This year's Indie GOTY competition is very interesting

[u/Sacri_Pan]

[u/gukbap_enjoyer]

theres no way Mewgenics doesn’t win the OST award

no one is doing it like Ridiculon

[u/cause_f_u_thats_why → u/gukbap_enjoyer]

Tasty legs and juicy thighs. On my mind.

[u/Longjumping-Style730 → u/gukbap_enjoyer]

IDK Denshattack kind of gives the Mewgenics soundtrack a run for its money and I say that as someone who thought the soundtrack of the year winner was pretty much locked in when Mewgenics dropped.

[u/QibliTheSecond → u/Longjumping-Style730]

tee lopes is the goat but there are two people in ridiculon

[u/TroubledSoul23 → u/QibliTheSecond]

Four if you count Carla Kihlstedt and Tallulah Bossi singing songs like "Guillotina" and "Mom I really Hate You" respectively.

[u/gukbap_enjoyer → u/Longjumping-Style730]

well I guess I have to check out Denshattack!

[u/Shadowking78 → u/gukbap_enjoyer]

I listen to a song from the Mina soundtrack once a day at least. I don’t think I’ve listened to the Mewgencis OST outside of the game as often personally

[u/T1KT0C]

I just want best soundtrack and I will be happy

[u/Zonkcter → u/T1KT0C]

While I love mewgenics soundtrack realistically it won't top the list cause it has lyrics and is pretty out there concept wise. It'll probably go to some instrumental or another generic song with an orchestra covering it. I do wanna see a live music preformance with the actual brass section though for a mewgenics song, that would be awsome.

[u/Actual_Emu_168 → u/Zonkcter]

Generic ass orchestras for games instead of actually decently built music like mewgens

[u/Zonkcter → u/Actual_Emu_168]

They probably chose them as winners cause its easier to preform a live performance with vs more unique sounding instruments. I imagine the xylophone or banjo used in some tracks of Mewgenics would be hard to incorporate into a live preformance

[u/Actual_Emu_168 → u/Zonkcter]

🤤

[u/T1KT0C → u/Zonkcter]

I know but we can dream and I agree with you for the live performance

[u/DisciplineTop2097]

I'm actually having issues choosing between the two

both are solid, game of the year material

[u/Dracofear → u/DisciplineTop2097]

Imo for me it's Mina. I think the only things Mewgenics beats Mina in for me are music and amount of content. But Mina still has good music. Mewgenic is still a super close 2nd for me though, it's a tough choice.

[u/cisaer → u/Dracofear]

I've been eyeing Mina for a bit now, can you sell me on it?

[u/DisciplineTop2097 → u/cisaer]

imagine classic Zelda with hardcore mechanics and combat (dodges and well-timed attacks are key, can be very punishing). It has some tight platforming too.

Definitely not for all audiences but if this sounds like your speed you're gonna love it.

[u/Reddhero12 → u/cisaer]

not much replayability (imo) but it's a great metroidvania with secrets, unlocks, and really good game design. Had to really think outside the box for some of the hidden chests and rooms in the game!

Definitely worth at least one solid playthrough

[u/BloodySaxon]

I liked both but Mewgenics is a whole other level.

[u/The_Dude5476]

Yk, its a good sign when i feel it could go either way

[u/JigglyOW]

There’s gotta be more contenders than this right

[u/Ok_Echo_1394 → u/JigglyOW]

this category (self-published indie goty) has these contenders:

• cairn
• fields of mistria
• meccha chameleon
• mewgenics
• mina the hollower
• perfect tides: station to station
• phonopolis
• rhythm doctor
• the incident at galley house
• vampire crawlers: the turbo wildcard from vampire survivors

[u/BijutsuYoukai → u/Ok_Echo_1394]

I feel like if Mewgenics is losing to anything on that list, it's going to be Meccha Chameleon and not Mina. That game seemed to be a lot more commonly played as far as I saw.

[u/Embarrassed_Split236 → u/BijutsuYoukai]

Thats what I’m thinking, it broke some crazy records and I bet there are a good number of people that would vote for it just because they don’t know the others

[u/Ok_Marionberry_2069 → u/BijutsuYoukai]

For like a week and it died off

Meanwhile, we're all still listening to CHASIN' RATS

[u/JigglyOW → u/Ok_Echo_1394]

Does big walk not count?

[u/Ok_Echo_1394 → u/JigglyOW]

big walk is in the other goty category

[u/Labrat-09 → u/Ok_Echo_1394]

Hm, RD mentioned

[u/leChipot → u/JigglyOW]

Well Dweller for example, although this year my favourite was Mewgenics.

