Which indies did you discover and would love more people to know about? I'll start: The Pale Beyond. Not sure if it's a hidden gem tbh, but it's such a good story rich game. I laughed, I cried and felt the characters struggles. If you like story rich games/ choices matter, check it out.

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[–] julianh@lemm.ee 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Distance - an arcade racer that plays like a good 3D sonic game, has a cryptic story, and has elements of horror. Completely bonkers combination but it works super well.

Thumper - another very fast paced game, but also a rhythm game. The devs label it as "rhythm violence" and it fits. The music is percussive and ambient, mostly consisting of the sounds of you slamming through turns and hitting the a button with ferocious intensity. Levels can take well over 30 minutes.

The Beginner's Guide - might be more well known but imo this is a must play for anyone who does anything creative. It's a two hour walking sim, but I feel like it's a story best told as a game.

[–] INeedMana@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

The Beginner's Guide

Definitely a gem. So meta

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

DUDE did you also attend Digipen (camps or real classes)? Nitronic Rush was the fuckin shit and Distance was a massive graphical upgrade. Also hard to deny how great multiplayer is as an addition.

[–] julianh@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Nah I just found nitronic rush back in the day, and found out they were working on a follow up.