IndieGameStand Launches
In the hot summer months, I love finding a classic lemonade stand run by a little kid learning the highs and lows of running their own business. But in between sessions of major AAA games, my refreshment of choice is a nice indie game. Often simplistic in nature and produced on a low (or no) budget, these games survive on the passion behind their creation alone. With IndieGameStand, you can get games on the cheap, and contribute to a respectable charity at the same time. Maybe you'll even find a game that's just the right combination of sweet and tart!
The Choice is Yours
Similar to what the Humble Bundles offer, the daily deal over at IndieGameStand.com is a "pay what you want" deal. The proceeds help fund not only the developer, but a percentage of the sales also go to a charity chosen by the developer. Of course, when you give people an option to feed their belief that the world owes them everything for nothing (or close to it anyway), you're going to get plenty doing exactly that. But the site features incentives to push your purchase a little higher.
A paltry $1 appears to be enough to unlock the download key you'll need, but beating the average price (typically easy to do for the aforementioned reason) unlocks incentives such as bonus content and soundtracks. In the example I looked at, coming in at $10 unlocked a third tier that gets you a three game bundle. Further, bumping your contribution to be in the top ten unlocks yet another tier of rewards.
Indie Paradise
Of course, that's just the deal of the day, which cycles to a new entry every 96 hours. Perusing the site, I found it to be an incredibly comprehensive and up to date source of indie games. There is a lot here and the beauty of it is that there aren't any big budget AAA games for them to get lost among. With the site still in its infancy, I expect an even better selection of both games and charities as word spreads. I know I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it.
Check it out at https://indiegamestand.com/
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