Jay G.

Humble Bundle for Android 2 has added the game Snuggle Truck:
http://mim.io/ad3372?fe=1&pact=8333376100

Jay G.

Indie Gala III has added the game Flatout to their bundle:
http://www.indiegala.com/

Jay G.

Only 9 hours left. on Humble Bundle for Android 2

Jay G.

Indie developer Subsoap (Faerie Solitaire, Faerie Alchemy) is offering an "Infinity Bundle" of all their current and future games, on all platforms:
http://www.infinitybundle.com/

Right now there's only 1 finished game, Faerie Solitaire. However, you get access to builds of 3 games in development: Faerie Alchemy, Faerie Solitaire 2, and FaeSaga. And the site lists two additional "Secret Games" due out later this year.

To get the bundle, you have 3 options:

• Pay at least $27 on the bundle site. You can pay more for your bundle if you wish, or purchase multiple bundles for gifts.
• Donate $100 to a secular charity of your choice and send Subsoap the receipt.
• If you previously bought a Subsoap game, you can get a copy of the bundle for free. See here for instructions:
  http://help.subsoap.com/customer/por...ed-in-the-past

Trevor

That's an interesting twist. I'm going to donate anyway, might as well let Subsoap sponsor it.

If the games are great I'll donate more to them directly.

Jay G.

I just noticed that the exact wording on the site is to donate to the secular charity of your choice. I've fixed my last post.

Trevor

Fixed mine as well.

I just bought the Humble Bundle Android II and Indie Gala 3 bundles. Think this makes 6 bundles I've bought since I gave up gaming for Lent.

Jay G.

Good thing you didn't give up buying games for Lent.

xmiyux

That infinity bundle is kind of intriguing. What kind of games do they make? Adventure? Puzzle? From the titles they make me think of a Big Fish Games style game.

Jay G.

They're kinda all over the place.

Faerie Solitaire is a solitaire game with some fantasy adventure elements. Faerie Alchemy is a match 3 puzzle game, with a "fantasy adventure" mode on the way.

FaeSaga looks like it's to be a 2D adventure game in the vein of Secret of Mana, down to the 16-bit inspired art.

Secret Game #1 is described as "A card game that will give you nightmares..." and Secret Game #2 is "a puzzle game with a high fantasy story."

http://store.steampowered.com/app/38600/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...eriealchemy.hd
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/faeri...461604755?mt=8
http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1744580
http://faesaga.blogspot.com/

Jay G.

The Indie Royale April Fools Bundle is up for pre-order:
http://www.indieroyale.com/

Jay G.

Here's the (unconfirmed) list of games in the Indie Royale April Fools bundle:

• Defense Grid: Awakening
• Explodemon
• Hack, Slash, Loot
• Alien Zombie Megadeath
• Astro Tripper

Source:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/....php?p=9516026


Also, a new bundle is going to launch on Thurs, April 5 from GamersGate called the IndieFort Bundle. Minimum purchase price is $6. games:

• Cardinal Quest
• Black Market
• Kenshi
• Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
• Devil Whiskey
• Wanderlust: Rebirth

Source:
http://www.indiegamemag.com/gamersga...iefort-bundle/

starman9000

Defense Grid was another I had been meaning to get on XBLA, but I wasn't sold on a tower game without a mouse, so the Royale bundle was pretty easy to grab.

Jay G.

April Fools Bundle is live:
http://www.indieroyale.com/

• Defense Grid: The Awakening
  windows, desura, steam (pc)
  Bonus: Resurgence Map Packs 1-4
• Hack, Slash, Loot
  windows, mac, linux, desura, steam (pc and mac)
• Alien Zombie Megadeath
  windows, desura, steam (pc)
• Explodemon
  windows, desura
• Astro Tripper
  windows, desura, steam (pc)

Pay over the minimum for Sexy Synthesizer's Japanese '80s-style chip album Rock: Deluxe Edition.

Jay G.

IndieFort Bundle Nr. 1 is live:
http://indiefort.gamersgate.com/indiefort-bundle-1

List of Games:

• Cardinal Quest
• Black Market
• Kenshi (Alpha version)
• Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
• Devil Whiskey
• Wanderlust: Rebirth

Minimum purchase price is $5.99. You can kick more to the developers if you want.

There's also bonuses that will unlock once certain goals are reached. One bonus has already unlocked: Cardinal Quest Soundtrack. The next to unlock is the arcade game Puckbang. You can see the other bonuses listed on the site.

Note that Kensi is an Alpha version, meaning it's not finished yet. Buyers will get free upgrades to future versions of the game.

Trevor

^ ~30 games in the last few weeks isn't enough, so I'm in. Wish more (some?) went to charity, but even if only one game gives me an afternoon of entertainment it's worth a ten spot.

