Taking a Look at the Best Upcoming Indie Games – Indie Insights

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Every two weeks, I’ll look at the world of indie releases. Games will range from the sublime to the silly, rounding up release news and checking out demos.

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Of course, the question is: what is an indie game? For me, there are different levels of indie games. An indie game can come from a small studio.

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It can be from an imprint of a larger company. Additionally, it could be made by one person over four years while working a day job and dreaming of punching polygons.

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STEAM SALE TREASURES

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PUPPERAZZI When you see the title of Pupperazzi, you think it will be one of two things. Either you will be a Golden Retriever walking the streets trying to snap photos of celebs or an anthropomorphic nightmare camera strutting around an island filled with dogs and taking pictures of them.

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EVERHOOD Developed by Chris Nordgren and Jodi Roca, Everhood is similar to Undertale but focuses on rhythm and music. There are also gnomes, definitely not Kermits, and wee mushroom people.

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FROG DETECTIVE 3: CORRUPTION AT COWBOY COUNTY Devs Grace Bruxner and Thomas Bowker bring the Frog Detective series to a close with this third installment. You’ve solved the case of the haunted island, brought the invisible wizard to light, and now it’s time to take down corruption in the wild west.

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That does it for games you can play now, but what about titles coming up in the future? Here’s a quick round-up of some demos for upcoming or already existing releases that I had the chance to check out this fortnight.

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Indie Insights Vol. 5 – Cute Creatures and Colony Capers

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Taking a Look at the Best Upcoming Indie Games – Indie Insights

Every two weeks, I’ll look at the world of indie releases. Games will range from the sublime to the silly, rounding up release news and checking out demos.

Of course, the question is: what is an indie game? For me, there are different levels of indie games. An indie game can come from a small studio.

It can be from an imprint of a larger company. Additionally, it could be made by one person over four years while working a day job and dreaming of punching polygons.

STEAM SALE TREASURES

PUPPERAZZI When you see the title of Pupperazzi, you think it will be one of two things. Either you will be a Golden Retriever walking the streets trying to snap photos of celebs or an anthropomorphic nightmare camera strutting around an island filled with dogs and taking pictures of them.

EVERHOOD Developed by Chris Nordgren and Jodi Roca, Everhood is similar to Undertale but focuses on rhythm and music. There are also gnomes, definitely not Kermits, and wee mushroom people.

That does it for games you can play now, but what about titles coming up in the future? Here’s a quick round-up of some demos for upcoming or already existing releases that I had the chance to check out this fortnight.

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Indie Insights Vol. 5 – Cute Creatures and Colony Capers

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