the-jackyard 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 were no major independent releases this week, with most of the week's news concerning more freeware than independent. There have been an explosion of new releases, however, thanks to the Procedural Generation Competition being held over on TIGSource. Stay tuned for more news concerning the excellent output from the competition!

Features and Downloads

	Freeware Friday: Torus Trooper Our resident indie fan James Murff takes a look at one of freeware's best shoot-'em-ups, even if he gets disoriented by all the twisting.
	Armageddon Empires demo available for download The incomparable Armageddon Empires now has a demo available for download through the Big Download service!
	MODvelous Monday: 6/2/2008 David Craddock takes his weekly look at mods to the excellent single-player Half-life mod They Hunger.

More art than game, The Jackyard is a new experimental art game by Richard Hofmeier. Taking place in what appears to be a mansion, the player must navigate their way to the conclusion of the game. Nothing is really told to you, and you must continually explore to find out what your goal is. You can move, jump, and examine objects. That is all you can do. It appears as though it was created more as a showcase for Hofmeier's art than as an actual game. We're not complaining much though, as the game is absolutely stunning. And not in the super-realistic 3D way. Check out the official site for more info.

[Via IndieGames]