ISSUE #52

Cover - Amanda Cotan - twitter

Hello and welcome to Indiepocalypse!

Indiepocalypse is a curated monthly collection looking to highlight the very best of the alternative indie game scene. 

Each month features games by 10 different developers, including a newly commissioned game exclusive to the bundle-zine. The games cover a wide variety of styles, genres, and themes as they fight against any definition of "indie game" as a genre.

Also, and this part is very important to me and should truly be taken as given, each contributor is paid and developers are paid royalties on all future sales.

This Month's Games

A Walk through The Garden of Earthly Delights (WIN) by Cindi

Take a walk through Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights as it was intended: a 30000 by 17078 pixels jpg

Nokia Hero (WIN) by Novice Arts

Ever wanted to jam out on a Nokia phone? Now you can! Nokia Hero is a fun and challenging musical rhythm game for Nokia Jam 6, inspired by Guitar Hero and Rockband. Using your melody keys, you can create actual musical riffs, as the keys take on one of 14 musical scales embedded in the game!

During musical play, you have the melody keys. These are present anytime you are in the following modes: Play Song, Free Play, and Record. The melody keys are the number keys from 1 to 8 on the top row of your keyboard. That's enough to hold an octave of a musical scale, and more than enough for epic jam sessions!

Sleepless in the Sapphire City (WIN/MAC/Linux/Browser) by Coral Nulla

A hypertext folktale on a sleepless night. Follow a lonely young vampire as she hunts for life in a city of symbols.

infinity is what we will be (WIN/MAC/Linux) by rileylessthan9

every moment is an eternity if you let it breathe. can you believe this and forget your fear? test yourself within "infinity is what we will be" ☆

Golden Threads (WIN/MAC/Linux) by Allan Xia and Renee Liang

Created in partnership with Auckland Museum (New Zealand) as part of the Being Chinese in Aotearoa: A photographic journey' Exhibition in 2017.

Inspired by real historical figures and events, Golden Threads 《黄金线索 》 explores and celebrates 180+ years of Chinese life in New Zealand.

Presented as a 'lost-and-found' diary - make key meaningful life decisions in this 'Choose-Your-Own-Adventure' and immerse yourself in the lives of 19th Century Chinese migrants to New Zealand.

Credits:

Story by Renee Liang

Game Design, Art & Development by Allan Xia

Sound Design by Peter Haynes

Chinese Translation by Dr. Phoebe H. Li

SWOLLEN TO BURSTING UNTIL I AM DISAPPEARING ON PURPOSE (WIN) by Adam C.

SWOLLEN TO BURSTING is a weirdo RPG in which something is very wrong. A flying saucer has crash landed in town, but it's Thursday so you have to go to work at the post office.

flamaraderie (WIN/MAC) by bluilisht, Lazcht, Spiralhalo

Flames are kind of rad, right? Flame is cool, flame is hot, flame is glorious. We love flame, you love flame, everybody loves flame. Come and sit by the fire, praise the Lord in spirit and truth, kindle our faith, brighten our hope, and deepen our love.

Although resource is scarce, wood supply is limited, and food is running out. But together we will always have willing flesh to burn. After all, meat is tastier when it's consensual. And sometimes, meat is flammable..

Wiggle Wiggle Bush (WIN/MAC/Linux) by cedes

Aching for some wiggling, some "classic" poems, some bad dre- I mean... Wiggle?

Asking for your help right now, it'll only take a second, give up your rhymes and get wiggling!

Join this fun little not suspicious wiggle Leafling and save them from a colossal beast with, what else, the power of rhymes!

Jaz and Juni and the Knife That Killed Time and Space (WIN/MAC/Linux) by Allison Fleischer

a weird twine story about lesbians, whittling, feeling crushed by work, irresponsible use of knives, and holograms. it's very very short, has 3 endings and an original soundtrack

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Please, stay away (WIN/MAC/Linux) by tipsheda

You were told to stay away from this party. They don't like you. You show up anyways.

*BONUS*Electric Zine Maker (WIN/MAC) by alienmelon

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where am i really though? by Sam Pender

Features
Top 10 Indiepocalypse Comedy Picks by Mike Gillis

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