Tinyfolks Is Another Example Of Why Short Games Are Sometimes The Best

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This week’s indie spotlight is trained on the solo project Tinyfolks. It’s essentially Darkest Dungeon for less than a fiver. Short and sweet, it’s another of 2022’s great-value indie games, much like the popular Vampire Survivors or its partner in bullethell, 20 Minutes Till Dawn. Tinyfolks has a fantastic soundtrack, surprisingly in-depth mechanics based on the rock-paper-scissors of Darkest Dungeon, and is, in theory, the perfect platform for further content expansions.

Before I start going on about the ‘gameplay loop’ and other seriously-compelling-criticism, I’ve gotta start with the soundtrack. It’s just full of bangers. Big Loop Hero vibes (which, other than The Artful Escape, had the best soundtrack of 2021) with 8-bit heavy beats and aptly spooky tunes to match the depraved places you and your band of recruits have to wander into. The soundtrack is all made by the developer, Pierre Vandermaesen, and perfectly suits the aesthetic of the game. Some people can just do it all. You can check out the full OST below.

The art style is classic ‘£3 Indie’, which isn’t a bad thing. It’s stylized enough that you can look past the sheer lack of pixels on your screen. Tinyfolks has this lovely muted colour scheme that makes you feel like you’re reading the game in the back of a dusty book. Everything that you need to understand is very clear - weapons, artifacts, enemies, status effects, etc. Your various characters, of which there are multiple types, are all immediately identifiable. Top marks all around for visual design.

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Alright, that’s enough about aesthetics. Tinyfolks is a short game—it took me 1.9 hours to beat my first run, according