival game. That is what I thought too, but lets be honest, they are just cool...lol. Seriously though I have been reading a lot about this game and have purchased the alpha and have been playing it and while it is rough around the edges right now the building concepts are really good. Just check out the video below and find out what I mean.

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Additional information can be found at the Official page here: http://www.thedeadlinger.com/info
or on Steam Greenlight here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... ead+linger

[ImTyphoon]

The Dead Linger seems like a game with a big potential! I might buy this at some point.

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The Dead Linger seems like a game with a big potential! I might buy this at some point.

I can tell you that like all alphas and early access games the price will go up. They have stated that they intend to raise the price to $24.99 when it reaches beta and $29.99 for its full release. The alpha is $19.99 which is higher that most indies, but again if you are wanting to buy it this is the best time. Since the game has been green-lit by valve it could reach beta stages sooner as funding starts rolling in for development.

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You're right about that! But at the moment I've almost no money. BUT, in the coming week à 2 weeks I'll get up to €600 à €700. So that will be all right then.

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Doorways

Doorways is a survival horror game in which nothing is what it seems. With diverse enigmas, changing gameplay and the scariest environments, you will have to overcome your fears if you want to get to the end and discover the truth.

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You can find out more about doorways at their official site here: http://www.doorwaysgame.com/
and on the Steam Greenlight page here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/f ... t=doorways
and for those who use Desura you can find the game and more info here: http://www.desura.com/games/doorways

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XenoMiner

XenoMiner includes an extensive crafting system and several exciting gameplay hooks. One incredibly fun feature is the ability to walk on walls with gravity-bending boots - players can build bases, bridges, tunnels and mine shafts without regard to any given orientation, which can lead to some mind-bending structures and architecture, as well as many interesting gameplay situations.

Even more exciting, XenoMiner includes construction bots of alien origin that are programmable with scripts and routines, and can be directed to build structures of immense scope or assist in the mining process. Deciphering the language's basic instructions should be an easy but enjoyable task, and we are eager to expand this feature in future updates.


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“This engaging new voxel game.. doesn’t just rise above the sea of uninspired copycats; it differentiates itself.. with a sci-fi theme and some clever tweaks.” –GameInformer.com


More infor on XenoMiner can be found at the official site here:http://www.gristmillstudios.com/xenominer/
and at Desura here: http://www.desura.com/games/xenominer

[Infinite_DeWitt]

Dang, you have a lot of Indie games posted on here, i'll have to check some of these out which is your favorite so far emotional?

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Dang, you have a lot of Indie games posted on here, i'll have to check some of these out which is your favorite so far emotional?

i have been playing a lot of XenoMiner lately. i really like that you can get a bot and program it to do things for you like build structures or mine. its really in depth. i am also anxiously awaiting the alpha access to 7 days to die though....any day now.

[Infinite_DeWitt]

Yeah, 7 days to die looks pretty interesting to me as well.

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Yeah, 7 days to die looks pretty interesting to me as well. :p

i have watched some of it being streamed and it is so amazing how much it has for what was pre-alpha. the developers are truly amazing at their job.

[Infinite_DeWitt]

I'm just afraid of the minecraft feel to it, i'm terrible at crafting things and creating houses, so i would have to be more of the guy that scavenges for food and supplies if i co-oped that.

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I'm just afraid of the minecraft feel to it, i'm terrible at crafting things and creating houses, so i would have to be more of the guy that scavenges for food and supplies if i co-oped that.

im the same way but i enjoy if for the explorations aspect and its cool when you figure out how to craft an item without looking at a wiki. granted sometimes i just need a little help but its so much better to do it myself.