Hello, i was wondering if there are any good indie games on steam to try out. Can be free or paid, i don’t mind if there’s no native linux build either (i play stuff with wine/proton anyways lol) and i don’t mind the genre. I’ve been thinking of trying something new as of recent so i thought i might ask it here.
Thanks!
nope sorry, none.
Eh… Tons? 🤔
Caves of Qud. I’m still on the fence about whether or not I like the perma-death mode, but the writing is fantastically poetic and it’s clear the systems of interactivity in the game world are expansive beyond what I could ever hope to really comprehend.
Not seen Spelunky2 in this list. It’s a quite hard rogue like platformer, but procedurally generated.
Also Noita (I think this is an indie?). Again procedurally generated game, but the map is bigger than expected. Wand programming at its finest
Mindustry
Factorio, 100%
Gorogoa
Define ‘good’. Everyone wants something different.
He means everything except the bad ones.
Our adventuring guild: Tactics games full of flavour and min-max potential about getting a run down “guild of adventurers” from near extinction to a world class power
Ur Adventuring mom
Pompeii: The Legacy
Another take on roman inspired city builders. It’s in early access but already really playable.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2632240/Pompeii_The_Legacy/
Metropolis 1998
City builder inspired by sim city 2000 with pixel graphics. The interesting thing here is that you can plan and decorate the houses you build. So it’s a bit of simcity / sims mix with retro graphics
Currently only a demo is available.
Recommend me some good city builders that are not rome or europe themed. :)
The only one I can think about is Pharao.
There was a re-release recently
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351080/Pharaoh_A_New_Era/
Someone else on Lemmy recommended Arco, and I’ve been enjoying the demo. Might buy!
Eastward is probably my favorite video game ever. I actually learned about it from a post here on lemmy a month or two after its release and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it mentioned in the wild since. Gorgeous pixel art, characters you fall in love with, wonderful soundtrack. It’s not for everyone - it’s very dialogue-heavy and a lot of the story is left open-ended - but the world they’ve built is so compelling and packed with emotion. It’s really heartwarming at times and beautifully creepy at other times.
I’ve been enjoying En Garde!
Oh shiiiiiit this looks so cool! It’s everything I liked about Sekiro but with all the happy brain chemicals added back in.
yea it’s fun & hard, but very satisfying. it also has arena mode for more replayability
It looks so charming. Like the twitchy edge of Nidhogg in 3D, but with prop comedy.
Check out Tunic
Some of the few i played the last year:
Tome 4: One of the best traditional rogue-like out there, with lots of classes and items. I won’t lie, the graphics are dated but they grow on you. The greatest thing going for it, it’s the number of races, classes, items that you can combine. You can play it for free on their page or get the paid steam version. It has some paid dlc. Sadly the developer hasn’t appear in a while, i think they had a few real life problems, i hope they get better. Still the game is still top notch and with lots of content. If you are into traditional rogue-likes this one is a must play.
Cogmind: A traditional rogue like game but with a twist on the genre. Instead of exp, you get parts for your robot and part of the progression is learning about specific mechanics (info-war, stealth, hacking, etc). It has a really modern immersive ui, and really nice ASCII animations. It’s tagged as early access but i consider it complete. It has dozens of different endings and ten years in development. But take my heed, It’s pretty hard and may not be for everyone, some runs can be a bit frustrating. Check some videos or reviews before buying.
Caves of Cud: Lets keep rolling with traditional rogue likes. This one is fresh from the oven, i think they finished it last year and it was a fantastic ride. Unique setting in a post - apocalyptic world with mutants psychics and cyborgs. It has lots of customization, you can be a gunslinger mutant with 5 arms, each with a gun, four legs, two heads and that would be a normal run.
Just you get the level or craziness the game has, you can have your face chop up by a conscious tree, pick it up and wear it over your already mangled face just to assert dominance (Really, the chopped face gives +1 EGO when equipped). Check it out, fantastic game.Bonus track:
Song of Syx: A civilization builder, that plays like a mix of colony management and paradox grand strategy games. Great game with a great developer.
Dyson Sphere Program: Ok, this one may not be an indie game, not sure, it has way more developers than the other games. But they are great and the game is gorgeous. If you like Factorio like games this one should be your jam.
Non-Steam Game:
While not in steam if you have experience running things with wine and proton i suggest giving it a chance, you wont regret it.
Star Sector: Space game where you explore the galaxy with an ever growing fleet. It seems to take inspiration on Star Control. The battles are fantastic, the effect when a ship goes booms it’s glorious. It has a great community with lots of mods. It’s still in development but i consider it already finished. It has enough content for hundred of hours and that’s no even counting mods. There is a big update coming, i think at the end of year, may be worth waiting for it.
