Attack on Titan

In this medieval/post-apocalyptic world humanity is on the edge of disaster. Giant people called Titans have devoured humans to the point that only one large walled in city remains. For a long time, the walls have kept the titans out. However, one day a massive skinless titan appears and kicks in the door tot he human city. Armed with steampunk-esque weaponry, an elite squad of soldiers need to fight off the titans while trying to discover the secrets of their world.

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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