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B-side gaming is a community focused on lesser-known games. Like FOSS games, indie games, hobby games, homebrew and anything else that could fit this community.
Feel free to promote your own creations. NSFW content is allowed.
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!citybuilders@sh.itjust.works
City building games.
!adventuregames@lemm.ee
Everything about Adventure games and interactive fiction.
Rules
- Be polite and don't harass people that post their games or creations. If you do not like a game, explain in a constructive way what you do like about it. Do not just reply, "This game is crap."
- Promoting your own games is allowed, but do not spam the community with the same game over and over again. New updates are always welcome;
- The main focus of this community are Foss games, Homebrew games, demakes and indie or one-person hobby games. Demos or tech demos are also welcome.
- NSFW games are welcome as long as they are clearly marked as such.
- Game mods and ROM hacks are allowed.
- Feel free to share you game assets, (like from opengameart.org or itch.io
- No Spam
- Don't be an asshole!
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Update
I was not satisfied with how the half of the content was spread on multiple comments. I had hoped that a comment would give as much space as a post (30000 characters)unfortunately, this was not the case (only 5000 characters). That is why I move it into separate blog posts to write.as. I think it is much cleaner now to read. Another problem I am facing is that the "markdown" that I am using to format these posts is very inconsistent on different platforms. On mbin under the images, it displayed the titles of the images; these were missing both on lemmy and writefreely (the software that write.as uses). On writefreely I added them with title but mbin and lemmy do not support So I just added the title to each image. Now on lemmy it is displayed correctly and on mbin twice, but I guess that will have to do for now. I have not dared to check out piefed
Welcome
to the third issue of B-side gaming zine. It has been three weeks since the last one. One week longer than the time between the last two issues, and I am thinking that from the next one it will be once a month only. This way I have plenty of time to put everything together without getting too tired working on it. That being said, life happens, and I am just one person working on it, so I might not be able to release an issue each month, but I hope it will not happen often.
As for this issue, I have gathered a ton of news—an endless amount of news. So much news that the whole issue will not fit in a post, and I will have to cut it off and post the rest as a reply to this post. Also included is the second part, the history of adventure games, with early adventure games that included graphics from the Mystery House to the first king's quest.
Additionally, I recommend 10 video games that are open source. Of course, a free game in Python code is included; this time it is a mini escape room game. As for indie gaming hardware, I have added a review for the popular arduboy. The corner of fun is also returning with jokes, memes and a comic.
But that is not all. I have added some completely new stuff, first the blast from the past area with reviews on two older games from the 90s. Second, a top 10.
I wanted to include a top 10 for a while but was not sure how to make it work, which games should be included, and who would vote for the games. Then an idea struct me; it is actually simple, and I don't need to do much since the voting system for games already exits. The games that are posted in the community are voted on by users of the community; I just need to sort them by top, and voilà, I have a list with the top-voted games, perfect! Well, almost perfect. I still had to set some rules; only direct posts of games are counted; excluded are game reviews, lists of games, and NSFW games, and the games need to be already out, not demos or early access. Also, for simplicity, downvotes are ignored. Well, that is it. I hope I did not forget anything. Enjoy reading :)
Gaming News
First the news. Lots and lots of news.
--Open-source--
News about indie games that are also open source.
--Indie games--
General indie games news
Nubby’s Number Factory
Gameplay
Gameplay
Victory
Work at the numbers factory consists of launching a sentient ball, Nubby, down rows of pegs, hoping to score enough to pass to the next level. Players only have six lives, and if all Nubbys are depleted before making quota, the sun explodes. When players meet or exceed the round goal, they earn restocks of the board based on how much they went over the necessary score. Restocks also earn lives and coins, the latter of which can be used to purchase items, which is where the real fun begins.
Blue Prince review
Gameplay
Clues
Camping, I hope no big bad wolf is around
Blue Prince is one of the greatest video games I have ever played, but please: don’t read this review. I admit, in a landscape of constantly evolving Google algorithms, explicitly asking you to go away in the first line of an article might be seen as a trifle eccentric. But Blue Prince is best experienced with as little foreknowledge as possible. Believe me when I tell you, this is a game you need to experience the way its creator intended.
Cassette Beasts Launches Brand-New Sunshine Update
Cassette Beasts
Gameplay
Battle!
