Indie developers from across the UK and around the world entered Indie Stars at Game Republic New Horizons. The final ten have been chosen to take part in the Indie Stars expo at Game Republic New Horizons on the 15th October at the Riverside Stadium. The ten brilliant, unpublished games, were chosen by a panel of games media journalists who had a tough job selecting entries from developers in Canada, the USA, Europe and the UK. Attendees of Game Republic New Horizons will be invited to vote for their favourite game during the conference, with the winning title getting a cash prize plus free membership of Game Republic for 12 months and the top three will secure a spot at the largest and friendliest gathering of indie game developers in the UK – GaMaYo on 26th November.
Game Republic New Horizons forms part of the Game Republic events programme supported by Official Partners Red Kite Games, Xsolla, Double Eleven and Strategic Partner Steel City Interactive.
Attendees of Game Republic New Horizons will be able to play the following games (in alphabetical order) on PCs and monitors supplied by Wired2Fire with Escape Technology at Indie Stars:
EMITIME by Otterweave Games
EMITIME is a RHYTHM-based DECKBUILDER – where MUSIC is your STRATEGY! Combing multiple genres together, EMITIME creates a stylish and unique gameplay that makes you bop to the beat! You will need to match your attack and movement to the RHYTHM on the Grid, and activate your SKILL CARDS to defeat the enemies! EMITIME is also a roguelike game where you can build your deck and customize your characters with frequencies (power ups!) during each run with various possibilities!
Gobble Inn by Spilt Milk Studio
Gobble Inn is a wholesome fantasy roguelike where you play as the goblin Aunty Val, digging for ingredients in a shifting chasm, helping feed customers scrumptious fare at the Inn you co-founded with a lizard.
Discover curséd trinkets. Level up as you explore the unknown depths. Donate leftovers to the community, building a haven for those in need. Chow down to power up with mysterious goblin powers derived from delicious dishes. Change your digging style with potent tools and arcane powerups, even expand the inn to serve more hungry folk, and customise it with all kinds of nicknacks.
Harbourlight by TaoAndChalk
Harbourlight is a cozy diner sim set in a harbour town most people have already left. Every night one guest sits down at your counter, and cooking for them well means learning them properly. Not just following a recipe, but working out how they like a dish balanced, what they’ll never eat, and what they’re really here for.
Outer Rangers by Back in the Coop
Outer Rangers is a local-first, ragdoll-physics, chaotic party brawler set in the new wild west: the outer range of space. Use your laser lasso to wrangle opponents, throw them off the stage, and be the last ranger standing. Don’t be afraid to use your boot, bombs, jetpacks, and other active items you can find to win. Play across a range of maps over the universe
Robot Crucible by Cactus Brain Studios
Robot Crucible is a robot combat game where you go from blank grid to arena in 5 minutes – or 5 hours if you want to perfect your design. Sketch your chassis layer by layer, then slap on some batteries, motors, and wheels. The game auto-wires everything, so you can jump straight into battle without configuring anything. Throw your creation into a chaotic arena and tear your opponents apart, with armour that dents, buckles and punctures as the fight goes on.
SOE 64 by Hatchett Studio
SOE 64 is a retro WWII FPS built around fast, reactive combat and objective-driven missions. Use classic free-aim shooting with a varied arsenal, blow apart explosive props and fight human soldiers and attack dogs that patrol, investigate disturbances, raise alarms and call reinforcements. Stealth can quickly spiral into chaotic firefights, while levels encourage exploration with multiple routes, optional secrets and tight encounters. Missions range from infiltrating chateaus and sabotaging secret bunkers to fighting across moving trains, operating heavy weapons and escaping collapsing enemy operations, mixing systemic retro FPS gameplay with bespoke mechanics and set pieces unique to each level.
Tabula by This Way Up
Tabula is a mind-bending, level-based puzzler about overlapping computer windows to create traversable, top-down landscapes. Delve into the heart of a mysterious operating system, one folder at a time!
A peculiar virus has taken root at the heart of the Tabula CS-1, a computer system that was lost to time. Alongside Little Bit, a newly-installed anti-virus, you are tasked with freeing the computer from the malware’s clutches.
Thingy Paint by Sigtrap
In Thingy Paint, experience a relaxing and satisfying experience centered around discovering, collecting and painting a cast of charming characters we call Thingies! Embark on your own painters journey by levelling up, hitting milestones, tearing open booster packs and proudly displaying your finished figures in your own cozy, customisable hobby room!
Video Nasty by Observer Interactive
The inspiration for Video Nasty comes from growing up in the 1980s and spending hours exploring the horror section of local video rental shops. As a studio we love the anthology format seen in horror cinema/tv. At the same time, we’re huge admirers of indie horror games like Mouthwashing, Fears to Fathom, and Killer Frequency, which constantly push the genre in new directions. Our goal is to combine that indie spirit with a movie inspirations to create a polished horror anthology packed with unique and memorable experiences.
Warband by Strafe Games
Warband is a party-building mass-murder-mystery in a tiny pixel package. Find out what really happened to The Sixth Legion, a legendary warband of old, and help restore the town of Thornhallow back to its former glory in a roguelite adventure chock full of bosses to slay, secrets to find, and grumpy villagers to appease. The gameplay is a mix of bullet heaven wave combat, challenging bullet hell boss encounters, and tactical equipment and unit choices to make each run, and each warband, your own.
