| Net Revenue: Freeware N/A
The flagship title of Big Fat Alien, BEEP is a standout physics platformer, not only giving you a gun but a gravity manipulator to work with - or work against, as the case may be. You control a ship dispensing a fleet of BEEP-bots to scour alien worlds for rare minerals, getting into firefights with rogue robots and spelunking into the occasional dark cavern. It's good stuff!
Coming to us from Cobra Mobile Limited is a darling physics platformer! You play Storm, a young person who dreams of flying here and there in a teacup. You collect sugar cubes and the occasional sticker on your way to the goal, avoiding stormclouds and other obstacles that stand in your way!
Steam | itch.io | GOG | Apple Store | Playstation | Xbox | Nintendo e-Shop
| ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ 
| Game Engine: MonoGame 
The breakout hit by Supergiant Games and an early template for what would become the game layout for the Hades series, Bastion is a treat! You play as the Kid, one of the only survivors of the Calamity that tore the world to pieces. Now, all the Kid has left is a stranger and the hope of the Bastion, the safeguard against what caused the calamity and the last hope for humanity. The game is incredibly pretty even today, with the world lovingingly rendered in painterly strokes and warm hues to contrast the story. Armed with a growing arsenal and distillery, the Kid sets off into the sky to reclaim Cores essential for rebuilding the Bastion, and by extension, civilization.
Steam (Original) | Steam (Rebirth) | GOG (Rebirth)
| Game Engine: Flash 
It may be strange to describe a macabre story of a child being stripped naked and tormented by his religion-addled mother to be one of the most addicting roguelikes to come out of this era, but time makes fools of us all. Following a loose adaptation of the story from the book of Genesis, Issac follows a near 1:1 gameplay loop with the original Legend of Zelda dungeons, but with your tears as a projectile weapon. What starts as a morose descent into the belly of the earth quickly goes off the rails as Issac has certain "improvements" to his tears that, depending on how well you can synergize items, quickly turns Issac into a force to be reckoned with. The original game has a lot of charm, but the later games co-developed with the team at Nicilis add so many much needed QoL improvements that Rebirth onward is the definitive way to play. Can you defeat your mother and perhaps gain salvation?
| Game Engine: Clickteam Fusion 2.5 
A fascinating and colorful roguelike approach to the twin-stick shooter genre, Really Big Sky is a delightful game by Boss Baddie. The concept is you earn points as you move through increasingly phantamogoric parts of space, narrated by a fellow providing color commentary all the while. Every loss gives you an opportunity to put points into respective parts of your ship's attacks and movement. There are many other game modes you unlock over time that add variety to the gameplay loop.
Steam | GOG | Nintendo e-Shop
| Game Engine: MonoGame
A magical goat is thrown into the Prison of Agnus by the Master of Chains! Time for a good old-fashioned jailbreak! First published as part of Xbox XNA Indie Games, Escape Goat boasts over 50 levels plus addons of puzzle solving action! Armed with a mouse friend and the occasional hat that allows you to teleport, jump and bash your way through an intricate maze of deadly traps and fire-spewing enemies. It's real fun!