12 new games announced for PS4 and PS Vita

Spelunky and Nidhogg, plus 100 more coming to PlayStation platforms.
Text: Mike Holmes
Published 2014-05-01

Sony has just announced a dozen indie games for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, including Nidhogg and Spelunky (which, admittedly, is already out on Vita). The full list is below, but represents a strong line-up of indie titles, and reinforces Sony's commitment to diverse gaming experiences on their platforms.

Nidhogg: One of the big breakout indie hits of 2014 makes its console debut. Do not miss.
Spelunky: Derek Yu's beloved procedurally generated platformer comes to PS4 in full 1080p with new social features
Chasm: A visually stunning adventure platformer from Discord Games
Skulls of the Shogun: The Bone-a-Fide Edition: The acclaimed strategy/brawler hyrid arrives on PlayStation platforms with expanded features
Source: A striking take on the Metroidvania genre from Fenix Fire Games
Axiom Verge: An ambitious retro platformer with intriguing twist, supported by our Pub Fund initiative
Drifter: Celsius Game Studios serves up an enormous space exploration sandbox
Jamestown Plus: An OTT co-op shoot ‘em up from Final Form Games
Starwhal: Just the Tip: Breakfall's joyfully mad multiplayer creation comes to PlayStation
Escape Goat 2: An ingenious platformer from the ‘Double Fine Presents..." stable
Ironclad Tactics: Finely crafted strategy gameplay with some unexpected twists from Zachtronics
Apotheon: A beautiful action platformer set in Ancient Greece from the talented AlienTrap team

The excellent Nidhogg will be a brilliant two-player console game.

On top of that it looks like Sony are preparing an avalanche of indie content set to roll out across their trio of platforms - PS3, PS4 and PS Vita - with an estimated 100 games currently in development.

According to Destructoid, Sony's Adam Boyes confirmed at a recent PlayStation Indie Event that there's over 1000 developers licensed to self-publish on PlayStation platforms. 21 titles have been self-published on PS4 since launch.

It was also revealed that on PS4 Outlast has been downloaded 1.8 million times, Don't Starve 1 million, while the most popular download on the platform was Netflix, and the most popular game is Warframe.

<bild>Having already proved itself on Xbox 360 and PC, Spelunky will make a fine addition to the PS4.</bild>

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