Here are twenty interesting and creative #IndieGames that we saw at #YokohamaGameDungeon on August 27th! Please check out these games and developers, and let us know what we missed!

https://indietsushin.net/posts/2023-09-06-Pickup-Yokohama-Game-Dungeon

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ZUBASH! by OCTBUZZ: A chaotic party game where you work together with other players to build a path to the goal, then turn on them to reach the goal before anyone else! There are also an assortment of traps and other fun toys to mess with your opponents. Looks like a great game to play with a bunch of friends over!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV2nQxbF3PI

Currently in development. Check the game's website for updates:

https://game-creators.camp/games/55019026/_

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UNSLEPT by UGONO STUDIO: A psychedelic action RPG. Dive into your dreams with your faithful talking pillow and take down huge and colorful nightmare bosses. The artwork in this looks incredible and distinctive. Can't wait to see more of this!

https://twitter.com/UGONOSTUDIO/status/1685665271938449408

Currently in development. Follow @UGONOSTUDIO@twitter.com for updates

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Trolley Problem by Yunas: No, this is not the moral dilemma from Philosophy 101, this is a top-down puzzle game where you careen around the map in a trolley! You can move only in straight lines, so slam your way through stones and enemies to make it to your goal. There is also a branching story with multiple endings, so take care which paths you choose when guiding your witch through her quest!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB9HokexeEk

Out now on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2344990/Trolley_Problem/

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TOKYO ENDRE4MZ by ENDRI: A meta adventure game where you travel between the game's virtual and "real" worlds to solve mysteries. The colors are juicy and vibrant and remind me so much of 2000s Geocities and Web 1.0 aesthetics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TuCwUTH0cs

Currently in development. Follow @TOKYO_ENDRE4MZ@twitter.com for updates.

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Terranova by Studio Terranova: A visual novel set in a 2000s-era role-playing Livejournal community! Set up your journal, write fanfics, and chat with your friends in this extremely heartfelt and engaging story of friendship and growing up in the age of the early Internet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX1b8ildwiY

Out now on Steam and itch, demo available on Steam:

https://playterranova.com/

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The Strongest TOFU: fragile adventure by ゾウノアシゲームズ: Puzzle platformer where you play as a delicate block of quivering tofu! Launch yourself over obstacles and make your way across platformers, but don't fall from too great a height or you'll splat! Become the tofu!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjpBkYpKlD8

Coming soon to Steam, demo available now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2408680/The_Strongest_TOFU_fragile_adventure/

Also check Zou no Ashi Games' homepage for more updates: https://www.zounoashi.com/

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SpookySalvage by Achamoth: Super stylish adventure game of salvaging an old London house and dealing with any restless ghosts! Solve puzzles and communicate with the undead in this Victorian punk game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMui7bgD2bU

Coming soon to iOS and Android. Check the game's website for updates:

https://spookysalvage.wordpress.com/

And visit Achamoth's homepage for other cool adventure games:

https://achamoth.games/

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Ship Swing by Tier-4 Games: Physics puzzle game where you slingshot your ship around different planets' gravitational fields to reach your goal! The controls are quite simple but trying to reach the warp gate in the shortest amount of time adds a lot of challenge to each stage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za3mE45wXlU

ShipSwing is out now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2134670/ShipSwing/

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ROBO OH by Foxy Boxy Games: A retro-styled fighting game between colossal robots! Pick one of twelve characters and duke it out in glorious 8-bit, lovingly rendered to look like the NES days of old. And if you've played UCHU MEGA FIGHT, you may see some familiar faces in the roster!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lYpqg4M7Ao

ROBO OH is available on Steam, demo playable in browser:

http://www.foxyboxygames.com/games_robooh.html

Super ROBO OH is currently in development:

http://www.foxyboxygames.com/games_superrobooh.html

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Million Depth by Cyber Space Biotope: Roguelike dungeon-crawl where you bore deep down into the earth using your tools and machines and aim to reach the millionth level. There's a unique weapon-crafting system where you "draw" them using Lego-like blocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaNM_IA2VG4

Coming to Steam in 2024:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2555950/Million_Depth/

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JackALoop by JACKAL: Multiplayer battle game where you can do things like summon huge orcas to swallow your opponents from below?! Set traps and sabotage your enemies in this surreal arena game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVFmMGdFq8

Currently in development. Follow @JPzKpfw_III@twitter.com for updates

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イノウノカルテ (Inou no Karte) by 6th Sense Games: An adventure game where you play as a counselor who works with supernatural psychic children. Have conversations with them and covertly analyze their abilities. Interesting premise with some pretty dark undertones.

Currently in development. The demo is available to play on Unity Room: https://unityroom.com/games/inou_no_karte

Follow development on Fanbox for more updates: https://sixthsensegames.fanbox.cc/

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IGNISTONE by MONO ENTERTAINMENT: Side-scrolling roguelike action game that emphasizes parrying enemy attacks in 1v1 combat rather than slashing away at hordes. The art and music is colorful and bubbly, and it's got this whole cartoony vibe that I adore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQJJtKc0gHs

Coming to Steam next month, demo available now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393890/IGNISTONE/

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綻びのアーキテクト (Architect Fray) by Gunsturn: Party-based deckbuilding roguelike. Artwork looks very distinctive and battles look very strategic and interesting. The more you lose, the more you will gain for future runs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO3bkNwBjqE

Currently in development and slates to release sometime this year. Check the game's website for updates:

https://architectfray.studio.site/

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チューバリアン (Chubarian) by こひろくじ: An adventure game about meeting Rian, a mysterious tuba-playing girl that you encounter late at night at your school. The story is sweet and casual, and the artwork is very cute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk88NHtBW34

Coming soon to Freem! Check the game's website for the link when it goes live:

https://kohirokuji.jimdofree.com/

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OKAY, so, I have been slacking off on #IndieTsushin stuff and especially the #YokohamaGameDungeon writeup. I am very sorry!

To make up for it, I am going to toot out some of the games that we checked out after the event! LET'S GOOOOOOO

We're set up at #YokohamaGameDungeon! Stop by E-16 to get some Indie Tsushin postcards, check out our print copies of the interview editions, and play Nice Disc against Daikon!!

https://tokyogamedungeon.com

📣 Other Announcements

🎪 Nice Gear Games will be at Yokohama Game Dungeon!

We'll be at #YokohamaGameDungeon this Sunday, August 27th! If you in the area, be sure to stop by the Nice Gear Games booth and say hi! We have Indie Tsushin postcards to hand out, and you can challenge us to a round of #NiceDisc! We'll also be taking turns checking out the other games at the event and posting about it!

We had the opportunity to speak with Narufumi Iwasaki about making #NarrativeGames and organizing indie game events like Indie Game Moku Moku Kai, #TokyoGameDungeon and this Sunday's #YokohamaGameDungeon!

https://indietsushin.net/posts/2023-08-22-Interview-with-Narufumi-Iwasaki

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