Indie games are video game titles that are developed by independent studios, which generally tend to be less popular than the big-name studios. Indie studios are small enterprises, consisting of a humble workforce that might even mean just one person sometimes.
While AAA games tend to tell large grandiose stories featuring tons of characters and a long narrative, indie games take the opposite approach. With a more focused design, these games contain only a handful of characters and a relatively shorter campaign. Since indie games are developed by independent studios, they also have a smaller budget.
Despite the modest scope and funding of indie games, they do sometimes live up to the same amount of success that is guaranteed for even the most sub-par AAA title. August 2022 has several indie game releases lined up and here are 5 that players should try out if they enjoy playing such titles.
Note: This article reflects the writer's opinion.
This horror game came out on August 2 and was developed by DarkStone Digital, a studio that consists of a single man named Brian Clarke. As a pure example of how low-budget indie games can provide a great experience, The Mortuary Assistant is not a game for the weak-hearted or those who are averse to corpses.
As the title suggests, players will be playing the role of an assistant to a morgue worker, who has to work alone on her own one night.
However, things start to become vaguely paranormal as she performs the usual procedures on a few of the dead bodies. Soon, it becomes apparent that some sort of entity is haunting her.
Despite some bugs on the day of its release, the game received some glowing reviews on Steam since the issues were resolved by Brian Clarke soon after. It is currently
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