I have a certain place in my heart for Indie games. Ever since I started computer gaming I’ve been drawn to certain niche titles that now a days only indie companies seem to be making. Turn based strategy, puzzles,adventure, ect. These are all the sorts of games I grew up playing. For example I have fond memories of playing Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest, Quest for Glory, and other series in that vein. At the same time most of my friends didn’t even have a computer at all. Now I’ve got this complex tool set of critical thinking abilities where as my friends from school look at all problems in their lives in one dimension. Then we have Space Empires, Reach for the Stars, Panzer Generals, and Gold Box D&D games that I was playing when my friends were baffled by Mario Brothers . . . I thank these sorts of games for making me who I am today and I give them most of the credit and my school teachers none of it!
Now a day most if not all of these sorts of games come from indie developers. Companies like 3000 AD making complex space simulations and Stardock making interesting turn based strategy games like Gal Civ 2. The indie titles always pull at my heart strings when I see them. World of Goo, Gish, and Crayon Physics are all wonderful puzzle games that keep your brain always on its toes. There are really just to many of them to list at the moment but the list does go on and on.
Now we have a chance to pay back the wonderful Indie developers. Maybe some of us pirated copies of their games in the past and would like a second chance to give them some money, any money. Maybe others of us just want to give some cash to a charity, that is fine too. With The Humble Indie Bundle you have a chance to do both. Pay what you will for these fives games and you even have a choice as to where the money will go. Would you rather it all go to the developers, the charity, or split between the two? It is up to you with this deal, and you leave feeling better about yourself and five indie games heavier than you were before.
I myself have fallen for this deal and have been playing the games over the night. Out of all them so far the stand out title for me has been Lugaru. You wouldn’t think playing an insane kung fu rabbit would be that much fun but I must tell you it is! Run over to their website now and even if all you pay is a dollar that will be a dollar they did not have before you gave it them!
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