- Discover the new Sunshine Update in Cassette Beasts with an exciting storyline and partner character Sunny.
- Explore the mystery of New Wirral's Landkeepers and recruit Sunny to unlock her new questline.
- Meet three new monsters: Pawper, Pawprince, and Minosteam, and enhance battles with fresh strategies. - Customize your gliding wings and soar through New Wirral with the premium Wings Pack DLC.
Game Over – A Musical RPG ?? Review
Your henchman looks like he could do with a sandwich
Rocking in the forest
Game Over – A Musical RPG?? is one of the strangest, most creative, and unexpectedly thoughtful indie titles I’ve played in a while. It’s weird, witty, and wonderfully unpredictable, fusing traditional RPG storytelling with rhythm-based combat, moral dilemmas, and an offbeat tone that feels like a blend of Undertale, EarthBound, and a late-night jam session. But make no mistake, this is a game that won’t land for everyone. It’s a highly stylized experience that feels tailor-made for a niche audience, yet its unique approach is worth celebrating.
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders Releases Baifushan Mountain Update
Screenshot
- Discover Baifushan Mountain in Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders' latest update.
- Explore four new trails with challenges, multiplayer, and leaderboards.
- Support Megagon Industries with a new pack featuring skins and gear.
- Enjoy skiing thrills with tricks, shortcuts, and breathtaking vistas.
‘R.E.P.O.’ Sees You Stealing Fragile Items & Fleeing Horrors
Gameplay
Gameplay
R.E.P.O. is a co-op experience where you are tasked with sneaking highly breakable trinkets out of a house without breaking them or dying.
‘Big Hops’ Puts a Frog’s Tongue to Work With 3D Platforming
Gameplay
3D Platforming
Clearly inspired by Mario Odyssey, Big Hops allows you to explore colorful and vibrant stages filled with interactable puzzles and characters that you can help. Primarily using your tongue, you can swing, complete puzzles, and interact with various objects – it’s a lot of fun.
Kingdomino Will Be Released As a Steam Game In 2025
Titlescreen
- Enjoy authentic gameplay with original rules and artwork from the 2017 Game of the Year.
- Compete in cross-platform multiplayer with online, AI, and friends' modes.
- Expand creativity with customizable gameplay, immersive art, and active community.
Over the Hill Somehow Makes Driving Slowly Look Extremely Exciting
Gameplay
The terrain is its own challenge in Over the Hill.
Rather than the thrill of racing, Over the Hill aims to capture the quieter joy of slow offroading. The game was announced earlier this year, but the recent indie game showcase, the Triple-i Initiative, gave us a much closer look at the game. Its new trailer shows off a stunning, free-roaming driving sim.
New Studio Onibi Unveils First Game Tomo: Endless Blue
Tomo
- Experience voxel-based anime RPG adventure in Tomo: Endless Blue's boundless ocean realm.
- Dive into procedurally generated islands rich with unique cultures and mysteries.
- Befriend Tomo creatures with elemental powers for combat and everyday tasks.
- Enjoy multiplayer features with limitless players, both locally and online.
Starless Abyss Confirmed For Late April Launch Date
Starless Abyss
- Starless Abyss launching in April on Steam from Konafa Games and No More Robots.
- Play as a fleet commander against Eldritch gods in this sci-fi roguelike.
- Collect and combine 160+ cards to battle through tentacle-y boss fights.
- Embrace or fight insanity while using Ritual Cards to harness occult power.
Deedlee Doo! Carkour!
Gameplay
Gameplay
The two major features of the game are its art style and very "refined" soundscape. Everything in the game is made out of real-world clay and scanned into the game's world, the car itself, the paths, walls, trees, obstacles et cetera. "All of sounds and music are all mouth sounds," from explosion to car, drum, boots and cats, and guitars.
MUSESTRUCK – Kickstarter Demo
a vibrant 2D platformer RPG following Journey and Quinn, two artistic friends thrust into the mysterious realm of Negative Space after investigating a fallen star.
Nomada Studio's graceful side-scrolling platformer Neva won the Best Artistic Achievement award
Gameplay
Nomada Studio's graceful side-scrolling platformer Neva won the Best Artistic Achievement award, seeing off Astro Bot, Black Myth Wukong, Still Wakes the Deep and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. It was a well-deserved accolade for one of the most beautiful indie games we've seen.
