Sarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Ahh, the nice, relaxing lull right after big sales and events. Not a lot on sale, but plenty of good stuff nonetheless. Here's this week's Indie Games On Sale Recommendation Thread.
#IndieGames #ShietkaRecommends
Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
SEKISAI puzzle action is a charming puzzle platformer where the blocks used in puzzles are also weapons used to fight an alien invasion! Use the blocks in a variety of interesting ways to solve interesting puzzles.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2154790/SEKISAI_puzzle_action/
Steam で 40% オフ:SEKISAI puzzle action

落ちものパズルと融合した横スクロールアクションゲーム

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Bound By Blades is a exciting action-RPG with only boss battles. The combat is interesting and challenging, with some unusual quirks. Wonderful visuals, co-op, and extra challenges.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/973070/Bound_By_Blades/
Steamで90% OFF：Bound By Blades

Bound by Bladesは、緊張感のあるボスバトルに焦点を当てたインディーアクションRPGです。凶暴な敵に立ち向かい、戦利品を集め、新たなエピックギアをクラフトして、待ち受ける試練に備えて自らを強化しよう。ボスラッシュのスリル感と、ほのぼのとしたインディーRPGの良さを同時に体験できます。

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Froggo Swing 'n Grapple is a quirky and fun grappling hook retro platformer. Swing around, but also swallow and shoot enemies and objects. Help Froggo save his pet rock. Keyboard+mouse control only.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1743930/Froggo_Swing_n_Grapple/
Save 40% on Froggo Swing 'n Grapple on Steam

Froggo Swing 'n Grapple is a side-scrolling platformer game about a little frog on an adventure to save his pet rock. Swing 'n grapple through the stages with Froggo's powerful and sticky tongue!

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Sockventure is an amazing hardcore platformer. The presentation and story are silly, but the gameplay is hard and technical. A silly, wonderful, intense, challenging game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222340/Sockventure/
Save 75% on Sockventure on Steam

In this challenging 2D platformer game, play as a Superhero and help the Kid to find all the missing socks inside the cursed washing machine, Sockventure has stunning colorful graphics, hand-crafted levels, tight controls and fun ever-changing gameplay.

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Persephone is a fun little puzzle game. A Sokobanlike with lots of interesting and unusual mechanics. The whole using-your-own-dead-bodies thing has been done before, but not like this! Cute visuals clash delightfully with all the death.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/persephone-switch/
Persephone for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

The Complete Edition of Persephone is now available! More than 100 levels in 10 chapters. The full 3 stories of Persephone, Demeter and Hades, and a lot more to discover! Persephone is a puzzle game that explores the following possibility: what if death …

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Beacon Pines is an amazing adventure with fantastic visuals and an engrossing, branching story of youth, tragedy, and mystery. Go back and forth through the story freely, and words you discover unlock new story paths.
https://www.gog.com/game/beacon_pines/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/beacon-pines
Beacon Pines

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. You play

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BROK the InvestiGator is an incredible Point & Click adventure crossed with a beat 'em up action game. An engaging story with fantastic writing and a large cast of interesting characters. A tale of guilt, persistence, and hope.
https://www.gog.com/game/brok_the_investigator
BROK The InvestiGator

You can download a free prologue for BROK the InvestiGator here Narrative-driven adven

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Castle on the Coast is a charming and fun retro 3D platformer collectathon. Pretty easy and friendly, with optional co-op to make things easier, but really very fun. Perhaps unpolished compared to similar games, but wonderful.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/castle-on-the-coast-switch/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/castle-on-the-coast
Castle on the Coast for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Castle on the Coast is a bedazzling collectathon arcade platformer. George, a friendly giraffe, parkours through challenging levels full of crystal caverns, stone-laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions, trying to bring together a family of the two …

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There Is No Light is a challenging, violent horror action RPG. Features an unusual and interesting combat system and an engaging, dark story. A strange, suspicious benefactor has given you your only chance to rescue your child. Recently updated.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1132980/There_Is_No_Light_Enhanced_Edition/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/there-is-no-light
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition on Steam

Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!

