Indiepocalypse #60
A downloadable game for Windows
ISSUE #60
Cover - Yuko Ono
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
BITCH HELL (WIN/Linux) by erysdren, evie_src
ALEX IS A TRANS GIRL PLAGUED BY CONSTANT DREAMS OF RUST AND GRIME.
THE NIGHT IS BRUTAL BUT YOU ARE TOUGHER. FIGHT YOUR WAY THROUGH THE SUBCONSCIOUS AS YOU SPIRAL INTO...
B I T C H H E L L
Metal Antlers (WIN) by Eugene Radaev
A rule discovery game about exploring a hostile machine ecosystem.
the healing of sisyphus (WIN/MAC/Linux/Android) by lenlen
Sisyphus was punished with the task of pushing a boulder to the top of a hill, only for it to roll down before he could finish. In every try, he reminisces about his life and wonders if he could ever change for the better. Follow him as he goes through the highs and lows of his mind, finding a strange, absurd meaning to his own struggles.
A retelling of the Sisyphus myth with mental health themes. It explores the painful process of healing from toxic internal patterns and the joy we can find in this endless cycle.
Year Unknown (WIN/Linux) by Julian Heuser
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. Explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
Potion Stand Story (WIN/MAC/Linux) by doodlemancy
You and your best friend Elly really want to go to WitchCon this year... but you're both totally broke witches. Not to worry, Elly's got a plan: set up a potion stand outside the local dungeon and sell potions to passing adventurers! Through hard work, patience, and friendship, surely a couple of scrappy spellcasters like yourselves can turn 100 gold into enough cash to buy your tickets!
Karambola (WIN/MAC/Linux/Android) by Agata Nawrot @ Holy Pangolin
In the middle of the summer, a pack of evil bird-thoughts attacked a peaceful village of emotional fruit people. They have been separated, each sent into a different season, focused on their own loneliness and internal landscape of troubles.
If you wish, help Karambola on his quest to rescue his friends from the power of evil thoughts.
A Next Level Adventure (WIN/MAC/Linux) by Roberto Raftery
A vile dragon has just taken over Crowrook Castle, plunging all of Numland into its reign of terror. But a young hero (that's you!!!) rises from their bed to save the day! Explore Numland, talk to people, and defeat monsters to level up! Get the highest number, overthrow the lizard tyrant and become the strongest of them all!!!!
Nadine in: Diamond in the Grave (WIN) by Arrietty
A short Halloween themed action-packed platformer. Help Nadine save her island by blasting through six haunting stages and defeat the magician, Jack o' Diamonds!
Apartment Complex (WIN) by Henry Sarunic
Lovecraftian-Slice of life RPG where you let the Lovecraftian monsters into your life and provide them with affordable housing.
*NEWLY COMMISSIONED FOR INDIEPOCALYPSE*
Is your house almost there? (WIN/MAC/Linux) by Cobbles (Komitsu + Shoto Hayakawa)
Become a stone and share the journey home with a human.
*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))
Purchase
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Games won't launch from the launcher for some reason. Error I get on the console:
ERROR: execute: Condition "ret == 0" is true. Returned: ERR_CANT_FORK
At: platform/windows/os_windows.cpp:2940
EDIT: The PDF launches just fine however.
Was stumped because I hadn't done anything different, but realized that I forgot to make the "Games" subfolder so all the games have an invalid launch path. The zine is never in that subfolder so that's why it launched fine. Just uploaded the corrected version.
Great! It works!
how do you get all these insane artists to work on the covers for indiepocalypse? i mean i understand this is commissioned work but still how do you get their attention? some of the ppl who worked on these covers look both niche and really busy so im wondering
In terms of getting their attention it's as simple as emailing them, explaining what I do, and giving them the hidden zine page so they can all the past issues. (or DMing them in the rare case they don't have an email) I also contact them about 4 months before the issue's release and have no instructions other than including the word "Indiepocalypse" so the commission is both easier (since they complete creative freedom) and they have plenty of time to fit it into their schedule.
oh so they get absolute freedom of topic, that’s pretty much like a dream commission to get! thanks for responding this is very informative