Hark the Ghoul brings a retro '90s vibe with its first-person Souls-like dungeon crawler on Steam
- Explore an underground Victorian world filled with terrifying monsters and curious characters.
- Engage in freeform traversal and expressive combat within a lore-rich and melancholic setting.
- Discover unique gear and solve problems creatively in interconnected zones below Clergerac.
Beloved Indie Game Among Us Is Getting A Full 3D Version, Releasing Soon]
Find the imposter now in 3d
Gameplay
Amongus 3d!!!!
Among Us is getting a new look for 2025, bringing the 3-dimensional style of the VR version to non-VR players. The extremely popular indie darling was released in 2018 but rose to internet fame around 2020 and 2021, when the world was in need of online social entertainment. A Virtual Reality version arrived in 2022 for PC VR devices and the PlayStation VR, to general success.
Cozy Incremental Game Unboxathon Announced For Steam
Game Art
- Join Unboxathon on Steam, a cozy incremental game about finding your lost childhood toy.
- Open boxes to discover loot, from camo socks to magical artifacts, while seeking your beloved plushie.
- Pop bubbles to earn mystery boxes and enjoy incremental upgrades for enhanced game features.
- Sell loot for profit and use earnings to unlock exciting upgrades and enhance gameplay.
Best Served Cold Confirmed For Release This May
Best served cold
- Murder mystery game Best Served Cold by Rogueside launches on Steam this May.
- Set in an alternate history Europe, solve mysteries at a speakeasy bar called The Nightcap.
- Engage with 22 unique characters, uncover secrets, and tackle five thrilling cases.
- Mix drinks and gather clues to save your business amidst the backdrop of wartime strife.
Satisfying Movement & Explosion In This Upcoming Unity-Powered Indie Platformer Wheelbot
Exploding Robots
Bots on wheels
Indie game developer BATTLE LAB had a robot-skateboard game prototype ten years ago, and recently, they've finally made it into a full game in this third attempt and released a trailer for it, showcasing polished and satisfying gameplay.
Puzzle Platformer Power Sink Receives Late-May Release Date
Power Sink
- Navigate submerged ruins using logic-based circuitry puzzles.
- Explore six diverse biomes in a rich, atmospheric setting.
- Unravel the mystery of the station's collapse with fellow Tidekeepers' guidance.
Resident Evil collides with Subnautica in one of the most frightening games we’ve ever seen. Dark Mass
Dark Mass
If you have a fear of the deep sea and horrific monsters then this new survivor horror could be your cup of tea or nightmare, depending on your perspective.
This 3D Isometric Action-Adventure Game Mixes Driving, Engaging Story & Horror Elements
Not Toy Story
Creepy Story
Gameplay
In this 3D isometric action-adventure game that features driving mechanics, an engaging story, and horror elements, players control a toy car to set out on a journey to look for the missing owner, a young boy.
Marisa of Liartop Mountain Announced For September Release
Marisa of Liartop Mountain
Indie game developer UnknownX and publisher Alliance Arts have revealed their latest game, Marisa of Liartop Mountain, and confirmed a release date. This is an all-new adventure RPG in which all of your choices are made with the roll of the dice, and depending on what you get, the path the story will take will be determined.
--Homebrew--
Unofficial game releases for gaming consoles
--Other news--
Other gaming news
Featured article: History of Adventure games Part II
Let's continue with the history of adventure games. After purely text-based adventure games in the early 80s, text adventure games with graphics were born.
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Blast from the past
Indie games are not a new thing, they have become more popular these days thanks to the internet but indie games have existed since the dawn of gaming. At blast from the past we take a looks some older titles.
Indie Gaming Hardware Review
Another indie hardware review I found online. This time for the popular Arduboy.
Free Game: Escape
10 Popular Open Source-games
TOP 10
Top 10 indie games of all time based on votes Bside gaming community.
Corner of fun
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B-Side gaming Zine #2
Welcome
This is the second issue of B-side gaming zine. The idea for doing this came from the user PerfectDark who does something similar to this for the Steam deck and games communities. I really enjoy PerfectDark's work and I often wondered myself if I could create something like a small magazine. So I figured I give it a try now that I have my own community here. The last issue had mostly links to news about Foss and indie games. This time, I decided to add more stuff and add some personal flair to make it feel less dry. Though I still think the writing feels often dry, I will try to improve it more in the future, but writing is not my strong suit even though I enjoy it.
