Monday, January 3, 2011
By: Matthew Doucette
IndieGames.com The Weblog co-editor Tim W. sums up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, with Score Rush making one of five picks:
"This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week.
The delights in this edition include reworked Ludum Dare competition entry for mobile devices, a side-scrolling runner which originated from a Sony ad, a simple but cute puzzler about a boy who had fallen off the moon, and a co-op twin-stick shooter for up to four players on the same couch."
Here's the full list:
- 'Lame Castle' (Be-Rad Entertainment, browser)
- 'Fallen From the Moon' (Gamystar, browser)
- 'Mind Wall' (Seth Robinson, commercial indie)
- 'Score Rush' (Xona Games, commercial indie)
- 'Starfare' (Freemotion Studios, freeware)
About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $190,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.