Thank you so much for the kind words about TetherGeist! We're so happy that you enjoyed our game! So many awesome games featured here--we're beyond thrilled to be among them. And, you're right, player movement is definitely a priority for us, and it really means a lot that a fellow dev team appreciates the work we've put in. Congrats on starting development on your own game! We'll definitely be keeping tabs on your progress. Looking forward to it!
Hi there and many thanks for poppy by. Really appreciate the feedback. Your work with TerherGeist has honestly given us a kick in the backside in terms of what's possible. We spent a good couple of hours this morning messing around with our character and have made a few positive changes particularly in our charter's decent speed. All the best for the work ahead on your game, hugely excited to see where you take it.
Hey, I'm one of the devs of WORMHOLE! So exciting to see our game in the intro~! We're a three person team who made this game on zero budget and every wishlist and boost means a ton to us!
So glad to hear this. We're of an age where we're so attached to our twin stick shooters to see something like this doing something new in the genre is so delightful. All the best for the work ahead.
scarlet deer in looks incredible. i have NEVER seen something this cool, the idea of embroidering the character and then importing that into an engine? thats ART my guy, IMMEDATE whishlist. I had litteral goosebumps. such a unique idea, a true X factor in marketing speak.
The first episode will be in a few weeks time introducing why we're planning on making our own game. It's been three years coming though and has taken that long to decide on an engine...... Which has changed at least 3 times already.
I had a lot of fun with the Downhill demo. Also really looking forward to Windblown. One of my fav games indie games I’ve demoed recently was a puzzler titled “Lok”.
It's not often I subscribe to a channel on watching a single video, but this was so well put together that I want to see what other videos you produce from now on.
I feel like the stitched characters was a wasted opportunity by layering animation over the stitching's. Would have been cooler .. in my opinion, to have them as stitched characters rather than just have them appear as a slightly unique looking animation. It seems like it hides the initial hard work and creativeness of the art all too much.
Hurray! Was waiting for this one! 😁 Nice picks. Garden Thrills feels like a good cozy time, Lonely Mountains Snow Riders seems like a lot of fun, especially with multiplayer. Also looking for Windblown, though the fast action and busy screen feels like it can be a bit too much for me too. I played the Symphonia demo back in 2021, seems like they took a while to bring it to release. Hoping it was just polish and good Q&A, and not anything more serious. Also agree about calling things indie. Not happy about it, but nowadays, it seems anything not AAA is being called indie (even AA). But as long as we're getting good games, I'm happy.
The naming convention has bothered us for a few years. We toyed with the idea of a complete rebrand which would mean we covered more AA side of things and yet that felt we would be stepping away from the whole point of what we've been doing - shining a light on small teams making brilliantly creative games.
@@GetIndieGaming I think you're doing a very good job, even with the odd big budget AA here and there. Even a nitpicker like me don't care, as long as good games have a chance to be highligthed Even the Golden Joystick Awards now have "Best Indie Game" and "Best Indie Game - Self Published" as categories, because they know people will call almost anything indie
I remember seeing Scarlet Deer Inn years ago when developers posted in a facebook group about how it was being made. While this is definitely very cool, I thought back then the same thing I do now seeing it again. The way they made the art simply doesn't make sense :/ If you don't have the information on how art was made, there is no way anyone will recognize it was done in such a unique way. It can definitely be done to look the same with "traditional" asset drawing, so not sure why they took so much time and effort and probably insane amount of resources. But again, as someone who loves game development, for me this is insanely cool, and maybe I'm just missing something
I agree. The artistry is very interesting and I'm sure very time consuming, but it's kinda not coming through on footage. The embroidery looks like a shader, not something crafted and scanned/photographed, and the environments and backgrounds are a bit too simple. I hope it's one that looks better in person, like Harold Halibut (which looks good on videos, but significantly better when playing)
Fantastic to see you back Mr! Hope you’re in a better position for creating content again. Always find myself asking “What would GIG think of this?” when discovering a new Indie fave. (Been too many greats over the past couple of years and I’ve genuinely missed your vids.) Nice selection but console based here so will wait for the ports. 😉 Hope you’re keeping well and, again, lovely to see you back. Keep it Indie!
