Why you NEED to play these new Indie Games in 2024

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Why you NEED to play these new Indie Games in 2024

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Күн бұрын

I have played a few indie games recently in 2024 that have just absolutely blown me away! Sanabi came out last year, Bo Path of the teal lotus releases next month and Nine Sons released last week and I have not stopped thinking about these games. In this video I go over why all of these should be on your MUST PLAY list
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:13 Bo Path of the Teal Lotus
2:53 Sanabi
5:36 Nine Sols
#indiegames #ninesols #metroidvania

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@dodgy4518 2 ай бұрын

Yeah Nine Sols is getting totally slept on, honestly deserves just as much praise as Hollow Knight got back in its day

@unoviverseyt 2 ай бұрын

yes i am waiting on the fan animations and the lady ethereal r34 cus thats inevitable with the amount of jiggle physics they ave her

@Caketurtle7 2 ай бұрын

@@unoviverseyt☹️

@unoviverseyt 2 ай бұрын

@@Caketurtle7 it has to happen man.

@Maplefoxx-vl2ew Ай бұрын

how is nine sols on the gpu? Bo ran pretty hot on mine and i play tons of games that do not , i found that very odd , maybe bo's backgrounds are not optimized well

@olaf8778 Ай бұрын

i think its too hard for a lot of people, i love it but i know most of my friends wont vibe with it cuz they cant mash.

@adiveler 2 ай бұрын

Just a 2 corrections regardless Nine Sols: - imperfect parry doesn't damage you directly, rather give you an internal damage, a temporary red line that if you manage not to get hit (or get more imperfect parries), will get filled over time. But if you get hit, your health would get subtract from that internal damage + the original damage you've got. - further in the game, you actually unlock the ability to fast travel from the main hub to any point, and not just the last one.

@Void637 5 күн бұрын

true but it would be better to acquire fast travel earlier because it could have come in handy many times before we get to unlock it. (also I haven't unlocked it yet and I am 15h in at least 2 hours of just moving from biome to biome until I find where I have to go to progress further, the ai gives clues sometimes.) anyways great game every gamer should check this game out

@ryuji2877 2 ай бұрын

Nine Sols just hit me ! The game is so good with a lot of different mechanique and a variety of situation. Just finish the fight against Jiequan and it was just fantastic.

@nisiwilli 2 ай бұрын

Great review! Nine Sols is my indie goty so far, its so good wish it gets more attention.

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Literally it is SO good man 🔥🔥 Glad to see people are enjoying it 😁

@LEGOpizzaguyjoe 2 ай бұрын

Its my goty

@jurtheorc8117 2 ай бұрын

Not my game of the year, but i do hope alongside you that it will get more known. Alongside stuff like Blud, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Soulstice, No Straight Roads, Immortal and the Death that Follows, Loco Motive, The Mermaid Mask, and some others. Also Cookie Cutter! Really awesomely 2D hand animated Metroidvania from late 2023. It's got a tone that has pushed people away, which it did for me initially as well, but i got more intrigued by it as time went on. It's the lead dev's baby so to speak, and to that end he is very quick with feedback and wanting to fix and improve stuff as soon as possible. Recently got the news that they're confirmed to work on new content for the game and the dev has teased stuff like new characters, enemies, areas, weapons, a battle arena, story beats and more. Won't be as phenomenal as Nine Sols but it's a solid game. Not many settings consisting of a sci-fi planet where the likes of mystically attuned androids, chunky toad mutants, an angry waitress with a chainsaw, an amorous skeleton robot with an afro and a big Hindu demon with a belly mouth exist alongside each other.

@michaelhalterman8144 Ай бұрын

I thought it was better than Hollow Knight to be honest

@morkgin2459 26 күн бұрын

@@jurtheorc8117Clash is a 2023 game. Why is that here?

@raulperdomodominguez2078 2 ай бұрын

Nine sols is soooo good. I just finished it last night (I learned of it in one of your videos). Just please make sure to do absolutely all side content so you can get the real ending. Thanks for this kind of videos, i would have missed this gem of a game without them.

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Oh man thats awesome!! And absolutely will do thank you for the recommendation 😁 I appreciate the kind words!!

