April 2021 brought us a bunch of exciting releases from various game studios. Riot is gearing up to launch a “League of Legends MMO” and a Valorant dating sim, while China is hyped about the martial arts-style Battle Royale NARAKA: BLADEPOINT…
Meanwhile, the indie game scene has been just as lively. Here are 10 super cool indie games that are waiting for you to discover.
TaleSpire
TaleSpire isn’t exactly a full game but more like a tool to enhance board games. Simply put, it helps bring board games to life with vivid visuals and immersive sound. It lets the game master create mysterious new locations, detailed characters, and terrifying monsters lurking everywhere.
Indie developer Bouncyrock Entertainment nailed it with tons of features letting players customize and personalize their experience. This means every game master can leave their own unique mark on their creations. Though still in Early Access, player feedback has been very positive.
In the future, Bouncyrock plans to add rule systems and other cool features that could change how we play board games forever.
Rain on Your Parade
Rain on Your Parade is a hilarious indie game where you play as a cute little cloud with a mission to ruin people’s fun and workdays. Though you look like any ordinary cloud, you can cause rain, snow, acid rain, storms, or even meteor showers. You can pick any power as long as it makes humans miserable.
For example, you can make it snow to create slippery roads causing a man to fall into traffic, which then leads to a car crashing into a bus stop, making everyone miserable. It sounds dark, but with its cute and funny art style, it’s all in good fun.
The game features 50 levels, each with different challenges and goals like busy sidewalks, bus stops, and weddings, giving you plenty of chances to cause chaos.
Before Your Eyes
Before Your Eyes is a first-person narrative adventure that immerses you in an emotional story blending joy and sorrow. What’s unique is that you control the story with your decisions, which affect the game’s ending.
The game has a clever mechanic that uses your webcam to track your eye movements. Every time you blink, time speeds up.
Some might think the camera feature is just a gimmick, but it actually works smoothly and offers a fresh experience without bugs.
Hitchhiker, A Mystery Game
Hitchhiker is a hitchhiking simulator where you play a mysterious amnesiac walking along a quiet American highway. After five rides with different drivers, you slowly uncover the reason behind your strange wandering.
Besides meaningful stories shared by the drivers, you’ll solve puzzles related to the car’s interior or the places you pass. While the character models can sometimes feel a bit stiff, it never feels distant.
On the contrary, players feel connected thanks to the voice actors who deliver emotional lines that really bring the characters to life.
Source: What Culture, translated by Gearvn
