The storyline of the game centers around an enchanted candle keeper – the titular Candle Knight – who must fight his way to the darkened depths of a massive castle in order to restore light and order to his home.
Inspired by the platformer classics of the 8-bit era and backed by a snazzy chiptune soundtrack, Bat Boy invites you on a baseball-themed adventure starring Ryosuke, a high-schooler who must defeat the evil interdimensional mage, Lord Vicious, in order to save the world.
Earth of Oryn is a vibrant, medieval-style city builder game that lets you run your kingdom however you wish.
Introduced as an asymmetric co-op title, Criminals Within follows the royal knight Helena and the rogue Jarel as they attempt to save their kingdom from a deadly disease called The Wither that threatens to bring the entire world to its knees.
The game stars Daniel, a young teenage boy who ends up inheriting a home from his grandmother, and ends up having to face the dark secrets of the haunted town of Aspen Falls… as well as those of his own past.
Indeed, Redemption Reapers is a strategy RPG – the kind where you move your units on a grid-based field, give out commands and watch things play out in a turn-based fashion.
Welcome to GTOGG’s March 2023 edition of Promising Indie Game Releases, where we highlight indie and non-mainstream titles that we believe deserve your attention – in other words, “look at all this potentially cool stuff you might’ve missed otherwise”. That would’ve been too long for a title, though.
If a few months or years ago you told me I’d one day be playing a game that’s essentially a mix of John Wick, Metal Gear Rising, Yakuza and Deadly Premonition, I would’ve probably looked at you all funny, but here we are.
Essentially, you take on the role of a so-called Amender, a member of a higher civilization capable of interfering with the evolution of extraterrestrial worlds – by influencing the economies of various nations, settling wars or even recruiting key personnel with promising backgrounds, you can shape how a given world’s history will unfold.
Welcome to GTOGG’s February 2023 edition of Promising Indie Game Releases, where we highlight indie and non-mainstream titles that we believe deserve your attention – in other words, “look at all this potentially cool stuff you might’ve missed otherwise”. That would’ve been too long for a title, though.
