The Indie Highlight


The Indie Highlight is a showcase of indie games I’ve loved. It’s a celebration of innovative development, personal stories, and risk-taking concepts. A place for me to wax poetic about the games that keep me gaming, from the acclaimed darlings of the scene to the hidden gems.

The article below explains a little about where indie games came from, and what defines them.

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SIGNALIS

For me, when a game necessitates getting a pen and paper out to solve puzzles, that’s a solid green flag that I’m in for a good time. Combine that with a cyberpunk survival horror, and I’m fully on board. But you really need to examine the whole gestalt to truly understand.


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Kaze and the Wild Masks

There’s something about ’90s cartoons that nothing has quite been able to touch through the years. Waking up early on a Saturday morning - the only day all week you really wanted to be up early - pouring a massive bowl of sugary cereal, then settling down for several hours of animated goodness. Kaze and the Wild Masks is a much-welcomed harken back to those times.

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NextFest - Feb ‘25

The first of this year’s weeklong NextFest events landed at the end of February. There were well over 2000 demos available for players to get a taste of, and some obvious prevailing themes.

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Crow Country

The 90s were a strange old time - 3D graphics were just coming into their own, gaming had started to open to the masses, and theme parks were on a different level. Wait, what?

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Harold Halibut

When it comes to an industry where so much has already been done, it’s hard to think of what new innovations could come along. Harold Halibut is proof that there’s always something new to bring.

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