Hey nerds! A while back, I went to the annual Copenhagen Games esports tournament / lan, and I had a blast! I mostly walked around with a buddy, taking in the atmosphere…But we also tried a few physical challenges (like wearing big-ass sumo suits and wrestling, or seeing who could plank the longest) and played […]
The 13th instalment of Indie Essentials is Revenge of the Titans by Puppygames! Revenge of the Titans is a Tower defense game which tasks you with killing loads and loads of aliens. View this post on Instagram Aliens, bleep bloops and a slick aesthetic! Indie Essentials 13 is Revenge of the Titans by Puppygames! #IndieGames […]
This week’s Indie Essentials video is about one of my favorite quick-fix indies: Cargo Commander! In this kinda-sorta roguelike, kinda-sorta procedurally generated indie game, you play a space trucker who must travel the universe, collecting cargo. You use that cargo to upgrade your space ship / cargo crate, and hopefully at some point rise enough […]
After a short break to deal with personal issues, Indie Essentials is back! This week’s episode features the very pretty Seasons after Fall! In this game, you play a semi-demi-not-quite-god, known as Little Seed. A mysterious voice guides you, and a friendly fox allows you to possess it in order to interact with the physical […]
LOUD NOISES! Tonight marks the tenth Indie Essentials video I have made for my Instagram channel! This week’s game is Punch Club, a neat-o little boxing/fighting/life sim game! View this post on Instagram Indie Essentials 10 is out! This week's game is Punch Club by Lazy Bear Games! It's a surprisingly complex life sim slash […]
A mix of real life and bad planning is to blame for this week’s Indie Essentials being out a day late – my apologies! Owlboy is a video game that was ten years in the making, developed by Dpad Studio. The ten years development time really shows – it’s a great game! View this post […]
Indie Essentials is back! Episode 8 features Damsel, the Early Access game by Screwtape Studios (which came out this week)! View this post on Instagram Indie Essential 8 is Damsel by Screwtape Studios! Damsel is an action platformer that has roots in old-school gaming, and that love shows in its execution. Excellent art and a […]
I’ve decided that I’d like to create some longer-form video content than “just” my Indie Essentials videos on Thursdays. That’s why I decided to livestream Bloodborne, when I got the urge to play it again, the other day. I’ll be archiving my results on my YouTube, so you can catch them later if you miss […]
Indie Essentials 7 is Nex Machina! This game released in June 2017 on PC and PS4, and was made by Housemarque. View this post on Instagram Indie Essential 7 is Nex Machina by Finnish gamedev @housemarque! The soundtrack, a synthwavey deal by Ari Pulkkinen, Tuomas Nikkinen and Harry Krueger is bangin'! #Synthwave #Videogames #Cablepunk #Cyberpunk […]
The latest instalment of Indie Essentials is out! This week is the Danish game “Forced Showdown” by BetaDwarf! View this post on Instagram Indie Essential 6 is Forced Showdown! This game combines deckbuilding with an isometric roguelike! #Instagamer #videogames #GreenTeam A post shared by Nerd Essentials (@nerdessentials) on Dec 28, 2017 at 7:16am PST […]