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Indie of the Year 2012

Which indie surpassed the rest? Here's our pick

Words: on December 12, 2012
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  • TanookiMan - December 13, 2012 8:37 a.m.

    I loved Fez, happy to see it win here. That said, Mutant Mudds looked absolutely sweet, and I don't feel comfortable crowning Fez as my personal indie of the year until I've played MM.

  • ncurry2 - December 13, 2012 4:54 a.m.

    But for real, when can we expect the old website design back?

  • Ulukai - December 13, 2012 2:56 a.m.

    Man, Lone Survivor gets like no recognition. That game was awesome.

  • Rub3z - December 13, 2012 12:54 a.m.

    YES! I was right! Fez is FTW! God, what a great game. More than a game, an experience. Man. Just mind-blowing.

  • FOZ - December 12, 2012 6:29 p.m.

    Dustforce isn't some kind of grand adventure or statement, but it's one of the best and most unique platformers in a while. Anyone who dismissed it as a Super Meat Boy knockoff just from seeing pictures is a moron.

  • shawksta - December 12, 2012 6:18 p.m.

    All these games were awesome, especially Hotline Miami and Fez. Frankly, im rather happy Mutant Mudds even GOT recognition and being a Nominee, that games been so damn ignored until now!

  • Kerime - December 12, 2012 4:53 p.m.

    Fez was phenomenal, Dust would've been my second pick. Fez had me thinking in ways I had never imagined before. Bravo Polytron!

  • Spacewolf - December 12, 2012 3:46 p.m.

    Out of all those amazing games mark of the ninja would be my indie game of the year.

  • RebornKusabi - December 12, 2012 2:33 p.m.

    I honestly can't decide between Hotline Miami and Legends of Grimrock. I loved Hotline Miami because I am a huge fan of Manhunt and have been hoping for a next-gen one- however, I can stick with a 2D pixel. I however love a good dungeon crawler and one that plays like Ultima Underground is a sexy game indeed. I will go with both.

  • ibashdaily - December 12, 2012 2:23 p.m.

    Of the games I played, Fez was the best overall, however I think the second playthrough of Mark Of The Ninja was my favorite gaming experience of the year.

  • Redeater - December 12, 2012 1:23 p.m.

    I would have picked Grimrock. That game was merciless when playing on anything above easy.

  • MetroidPrimeRib - December 12, 2012 12:41 p.m.

    This is a joke, right? Fez?

  • Rub3z - December 13, 2012 12:56 a.m.

    Idiot.

  • MetroidPrimeRib - December 13, 2012 5:47 p.m.

    You can't even lose in Fez. How am I suppose to play a platformer game were failure isn't an option? Or a puzzle game were I can never fail? Suck my dick. Choke on it.

  • GoldenEagle1476 - December 12, 2012 12:39 p.m.

    Hotline Miami. I picked it up last week when Steam had it on sale, and I've got to say, it's probably the best $5 I've spent all year. Even if the story doesn't make much sense, the gameplay is so much fun and rewarding.

  • dcobs123 - December 12, 2012 12:29 p.m.

    This list needs 30 Flights of Loving, that was one of the few games I've played that really knows how to work storytelling into this medium. If i had to pick from this then I'd have to say for the tactical gameplay and cool aesthethic.

  • dcobs123 - December 12, 2012 12:30 p.m.

    Whoops forgot to mention the game, Hotline Miami.

  • neohunter1884 - December 12, 2012 12:27 p.m.

    thanks for naming fez game of the year, hopefully that guy won't kill himself, he was rough in Indie Game

  • MyCoolWhiteLies - December 12, 2012 11:58 a.m.

    Fez was amazing. Unfortunately I haven't played most of these so I can't really say which was actually the best.

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