Indie Game Watch Thread

With a bunch of great indie titles either in active development or due out reasonably soon, I thought it may be a good idea to create a thread where we can post those which have caught our eye. Not only will this be a good way of keeping track of what's in development but it may also prove useful to those folks who are considering getting their own team together to make something as it'll show them what can be done with the right team, tools and mindset.

So anyway, to get the ball rolling..

Gunpoint



This is a pretty awesome spy'em up being developed by Tom Francis, a journalist from PC Gamer. It's being made in Gamemaker of all things and is a fantastic example of what can be accomplished by someone without any prior development experience.

Thomas Was Alone



This one is a little bit more quirky/arty but I can't help but love what he's trying to do. The "he" in this case is another one man team in the form of Mike Bithell, a designer from Bossa Studios of Monstermind fame. The game is being developed in Unity and if you check out the website you can see one of his talks at one of the LUUG gathering.

Axiom Verge



Do you like old school Metroid? Well then you'll probably love this. This is Axiom Verge, a 2D action/explorer/Metroidvania type game being developed by Tom Happ from Petroglyph Games. This is another one-man team with him doing absolutely everything in the project, although to be fair he's pretty much an industry veteran at this stage. This one is being developed entirely in XNA for both PC and XBLIG.