Hot New Indie Games @ PAX East 2014 – Day One Roundup

<p>The first day of PAX East 2014 is over and I spent the majority of my day walking through the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;indiemegabooth&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Indie MEGABOOTH<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Below are some of the titled I got hands on time with and think are worthy of your attention&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Darkest Dungeon<&sol;strong> is a hardcore tactical turn-based RPG that puts the emphasis on the stresses of entering the dungeon&period; Their affliction system will differentiate themselves from others in this genre&period; The art style and presentation are off the charts&period; Chris Bourassa and team have nailed this game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;60755" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-60755" style&equals;"width&colon; 768px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113842&sol;Darkest-Dungeon-2-1280x720&period;jpg"><img class&equals;" wp-image-60755 " alt&equals;"Darkest Dungeon" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113842&sol;Darkest-Dungeon-2-1280x720&period;jpg" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"432" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-60755" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Darkest Dungeon<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Echoes of Eridu<&sol;strong> is made by Batterystaple Games from Baltimore&period; The game is considered a spiritual successor to MegaMan&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s a rogue-like action platformer that includes full local and online cooperative mode&period; Their Kickstarter&comma; and Steam Greenlight campaigns kicked off yesterday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;60756" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-60756" style&equals;"width&colon; 768px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113834&sol;echoes-of-eridu-bagogames&period;jpg"><img class&equals;" wp-image-60756 " alt&equals;"Echoes of Eridu from Pax east" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113834&sol;echoes-of-eridu-bagogames&period;jpg" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"432" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-60756" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Echoes of Eridu<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Distance<&sol;strong> is a survival racing game that combines the action of arcade racing with the exploration of an atmospheric world&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s you against the track as you control your vehicle which allows you to boost&comma; jump&comma; rotate&comma; and fly through the environment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;60757" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-60757" style&equals;"width&colon; 768px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113826&sol;distance-survival-racing-game&period;png"><img class&equals;" wp-image-60757 " alt&equals;"Distance day one PAX East" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113826&sol;distance-survival-racing-game&period;png" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"432" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-60757" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Distance Survival Racing game<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Secret Ponchos<&sol;strong> is an online combat game that takes place in the Wild West&period; Players battle against each other for notoriety and reputation in one-vs-one duels&comma; western style gang fights&comma; or Free-For-All mode&period; You can create and customize your own character which can then be upgraded with reputation points&period; The developer&&num;8217&semi;s feel that the game combines the strategic elements of overhead camera games&comma; the team dynamics first person shooters and elements from the fighting genre&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;60758" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-60758" style&equals;"width&colon; 811px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;secret-ponchos-ps4-game-&period;jpg"><img class&equals;" wp-image-60758" title&equals;"Secret Ponchos Pax East Day One Indie" alt&equals;"secret-ponchos-ps4-game-" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;secret-ponchos-ps4-game-&period;jpg" width&equals;"811" height&equals;"455" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-60758" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Secret Ponchos<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Tower of Guns<&sol;strong> combines circle-strafing&comma; rocket-jumping&comma; and twitch-based combat&period; The game is an old school first-person shooter with roguelike elements&period; The game looks to have many levels&comma; bosses&comma; powerups&comma; as well as unlockable weapons and items&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;60771" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-60771" style&equals;"width&colon; 819px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;tower-of-guns-indie-game-pax-east-2014&period;jpg"><img class&equals;" wp-image-60771" title&equals;"Tower-of-guns" alt&equals;"tower-of-guns-indie-game-pax-east-2014" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;tower-of-guns-indie-game-pax-east-2014&period;jpg" width&equals;"819" height&equals;"461" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-60771" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Tower of Guns<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Delver&&num;8217&semi;s Drop <&sol;strong>is a 2D action RPG with physics-based movement&comma; close quarters combat&comma; evolving dungeons&comma; and many character classes&period; The game puts an emphasis on a dynamic gameplay experiences&period; It will feature randomization for added replay value and multiple narrative paths&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;60772" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-60772" style&equals;"width&colon; 504px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113735&sol;delvers-drop-pax-east-gameplay&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-60772" alt&equals;"Pax east day one round up indie games" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;05113735&sol;delvers-drop-pax-east-gameplay&period;jpg" width&equals;"504" height&equals;"379" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-60772" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Delver&&num;8217&semi;s Drop<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;hot-new-indie-games-pax-east-2014-day-two-roundup&sol;">Day 2 Roundup<&sol;a> &vert; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;hot-new-indie-games-pax-east-2014-day-three-roundup&sol;">Day 3 Roundup<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;