OutCrowd Malaysia, a community for underrepresented folks in the games industry, hosted their second indie games exchange event on October 25th at Xsolla Curine Academy! Cross Play: Malaysia Edition showcased ten games from The Gumbo Collective, a non-profit dedicated to fostering a community of independent game developers in New York City.
The event was an intimate but exciting gathering of the local games community, where attendees got to play games from across the world, and even say hello to some members of The Gumbo Collective. If you’re in New York this month, ten games from Malaysia will also be making their own mark at Cross Play: New York Edition on November 5th!
We’ve compiled all the games sent over from New York and Malaysia in one place, so you can check them out and support them.
Games From New York!
1. QUALIA by allsee
QUALIA is a narrative-based horror game inspired by the Turing Test that forces you to recon with your understanding of the consciousness. This is the first game developed by Sydney (or allsee) and you can check out more of her work here.
2. Coke Bugs by Common Opera
A dark odyssey of wired energy, COKE BUGS is a stark vignette of rust belt noir, a long late night road trip north through the long highways, barren towns, and jittering insect seas of the propulsive compulsive impulse. A hallucinatory bender of a late night road trip sketched in nervous lines of arcade action and exploration. Wishlist the game here.
3. Unwound by Wirescribe Corp
Lose yourself in a 3D narrative RPG where people are objects and candy is currency. Build yourself from found objects, join cults, uncover lost memories, make friends and break hearts — but figure out what’s causing Candy Island’s earthquakes before the whole place breaks apart. Wishlist the game here.
4. Big Boss: A Villain Simulator by Hamra Digital
An asymmetrical fighting roguelite experience like no other where YOU are the boss. Choose between 6 unique bosses and customize your spells, abilities and dungeon in this villain simulator. Be the ultimate villain CEO: grow your empire, negotiate with unions, defeat heroes, and maximize profit! Wishlist the game here.
5. Kids of Karendow by Phat Games
Welcome to Kids of Karendow. Join Elmo, Eva and friends on their quest to topple the monarchy and bring hope to a nation that has none! This game seeks to provide you with a 16-bit style JRPG experience but with many of modern features that were lacking in that era. Wishlist the game here.
6. Captain Corgi: Planetary Problem Solver by WhaleFood Games
Play as Captain Corgi in this space adventure! Hop on your cosmic sailboat and explore the Milky Way, land on floating worlds, and lend a helping hand to the eccentric inhabitants of this storybook universe. Wishlist the game here.
7. Future Vibe Check by Future Vibe Check
Future Vibe Check is an automation game where your factories make music using a procedural music engine, infused with rhythm, strategy and a spiritual narrative full of yoga and chakras. Learn more about the game here.
8. Tetronimus by javijavi7
Tetronimus is a top-down puzzler. It combines elements of Tangram, Sokoban, and Baba is You to create a series of small block puzzles. Solving these puzzles requires equal parts flow and planning, a satisfying mix of logic + intuition. Play the demo here.
9. CapitalismCraft by Most Dangerous Games LLC
Welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism! Exploit your workers to earn money! Hire managers to crush their spirits and drive them harder, then fire them once you’ve achieved your ends! Be agile, ruthless, merciless, become the richest CEO in the world, winning in rapid clicker management! Wishlist the game here.
10. Scramble Star Crossing by Dusk Sharp
Embark on a stellar action-puzzle adventure! Engage in local multiplayer battles with 2-4 players. Hone your skills as a Star Clearer in our many single-player modes, clearing colorful stars in the night sky. Or unravel the mysteries of the world and its inhabitants with a huge cast of characters! Wishlist the game, and play the demo here.
Games From Malaysia!
1. Pastopia by Quurk Studios
Uncover the forgotten past of Talmanu while learning real coding skills in Pastopia, a third-person open-world adventure coding game where exploration, puzzle-solving, and narrative-driven gameplay intertwine. Wishlist the game here.
2. Yan魇: Parasomnia by Cerebral Games
What begins as a simple funeral wake spirals into something far more sinister. As the Wan Siblings, explore their childhood home and uncover a dark plot, all the while surviving the malice of the tragic denizens trapped therein. Wishlist the game, and play the demo here.
3. Astral Break by Orb Square Studio
Astral Break is a fusion of mech and roguelite action. Experience thrilling “thrust” controls that propel you through dynamic dungeons. Collect diverse modular armors to refine your combat style and experiment with endless synergies to craft your ultimate hero! Wishlist the game here.
4. Exist.EXE by Sky Feather Games
Exist.EXE is a puzzle adventure about Marcus, a game developer who never moved on from his mother’s death. One day, he gets sucked into the digital world where he can use his programming skills to hack things and shape them to what he needs them to be. Play the demo here.
5. Midwest 90: Rapid City by Hidden Chest Studios
Midwest 90: Rapid City is a story focused, restaurant- tycoon, survival game. Set in a New Great Depression and amidst an invasion of monsters – you must overcome the struggles of running a midwest restaurant that serves Monster Meat Dishes and also set traps to protect it from monster attacks. Wishlist the game here.
6. Nullspace by Kaigan Games
Humanity has achieved the final frontier, but human nature haven’t changed. NULLSPACE is a real-time strategy game where players lead massive fleets in deep space battles between various intergalactic human colonies. Wishlist the game here.
7. Laser Samurai by RoundBox Games
Laser Samurai is a high-action mobile game where your goal is to reflect lasers back at enemies, pick up collectibles to replenish your HP and Shield, then activate power ups for powerful combos!
8. Empayar The Game by UniVRse Interactive
Empayar: The Melaka Chronicles is a mobile action RPG set in an alternative history of Kesultanan Melaka, where Melaka was never colonized. The gameplay centers around Silat movements which has never been done on any game before. Download the game on iOS or Android.
9. Deadly Rehearsal by Kaigan Games
The rehearsal must be flawless. Every sound, every light timed perfectly. You are one of the best stage manager’s after all. Failure is not an option. The play is cursed… and it demands perfection. Wishlist the game here.
10. Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open by Cellar Vault Games
Third Eye Open is a supernatural narrative adventure about a young girl coming of age. The game is set in a small Malaysian suburb which the player navigates to speak to friends, families, and ghosts. Various minigames immerse the player deeper into the protagonist’s journey. Play the demo here.
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