A few indie games that stood out at Gamescom:
Outreach
"Taking place in the Cold War, Outreach sees you filling the boots of a lone Soviet astronaut as she attempts to discover what happened to a space station that’s gone ominously quiet. ... We only saw a brief snippet of the game, but from open-ended narrative to nail-biting zero gravity segments, we’re definitely intrigued."
Developers are aiming for release on PC and PS4 by the end of the year.
Forma 8
"Metroidvania games have a reputation for being hard and intense affairs. Largely defined by steep difficulty curves and punishing gameplay, the developers of forma.8 have wisely decided to give the genre a much needed chill pill. ... Floating around feels great and the calming soundtrack really help take the stress out of a genre that often values difficulty over fun. Colour us cautiously optimistic."
For PS4 and Vita.
Yooka-Laylee
"Created by a new studio formed of talent from beloved publisher Rare, Yooka-Laylee’s mission is to single-handedly resurrect the 3D platformer of your childhood. ....Featuring suitably corny dialogue and a big and clumsy UI, Playtonic games have done their best to bring back the innocent and charming platformer of the '90s. ... We can’t wait to see how the rest of this grin-inducing adventure shapes up."
Coming to PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC. Q1 2017.
http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331812684297/gamescom-2016-the-best-indie-games
Outreach
"Taking place in the Cold War, Outreach sees you filling the boots of a lone Soviet astronaut as she attempts to discover what happened to a space station that’s gone ominously quiet. ... We only saw a brief snippet of the game, but from open-ended narrative to nail-biting zero gravity segments, we’re definitely intrigued."
Developers are aiming for release on PC and PS4 by the end of the year.
Forma 8
"Metroidvania games have a reputation for being hard and intense affairs. Largely defined by steep difficulty curves and punishing gameplay, the developers of forma.8 have wisely decided to give the genre a much needed chill pill. ... Floating around feels great and the calming soundtrack really help take the stress out of a genre that often values difficulty over fun. Colour us cautiously optimistic."
For PS4 and Vita.
Yooka-Laylee
"Created by a new studio formed of talent from beloved publisher Rare, Yooka-Laylee’s mission is to single-handedly resurrect the 3D platformer of your childhood. ....Featuring suitably corny dialogue and a big and clumsy UI, Playtonic games have done their best to bring back the innocent and charming platformer of the '90s. ... We can’t wait to see how the rest of this grin-inducing adventure shapes up."
Coming to PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC. Q1 2017.
http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331812684297/gamescom-2016-the-best-indie-games