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Tales from the Borderlands
Experience Pandora through a new lens in this beloved, choice-driven narrative adventure set after Borderlands 2. Guide two unreliable narrators - aspiring Hyperion leader Rhys and clever con artist Fiona - whose greed-fueled quest takes unexpected turns based on your choices. Face vicious gangsters...
Narrative choose-your-own-adventure for Windows
>Experience Pandora through a new lens in this beloved, choice-driven narrative adventure set after Borderlands 2. Guide two unreliable narrators - aspiring Hyperion leader Rhys and clever con artist Fiona - whose greed-fueled quest takes unexpected turns based on your choices. Face vicious gangsters, cannibals, and terrifying wildlife as an unlikely partnership blooms on this wild ride, with consequences ranging from hilarious to heart-wrenching.
A handful of indies by Jorava Games
Very light on detail, but there are 7 games across Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows
I've never played a Castlevania game, would this be a good place to start?
Well don't I feel a fool for posting the Amazon-restricted version the other day!
Cursed to Golf
Cursed to Golf offers a fresh take on the golfing and roguelike subgenres. Make your way through a hole within the PAR Count or your curse will take you back to the beginning of the course! To add to the challenge, these courses don't just have bunkers and rough spots but are also chock-full of mad ...
2D golf roguelike for Windows, free on GOG for Amazon Prime subscribers until 11th December. I grabbed it when it was free on Epic last year and it's pretty good fun, though the difficulty is all over the place and it can be pretty buggy!
>Cursed to Golf offers a fresh take on the golfing and roguelike subgenres. Make your way through a hole within the PAR Count or your curse will take you back to the beginning of the course! To add to the challenge, these courses don't just have bunkers and rough spots but are also chock-full of mad obstacles like high-powered fans, spikes, TNT boxes, teleporters, and a whole load more. It's all par for the course in this twisted take on the classic game!
Why would the artist not just flip the image instead of having the speech bubbles confusingly crossing over like that?
Twilight Princess had some creepy shit in it but nothing as creepy as what's happened to Link's face in that thumbnail
If you can test it on a feature branch then at least you can squash or tidy the commits after you've got them working. If you can only test by committing to main though, curse whoever designed that.
Despite the wall of text I pasted above, this is a very simple arcade game: you can move left or right, and you need to avoid things and collect coins. Looks nice and has a jazzy space soundtrack, my only complaint is that it's a bit on the easy side.
Space Adventure, an endless runner for Android
Go On A Space Adventure: Search, Live, and Rule the Universe!
>Get ready to rocket through the stars with Space Adventure, the ultimate endless runner game where YOU are the spaceship! Take command of your very own star cruiser, dodging deadly obstacles, collecting rare cosmic treasures, and unlocking upgrades in a galaxy that never stops. If you've been looking for a fast-paced, action-packed escape into the cosmos, this is it!
>Take your spaceship for a spin in this endless runner where precision is key! Avoid the asteroids, dodge cosmic wreckage, and grab those shiny star coins. With each run, your skills will be put to the test in unpredictable galaxies—survive long enough, and you might even stumble upon hidden space secrets!
Oh yeah I did that a while ago so I forgot, but yeah I think that's the case for everyone. Ultimately I think Steam explicitly tells you what info they get and it isn't that much, but that's the "price" for a free game.
No worries if it's not for you though, if your Lemmy client lets you block posts you can set up a filter for Fanatical and you shouldn't see any more giveaways like this.
Snakebird Complete
What is the longest possible length a bird can be? Obviously a question only all the fruit in the world can answer! But where could all this fruit be hiding? Follow Redbird, Greenbird, and Bluebird on a quest for an amount of fruit beyond any bird's wildest dreams. Snakebird is a very simple but de...
Indie puzzle for Windows, free on Epic Games for Amazon Prime subscribers until 11th December
>What is the longest possible length a bird can be? Obviously a question only all the fruit in the world can answer! But where could all this fruit be hiding? Follow Redbird, Greenbird, and Bluebird on a quest for an amount of fruit beyond any bird's wildest dreams.
>Snakebird is a very simple but deceptively challenging puzzle game about assuming the right shapes for the task at hand, be it pushing, lifting, teleporting, or just defying the laws of physics.
6 indies from BulletWinter Games
A sale by BulletWinter Games, 100% off 7 games
A few small pixel-art indies for Linux and Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io until 14th November
What are your combos of choice? I remember having a few good ones committed to memory at the time.
Yeah it wouldn't install on my phone but would on my old tablet, I wonder if it's 32-bit only.
Fun fact with these Fanatical giveaways, you don't actually even need to sign up (and immediately cancel) their newsletter, you get the Steam key and then they send you an email saying 'please click here to complete your sign-up' or something, which you can safely ignore!
As nobody has posted it yet, this vibe is often referred to as [email protected]
Let me know if there are any good ones! I aim to have an afternoon of trying out a bunch of these sort of games on the Steam Deck every now and again but it's usually too far after the post to be worth adding any comments.
This week's gamejam-style indie freebies
So I'm not overwhelming the community with every little itch.io giveaway I'm going to start bundling them up as I have done with the indie horror giveaways. Here's a collection of made-in-24h, dev challenges, my-first-game, and other prototypes that might have a little less polish but could still contain a few hidden gems.