@fyrebirdmc5302 Ай бұрын

You will be glad to find out that later in nine sols u will be able to teleport. I love how nine sols gives enough time to get annoyed abt something but then gives a solution

@josephallen3978 Ай бұрын

Sanabi is so slept on, it's amazing. And I just finished Nine Sols also, really great boss fights!

@falcon9213 2 ай бұрын

For your point about fast travelling to any save point in Nine Sols, you do get this ability later on in progression which makes clearing out maps for 100% much nicer at least. Just in case this was a point of issue for anyone who saw this, don't worry and definitely try the game, you won't regret it

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Oh awesome!! SO glad to hear this!!

@kubominero7939 Ай бұрын

SANABI MENTIONED !!!! Just finished the game earlier and would definitely recommend 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sebastianzarek7056 2 ай бұрын

Didn't watch anything about Nine Sols as it's on my radar currently, but a guy I know first said it's a worse hollow knight clone, and now after finishing the game he said: "I'm putting it as high as hollow knight, or even higher". Didn't play the game (Yet) but that's some VERY brave words to say.

@theresnothinghere1745 2 ай бұрын

Honestly I would refrain from comparing it to hollow knight because while they are in the same genre they play very very differently. HK is built from a rather simplistic combat system that works well with the exploration and plataforming aspects of the game. Nine Sols is much more focused on the combat aspect with the plataforming and exploration (and the world in general) being less developed than HK's. While they share some similarities I feel that they scratch very different itches to the point I can see how someone that might enjoy one would dislike the other. I wouldn't recommend Nine Sols if someone was looking for a pure metroidvania those aspects are on its weaker end compared to its strengths.

@PorValis 2 ай бұрын

I've heard a bit about Nine Sols prior but haven't had the chance to play it. Im definitely going to check this one and Sanabi out. Thank you for bringing these indie games to light! We need more creators talking about smaller games that dont get advertised nearly as much but deserve so much more support!

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!! 😁 But absolutely enjoy Nine Sols!! I love talking about smaller games and sharing it with people!!

@Th3MrHaCe 2 ай бұрын

Played sanabi past few days thanks to you And holy f dude, wish this game get some adaptation

@MicheleScipioni 26 күн бұрын

Adaptation?

@DoctorWasabi96 Ай бұрын

Sannabi is truly a gem. I know a lot of people just want solid gameplay and think of the story as an afterthought or secondary, but I'm not in that same boat. Story is paramount for a videogame to reach legendary status for me. A game can have the best combat ever ( ie stuff like Hollow Knight, and Sekiro ) however when they have a mediocre narrative experience, they will only ever be good games, not stellar games. Sannabi is one of the few games where it had me crying my eyes out, and I deeply value it for being able to get that emotion out of me.

@purevessel8934 Ай бұрын

Hollow knight has a great story

@DoctorWasabi96 Ай бұрын

@@purevessel8934 I'm aware Hollow Knight has layers to its story, but just like Dark Souls, it basically requires you to go beyond the scope of just playing the game, and to watch lore videos and such. IMO that's not how you do a good story within a videogame. It should present most of the information to the audience clearly while also having a degree of ambiguity /mystery/symbolism to it.

@thelastpersononearth9765 Ай бұрын

@@DoctorWasabi96I think that's just a different style of story telling, which is not everyone's cup of tea and that's fine. I think for sekiro, main story can be understood directly, although lore goes quite deep. Lies of P has the best balance of both.

@user-rl2jl8zx1c 12 күн бұрын

It was pretty good. I just beat it yesterday. The story was a bit convoluted. It dragged a bit. When I saw the achievement for beating the game was “Finally” I was like, no kidding. I’d still highly recommend it tho, especially first the 10$ I paid.

@DrEcho 2 ай бұрын

Sanabi fucking slaps. It was a surprise late goty 23 for me

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

It is SO good man!! 🔥🔥

@jurtheorc8117 2 ай бұрын

Can heartily recommend Clash: Artifacts of Chaos as well. From early 2023 rather than late 2023, but it would definitely have been a good contender-- or at *least* a solid one.

