# Indie Games Special

URL: /show/coder-radio/29/
> It’s our favorite indie games from the last couple years. Plus the big shake up the Steam Box could bring to the market, if Valve is crushing the Ouya, and why Microsoft and Sony will be forced to adapt. Plus realistic funding for Indie devs, the new idea of success, and much more!

- Show: [Coder Radio](/show/coder-radio/)
- Episode: 29
- Date: 2012-12-23
- Hosts: chris, michael
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/E1KjnlkrYYM





### Episode Links

#### Feedback

  * Nehemiah wants to know why I didn’t mention Boost last week re the C++ question

#### Indie

  * Indie Game Dev in 2012
  * [Ouya](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console/index.html) VS [Steambox](http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/142896-valve-confirms-steam-box-coming-in-2013-says-it-will-compete-with-next-gen-consoles/index.html)

  * [Why Xbox failed in Japan ](http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-13-why-xbox-failed-in-japan/index.html)

  * [The Xmas Bundle 2.0 – Indie Royale](http://www.indieroyale.com/index23cb.html?the-xmas-bundle-20\\%22)

  * [Development | Desura](http://www.desura.com/development/index.html)

    * [Alphafunding for Indie Games](http://www.desura.com/groups/desura/news/alphafunding-for-indie-games/index.html)
  * [Steam Greenlight](http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/index.html)

  * [Beat Hazard Grosses $2 Million](http://www.coldbeamgames.com/3/post/2012/11/november-26th-2012.html/index.html)

  * [Wolfram von Funck (wol_lay) on Twitter](http://twitter.com/wol_lay/index.html)

### Game Picks:

  * [Cube World: Gameplay Summary](https://youtu.be/BjLV0sswhFs)
  * [Vessel](http://www.strangeloopgames.com/index.html)
  * [LIMBO on Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/index.html)
  * [Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest by Phil Hassey — Kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philhassey/galcon-2-galactic-conquest6a0b.html?ref=category\\%22)
  * [Ndemic Creations](http://www.ndemiccreations.com/index.html)
  * [Mark of the Ninja on Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/214560/index.html)
  * [Trine 2 on Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/35720/index.html)