The Indie scene has been thriving lately and one of the things that has allowed that to happen is the appreciation and surprisingly active market for 8 and 16 bit games.
On this edition of Play These Indies, GameCrate takes a look at three narrative-driven games that utilize surreal storytelling. Paratopic blends noir, thriller, and horror themes. The Thin Silence explores themes of depression and mental health. And Meet Me in the Garden requires two players to work together to get to the end as well as build their own unique stories for their respective player characters.
Marco @ CD writes: The Thin Silence is a beautiful trip into the nature of introspection. I had the great pleasure to play this TWO PM Studio game and it turned out to be a wonderful voyage into one man's journey through his own mind.
A terrible thing has occurred. A man with a tragic past, exemplified by his own looming regret, wanders the world past the calamity. The weight of his actions (or lack of) brings him into an unending realm of darkness. This is a story of stories, of a number of different people being faced with darkness. May it provide hope and a will to push forward.