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Nine Noir Lives is a silly and fun furry comedy-noir point and click adventure. Expect lots of puns and cat jokes. Oh, and lick things. It *might* be useful.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/nine_noir_lives
Nine Noir Lives

Demo version of Nine Noir Lives is available here "Wait - did you say the Knitty K

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Onde is a strange and abstract...platformer of sorts? No jumping, instead you ride the sound-waves and slide into one after another. Weird but beautiful visuals.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1676910/Onde/
https://www.gog.com/game/onde
Save 80% on Onde on Steam

Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms is a quirky and charming Metroidvania. Neat visuals, distinctive style, engaging gameplay. Teensy bit janky, but mostly great. Short and sweet.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/891170/The_Witch__The_66_Mushrooms/
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/pixel-game-maker-series-the-witch-and-the-66-mushrooms-switch/
The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms on Steam

An all-new Metroidvania-style game developed using Pixel Game Maker MV! Make use of a variety of weapons as you traverse sprawling stages on a mission to take back your brother's body from the witch who stole it!

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Sword of the Necromancer is great. A challenging dark fantasy roguelite with some neat mechanics including recruiting dead enemies and very limited equipment, forcing you to make hard choices. Plus: Lesbians!
https://www.gog.com/game/sword_of_the_necromancer
Sword of the Necromancer

What would you do to bring back someone you love? Sword of the Necromancer is a dunge

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By the way, there's going to be a sequel. Sword of the Necromancer: Revenant goes 3D, and expands on the original game a lot.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200940/Sword_of_the_Necromancer_Revenant/
Sword of the Necromancer: Revenant on Steam

Third-person 3D Action RPG with Dungeon Crawler sections. Revive your enemies once again and make them fight alongside you! With a new battle and companion system, travel the continent, restore the sacred city of Euda to its former glory and defeat the ominous threat that looms over the world.

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
A Castle of Cats is a simple but charming hidden object game. Find all the cats; sometimes you'll have to do special things to reveal the cats. Straightforward, but it has a neat visual style.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2070550/A_Castle_Full_of_Cats/
Steamで50% OFF：A Castle Full of Cats

『A Castle Full of Cats』は、お城の中の呪われたネコを全員探し出す、探索型探し物ゲームです。愛の力でネコたちを1匹残さず助け出せ！♥

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Very Very Valet is a very goofy party game. Up to 4 players will work together to serve extremely impatient customers. Fortunately, they don't seem to care about the condition of their cars. Chaotic and silly.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1448840/Very_Very_Valet/
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/very-very-valet-switch/
Steamで80% OFF：Very Very Valet

『Very Very Valet』はテンション高めのローカル協力パーティーゲーム。どんなドライバーでも大歓迎！

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Terror of Hemasaurus is fun, retro action-arcade game in the vein of the classic Rampage. But this game surpasses it's inspiration; it's bigger, better, with lots of new stuff, and a silly satirical story.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/terror_of_hemasaurus
Terror of Hemasaurus

JOIN US ON DISCORD Play as a giant monster and wreak havoc on humanity in this re

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Chameneon is a twisty-turny, fast-paced auto-runner with subjective gravity and shifting rails you activate by changing color. Wild, dazzling, and challenging.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729090/Chameneon/
Save 60% on Chameneon on Steam

A great virus has infected the Cyber Space! Is up to you initiate the protocol CHAMENEON. Surf on the neon lines in the Cyber Space and defeat the virus before is too late.

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Robotry is goofy and fun platformer where you control each leg manually. Physics is a little more forgiving than in similar games, but that just means the levels can be bigger and more dramatic; they're still quite difficult.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/robotry-switch/
Robotry! for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

A physics-based platformer without a jump button. Walk, jump, climb and parkour by directly controlling each leg of a confused baby robot. Go from a glitching toddler to a somersaulting acrobat in the story mode, or share a multi-legged robot with your f…

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Gardener's Path is an interesting tilt maze puzzle game set in a magic garden. And your job is to protect it from giant bugs by using an several different tools, including magic.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/gardeners-path-switch/
Gardener's Path for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Gardener’s Path is a top-down turn-based puzzle game, about fighting giant insects and protecting underground gardens. Solve increasingly elaborate puzzles scattered throughout 60 handcrafted gardens, each one with their own set of friends and foes. Tak…

