Comments on: Best free indie games?

Question: Best free indie games?

archagon — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:52:41 -0800

I just finished Cave Story and loved every minute of it. What are some other exemplary free indie games?

By: Shecky

Shecky — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:10:09 -0800

Nifflas' Games, home to Knytt and Within a Deep Forest. I haven't played WaDF, but Knytt is pleasing and non-combative, purely an exploratory game. It's fairly short too.

By: PowerCat

PowerCat — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:30:00 -0800

You might enjoy these sites:
http://www.int13.net/doujinaroni/
http://indygamer.blogspot.com/
http://www.tigsource.com/

Updated nearly daily!! :)

By: yeoz

yeoz — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:33:17 -0800

La-Mulana.

By: aparrish

aparrish — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:43:55 -0800

Seiklus isn't just a great (free) indie game, it's one of my favorite games ever.

By: PowerCat

PowerCat — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:56:11 -0800

Bluewish resurrection is one of my favourite.
It's a SHMUP so it's very hard.
http://ftp.vector.co.jp/pack/winnt/game/shoot/BWR1.02.lzh
http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/x_xgameroom/Works/bw_re_link/bw_re_main.htm

By: Lockeownzj00

Lockeownzj00 — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:34:06 -0800

Try this thread over at The Gamer's Quarter. I haven't perused the thread myself even though I'm a regular, but I would trust their judgment; they're a smart bunch of chaps.

By: ifthe21stcentury

ifthe21stcentury — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:38:15 -0800

"N" is a 'load-runner-esque' platformer. Free, and has some really accomplished level design (I believe the tally is 500 levels, not including the user-created levels that are downloadable from within the client).

It is cross-platform as well, which is a plus from Mac users! (A lot of these indie games seem to be Windows only, unfortunately).

Oh, and I hear it's getting a Nintendo DS port as well! I guess that makes it something of a success story.

By: jbickers

jbickers — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:05:54 -0800

Cloud is wonderful - nice artsy, anime feel.

By: dorian

dorian — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:56:38 -0800

every extend (download here) is truly brilliant and quite addicting. especially if you have a nice usb gamepad.

due to its nature, however, the gameplay is much much shorter than the exploration type games mentioned above...

definitely going to be checking out cave story, cloud and most of those others, thanks ppl!

By: jne1813

jne1813 — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:43:30 -0800

seconding every extend