Ten Indie Games to Look For in 2011

Alex Lucard have listed out some interesting indie games to look for in 2011 at Diehardgamefan,hope you guys enjoy it!

Here at Diehard GameFAN, we tend to have an emphasis on games put out by smaller and/or independent publishers. This is because the majority of gamers and gaming sites tend to ignore these titles due to a low advertising budget or simply because they aren’t “name” companies. This is a shame and because so many gamers don’t look past the “A Level” titles, they miss out on a lot of great games. With 2011 upon us, I’ve taken it upon myself to put together a list of ten indie games you should be excited for this year, if you aren’t already. Now most of these are PC titles, simply because it’s easier (and cheaper) to publisher a title for a PC than for a console, but even if you mainly play video games with a controller in hand, that doesn’t mean you should discount any of these games.

The list below is arranged in alphabetical order, along with links to the game’s website and a little write-up on each. My hope is that this article will give these games some of the attention they definitely deserve and that by the time you’re done reading this, you’ll be read to plunk down a pre-order for at least one of these.

Alpha Polaris
Developer: Turmoil Games
Publisher: Just-A-Game
Genre: Horror Adventure
Release Date: Early 2011
Website: http://www.turmoilgames.com/about/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=198141862991

If you’re a longtime reader of my work, you know I’m a big fan of the original Alone in the Dark trilogy consisting of Alone in the Dark, Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet and Prisoner of Ice (Note: Any other game bearing an Alone in the Dark title is actually outside of this continuity and not part of the actual series.). It’s the last game in this trilogy I can’t help but think of when I see the plot and screenshots of Alpha Polaris and trust me, that’s a very, VERY good thing.

Turmoil Games is a relatively new development company, straight out of Finland. The game takes place under arctic conditions in Greenland aboard an American oil research station. Per the description from the game’s website:

High above, the ion storm of the century is gathering, bringing about a strange intermixing of reality and night terrors. It is up to Rune Knudsen, a Norwegian biologist, to take on a desperate struggle against fear and death, and to face the primordial force lurking beyond the veiled sky.
I’m a big fan of horror adventure over survival horror because the focus on the former is actually about a good story and instilling terror in the gamer, while the latter is just about killing things. Since the game’s story is meant to really revolve around the concepts of isolation and nameless dread, that’s a huge plus for someone like me. The screenshots from this little indie game also look great, especially for team making their first game. Go over to their website and look at the detail on those ice covered mountains in the screenshots. VERY NICE.

There’s no firm date set for Alpha Polaris right now, but it’s been in the final stages of beta testing since mid December, 2010 – so it’s a lock that it’ll be out this year. It’s just WHEN exactly that’s still up in the air.

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