(Dyslexia is not helping) So beyond the news, this issue includes the First part of the history of Adventure games, focusing on text adventure games. The article is based on Wikipedia and other wiki entries, and additionally, it includes some tools that can be used to make your own text adventure games. Following that are the 10 Indie games recommended for newcomers. Next, I decided to link indie hardware reviews for each issue. For this one, it is the Playdate by panic. I also thought it would be neat to include a game with the Zine, and since adding a link to a free game is a bit less unique and I cannot afford to give out game keys for commercial games, I decided to further back in time when magazines did come with physical media and had code written on their pages, and you had to type it into the code editor yourself.
I have included a game in Python written by me; do not expect something fancy with super dumper graphics; it is just a simple Rock, Paper, Scissors game.
Finally, I added the corner of fun. Where you can find memes, jokes (They are kind of meh though), and comic strips I found about making indie games.
Indie game news
Hermano and Chante
ModRetro has released two new retro-like games that are available as Game Boy cartridges, as you can get Hermano and Chante today
WILL: Follow The Light
TomorrowHead Studio has released the first gameplay reveal trailer for WILL: Follow The Light, a story-driven, first-person adventure puzzle game created with Unreal Engine 5.
The Outlast Trials
The Outlast Trials dropped a new update for the current season, bringing a new limited-time event, anniversary plans, and more.
Airlock Arena
Airlock Arena has officially been released on Steam this week, giving players a new co-op roguelike adventure set in space
Dead as Disco
Brain Jar Games' upcoming debut indie, Dead as Disco, appears to be the perfect blend of Hi-Fi Rush and Sifu, meaning it's something which players should keep an eye on if they're a fan of martial arts and rhythm-based gameplay.
Wanderstop
Tea making cosy adventure, Wanderstop, is out now. But is it a storm in a tea cup, or just not our keep of tea?
The Pantaloon Label
Newsletter creator Pantaloon has announced The Pantaloon Label, a new indie publishing imprint that describes itself as ‘a home for misfits’, and says it is looking to sign and publish ‘peculiar’, ‘plucky’ and ‘punchy’ games.
These games were indie smash hits but what happened next https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/mar/27/these-games-were-indie-smash-hits-but-what-happened-next The developers of Thank Goodness You’re Here!, Frog Detective and Consume Me discuss burnout, ‘second-album syndrome’, erotic fan art, and the other highs and lows of having a breakout success
Cave 1.2 Engine
Cave 1.2 focuses a lot on your experience, to make sure that the engine tech provides you all the necessary tools and features to create realistic and advanced games, taking advantage of modern rendering, animation and terrain features and much more. It brings major improvements to rendering, editor usability, performance, and Linux support.
Chronicles of Vaeltaja
Chronicles of Vaeltaja's latest content update 'Islands of the Prophets Part 2' was released on Sunday March 16th. The update brought a new main story dungeon the 'Temple of the Prophets' and the last underground area of the 'Islands of the Prophets'. It also unlocked the abandoned houses in the main island and added a new tool, Grappling Hook, which lets the player climb holes in the floor and ceilings. A new enemy was introduced in the form of Phantom Knights, who are spirit beings guarding the main dungeon, and some new weapons and armour.
Rain World
Rain World won over fans of indie games back in 2017 with its unique environments, procedural creature animation, and dynamic world. Now VIDEOCULT is back with a new expansion, poised to take Rain World to new heights.
Top New Indie Games Coming in April 2025
The indie gaming landscape has been continuously flourishing over the years. The strength of indie games lies in their rich storyline and innovative experiences. Interestingly, implementing these features often enables them to push boundaries of conventional game design and create something stunning for gamers. It’s almost the end of March 2025, and April is only a few days away. So, it’s high time to check out the indie games that are coming in April 2025.
Honeycomb: The World Beyond Announced For 2025 Release
Discover a thrilling sandbox survival game set on the alien planet Sota7 in Honeycomb: The World Beyond. • Master bioengineering skills to adapt and thrive against the ecosystem's unique flora and fauna. • Build, explore, and innovate with advanced equipment to ensure your survival on this uncharted world. • Unravel mysteries and harness alien resources in a journey filled with discovery and strategic planning.
