Wow 2012 you were certainly a feature packed year. Every indie game that flew the flag of release this year expanded our horizons, crushed expectations and fulfilled fantasies. In order to make the battlefield for the 2012 Indie of the Year awards even we have compacted a whole year into 4 different articles to make it easier for you at home to cast your votes. Here is the first article covering January right up until the end of March for twenty dozen.
Towns brings a fresh new take on the citybuilding/management genre by introducing many RPG features. Drawing inspiration from games such as Diablo, Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress, the game has you managing a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs? Both the RPG and strategic aspects will be fleshed out over a series of sprawling dungeons. Craft unique weapons, obtain randomized loot and build a settlement capable of holding back the forces that come up from the depths!
Pineapple Smash Crew is a fast paced and tactical blast-em-up, featuring tight squad formation shooting, aliens, robots, zombies and lots of grenades! As your team level up you can choose from an assortment of devastating grenades, including (but not limited to): rockets, laser grenades, machinegun grenades, suction grenades, mines, teleporters, holo-bait and bullet shields! also including rare powerups such as speed boost, bullet time, armour and super-laser! Smash through derelict spaceships, grab the loot and kill anything that moves! PSC draws on many classics for inspiration: Alien Breed, Cannon Fodder, Chaos Engine, Gain Ground and even Worms, Toejam and Earl and Speedball 2 . Warhammer fans may detect a subtle Space Hulk vibe in the mix too!
Welcome to the world of pixelated chivalry, where your courage, your reflexes and fame will encorage you to reach the dream of every self-respecting knight. Our protagonist travels to Pixelville to fulfill his greatest dream and to marry the beautiful young princess Arianna Annabelle di Grandigund Hyacinthe. To do this he must prove himself a horsemen winning the championship of "The Big 5", recognized as the unbeatable knights of the realm. According to the king, "who manages to defeat in combat will be a good suitor for his daughter!" An epic adventure set in medieval ambient and the world of chivalry, where our protagonist must acquire new and increasingly better equipment to achieve his mission.
Other Featured Releases in Q1:
Sumerian Blood: Gilgamesh Against the Gods
Survivors of Ragnarök
Wanderlust: Rebirth
Katawa Shoujo
Newton Adventure
Zero-K
Nitronic Rush
Minecraft
Annex: Conquer the World
Renegade X
Cubemen
Will Fight for Food
Dark Gates
Noxious
Siege of Turtle Enclave
Natural Selection 2
Zombie Grinder
Amp, Watts & Circuit
Masked
Nuclear Dawn
Project Stormos
The Platform Shooter
SkyAndDirt
Dirk Dashing 2: E.V.I.L Eye
Super Smash Bros. Crusade
3079
RougeDungeons
Tribal Hero
RUNNING WITH RIFLES
Lemma
Pirates of New Horizons
Co-Op
Chester
Deep Black: Reloaded
On The Shoulders Of Ancestors
Zombies Ruined My Day
Star Prospector
The Kite
Zero-K
Omegalodon
Xenonauts
Snorms
0 A.D.
Metagolf
Marathon Monk
Incursion
Multicraft
Dragon Fantasy
Gateways
Offspring Fling
Can a game released before 2012 compete for the title Indie of the Year 2012?
All games can compete for Indie of the Year, as long as the community votes.
Thanks, the fact that you're specifying which games came out in 2012 per quarter made me think it was for 2012 games exclusively.
They need to have a significant update released in 2012.