Good indie games / unusual gems on steam?

craptakular · 6 Sep 2010 at 16:52

I'm not talking games like tf2 or battlefield...

Just found a game called Alititude and it reminds me of ProjectX on the Amiga.

Alien Swarm is another breath of fresh air!

What other games have people enjoyed that are totally different or not been attempted for years?

I liked games like Cannon Fodder, Sensible Soccer, Jungle Strike, James Pond etc etc

neoboy · 6 Sep 2010 at 16:54

Braid? Also not quite indie but Call of Cthulhu is worth the moneys as are the Penumbra games.

TMP · 6 Sep 2010 at 16:55

Mechanarium! pretty sure it on steam

Yamahahahahaha · 6 Sep 2010 at 16:59

Reccetear, the full game launches on September 10th.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/07/19/capitalism-ho-recettear-an-item-shops-tale/

PapaLazaru · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:13

I have a fair amount of indie stuff.

I have (amongst others) -

Altitide, Trine, AudioSurf, Booster Trooper, Braid, Defense Grid: The Awakening, DogFighter, Gridrunner Revolution, Shatter, Plants vs Zombies, Osmos, Plain Sight, Super Laser Racer, Toki Tori, World of Goo, Machinarium.

Some free demos of a few of the above -

http://store.steampowered.com/app/38700/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/35700/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/12900/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/27920/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/42500/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/29180/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40700/

Semiskimmed · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:22

trials 2:second edition is a gem

MikeHunt79 · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:24

Semiskimmed said:
trials 2:second edition is a gem

I think I paid £1.50 for it, bargain and a great game.

Evilsod · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:24

Oxy said:
I'm not talking games like tf2 or battlefield...

Just found a game called Alititude and it reminds me of ProjectX on the Amiga

By found i assume you meant 'couldnt avoid the free weekend spam'?

People say Audiosurf and overlook the newer Beat Hazard which is considerably more fun imo.

PapaLazaru · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:25

I also have it (Trials 2) but can't get it to work.

Anothet to look at is: AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity

ThomasTheTankEngine · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:40

Get world of goo. It's a puzzle game along the lines of lemmings. Incredibly addictive.

twist3d0n3 · 6 Sep 2010 at 17:56

jimbob27 said:
Get world of goo. It's a puzzle game along the lines of lemmings. Incredibly addictive.

also incredibly infuriating at times

smogsy · 6 Sep 2010 at 18:03

try looking at my new thread

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18182910

iviv · 6 Sep 2010 at 19:00

Yamahahahahaha said:
Reccetear, the full game launches on September 10th.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/07/19/capitalism-ho-recettear-an-item-shops-tale/

This, just with more steam linkage: http://store.steampowered.com/app/70400/

Shamikebab · 6 Sep 2010 at 19:17

Just bought Puzzle Dimension and it's pretty fun.

NZXT30 · 6 Sep 2010 at 19:22

MikeHunt79 said:
I think I paid £1.50 for it, bargain and a great game.

same what a bargain that was

Kazz · 6 Sep 2010 at 19:37

There's so many brilliant indie and non-mainstream titles out there, here's just a few. Played / playing them all, highly recommend you at least check them out

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World of Goo (puzzle)
Machinarium (puzzle)

Ben There, Dan That (FREE point & click adventure)
Time Gentlemen, Please! (point & click adventure squeal to above)
Samorost (FREE point & click adventure)

Defense Grid: The Awakening (Tower Defense)

Darwinia (RTS)

The Void (Hard to categorise, just started it, amazingly different from anything I've played)

Recettear (see our thread on it http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18166250)

Trine (Platform Adventure and awesome in co-op)

Evilsod · 6 Sep 2010 at 19:56

jimbob27 said:
Get world of goo. It's a puzzle game along the lines of lemmings. Incredibly addictive.

twist3d0n3 said:
also incredibly infuriating at times

The OCD challenges are nigh impossible.

Treebiter · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:44

Aquaria

Amazing game. Don't let the screenshots fool you. It's a pretty dark game plot-wise. Great metroid-style free-roaming action mixed with Ecco the Dolphin style setting. I couldn't put it down once I'd started it. It's massive and has an extensive crafting system and many hidden treasures and challenges. Everyone needs to play this.

Sleepery · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:55

Has anyone played The Path? It looks really interesting, in a weird kind of way.

Treebiter · 6 Sep 2010 at 20:59

Sleepery said:
Has anyone played The Path? It looks really interesting, in a weird kind of way.

From a gamer's point of view it's awful. Really really awful. It's interactive art, not a game. There's a 'let's play' on youtube that I found more interesting than the game itself... And that was solely because of the confusion it caused the player!