Hi there. Thankfully we're in a day job space were we're able to commit to a video each week. We've decided to go for a Monday 4pm UK / 11am EST / 8 am PST time slot. Many thanks for the feedback and kind words. Honestly means a lot.
Thanks for the video! I'm gonna try a couple of the games you recommend. Personally, I liked the demos of: Ale Abbey, The Rise of the Golden Idol, The Girl from Arkanya, Embers of Spiritflame, The Edge of Allegoria, Dinocop and Before I Go. Wow, I didn't realise there were so many until I wrote them here...
sup dude, I used to go by the name of Rigenstein, is cool if you dont remember me though, but I remember my first comment to your channel was during new year and I was really drunk. I am glad that you are still focusing on Indie games, with the amount of AAA (and one AAAA I guess) that are just failing, indies are more important than ever.... also, I am still waiting for Little Devil Inside hahaha
As ever, such a great eclectic choice of games, and no duds here. Personally looking forward to Chrono Sword and Lonely Mountains Snow Riders, but again, all look top tier tbh!
One game that I ended up immediately wishlisting after the demo was Karate Survivor. As the name suggests, it's like Vampire Survivors but with kung fu, but that can be more reductive than it sounds. The whole thing is drenched in early '90s Jackie Chan pastiche, it's got incredibly smooth animation, and the game's combo setup system is fascinating and rewarding once you start to come to grips with it. Definitely something to watch.
This is a great list of games, thanks. Lonely Mountain Snow Riders looks like it would be great on Steam Deck. TetherGeist came out of nowhere, and looks amazing.
I played the Knights in Tights Spaces demo as part of Next Fest, as I was curious how different it was going to be from Fights in Tight Spaces, or just a fantasy re-skin. I thoroughly enjoyed it! It's got everything I liked about FiTS with the addition of controlling multiple characters and some RPG elements. I'm liking the new art style too. Looking forward to the final game! Also played the demo for The Precinct, which felt a bit generic, but fairly enjoyable and it's interesting to play GTA as a cop, rather than a criminal, where you have abide by the law, kinda like the old Police Quest games (showing my age here 😄). Early development and the car controls definitely need some tweaking still, but could but good.
Wow, a bunch of games to check this time around. I´m a bit tired of the indie Souls-Likes, but Chrono Sword looks pretty interesting. Thethergeist definitely grabbed my attention with the bit you showed and the talk about it, keeping an eye on it. And windblown from the Dead Cells team is a must get for sure. Thanks for the vid! :D
A lovely, carefully curated list ☺️ I'm glad it was so varied - I'm kind of too scared to browse Steam these days as it's just a wall of Metroid/Souls/Rogue clones that I'm just over with to be honest. Seeing a list like this proves there'a a ton of great stuff just getting buried unless you have the time to search. It doesn't help that my reflexes are shot these days so that's partly to blame for my sentiment, heh heh. I'm loving the look of Garden Trills, and Chrono Sword looks gorgeous (problems aside). Cheers GIG 👍
I don't know how many hours I've spent on Lonely mountains Downhill. (Learnt about it from your channel.) So, I'm happy to hear a sequel is on its way. (And once again, I'm learning about it on this channel.) Wishlisted right away.
Thank you for the great vidéo, my wishlist if refilled :) If I could suggest a game it would be QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger Great for playing with friends in battle royale and coop. And it is so polished, it has the best 90's sentai feel I had in years :D
I've been hyping up chrono sword since the beginning and I feel a bit disappointed by the demo. Tethergeist looks amazing and Scarlet Deer Inn is a nice surprise
That’s interesting. We have three possible thumbnails for this video with TH-cam selecting the one it thinks the viewer might be most likely to click on.
@@GetIndieGaming That makes sense! I learned that YT mostly cares about watch time. Actually, I heard that probably YT cares about total session watch time, even if that time is not spent on your video. Anyway, YT probably shows you the thumbnail that got the most watch time of your video, since it's the most interesting information for you. But I guess YT actually shows the thumbnail that leads to longest session watch time. YT is an interesting strategy game... 😄
Supervive is awesome made by Theorycraft a new medium (~50ppl) indie studio, indie studio with devs from LoL, Overwatch, Destiny etc... the game is so fun
Agreed. This was one of the 50 we played and really enjoyed it. I’d need to check the notes as to why it didn’t make the top 10. We certainly wrote around 300 words on it. Hmmmm.
