independent games have the mission of being pioneering, avant-garde, and breaking the rules, which will inevitably make them show more personal characteristics. coupled with limited funds and team size, all kinds of works, whether they are high-spirited or high-key, can easily be isolated from the public's vision.
will work with you today to take a look at the unpopular independent games with rave reviews that will be released on steam in 2022 that you may have missed.
1 "Extremely Cool Roller Skating" Rollerdrome
perfectly integrates the high-speed and exciting extreme roller skating with shooting game play, creating a third-person shooting game with a novel experience. The background of
is set in a turbulent future world. The cruel competition that blurs the boundaries between violence and sports-the extremely cool roller skating is praised by more and more people.
The selected contestants will use superb stunt roller skating skills to move at high speed on different venues and complete various difficult action challenges. At the same time, they will defeat all enemies in the venue and win the game. The unique and delicate comic style of the
game, smooth combat during high-speed movement, and rich challenge content all bring players a unique gaming experience.
2 "Freedom Planet 2" Freedom Planet 2
The sequel to the classic retro pixel style platform action adventure game "Free Planet". The
game combines the high-speed movement and level style of Sonic , and draws on Rock Man's combat actions and enemy design. Players can use characters with different fighting styles to freely explore and collect in levels with well-made different mechanisms. It also adds more RPG elements such as equipment talismans and basic abilities. With the excellent operating feel and excellent BGM,
can not only satisfy the retro speed running gameplay, but also choose to explore and develop the RPG gameplay.
does not support Chinese yet.
3 "Norco" NORCO
A stream of consciousness click text adventure game with puzzle elements. Many people like to compare it with "Disco Elysium", but apart from being somewhat similar in narrative perspective and method, both have their own characteristics. The game
tells the story of returning to his hometown to find his younger brother and reminisce about the past after encountering a life change. The ingenious plot design and excellent atmosphere creation of
game clearly reveal the dreary despair of the southern United States in the post-industrial era.
's exploration of various intertwined cultural, emotional, religious and other social barriers, extremely artistic expressions and performances, and excellent local Chinese translation make the game experience full of cold cruelty and poetic magic that transcend reality.
4 "Last Command" Last Command
is an action game that combines elements of Snake Barrage.
controls the crawler software to challenge unique and powerful enemies and explore a software world after humans disappear. A relatively complete world view setting, as well as humorous and romantic programmer jokes, etc.
In terms of combat, while dodging barrage attacks, you also need to move to randomly generated data in the level to collect it to cause damage to the enemy. In addition to various carefully designed boss battles, the
game also adds other interesting gameplay and collection elements during the exploration of the game world, which can be used to create and strengthen your own fighting style.
5 "The Adventures of Huali" Lunistice
returns to the traditional linear 3D platform jumping game in terms of graphics and gameplay.
does not have too many innovations except for the basic platform jumping game settings, double jumps, simple jumping attacks, high-speed movement and the feeling of staying in the air. The simple gameplay focuses more design goals on the pursuit of speed. Coupled with the high-speed zip lines, acceleration belts, bouncing devices, etc. in specific levels, it has the refreshing and smooth feeling of a pure platform jumping game. and it is quite difficult to get a perfect level rating. The BGM of the
game is very good. It does not support Chinese, but it does not affect the gameplay.
6 "Shredders"
is a third-person snowboarding game with hardcore gameplay.
is different from competitive skiing games that pursue a refreshing sense of speed. The game requires players to accurately operate the athletes' movements, control the rotation angle, and cooperate with grabbing boards, etc., to complete specified actions to obtain high scores. In order to increase the sense of realism,
has very detailed settings for the push and pull speed of the joystick and the degree of completion of several pairs of actions. Therefore, if you want to smoothly complete various gorgeous single board actions, some practice is indispensable.
's story mode is not outstanding, but it is still very interesting. Various collection elements, replaceable ski equipment, etc. also add a lot of fun to the game.
7 "Tinyfolks" Tinyfolks
is a minimalist retro pixel style strategy adventure game.
Although the game only has a capacity of about 100 megabytes, it contains very rich content. The game
tells the story of the king who after failing in the battle with the dark forces, in order to regain his strength and continue to fight against the evil forces, recruits and trains villagers to develop the team.
's highly growth career system provides more than thirty different career options. You can freely choose according to the needs of your team. The superposition of multiple professions can also change professions to become more advanced new professions.
's wide variety of enemies and equipment acquisition, free planning of exploration routes, various difficulty modes with unlocking, etc. also provide considerable gameplay content for the game.
8 "The Adventures of Little Crocodile" Lil Gator Game
A cute casual adventure game.
plays the role of a little crocodile and embarks on a cute adventure. On the carefully designed open island, you can freely explore all kinds of new and interesting things, make new partners, and assist them in completing various special tasks. During this period, you can collect a variety of handmade materials to make more decorations, ability props, etc.
Whether it is mountain gliding, cliff climbing , or bravely venturing into dense forests, etc., it will bring players more adventure fun.
In order to make this simple exploration and play experience more relaxed and stress-free, the game also cancels the health bar of the little crocodile. Unfortunately, Chinese is not supported.
9 "Tribal Hunter" Tribal Hunter
2D horizontal platform jumping game.
adds many novel gameplay designs on the basis of traditional platform jumping. In addition to the basic health bar, you also need to pay attention to the character's satiety. Increase the satiety by devouring enemies or food, and then use skills to consume the satiety to keep the satiety within the normal range. If you exceed the satiety level, you will die.
The difference from traditional magic values will affect the operation physically. When you are thin, you have a flexible body, but when you are fat, you have a domineering body and so on. The
game has a large map, rich hidden exploration elements, and a funny cartoon style and smooth feel. It is worth a try in terms of gameplay.
10《Turbo Overkill》Turbo Overkill
Retro pixel style Old School FPS. Cyber elements are incorporated into the story and scene settings.
In Paradise City, a cyber city where an AI virus crisis broke out, the protagonist played by the player is hired to go deep into the city to clean up the virus. Facing the modified mechanical servants of different shapes, the protagonist will use his semi-mechanical body and various firearms and weapons to purify everything. Each firearm also has two different firing modes, and the upgradable prosthetics will gain more enhancements and abilities as the game progresses. The fast-paced battle process of
not only requires frequent movement and dodge, but also requires switching between various weapons to deal with different forms of enemies. The sense of exhilaration and catharsis brought by the blood of the stabbing sword and the battle process of surviving the desperate situation is also a unique experience of this type of game. The
game does not support Chinese, but it does not affect the gameplay.
----organized by coarcade website
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