@FaisLittleWhiteRaven 2 ай бұрын

As someone already interested in Nine Sols and very much a fan of story, adding Sanabi to my wishlist right away. Thanks for the suggestion (Bo I've been looking at but might wait a little longer still. High hopes for it though) And er, I don't go here normally so I've got no clue if you have any interest in games outside of platformers but as a fellow indie fan feel the need to rec two of my recent favs: Slay The Princess: an oddly romantic horror visual novel one can find themselves playing over and over and over looking for more endings. and In Stars and Time: a psychologically (and dialogue) heavy RPG about a rogue named Siffrin finding themself stuck in a timeloop the day before his adventure party are meant to take down the King, the final boss of their adventure Both have great stories though not to everyone's tastes and er, idk if their gameplay is your thing but would highly recommend looking up their advertisements if nothing else and... *waves the GO INDIE GAMES flag proudly before running away again* XD

@mic01851165 2 ай бұрын

You can fast travel at mid point of story in Nine Sols. Keep playing.

@eannmccurdy1223 Ай бұрын

Sanabi mentioned 🎉🎉. Honedtly, I consider it one of my favorite video games of all time, likely a top 10. At the very least, its one of my favorite stories of all time. By far one of the most emotional games Ive played.

@JustAFishBeingAFish Ай бұрын

Nine sols true ending made me cry. First time from a game ever.

@SebasGD162 Ай бұрын

Nine Sols is soooo good, im glad to see videos talking about it!!

@jacobmstevens Ай бұрын

Making a full video on it very soon!! LOVED it man!! 🔥🔥

@walnut9066 2 ай бұрын

You got to keep this series up! I would love to keep seeing your recommendations. I'll definitely check out Sanabi and Nine Sols whenever I get the chance. I'm also excited to see your overall top ten list

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much man I really appreciate that a lot!! 😁 I will absolutely keep these up, I love indie games it's just so easy to talk about! And let me know how you like them when you try it!!

@KWandles 2 ай бұрын

Will be checking out 2 of these for sure. Nine sols looks mega cool, and bo looks like a ton of fun as well

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Awesome!! I really hope you enjoy!! 😁

@crunchyoghurt Ай бұрын

YESS sanabi is so good

@SichillisR6 2 ай бұрын

your game suggestions are always crazy good

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much man that means a ton!! 😁

@user-sw6ys9fy9g 2 ай бұрын

Sanabi!!!!!!! YES

@faiff_k Күн бұрын

SANABI is my GOTY 2023 and one of my greatest of all time for being such a complete package. Gameplay, story, and soundtrack all are incredible. Nine Sols kind of makes me think if Momodora met Dust: An Elysian Tail and it's making me want to try it. I haven't really seen a game that reminds me of Dust so that's always exciting.

@JoshuaFaleatua 7 күн бұрын

Just picked up Nine Sols on the steam deck .. a few hours in and man it’s a master piece! The combat is very satisfying

@jacobmstevens 7 күн бұрын

AWESOME!! Love to hear that man enjoy 😁

@ashxarya4294 2 ай бұрын

Great video! For Nine Sols - fast travel is something you'll unlock eventually!

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Thank you man! And oh amazing I am glad to hear that!

@DelainoBarris 24 күн бұрын

I just got all 3 today. I’m hooked

@jacobmstevens 23 күн бұрын

Awesome!! 😁

@Khalil-Ibrahim21 2 ай бұрын

You've killed it with this video! Nice job..my backlog is growing and growing

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much man 😁

@guimi7336 2 ай бұрын

Damn I've never heard of any of theses games it's crazy. It's not really my type of games but i'm happy you share them, they just look awesome. I can't believe those are indies developed by a small team wow

@LongyFromCork 24 күн бұрын

Great video. I love indie games, especially Hollow Knight and metroidvania genre. The art direction on these looks incredible. Thanks for sharing.

@jairdinh7563 2 ай бұрын

Nine sols easily puts itself close to hollow knights calibre of game and currently my favorite combat system in any metroidvania period.

