Over at the Mentisworks blog, there’s a v.good countdown listing the best 27 (!) ‘indie art’ games around - all of which are freely downloadable, and many of which are among the most abstract and intriguing games out there.
It’s explained in the intro: “When I think of art that has influenced me most, it is generally work done by individuals. I can’t recall the last time a corporation created a brilliant painting. I find that this also tends to be true in the emerging area of art games. Individuals are not generally driven to create purely for profit, and have more leeway to experiment and create according to their own artistic vision… I thought it was time to compile a “best of” list for art games.”
There’s just a whole bunch of good stuff in here, and in passing, I was reminded that Jon Blow has posted both Raspberry and […]
Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (simonc) and software by Elliott Back
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