AR: The roguelike is a genre of game that I’ve always wanted to get into: the idea of having a character that one doesn’t want to die, because death is permanent, yet through death learning more about the world to eventually master it. I would love to be the kind of person that is a Nethack expert. However, I was born in the overcaffeinated generation and I demand my games be interesting within minutes. Thus, Cardinal Quest is a great entry point into roguelikes for my blood, which is pretty much straight caffeine at this point.
The Advent of Indies is a new site dedicated to the first 24 days of December, showcasing a new Indie developer each day until the 24th. Each developer will have two games featured; “Their most delicious bites of gingerbread free, sweetened with games prizes right next to them.” In other words, a free and a paid game, with a chance to win said paid game.
If you know anything about Reddit, you know that they’re a pretty big authority on games. Well now, they’ve decided to throw their hat in the ring.
It’s not often you see an indie bundle accepting Bitcoins as a viable payment option, but this is the brainchild of Reddit, after all. Introducing the GameDev Bundle. So, what we have here is your usual, run-of-the-mill indie bundle. Not much different from all the others: Six different developers, six games, a bonus title if you pay over $6 and a percentage of the final takings squirrelled away in a magic box for the charity-fairies to cart away afterwards. While none of these titles are available on Steam, you do get DRM-free downloads and a handy Desura activation code for the whole set. If you’ve been keeping up with the Indie Royales to date, you should have quite a collection there already.
