Recommend non-side scrolling indie games?

[acheron]

I recommend Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece if you like RTS type games. Though it is quite a bit different from any other RTS game I've played.

Huh, I hadn't heard of this one, but looks interesting.

As if I don't have enough else to play and not enough time.

 

[Dumac]

Telltale's adventure series (Monkey Island, Sam & Max, Back to the Future, Walking Dead)

Good games, but not indie.

 

[CPA]

Hard Reset

 

[robvp]

Not sure why it has not been mentioned more but Hotline Miami is incredibly entertaining, i recently finished it and while you do die a lot it does not frustrate at all, had a great time through all the chapters.

Bastion is another hit with great story telling and beatifully drawn graphics, i am currently playing through it.

 

[Dumac]

Not sure why it has not been mentioned more but Hotline Miami is incredibly entertaining, i recently finished it and while you do die a lot it does not frustrate at all, had a great time through all the chapters.

I thought about it but the OP specifically said

not into side scrollers or platforms or stuff that looks 16-bit

 

[MWink]

Huh, I hadn't heard of this one, but looks interesting.

As if I don't have enough else to play and not enough time.

Just a warning, this game takes a serious time commitment if you plan to finish it. It took me about 125 hours to finish the main campaign. You could always give the demo a try. (available on Steam or their site: http://www.longbowgames.com/hegemony/ )

The only reason I ended up with it is because its predecessor was under $3 on one of the Steam sales years ago. I gave it a try and got hooked. Sadly it doesn't seem to get a lot of attention. The good news is they're working on a sequel, which I can't wait for.

 

[HorsemanSix]

I thought about it but the OP specifically said

It's more 8-bit than 16-bit

 

[robvp]

Yeah it looks like something from the NES era but it's still a good game.

Another good one is Don't Starve, i bought it while it was in beta and it kept me for a while but I'm really awful at sand box games.

If you have a couple of friends Cube World is a great exploration rpg, though the price is a bit steep for an indie game, it's really hard at the beginning but it gets better as you level.

 

[cbrunny]

So.. what's the deal with randomly generated environments? Yes, different every time, but the developers lose the ability for good solid environment design, yes?

Randomly generated environments are a deterrent for me. I am making some assumptions, not the least of which is that it is easier to make a game with randomly generated environments than it is to actually design a good level. Lazy game making!

 

[robvp]

there still has to be a set of variables for the enviroment to be generated i suppose, and an algorithm to randomize all said variables

 

[MWink]

I don't consider randomly generated levels a deterrent. If done correctly, they can be a great thing. Just look at Diablo (the original, not 3). I think it all depends on how the randomly generated levels are implemented.