Post by arcturian on Nov 28, 2009 3:47:42 GMT -4
hello,
I've really been into indie games for the last few years on the PC and more recently on the xbox. here are some excellent free pc indie games:
my all-time favourite, a MetroidVania style exploration action platformer with great retro graphics, excellent music, it is all free and made entirely by one japanese man in 5 years: Cave Story (aka Doukutsu Monogatari): www.miraigamer.net/cavestory/ everything u need to play the game in english is there. it also has gamepad support (plug in ur 360 controller!)
Jason Rohrer is perhaps the leading proponent and purveyor of games as art and artgames. check out his simple, touching, and bleak (very short!) game called 'passage': hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/
terry cavanagh is an interesting game maker. check out his intriguing flash based platform game. it is a bit artsy, in a good way.
www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/dont-look-back
great platform game with excellent Gameboy style graphics and super music. the ending scene art is amazing pixel art! www.indiegames.com/blog/2009/08/freeware_game_pick_tower_of_he.html
ive got plenty more up my sleeve but please lemme know if anyone tries there. i also highly reccommend a program called xpadder which lets u plug in an xbox 360 controller and map keyboard buttons to your button presses (ie you can give any game gamepad support!!)
I've really been into indie games for the last few years on the PC and more recently on the xbox. here are some excellent free pc indie games:
my all-time favourite, a MetroidVania style exploration action platformer with great retro graphics, excellent music, it is all free and made entirely by one japanese man in 5 years: Cave Story (aka Doukutsu Monogatari): www.miraigamer.net/cavestory/ everything u need to play the game in english is there. it also has gamepad support (plug in ur 360 controller!)
Jason Rohrer is perhaps the leading proponent and purveyor of games as art and artgames. check out his simple, touching, and bleak (very short!) game called 'passage': hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/
terry cavanagh is an interesting game maker. check out his intriguing flash based platform game. it is a bit artsy, in a good way.
www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/dont-look-back
great platform game with excellent Gameboy style graphics and super music. the ending scene art is amazing pixel art! www.indiegames.com/blog/2009/08/freeware_game_pick_tower_of_he.html
ive got plenty more up my sleeve but please lemme know if anyone tries there. i also highly reccommend a program called xpadder which lets u plug in an xbox 360 controller and map keyboard buttons to your button presses (ie you can give any game gamepad support!!)