Dec 19, 2018 at 8:12 AM
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With the year coming to a close, let's take a moment to look back on the games that came out this year. Share your favorite indie games of 2018 or any you'll want to remember in the future.
It's hard to keep up with all the new releases, so this'll also give us a reference for games to play on a rainy day.
List the games you believe deserve mentioning; maybe rank them and say something about them~
Here's my list, some of the best I played this year:
Top 3:
CrossCode
-A game at least 6 years in the making. Exhilarating combat. Fresh puzzles. Memorable characters. Interesting story. The music. It has a lot going for it and it's huge with tons of optional content at an indie price. Definitely a highlight game of 2018. An action puzzle overhead RPG.
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Iconoclasts
-A game at least 7 years in the making, and created by just one person. A platformer with big battles, more puzzles and a lengthy dark story. With lots of detail to piece together, it reminds me of Cave Story to some degree. Starts off slow, picks up speed. Play as a silent protagonist mechanic that finds nothing but trouble in her journey. Another best of 2018 release, in my opinion.
Wandersong
-This is an adventure game featuring a happy bard and a loner witch. A cute adventure about a hero... or bard; trying to save the world with heart. Personally, I liked this one quite a lot. Well written, well executed. Very entertaining! Gameplay is simple compared to the other games so far, but has few dull moments. And the player has an in-game system of singing that makes the journey a personalized experience for the creative player. A well rounded classic experience. Also a best of 2018 contender.
And plenty of others that deserve mention: (WIP, will add descriptions later)
So what are your favorites of 2018?
It's hard to keep up with all the new releases, so this'll also give us a reference for games to play on a rainy day.
List the games you believe deserve mentioning; maybe rank them and say something about them~
Here's my list, some of the best I played this year:
Top 3:
CrossCode
-A game at least 6 years in the making. Exhilarating combat. Fresh puzzles. Memorable characters. Interesting story. The music. It has a lot going for it and it's huge with tons of optional content at an indie price. Definitely a highlight game of 2018. An action puzzle overhead RPG.
"Lea! Hi."
-A game at least 7 years in the making, and created by just one person. A platformer with big battles, more puzzles and a lengthy dark story. With lots of detail to piece together, it reminds me of Cave Story to some degree. Starts off slow, picks up speed. Play as a silent protagonist mechanic that finds nothing but trouble in her journey. Another best of 2018 release, in my opinion.
-This is an adventure game featuring a happy bard and a loner witch. A cute adventure about a hero... or bard; trying to save the world with heart. Personally, I liked this one quite a lot. Well written, well executed. Very entertaining! Gameplay is simple compared to the other games so far, but has few dull moments. And the player has an in-game system of singing that makes the journey a personalized experience for the creative player. A well rounded classic experience. Also a best of 2018 contender.
And plenty of others that deserve mention: (WIP, will add descriptions later)
The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Underhero
Timespinner
Celeste
YUME NIKI -DREAM DIARY-
Crystalline
Deltrarune (demo)
Hopeful games I haven't gotten around to yet:
Dead Cells
Forgotten Anne
The Hex
Unavowed
Treasure Adventure World
Catmaze
Noel the Mortal Fate
Cardinal Cross
Hopeful games I haven't gotten around to yet:
Dead Cells
Forgotten Anne
The Hex
Unavowed
Treasure Adventure World
Catmaze
Noel the Mortal Fate
Cardinal Cross
So what are your favorites of 2018?