ISSUE #55

Cover - Jen Tong

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

Correspondence (WIN/MAC) by Brendan Allen

a pseudo-puzzle game poem about the futility of the inbox

Nonverbal Communication (WIN) by Allyson Gray

An experimental text-based puzzle game where words fail you as you're confronted with a monster from your past.

Extended Sabbatical (WIN/MAC) by Sitara

Extended Sabbatical is a game about how I don't want to make a game. Now that it's finished, I will be going back to taking a break from making games.

Timepiece II (WIN/Linux) by Elizabeth Picado

The scattered fragments of the timepiece are littered throughout memories of various conversations. Explore to make it whole once again, piece by piece.

An interactive poem written by Elizabeth Picado in Twine.

Spider-880 (WIN) by ambiguousname, stargyaru

It was Oscar Wilde who once said that "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."

Do you aspire to do good? Are you afraid for the safety of your family? Yourself? The Bureau of Sabotage is in the business of safety and Grade AAA murder prevention. We are currently seeking multiple junior level computation experts 3-5 years experience. Spider-880 experience is preferred. We will demand rigorous application of your talents. Apply today.

Galactic Foodtruck Simulator 2999 (WIN/MAC/MD-DOS) by WiL

The year is 2999. The galaxy hungers. You heard their cries and you bought the foodtruck. Now you have 40 weeks to establish a thriving mobile restaurant business and begin paying back your creditors, or have your mind erased by the dreaded Repos. Along the way you will meet the many and varied citizens of year 2999, including terrorist frogs, time travelers, fad dieters, intergalactic jetsetters, gravy fiends, judgmental rats, honest robots, and plants that have developed into some evolutionarily questionable shapes.

What will your epic journey through the year 2999 look like? Will you decode the mysteries of the three-armed bandit? Will you feed the galactic citizenry and manage to pay off your debts? Or will the Repos have their due? Discover this and more in GALACTIC FOODTRUCK SIMULATOR 2999!

DOGMAN95 (WIN) by ComputerJames

DOGMAN95 (a 3-minute Dogman RPG 🐕⚔️)

"When every Dogman comes of age he must descend into the Labyrinth and find out what happened to the first 94 Dogmen"
*This Game adheres to the rules of the Dogman95 movement*

NOT GALLERY 2 (WIN/MAC) by Vladimir Svistunov (vl_ad_no)

Welcome to the first virtual gallery of the future!

Its not just a game, it's not gallery. Unconventional by design, it offers an experimental journey into the world of virtual art, where you become part of a unique attraction.

ColorBlend FX: Desaturation (WIN) by Petar "PeterSvP" Petrov

ColorBlend FX: Desaturation is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer metroidvania that weaves a tale of glow, courage, and creativity. Join the Splatians, as they unite to restore the stolen essence back to their world, while trying to find a way to shut-down Lord Ashen, a government project that led to the extinction of the humanity.

*NEWLY COMMISSIONED FOR INDIEPOCALYPSE*

HURT ME, PLEASE. (WIN) by Jude Pinto

HURT ME, PLEASE. is an experimental walking sim about power, abuse, and obsession. draw blood in the air to reveal hidden symbols and sate your captor.

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

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(interested in these games by find the price too high or just unappealing? follow the link's to each dev's page where the games are often cheaper (if not free). while it's nice when people get paid, the games being played is the most important part (you can also just pay individual dev if you want and should))