Table of Contents
- Sea of Solitude
- gnosy
- Can’t Drive This
- Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure
- Gun Skaters
- Dandy ace
From living an adventure through a lonely world, but full of memories, to driving a car made of scrap parts, and even getting involved in a mystery in space, the month of March presented us with several indie games that provide fantastic experiences. and unforgettable at a very affordable price. Below you can see the main highlights of the best indie games of March for PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, Xbox One e Nintendo Switch.
Sea of Solitude
Developed by German studio Jo-mei and published by EA, Sea of Solitude tells the story of Kay and her journey through a world full of monsters and, at the same time, extremely lonely. At your disposal, you have only a simple boat to row through a sea that hides a submerged city, with its buildings shining under the water and hiding many mysteries.
As Kay discovers this hidden city, she unlocks memories while taking care not to be devoured (literally and figuratively) by her own feelings that are represented by a terrifying sea monster that haunts the player for much of their journey through the world. game.
Along her journey of self-recovery, Kay will encounter other monsters that represent important people in her life. Monsters are nothing more than expressions of the tremendous trauma Kay experienced in her life.
With simple gameplay, Sea of Solitude tries to create a unique atmosphere with a story that, despite appearing impactful, is vague and shallow. Perhaps much of the game's message isn't conveyed correctly because Kay can never actually get his redemption: in the end, you can always run away from a painful memory, hop on your boat, and keep rowing (just like in reality, a certain way).
Available in stock: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch e PC.
gnosyIf you like a good story and a lot of mystery, Gnosia, developed by Petit Depot, is a perfect indie game for you. The game consists of 14 characters that are crew members of a spaceship and that offer intriguing stories for the player to discover clues when the time comes to eliminate them.
Analyzing it this way, it seems that the game is inspired by the indie hit Among Us, since you'll have to delve into the stories to find out which are the imposter passengers who were replaced by an alien entity called Gnosia. Your objective? The usual: destroy humanity. Unlike Among Us, here there is no fun element to break the tension, just well-crafted dialogue that can create tricky situations at any time.
To win, you must deduce who among you is a Gnosia and convince your fellow humans to vote for them to sleep in the cold. However, there are many obstacles along the way, such as lies, manipulations and even a terrible scenario where you are wrongly accused of being a Gnosia imposter! It's worth remembering that you'll need to be prepared for a lot of dialogue and text on the screen, as the story of Gnosia can extend up to 23 hours or more of gameplay.
All in all, Gnosia is an experience worth playing to enjoy its narrative. The story goes in unexpected directions and the revelations the player learns along the way are compelling enough to overcome the frustrations. Even if the urge to give up the game often seems greater, the story will find a smart way to grab your attention again.
Available: Nintendo Switch
Can’t Drive ThisIf there's something impressive about indie games, it's the ability that developers have to risk new ideas and build a work around a simple idea. In Can’t Drive This, the staff of Pixel Maniacs created a game with simultaneous cooperative and competitive multiplayer, for up to four players.
The idea of the game is to put a player to drive a car Monster (the ones in competition, with giant wheels), while another player builds the track (with predefined pieces, à la Tetris).
On the part of the driver, there is a minimum speed for the vehicle to move, under the risk of exploding; while for those who build the track it is necessary to have quick thinking to work with the pieces that are provided by the game.
Can’t Drive This It's certainly one of those games to get your friends together on the couch and make a fuss. The game hit all market platforms on March 19th.
Available: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch e PC.
Summer catchers
Certainly, Endless Runner games are not as popular among indie games as they were in the past. Even so, the developers of FaceIT and Noodlecake Studios bet on this style to launch Summer catchers. Unlike other similar titles, the challenge here is not just running and dodging obstacles, but also knowing how to manage your resources to keep going.
With a charming pixel art look and an enchanting story full of mysterious creatures, Summer catchers puts the player in control of Chu, a brave young woman living in a frozen northern land, desperate to experience a summer's day. By partnering with a local lumberjack, she is able to build and pilot a vehicle to try to travel as far as possible in this world full of snow and dangers.
You need to know how to equip your car to face different obstacles like totems, pits with ice spikes and other deadly challenges. If your vehicle takes too much damage it will fall apart and Chu will be thrown into the snow to try again as many times as necessary. That way, you have to go back to the store, organize your inventory and try to guess what the new pattern of dangers you will face will be.
As unpredictable as the game can be, its mysteries motivate the player to continue. Each encounter with new creatures makes the races interesting challenges that are worth overcoming. As with any Endless Runner you need to be prepared to repeat the races several times, but when it comes to being able to see a sunny land, perhaps the sacrifice is worth it.
Available: Nintendo Switch, PC e Android.
Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island AdventureLike its predecessor, Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure is a game that leaves the mobile platforms (Android and iOS) and arrives on desktop consoles. The game follows the cheat racing style of Mario Kart (a genre that now has successful mascot titles from the 1990s, such as Team Sonic Racing e Crash Team Racing).
Em Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure, developed by Vector Unit, the songs carry a style of surf music, with lots of animation, and the scenarios refer to beaches and icy environments. The new edition of the game has new items to hit competitors and had a considerably improved look when compared to the first game.
With local multiplayer for up to four players, Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure is a good option for those who like the genre and don't have the resources to buy the most famous games of the genre. Or for those who just want to try something new.
Available: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS e Android.
Gun SkatersGun Skaters is another one of those indie games that starts from a simple idea and deepens it. This game, which is developed by Funny Syntax Software, it's about skiing and shooting. It is playable by up to four players, each of whom moves around the scene (two-dimensional and viewed from above) as if he were skating. Amid the difficulty of controlling the character, each player has to try to shoot the others.
Gun Skaters It has three game modes: “last man skating”, in which the one who defeats the other players for three rounds wins; “zombie attack”, a cooperative mode in which players must shoot the zombies that appear in the scenario; and “soccer”, in a map reminiscent of 16-bit-era video game football fields. The fun modes are designed in such a way as to cause the greatest confusion among players.
The 16-bit visuals and the soundtrack, which matches the graphic style, are perfect for the fun that the game provides. Best of all is that Gun Skaters is made not only for local multiplayer, but also for online play.
Available: Nintendo Switch e PC.
Dandy aceDandy ace is a roguelike game developed by Mad mimic, a studio Spanish. In the game, a magician was imprisoned in a magic mirror, by illusionist Lele. In each game, the player must explore his jailer's palace, which puts him to face dynamic combats full of different possibilities.
As he explores the world behind the mirror, the player collects magic cards, which must be combined (more than a thousand different combinations) so that new abilities can be achieved.
As is typical of the genre, with each death the player has the possibility to recombine their skills and try again, but the challenges and the scenario change, as they are randomly generated. Each new attempt is different from the previous one!
With an isometric perspective, the game resembles Hades-style works, a great success of 2020. The visuals are brilliant and, although not complex, they are not ugly. Dandy ace arrives for PC on March 25th, with console versions promised at a later date.
Available: PC.
Did you like these games? Also check out the best indie games we brought you in the month of February!
