Indie Developers Top 5 for 2013

We've recently asked some friendly indie game developers what five games they where anticipating  most in 2013. Over the course of the coming week we will publish one developers response each day.
Some of their choices may surprise you, others are more predictable - but one thing's for sure, they all have a healthy love of playing games.

DAY 2

J.P Stringham @jotapeh We Get Signal

A game designer and developer based in Toronto, Canada - J.P has previously released several games including Super Busker.  He is currently working on a really clever idea for a side scrolling shooter called Tweet Galaxy that uses your twitter account to populate the game world with it's inhabitants.

J.P's Picks

"As you asked.. here are my top 5 indie picks for this year.. with a bit of explanation for each and some links for convenience's sake. :)  



1. Castle Story - Sauropod Studios
I kickstarted this project some time ago and the preview builds have just looked glorious. I'm incredibly excited for a clean 3D Dwarf Fortress-like.



2. Alone in Dreams - Infinite Ammo
Rumour has it Alec Holowka is back working on this again with Frederico Machucha, though I'm not really sure. Alec has dropped a couple hints that this might be the case though. Anyway I can always dream?  for a preview vid.



3. Rymdkapsel - Martin Jonasson aka grapfrukt
Although the trailer doesn't show too much, I've seen some early preview builds and this game looks really neat. Isometric real time space strategy in an abstract presentation.



4. Gunpoint - @GunpointGame
Interesting 2D side-on stealth game. Feels like Syndicate and Metal Gear combined in the best of ways. A great example of a game that gives a ton of agency to the player while still providing a level of challenge. Watching the trailers just fills you with that sense of, "Oh crap that is so cool."



5. Electronic Super Joy-  @thegamedesigner
I'm biased on this one, because I've done a bit of the level design and code for it. That said, it is by and large primarily the brainchild of Michael Todd. It's a solid 2D techno platformer where the only means of attack is an instant stomp downwards. This game used to be called Techno Ninja years ago for XBLIG, but was scrapped because.. XBLIG. "

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