This is the second year for the Indie Prize, an award which rounds up and rewards the best work by indie studios worldwide. It’s a great way for developers to help get their work the attention they deserve, and also help gamers find some gems they may have missed. This year, the award ceremony for the best Asian games will take place at Casual Connect Asia in Singapore from May 20 to 22.
The Asian Indie Prize contestants are some of the best games that Asia has to offer, and this year’s selection contains some familiar names:
Dusty Revenge
Dusty Revenge is a side-scrolling, action-adventure platformer about a pissed-off bunny and his quest for revenge. It’s a gorgeous game with some awesome boss fights and top-notch action. And did I mention the the protagonist is a rabbit and he has a scythe? If a scythe-wielding bunny rabbit doesn’t do it for you, I don’t know what will.
Pretentious Game
Pretentious Game is a bittersweet romantic game about squares. You heard me: squares. You guide your little square around a simple platforming world, and solve basic puzzles to get closer to another square. Pretentious Game is pure indie art, with gameplay being used to tell a moving story about love and all the problems that go with it. It’s stark, simple and beautiful.
And two offerings from Appxplore.
Malaysian-based Appxplore has gained a reputation for making top-notch mobile games, and its two offerings for the Indie Prize are no exception. Firstly there’s Caveboy Escape, a charming little pathfinding game in which you must help Caveboy, escape. The gameplay is simple but addictive and the character is cute as hell.
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