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
The Wizard and The Slug is a quirky and silly platformer with some really creative and fun gameplay mechanics. The story is fun, but also kinda epic? Or something😉. Anyway, story good, gameplay good, get it.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-wizard-and-the-slug-switch/
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0891-PPSA07503_00-RGAWIZARDANDSLUG
The Wizard and The Slug for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

A fugitive wizard meets a forest slug and a strange friendship is born. Together these adventurers traverse an oddball fantasy world, unraveling the mystery surrounding an ancient curse. Play as the fastest, most agile slug in video game history together…

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Paper Cut Mansion is absolutely incredible. A weird horror roguelite. Stunning visuals and an entrancing world. Puzzles, combat, and quests. But it's also awkward, obtuse, and controls a little weird. Still, overall really good.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/paper-cut-mansion-switch/
Paper Cut Mansion for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Paper Cut Mansion is a roguelite horror set in a papercraft world. Play as Toby, a police detective arriving at a mysterious old mansion. Explore the mansion floor by floor as you seek to unravel the story behind this bizarre place, with each run giving …

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Wayward Strand is an engaging and unusual adventure game aboard a hospital made from an old airship. There are a variety of interesting characters and conversations you can participate in or eavesdrop on, but limited time means you can't do everything.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/wayward-strand-switch/
Wayward Strand for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Welcome to the Hospital It's the summer of 1978, and Casey Beaumaris is trying to make the most of her holidays, when her mum asks her to spend a long weekend helping out at the airborne hospital where she works. Casey prefers the company of books to peo…

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Anuchard is a weird, incredible action RPG that feels like a lost SNES masterpiece. Unusual, challenging combat, neat puzzles, wonderfully unique visuals. Embark on an epic adventure as the Bellwielder (yes, your weapon is a bell).
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/anuchard-switch/
Anuchard for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Generations after the collapse, its surviving descendants have chosen you to become The Bellwielder of the magical Audros Bell. Go forth, battle monsters, solve puzzles, and restore Anuchard to its former skyward glory! Anuchard was known as a place of …

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Minute of Islands is a slow, strange, somber adventure. Incredible, unsettling, and yet strangely beautiful visuals accompany the amazing, thoughtful story. Breathtaking (and for Mo that's almost literal!).
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049710/Minute_of_Islands/
https://www.gog.com/game/minute_of_islands
Save 80% on Minute of Islands on Steam

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

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And that is it for now. There's still more to come. I'll tell you about it tomorrow.
Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Trash Quest is a nice, small, fun Metroidvania with no checkpoints or save points, just a central hub and shortcuts. Good, challenging gameplay and cute presentation. And you're a raccoon with a gun, that's neat.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/trash-quest-switch/
Trash Quest for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

SPACE VOYAGE Trash Quest is set on the space station Deliverance. The crew has just begun preparations for the long voyage to Tau Ceti. The AI has been activated, and it's performing a quick system check. FEARLESS RACCOON You play as a raccoon that has n…

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Mechstermination Force is an exciting action game of just boss fights. BIG boss fights. Taking down giant robots with just your gun and a hammer is hard, but fun.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mechstermination-force-switch/
Mechstermination Force for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Battle against massive bosses, jump and climb onto them to find their weakspots and blow them to kingdom come in this action packed platforming boss rush, from the creator of the Gunman Clive series. When the MegaMechs have taken control of the world, on…

Show threadSarah HertzkeJan 8, 2023
Pushy and Pully in Blockland is a cute and fun arcade co-op game that draws influence from several different retro classics but blends them together into something wonderful and unique.
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/pushy-and-pully-in-blockland-switch/
Pushy and Pully in Blockland for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Pushy and Pully in Blockland Push is a cooperative arcade game with a retro feeling. Help Pushy and Pully get back their spaceship on their trip across Blockland. Push blocks to defeat the monsters, join blocks of the same colour to get power ups and def…

Show threadharddecoraJan 8, 2023
@shietka concept makes me think of blacksad 😯