Indie Game Preachers - Edition #102

Outer Wilds vs Blasphemous? Astro Bot GOTY? A Drifting Racer, A New Colony Idler, A Shopping Horror, An Underworld Roguelite

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Recommendation: Night of the Consumers

Hi, I’m Anthesis and this is Indie Game Preachers. Each Friday I recommend interesting and exciting indie games that I think you’ll love.

Today I have 6 game recommendations + some extras!

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Game #1 - Night of the Consumers

IF YOU’VE WORKED IN RETAIL, THIS GAME WILL GIVE YOU PTSD

GENRE: SURVIVAL HORROR, ACTION, 90s, MAYHEM

Night of the Consumers is a tense, action packed, horror survival that takes place in hell
 retail hell!

Your job is to keep the store in pristine condition, ensure shelves are stocked and to help the customers.

Make sure to do your job well or your manager won’t be happy.

The customers are also utterly insane and will do anything to get the customer service they want!

The gameplay is quite challenging, but the game is a ton of fun.

If you’ve worked in retail then you’ll definitely understand how terrifying customers can be lol.

It gave me flashbacks to working in retail during the Christmas season.

Available for just $3 on Itch!

It’s also coming to Steam soon. You can wishlist below. :)

Where to get it?

Itch: (here)

Steam (Coming Soon): (here)

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Game #2 - Art of Rally

BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND HANDLING

GENRE: RACING, DRIVING, PHYSICS BASED, SPORTS, COMPETITIVE

Art of Rally is one of the best in its genre.

It focuses on these 2 things:

Beautiful stylized tracks and scenery based on real life locations.

Superb car handling and racing mechanics.

If those are what you like in a racing game then I highly recommend.

There is also a very active community who you can race against in weekly challenges.

Overall a solid racing game that I’m sure a lot of you will LOVE!

Where to get it?

Steam: (here)

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Introducing Community Spotlight! 

A new section in our newsletter that promotes underappreciated community members.

They may be indie game devs, content creators or indie game artists. 

We believe their work deserves more attention and we can help them out by liking, wishlisting or sharing their work.

P.S. If you have recommendations for underappreciated devs, artists, content creators etc. just reply to our emails letting us know!

ZlimBratSki - Youtube

This week’s spotlight is for ZlimBratSki.

He’s an awesome Swedish content creator who focuses on boomer shooters and action indie games.

He play tests new games all the time and is a great channel for discovering awesome indies.

I highly recommend checking him out!

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Game #3 - UFO 50

50 UNIQUE GAMES IN 1

GENRE: ARCADE, 50-GAMES-IN-1, ACTION, ADVENTURE, RETRO

I adore UFO 50!

It really shows the magic of indie games. This is a game that could never be made by a AAA company - it was even risky making it as an indie!

The risk they took really paid off as UFO 50 has been a huge success and has over 4,800 overwhelmingly positive reviews.

UFO 50 is a collection of 50 retro 80s inspired games, but with modern game design ideas and mechanics.

The idea for the game came from reminiscing about going through your friend’s video game collection and picking out games to play.

The games aren’t mini games, they are each their own unique experience.

Games range from open world adventures and JRPG to platformers, mini-arcades and more!

You’ll also get a huge dose of nostalgia!

A truly brilliant game. :)

Where to get it?

Steam: (here)

Game #4 - Necroking

TURN BASED ROGUELITE WITH DEEP DECKBUILDING

GENRE: TURN BASED TACTICS, ROGUELITE, DECKBUILDING

Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite where you play as a powerful necromancer.

Build a deck of "Skulls", raise undead armies, and conquer settlements corrupted by life.

Your goal is to unleash necromantic power, spread chaos, and claim your throne as the ultimate Necroking!

Command over 30 types of skeletons and monsters.

Use strategy and quick thinking to win fights.

Customize your army with unique skills and upgrades.

Every run is different with random levels and challenges

Where to get it?

Steam: (here)

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Game #5 - Ballionaire

KINETIC BASED ROGUELIKE

GENRE: CASUAL, ROGUELIKE, TURN BASED

Ballionaire is a fast-paced, physics-driven roguelike where strategy and chaos combine to build outrageous wealth.

Drop balls, trigger wild combos, and theorycraft your way to becoming a Ballionaire while overcoming challenges from the mysterious Elders.

Build a pachinko-style board, drop balls to trigger effects, earn money, and spawn even more balls.

Pay tribute to the Elders by surviving their devious challenges, or perish trying.

Adapt your strategies to unique boards like the Pyramid, Danger Wheel, or Pinball table.

Unlock and combine wild effects like feeding whales, splitting coins, or doubling bonks for crazy synergies - 125+ Triggers & 50+ Boons.

Where to get it?

Steam: (here)

Game #6 - Idle Colony

A GREAT NEW IDLER

GENRE: IDLER, CLICKER, AUTOMATION, STRATEGY

I came across Idle Colony on Steam and loved it!

Idle Colony is a condensed incremental game where you build a thriving colony to collect, merge, and upgrade fruits, unlocking exponential growth and massive numbers.

It's a satisfying blend of automation, strategy, and progression designed to keep the dopamine flowing.

Combine two fruits to create higher-tier ones, multiplying your earnings exponentially.

Build structures and improve your economy to boost income and unlock new opportunities.

Recruit creatures to handle tasks like harvesting, planting, and operating machines, turning your colony into a self-sustaining powerhouse.

Sacrifice your colony in rituals to unlock powerful technologies and start anew with greater potential.

Strategically spend unique currencies to discover the best upgrades and technologies for skyrocketing profits.

With endless growth potential and satisfying mechanics, Idle Colony is all about turning little creatures and fruits into big numbers and even bigger achievements!

Where to get it?

Steam: (here)

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