This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'indie, platformer' on The Great Games Experiment This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'indie, platformer' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'indie, platformer' on The Great Games Experiment en-us SocioTown SocioTown is a 100% web-based 3D MMO. It'll be playable in your browser with no downloadable client required. It utilizes Adobe's Shockwave Player, which most browsers already have installed.

When asked, what does the game closely resemble (because we all need comparisons, right?), I usually say it's an MMO Social Game with a bit of a mix of Nintendo's Animal Crossing and The Sims.

Every building you see in the above screen shots will be inhabited by players and you'll be able to do a variety of activities around town. We're implementing a very intuitive social system that hasn't been done before to our knowledge. I'm personally very excited about this game so far and I can't wait for players to get their hands on it.

(Excerpted from Outside The Box's Sociotown Dev Diary)
]]> 21 Jun 2007 12:37:29 Knytt Stories
]]> 28 Aug 2007 08:35:48 An Untitled Story
]]> 26 Aug 2007 03:37:01 Cave Story - Doukutsu Monogatari Cave Story is a freeware sidescrolling action/adventure/platformer title with leanings towards Wonderboy and recent sidescrolling Castlevania titles. You control a little amnesiac who runs around helping out these rabbit-ish creatures called Mimigas while trying to find your way out of the giant cave inside the floating island which makes up the game's setting.

This is a free game made by one man:

Pixel said,
It's been five years since I first thought to myself, "Hey, why not try making a game?" I developed Cave Story at my own pace, taking my time, and while doing so I released a few other smaller games as well.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 01:38:13 Super Mario War Made with Microsoft's Game Studio Express by loving fans. This is basically a 2-D version of the 64's Smash Bros. game. The game supports up to 4 players going head to head and has various modes such as: capture the flag, race, deathmatch and more. The game also comes packaged with a level editor so you can make new levels to smash your friends! This game is tremendously fun and is definitely worth a download, especially because the full game is completely FREE!
]]> 16 Jun 2007 12:54:52 Tasty Treats Online Adventures
]]> 21 Aug 2007 08:14:56 Mega Man Project X Mega Man Project X is a flash game based on the 2D classic.
]]> 22 Jun 2007 12:11:10 Adventures of Coco The Gorilla In: CocoNuts
]]> 19 Sep 2007 09:52:28 Knytt The Knytt was abducted by an alien! Traveling through space, the UFO flies into a meteor and crashes on a nearby planet. Luckily, the Knytt and the alien survive, but the UFO is a wreck. How can the Knytt possibly find it's way back home again?
]]> 06 Dec 2006 12:42:22 Punishment
]]> 17 Aug 2007 11:47:11 VoiD.net

- What is it?

VoiD.net is a 2D platformer that tries to take advantage of current technology for revisiting and expanding the platformer genre. It's being developed with Blitzmax.

- What is it... not?


  • It's not retro or a remake. No "classic" control or feel.
  • It's not all about jumping down on enemies and collecting coins or rings. No random items floating around. It tries to make the player feel inside a (somewhat) coherent world.
  • The objective of the game is not get to the end of the level to find out the princess is in another castle. As the story develops, the player will have to adapt to each plot-driven situation.
  • There's no destined all-good hero trying to save the world. You control a group of characters that have their personalities, lives, and motivations.

Note: I love oldies like Mario Bros and Sonic! - It's not that they're not great games, but this game isn't aiming at that!

- Features?

At this point you'll have figured out VoiD.net has a big adventure component, and this heavily influences the gameplay. It has some RPG aspects (character levelling, skills / "magic") and even tactical wargame or fighting games ones.
Let's say I try to mix what I liked most of each (2D) genre into a platformer. This is the result:


  • High-res 32bit, hardware accelerated graphics (supporting OpenGL & DirectX currently; probly DX support will be discontinued).
  • VoiD Engine scripting language for developing customizable campaigns.
  • Deep immersion in the sci-fi world of Void through ingame narrative, playable cutscenes, "alive" game maps and npcs...
  • Up to 5 selectable characters at the same time in the player party.
  • Fast paced control system, designed for heavy action scenes.
  • Vehicles, some controlable by the player.
  • Levelling system for characters. Character classes & subclasses, skills (including some kind of magic), buyable equipment, award system a la Tactics Ogre...
  • Fluid character animation, thanks to VoiD Engine 2D Skeletal Animation System.
  • Ambient, weather and cinematic effects (graphic effects via shaders, when available).
  • Lots of developer love :)

- Personal note

I've been into development (on my own) for more than 2 years, and I know I still have long ways to go. The game has evolved a lot since its first form and has become somewhat complex.
This may sound crazy for just one dev, but I have my reasons. It's a very personal project, because I see it as my "ultimate freeware game" before starting to think more... commercial.

If you have any comment, ... well, just leave it, or mail me or whatever you want!

Void does not forgive.
]]> 11 Feb 2007 12:38:40 Within a Deep Forest Within a Deep Forest is a freeware 2D platform game for Windows, featuring challenging gameplay, beautiful music, an evil doctor, infinite cuteness, and a deep forest.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 02:38:21 Seiklus This is an strange endearing relaxing game. All about exploring the world.