There is no way you could narrow down to 10 games. lol Seriously, I respect the grind but you guys missed so many bangers. Next time do the top 50. That would make sense considering the scale of Next Fest.
Top 50?! Dude, come on. Maybe you’re new here but there is absolutely no way for a team of two people to select that many games from an even larger pool of indies. It also just doesn’t make sense from a strategic standpoint, seeing as the video would be way too long. There’s a reason why they chose to highlight only 10.
From our side, covering more games where we offer analysis and insight rather than read from the Steam homepage wouldn’t be feasible. We’re aiming for this additional context to be our value here in what’s a super busy and crowded space.
Hi everyone. Hope you all enjoyed the October Next Fest as much as we did? What did we miss? Please let us know down here in the comments.
Temtem Swarm, has been one of the most played demos of the fest.
What is the game that game the last seconds on your vid? Terra Nil looking....
I do love a bally-air-rick game. Prefer balletic though. X
Connection : the nightmare within, nice indie
Thank you so much for the kind words about TetherGeist! We're so happy that you enjoyed our game! So many awesome games featured here--we're beyond thrilled to be among them. And, you're right, player movement is definitely a priority for us, and it really means a lot that a fellow dev team appreciates the work we've put in. Congrats on starting development on your own game! We'll definitely be keeping tabs on your progress. Looking forward to it!
Hi there and many thanks for poppy by. Really appreciate the feedback. Your work with TerherGeist has honestly given us a kick in the backside in terms of what's possible. We spent a good couple of hours this morning messing around with our character and have made a few positive changes particularly in our charter's decent speed. All the best for the work ahead on your game, hugely excited to see where you take it.
Hey, I'm one of the devs of WORMHOLE! So exciting to see our game in the intro~! We're a three person team who made this game on zero budget and every wishlist and boost means a ton to us!
Many thanks for popping by and all the best with the work ahead. Would love to see and play this again when you're ready to launch.
So glad you liked Beaming Stingray! The response so far has been amazing - so glad all those (very) late nights have been worth it 😂
I've downloaded the demo, good luck with your project 💪
So glad to hear this. We're of an age where we're so attached to our twin stick shooters to see something like this doing something new in the genre is so delightful. All the best for the work ahead.
@@achilleconte4385 🙏
@@GetIndieGaming 🙏
scarlet deer in looks incredible. i have NEVER seen something this cool, the idea of embroidering the character and then importing that into an engine? thats ART my guy, IMMEDATE whishlist. I had litteral goosebumps. such a unique idea, a true X factor in marketing speak.
TetherGeist, Windblown and Garden Trills were among the 27 demos I tried from Next Fest, glad they got some recognition here! Great vid 💜
Lovely game list as always, also stoked to hear about your game! Just knowing your passion and love for indie games, I'm so happy for you :D
unless i'm missing something, beaming stingray is not a twin stick shooter
Glad youre back to weekly uploads
I missed you papa bear.
"With a series on that coming soon" What a tease!!!! Love it. Looking forward to it.
The first episode will be in a few weeks time introducing why we're planning on making our own game. It's been three years coming though and has taken that long to decide on an engine...... Which has changed at least 3 times already.
@@GetIndieGaming I can't wait for this!
@@TheDani86 First episode will come in a few weeks time - thanks for the positivity :)
Tethergeist looks delightful.
I had a lot of fun with the Downhill demo. Also really looking forward to Windblown. One of my fav games indie games I’ve demoed recently was a puzzler titled “Lok”.
It's not often I subscribe to a channel on watching a single video, but this was so well put together that I want to see what other videos you produce from now on.
I feel like the stitched characters was a wasted opportunity by layering animation over the stitching's. Would have been cooler .. in my opinion, to have them as stitched characters rather than just have them appear as a slightly unique looking animation. It seems like it hides the initial hard work and creativeness of the art all too much.
Ah man I loved lonely mountains downhill. Definitely getting this new one
Oh it's so good. Th online co-op is genius.
