Devs Like Waffles

   

A falling block puzzle game about waffles. Winner of the 2015 Random Collaboration Contest.
More like Dr. Mario than tetris but with some mechanics of it's very own. At it's heart, it is a waffle making game. You have to contend with waffle eating game devs, while trying to score. Overall, it's a great little game that I had a ton of fun playing.
My fiance thinks there needs to be different difficulty levels that control the number of DEVs on the screen.

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Star Guard

  Star Guard may have old school graphics but it's gameplay is rich and it's story telling method is awesome. Like some other indie games your previous lives don't just go away, they happened. In this game it was just another guy that died and you are now in control of the person that was behind you. The games simple graphics, simple controls and awesome concept really shine through here.
  This game is about a bunch of guys. These guys are fighting aliens. Though the aliens may kill some of them, they know that they will prevail in the end. The aliens must be defeated before they're armies reach the group's home. But the fighting is tough, and you're never quite sure if you'll be able to do it.
  I really like the game towards the end, it's storytelling really captured me then and I was really looking forward to what was going to happen next. I HAD to beat the game at that point. I'm not a fan of the huge wall of rpg plot that some story driven games have, so the way this game displays it's story is awesome to me. Alot of games these days are trying to pull this sort of thing off but they all fall short of Star Guard.


Get it here: http://vacuumflowers.com/star_guard/star_guard.html

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Minecraft (classic)

  Minecraft is a free range sandbox of fun. This game is kind of like playing with legos, you can build just about anything you want. The combining functions of the game make the process of building things more of a challenge then legos ever were though. In end up having to chop down trees and mine deep into the earth in order to create the type of bricks you want. You can also build other things then bricks if you know the right combos.
  This game is about a guy. This guy needs to build stuff. He needs to build stuff because he needs to hide at night, because that's when the monsters come out. In all honesty there's not really much of a plot to minecraft, but you can think one up for yourself if you'd like.
  When I first played this game, I couldn't stop for hours. It gets pretty addicting and you find yourself searching everywhere for those certain blocks you need to finally make that last wall to your golden fort. There's also a pay version of the game that gets updates all the time and there's also an online element to this game. It's one of the most well known Indie games there is.


Play it here: http://www.minecraft.net/play.jsp

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Spike - A Love Story

  Spike - A Love Story lets you play a side scroller as a character no other sidescroller has ever featured as the main character. In this game you get to be a spike trap. Simple 1 button controls let you slam down your spikes to kill passers by. Anyone who's ever wanted to play the villain instead of the hero in a video game should give this game a look. It's an instant classic.
  This game is about a spike trap. The spike trap loves the man who runs under him. By love him, I mean he loves to squish him. The man doesn't like this and tries everything he can think of to outsmart the spike trap and run past him. Running past him isn't enough though. As anyone who's ever played a sidescroller knows, you end up playing the same board more than once and could easily end up needing to past the same spike trap something like 25 times. Which is the number of tries the man gets in this game. If the trap lets him by too many times, despite his love for the man, he will be fired.
  I really like the unique gameplay in this game. Spike manages to remain entertaining despite having very little player interaction. Playing this game is like watching a cartoon that you can interact with. I really enjoyed this one, and just had to play it more than a couple times. Good Luck!


Play it here: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/568517

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Fault Line

Fault Line is a puzzling platformer. This game reminds me a lot of portal in the way that it presents it's puzzles. The player is in a small room that he has to reach the end of. The main character is an android, and he's a crazy device that let's him/her travel in a new and amazing way. Any fan of portal would be doing themselves a favor by playing this game.
  This game stars a little robot guy. This robot has been tasked with testing a new device that let's the user fold space. These "Fault Lines" the device creates seem to interact with the environment in very strange ways. The way it interacts with moving platforms is the weirdest. Instead of jumping from point a to point b, the platforms dissappear into the fault line's void.  All that would be well and good, if lasers didn't cross the fault line like the player can. What I'm trying to say, is that mechanic wise, I'm just not sure the developers thought about the reasons behind why the fault lines act the way they do.
  I really like the presentation of this game. The first couple of times I used the device, I felt like I had to go and show people this game. It's really fun to play around with. I just wish you didn't have to confine your fault lines to the weird power node things. But then again, the game would have been a lot easier then.


Play it here: http://www.nitrome.com/games/faultline/

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Solipskier

Solipskier is a game where you don't control the main character. You control the ground under his/her feet. Playable on some of the more popular handheld devices, Solipskier is easy to pick up and play. Can you beat my score of 1,213,476?
This game doesn't really have a plot. I mean, one could assume that the skier is blind or something, and some kind of super being is messing with him. That's kind of a sick plot though. So yea, I think I'm going to stick with the lack of plot angle on this one.
I really like the fast paced nature of this game. This is just one of those games that get addictive and even while playing it you're not really sure why. You should try it out, it's pretty fun.


Play it here: http://mikengreg.com/solipskier/

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Synopsis Quest

  Synopsis Quest is like the cliffnotes to an rpg that doesn't exist. You play through all the interesting parts of an rpg and skip the boring parts. The game is split into 25 different quests. Each quest is like a mini puzzle, some of which are really tricky. I'd suggest this game to anyone who like's rpgs.
  This game is about a hero. This hero is on a quest to defeat an evil mage and save a princess. But things aren't always what they appear to be. The hero will have to use his knowledge of rpg games in order to solve all the quests he has in front of him and save the day.
  I really liked some of these puzzle quests. The one where you have to talk to the princess took me forever to get, and I laughed when I finally figured it out. I think that's my favorite part of this game. Most of the quest solutions are like little inside jokes for rpg players.


