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"Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past. She'll uncover hidden treasures, explore uncharted waters, and do battle with massive underwater beasts to learn the truth about her family and reveal the secret of Aquaria." Demo lets you play for a limited period of time.

Download Aquaria Demo for Windows (64 MB)
Download Aquaria Demo for Mac (205 MB)
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Bit Blot's Aquaria is a breath of fresh air ... even if it's a breath taken through gills. It's a gorgeously-drawn 2D adventure that feels disarmingly old-school in these days of 3D over-the-top action. This game feels fresh, from its identity-seeking hybrid protagonist to its slew of nimble and colorful adversaries. Although it's dual-platform, Aquaria could not have arrived at a better time for Mac gamers who might have been giving up hope for unique new titles. Of course, it's being published by none other than Ambrosia Software, a Mac mainstay for many years, so it's in good hands.

So, exactly what is Aquaria, and why should you love it?

Welcome to the Indie Showcase, a semi-regular column on Big Download that takes a look at games we haven't covered on the site that we really think you should play.

There may be a lot of quality freeware games out there, but there's also a lot of amazing shareware games. In fact, most of the truly amazing or classic indie games are indeed shareware! So for those of you that want a decent selection of games to spend about $20 on, here's four of the many classic and great shareware indie games for you to pick from. They may not be all that new, but everyone, indie connessoir or not, should play these games at least once.