‘Amphora’, ‘Shovel Knight’ and the top indie games of 2014

Without indie game studios and their creations, the gaming world would be filled with nothing but generic and money-hungry blockbuster titles.

Over and over again these AAA-titles greedily empty our wallets with the same addictive explosions and blood-soaked tales.

Indie game studios are without massive resources and have to rely on creativity, brilliant narratives and fresh game play (the ingredients that any game should be made of) to capture our attention.

They are the rule-breakers, the weavers of innovation that give gamers more than look-a-likes and sequels.

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