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'ZOE Begone!' - A Bullet Hell Rush to Get Some Sleep

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 21

'ZOE Begone!' is a frantic bullet-hell with a bunch of hand-drawn enemies all attacking you when you just want to have a rest.

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ZOE Begone! is a frantic bullet-hell with a bunch of hand-drawn enemies all attacking you when you just want to have a rest.

'Mars Attracts' Sees You Creating Exhibits in a Human Zoo

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 17

'Mars Attracts' combines the Mars Attacks IP with Rollercoaster Tycoon to create a very strange and captivating zoo management game.

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Mars Attracts combines the Mars Attacks IP with Rollercoaster Tycoon to create a very strange and captivating zoo management game.

'i have no clothes and i must clean' Fights Laundry Horrors

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 15

'i have no clothes and i must clean' needs you to make it down your unusually long stairs alive in order to get your laundry done.

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i have no clothes and i must clean needs you to make it down your unusually long stairs alive in order to get your laundry done.

'Look Outside' Tries to Survive Against Incredible Pixel Art Horrors

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 14

'Look Outside', a mixture of survival horror and RPG, finds you exploring an apartment building filled with creative, twisted monstrosities.

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Look Outside, a mixture of survival horror and RPG, finds you exploring an apartment building filled with creative, twisted monstrosities.

'Big Hops' Puts a Frog's Tongue to Work With 3D Platforming

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 13

'Big Hops' sees a frog making creative use of their sticky tongue (and some neat abilities) to platforming through a charming cartoon world.

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Big Hops sees a frog making creative use of their sticky tongue (and some neat abilities) to platforming through a charming cartoon world.

'Snailshock' Plays Pool With Living, Moving, Unpredictable Balls

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 11

'Snailshock: Grand Supreme Tournament' is a game of pool with a lot of variables since the balls are alive and constantly change the play field.

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Snailshock: Grand Supreme Tournament is a game of pool with a lot of variables since the balls are alive and constantly change the play field.

'to a T' Explores Life as Someone Stuck in a T Pose

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 10

'to a T' is a silly game about a teenager who is stuck in a T pose and needs to go about their day-to-day life with their companion dog.

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to a T is a silly game about a teenager who is stuck in a T pose and needs to go about their day-to-day life with their companion dog.

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 9

That's tough but fair.

'R.E.P.O.' Sees You Stealing Fragile Items & Fleeing Horrors

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 9

'R.E.P.O.' is a co-op experience where you are tasked with sneaking highly breakable trinkets out of a house without breaking them or dying.

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R.E.P.O. is a co-op experience where you are tasked with sneaking highly breakable trinkets out of a house without breaking them or dying.

'The Hollow Shift' Unearths Unsettling Pasts With Part-Time Work

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 8

'The Hollow Shift' sees players uncovering unsettling secrets after they try to work a night job for some extra cash.

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The Hollow Shift sees players uncovering unsettling secrets after they try to work a night job for some extra cash.

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 8

Oh, we totally understand. But I'll be danged if I'm going to use TWO words twice in the same sentence. So jiggle it had to be.

'Time Flies' Has You Completing a Fly's Bucket List

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 6

'RATSHAKER' finds you exploring a strange house carrying a dark secret, but you’ll need to jiggle your rat to figure it out.

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A hand holds a confused-looking rat while standing in a dirty kitchen.

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 5

'Time Flies' is all about completing little tasks before you die (but life is short if you are a common house fly).

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Time Flies is all about completing little tasks before you die, but life is short if you are a common house fly.

'Urban Jungle' Aims to Decorate and Make Plants Happy

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 4

'Urban Jungle' is a relaxing game about putting plants into spaces in your home, creating your own lush green world in your living space.

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Urban Jungle is a relaxing game all about putting plants into spaces, which is quite joyful to play, as you create your own world.

'inKONBINI' Explores Customer Stories While Managing a Shop

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 4

'inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories' has you working at a Japanese convenience store and learning about its customers.

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'inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories.' has you working at a Japanese convenience store and learning about its customers.

'GET YOKED' - Play Your Cards Right For Ridiculous Gains

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 3

'GET YOKED: Extreme Bodybuilding' is a roguelike deck builder about gaining muscle quickly, safely, and utterly absurd-ly.

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GET YOKED: Extreme Bodybuilding is a roguelike deck builder about gaining muscle quickly, safely, and utterly absurd-ly.

'Inkression' Captures Stories Through Tattoo Artwork

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Apr 3

'Inkression' sees you trying to revive your neighbourhood by showcasing people’s stories through your art of creating tattoos.

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Inkression sees you trying to revive your neighbourhood by showcasing people's stories through your art of creating tattoos.

'The Trial of Kharzoid' is a Block-Breaking Horror Adventure

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Mar 31

'The Trial of Kharzoid' bounces your skull through gloomy castles and against monstrous foes as it combines horror and block-breaking.

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The Trial of Kharzoid bounces your skull through gloomy castles and against monstrous foes as it combines horror and block-breaking.

'Everbloom' Lets You Do Odd, Silly Things to Change Your Crops

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Mar 26

'Everbloom' takes the farming genre to a more whimsical place with fantasy plants and weird ways to gain interesting produce.

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Everbloom takes the farming genre to a more whimsical place with fantasy plants and weird ways to gain interesting produce.

'Super Farming Boy' Shapechanging and Crafty Harvesting

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Mar 21

'Super Farming Boy' is a unique farming game where you will shapechange to become the tools you need to take care of your crop.

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Super Farming Boy is a unique farming game where you will shapechange to become the tools you need to take care of your crop.

'inCARceration' Sees Players Driving Through Absurd Minigames

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Mar 20

'inCARceration' finds you in a heap of trouble that you can only escape by taking on some really odd jobs while trapped in your car.

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inCARceration finds you in a heap of trouble that you can only escape by taking on some really odd jobs while trapped in your car.

'Spilled!' is a Relaxing Experience in Cleaning up Ocean Waste

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Mar 15

'Spilled!' takes you to captivating but polluted world that you just cannot help but clean up so you can watch it come back to life.

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Spilled! takes you to captivating but polluted world that you just cannot help but clean up so you can watch it come back to life.

'Is This Seat Taken?' Creates Puzzles From Seating Preferences

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Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Mar 13

'Is This Seat Taken?' is a puzzle game where you need to help shapes find the ideal spot despite their complex seating particularities.

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Is This Seat Taken? is a puzzle game where you need to help the shapes find the ideal spot despite their complex seating particularities.

'Slaughtering Can' - A Shooter About Hydrating Hostile Plants

Indie Games Plus @indiegamesplus.bsky.social · Mar 12

'Slaughtering Can' has players rushing around a deadly arena at dusk, watering can in hand, ready to water some plants or die.

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Slaughtering Can has players rushing around a deadly arena at dusk, watering can in hand, ready to water some plants or die.