Team Indie

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"Team Indie" is a 2D platformer game that features 10 indie characters, each with unique skills, in a beautiful world filled with puzzles and action sequences. Players can cooperate with their own prior runs by manipulating time to complete over 50 levels and 3 boss fights. The character lineup includes CommanderVideo from BIT.TRIP, Clunk from Awesomenauts, Super Crate Box guy, Black Fluff Ball from Badland, Tiny from Tiny & Big, and Mi from Knytt Underground.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

44%

Audience ScoreBased on 85 reviews

gameplay14 positive mentions

stability13 negative mentions

The game features a creative concept of combining various indie game characters, each with unique abilities that contribute to puzzle-solving.
The early levels are well-designed and engaging, providing a fun introduction to the mechanics and character abilities.
The visuals are colorful and charming, with a cartoonish art style that complements the lighthearted nature of the game.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including clipping issues and unresponsive controls, which can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences.
Later levels are poorly designed, often feeling tedious and requiring excessive backtracking, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
The music and sound design are repetitive and lackluster, failing to enhance the gaming experience.

gameplay
39 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
54%
10%
The gameplay in "Team Indie" features a character-swapping mechanic that allows players to utilize unique abilities from various indie game characters, creating engaging puzzles and challenges. However, many reviewers noted issues with repetitive gameplay, poor design choices, and a lack of originality, leading to a mixed reception overall. While some found the mechanics clever and the level design enjoyable, others criticized the execution and performance, resulting in a gameplay experience that can feel frustrating and unpolished.
- “Each character has their own unique and helpful abilities that match their abilities and mechanics in their respective games.”
- “All the characters have different game mechanics, and you can (and have to) use the first character's actions to create a way for the next one, which results in a fun and challenging experience.”
- “The gameplay is smooth, and the animations fit nicely to their respective character.”
- “Repetitive gameplay with a lot of waiting around and replaying the same part of the levels over and over.”
- “The gameplay itself wasn't that engaging in my opinion; according to achievements, in 15 minutes I have gotten farther than 90% of people who have played the game.”
- “Bad game design decisions, too many bugs, poor graphics, horrible music, and stiff gameplay.”
music
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
26%
32%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising its cheerful and atmospheric qualities that enhance gameplay, while others criticize it for being repetitive, generic, and at times, annoying. Many noted that the music complements the visuals well, but the lack of variety and quality in the tracks detracts from the overall experience for some players. Overall, while there are moments of enjoyable music, the consensus leans towards a need for improvement in its design and execution.
- “The cheerful graphics and music work very well together and I'm really enjoying my time with the game.”
- “The music also helps to ease the frustration with its fun, light tune, but during pressure levels and boss stages, ratchets up the intensity with a well-timed rock theme.”
- “There aren’t many sounds in the game, except for maybe the ‘plinging’ of collecting diamonds and rewinding time, so it all comes down to the music which is great, cheerful and surprisingly atmospheric; if you’re being chased down the music will be more rapid and tense and if the mood is normal then the music will also be quite relaxing.”
- “The music sounds like it's from the worst side of the 'royalty free' spectrum, and the animations and sprites look like the artist couldn't be bothered to use much else other than MS Paint.”
- “I don't know what to tell about the music of the game, because I have to turn it off: it was so bad it really made me dizzy.”
- “The music is repetitive and incredibly annoying.”
graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
57%
21%
The graphics of "Team Indie" feature a cartoony, hand-drawn art style that some players find cheerful and fitting for the game's tone, while others criticize them as simplistic and lacking depth. Despite the vibrant colors and enjoyable music, many users report performance issues, including stuttering and glitches, particularly on older machines. Overall, opinions are mixed, with some appreciating the visuals as part of the indie charm, while others consider them the weakest aspect of the game.
- “The cheerful graphics and music work very well together, and I'm really enjoying my time with the game.”
- “The visuals of Team Indie have a hand-drawn, cartoon feel and are perfect.”
- “The less serious looking graphics, with bright colors and rich backdrops, also help to ease the frustration this game can cause.”
- “Don't like the art style, platformer controls feel 'floaty' and unreal.”
