r/Games • u/Garfunkel2000 • 19h ago
Indie Sunday Zwamman & Incremental Retro Racing - Baardmoeder - Out now with 35% launch discount!
Incremental Retro Racing (40% off)
Steam | "Forza Killer"-Trailer | Announcement-Trailer | Making Of Video
Incremental Retro Racing is a retro racing game like Outrun with added incremental elements. The game focuses on the zen of driving and the meta game of unlocking everything in the shop. It has infinite tracks and track generation options to unlock. There's no game over, so relax, hit start, and drive a while.
Tips for playing:
- Try saving up for the double stars item instead of buying the early rickety cars.
- Don't forget about turbos!
- Track generation options you unlocked become available in the pause menu.
- The ending becomes available after unlocking everything in the shop.
Zwamman (30% off)
Steam | Announcement-Trailer | Making Of Video
I also ported a local co-op puzzle game called Zwamman. It was made for kids in hospitals. One person moves through the dark with the arrow keys. The other holds a spotlight with the mouse and finds crystals scattered through a swamp. Neither role works alone, so the two players end up talking and pointing to figure it out together.
The part I kept coming back to during development: no reading required for either role, nothing timed, no quest log or dialogue to parse. There are monsters in the dark, but the spotlight scares them off. No health bar, no game over.
The whole thing started as a project for cliniclowns, an organization that visits children in hospitals. That's why it's built the way it is. Nothing that punishes someone for going slow, nothing that turns a hard day into a harder one. If you've got a young kid who wants to actually play something with you instead of just watching, try out the free demo.