What indie games should be followed with magnifying glass in this 2020?
Third month of the calendar and in just a few days we will have before us names of the size of Resident Evil 3 or Final Fantasy VII Remake among others. Names that have resonated along these lines since, perhaps, longer than we would like, and that, for even longer, they will monopolize the current trend in the world. This start of the new course seems especially crowded with this type of news, but who knows if the ghost of a new generation has reduced the flow of advertisements by large companies. For that more casual player could become a cause for alarm, but nothing could be further from the truth, the year ahead is still overwhelming.
This year is packed with independent premieres of great ambition for all types of players; You MUST check them out.
And, on the part of the indie side, we have a catalog of launches that could monopolize the market without missing the "old guard". It is really complicated to have to make a selection among so many good ideas, presumably excellent execution and impressive artistic sections. As in previous texts the purpose of this article is to prevent you from overlooking any of these names that treasure so high potential. However, there have been many who have stayed in the inkwell and who would also deserve to have their own space here. Therefore, it is recommended that you inquire a little more on your own, because again we repeat that the near future is accompanied by great proposals; That is why we recommend those that for us may be the best PS4 games until 2020, among other platforms
Carrion (Phobia Game Studio)
Play it on: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: Determined
Like everything that Devolver Digital touches, Carrion It has not taken long to become one of the titles to take into account during 2020. Incidentally, also one of the best indie games. The level of gore and violence of projects that we have already seen on the part of the distributor is maintained, but this time with a twist: we are the villain, or the annihilating beast. In Carrion we play a deformed predator, an abomination closer to the mind of H.P Lovecraft that will try to escape from the laboratory in which it is located.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios)
Play it on: PC, Xbox One
Release date: April 11, 2020
Moon Studios made us enjoy as dwarves a few years ago with Ori and the Blind Forest, one of the best independent games for PC and Xbox One to date. Its direct sequel will arrive in just a few weeks, keeping the Metroidvania style intact, but raising even more the levels of action and visual style that have already become the saint and mark of the brand. Ori and the Will of the Wisps It will leave you with your mouth open thanks to its beautiful designs and scenarios. At the same time it will catch you with an accessible gameplay, but difficult to master in which the difficulty will only keep stuck in command.
Sable (Shedworks)
Play it on: PC, Xbox One
Release date: Determined
Sable is for many years one of the most desired titles in the field of indie games. A work that directly baby Moebius artistic style, all with a touch of exploration very accentuated. A work that only with its trailer is presented as hypnotic. Our mission will be to discover the secrets of an alien planet. From their ships, through monuments and architecture. Saber It is, by far, one of those games to mark in red in the list.
Twelve Minutes (Luis Antonio)
Play it on: PC
Release date: Determined
Twelve Minutes will love lovers of the genre thriller, an indie game that could well be written by David Fincher
Baldo (Naps Team)
Play it on: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: Determined
Imagine a crossover between The Legend of Zelda, Ni No Kuni Y Studio Ghibli Outcome? Baldo We talk about an action RPG with a very marked artistic style, drinking directly from the aforementioned influences. Its creators, Naps Team, have promised an adventure of nothing more and nothing less than up to 60 hours. During the tour we will have ample areas to explore, experience levels with their respective skill trees and countless missions.
Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Play it on: PC
Release date: Determined
Hollow Knight is one of the best indies for PS4 as well as other platforms. A title that takes the metroidvania genre one step further, becoming a reference within it. No wonder its sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong be one of the most anticipated independent games of 2020. Team Cherry will take us this time to a new kingdom and of course all that entails: more weapons, enemies and action. Promising.
Somerville (Jumpship)
Play it on: PC
Release date: Determined
Dino Patti, co-founder of PlayDead and authors of Limbo and Inside, is already working on his next work. There are few details that we know about her beyond a synopsis and a brief trailer. What we have no doubt is that if Inside is one of the best independent games for PC,
Minutes of Islands (Studio Fizbin)
Play it on: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release date: Determined
With a visual style that will remind a lot of the Adventure Time series, Minutes of Islands It has sneaked into the list of the most outstanding PS4 indies games of 2020. In addition to its artistic section, Minute of Islands surprises with a mix in which exploration and puzzles are great protagonists. During the adventure we will discover the mysteries that enclose the different islands that we will visit.
Backbone (EggNut)
Play it on: PC
Release date: Determined
Backbone It is one of the titles called to revolutionize the point-and-click genre, typical of graphic adventures. This time we find a game that borrows the idea of Blacksad, the acclaimed Spanish comic. Backbone puts us in front of an adventure with a unique pixel-art, moving to a dystopian universe with an argument that will delight lovers of black cinema movies. We know little about the argument, although there is no doubt that he promises not to disappoint thanks to the various dialogue options and their consequences.
The Last Night (Odd Tales)
Play it on: PC
Release date: Determined
We could not finish the list of the most anticipated indies without mentioning The Last Night. Its launch was scheduled for 2018, but due to several problems during development the date has been postponed, this being still a mystery. We want to think that 2020 will be the year for your arrival on PC. We talk about one of the Indie games for PC more ambitious of recent times. A pixel-art work that will mark a before and after. A thriller in which action, narrative and adventure will catch the best of the aesthetics of films like Blade Runner.
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