Jay G.

Indie Gala 3 has added more bonuses for those that beat the average:
http://mim.io/4d4c72?fe=1&pact=8532946724

Jay G.

Groupees Be Mine 2 is up for pre-order:
http://groupees.com/bemine2

Every $2 paid = 1 meal to the hungry, in coordination with Feed Them with Music.

Pay a minimum $4 (2 meals) for:

• Beat Hazard
• The Baconing
• Plain Sight
• Madballs
• Sol Survivor
• Be Mine 2 Special EP

Pay a minimum $10 (5 meals) for the above plus:

• Killing Floor
• Eligh #BeMine compilation album
• Unknown Special Item

I'm not sure what really separates this "pre-order" from the regular sale, since you know everything that's in the bundle except for the bonus items added later.

Metacritic Scores:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/beat-hazard
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-baconing
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/plain-sight
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/ma...-babo-invasion
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sol-survivor
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/killing-floor

Jay G.

Indie Royale Spring Bundle is up:
http://www.indieroyale.com/

• Unstoppable Gorg
  steam (pc and mac), windows, desura
• Depths of Peril
  for: steam (pc and mac), windows, mac, desura
• Tobe's Vertical Adventure
  for: steam (pc)
  BONUS: Soundtrack (MP3/FLAC)
• Inferno+
  for: windows, mac, desura
• Slydris
  for: windows, mac, desura
• Ballistic
  for: windows, mac, desura

MUSIC BONUS!: For those who pay $5 or your currency equivalent, Danimal Cannon's acclaimed chiptune music album Roots (MP3/FLAC).


Note that Indie Royale has dropped the pre-orders, so the only time to grab the bundle is when it's live.

Jay G.

For anyone interested in the Subsoap Infinity Bundle, the site now has a free download of their game Faerie Solitaire:
http://www.infinitybundle.com/

Decker

So they want you to pay at least $27 for Faery Solitaire 2 and the promise of more Faerie games down the pike? Wonder how well that's going to work out for them.

starman9000

That Royale bundle looks good, I'm in. Thanks Jay.

Jay G.

You also get instant access to Faerie Alchemy and Fae Saga. Both are "in dev," but Faerie Alchemy is on the iTunes App Store, so it's certainly playable. Although, you can play Faerie Alchemy for free on Newgrounds or Kongregate.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/593312
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Subsoap/faerie-alchemy

The developer appears to be trying to inspire consumer loyalty through generosity. For example, everyone who previously bought Faery Solitaire, even those that paid $1 from a Steam sale, got an infinity key for free. I guess they're hoping that those that download and play Faerie Alchemy for free will, if they like it, support them by buying the bundle.

Trevor

I admire their efforts, but think I'm leaning towards Decker on this one.

Faerie Solitaire is fairly fun so far, but $27 seems like a lot to risk over what may end up being only a game or two.

And with my indie games currently averaging less than a buck a piece thanks to all these bundles, $27 just seems high.

If they had the bundle at minimum $5 for the next 2-3 games they design I'd be all in; or if I had a crystal ball and knew they'd be designing games I'd want to play for the next 12 years.....

Jay G.

Here's some reviews of the Indie Royale Spring Bundle games.

First up, Metacritc scores:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/unstoppable-gorg
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/depths-of-peril
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/to...ical-adventure

The three from radiangames, Inferno+, Ballistic, and Slydris, don't have Metacritic scores. However, more basic versions of Inferno and Ballistic were released on Xbox, and here's reviews of those:
http://www.xblaratings.com/component...ames-ballistic
http://www.xblaratings.com/component...ngames-inferno

And additional reviews of the radiangames PC versions:
http://www.indiegamemag.com/slydris-...the-safe-slyd/
http://www.indiegamemag.com/inferno-...rolled-frenzy/
http://www.indiegamemag.com/ballisti...ced-mundanity/
http://www.vgrevolution.com/2012/01/slydris-review/


The radiangames developer has a blog post on why he decided to be in Indie Royale a second time (Super Crossfire was in the New Year's Bundle), and why he decided to include 3 games:
http://radiangames.com/blog/?p=1070

Tobe's Vertical Adventure developer Secret Base has two free spin-off Flash games:
http://www.mochigames.com/game/tobes-grand-escape/
http://www.secretbase.com.sg/tobes-hookshot-escape/

They also have two other free Flash games. First is a MegaMan inspired platformer, the other is an arcade zombie shooter:
http://www.secretbase.com.sg/galactic-commandos-2/
http://www.secretbase.com.sg/bitejacker/

Buying all the games separately on Desura would cost about $44:
http://www.desura.com/bundle/the-spring-bundle