by Cactus
From the Artist
This is Infinity is meant to put you in a state of confusion, where you feel lost and alienated from the world you enter. You have to explore your own perception to figure out what you’re seeing, what you’re doing, and what will lead you to progress.
Play
The game can be downloaded: HERE
Read Mr. Cactus’s explanation of the game (with link to walk through): HERE
…and his original post with a link to the video of the game: HERE
In leaf you control the titular character using only the Left & Right keys. I shan’t spoil the rest of the game, but the aesthetics are quite soothing.
From the Artist
The idea came to me in the cheesiest way possible, i was walking home from somewhere with this very song playing on my ipod and saw a leaf tumbling down from a tree, and decided i needed to make a game about that. jonas just happened to be on msn once i got to my computer and quite liked the idea. his first sketch is what is used for the splash screen. this was something like two or three months ago, and we never got very much further than a minimal prototype and that picture. but once the theme was announced i knew this game would be a perfect fit if we actually made the effort to finish it.
Play
The game can be played: HERE
A new game from Paolo Pedercini, “Every Day the Same Dream” is a beautiful game with a very bleak outlook (perhaps partially belied by its restrained color scheme). Parts of it seem like a grim view on the 50′s, while other parts remind me of a bleaker version of my last gig.
From the Artist
“Every day the same dream” is a slightly existential riff on the theme of alienation and refusal of labor. The idea was to charge the cyclic nature of most video games with some kind of meaning (i.e. the “play again” is not a game over). Yes, there is an end state, you can “beat” the game.
Made in about 6 days: 3 code + 3 content + 1 making crappy drones with an electric guitar (alternate soundtrack that didn’t make into the final game).
Play
You can play the game: HERE
The game can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.
Well this is really nice news. Nathan Fout of Mommy’s Best Games just pointed us to an update on his game for October’s Numbers theme, Shoot 1Up. Since October he has developed it into a full-fledged shooter, which he will be releasing in January 2010 on Xbox Live Indie Games.
Anyone interested in snagging a free copy of the game can do so by following him on twitter where he’ll be giving away game codes in the near future.
This has been a proud year for everyone here at EGP, first Canabalt becomes a runaway success (har, har) taking the iPhone by storm and now this. Maybe we’ll be fortunate enough to see Broken Brothers or Lose/Lose win at IGF this year like in 2008 when that one game took two awards, and that other one took the grand prize.
Of course with all of these 7-day prototypes becoming the real deal, one has to ask the obvious:
Are there any games you’ve made that you think could make the leap to a full-fledged title?
*UPDATE*
Nathan has been keeping a developer diary on the Shoot 1up prototype. Probably something worth doing, though I think most of us are too lazy for such introspection.
Well, technically it’s 22 days from now. You lot have until December 31st, 11:59 PM PST to finish it up at which point we’ll round up everyone’s games and get to playing!
At this point we have received 13 submissions:
An odd game – definitely worth trying.
More a pretty graffiti-style rainbow painting toy than a game. I want this as a full-screen screen-saver. Make it happen, Mr. Meyer.
Troll Build is a sandbox construction game where the player creates and destroys various types of blocks in order to build a structure.
Jonas Ice Cream Stand, by Made of Tree
An arty tycoon-style game.
Paint the world using your keyboard and the microphone… maybe not one to play in a crowded cafe.
Still awaiting the game, but the video shows his work in progress.
In his own words the game is “philosophical puzzler based around an experimental argument formation system, attempting to broach the theme of human rationality itself.”
An Apple a day…Doctor, by J Tremblay
Play as a doctor and find all 7 endings.
The basic artistic intention here is to see how different forms of presentation can effect a games gameplay and feel. The game is self reflexive to the medium of games so hopefully any retro gamers can see the style choices.
A 10 level platformer in a Mondrian art style dealing with different zones of gravity.
A twist on good ‘ol Space Invaders.
Instructions: click and drag.
Paint Your Way Home, by Maciej Czekala
Haven’t tried this one yet – does anyone know what it’s about?
As a reminder, our fabulous prize is the opportunity to have your game displayed at the FACT museum in good ‘ol Liverpool, England as part of their Space Invaders Exhibit.
We're a group of indie game developers, running a friendly competition every month. The rules: Make a game based on the month's theme, and don't spend more than 7 days. New games posted at the end of every month.