Ultimate Indie Bundle Thread - Humble, Royale, Gala, etc.

[Jay G.]

Some more info on the Indie Royale May Hurray Bundle. First off, some reviews.

Metacritic scores:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dungeon-defenders
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/co...zombie-puzzler
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/da...rs-fastforward
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/br...-to-unhumanity
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/we...infinite-space
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dr-blobs-organism

Gamerankings
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/61029...ers/index.html
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/66253...ler/index.html
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/64758...ard/index.html
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/95574...ity/index.html
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/92621...ace/index.html
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/91989...ism/index.html



Data Jammers: FastForward, and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space and Dr. Blob's Organism are all by the same developer, Digital Eel.

Digital Eel has quite a few free games, including Dr. Blob's Organism, available on their site. The free game Strange Adventures in Infinite Space is apparently the predecessor to Weird Worlds:
http://www.digital-eel.com/games.htm

Reviews for Strange Adventures in Infinite Space:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/st...infinite-space
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/55908...ace/index.html



Digital Eel also included the bonus compilation soundtracks. However, they didn't included this soundtrack for Data Jammers, which you can pay-what-you-want for here:
http://nightmareband.bandcamp.com/al...forward-tracks

[orangecrush]

Dungeon Defenders is awesome. If you don't already own it, it is worth getting for that price alone.

[Jay G.]

Indie Royale has added 2 new bonuses:

• Soup du Jour - original PC version of an iOS game - another freeware game from Digital Eel
• Data Jammers: FastForward soundtrack

[Edison]

I already own Dungeon Defenders, and the only other one that even peaks my interest is Containment: The Zombie Puzzler so I think this is a pass.

[Jay G.]

Indie Gala 4 has added 8 music albums, all beat-the-average bonuses.
http://mim.io/23e492?fe=1&pact=9108440150

The albums:

• The Flashbulb - Arboreal
• The Flashbulb - Opus at the End of Everything
• Tormishire OST
• Really Big Sky OST
• F-777 & kr1z1 - ReMotion Vol. 1
• Giraffage - Comfort
• Giraffage - Pretty Things EP
• Im Cwazy - Dubstep'n'Stuff

All are available as 320kbps MP3 and FLAC downloads.

[Jay G.]

Indie Royale has added the Dungeon Defenders OST in MP3, and the freeware game Big Box of Blox as bonuses to their May Hurray Bundle:
http://www.indieroyale.com/

Less than a day left.

[Jay G.]

Indie Gala 4 has added the game DEADEND: Cerebral Vortex for all purchases. It's a DRM-free download, no Steam code.
http://www.indiegala.com/

[Jay G.]

Indie Royale All Charity Lightning Pack is now live:
http://www.indieroyale.com/

Games:

• Osmos
  for steam (pc and mac), windows, mac, linux, desura
• B.U.T.T.O.N.
  for steam (pc), windows, desura
• The Shivah
  for windows, desura
• Blueberry Garden
  for steam (pc), windows, desura

Those who pay $7 or more also received 3 albums, in either MP3 of FLAC:

• Jake Kaufman - 'FX4'
• Disasterpeace - 'Level'
• 6955 - 'IN1ep'

As the title of the bundle indicates, all proceeds go to charity, with you able to choose how much each of the 4 charities receive. The charities are:

• Amnesty International
• EFF
• Action Aid
• Unicef

As a "lightning pack," this bundle is only around for 100 hours, or about 4 days.

[Jay G.]

Groupees Build A Bundle is Live:
http://groupees.com/bab/

Games:

• Necrovision (PC Steam + DRM-Free)
• Caster +OST (PC/MAC Steam + DRM-Free)
• Diamond Dan (PC/MAC Steam)
• Lightfish (PC/MAC Steam)
• Ubersoldier 2 (PC DRM-Free)
• Dark Fall: Lost Souls (PC Steam + DRM-Free)
• XOTIC (PC Steam + DRM-Free)
• Beep (PC/MAC Steam + DRM-Fee)
• Sideway: New York (PC Steam)
• P.A.M. (PC Steam)
• Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals (PC Steam)
• The Ball (PC Steam + DRM-Free)

Half are from previous Groupees, while half are new. You build your own bundle of 3 or more games. The minimum price changes on the number of games in your bundle.

[Jay G.]

Bundle in a Box Adventure Bundle
http://bundle-in-a-box.com/

The bundle has a minimum price of $2.99, although that price will drop over time. Beat the average to get bonus games. Additional bonuses will be unlocked once certain sales goals are met.

Games:

• Gemini Rue - Steam, Desura, download
• Ben There, Dan That! - Steam, Desura, download
• Time Gentlemen, Please! - Steam, Desura, download
• 1893: A World's Fair Mystery - download
• The Sea Will Claim Everything - download

Beat the average to get:

• The Shivah - download
• Metal Dead - Desura, download

Bonuses to be unlocked:

• Gemini Rue Soundtrack
• Metal Dead Booklet
• The Shivah Soundtrack

[Jay G.]

