Indie Game Dev Scene

YouTube features a video on the topic: "How To Make Indie Games In 2025". Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhfZ1QEl-2s The person interviewed in this video is the creator of the Jai programming language, a yet unfinished programming language specifically designed for game programming. You can find more information on it here: https://github.com/BSVino/JaiPrimer/blob/master/JaiPrimer.md https://inductive.no/jai/

Global Game Jam 2025 is going to take place from January 20th to 26th, 2025. The registration for the event will open on December 2nd, 2024. The official website is located at: https://globalgamejam.org/

I've just released a fresh new game in the spirit of Tetris, Cirix 2. It is available for free at: https://www.hugi.scene.org/adok/miscellaneous/cirix2.zip Both Cirix and Cirix 2 are similar to Tetris, but not quite the same. While the first Cirix game was for three players, Cirix 2 is for a solo player and thus more accessible. In the first game each player threw a block at one time into the game and they had to see to it that four or more blocks get placed adjacently to each other so that they would be cleared. By contrast, the second game works with three blocks at once, and each block has a number on it that signifies the number of blocks that have to be adjacent to each other so that they will be cleared. I think it's a fine recreational game, just like the original Tetris.

Immunity Force is the third instalment of a series of turn-based, tactical role-playing games I (Adok aka Aura4) developed. The special thing about this game is that it is not set in a fantasy environment like most Shining fangames but in the human body. You control white blood cells which have to fight against viruses. The game itself is very much like the original Shining Force. In turn-based battles, you fight the enemies. One peculiarity of Immunity Force is that you lose if any of your three characters is defeated. All of them have "hero" status, so to speak. This makes the game a bit more challenging than the usual Shining fangame. Immunity Force can be freely downloaded at: https://www.hugi.scene.org/adok/miscellaneous/immunityforce.zip

"Horizons: The End Of Words" is a word game similar to Scrabble. You have to move letters so that the matrix contains full words. After moving letters, new letters appear in the selection bar. The game has pretty good graphics and can be played in the browser here: https://punkcake.itch.io/horizons

Super Dassalo Land, available at https://gumpyfunction.itch.io/super-dassalo-land , is a classic 2D platformer that bears resemblance to Super Mario Land. In this game you control a comic painter who has been absored by one of his comics and must find the path to his dog in every level. It is a good game to relax and quite fun if you like platformers.

The indie RPG Franken is available for free at https://splendidland.itch.io/franken . It is a rather short game that can be completed within a hour. What is interesting is the very simple and straightforward battle scheme, which makes battles completely predictable. Basically, whether you win or lose depends on the order in which you start battles with your opponents. In addition to battles, you can move around on the map and enter towns where you can talk with NPCs. The game is quite charming because of its very simple graphics, and in my opinion it serves as a good inspiration for creating your own games.