New games in town

Innovation is a word that is getting obliterated from the vocabulary of AAA game developers as they continue to recycle and churn out by the book, run of the mill titles that will ensure them great sales numbers. Sure there are a few that stand out in the AAA sphere, however most big name developers are choosing the easy way out by continuously going with what sells copies. This has led to a huge vacuum in the gaming industry for fresh new concepts, a void that is fast being filled up by interesting and entertaining games from small independent developers. The best part about most indie games is that they don’t carry the hefty $60 price tag on Steam and are quite often really amazing. Here are a few of these gems that you ought to try out:

Spectra
This crazy racer has procedurally generated tracks that evolve to a groovy electronic soundtrack. The music is awesome, the game gets really challenging towards the end of any track at any given difficulty level and the 8-bit visuals are colourful and frankly, great.

ICY
This recently greenlit game on Steam is set to come out on 21 July 2015. It is a narrative driven survival RPG, that shows tremendous promise and claims an in depth character stats section that will impact gameplay enormously. You can choose to settle down, explore and run into a wide variety of people where your choices will determine who survives.

Olympia Rising
A  2-D action platformer set in the realm of Hades. Play as Iola, a warrior who has met an untimely end, and fight your way through the underworld with a bevy of magical weapons and abilities to accomplish what no Greek hero has ever achieved, escaping the clutch of Hades. The game releases on July  23, 2015.

Kyn

Releasing on July 28, this adventure RPG will take you into the world of the Vikings. Full of magic and an in depth crafting system, you will have to form your guilds and hack and slash your way through ancient ruins and lush forests in search of the rarest loot, while challenging the mightiest of foes.