@xeqwl 18 күн бұрын

sanabi is genuinely one of the greatest games

@juleksz.5785 2 ай бұрын

I remember how months (years?) ago i was thrilled at Nine Sols showcase, and it kinda stang me when I noticed I missed it's premiere, game's definetly 11/10 for me so far :P

@wardengriffin6509 Ай бұрын

totally agree but, dont forget too : DEVIATOR /AKATORI / MINISHOOT' ADVENTURES /OBLIVION OVERRIDE / BIOGUN / kraino rebirth / savior / getsufumaden : undying moon highly recommended all of them

@jacobmstevens Ай бұрын

I'm gonna make a video playing all the indie games recommended here so I will add these for sure!!

@Shiggler 17 күн бұрын

I just finished Sanabi on steam deck, it was amazing. For anyone curious it runs flawlessly on the deck.

@NiNja10Doh 15 күн бұрын

Nine Sols is absolutely incredible. Bo: Path of The Teal Lotus is amazing. Now I'm playing 9 Years of Shadows.

@fw_gamer2777 Ай бұрын

gonna check out Nine Sols sometime definitely, its probably the next game I get.

@lemonking3851 13 күн бұрын

Hey loved you video and I am considering picking up Sanabi just wondering if the story contains any heavy themes?

@SierenH Ай бұрын

😊wanna play Bo the path of the Teal Lotus ! BEAUTIFUL!! Sanami and 9 sols too! I useally dont like side scrollers but these look great

@Divinithrea Ай бұрын

Can't wait for bo path of the teal lotus

@thedarethnator2216 2 ай бұрын

I am so excited for Bo and the path of the teal lotus but I’ll have to wait for it to come to Xbox or playstation

@elibriner5974 Ай бұрын

Sanabi runs great on my deck!

@jusstadude 2 ай бұрын

Nine sols on toppp!

@abdimusa2177 2 ай бұрын

Nine sons is crazy

@Soooooooooooonicable 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, this game is grossly underrated. It deserves way more recognition. (Nine Sols)

@exotichollow4711 Ай бұрын

I really wanna play nine sols now but it’s not on switch so I hope it comes out on it soon

@etano_luna Ай бұрын

Nine Sols is my personal best of this year, playing it on my channel now as well It’s just very very good

@jacobmstevens Ай бұрын

Oh fantastic!! Just checked out your video and glad you're enjoying it!! 😊 Literally is my favorite game I played this year for sure!

@etano_luna Ай бұрын

@@jacobmstevens glad to meet a fellow appreciator 🫶

@brlin 2 ай бұрын

Regarding the Stean Deck(Steam Play/Proton) compatibility as I beta tester player I'm proud to say there should be no issues running on this platform throughout the game. AFAICT the devs are also looking into making it Steam-certified.

@Maplefoxx-vl2ew Ай бұрын

Bo was kinda hard on my gpu while streaming using OBS, but is a fun game. I tried the demo yesterday. took my gpu temp up to 65C.. normally games only bring me into the 40s for temperature.. what is up with that? it's just a 2d game, maybe the backgrounds? or animations fx? i can't tell. i'm still learning game dev but i'm only doing pixel art so yea. different world

@floweyxd2744 2 ай бұрын

Nine sols is definitely a greate game.

@insidejoke2483 2 ай бұрын

Nine sols was absolutely amazing. Its right up there with Hollow Knight for me

@michaelchen2 2 ай бұрын

Nine sols❤

@IbeatDonkeykongwithNoSummons 2 ай бұрын

I feel bad for people that love dark souls games, but have no idea how good a boss battle in a really good 2-D game can be. I played all the megaMan X games when I was younger, and when hollow Knight came out, I was in heaven. Of these three only played Sanabi so far but I will definitely check the other two out. Honestly, there are so many good games coming out all the time. I don’t even know where to start. People that think there are no good games these days have no idea what’s really going on

@jabbawookeez01 2 ай бұрын

havent gotten nine sol, but i already know im getting bo cause i backed it on kickstarter. 🤔

@N4ch0xil_Forte 14 күн бұрын

Nine Sols needs a switch+PS version asap

@jacobmstevens 14 күн бұрын

FACTS!

@TheOrteme 4 күн бұрын

Nine Sols is great but this parry thing is moustly frustrating. Visual is great but parry makes me drop this thing :S

@iamkurogane 2 ай бұрын

Hi Jacob question for you. Would you say Nine Sols is platforming heavy? I loved Hollow Knight’s combat but I’m terrible at platforming

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Hey man!! I wouldn't say it's crazy platform heavy! There is one section which may be a little harder but nothing crazy 😁 Mainly combat focused!

