Indie Game Round-Up: Gingerbread

Some of the games in today’s Indie Links come in pairs, with two games involving no skill (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing), two games that are all about circles, and two games about zombies.

come in pairs, with two games involving no skill (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing), two games that are all about circles, and two games about zombies. Also, two more games about zombies. And then two more games about zombies. I guess there are a lot of zombies, is what I’m saying.

So Far, Hundreds is the 2013 Game of the Year(Kotaku)
“I think I know what you’re thinking: Game of the Year 2013? Already? That’s crazy talk.”

Top 10 PlayStation Network Games of 2012(IndieGames)
“Sony continues to curate a top-notch library of independently developed titles for the PlayStation 3, and this year also saw the release of several standout indie games for the PS Vita. Better still, many of this year’s best indie-developed PSN titles are playable on both the PS3 and the Vita — an important trend that developers should observe carefully.”

Arcade of Neon(Indie Gamer Chick)
“Other than a really annoying soundtrack, Arcade of Neon seems like it would have fit right at home on the Atari 2600.  This is one of those ‘dodge most everything, except the stuff you’re not supposed to dodge’ games.  It’s loaded with play modes and can be addictive in a hypnotic ‘am I really having fun or am I being brainwashed into buying products I don’t need’ kind of way.  It reminds me of my parents while they watch the Vampire Diaries.  Yes, my parents, ages 63 and 44, watch the Vampire Diaries.  Shame of my life, obviously.”

0-Skill Games(Independent Gaming)
“Today I’m gonna take a look at two free browser games that basically have no gameplay whatsoever and yet are still pretty fantastic, why that is, and whether their lack of dynamic gameplay is a flaw or a virtue.”

Backspace(PixelProspector)
“ Backspaceis an upcoming futuristic top down shooter with really nice visuals… The game looks pretty promising!”

Betting On Style With Saltsman and Wohlwend’s Hundreds (Gamasutra)
“Sometimes a game can be sold on the mere mention of its creators alone. Hundreds , a new iOS puzzler released earlier this week, has Adam Saltsman( Canabalt ) and Greg Wohlwend( Puzzlejuice ) behind it.”

Live Free, Play Hard: The Week’s Finest Free Indie Games(Rock, Paper, Shotgun)
“First-parser linguistic shooter. Queer pirate plane. You’re a good fleshchaos Charlie Brown. They say if an Emily Short pokes her head above ground at the start of a new year, the > crop will be plentiful.”

New Xbox Live Indie Games For Week Ending December 30, 2012(indiePub)
“Best bets this week include: 8BitsRetroZSurvivals, a first person shooter zombie game with a retro 3D style; Catalyst 2012, a game where you compete in a basketball-like game but the twist is you are using 120 pound robots; Awesome Pirates, a game where you are trying to protect your ship the Spanish Main from other pirates while traveling along the Spanish trade route; End of Days: Survivor, another zombie game where you need to survive against all odd and destroy as many zombies as possible before being rescued; Odyssey 3011, a first-person space combat game; and engram, a puzzle game where you connect similar colored neurons to complete the puzzle before the time runs out.”