#BEST INDIE GAMES 2015 SOFTWARE#
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A number of indie games at that time became success stories that drove more interest into the area. The modern take on the indie game scene resulted in a combination of numerous factors in the early 2000s, including technical, economic, and social concepts that made indie games less expensive to make and distribute, but more visible to larger audiences and offered non-traditional gameplay from the current mainstream games.

#BEST INDIE GAMES 2015 SOFTWARE#

So-called bedroom coders, particularly in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, made their own games and used mail order to distribute their products, later shifting to other software distribution methods with the onset of the Internet in the 1990s such as shareware and other file sharing distribution methods, though by this time, interest in hobbyist programming had waned due to rising costs of development and competition from video game publishers and home consoles. Indie game development bore out from the same concepts of amateur and hobbyist programming that grew with the introduction of the personal computer and the simple BASIC computer language in the 1970s and 1980s. The term is synonymous with that of independent music or independent film in those respective mediums. Indie games tend to be sold through digital distribution channels rather than at retail due to lack of publisher support. Because of their independence and freedom to develop, indie games often focus on innovation, experimental gameplay, and taking risks not usually afforded in AAA games, and may explore the medium to produce unique experiences in art games. However, the 'indie' term may apply to other scenarios where the development of the game has some measure of independence from a publisher even if a publisher helps fund and distribute a game, such as creative freedom. Small mercies.An indie game, short for independent video game, is a video game typically created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial and technical support of a large game publisher, in contrast to most 'AAA' (triple-A) games. However, this is pitched as a roguelike-lite, meaning your dog returns to the head of the river with you, carrying whatever equipment he had when you perished. It's a roguelike, meaning survival is truly everything - once you die, you start over. It's the story of a wandering girl and her dog as they navigate a treacherous river and attempt to reach its end, where legend says salvation lies.

The Flame in the Flood comes from a team of BioShock veterans with experience in a handful of other acclaimed AAA titles: Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero, BioShock Infinite, Halo 2, Halo 3, Homefront and Marvel Heroes. 'If you have ever played Battletoads - we're pretty sure their extreme adventures left an impression!' 'It has been so much fun to bring the radical attitude and gameplay of the NES classic to the Shovel Knight world,' Yacht Club writes.

#BEST INDIE GAMES 2015 SERIES#

Shovel Knight is due on Xbox One in April, and it's bringing some friends along for the ride: the Battletoads, characters from the classic NES series of the same name by Rare Ltd. Shovel Knight holds a special place in our hearts: It's nostalgic without pandering it's hilarious and it comes from Yacht Club Games, a team of passionate and talented developers.

These are some of the surprise announcements Microsoft made this week, but there are plenty of other games on their way to Xbox One in the coming months. Standouts include Shovel Knight, a retro platformer that was one of the absolute best games of 2014 The Flame in the Flood, a stylish survival game from BioShock's art director and other ex-AAA developers and Wasteland 2, a successfully Kickstarted post-apocalyptic RPG.

Not to be outdone by Nintendo's upcoming lineup of digital indie games, Microsoft has a bevy of new titles on their way to Xbox One via the developer outreach program.

Best indie games 2015