You can find out more details about the game here. Beacon is being developed for PC and Xbox One. The 20 minutes we spent with Beacon showcased a gorgeous aesthetic as well as satisfying and difficult combat.

Good thing you have a cloning chamber to bring you back to life after you die. The goal is to get back home, but that's easier said than done considering there are countless lifeforms who want to blast you to bits. Tear Through is in early stages of development and you can find out more info about it here on the game's website.īeacon is a rogue-lite game that takes place on a desolate planet where the protagonist has crash-landed. The array of options available to the player, such as peeking under the door to survey the surroundings or shooting through walls to take out foes, makes Tear Through much deeper than it appears initially. You play as a SWAT officer completing various objectives in different levels, like rescuing hostages or defusing bombs. Tear Through is an isometric action-tactical game being developed by Bandit-1 that features icons instead of people. Check out our evolving, expanding list of the best indie gems from GDC 2016. We've got boots on the ground at the Moscone convention center and controllers in our hands, playing and vetting through dozens of upcoming indie games to let you know what's worth getting excited for. The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is a mecca for intelligent talk about triple-A game design, but it also hosts a huge assortment of indie games.

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