Great Games You've Never Played

Some of the best computer games ever madeareas. They're often former artists,
are likely games you've never heard of. Createdprogrammers, or designers of some big name
by individuals and small companies working insoftware companies. Maybe that quiet little
relative obscurity. They don't have million dollarprogrammer in that tiny corner cubicle dreams of
budgets, some don't even have hundred dollarbeing an Indie one day. Tired of the corporate rat
budgets. They don't have dedicated marketingrace, and looking to express themselves
departments, research analysts, sales teams,creatively they become Indies. Some of been
fancy offices, and cutting edge tools. They scrapelucky enough to avoid the corporate avenue
together whatever tools they can, oftenaltogether and make a living doing what they love
discarded by the ultra rich game designers of bigfrom the beginning. Regardless of their origins,
shiny game studios.they all have the passion and desire to create. To
Making Miracles.be able to put their name on something really
In spite of these deplorable working conditions,great. They want to be recognized for their
they create some of the most amazing gamesabilities and worth. But more than that, they want
around. How do these game gems get created,you to play their games, and have fun doing so.
and who are the miracle workers creating them.Why are Indie games so good?
They're independent game designers. SometimesIndie games are good first and foremost, because
called Indies for short. Working out of theirthey're fun. It's a game after all, and if it's not fun
bedrooms, garages, spare offices, and basements.from the get go, then what's the point. They're
They have a passion for what they do. They lovealso highly original, sometimes mainstream funny,
games, they love the act of creation, and aresometimes just weird funny, sometimes morbid,
relentlessly committed to their vision of what asometimes creepy, and sometimes just downright
game should be. They often build games theygross. But, thats OK. Games should be a
themselves would love to play. Simply because nodeparture from the everyday. They should make
one else will. These kind of games you won't findyou think in different, fantastic ways. So many big
at the big box electronics store casting it'sname games are just rehashed ideas done a
shadow over your end of town. These passionatethousand times before. Another sequel of the
Indies could care less what the marketing boys upsame old games from last year. Indie games are
on the 26th floor have to say about the latestadventurous and risky. Indies take chances and
game trends. Probably because their garages don'tdevote their time to making something unique. So,
have 26 floors. They just know their love oftake a look around, and try a few, till you
games, and how much they enjoy playing.discover the one that matches your own bizarre
Where do Indies come from?and fantastic interests.
Indie game developers come from all different