Top 5 Indie PC Games of the Decade #5

"Super Crate Box is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can. Prepare for an arcade delight with interesting, refreshing game mechanics, cracking retro art and a terribly hip chiptune soundtrack."

How indie studio Vlambeer describes it's own SuperCrateBox

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Super Crate box is a simple and addicting action shooter developed by Indie studio Vlambeer. Its 8Bit graphics, simple controls, and chiptune music team up to take you on a retro adventure that is not only easy to grasp but fun to play and easy to get lost in. The games is mainly centered around three things. Your weapon, enemies, and the crate. Using your weapon to kill enemies, you grab the crate a certain amount of times to beat each level and continue to the next. However, if you don't kill the enemies before they reach the bottom, they will become angry and begin to sprint and rage like a pissed off 4 year old.

In addition to letting you pass the level, the crates also have another purpose. You get a random weapon every time you pick up a crate, and the more crates you grab, the more weapons you unlock. This can lead to some crazy situations where you have to choose between taking the chance and hoping you get a good weapon, or grabbing the crate and increasing your score.

Truly a throwback to the golden age of the arcade, supercratebox embodies the heart and spirit of the pioneering games of the 80's. I recommend Supercratebox as a game that both new and old gamers alike can enjoy, and as a tribute to the original gamers, the retronauts of a generation long gone.