Indie Face Kick Be in the Game Bundle has launched:
http://bitg.gamingallthetime.com/producthome.php

Pay $1 or more for these games:

• Arkhelom 3D
• Alien Hallway
• Tompi Jones

..and this music:

• No More Kings IFK Collection
• Arkhelom 3D OST
• Milk and Honey IFK Album By Ryvul

Pay $5 or more to also get:

• Depth Hunter
• Alien Shooter 2 - Conscription

If you pay $15 or over you will get your name in the credits for Tompi Jones (currently in alpha). If you are the highest donor, you will get to name a level or boss in that game as well.

Note that "Alien Shooter 2 - Conscription" is a different game than "Alien Shooter 2," which was in the last Indie Gala.

[Trevor]

I'll let Jay do it up better, but Indie Gala 5 is live.

http://www.indiegala.com/?utm_source...term=Indiegala

[starman9000]

Thanks Trevor. Check you email as well.

[Jay G.]

Indie Gala 5 details.

Games are delivered as either a Steam key, or DRM Free download.

Pay $1+ for:

• Making History: The Calm & the Storm ( Steam key )
• Beat Hazard ( DRM FREE )
• Razor2: Hidden Skies ( Steam key )
• Ironclads Collection - 5 Games ( Steam key )
  • Ironclads: American Civil War
  • Ironclads: High Seas
  • Ironclads: Schleswig War 1864
  • Ironclads: Anglo Russian War 1866
  • Ironclads: Chincha Islands War 1866

Pay $4+ and also get:

• Space Empires IV Deluxe ( Steam key )
• Battle Mages ( DRM FREE )
• WRC 2010 ( DRM FREE )
• Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge ( Steam key )

Pay $6+ and also get:

• Ninja Blade ( DRM FREE )
• SBK X ( DRM FREE )
• Puzzle Kingdoms ( Steam key )
• Disciples II: Rise of the Elves ( Steam key )

Bonus music and games will be unlocked in the second week for those that paid $6+.

[Jay G.]

For anyone that bought Groupees Build A Bundle, they just got Steam keys for Dark Fall: Lost Souls, so check your account page if you had bought this game and were missing the Steam key. They added Dark Souls: Lights Out Director's Cut as a bonus for anyone who buys or has bought the game, as a DRM-free download (the download has both games).

http://groupees.com/bab/

[Jay G.]

Just noticed that the "Ironclads Collection" in Indie Gala 5 is actually a Steam key for all 5 games in the Ironclads series. In that one key you get these 5 games:

• Ironclads: American Civil War
• Ironclads: High Seas
• Ironclads: Schleswig War 1864
• Ironclads: Anglo Russian War 1866
• Ironclads: Chincha Islands War 1866

Those normally sell for $10 each, for a value of $50. So if those games look like your cup of tea, this bundle is a terrific value. I've amended my previous post.

[starman9000]

Yeah, I think this is a great bundle.

[Jay G.]

Indie Game Music Bundle 3 has launched:
http://www.gamemusicbundle.com

Pay what you want for these MP3 albums:

• Terraria OST
• Plants vs. Zombies OST
• Ilomilo OST
• Dustforce OST
• Frozen Synapse OST

Pay $10 for the above in MP3 and FLAC, plus:

• Offspring Fling OST
• Noitu Love 1 & 2 OST (plus tracks for Chalk and a preview of The Iconoclasts)
• inMomentum OST
• Cardinal Quest OST
• GunGirl 2 OST
• _ensnare_ - Impeccable Micro
• Protdome - Bluescreen
• Goerge and Jonathan - Beautiful Lifestyle
• Disasterpeace - Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar
• Disasterpeace - Deorbit

[Jay G.]

Just Adventure has a pay-what-you-want ($3 min) bundle of 3 (possibly 4) of their games:
http://justadventure.com/shop/216/pa...-4-great-games!

Pay What You Want for:

• Black Mirror
• Dark Fall: Lights Out Directors Cut (aka Dark Fall 2)
• Aura: The Fate of the Ages

Plus a potential bonus title of Dead Reefs if we sell 1,000 units. Once we sell 1,000 units everyone who purchased this special will get a free copy of Dead Reefs!

Note that Dark Fall: Lights Out Directors Cut is also available in the Groupees Build a Bundle currently, packaged with Dark Fall: Lost Souls (aka Dark Fall 3).

[Jay G.]

Indie Royale Graduation Bundle has launched:
http://www.indieroyale.com/blog/the-graduation-bundle

The Games are:

• The Void for: steam (pc), windows, desura
• Dead Pixels for: windows, desura
• The Ship for: steam (pc) - Redeeming should put 2 gifts of the "2-pack" in your steam inventory as well.
• 1000 Amps for: steam (pc and mac), windows, mac, desura
• LaserCat for: windows, desura
• BONUS: AirMech (BETA) for: steam, windows, desura
  w/ exclusive in-game item, the Graduation Cap (+5% persistent XP) (in-game code)

If you pay $7 or more, you'll get Cheap Dinosaurs' acclaimed self-titled chiptune-rock album, in MP3 and FLAC.