Hurray! Was waiting for this one! 😁
Nice picks. Garden Thrills feels like a good cozy time, Lonely Mountains Snow Riders seems like a lot of fun, especially with multiplayer. Also looking for Windblown, though the fast action and busy screen feels like it can be a bit too much for me too.
I played the Symphonia demo back in 2021, seems like they took a while to bring it to release. Hoping it was just polish and good Q&A, and not anything more serious.
Also agree about calling things indie. Not happy about it, but nowadays, it seems anything not AAA is being called indie (even AA). But as long as we're getting good games, I'm happy.
The naming convention has bothered us for a few years. We toyed with the idea of a complete rebrand which would mean we covered more AA side of things and yet that felt we would be stepping away from the whole point of what we've been doing - shining a light on small teams making brilliantly creative games.
@@GetIndieGaming I think you're doing a very good job, even with the odd big budget AA here and there. Even a nitpicker like me don't care, as long as good games have a chance to be highligthed
Even the Golden Joystick Awards now have "Best Indie Game" and "Best Indie Game - Self Published" as categories, because they know people will call almost anything indie
Loving Windblown! Haven't tried Symphonia yet, but looks great, definitely going to check it out. Thanks for the recommendations.
Hope you enjoyed the video. It was great fun to pull together.
I remember seeing Scarlet Deer Inn years ago when developers posted in a facebook group about how it was being made. While this is definitely very cool, I thought back then the same thing I do now seeing it again. The way they made the art simply doesn't make sense :/
If you don't have the information on how art was made, there is no way anyone will recognize it was done in such a unique way. It can definitely be done to look the same with "traditional" asset drawing, so not sure why they took so much time and effort and probably insane amount of resources.
But again, as someone who loves game development, for me this is insanely cool, and maybe I'm just missing something
I agree. The artistry is very interesting and I'm sure very time consuming, but it's kinda not coming through on footage. The embroidery looks like a shader, not something crafted and scanned/photographed, and the environments and backgrounds are a bit too simple. I hope it's one that looks better in person, like Harold Halibut (which looks good on videos, but significantly better when playing)
@@terrabits I was thinking the same thing! Maybe it's the black outlines that take away from the effect.
You gotta play the Ari Buktu demo! Hilarious game.
Duly download and thanks for the nudge towards this one.
I loved this demo! 💜
@@justsophia22 i feel like it's the biggest sleeper in the fest. just a bag of fun and warmth.
Symphonia looks gorgeous! And Tetherquest looks like my kinda game.
All these games look amazing. Thank you!
Fantastic to see you back Mr! Hope you’re in a better position for creating content again. Always find myself asking “What would GIG think of this?” when discovering a new Indie fave. (Been too many greats over the past couple of years and I’ve genuinely missed your vids.) Nice selection but console based here so will wait for the ports. 😉 Hope you’re keeping well and, again, lovely to see you back. Keep it Indie!
Hi there. Thankfully we're in a day job space were we're able to commit to a video each week. We've decided to go for a Monday 4pm UK / 11am EST / 8 am PST time slot. Many thanks for the feedback and kind words. Honestly means a lot.
@@GetIndieGaming No worries and great to see you back! Shall look forward to the new content!
Thanks for the video! I'm gonna try a couple of the games you recommend. Personally, I liked the demos of: Ale Abbey, The Rise of the Golden Idol, The Girl from Arkanya, Embers of Spiritflame, The Edge of Allegoria, Dinocop and Before I Go. Wow, I didn't realise there were so many until I wrote them here...
A joy to watch your video, as always! I have added a couple to my wishlist!
Yay! Thank you!
Some of these games look great… Personally I’m super hyped for Citizen Sleeper 2. I absolutely loved the first game.
Great choice of games. I feel most attracted to "spilled".😊
Oh spilled is a delight. Super casual and fun.
sup dude, I used to go by the name of Rigenstein, is cool if you dont remember me though, but I remember my first comment to your channel was during new year and I was really drunk. I am glad that you are still focusing on Indie games, with the amount of AAA (and one AAAA I guess) that are just failing, indies are more important than ever.... also, I am still waiting for Little Devil Inside hahaha
As ever, such a great eclectic choice of games, and no duds here. Personally looking forward to Chrono Sword and Lonely Mountains Snow Riders, but again, all look top tier tbh!