It has many nice touches that come out if you take the time to play. Shows how much simple things and bare bones gameplay can still add up to an enjoyable experience.

The environments are strange and unexpected.. Might be a bit challenging for some and frustrating at times, but I enjoyed it overall.

This was made by a single guy using GameMaker, and given away for free! See developer's links below for more info

clysm said,
Well, when I make any game, I make
a game that Id like to see made by someone
else; like partly as just an effort to inspire other people to make little games. I know a lot of people who are really talented, or who have some ambition, but they dont do anything, because they just think they cant....
]]> 26 Nov 2006 11:33:25 Punishment: The Punishing
]]> 17 Aug 2007 12:10:36 La Mulana La-Mulana is a freeware free-roaming platformer game designed to look, sound, and play like a classic MSX game. It's heavily influenced by the classic Konami MSX game 'The Maze of Galious' and anyone who has played that title will probably recognize the similarities very quickly. You play the whip-wielding Indiana Jones-esque archaeologist Lemeza Kosugi as he investigates the ancient ruins of La-Mulana in an attempt to find its treasure and one-up his father, who is trying to get the same treasure as well.

The game is huge, with many different areas to explore and dozens of items and weapons to find. Each area has a large variety of puzzles and traps and you need to solve the puzzles in each area to discover the Ankhs and Ankh Jewels, which allow you to fight the eight Guardians of the ruins. To solve the puzzles you'll need to be able to read the tablets scattered throughout the ruins, which will require a Hand Scanner and translation software for the portable MSX that Lemeza has brought along on the adventure. Your Hand Scanner will also allow you to find items and search the bones of less fortunate adventurers.

Note that the original game comes in Japanes, so apply the english patch (link at the bottom).

(Description courtesy of Independent Games Blog)
]]> 13 Feb 2007 01:29:22 Hatrix This is a platform game and tetris combined into one. Press space to switch between placing tetris blocks and climbing up to the portal to the next level. Avoid the cancerous cancers, and careful not to render yourself 2-dimensional with your own tetris block. Win level 10 for the ultimate prize!!!


  • Definitions of ultimate may vary.

    • This game was made in just 40 hours for the 9th Ludumdare 48 hour game development competition.
    ]]>     25 Jun 2007 10:30:22     Storked! Storked is about a stork entrusting a very special egg to his flightless pals in the Antarctic. These 4 Penguins must figure out how to successfully and safely roll the Egg to from Point A to Point B in this platform puzzle game. Each penguin has different abilities to help solve the puzzles and treacherous slopes of this kid friendly game. It is a fusion of a lot of ideas inspired by the classic 16-bit era of gaming (Lost Vikings anyone?). See my blog for additional information: http://gnadegames.blogspot.com/search/label/storked
    ]]>     03 Jul 2007 09:30:52     Noitu Love The year is 2188. The city is protected by an organization called "The Peacekeepers League" and everything is swell except for that it's under attack! By a robot army lead by professor Darnacus Damnation!!

    This game is an action packed adventure of several long levels (with save feature) and you play as Noitu Love, a young and talented boy, who's purpose it is in life to stop Darnacus and live up to his intercom girl Lori's expectations.
    ]]>     10 Jul 2007 04:41:13     Jumper Two Jumper Two is the sequel to Jumper (obviously), and continues the story of Ogmo, the horrible experiment gone wrong, as he attempts to evade capture by various forces which want him for various reasons.

    You'll have to get Ogmo through 60 of the most devious single-screen platformer stage designs ever in his quest for freedom, using the various kinds of jumps at your disposal.

    Also included is the Jumper Two Editor v4.06, which lets you create your own 10-stage 'Sectors' with a variety of game objects, some of which exclusive to the editor, and even lets you edit the game physics!
    ]]>     19 Feb 2007 11:52:14     It's a Magical World I was walking in my back yard the other day and wishing I had a wonderland to explore like Calvin and Hobbes. It always seemed like they had miles and miles of forest and adventure waiting for them.
    If this game ever gets finished (and I'm going into this with no experience at all, only ambition), it will be an adventure platformer similar to Seiklus and Knytt - though slightly more linear.

    This game will be free as it is my tribute to Bill Watterson's work. I hope to have a working demo by June.

    "It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy...Let's go exploring!"
    ]]>     18 Mar 2007 09:34:43     Paper Chase 2 Paper Chase 2 is a stick figure brawler which takes place on a sheet of notebook paper. Unleash a torrent of deadly combos on your hapless foes in your quest for revenge.

    Highlights of PC2 include awesome combos and ripping off enemy heads, legs, and arms and then using them as weapons!
    ]]>     19 Mar 2007 11:01:30     Polychromatic Funk Monkey
    ]]>     18 Jul 2007 05:47:55     Zero's Impossible Fortress For years Emperor Zero the terrible has been trying to snatch the fair maiden. But everytime, the hero has foiled his plans by traversing his elaboratly designed, but not impossible, fortresses and jumping on his head- thus saving the fair maiden.

