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Absolver
Souls-style combat except everyone is Jackie Chan. In Absolver, from Sloclap, players roam the lands of a fallen empire and fight one another or team up in mentorships as they choose. You can create your own stances and your own fighting style from the game's "deck" of attacks, and can switch between four of them mid-combat. Essentially, you get a player-driven story with tons of user customizability and some really awesome looking brawls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX9dPFlEvnc
Manifold Garden
A game currently being made by William Chyr, Manifold Garden is a puzzle game where you navigate a world full of impossible architecture by switching around gravity to walk on and fall along all axes. If that isn't nauseating enough for you, each level tessellates on itself infinitely, as you can see above. Basically, imagine trying to do a level from Portal, except if you fall downwards out of the level you loop back to the top of it. And also there's moving block puzzles, worlds within worlds, recursive portals, and other witchcraft. It's hard to explain. Go watch an E3 demo if you want to try and wrap your head around it.
Gameplay- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5II-uyYmHQ
Cinematic- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqBvOdUrB-M
Frozen Synapse 2
The sequel to the amazing and unforgiving Frozen Synapse from Mode 7 is on the way. In FS2, players control a squad of units and plan out five second turns for them to take, telling them to the letter where to walk, duck, aim, ect. However, you have the ability to 'test' a turn, and give test moves to the enemy team in order to simulate as many scenarios as you like. Turns are planned asynchronously, and once both players commit, executed simultaneously. Coming out on top requires out-thinking and out-guessing your opponent as you aim to counter every possible plan they could throw at you all at once. FS2 will also feature a single-player mode where you compete with several AI factions for control of a city by fortifying your base, sending out your squads on the street to take over new buildings, buying new units to add to your free-form army, building alliances, and lots of other stuff. Randomly generated levels, destructible terrain, no luck-based stuff, cyberpunk minimalism, and a gorgeous soundtrack. And no elevator level this time.
Slightly outdated but informational trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ZnHgvSpK8
Visage
You can't tell from this fairly potato gif, but people say that Visage looks like Allison Road (cancelled) which looked like P.T. (same) which was supposed to be a new Silent Hill. I don't know what that means, but I've been told it's a good thing. Coming from Sadsquare Studio, Visage is a psychological horror game where you explore a crazy realistic house (take a peek at the trailers) where a lot of people from a family have died. Except something is terribly, terribly wrong. The game's focus is on long, stressful buildups and sound design rather than jumpscares, but it will be packing a few of those. If you're into horror, check out the kickstarter alpha trailer. This is going to be something special.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMlTSukHsX0
Due Process
After a long trip through development hell, Giant Enemy Crab seems to have gotten things together. Due Process is a team-based breach-and-clear that brings to mind Rainbow Six and CS. Cops have to bust into the crims' building, using riot shields and flashbangs and wall charges and old-fashioned door kicking to get in and kill everything, while crims have to fend them off with mostly surprise and strategy. Unlike other FPSes, however, maps are randomly generated. Each team is given a minute to plan and draw on the map from an overhead view and decide how they want to either attack or defend a building that they've never seen before. Games are quick paced, action packed, good old retro fun. There's a lot of gameplay footage from the super alpha stage before the art style was developed, if you want to see it in action. Just be warned that by super alpha I mean literally all placeholder graphics.
"Alpha as fuck"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Wu0hOSOyA
lokishadowgirl
the "Absolver" fighters look like Anbu Black Ops from Naruto
PietroAretino
It is done. Im buying Absolver.
BigAZNMan
Visage will get cancelled too i'm sure. The horror element is the annual dick tease
wabitgirl
Bless this fucking post.
ASAC929
Manifold Garden looks like antichamber aesthetic. It's probably gonna make me physically ill Just like antichamber. I still wanna play it.
NotABunnyRabbit
I think we're only like a few days away from the guy who created Manifold Garden committing some psychological atrocity.
stormtrooper412
Souls-like combat is reaching
Radix865
#1 needs more ladders, chairs, refrigerators and shirts used to fight with to be anything like Jackie Chan.
InStInCt666
Im mostly excited for Frozen Synapse 2 because of the nervous_tespilot soundtrack ! This guy is sooooo good at what he does
Bendorff
I just bought Deadcells which is very new and it's really fucking good.
TheRealHK47
Commentary: I just want PUBG to port to consoles since I am too cheap to buy a PC for now.
jetflight
Indie games that aren't shitty, bug ridden and/or simpleton 8bit shitshows? Sounds promising...
OshyuOshyu18
Manifold garden is now on my watch list.
Gigzur
If you enjoy games like that, I suggest getting Antichamber. It's on Steam.
Frost72
I want an indie company to create a Bushido Blade type of game!!!!
walkerofskys
I remember when due process was a bunch of blocks shooting each other. Now that it has actual models, it has disappeared. Still waiting
lurkingcabbage
My favorite build was when they had "I AM THE LAW!" placeholders.
vrdwrst
The devs actually just sent out a memo on the reddit page, but the game has been keeping a low profile for a while
Jaaam
I for one liked the placeholders kept it simple. Been keeping a very loose eye on it for years now
OPsafaggot
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cklepper
I just want another good single player game like skyrim or the witcher that I can get lost in for days at a time.
zerolessmusic
I've been waiting on Due Process forever. I'm really glad they seem to finally be making good progress. Can't wait!
Thoraxe123
Visage looks so dope
ElRoboBandit
I legitimately cannot wait for Absolver to come out. Never been good at fighting games, but I have played and beaten all Dark Souls, so yea.
IDidSawABear
Missing: Pyre
TheRealTR8R
...When the stars align...
WookieGoldberg
In my day you pinged a pong and you were thankful to do it!
topshelfassistant
I was thankful to so jt
Mechwarrior719
In my day you controlled the duck with the second controller and trolled your sisters by never telling them.
DanielGoad
Visage may be cancelled...
ErnestoJackson
I thought Absolver was more like For Honor?
dangerkitty
That's one of the hitches I have with it; the videos emphasize combat while descriptions talk about things not seen.
CavortingOgre
The only thing absolver shares with both is a 3d lock on system. The deck building combat is unique.
Bucketboy39
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GeorgeGeef
The first Frozen Synapse was so fucking good.
AikenFreedreamer
My SO got me into it, it took me a little while to get used to it but I loved it and wound up better than her. As soon as our vs scores 1/2
AikenFreedreamer
hit a tie overall she just refused to play anymore because I was beating her in most matches. Sad times :( 2/2
TheGuardianFox
The most entertainingly strategic game I've ever played, I absolutely loved it. Not to brag, but I was a king at it back in the day. X3
vrdwrst
Belaqua too. "You're duller than a dullard wearing beige reading a wallpaper catalogue"
TonioReggae
I love indie games, thanks for the awareness!
sivartnitram66
Just got an indie game on steam called "Dead Cells". It's pretty good!
LolImNotYourBro
It's amazing
TonioReggae
Haha I already have 10 hours on it :p
Kilyrka
What's it about?