Edit: From the product description for The Ship:

NOTE: This Steam-only game comes with one key for yourself and two keys to give out to your friends, each of which have additional bonus keys attached.

2nd edit: I've learned that redeeming should put 2 gifts of the "2-pack" in your inventory, meaning you essentially get 5 keys for the game: 1 for yourself, 2 to gift to friends, and 2 more for your friends to gift 1 each.

[Decker]

Originally Posted by Jay G.

Indie Gala 5 details.

Games are delivered as either a Steam key, or DRM Free download.

Pay $1+ for:

• Making History: The Calm & the Storm ( Steam key )
• Beat Hazard ( DRM FREE )
• Razor2: Hidden Skies ( Steam key )
• Ironclads Collection - 5 Games ( Steam key )
  • Ironclads: American Civil War
  • Ironclads: High Seas
  • Ironclads: Schleswig War 1864
  • Ironclads: Anglo Russian War 1866
  • Ironclads: Chincha Islands War 1866

Pay $4+ and also get:

• Space Empires IV Deluxe ( Steam key )
• Battle Mages ( DRM FREE )
• WRC 2010 ( DRM FREE )
• Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge ( Steam key )

Pay $6+ and also get:

• Ninja Blade ( DRM FREE )
• SBK X ( DRM FREE )
• Puzzle Kingdoms ( Steam key )
• Disciples II: Rise of the Elves ( Steam key )

Bonus music and games will be unlocked in the second week for those that paid $6+.

Are there good games here beyond the base tier (besides Disciples II, which we all got free from GMG last week)? Trying to decide if I should spring for the $4 or $6 levels. Still have some time to go on this one, fortunately.

[Jay G.]

Originally Posted by Decker

Are there good games here beyond the base tier (besides Disciples II, which we all got free from GMG last week)? Trying to decide if I should spring for the $4 or $6 levels. Still have some time to go on this one, fortunately.

You can trade the GMG Disciples II Gold in for a $5 credit on their site.

Note that Indie Gala IV had Disciples II: Gallean's Return on a higher tier, while this Indie Gala V has Disciples II: Rise of The Elves on the highest tier. Which means that if you bought both from Indie Gala, you'll have the majority of content in the Disciples II Gold edition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discipl...s_and_versions


As for other games, there's people that like Ninja Blade and Puzzle Kingdoms. Space Empires IV got generally good reviews when it was released in 2000, although this is the Deluxe version released in 2006:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/space-empires-iv
http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.h...numrev=3&site=

Also keep in mind that the bonus music and games will only be unlocked for those that bought the highest tier. You could wait to see what's unlocked if you're still undecided.

[Decker]

Good advice. Thanks.

[Jay G.]

Groupees Build-A-Bundle has released their first extras, which are three albums:

• Stemage - Zero Over Zero (MP3)
• Armcannon - Collection (MP3)
• Disasterpeace - Collection (MP3/FLAC)
  • ZONR OST
  • Astral Puzzle Meltdown OST
  • Rescue the Beagles OST

As noted above, the Disasterpeace collection is actually 3 different soundtracks, although they only have on average 3 tracks each, for 9 total.

The Armcanon collection is 10 tracks, with 5 tracks each from "Return of the Attack of the Legend of Pizzor" and "LegVacuum".

[Jay G.]

Something not noted about the Indie Royale Graduation Bundle before you purchase it is that there's downloads of bonus material for AirMech and The Void.

The AirMech bonus material is some concept art, wallpapers, poster art, and character art.

The Void bonus material includes some concept art, the English manual in PDF, and a 4 track MP3 sampler of the soundtrack.

Want even more bonus content for The Void? The developers have an official torrent of bonus material, available here:
http://www.tension-game.com/index_en.php

Inside you will find almost everything of interest that was created during development:

• The complete original soundtrack in four virtual disks contains all the tracks that made it into the game, all unreleased tracks that didn't make it into the game for some reason, poems and mantras and re-mastered tracks for the English edition of the game.
• 6 trailers including the earliest gameplay trailer, 2 videos from KRI (Russian GDC) and a Game Music Video from Pathologic by Halfgild Wynac.
• Almost all the artwork and concepts from the game, even in print quality! The Void poster anyone? ;o)
• Know Russian? Then you'll find the three lectures on game design by Nikolay Dybowskiy read at KRI most interesting! As well as a video interview for the LKI magazine

.

The thing is massive, 4.17GB, due to the soundtrack being in FLAC. Note that the original name of the game is Tension, hence the name of official website and some of the bonus materials.

[Update] English subtitles for some of the Russian language videos have been created. You can download them below:
Subtitles for Interview.wmv
Subtitles for KRI_Part1.wmv and KRI_Part2.wmv