Bugsnax, Octodad dev releases four free games, play as a giant human finger in a top hat

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Indie game developer Young Horses has released four of its games for free, each of which is available on Steam right now.

Young horses is perhaps best known for Bugsnax, a game that tasks players with finding and capturing the eponymous half-bug-half-snack creatures on a mysterious island, and Octodad, which sees players taking on the role of an octopus posing as a human man with a normal, human family (something that is easier said than done!).

You can expect more of the teams' eclectic flair in this latest offering of new and older games. Young Horses has released IndependANT, Antbassador, Snakedate and Octodad: Student Edition under its «Free Range initiative». While the developer calls these releases «smaller side projects», each of them looks like a lot of fun to while away some time.

I will start with Antbassador, seeing as this game drew my eye so much I included it in the headline. In Antbassador, players are the one and only Antbassador. That is to say, they are a human finger with a top hat, and one that has to help the citizens of Antopia (a colony of ants) without causing an international incident.

I had a little play around with Antbassador and, I won't lie, I wasn't very good. Much like when I played Octodad, there was a lot of mismanaged flailing around, as I tried to do my utmost to free food from crates and open gates for the Antopia residents. However, it was a very amusing way to spend my time and I will be hopping back in again after work.

Before I get into the next game, let me ask you — is one of your asp-irations to charm people as a snake? If you answered yes to that question, then Snakedate could be just the game for you.

Here, players are tasked with finding dates in a club, and, yes, you play