In Imaginaria, you explore a small town in Antarctica – one designed based on a developer’s personal experience of living there for fifteen months.
Author: Jupiter Hadley
Jupiter is a prolific indie game journalist, writing for Metro UK, Big Boss Battle, AlphaBetaGamer, and many more, all with a focus on smaller indie gems. She covers thousands of game jams and indie games on her YouTube channel, letting every game have a moment in the spotlight. She runs indiegamejams.com, a calendar of all of the game jams going on in the world, judges many jams and events.
‘Mr. Pumpkin 2’ Tries to Make the World a Little Happier
Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city follows a paper cutout man that dreams of riding a dragon. And maybe he’ll achieve that thanks to the people he helps on his journey.
‘Not Tonight 2’ Chases Paperwork Across a Chilling, Dystopian America
Not Tonight 2 takes you on a journey to get the paperwork you need to free a friend. But can you keep yourself out of trouble along the way?
‘Peepaw’s Farm’ – A Farming Game About Hating Farming
If you love getting lost for ages tending your crops and fawning over your livestock, Peepaw’s Farm is absolutely the opposite of what you’re looking for.
‘SuchArt’ Has You Making Flawed Artistic Expressions for Humans
SuchArt is a futuristic painting game where your art can be flawed and crummy, but everyone pays you for it anyway. A utopia, basically.
‘Littlewood’ Rebuilds After the Destructive Aftermath of Saving the World
Littlewood has you taking part in the rebuilding process after saving the world, creating a beautiful town from the remains of the previous one.
‘Lemon Cake’ is About Helping a Ghost Eat Tasty Treats
Lemon Cake is a management simulator where you are running a cafe, baking cakes and taking care of a small greenhouse, all to help a ghost who just wants baked goods.
‘Out For Delivery’ Explores Being a Delivery Driver in Beijing During COVID
Out for Delivery is an interactive documentary where you are a delivery driver in Beijing on January 23rd, 2020, the day that Wuhan shut down due to the pandemic.
Four Indie Games like ‘Pokemon Snap’
There are a number of games that take inspiration from Pokemon Snap, and with so many good indie options, you can probably find something to keep you occupied until it releases.
Five Great Indie Games to Look Out for in 2021
As someone always looking for new indie games to play around with, I have cherry picked five games that look very interesting and are coming to Steam this year!
‘Big Farm Story’ – A Relaxing, Narrative-Driven Farming Game
Big Farm Story is another great farming game added to the genre, giving you a farm and town that needs a bit of kindness and repair.