The Rise of Indie Gaming
Across the whole iGaming sector, games are changing. Rather than players focusing on games from major studios, there has been a surge in indie games. These studios are often small teams with limited funds, but capture the imagination of the game-playing public through innovative game features, unique stories and creative influences. So what has sparked this and how are things changing?
2025's Tokyo Indie Game Summit
Tokyo's digital and in-person indie game event - the Tokyo Indie Game Summit - saw its third event more than double last year's attendance.
10 Indie Games That Aged Like Fine Wine
There is a long history of video games collaborating with movies, television, and other brands to create meaningful interactive media and gaming experiences. In the 80s and 90s, building out a video game associated with a major film release was a great marketing tactic to reach new audiences. This brought us titles like Goldeneye 007 on N64, Aladdin on SNES, or the infamous E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on Atari. While there has always been some level of official licensing of popular brands in video games, the frequency is far from what existed in the early years of gaming, mostly from a decline in the overall quality within those licensed games. Recently, though, there has been a resurgence of officially licensed games and it’s coming from the indie gaming scene.
Indie Studios Are Breathing New Life Into Classic Franchises
Every console generation, you'll constantly see Sony and Nintendo re-releasing their old games in a new way, and a new wave of appreciation for the classics that still hold up. That doesn't happen for indies. Usually, indie game releases come into the world, and people talk about them when that happens. The wave of appreciation dies out as new things come along, which means tons of heavily polished, great games go underappreciated.
10 Most Iconic Indie Game Heroines
While heroines are certainly not the exclusive realm of indie games, the smaller studios have done a pretty great job over the years of giving us a multitude of leading ladies.
Haunted House Renovator Will Come Out in Mid-April
- Transform haunted homes by banishing ghosts and renovating interiors in Haunted House Renovator, out April 2025.
- Immersive first-person gameplay with magical tools; banish spirits gently or with radical methods.
- Discover and tame unique paranormal entities like a mischievous gremlin and a Shiba Inu ghost.
- Experience a dark atmosphere and influence the storyline with your moral choices and creative renovations.
Upcoming homebrew for Game Boy 2025
| Year | Game | System | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alentejo: Tinto’s Law | GB/C | Loading Studios | Link |
| 2025 | Black Tower Enigma | GB/C | Ogre Pixel | Link |
| 2025 | Cake Keeper | GBC | Xeif | Link |
| 2025 | Chantey | GB/C | ModRetro | Link |
| 2025 | Cosmo Knight ZiON | GBC | Zeichi Games | Link |
| 2025 | Cronela’s Mansion | GB/C | Straynus | Link |
| 2025 | Do you like/? | GBC | nanu | Link |
| 2025 | GBS Windows | GBC | RubenRetro | Link |
| 2025 | Ghoul Trasher | GB | Magic Quest Media | Link |
| 2025 | Hermano (Re-Release) | GB/C | ModRetro | Link |
| 2025 | Jelly Boy | GB | Limited Run Games | Link |
| 2025 | Luft Gears | GB | Cestmir Kocian | Link |
| 2025 | Metal Miracle | GBC | Pat Morita Team | Link |
| 2025 | Ophide Snake Reborn | GB | Studio 40A | Link |
| 2025 | Orpheus: To Hell and Back | GB/C | Studio Loading Productions | Link |
| 2025 | Project S-11 | GBC | ModRetro | Link |
| 2025 | Self Simulated | GBC | 2nd Law Games | Link |
| 2025 | Snout | GBC | saan | Link |
| 2025 | Squirrel Falls | GB/C | Bitmap Soft | Link |
| 2025 | Tools of Nexaura | GB/C | SLG Studios | Link |
| 2025 | Unearthed | GBC | Limited Run Games | Link |
Source: https://dmgpage.com/homebrew-releases/
Featured article: History of Adventure games
An adventure game is a video game genre in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story, driven by exploration and/or puzzle-solving. The first games in this genre were text adventure games, in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment.