- “Graphics are nothing to write home about, very simplistic and it shows; not necessarily a con for an indie game, but no plusses here either.”
- “In addition, there are no graphics/performance options, so if you're playing on an older machine, you will have to make do with constant stuttering, slowdown, lag, and visual and gameplay glitches.”
stability
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of severe bugs, glitches, and poor movement mechanics that significantly detract from the overall experience. Players frequently encounter issues such as clipping through walls, crashes, and animation problems, leading to frustration and the need for restarts. While some users noted that the game is playable, they recommend waiting for patches to address these stability concerns.
- “Extremely buggy with really horrible feeling movement.”
- “Add to that that the game is buggy, and if you're not careful you'll clip into walls, or sometimes you'll fall through a bouncy thing, and it's a wonder you can make it through at all.”
- “In addition there are no graphics/performance options so if you're playing on an older machine you will have to make do with constant stuttering, slowdown, lag, and visual and gameplay glitches.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The grinding aspect of the game is widely criticized for being tedious and unpolished, with players expressing frustration over repetitive gameplay that lacks engaging content. Many reviewers feel that the game fails to offer meaningful challenges, leading to a monotonous experience that detracts from its otherwise cute concept.
- “I guess what I am trying to get at is, this gets tedious fast; there is not much to do other than move forward and synchronize with the self-playing character from your previous run to get past simple-looking obstacles.”
- “I found the whole thing to be really tedious and not fun at all.”
- “My overall opinion of Team Indie is that it is a boring and tedious game that gets a lot more credit than it should because it includes characters from games better than itself, which only made me want to play those other games.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The game's story is described as nonsensical and lacking depth, with a simplistic plot that revolves around guiding a character to safety. While it features a quirky and diverse cast from various indie games, the narrative is often illogical and not particularly engaging, with a brief and somewhat tragic backstory for the main character that fails to captivate players. Overall, the story seems to serve more as a backdrop for gameplay rather than a compelling narrative.
- “The 'story' I have encountered so far is as ridiculously out there and nonsensical fun that you'd expect for something which brings together such a diverse array of faces from other games, which is good to see.”
- “The game starts off with a short cutscene detailing how the game's player character, Marvin, came to be in the world of video games. It's a tragic story, really... box meets cat, cat ditches box, cat meets another cat, other cat attempts to disembowel cat on the spot...”
- “Enlist the help of your indie game friends to guide him to safety. That's the actual honest-to-god opening crawl text, and the entirety of the plot of this nightmare of a game.”
- “The story is not that interesting or detailed so far as I played.”
- “The end of the second boss and the outro story after the last boss is sort of illogical.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express a deep emotional connection to the game, highlighting moments that evoke strong feelings, such as the poignant experience of touching a kitty shield, which symbolizes both loss and new beginnings. The narrative elements resonate with players, leading to genuine emotional responses, including tears.
- “When I bought this game, my friends laughed at me; really, they did. But I didn't laugh, I cried.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is inconsistent; while some players find it amusing and enjoyable, others feel that the game's numerous technical issues detract from the comedic experience.
- “A quite funny and nice platformer.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The game lacks graphics and performance options, leading to significant issues such as stuttering, slowdown, and visual glitches, particularly for players using older machines. This has resulted in a frustrating experience for many users.
- “There are no graphics or performance options, so if you're playing on an older machine, you'll have to deal with constant stuttering, slowdown, lag, and visual and gameplay glitches.”
- “The lack of optimization is frustrating; the game runs poorly even on decent hardware, leading to a subpar experience.”
- “Performance issues abound, with frequent frame drops and unresponsive controls that ruin the gameplay.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is primarily shaped by its excellent music, which adapts to the gameplay—becoming tense during chases and relaxing in calmer moments. While sound effects are minimal, the cheerful and immersive soundtrack effectively enhances the overall experience.
- “There aren’t many sounds in the game, except for maybe the 'plinging' of collecting diamonds and rewinding time, so it all comes down to the music, which is great, cheerful, and surprisingly atmospheric. If you’re being chased, the music becomes more rapid and tense, while in a normal mood, it remains quite relaxing.”