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Seven popular Indie Games
Tomb Raider, Assassin’s Creek or Grand Theft Auto is the name of the best-seller in the Game industry. But not only companies like Nintendo. Also Indie Games such as the hotly anticipated No Man’s Sky, have their Fans.
At the latest since the 1980s, it is clear that video games a lot, earn a lot of money. In the last few years, the games were becoming more realistic and more time-consuming. Without large start-up capital, nothing goes in there, one would think. True, but only half. Where large manufacturers points with elaborate effects, independent developers more and more on unusual Stories and clever ideas. In General, it is referred to as an Indie-Game, what is produced in small, independent developer studios.
Most of the money anyway. Fortunately, an Alternative to exorbitant loans and strict money donors for the past several years Crowdfunding emerged. There, the Gamer are able to support interesting projects financially. For this you will receive in return a digital copy of the finished Games in advance. Only if enough money comes together, developed the Indie Game.
Another reason for the success of the Indie Games On platforms like Steam or even via App Stores, the games can be distributed without much effort.
Here is a selection of seven popular Indie Games.
1. “No Man’s Sky”
On 10.8 it’s: gamers across the world wait eagerly for this date. Why?
No Man’s Sky” will appear on the market. In this outer space adventure (see article image) slips the player into the role of an adventurer who explores with his space ship for a whole universe. Here to explore, there are multiple billions of planets. The game mechanics is made up of the elements, Explore, Trade, Fight and Survive together. The procedurally-generated sci-Fi game is certainly one of the most exciting Indie Games of the year. Some unken, it could be even more successful than Minecraft.
Since “Minecraft” Indie Games many of the a term
2. “Minecraft”
Minecraft is one of the most well-known Indie Games and a role model for many Indie producers: The Open-World game
“Minecraft.” was developed by the free programmer Markus Persson. 100,000 players have shared it on Youtube. Millions have bought it. Mid-2015, Microsoft acquired the rights for around two billion euros. In Minecraft, the player has no predetermined goal: to In a 3D world to explore and he discovered the caves and maze-like corridors, to build your own landscapes and buildings, collect resources and fight against monsters.
3. “World of Goo”
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“World of Goo” in 2008, came on the market, put shoes on the Indie Game scene. Was developed this ingenious Puzzle Game of former employees of the game giant Electronic Arts. The goal of this game is to build with small balls, so-called Goos, a way to level the end of, a tube. Stability and gravity, and the constructs to hold in balance can be a tricky affair. “World of Goo” won the 2008 Independent Games Festival in the categories of Technical perfection and Innovative Game Design.
Goos hot balls, with which the player has to be a way to build
4. “Limbo”
This is a 2D-computer game was launched in 2010 by the Danish company playdead Studios on the market. Through the gloomy, black-and-white surroundings and background music, a creepy atmosphere is created directly. And also the game Story resembles a horror movie: No Plot or history of the player wakes up as a nameless Boy in a forest, and in search of his sister. In order to move forward, he must Dodge various, well-hidden Traps. He fails to do so, is shown to be mostly cruel death as a Silhouette in an Animation.
“Limbo,” sold well and won several Game awards.
Gloomy atmosphere, the players expected to be in “Limbo”
5. “Papers Please”
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“Papers, Please” is hardly current. Developer Lucas Pope has processed his own experiences as an immigrant in Japan: The player slips into the role of a border inspector in the fictional totalitarian state of Arstotzka. He has to check the papers of immigrants and in accordance with the entry requirements reject, or into the country. Only the conditions for entry do not change on an almost daily basis, even the mysterious EZIÇ company and the secret service to try to influence the players and to manipulate him for their own purposes. Around 1.5 Million Times, Papers, Please”, which was also awarded in 2014 at the BAFTA Gaming Awards as the best game-selling”.
6. “Super Meat Boy”
“Super Meat Boy” is a classic Jump’n’ Run-computer. The Hero of “Meat Boy” (dt. “Meat boy”) loves a girl named “Bandage Girl” (dt. “Bandage Girl”). She is kidnapped Meat Boy’s against players Dr. fetus. The aim of the game is to rescue Bandage Girl. The game, which was launched in 2010, has received consistently positive reviews. Mainly due to the precise control and Retro atmosphere, the Meat Boy creators were able to score points with Fans and critics.
7. “Braid”
“Braid” (dt “pigtail”) was developed by the independent game developer Jonathan Blow, in collaboration with Webcomic artist David Hellman. Braid is decorated in a classic, two-dimensional platforming game, but scores with some specifics: the character of Tim, a male with red hair, suit and red tie, can slow the Gamer the time to turn back, and his shadow separate. In five worlds, the ability, the time must be used in manipulation, to the puzzle to collect parts.