Play it here: http://www.skipmore.com/freegames/synopsis/synopsis.html

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Soul Brother

  Despite the silly name, this is a pretty fun game. Soul Brother is a platformer puzzle game. Much like Braid or Limbo. It's a neat little game where dieing is your tool for success. I think this game is suitable for everyone, but the puzzles might be too hard for younger players.
  This game is about a soul. Having just died, the soul tries to find enlightenment but can't. So it possess other bodies in order to search the world for enlightenment. Using the many different abilities of the different forms he finds, the soul gets past even the most hopeless terrains.
  I really like the gameplay mechanics in this game. I'm a huge fan of platform puzzlers, and this one has a really original gimmick. The achievement fruit give the game something to come back for after beating it. I hope to get them all soon.


Play it here:  http://games.adultswim.com/soul-brother-adventure-online-game.html

Super Crate Box

Super Crate Box is a fairly simple game. You have to collect crates without dieing. The more crates you collect the more points you get. Every time you get a crate your weapon changes and sometimes the weapon sucks. This game can be addicting, and I really like to see a game like this in an arcade somewhere.
The game stars a little guy. This little guy must get crates without getting killed by other little guys, floating skulls, really big guys, and more. That's about it. There's not really a plot to this game.
I really found some of the weapons to be really fun. The minigun really surprised me when I first got it. It shook the whole screen and blew away everything in my path. It's weapons like those that make you not want to get that next crate. But, if you don't get the crates, you don't progress in the game.


Download it here: http://www.supercratebox.com/?p=downloads

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Don't Look Back

  Don't Look Back is a game where the story behind it is most of what makes the game great but you really have to think about it in order to fully grasp what's going on. This game can be sad. It takes a dark look at what many people go through when they lose a loved one. This game is also very beautiful, and may touch your heart when you play it.
  This game is about a man. This man seems to have just lost someone he loved very much. The game starts with the man standing over a grave. Then he's off. His target is the depths of the underworld. With a gun he finds along the way, he battles through the pits of hell in order to find the one he loves. Things take a turns for the strange when the man encounters the meaning of the title "Don't Look Back". It all end with a scene that will make you both sad and angry.
  My favorite part of this game is the respawning. This game could have been alot harder and more frustraighting if you went back very far after dieing, but thankfully you only go back to the beginning of the current screen you were on. I also really liked the message. Like many of the really good indies of today, it seemed more like an art piece than a video game.


You can play it here: http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/dont-look-back

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Every Day the Same Dream

Every Day the Same Dream is a strange game. If you find yourself going crazy because you do the same thing everyday, you might relate to this game. I recommend this game for all office workers, but please don't try some of this stuff at home.
This game is about a man. This man gets up everyday at the same time. Then he turns off his alarm and gets dressed the same way. Then he wishes his wife well, who is currently baking, as he heads out the door. Then he rides down the elevator with a strange old lady with an alarming amount of insight. He gets in his car. He goes to work. He sits at his cubicle. He works. He goes home. He sleeps. Then he gets up at the same time he did yesterday. The player can repeat this as many times as they like. The key to this game is trying to change the man's day. It sounds easy, but it might be harder then you'd think.
I liked alot of the strange things the man ends up doing to change his day. The game ends up being a bit short but not in a bad way. You could end up playing this game your whole life if you weren't careful.


Play the game here: http://armorgames.com/play/6244/every-day-the-same-dream

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Cave Story

  Cave Story is like an old super nintendo game, but better! It has all the story and character of zelda with all the gameplay and intrigue of metroid. This game should be played by everyone.
  This game is about a robot. This robot is in a cave for reasons unknown. The robot find enemies to shoot and townsfolk to talk to. As the story goes on you meet yet another robot, a dragon, a scientist, some weird talking boombox and even an evil witch. You have to save the world, but the you might not be up to the task.
  One of the things I found really fun while playing this game was using the machine gun to float around. For some reason this was just really neat. I also liked the parts where you could affect the ending in different ways. I like it when a game has more than one ending.


You can download it here: http://www.cavestory.org/downloads_game.php

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Immortall

  Immortal is a short game that takes a dark look at humanity. This game is sad and may not be the best thing for children to play.
  This game is about an alien. This alien crashes on earth and meets with a farm family. But then, either the army finds out about the alien or world war 2 is currently happening. So, the alien has to make his way through this battle ground, with no real goal in site.
  It's kind of like E.T. ( the movie not the game ) if E.T. had taken place during World War 2, and E.T. himself wasn't such a fat little midget.


Play it here: http://pgstudios.org/games.php?g=2

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Spelunky

  Spelunky is a sidescroller that's never the same twice. It's fun every time you play it, and difficult ever time too. This is a fun game, but might be too hard for some.
  This game is about a guy who explores caves. You control this Indiana Jones like guy as he makes his way through ever evolving caves in search of gold jewels and even women.
  I think my favorite part of this game is stealing. There are stores in the game that you can steal from, if you're skilled enough. The shop keeper comes after you with a shotgun afterwards and you can't really visit a store ever again, but you sure can get some cool free stuff doing it.
  You can buy shortcuts to the later worlds with the money you earn, giving the game a very unique saving feature. Will you be able to reach the end?


You can download the game here: http://www.spelunkyworld.com/original.html

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