    But not this time. Zero has had it. The hero has foiled his plans for the LAST time. This time, he's just going to neglect to add the platforms to his carefuly designed fortress and watch as the hero haplessly falls into the pit over and over until it's game over- on the first level!

    Unfortunatley for Zero, this is the perfect time for Mega Platforms Inc(tm) to provide their brand new platform-express service- for heroes on the go!

    Quick, hero, utilize the platform-express service to get to Zero's lair, jump on his head, and save the fair maiden!
    ]]>     28 Jan 2007 01:02:34     Jumper: Redux Jumper: Redux is a remake of the original Jumper. In it, you must guide Ogmo, a failed secret experiment, out of the abandoned lab he has found himself in.

    Features the complete original game (all 7 sectors of it) with completely redone visuals, as well as a brand-new full-length set of more devious level designs for the truly hardcore.

    Plus, you can challange up to 3 friends in a 4-player online race mode through any of the single-player sectors (TCP/IP or LAN connection).
    ]]>     20 Feb 2007 10:52:32     Trick or Treat The award-winning platform beat-em-up featuring blood, guts, and a charmingly unique sense of humor. Use your trusty, rusty chainsaw to conquer the army of ghouls and monsters, or pick up powerful upgrades to increase the carnage drastically. Features 5 action-packed levels, with original art by Steven Burgess.

    What happens on Halloween when the only neighborhood in sight has been built over an indian burial ground and is full of nightmarish creatures? Well, you go to trick or treat there, of course, but not without your assortment of powerful weapons to aid you along the way.

    You can either perform a powerful slice attack or hold the chainsaw revving to do minor damage over time. The latter is often not useful unless you know what you're doing or have the super chainsaw upgrade, in which case it will tear through damn near anything.
    ]]>     13 Jun 2007 08:42:43     CityScape Battle CityScape Battle is an online multi-player, team-based action game. The game takes place in a massively modeled cel-shaded city. In the game you have the ability to fly a jet and land to use stationary gun decks. This game is still in development.
    ]]>     21 Jun 2007 12:22:06     Stick Online Stick Online is a free MMORPG platformer game that takes place in a huge and seamless 2D world. Players gain levels, equipment, weapons, and skills in order to fight enemies, as well as other players.
    ]]>     26 Feb 2007 04:26:09     Midnight Mansion Midnight Mansion is a retro platformer based on games like Montezuma's Revenge, Prince of Persia, and Dark Castle. You play Jack Malone, an adventure hunter, who explores several huge mansions in search of gold at the end. You can't kill anything; you simply avoid the bad guys, while you search for keys that allow you to open doors that lead to new areas. Mansions are filled with traps, puzzles, and secrets.
    ]]>     03 Mar 2007 12:28:38     escapade Trapped inside a pop-up book, Iris must find a way through the maze of each page before time runs out.
    ]]>     09 May 2007 06:02:05     The Adventure's of Toby Turtle The Adventures of Toby Turtle
    ]]>     13 Nov 2006 07:25:57     Monkey on Your Back On a small, uncharted island a mysterious organization is breeding Bio-Enhanced Animal-Cyborgs at the bidding of the brilliant, albeit evil, Dr. Randolph Montague Krenwinkle. In a small cage down in the deepest level sits Nim, a rebellious test monkey who has acquired a secret and powerful ability. An experimental treatment has given Nim enhanced psychic powers that allow him to take control of any human simply by jumping on their backs! Now is his one chance to escape. Use Nim’s ability to take control of scientists, soldiers and A-Bots! Blast and sneak your way through the Krenwinkle facility in a desperate attempt for freedom! Revel in the ironic justice of using your enemies against each other! Experience innovative action gameplay on your phone and with a monkey!
    ]]>     23 Feb 2007 12:23:01     Dread Lock The Web site for this game is entirely Japanese, so I don't know much about it beyond it is a futuristic, side scrolling, platformer/shooter with 3D graphics and 2D gameplay. The main character and all the enemies seem to be robotic in nature.
    ]]>     28 Mar 2007 12:08:46     The Ion Adventures
    ]]>     01 Oct 2007 11:39:35     REZ: Havoc's End
    ]]>     06 Oct 2007 09:40:16     Space Barnacle
    ]]>     16 Oct 2007 03:30:41     Betasuppe
    ]]>     16 Oct 2007 03:45:48     Dump Jumper
    ]]>     16 Oct 2007 04:25:04     Fez
    ]]>     20 Oct 2007 11:55:32     Morbidly Obese Samurai Havoc
    ]]>     22 Oct 2007 03:19:38     Mushroom Men
    ]]>     15 Nov 2007 09:09:45     Free the Floopians: Level Mania
    ]]>     22 Apr 2008 02:52:06     lila dreams
    ]]>     01 May 2008 05:42:17     Dino Run
    ]]>     18 May 2008 11:51:03     Between Heaven and Hell
    ]]>     13 Jun 2008 05:41:09     Skin & Bones
    ]]>     13 Jun 2008 05:11:00