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Indie developers have it pretty rough sometimes. While Steam Greenlight is a great idea, often times small studios will be forced to scrap for even the smallest release, or exposure. Frustrated that their game Bridge Constructor isn't on the Greenlight Top 100 list yet, Headup Games has resorted to a fairly odd marketing campaign: they're giving their game away for free. Headup isn't asking for anything in return, other than a potential upvote on Greenlight. Sounds fair to me! If anything, you can try the game yourself and see if it's worthy of an upvote -- in which case, you have nothing to lose. Headup Games [Steam] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
10:30 PM on 05.22.2013 Raise your badger children in Might and Delight's ShelterLife as a mother badger doesn't strike me as something that would be particularly easy, but conflict sure does make for an interesting story. Pid developer Might and Magic is going where no one to my knowledge has gone befor...
3:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Six more titles greenlit on SteamSix more Steam Greenlight titles were announced as greenlit today, with a healthy dose of variety in the types of games chosen. Horror fans can look forward to The Legend; platforming proponents should anticipate&nb...
2:00 PM on 05.14.2013 The Novelist is a game that proves life is difficultThe Novelist is a game about a family. You play as a ghost, observing their lives and even reading their thoughts whenever you please. You must remain unseen because "you can't help the Kaplans if they know th...
12:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Teslagrad teleports onto Steam GreenlightJust last week, we first learned about Teslagrad in its debut trailer. The video piqued Jordan's interest with its steampunk world, hand-drawn art, and magnetism-based puzzle platforming. If you also liked what you saw, you c...
10:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Valve had a chat with indie devs about GreenlightWhilst the Greenlight process on Steam is still largely shrouded in mystery and half-truths, Valve is at least attempting to answer some questions about the service. Indie Gaming has a good roundup of a Q&A session hosted...
11:00 PM on 05.08.2013 Keep an eye on survival horror title The ForestI may or may not have let out an audible "Holy sh*t!" while watching this trailer for The Forest, a first-person survival horror game looking for support on Steam Greenlight. Not because of a jump scare, mind you -- it happe...
4:00 PM on 05.08.2013 Ray's the Dead is like a zombie Pikmin hybridI got a chance to play Ray's the Dead at PAX East this year and came away really looking forward to the game. It has solid mechanics, great art, and most importantly it had personality. After I finished playing, I felt l...
6:00 AM on 05.04.2013 This Surgeon Simulator cake is super grossThe guys behind Surgeon Simulator 2013 had a special cake made to celebrate the game's success. It's themed after what you do in the game, and well, it's pretty damn gross. So gross that I put it below the fold in case you'r...
1:30 PM on 05.03.2013 Prepare for pig platforming with Mr. Bree+Mr. Bree - Returning Home is a platforming Flash game starring a pig who has lost some memories about his family. It's pretty great, which makes me excited that the game is being redone as Mr. Bree+. The updated version...
8:30 AM on 05.02.2013 Cloudbuilt looks like it was developed in my dreamsAs a general rule, I keep a skeptical view of games currently in the developmental stage. It's important to curb expectations, because after all, trailers are created to make something look good. But this trailer for the upc...
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