Here’s the games that stood out to me. Sorry for the long list.
Highlights
Cinco Paus - Simply one of the best designed games of all time. I’m really glad more people get to play this now. Incredibly dense possibility space, because every randomized roguelike rule interacts with one another. It’s a new joyous learning experience each playthrough.
Pico-8 - Amazing that this is available through itch now. An incredibly fun fantasy console to play games in and develop games for.
Indie titles that are already pretty famous and don’t need much introduction (imho):
- Celeste
- Minit
- Oxenfree
- A Short Hike
- Loot Rascals
- Night in the Woods
- Overland
- Frog Fractions 2 (Glittermitten Grove)
- Nuclear Throne
- 2064 Read Only Memories
- Starseed Pilgrim
- Pikuniku
- Quadrilateral Cowboy
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- Super Hexagon
Lesser known games that I enjoyed
- Hidden Folks
- Gunhouse
- Cook, Serve, Delicious 2
- Oikospiel
- Vignettes
- KIDS
- Super Win the Game
- Sky Rogue
- Blast Rush
- Anodyne
- Heavy Bullets
- ART SQOOL
- Heavy Bullets
- Pet the Pup at the Party
- Catlateral Damage
- Games by Loren Schmidt
- Games by Froach Club
- Games by Vectorpark
Games that I was already planning on playing
ISLANDS: Non-Places, GNOG, Dr. Langeskov, Wheels of Aurelia, Beglitched, A Mortician’s Tale, Fortune 499, Democratic Socialism Simulator, The Stilness of the Wind, reky, MOBIUS, Witchball, Old Man’s Journey, Golf Peaks, Wide Ocean Big Jacket, Rising Dusk
Games that I found through the bundle and am interested in playing
Botolo, Bomsy, BEACON, EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER, Mewnbase, Super Slime Arena, The Sword and the Slime, ALL-STARS DUNGEONS AND DIAMONDS, Night of the Consumers, MidBoss, Lenna’s Inception, And All Would Cry Beware!, Wakamarina Valley, 10S, Factory Hiro, Super Bernie World, Tiny Dangerous Dungeons, The Ground Itself, Task Force Kampas, Zone of Lacryma, On Rusty Trails, Cuckoo Castle, Walden
Misc.
Kenney Game Assets 1, Apple Quest Monsters DX
Slightly unrelated, but it came up in my library: Colorfiction’s games are still free to grab on itch.io due to COVID-19 and definitely worth a look.