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African indies are looking incredible and make an RPG for cheap

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We often seem to associate local indie games with things that just don’t stack up against international standards. It’s an incorrect inference, once that’s slowly getting beaten out of us, and some of these latest ones are looking fantastic. Want to make your own RPG and join the beautiful trend? You can also do that for next to no money.

I already told you about Cadence taking to Kickstarter. You need to see and hear Cadence to understand just how gorgeous it is, so here’s a video reminder:

Albert & Otto is also a South African game that got Greenlit in just five days. A 2D physics platformer that throws the damsel in distress story into the wind, it’s the aesthetics that get me going. You can go throw money at the project on Kickstarter. Yes, I know that’s two Kickstarter projects in a row, but it’s after payday. Besides, check the price for the hoodie – that’s really quite reasonable and winter is coming.

Albert and otto

Kobus van der Walt, the young developer behind Braid look-alike Montez has pushed out another game, Cluster. It’s a free release that’s available over here. It seems to be all about dodging and smashing blocks, but you can check out the gameplay in this video:

And then there’s SAM, a game developed by student at the University of Pretoria that looks cool even though I have no idea what’s going on.

All your favorite indie developers seem to be on their way to GDC at the moment, so here’s hoping that there’s some cool new coming out of there soon. I’m excited to hear more about what’s coming and how they see the industry.

Some of us like to think that we could do better than some of the games we play. I love a good RPG, but I doubt that I could make one. If you think you’re better than me, or just want to try your hand at making a game of your own without needing coding or design skills, the RPG Maker collection could be perfect for you. Marked down by an average of 80%, these are some seriously rad prices if you want to make games.

Last Updated: February 26, 2015

19 Comments

  1. Pariah

    February 26, 2015 at 12:33

    Something I discovered last night – Grey Goo’s one faction, the Beta Faction, are voiced entirely by South Africans. The result is funny, and even though I wanted the game before, now it’s a must-buy. It really is cool.

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    • Kensei Seraph

      February 26, 2015 at 13:08

      I have to watch this.

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    • Gerhard Davids

      February 26, 2015 at 13:08

      Very impressive

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      • Kensei Seraph

        February 26, 2015 at 13:16

        Agreed.

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    • justlikemo

      February 26, 2015 at 14:54

      I have grey goo on the wishlist, will be getting it soon.

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      • Pariah

        February 26, 2015 at 14:57

        Same here, it looks really solid, and I’ve been dying for a great RTS that isn’t made by Blizzard. 😀

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  2. Blood Emperor Trevor

    February 26, 2015 at 12:38

    Indie Gala has a pretty sweet bundle going atm that includes Double Dragon Neon & the Bloodrayne side-scroller. For a whole 4 dorra!

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  3. Blood Emperor Trevor

    February 26, 2015 at 12:43

    • Pariah

      February 26, 2015 at 12:44

      Geez, now what’s next? More cross-platform multiplayer please?!

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      • Blood Emperor Trevor

        February 26, 2015 at 12:57

        Apparently that’s the plan last I heard.

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  4. Kensei Seraph

    February 26, 2015 at 12:47

    “without needing coding or design skills”
    *Has horrible flashbacks of gui based process automation tools*
    I would almost have rather built those processes using nothing but C# and my own skills than use the 2 dedicated process automation tools that I did use.
    It would have taken longer but it would have been more stable and significantly more flexible.

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  5. Captain JJ the crafter

    February 26, 2015 at 12:48

    This is my type of game.

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  6. Kensei Seraph

    February 26, 2015 at 12:49

    If it wasn’t for the fact I already own some of those RPG Maker resources on Steam I would be spending way way more money than I should.
    Especially after I already spent money I shouldn’t have on Homeworld Remastered.

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    • Pariah

      February 26, 2015 at 12:51

      Does your wife know? 😛 *RUNS

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      • Kensei Seraph

        February 26, 2015 at 13:07

        I’m not married.

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        • Pariah

          February 26, 2015 at 13:08

          Phew.

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  7. Captain JJ the crafter

    February 26, 2015 at 12:52

    That Cadence video, dude has a very interesting accent.

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  8. konfab aka derp

    February 26, 2015 at 13:00

    I would like the option of loading in my own images in cluster to smash.

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  9. Viking Of Science

    February 26, 2015 at 13:09

    Also, the AGF bundle on Bulndlestars looksquite appealing, if you’re into that sort of thing: http://www.bundlestars.com/all-bundles/axis-game-factory-bundle-special-edition/

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