Indie Game Exploration

What have I been doing to prepare myself for game design? Playing loads of Indie games on Xbox live in hopes of getting inspired, of course. I have come up with my top three favorite games, and I'd like to post about them here.



#3 Pixel Cat

Despite the simplistic, pure pixel graphics, the cat animations were adorable! This game made me laugh and the music was enjoyable too.

#2 Along came a Spider

Who would have thought being a spider could be so much fun? This is a must play game for its creative design. You'll find yourself Bungee jumping from platforms with your webs (which rocks!) and crawling upside down on platforms. You'll never look at spiders the same way again.

#1. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1

Surprisingly, this shoot-em-up zombie game turned out to be addictive and my top favorite, which was weird because I don't usually like zombie games. What made this one different? Personally, I think it was the zany song that set the playful mood of the game. Also, the simplistic gameplay was actually highly competitive, and made want to keep playing. Super fun, and highly recommended.