Hello D'toiders!

Here are some of the better play-worthy Xbox LIVE Indie Games which I've seen passing through the XNA Creators Club in the recent weeks and which I can recommend to check out.

Note: This is an entirely subjective list according to my own taste and also with no claims of being complete (there're probably other good games I missed). And: I am not affiliated with any of these games - they are not my games! To see my games, check out my profile on the right...

So here they are (in no particular order):

Arkedo Series - 01 JUMP! A hardcore/retro platformer. Well, for me it's hardcore because there are no continues or saves, so you have to go through all 30 levels with the lives you have - which I am far from able to manage. With very cool graphics which somehow manage to be at the same time retro/pixely but als current-gen-HD.

Xcross The first Xbox picross game. I personally am not into picrosses (is that the plural?), but if you are, then I was told that this is a good specimen of that genre.

Avatar Golf Probably no need to mention this one, as you probably already own it (and if not, then you should!). The sequel to "Easy Golf: Course Architect". Play the links with your own avatar and online against other players. And the course editor is of course also still there.

PixelMan An experiment in minimalistic game design. Very retro/simplistic platformer with 30 levels (of which about 4 or 5 are so simple they can't really be called "levels") and - a boon for me and my poor platformer skills - an unlimited number of retries per level.

Avatar Drop Drop your Xbox Avatar from a great height and bounce it off rubber balls and through rings to score. Especially fun in multi-player mode.

Fishing Girl Yes, that one's already available in various versions as a free Flash game, but the XBLIG version is very good too. A totally relaxing experience. Worth to check out!