One game that I ended up immediately wishlisting after the demo was Karate Survivor. As the name suggests, it's like Vampire Survivors but with kung fu, but that can be more reductive than it sounds. The whole thing is drenched in early '90s Jackie Chan pastiche, it's got incredibly smooth animation, and the game's combo setup system is fascinating and rewarding once you start to come to grips with it. Definitely something to watch.
So good youre back
Weekly on a Monday - or that's the plan.
This is a great list of games, thanks. Lonely Mountain Snow Riders looks like it would be great on Steam Deck. TetherGeist came out of nowhere, and looks amazing.
We’ve yet to get a Steam Deck although we’re probably picking one up come the next hardware update.
I played the Knights in Tights Spaces demo as part of Next Fest, as I was curious how different it was going to be from Fights in Tight Spaces, or just a fantasy re-skin. I thoroughly enjoyed it! It's got everything I liked about FiTS with the addition of controlling multiple characters and some RPG elements. I'm liking the new art style too. Looking forward to the final game!
Also played the demo for The Precinct, which felt a bit generic, but fairly enjoyable and it's interesting to play GTA as a cop, rather than a criminal, where you have abide by the law, kinda like the old Police Quest games (showing my age here 😄). Early development and the car controls definitely need some tweaking still, but could but good.
I wishlisted 3 of them. Thanks!
Marvellous to hear - many thanks!
My top 3 demos from the SteamNextFest are:
Heroes of Hammerwatch 2
Rivals of Aether 2
Windblown
Wow, a bunch of games to check this time around. I´m a bit tired of the indie Souls-Likes, but Chrono Sword looks pretty interesting.
Thethergeist definitely grabbed my attention with the bit you showed and the talk about it, keeping an eye on it. And windblown from the Dead Cells team is a must get for sure.
Thanks for the vid! :D
Soooo many Souls-Likes. Plenty look great and yet we wanted to cover a few other genres this time.
A lovely, carefully curated list ☺️ I'm glad it was so varied - I'm kind of too scared to browse Steam these days as it's just a wall of Metroid/Souls/Rogue clones that I'm just over with to be honest. Seeing a list like this proves there'a a ton of great stuff just getting buried unless you have the time to search. It doesn't help that my reflexes are shot these days so that's partly to blame for my sentiment, heh heh. I'm loving the look of Garden Trills, and Chrono Sword looks gorgeous (problems aside). Cheers GIG 👍
Thank you for this considered response. Means a lot to see our approach here going down so well.
@@GetIndieGaming No probs, and hopefully it helps to keep the dreaded Y.T. algo fed if I leave bigger walls of text as comments!
I don't know how many hours I've spent on Lonely mountains Downhill. (Learnt about it from your channel.)
So, I'm happy to hear a sequel is on its way. (And once again, I'm learning about it on this channel.)
Wishlisted right away.
Thank you - means a lot, really does.
@@GetIndieGamingAnd thank you, for doing what you do.
Really looking forward to SNØ. That demo was awesome.
Thanks for the suggested. We'll go download that and give it a go.
Great summary, thank you 😊
O & Co Games has a dev log channel on youtube chronicling their the development of Tethergeist
Thanks or this - just found it so we'll settle down a bit later on to see their approach. Really appreciate you posting this.
Thank you for the great vidéo, my wishlist if refilled :)
If I could suggest a game it would be QUADRICOLOR: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger
Great for playing with friends in battle royale and coop. And it is so polished, it has the best 90's sentai feel I had in years :D
My favorite between these game was scarlett deer inn. And another game strange seed.
A game about passing time 😲 sounds fun
With all the great demos I played, this should be a top 100 :D
And about a 6 hour video :)
missed these videos.
Hey 👋🏽. Nice games coming. Quick question though, what is the black and white snake game at the start of the video called?
Hi there. All of the games in the video are linked to in the video description. This one is Wormhole.
I've been hyping up chrono sword since the beginning and I feel a bit disappointed by the demo. Tethergeist looks amazing and Scarlet Deer Inn is a nice surprise
Chrono Sword reminds me of Eitr. Will try the demo!