Part 1: Text adventure
Colossal Cave Adventure (1976), written by William Crowther and Don Woods, is considered to be the first adventure game, and it had a significant influence on the genre's early development. Crowther was an avid caver and role-playing game enthusiast; he wrote a text adventure based on his own knowledge of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky. The program, which he named Adventure, was written on the company's PDP-10 and used 300 kilobytes of memory. The program was spread through ARPANET (the precursor to the internet, yay), which led Woods to modify and expand the game, eventually becoming Colossal Cave Adventure.
Following its release on ARPANET (the precursor to the internet, in case you forgot. ;) ), numerous variations of Colossal Cave Adventure appeared throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some of these later versions being re-christened Colossal Adventure or Colossal Caves. The genre gained commercial success with titles designed for home computers. Scott Adams launched Adventure International to publish text adventures, they released 12 adventure games, including an adaptation of Colossal Cave Adventure, while a number of MIT students formed Infocom to bring their game Zork from mainframe to home computers, and it was a commercial success.
Infocom later released Deadline in 1982, which had a more complex text parser, and more NPCs acting independently of the player. Also, innovative was its use of "feelies," which were physical documents unique to the game itself that aided the player in solving the mystery, which also resulted in the higher cost of the game at the time of its release relative to other text adventures. These feelies would soon become standard within the text adventure genre.
When personal computers gained the ability to display graphics, the text adventure genre began to wane, and by 1990 there were few if any commercial releases, though in the UK publisher Zenobi released many games that could be purchased via mail order during the first half of the 90s. Non- commercial text adventure games have been developed for many years, mostly as indie games by a small team or solo developers.
Tools to Build Text Adventure Games are still being developed. Here are some examples if you want to try building your own game or just play around with them just for fun:
1. Twine
You don't need any coding experience for simple, basic stories, which is where Twine comes in. Giving you the tools you need to start creating your interactive fiction, Twine runs on desktop and in your browser.
Simply use the app to create your interactive stories and export them as web pages. When your story is finished, upload the HTML files to a web server and share them with the world.
For more complex narratives, Twine supports features like variables and conditional logic. It also supports JavaScript, CSS, and images if you want to present your story as more than standard interactive fiction.
2. Quest
https://textadventures.co.uk/quest
While you don't need programming experience to use these text adventure makers, it can help with Quest. It features a built-in scripting language for handling complex logic and supports the addition of sound, images, and video.
Available for Windows or in your browser, completed Quest games can be exported to the web and played online. Furthermore, there are no commercial restrictions, so you can even sell your Quest games if you want to.
Quest is open source under the MIT License, which means you can download the source code and modify it. You probably won't do this, but forking the project remains a possibility if you don't like the Informdirection Quest takes in the future or if you are just curious about the code behind it.
3. ADRIFT
ADRIFT is one of the oldest functioning options for creating your own text-based games. Its unique selling point is pretty clear: absolutely no programming experience needed, even if you want to create non-trivial narratives.
The beauty of ADRIFT is that everything is driven by the GUI. This means drag-and-drop selections, folder navigation, drop-down menus, etc. All characters, events, objects, variables, etc. are click-to-set-up, making ADRIFT one of the easiest systems to use.
The only downside is that ADRIFT games can only be played through the ADRIFT Runner application. The good news is that ADRIFT is cross-platform, so it's not too much of an inconvenience.
4. Inform
https://ganelson.github.io/inform-website/
A free app that uses a programming language based on English, Inform features two built-in books to help you learn. These are a tutorial, Writing With Inform, and The Inform Recipe Book.
Using the tutorial, you can ease yourself into the software; the recipe books shows you how to control objects in your text adventures.
In addition to Windows, macOS, and Linux, versions of Inform are available for FreeBSD and Raspberry Pi. Nice!
5. Squiffy
https://textadventures.co.uk/squiffy
From the same team as Quest is the simpler Squiffy tool. While Quest is aimed at writers planning to create advanced text adventures or gamebooks, Squiffy focuses on story.
Free and open source, Squiffy outputs completed games as HTML and JavaScript so you can upload them to the web. This can be your own site or the textadventures.co.uk community.
6. Decker
https://internet-janitor.itch.io/decker
Decker is a multimedia platform for creating and sharing interactive documents, with sound, images, hypertext, and scripted behavior. It draws strong influence from HyperCard, as well as more modern "no-code" or "low-code" creative tools like Twine and Bitsy.