@iamkurogane 2 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome thank you for responding! I really do enjoy the combat so far and it’s good to it’s not too platforming heavy

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

@@iamkurogane Awesome man! No problem dude really hope you enjoy!!

@retiredshubh 2 ай бұрын

Nine Sols had me hyped for some solid Metroidvania action, but man, it just didn't click for me. The map design felt convoluted, the levels lacked that sense of discovery and intrigue, and the enemy variety? Meh. It's like they took the 'vania' out of Metroidvania. Sure, the combat was a blast, but when everything else feels lackluster, it's hard to fully enjoy it. Props to the artstyle and animations though, they were spot on. Overall, Nine Sols didn't live up to my expectations. It's a decent game, but as far as Metroidvanias go, it falls short.

@jacobmstevens 2 ай бұрын

Dang dude I hate to hear that! I have been having a blast. The Bosses and combat are definitely the highlight

@banuner_ 2 ай бұрын

I just think Nine Sols is a bit overpriced. I mean naturally its going to be compared to Hollow Knight and that game is only $15 and goes on sale often and also has a ton of content. Edit: Hollow Knight was underpriced though imo so do with that what you will.

@Homophonic 2 ай бұрын

I've been pushing through it and I can confirm the story and gameplay definitely goes places by the 4th and 5th sols lol

@wisemanj2934 2 ай бұрын

@@banuner_ hollow knight was far from being this big when it first.came.out.

@banuner_ 2 ай бұрын

@@wisemanj2934 i mean yeah? The game is still only $15 compared to the $25 they are asking for here.

@trassage 2 ай бұрын

What I find odd about the reviews of Bo is that everyone compared the game to Hollow Knight. And in my opinion that's not true at all. What Bo borrows from HK is the UI and the healing mechanic. Well, maybe some visual similarity. But the gameplay borrows heavily from Ori. The WIll of the Wisps to be more precise. Having a staff for fighting - check. The gameplay that allows you to stay in the air for long - check. Catching and redirecting projectiles - that is one of the key mechanics of Ori. Giant enemies in the background? I know where I've seen that before. Correct - Ori) Give Ori some credit, people, the game totally deserves to be mentioned and replayed

@mrgriboman371 2 ай бұрын

Nah, I played the demo and it feels nothing like Ori. It's a Hollow Knight's rip-off from top to bottom. The only differences I've noticed were: 1. As you pointed out, being able to stay mid-air while hitting enemies (can't say its Ori's thing, it's pretty common in this genre). 2. As you also pointed out, reflecting projectiles. Maybe they drew inspiration from Ori but it's different and much less satisfying, since it doesn't move the protagonist. 3. Hitting something in the air recharges your jump. Just a cloud step from the Messenger, honestly. That's all. But the amount of things that ARE like Hollow Knight are crazy. The attack, although we use a staff, it doesn't matter, it feels like a Hollow Knight's nail and it even has similar animation. Healing is just an absolute copy of HK, the magic (don't remember what they called it in Bō) is literally a spirit from HK with different sprite. The dash feels exactly like the one from HK, and again has a very similar animation. The amulets' system is from HK. (Yes, Ori had shards, but they worked differently. The amulets in Bō work exactly like in HK).

@Tophymaster Ай бұрын

Tiny Spoiler of Nine Sols: At some point you can fast travel from your base to any safepoint.

@Thegreatest.16 Ай бұрын

I think nine sols isn’t getting enough attention is because it’s only on PC.

@George-sn3bt 2 ай бұрын

Wow this games are pretty cool 😎 ,but you spent 10 minutes recommending a bunch of indie games so now im gonna do the same, you NEED to play gravity circuit its a game like mega man but instead of shooting guys you get up close and personal and punch them you also have a grapple hook that you can use to grab enemies and throw them at other enemies doing so will insta kill most enemies and then you can grab the enemy you just killed and the cycle continues also there are special moves that you can buy at a shop theres like 20 of em and you can assign them to a directional input also you can buy booster chips that are basically hollow knight charms if you still arent sold i dont know what to tell you