Wraithkal's Indie Gaming Corner

The Greenlight Groove: Heroes of Loot, Threshold and More

Many Steam users don’t check or even notice most Greenlight additions; there are simply too many, making it rather time consuming. Hoping to alleviate this problem somewhat, I bring you The Greenlight Groove, featuring my recommendations from the past week!
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Stuck In Greenlight Limbo: ROTN. Rise Of The Nomad.

This time the spotlight will be shining on ROTN. Rise Of The Nomad, a free zombie infested mix of Fallout and Pokemon (wait, what?). Let’s see if we can’t help it escape the cold emptiness of Greenlight limbo, eh?
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Let’s Get It Kickstarted: Threshold

Hood. An odd name to say the least, even if it is carried by a gnomish wizard, who also happens to be the protagonist of Threshold. Oh and he's lost, desperately in need of your help to traverse "treacherously, unstable lands", to hopefully get back home safely... someday. Poor fella.
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Gunslugs 2 Brings Pixellated Run ‘n Gun Fun, Complete With ‘Daily Challenges’

It's been a few months since I last wrote about Gunslugs 2, and since then, OrangePixel - its creator - has been busy polishing it for release. So much in fact, that they even managed to squeeze in 'daily challenges', on top of the procedurally generated campaign that has you taking on the Black Duck Army (yup, again - not the most clever bunch, ya know?).
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Speculating Screenshots (17th January 2015)

For most, weekends means two days off work with some much-needed R&R. But for game developers, it's also a time during which they get to show off what they've been working on. I am of course referring to Screenshot Saturday, which involves tweeting screenshots with the #ScreenshotSaturday hashtag. Screenshots which I will be critiquing some of every single Tuesday, in Speculating Screenshots.
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GraviFlip: Mess With Gravity to Score High by Way of Monster Stomping

Your space station is infested by all kinds of nasties, from plain ol' space bugs to annoying space bots. Annoying, but that's not the worst part: that 'fancy' space suit you're wearing? Yeah... can't jump in it, and the only way to squash the invaders is to jump on them. How, then? By reversing gravity, of course!
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The Greenlight Groove: Unium, GOLFINITY and More

It’s a fact that many Steam users don’t check or even notice most Greenlight additions. There are simply too many, making it rather time consuming. Hoping to alleviate this problem somewhat, I bring you The Greenlight Groove, featuring my recommendations from the past week!
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Stuck In Greenlight Limbo: The Darkness Ascends

This time the spotlight will be shining on The Darkness Ascends, a spine-chilling horror RPG full of uncanny twists and turns. Let’s see if we can’t help it escape the cold emptiness of Greenlight limbo, eh
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Build a Greenlight 17: Eight Games, One Groovy Bundle

Hey look, another mix-and-match Greenlight-centric bundle from Groupees! Like its precursor, this one brings old and new submissions; quite the varied lot too, which makes for an interesting (and cheap) lineup. Groovy.
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Roam the Seas On a Quest of Voodoo and Vengeance In Fighting Fantasy: Bloodbones

Cinnabar is no stranger to you (the player), although given the circumstances, it'd definitely be better if he was. This evil pirate murdered your parents without hesitation after all, leaving you with but one path ahead: one of vengeance. Time to roll the die and hopefully get some payback in this latest Fighting Fantasy book gone digital.
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MiniLD #56: Almost Time For Another Pick ‘n’ Mix

Mix and match! Match and mix! Go nuts! It's (almost) time to Pick 'n' Mix, as MiniLD #56 is rapidly approaching. Theme? None. Instead, the focus is on goals (wait, what?) and... well, challenging yourself during the development of said brand new game. Confused? Don't worry - explanation incoming.
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Speculating Screenshots (10th January 2015)

Pushcat Jr.: Meow the Official Pushcat PuzzleScript Demake

When most indie developers finally manages to get their game through Greenlight, every wake minute is spent preparing its Steam launch. Not quite so with Zut Games, the team behind Boulderdash inspired puzzler, Pushcat, as they somehow found the time to also craft a proper fun demake of their game.
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The Greenlight Groove: A Quiver of Crows, Pavel Quest and More

Stuck In Greenlight Limbo: Sky Steel – Heavy Wings

This time the spotlight will be shining on Sky Steel - Heavy Wings, a complex, stylish and quite explosion-heavy SHMUP. Let’s see if we can’t help it escape the cold emptiness of Greenlight limbo, eh?
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IGF 2015 Main Competition Finalists at a Glance

It's been a while since IGF 2015 opened its doors for submissions. Quite a while. Too long? Nah, although for participants, I'm sure the wait has been rather stressful to say the least. No less for the rest of us though, but hey - we finally have the list of main competition finalists, and boy is it ever full of greatness!
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MAGS January Is All About the “Aftermath”

Ah, Adventure Game Studio. Easily my favorite engine of all time, second only to… SCUMM (bet ya didn't see that coming). Unlike most jams, which tend to last anything from 72 hours to a week, with no engine restriction, MAGS spans a full month and requires participants to use Adventure Game Studio. So who's in the mood for some fresh freeware adventures?
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Speculating Screenshots (3rd January 2015)

The Greenlight Groove: Dynetzzle Extended, Arelite Core

Stuck In Greenlight Limbo: Vinyl

This time the spotlight will be shining on Vinyl, a game that supposedly lets you... play your own music (wait, what?). Hmm... either way, let’s see if we can’t help it escape the cold emptiness of Greenlight limbo, eh?
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Recent Greenlight Limbo Escapees Include Bloop, Coated, Hyphen

While most people were undeniably busy unwrapping presents, eating delicious food and/or enjoying the company of loved ones during the holidays, Valve were busy picking games to push through Greenlight. Oh and not just that, but a grand total of ten Greenlight Limbo picks actually made it through recently (hence this groovy article).
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Mix, Match, Build a 16th Greenlight Bundle With Groupees

Speculating Screenshots (27th December 2014)

Troll Song Aims to Point and Click the Survivors of a Trollicide In Late 2015

Whenever trolls are featured in popular media, be it video games, movies or books, they're almost always portrayed as mindless brutes - savage antagonists, as it were. Well, that won't be the case in Troll Song, as Team Disaster has taken a different approach with their upcoming adventure. Here, the focus will be on - believe it or not - a group of civilized, if somewhat simple-minded, group, and their struggle to survive.
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