To be continued…
10 Indie games for newcomers
1. Super Tux
SuperTux is an open-source classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games.
2. Stardew Valley
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life!
3. Shovel knight
Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
4. Celeste
Help Madeline survive her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain in this super-tight, hand-crafted platformer from the creators of TowerFall.
5. Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is a humorous fantasy role-playing adventure game by Lori and Corey Cole, creators of the acclaimed Quest for Glory series. As the Rogue Shawn O'Conner, players will make friends, explore a haunted castle, and use their Rogue skills for fun and profit.
6. Undertale
Undertale is a 2015 role-playing video game created by American indie developer Toby Fox. The player controls a child who has fallen into the Underground: a large, secluded region under the surface of the Earth, separated by a magical barrier.
7. Super Tux Kart
SuperTuxKart is a free and open-source kart racing game.
8. Hades
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
9. Black Castle
He set out for the warlock's black castle to free the kingdom from his tyranny. Fight your way through four exciting levels, find secret passages, hidden Items and defeat the black warlock.
10. Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat!
Indie Hardware Review
Panic's Playdate has proved to be a surprise hit with gamers and non-gamers alike, offering an approachable low-tech handheld with distinctive crank. Now, more than two years later and over 70,000 handhelds sold, the Playdate is just as charming as ever, although its limitations, purposeful or otherwise, may still give some would-be owners pause.
Free Game Rock Paper Scissors
# Import the random module to allow the computer to make random choices
import random
def run_game():
game_loop = True # Boolean flag to keep the game running
choices = ['rock', 'paper', 'scissors'] # List of valid choices for the game
# Start the game loop to keep playing
while game_loop:
# Prompt the player for input and convert it to lowercase
user_choice = input("Enter: Rock, Paper, Scissors or Exit: ").lower()
if user_choice == "exit": # Check if the user wants to exit the game
break # Stop the game loop and end the game
# Check if the user made a valid choice (only rock, paper, scissors, and exit are allowed)
if user_choice in choices:
computer_choice = random.choice(choices) # Randomly select a choice for the computer
print(f"- Computer chose {computer_choice}") # Display computer's choice
print(f"- {user_choice} vs {computer_choice}") # Display the matchup
# If both choices are the same, it's a draw
if user_choice == computer_choice:
print("- Draw! Try again")
# Check for all possible winning conditions for the user
elif (user_choice == 'rock' and computer_choice == 'scissors') or \
(user_choice == 'scissors' and computer_choice == 'paper') or \
(user_choice == 'paper' and computer_choice == 'rock'):
print("- You win! Play again") # Notify the user they won
# If it's not a draw and the user didn't win, they lost
else:
print("- You lose! Try again")
else:
print("- Invalid choice. Please choose Rock, Paper, Scissors or Exit.")
if __name__ == "__main__": # Check if the script is being run directly
run_game() # Start the game by running the function
How to run the game
The easiest way to run the game is using and online IDE for Python, like https://www.online-python.com/ .
If you prefer running it locally, then you must make sure that Python is installed on your computer.
Open a text editor like Notepad on windows and paste the code in or type by yourself line by line.
Save with any name you want but give it the extension .py
For example rps.py
Windows:
1. Install Python:
• Download the latest Python installer from the official Python website. • Run the installer and make sure to check the box that says "Add Python to PATH".
2. Open Command Prompt:
• Press Win + R, type cmd, and press Enter.
3. Run the game
python rps.py
Linux:
1. Install Python:
Most Linux distributions come with Python pre-installed.
2. Open Terminal:
You can typically open Terminal from your application menu or by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.
3. Run the game
python rps.py
Mac:
1. Install Python:
brew install python
2. Open Terminal:
You can open Terminal from your applications or by pressing Cmd + Space and typing "Terminal".
3. Run the game
python rps.py
Android:
The game can run on an android device but you need to know how to use termux and install python with termux and download the files in Termux and run them. It will probably also work on newer android devices that have their own Terminal.
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Why did the gamer cross the road?
To rescue the princess, of course!
Why don’t gamers go outside?
Because they have better graphics indoors!
Why did the skeleton refuse to play any video games?
Because he had no “body” to play with!
What is the favorite gaming console of the French? Wii.
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