Blueberry Garden

Gaming Genres: Platformer, Exploration, Action-Adventure
Story Genres: Fantasy
Graphical Styles: 2D, Hand-Drawn, Cartoon, Realism, Pixel Art
Platforms: Windows
Pricing Model: Pay $
Developer(s): Erik Svedäng
Publisher(s): Erik Svedäng
Initial Release Date: June 10, 2009
Website(s): Homepage, Steam, Unofficial Facebook, Twitter (dev.), Wikipedia
Description:
Blueberry Garden is a short experimental game about curiosity and exploration. You take on the role of a creature investigating a mysterious world to find out what is going on there. It’s probably not very much like anything you've played before but I hope you will find it enjoyable!

Opinion:
A interesting concept that is not really explained. You pretty much just jump into a world and learn both by failure and chance. It is an interesting experience, but in my case was not particularly enjoyable.

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• Sneak Peak Trailer
• Footage
• Demo

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• Video Walkthrough

Indieness: Quintessentially Indie
Play?:

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Gaming Genres: Action-Adventure, Action, Puzzle
Story Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
Graphical Styles: 2D, Cartoon, Pixel Art
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS
Pricing Model: Pay $
Developer(s): Capybara Games
Publisher(s): Capybara Games
Initial Release Date: March 24, 2011
Website(s): Homepage, Facebook, Steam, App Store, Soundtrack, Wikipedia
Description:
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries. Co-operate with friends via Twitter, experience a videogame world that is affected by moon phases & help a wandering warrior monk complete her woeful errand.

Opinion:
A very beautifully but very boring game. I simply could not finish it. The puzzles are very easy, and the battle sequences are not much better.

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• Vimeo Channel

Hints/Tips/Walkthrough (+):

• Illustrated Walkthrough

Indieness: Indie
Play?:

Ant Surf Hero: The Suffering

Gaming Genres: Shooter, Platformer
Graphical Styles: 2D, Cartoon, Pixel Art
Platforms: Windows, Browser
Pricing Model: Free
Developer(s): JigxorAndy
Publisher(s): JigxorAndy
Initial Release Date: April 23, 2012
Website(s): Games Page, Ludum Dare, Twitter (Dev.)
Description:
A platforming shooter game where you surf on ants and must kill the evil Dr. Electrostorm.

Opinion:
A great (very short) shooter, with a unique twist on the normal style. You have the decent, minimalist, side-scrolling shooting action in addition to riding a giant ant, while shooting from its back.

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• Post Mortem

Indieness: Quintessentially Indie
Play?: Should Play