PUK takes some gambles. Its premise and presentation are so incredibly minimalistic that, done wrong, they could make for a hollow game that fails to hold the player’s attention. More than that, if the game sucked, developer Laser Dog would have set themselves up perfectly for me to title my review “PUKE.” Well, clearly that hasn’t happened. PUK is a surprisingly addictive game.
Back in April The Indie Mine played, loved, and reviewed the game PUK. Four months later they're still playing, and Laser Dog Games is still adding free content.
While many indie games suffer from the same problems as their AAA peers, getting mired down in retreaded subject material and clichéd mechanics, the most interesting titles recognize their freedom and show no fear in taking advantage of it. The qualifier of “indie” should indicate that you're in for a unique and inventive experience. So here’s Hardcore Droid’s list of the games most representative of that so far in 2013.
It’s classic arcade stuff – fast, addictive and easy to get into. Mellow electronic tunes are accompanied by bubbles which although simple, still burst attractively like fireworks on Guy Fawlkes night, or the bins that are set on fire outside my flats when the local chavs are bored.
