What are some other good independant games?

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Since these independant developers generally have little or zero budget, there is no advertising, and I often don't hear about these games until a few years after they come out.

I know there are more great independant games out there, so I thought perhaps we could share some. If you know of any, please give us a link and some info.
 
Ive been playing unreal world for years. I go back to it once a year or so. Fun game, incredibly dated graphics but fun.

I always start as the escaped slave in fall or winter. Then I butcher the nzjerp-whatevers. 80% I die the first day, usually from the nzjerp. Starting as the hunter with a bear killing your father is also a good one. Trying to kill the bear rather than running is good fun.

Only one time have a survived for over a year, it gets a bit dull once you have enough stuff though.
 
Starships Unlimited. A cool 4X game where you have to keep advancing technologically, build a small fleet of ships for exploring, fighting, and taking over worlds, and deal with other races as you see fit by force or diplomacy. You can trade technologies with them as well, which can be quite helpful.
This one's a real gem that I've returned to many times, with a good bit of depth to it. Forget MOO, I'd pick this one instead. Has a bit of a learning curve though.

Not originally an independent game as such, but I highly recommend The Ur-Quan Masters if you've never played the classic Star Control II before. The Ur-Quan Masters is a remake of it for modern computers, and is completely free. This classic is a mix of different game styles.

Strange Adventures in Infinite Space is perfect for very short but unique games which you can win or lose within 20 minutes. They have a sequel out, but I haven't tried it yet.

Huh, all three of my recommendations are sci-fi stuff, go figure. I've played a bunch of independent stuff, those three are just the ones that come to me off the top of my head.

I'd recommend some roguelikes such as the wide variety of Angband variants, but those have a very large learning curve for all the varied keyboard commands alone, not to mention making it very far without dying. Fun stuff for some people though, myself included. :razz:
 
MUDs are fun if your mind is creative enough to visualize the situation all the time. MUDs are the text-based adventures, and yes it does involve plenty of typing "north" (or "n"...), but I like them a bit.

Tyrant is an enjoyable Java-based Roguelike. Download the .jar, not the .zip (the .zip is the source code).

And, of course, it's not independent, but it's damned free. Look for Tribes I and II, can be found on any major game file hosting site (FileFront kicks FilePlanet's ass, go there). Both awesome games. (I don't know why all the Tribes I veterans always ***** about Tribes II. Probably losers who whine about the homing rocket launcher even though all you have to do is duck behind a mountain... ahem, sorry.) Tribes I is insanely dated (1998 anyone? Peak of all games) but very good fun. Especially the TribesRPG mod. Each server for that mod has, like, its own fun ass variant of the original TribesRPG, making for ownage variety. Tribes II has its own RPG mod, but it went through very rough times and is now finally developing. Its current state is *okay* (8 out of 10 I would say) but only one or two servers host it because of its rough times. I imagine it will be awesome when it is finished.

EDIT: What the ****, Ilex. Pick ONE avatar to freak me out, ONE.
 
gotta try Tyrant. I'm always on the look-out for good roguelikes.
and since JADE (java-based sequel to ADOM) still hasn't shown up, and probably won't in my lifetime :cry: this should do juuust fine.
 
feck! some brilliant games. keep them coming guys, no offense to m&b's people but i'm getting a bit bored so im giving it a rest until some more content is added..

ps. (i still was playing m&b for about half a year now, while i recently got the movies and gun about 2 weeks ago and i'm already bored of both, sowhat does that say, haha)
 
I play Natuk on occassion. Very fun old-school top down RPG with a great twist. Registration's like $5, the demo is fun too and is about 1/3 of the full game: http://www.proudft.com/natuk.html

Pirates of the Western Sea is by the same guy, is unfinished and will never be finished, sadly. Check it out: http://www.proudft.com/pows/pows_download.html

Both are good time killers, and fun as well. Nahlakh by the same guy is very old, and will probably not play on newer systems.
 
Notrium is a fantastic free game based around survival

Spiderweb Software are a small company who specialise in RPG's. Geneforge and the Avernum series are incredibly good.

Illwinter do the classic Dominions series, well worth a look.

Space Rangers is another quality game from a Russian developer, though it can now be purchased on DVD Rom.

Darwinia is a RTS in a similar vein to the Cannon Fodder games. The developer is in financial troubles, but it can now be downloaded from Steam. Well worth a look if you enjoy games at all.

EDIT : Decker is a rather addictive take on roguelikes, more of a cyberpunk game.

If you dislike turn based, then I suggest:

Notrium (link above) is real time
Starscape is a nice shooter with a 70's animation kind of feel
Sigma Team do a number of classic games, including Alien Hunter which is a fairly good shooter.
Crimson Land another good shooter

You can often find a lot of decent freeware at Game Hippo .
 
CrazyEyes said:
Tyrant is an enjoyable Java-based Roguelike. Download the .jar, not the .zip (the .zip is the source code).
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man, the whole webpage for that game doesn't work, other than the download. it's a damn good game, but does anyone know if there is any documentation for the thing anywhere? or a forum?

i recommend people give it a try.

that finnish game is brilliant, too! so realistic and wicked. it has some real problems with my lovely modern computer though, and the 'fixes' are trouble in themselves, so i might have to wait for a windows based version, which is apparantly in development.
 
I've become really anti-turn based games lately, so I just can't get into some of these. More reccomendations are welcome.
 
Ilex said:
URW: http://www.jmp.fi/~smaarane/urw.html

UnReal World, UrW, is a unique graphical roguelikish RPG taking place in the far North ages ago.
It brings you realistic game world with lots of historical traits as well as northern folklore,
beliefs and way of life. Features and atmosphere of the game are very original and fascinating.
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Man, I was having trouble trying to get into this one at first, but I'm really starting to enjoy it now. I love the freeform gameplay. It's a shame that it's $30 to buy the full game. That's pretty steep.
 
Yeah. What the hell, twenty-five bucks? It's like trying to charge a crackhead a price for crack he will never afford. I was starting to get used to it, too, especially when I made that one guy (named Bob, of course) who did the lonely settler thingy. So damn great, a bear wandered into my clearing that I was building on, and I sliced his freaking head open with an axe. 147 bear cuts plus bear fat. Then I waited too long to cook it, so it spoiled, and ended up with 5 poorly roasted cuts and 20 tasty roasted cuts. Didn't matter though, then a lynx came out of nowhere and ****ing murdered me.

Great fun.
 
feck yeh man, in australia, that translates to just under double, so that's nearly $50... $50! for a ms-dos game that forces me to restart my computer whenever i quit it, as im using winxp and it doesn't like it.

i bought half life 2/cs:s/dod:s for $50!

it is a ****ing cool game though. he said they're releasing a windows version in january.
 
S.W.I.N.E: It's the pigs vs. rabbits in an all out war of supremacy! S.W.I.N.E is a funny, though exquisitely detailed exectution of a Real Time Tactical Strategy game. The emphasis is on understanding the psychology of the leaders and employing that knowledge in exectuing tactics and strategy rather than relying purely on action.
 
I can't find a free DL for tribes 2. Is there anyplace to download it other than fileplanet? I've already got a account, since I bought the game, but I haven't got my old CD.

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