savior-of-lapratan posts

We here at Big Download love indie games. From telling you about them, playing them, or offering downloads for them, we are all about helping lesser-known developers get their name out into the world. Each week on Saturday, we'll give you the Indie Wrap-up, a collection of all the indie news stories and features during the previous week.

There was no big features this week, unfortunately. Most of our staff was gone at E3, after all! Just Freeware Friday was this week. However, the TOJam 2008 competition recently wrapped up, so there's a ton of games that were released this week! Dwarf Fortress also finally got the first update in the Army Arc, adding battles and wars to the historical records of the game.

Features

Freeware Friday: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari James Murff takes Freeware Friday to a new place: browser games.

When developers get together, it's always a beautiful thing. Savior of Lapratan is no different. A platformer and shooter with absolutely stunning pixel artwork, it's a great reminder of the sort of genre that games like Cave Story and The Underside belong to. Featuring artwork by Teknogames (better known for his Portal-inspired platformer Gravortex), code by Jellyfish, and music by OvrKllr, the game is to feature significant exploration elements, an epic sci-fi story, and great shooter gameplay. You can check out the demo over on the site and make an evaluation for yourself. We assure you that you won't be disappointed in what you find.

[Via IndieGames]