Now that’s a great call and one from a very, very long time ago.
2:08 Chrono sword caught my attention. Even with all its flaws, I noticed you used its character for your thumbnail. :)
That’s interesting. We have three possible thumbnails for this video with TH-cam selecting the one it thinks the viewer might be most likely to click on.
@@GetIndieGaming wow, that's cool, AI is getting too good 😅
@@GetIndieGaming and... can you see the percentage of clicks to each thumbnail?
We get to see which thumbnail leads to the most watch time, rather than the percentage click rate.
@@GetIndieGaming That makes sense! I learned that YT mostly cares about watch time. Actually, I heard that probably YT cares about total session watch time, even if that time is not spent on your video. Anyway, YT probably shows you the thumbnail that got the most watch time of your video, since it's the most interesting information for you. But I guess YT actually shows the thumbnail that leads to longest session watch time. YT is an interesting strategy game... 😄
Supervive is awesome made by Theorycraft a new medium (~50ppl) indie studio, indie studio with devs from LoL, Overwatch, Destiny etc... the game is so fun
Agreed. This was one of the 50 we played and really enjoyed it. I’d need to check the notes as to why it didn’t make the top 10. We certainly wrote around 300 words on it. Hmmmm.
Adding a menu to this video really help a lot, pls
What is the game shown @ 00:57 please? Thanks
This would be Netherworld Covenant. There's a link to the Steam homepage in the description.
Thanks! @@GetIndieGaming
What's the name of the game at 0:58 ?
Netherworld Covenant (all links are in the description, including intro and outro)
@@terrabits Oh my bad, I didn't check the Intro section, thanks!
@@SZakiabba No worries, I was curious too and decided to check, and there it was 😁
Wow. What's the game at 0:57 ? Look so cool
All of the games in the video are listed along with the steam / epic pages in the video description.
What’s the polygonal horror game at the end? And the boat one? They look great
Hi there. All of the games in the video are listed in the description.
@@GetIndieGamingactually they’re not. They’re after the list which has Windblown as the last game there. They’re the games in the outro
Did you say Baleteric? Baletic is the word you wanted (I think).
That’s the word I was looking for! Cheers!
What was the car game that was shown in the intro montage at around the 35 second mark?
All of the games are listed and linked to down in the description. Cheers!
It's called Keep driving!
What is the games at 15:40-15:45?
Lonely mountains Snow Riders is an absolute trash game but I'll play it to bits for sure!
what´s the name of the very last game in the video with the ship, which is cleaning the sea?
whats the last game at the end - the tugboat one at the end?
This is called Spilled. There's a link to the game's Steam page in the description.
Yay!!!!
Drova Forsaken Sin Beat all
Please start using chapters in your videos
what was the game at :35
0:58 What game is this?
What is the game at 0:59 please?
1:00 what RPG game is this?
Hi there. All of the games are listed in the description including the intro and outdo.
@@GetIndieGaming thanks, i missed that. It is Netherworld Covenant, looking forwod it
why would you ever want a Switch port of Symphonium? To listen to the All-Timer soundtrack through shitty speakers?
Player choice while out and about on the bus ride into work? In fairness, we could say the same of any game.....
@@GetIndieGaming You're right. As much as I've tried, I've never been able to get into gaming on the go, so this is a conclusion I will never reach.
Could you tell us what game this is please? th-cam.com/video/E6LQcz6yhvE/w-d-xo.html
There is no way you could narrow down to 10 games. lol Seriously, I respect the grind but you guys missed so many bangers. Next time do the top 50. That would make sense considering the scale of Next Fest.
Top 50?! Dude, come on. Maybe you’re new here but there is absolutely no way for a team of two people to select that many games from an even larger pool of indies. It also just doesn’t make sense from a strategic standpoint, seeing as the video would be way too long. There’s a reason why they chose to highlight only 10.
From our side, covering more games where we offer analysis and insight rather than read from the Steam homepage wouldn’t be feasible. We’re aiming for this additional context to be our value here in what’s a super busy and crowded space.
@@maggiezee7875 Yeah you're right. But 10 is way too few. I just wish it was more considering how many great games that were available.
@@GetIndieGaming My only complaint is that so many games got overlooked. Thanks for responding.