# Post your cool indie game discoveries **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 28, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410 "2009-01-28T18:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410/21 "2015-08-07T23:24:58Z")
I’m looking for quirky and fun games to play on my iPhone or iPad. I’ve recently enjoyed: -Sword and Poker -You must Build a Boat -Blocks with Letters On Them Any recommendations for games along those lines? ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410/22 "2015-08-08T00:37:14Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > I’m looking for quirky and fun games to play on my iPhone or iPad. > > I’ve recently enjoyed: > -Sword and Poker > -You must Build a Boat > -Blocks with Letters On Them > Any recommendations for games along those lines? [Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey](http://www.letterquestgame.com/) is pretty fun, it’s a bit like a cross between Scrabble and an RPG where all damage is done by forming words. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410/23 "2015-08-08T02:25:41Z")
I am not sure if this is my first zombie, but it’s definitely the oldest. Some nice little Steam finds: **Castle Storm** - Build a castle, with different rooms that give you different bonuses. Then create soldiers to march on the other castle and pound it with catapaults while they do the same to you. Tons of levels and upgrades to unlock and the games go by quick but are fast paced and fun. A little step above simple time wasters like Crush the Castle or Angry Birds. **Sunless Sea** - sort of a top down, vector graphics (green lines) version of Pirates. Sail from port to port in your ship (upgradable) on a randomly generated world map. Game focuses is on exploration and somewhat repetitive tasks, is pretty slow paced but fun and relaxing. Not for everyone but if the concept sounds appealing, it’s definitely recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410/24 "2015-08-08T14:42:59Z")
Sunless Sea vector graphics? Are you playing a different version than this? [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/gg81cejjxcd9mkgivyph.jpg](http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/gg81cejjxcd9mkgivyph.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410/25 "2015-08-09T01:54:47Z")
Sorry it’s been a while and all I really remembered about the graphics was green and black, so I started thinking of it as having almost a vector graphics look. ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410/26 "2015-08-09T02:37:51Z")
In the six years since the OP, the indie games scene has exploded dramatically. At this point, I would have a harder time naming games I like from big name developers than ‘indies’. When games from small indie studios are regularly topping the sales charts and are often the most talked about I’m not sure ‘indie’ is a particularly useful label anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410/27 "2015-08-09T04:46:50Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > Sorry it’s been a while and all I really remembered about the graphics was green and black, so I started thinking of it as having almost a vector graphics look. I agree that it’s a cool little game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-cool-indie-game-discoveries/483410.md?page=1)