Last year, XBOX Live introduce a concept called Indie Games which was seen as complementary to their regular (disc) releases and Arcade games (games you download directly onto your XBOX 360). You also download the Indie Games but the difference was that these games weren’t published or rated by Microsoft. Any old joe (actually probably young kid) can create their own game and sell it to make money Microsoft Points.

As you can expect, the first little while there were a lot of homework projects appearing under Indie Games and frankly they were quite disappointing. However, lately I have been noticing that there have been more Indie Games released that are pretty good, they look a lot better (i.e., have an arts budget) and have a narrow (but fun) scope.

The bonus with Indie Games is that they often are cheap. Instead of the 400 ($5 USD), 800, 1200 or even 1600 Microsoft Points for an XBLA game, some of the best selling (and most fun) Indie games are only 80 ($1 USD) MSP! That’s at the Steam-sale level!

I just recently bought my first Indie Game (for 80 MSP) called Your Doodles Are Bugged. It’s a concept similar to Lemmings, although instead of tools you have to doodle lines for your bugs to walk and jump along. It’s a simple concept, but the game play can get complex. The art is great, and looks like a little kid drew it (in a good way). There is also a story that ties all the puzzle stages together. But best of all, it’s only a $1! Check out the trailer:

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