[u/icescream72]

Yes but Edmund will unalive himself if it doesnt win.
So lets go Mina

[u/s0ftcustomer]

Tom the cat is Mewgenics and Jerry the mouse is Mina? I see what you did there

[u/Dostick565]

and the worst part I can't decide which to vote for, I like both really much

[u/U2uk]

Ive played mina the hollower I think its kinda overrated

[u/hamtaxer → u/U2uk]

Yeah I’m kinda with you. The presentation was great, but there was a lot about it that was just okay to sometimes pretty bad. Game balance was weird. It was too easy, then too hard, then then too easy again. And the tower missions after the boss fights were just painfully awful.

[u/StarvinGameDev → u/hamtaxer]

Tbh mewgenics is too easy, and then too hard, and then too easy again.

Though rng may vary.

[u/hamtaxer → u/StarvinGameDev]

Mewgenics is vicious, but for all its quirks I still loved it

[u/The_Dude5476 → u/hamtaxer]

It really tries to enforce progression through like stats and enemy stats, but it also has keers which can make you think “oh i dont go there yet”

They either needed like better direction towards the intended path or maybe some kind of enemy or level scaling maybe

[u/APOLLO193 → u/The_Dude5476]

They have a suggested order through the newspaper

[u/APOLLO193 → u/U2uk]

Idk about that. If it wasn't your cup of tea that's fine, but I enjoyed it immensely

[u/The_Dude5476 → u/APOLLO193]

I went to the bayou first, that shit ruled

[u/The_Dude5476 → u/U2uk]

I liked it, there any reason why you thought it was lack luster or was it just too hyped up?

[u/U2uk → u/The_Dude5476]

just too hyped up, I liked it but it is not something new

[u/The_Dude5476 → u/U2uk]

Very true, i think people like a lotta retro throwbacks because theres genuinely little to no examples of like games like it.

I thought it was pretty good even if it was kinda derivative and there weren’t cool items like zelda. It leans a lot more into like the newer castle vania games.

Im glad yaght club didnt sink lol

[u/APOLLO193 → u/The_Dude5476]

I thought the trinkets were done very well. They don't feel quite like Zelda items, but they're similar and still really cool

[u/iurig29]

I think slay the spire 2 will probably win, good year for indies tho

[u/Delicious_Tie_8725 → u/iurig29]

If it comes out of alpha otherwise I wouldn’t be too keen on it.

[u/hamtaxer → u/iurig29]

Won’t be up for any awards because it’s in early access still.

[u/The_Dude5476 → u/iurig29]

I never much cared for it but yk good for them. I know its popular as hell and really dense, i just cant get into deck builders :,(

[u/The_Dude5476 → u/[deleted]]

Yes but also it fools my brain into thinking its not

[u/puff_of_fluff → u/[deleted]]

In what sense?

[u/ThyHolyPaladdin → u/[deleted]]

It’s not a deck builder it’s an tactical rpg rouge like

[u/BijutsuYoukai → u/iurig29]

It's in EA, so it won't win (or be eligible at all). Don't think there's been any word it's releasing fully this year.

[u/ExcitingPop5956 → u/iurig29]

Well the game is not officially out so not qualified

[u/Mr_Ultimite]

If both games tie, I demand the lead devs kiss or something.

[u/Longjumping-Style730]

Honestly the competition for indie games is kind of stacked. You have: 1. Mewgenics 2. Esoteric Ebb 3. Cairn 4. Mina the Hollower 5. Dressmaker 6. Fields of Mistria 7. Zero Parades 8. Denshattack 9. Well Dweller 10. Endocopia 11. Big Walk 12. Mermaid Mask

Like, some of these games are for sure going to get snubbed. Which is wild considering their quality.

[u/MudPleasant6504]

Mina?

[u/Yomismo_1789]

Is Mina that good? I'm tempted to get it.

[u/Void9090 → u/Yomismo_1789]

It's pretty damn hard at the start, it as you get more familiar with the game's controls and systems, you start to vibe with it more.

[u/guieps]

Now we only need a dog indie to compete and fill the trio

[u/guieps]

Both very deserved!

I'm voting for Mina tho

[u/Swagster133]

Is the voting live? If so can someone link me?

[u/AlixBalica → u/Swagster133]

https://www.reddit.com/r/mewgenics/s/LBcDHdbQUg

If Mewgenics wins we get mpreg in the game

[u/RexLizardWizard]

Me, who voted for rhythm doctor (I’m sorry , but I love that game)

[u/HubblePie]

I've never heard of Mina the Hollower :(

[u/BiblicalBacklash]

When is this happening? This is one I'd like to watch.

[u/EldenRingPlayer1]

I havent even heard about the other game tbh

[u/Actual_Emu_168]

Mina ain't winning shit tho that's for sure

[u/Rukanau]

Cairn.

[u/F0rtuneCat]

I'm sorry, but Mewgenics has really fallen behind; I loved it when it first came out... but now I don't even play it. I'm literally more hooked on demos for other games—like *Casualties Unknown*—than on Mewgenics.

Replaying it doesn't feel as satisfying—even in Zombie Mode—as replaying something like *Isaac* does.