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[–] jBlight 21 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Hello fellow lemmies! Any recommendations for new must have indie games?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Celeste is 90% off, Kingdom Come Deliverance is 80% off, Braid Anniversary Edition is 75% off. All worth it imo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

The second KCD is coming out later this year too so nows the time to try it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Celeste is amazing. Still need to beat it

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Love some diver Dave, and balto.

[–] cellardoor 6 points 4 months ago

Can confirm Dave the Diver will zen you out and make you feel good inside.

[–] artnay 5 points 4 months ago

I wouldn't call Dave the Diver new (released exactly a year ago) nor indie (Mintrocket is a subdivison of Nexon). Yet it's something that can be recommended wholeheartedly.

Couple of games in no particular order that are pretty new and can be considered as indie:

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Depends on your definition of "new" and "must-have".

  • Grapple Dog 75% off — momentum-based grappling hook platformer with a very funky soundtrack and Nitrome-style 2D art (spoiler: the dev was a Nitrome artist)
  • Cobalt Core 25% off — deckbuilding in space! There's an actual plot with an interesting cast of characters. The board game-style positioning mechanic was what sold me on the game.
  • Cassette Beasts 40% off — creature collector with an identity that isn't just "indie Pokémon". Cool worldbuilding, heartfelt story, grown-up mechanics, and imaginative monster designs that avoid the "animal + element" formula.
[–] ampersandrew 6 points 4 months ago

I just picked up Dread Delusion, Shadows of Doubt, and Stellar Tactics. I played demos of Dread Delusion and Shadows of Doubt a while back, and both of them blew me away; the former just launched out of early access and the latter is supposed to do so before the end of the year. Stellar Tactics is one that's intriguing, but I haven't played it yet. I've been playing Fallout 2 lately, and it made me want to find a CRPG that was more successful at what Starfield was trying to do; I typed in some tags into the Steam search, Stellar Tactics was what I found, and I think it'll scratch that itch. Stellar Tactics is also in early access, and it's been in early access since 2016 with no end in sight, but it's very systems driven, so I'll likely be okay with playing it early anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Monster Sanctuary! Scratches the Pokemon itch but way better than any Pokemon game ever has

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Crab Champions is not exactly new (I think it's been in early access since 2023), but it's really fun and currently just $7.49

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I don't know how must have it is, but I've been enjoying Isles of Sea and Sky, a sokoban type puzzle game currently 10% off until July 11th (currently $17.99). I'm pretty sure it's maybe a month or two old at least.