- Earth Clicker, world building idle game for Windows
- MAD? FROGG, multiplayer 3rd-person fighter for Windows
- Strategy of the Enslaved, hand-drawn deck-builder for Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows
- Autismo "vroom", top-down driving game for Windows and Linux
- Clean Attack, window-cleaning arcade game for Windows
- Thermo Puzzle, puzzle for Linux, Mac, and Windows
- Gravity Pilot, spaceship piloting survival for Linux, Mac, and Windows
Knobsters
It's a simple puzzle game for Android but it gets its own post because of the incredible name
This week's indie horror giveaways
- House Cleaner, Linux, Mac, and Windows, ending today
- House Cleaner 2, Linux, Mac, and Windows, ending today
- Don't Live Alone, Windows, until 16th November
- VHS 1&2, Fabric 1&2 (and other non-horrors), Linux, Mac, and Windows, until 30th November
Off-Road Drive
Indie racing game for Windows, free on IndieGala
>Off-Road Drive, the off-road racing simulation for PC, is the first game ever to deliver a true-to-life, off-road, extreme racing experience. Players will take part in The Russian trophy, Off-Road Trial, Thai Trophy and many other events through the worst driving conditions with a variety of natural obstacles like swamps, rocks, snow and sand.
>No other game features this variety of off-road sport vehicles including tuned stock SUVs and trucks, as well as several classes of prototypes specifically built for off-road driving. The vehicles can be equipped with an assortment of special cross-country equipment and accessories including winches, low gear, differential gear locking, clinometer, altimeter, tire air pressure control, sand tracks, etc.
>There has never been such an innovative simulation of interactive terrain response as well. Terrain under the vehicle will act just like it does in real life, the car will sink in dirt, the dirt will create a rut and will stick to the car and tires affecting its handling. Stones will fly from underneath the wheels and damage other trucks. The game will feature various surfaces that will not only affect tire friction but have complex reactions based on car weight, speed, wheel torque, tire condition, time on this surface, depth of car immersion into the surface and much more.
A few "free" Android games
They all have ads and/or microtransactions so proceed with caution
- Dungeon Defence, indie wave defence
- Triple Fantasy Premium, anime card game
- Survival Dungeon: Loot RPG Pro, action roguelike
- Empire Kingdom: Idle Premium, idle RPG
- Dead God Land - Light Survival, isomeric survival
Gaia Snake
Colourful indie remake of snake for Windows, pay-what-you-want on Itch.io ending today
>Collect elemental orbs to reach new high scores and grow your permanent pet snakes. Choose your environment, opt into dark mode, and enter the unique challenges of this 3D twist on a familiar 2D game.
Air Traffic: Control Aircraft
Simple air traffic control arcade game for Android, looks to be basically the same as one called "flight control" which I played on my first smartphone over a decade ago!
Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.
A gentle space mystery with a little light learning about space debris too
Disney•Pixar Cars (2006)
Play as Lightning McQueen, a rookie racecar looking to win fame and fortune at the Piston Cup Championship, in the video game adaptation of Disney•Pixar's Cars. A racing adventure game with ten playable characters from the film, Cars offers more than 30 races and mini-games through open environments...
Classic racing game (with local multiplayer) for Windows, free for Amazon Prime subscribers until 11th December
>Play as Lightning McQueen, a rookie racecar looking to win fame and fortune at the Piston Cup Championship, in the video game adaptation of Disney•Pixar's Cars. A racing adventure game with ten playable characters from the film, Cars offers more than 30 races and mini-games through open environments. The game includes voice talent from the movie, so listen for moral lessons from Larry the Cable Guy and comic relief from Cheech Marin.
Sudoku Premium
A simple sudoku game for Android. I'm sure there are better and FOSS ways to play but it seems good enough if that's all you want.
Jungle Jumper
Master the jungle, defeat epic bosses, and conquer the ultimate challenge!
Indie platformer for Linux, Mac, and Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io until 10th November
>In the heart of the mystical Jungle of Xylaria, tales of a hidden treasure lure daring adventurers. Once a vibrant paradise, the jungle has become a perilous realm, shrouded in mystery and danger.
>You arrive, eager to uncover its secrets, but soon realize the jungle is alive with treacherous obstacles and lurking guardians. As you navigate its winding paths, remnants of lost explorers whisper caution, revealing the fate of those who came before you.
>Each level unravels more of the jungle’s lore, presenting formidable bosses that guard the ultimate prize. Can you harness the jungle's power, conquer its challenges, and emerge as a legend? The adventure awaits—dare to take the leap!
The Hearts PRO
Puzzle game for Android, free on Google Play
>Play relaxing puzzle logic game with a twist!
>Play as a single player or challenge other people in our relaxing puzzle and brain game The Hearts!
>Do you like puzzle games in which you must connect or match same type of symbols? Do you like games in which you must think? If yes, then check out our original logic game with a twist The Hearts!
>Choose from 6 different game modes and try to make it into TOP20 highscores!
>The Hearts PRO is a full version that has no ads and no in-app purchases.
>Slide your finger over at least 2 hearts of the same color in any direction to connect them, release your finger to remove the created chain and to get the new hearts to play with. Remember, longer chains you create, better score you get. In a challenge mode you must connect at least 5 hearts to get the new hearts, otherwise they will be removed.
Crayon Pairs
Children's memory game for Android, free on Google Play
>Find a matching pair of animals. >Once found you're rewarded with a little animation.
>This is a child-friendly Lightweight-App. This means: > - NO in-app-purchases! > - NO links or other commercials! > - NO collection of user data!
Sweet Curse
Pixel-art indie (and that's all the info the page is giving me!) for Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io until 9th November