Indie gaming has enjoyed a huge revival over the past couple of years. Games such as Minecraft are out-selling certain 'big' titles as much as 100-to-1, and we're faced with a future in which the next Angry Birds could come from absolutely anywhere.
Of course, the indie landscape is a minefield littered with less memorable titles too, so we've picked out the titles we expect great things from in the next 12 months...
XCOM like games have become very popular in recent years but some of them definitely stick to the original formula closer than others.
Andrew M writes: "Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a unique tactics game that leaves you wanting more when it's over. Here are some games that may be enticing to those wanting more of the same once Road to Eden ends."
This week Mike(@AssaultSuit), Tiny(@Tiny415) and Aaron(@Ind1fference) talk about: 7-11, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Ant-man and The Wasp, Justice League, Mission Impossible, vertical Switch grip, NJ GamerCon, Johnny Cage, Daniel Pesina, Mortal Kombat, Ocean’s 8, The Greatest Showman, Klax, Yo Bro, Hit the Ice, Money Puzzle exchanger, Meteos, Spy Party, Overwatch, Pokemon GO!, Yoku’s Island Express, Pode, 20XX, Candle: Power of the Flame, Semblance, MotherGunShip, The Journey Down, Fling to the Finish, Rifter, Sleep Tight, Batman Returns, Alf, Dragon BLS, NHL 99, DropMix, Hidden Agenda, Super Bomberman R, Dropmix, iQue, Robocop, Terminator Salvation, Terminator Genisys and more.
I enjoy the idea of indie games being successful too even though they do not have a crazy ad campaign or a large company working on them. I am very excited to see Hawken and a few of the other titles looked interesting
I'm really looking forward to Fez